All hail the king! Reggae and dancehall legend King Yellowman came to fame in 1982 with his seminal Mister Yellowman album, which contained hits like the instantly recognizable “Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt” and “Yellowman Getting Married.” It was also the album that saw Yellowman begin to move away from the bawdy “slack” style of…
Wednesday, June 26: The Daniel Heitz Band 10:30 p.m. at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints of Truth 10 p.m. at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. Thursday, June 27:Leisure Chief 10:30 p.m. at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Kaleigh Baker 10 p.m. at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. Friday, June…
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St. Dorothy’s Catholic Community will hold a Stonewall Riot memorial mass on Sunday, June 30, at St. Matthew’s Tavern in honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1969 New York City Stonewall riots. The Stonewall riots signaled the end of a community’s marginalized era and served as the bedrock event that sparked the LGBTQ movement worldwide, says…
One of Orlando’s most popular destinations for fear is back with Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, and it’s bringing 2,000 new job opportunities along with its heart-wrenching and spine-chilling terror. Halloween Horror Nights, the annual Universal Studios scare event, runs for 41 select nights this fall between Sept. 6 and Nov. 2. Included this year will…
Last weekend a Florida woman filmed what may very well be the peak metaphor for the current state of the state of Florida: a large alligator happily eating trash. Filmed by Tallahassee resident Corine Samwel on June 23, the video shows a gator at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge essentially devouring a pile of garbage,…
The SpaceX Falcon Heavy booster rocket missed its landing on the company’s drone ship in the Atlantic last night, causing an explosion. News 13 tweeted a video of the explosion early Tuesday morning: One of @SpaceX #FalconHeavy booster rockets exploded hundreds of miles off the coast of Cape Canaveral after it missed a landing on…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Kaleigh Baker, Lil Indies, June 20 Sometimes familiarity can have an unfortunate lulling effect. And Kaleigh Baker’s residencies are well-known on the scene. But on a recent pop-over in between heavy bands next door at Will’s Pub, it occurred to me that their regularity is no excuse to take them for granted.…
It’s time to humble ourselves at Humbl, the City Beautiful’s newest plant-based fast-casual restaurant. Renowned celebrity chef Matthew Kenney helped launch Humbl at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Windermere Village today. Kenney, who serves as Humbl’s chief culinary officer, is a two-time James Beard Award nominee, winner of Food & Wine magazine’s “Best New Chef” award and two-time VegNews…
Orlando’s Dixie Dharma has clinched a spot in PETA’s “Top 10 Vegan Hot Dogs of 2019” list with their “Hillbilly Chili Dawgs,” arguably the most perfect food for enthusiasts to enjoy over the Fourth of July holiday. Here are the no-so-secret ingredients to the “Hillbilly Chili Dawgs”: two vegan hot dogs smothered with house-made Indian-spiced…
Ready to stand in line for that new Harry Potter ride? It could be a slightly cheaper visit as of now. Universal Orlando Resort is extending their ticket offer for Florida residents to purchase a two-day ticket and earn two days free until Sept. 30. Using the promo code “COKE,” residents can purchase tickets for…
Beginning Monday, July 1, law enforcement officers across Florida have the right to pull over and cite drivers they witness texting while driving. The law makes texting and driving a primary offense, but surprisingly, there are many loopholes to get drivers out of tickets. For instance, the officer must have proof that the driver was…
The Everglades is burning, the Florida Forest Service says. For nearly two days, a sawgrass fire has ripped through some of Florida’s undeveloped nature areas. Roughly 18,500 acres of the Everglades have burned after lightning ignited the fire around 6 p.m. Sunday, officials say. As of late Monday night, 23 percent of the fire had…
Thirteen years after Tallahassee attorney Ron Meyer successfully challenged the state’s major school-vouchers program, he is preparing to sue the state again, this time over its newest taxpayer-funded scholarships. A number of organizations want Meyer to represent them in a case to try to strike down the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, which was signed into…
When the Lyft-managed Minnie Van service launched at Walt Disney World in late July 2017, some questioned the paid transportation option in a place that is known for providing free transit for all guests. Now 23 months later, the service has surpassed a significant milestone: transporting more than one million guests. That is more than…
Even as Busch Gardens Tampa Bay focuses on upcoming big thrill attractions, the animals at the park aren’t being overlooked. Two new upcharge tours provide guests with unique behind-the-scenes experiences. One tour gives guests a 30-minute visit with the park’s numerous sloths, while the other is a 45-minute rhino experience. Both include talks by animal caretakers…
Virgin Trains USA, formerly Brightline, broke ground Monday morning on 170 miles of new track connecting West Palm Beach to the new South Terminal C at Orlando International Airport. This is the company’s second phase to expand what is already the nation’s largest privately funded infrastructure project. Virgin hosted more than a hundred guests at…
Making up for a date originally scheduled for this past January, R&B powerhouse TLC returns to town for a show at Hard Rock Live this week. If you didn’t live through the ’90s, it’s impossible to convey just how culture-defining the group’s hits were back in the day. Even now, lines from their hit singles…
State Rep. Anna Eskamani is calling on State Attorney Brian Haas to drop the case against the Florida woman who is facing felony burglary charges after she turned in her allegedly abusive husband’s firearms to police. Polk County resident Courtney Irby was arrested June 15 and charged with armed burglary of a dwelling and grand…
Fairvilla Megastore hopes to make your summer extra steamy by getting you to check out their wide variety of adult clothing, toys and accessories. To lure you in, they’re offering up free cocktails (always a good icebreaker), live music from Eugene Snowden (is it hot in here, or is it just us?) and plenty of…
Downtown’s Treehouse craft cocktail bar has been in business for about four years now, but the cozy space is getting an upgrade. This week, the bar re-debuts after a remodel that expands it into “the space next door,” which means dance club the Attic. Owners Orlando Bar Group say that the Attic will be trading…
Songwriter Elvis Costello thinks that fans have a lot of questions when it comes to his band’s live set. “Will they play my favorite song?” or “Are they going to frighten the horses with a lot of excellent songs that are rarely performed?” not to mention, “Can I expect the hits of yesteryear and those…
SeaWorld Orlando’s 4th of July bash will end with a special fireworks and laser show called “Ignite” to cap off a festive Independence Day. The show is included with park admission, but the park says the best views are available in their Bayside Stadium, where guests can reserve seating for $60 online. Related Sea World guests…
Prog-rock magus and keyboard maestro Rick Wakeman — known for tickling ivories, organs and an army of synths for Yes, usually clad in (yes!) an amazing cape — has announced a U.S./Canadian tour set for later this year, dubbed the Grumpy Old Rock Star Tour, and the final date of that tour is in the…
On Monday, Universal Studios unveiled their newest addition to their 2019 Halloween Horror Nights, and it’s called Yeti Terror of the Yukon. The story will take place in a remote cabin in the frigid Canadian Yukon. Visitors who are brave enough will venture into the torn-apart logging camp and follow a trail of blood into…
On Monday, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer delivered the annual State of the City address, in which he highlighted the city’s future in innovation, its ongoing sustainability efforts and work to reform the region’s affordable housing crisis. In his speech, Dyer stressed the city’s progress in becoming “America’s premier future-ready city,” referring to the use of…
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill lowering the minimum age to work as a correctional officer in the state from 19 to 18. That means the Florida Department of Corrections and county jails will be able to start hiring younger guards starting July 1 to address a growing problem with staffing shortages. Mark Inch,…
This month, the University of Central Florida begins a policy of using license plate readers (LPRs) to track students’ vehicles in order to “support the UCF Police Department’s efforts to prevent and solve crimes,” according to a campus-wide email from UCFPD Chief Carl Metzger. LPR cameras will be stationed at entry and exit points of…
Carnival’s new ship, Mardi Gras, has already made foodie news with its two Guy Fieri restaurants and Emeril Lagasse’s first-ever restaurant at sea, but now the flagship vessel has announced even more unique food offerings. Mardi Gras, named after Carnival’s very first ship, will see many of Carnival’s onboard concepts reimagined. The typical pool bar…
As Toy Story 4 dominates the box office (despite lower than expected ticket sales), a unique Toy Story pop-up experience can be found at Disney Springs. Toy Story Drop! is both the name of the new pop-up and a new mobile game that recently launched. The mobile game by Big Fish Games is just the…
Welcome to Orlando Weekly’s “Band of the Week.” Every week, we highlight one of our favorite local bands. This week, we’re pleased to bring you Kasson. Kasson is playing Will’s Pub on June 30. Just the facts: When did the band form?October 27, 2013 was our first official jam sesh in which we ended up…
It’s been a week of strong feelings and controversy in Orlando – friends and neighbors shouting at each other, angry phone calls and arguments. No, we don’t mean the Trump 2020 rally … we’re referring to the newly refurbished and reopened Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors. We’re not sure Minesh Patel and Reid Pasternack quite appreciated the seriousness…
Gov. Ron DeSantis used his line-item veto power to slash more than $131 million in proposed spending Friday as he signed a record $90.98 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Calling the package “fiscally responsible,” the freshman governor praised lawmakers for exceeding his request for spending on environmental projects and for…
Forensic experts will return next month to the site of a notorious state reform school — where the remains of more than 50 people were unearthed in 2015 — to find out what lies in 27 additional sites. Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee said Thursday that once they can determine what the below-ground “anomalies”…
With the stroke of his pen on Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signed a state budget that appropriates the largest amount of funding for Everglades restoration and other environmental efforts in state history. Included in the $90.9 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 is $682 million for Everglades restoration and water resource…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Gillian Carter, For Your Health, Shin Guard and Throwin Up, Will’s Pub, June 20 Without question, screamo isn’t for everyone. Most of the time, I’m not even sure it’s for me. But this recent Bad Balloon showcase featured an onslaught of acts who come from the respectable skramz side of the checkered…
Days after her estranged husband was arrested for trying to run her over with a car, a Florida woman is now facing felony burglary charges because she turned his firearms over to law enforcement. According to the arrest affidavit, 32-year-old Courtney Irby was arrested June 15 and charged with armed burglary of a dwelling and…
Gov. Ron DeSantis finally signed the state’s $90.9 billion budget today for the fiscal year that begins July 1 – after $131 million in cuts. Included in those cuts was $1,693,525 that was previously set aside for the University of Central Florida and Valencia College’s downtown campus. “While the loss of these operating funds is…
With the No. 16 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft on Thursday night, the Orlando Magic selected Auburn University forward Chuma Okeke. The Auburn forward is believed to be a long-term investment for the Magic after he was sidelined last season following a knee injury during the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA basketball tournament…
Maroon 5 keyboardist and Grammy-winning solo artist PJ Morton is hitting Florida this summer to play three shows, and Orlando fans will get a chance to see this New Orleans superstar in July. Morton joined Maroon 5 in 2010, and issued his first solo work in 2012 on Young Money Records. After starting his own…
Touting spending on issues such as education and the environment, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he signed a $90.9 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. DeSantis said he vetoed about $131 million from the budget passed by lawmakers May 4. “I think it’s a fiscally responsible budget. I think we…
Florida is expected to run up a massive bill as the state attempts to mitigate the future effects of the climate emergency, according to a new report from the Center for Climate Integrity. The report notes that Florida will be by far “the most heavily impacted state,” with costs projected to reach nearly $76 billion…
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office* will take part in “Operation Best Foot Forward” on June 26 and monitor three designated crosswalks in the county. That morning, sheriff’s deputies and police in plainclothes will walk the intersection and give drivers time to yield. If they don’t: citation time. According to Florida law, if a driver approaches…
Saying courts across the country are “struggling to find common legal ground” on the issue, a divided Florida appeals court Thursday sided with a criminal defendant who fought turning over his cell-phone passcode to police. The ruling by a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal in a 2018 Alachua County robbery case came…
Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried’s smiling face won’t immediately disappear from most gas pumps, even as Republicans seek to prohibit such displays. With Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspectors conducting sweeps statewide for illegal “skimmer” devices intended to steal credit card information, many pumps will have the bright yellow, green and blue stickers well…
Minimum wage earners in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area have to work 85 hours a week to afford a basic studio apartment, according to the annual National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Out of Reach report. And that’s cheapest scenario, the report says. For minimum wage-earning Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area residents to afford a one-bedroom apartment, they’d have to…
Twelve feet and 463 pounds of nightmare fuel was discovered in spectacular fashion when it wandered onto a Florida highway and was hit by a semi truck, according to News4Jax. Interstate 10 was temporarily shut down so that the behemoth could be trapped by Vaughan Gators, the licensed trapper for Florida Fish and Wildlife in Leon…
Florida officials received a report in May of alleged child sexual abuse at the Homestead migrant shelter, marking the seventh report of such abuse at the controversial federal facility. Homestead has received an influx of migrant children as a result of the Trump administration’s crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border. Along with that has come scrutiny…
Boeing plans to move its Space and Launch Division division to nearby Titusville, the company announced in a news release Wednesday. Space and Launch is a division of Boeing Defense, Space and Security. The division will relocate from its current headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. “Looking to the future, this storied Florida space community will be…
Meek Mill is doing a bang-up job making up for the time he lost while becoming a highly visible figure in the fight against mass incarceration and subjectivity in the criminal justice system. The 32-year-old Philadelphia rapper, who was incarcerated after violating probation on old gun and drug charges, was freed from prison in 2018…
While most of the country celebrates Juneteenth to commemorate the end of chattel slavery, Florida celebrates its own Emancipation Day a month earlier on May 20. In fact, several states celebrate the end of slavery before the Emancipation Proclamation was read in Texas on June 19, 1865. That’s because it was well before the age…
More and more Floridians are saying they’re ready and eager to support an amendment to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour in the coming years, according to the latest survey on the matter from St. Pete Polls. The poll found that 63 percent of Sunshine State voters say they would support the…
State Rep. Anthony Sabatini, the Florida Republican who unsuccessfully tried to relocate removed Confederate statues to his hometown and who refused to resign after wearing blackface, tweeted “MAGA” at a reporter who was assaulted at the Trump re-election campaign rally in Orlando Tuesday evening. Orlando Sentinel reporter Michael Williams tweeted a video showing a Trump…
One thing every single human at Trump’s 2020 re-election rally in Orlando shared: strong feelings. Whether they were inside Amway Center or outside on the streets, supporters or resisters, emotions ran high – and the fashion choices were often as intense as the feelings. Rob Bartlett was inside the credentialed media pit and Matt Keller…
Prepare your (electric-powered scooter) engines. On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill – HB 453 – that legalizes electric scooters in Florida. It went into effect immediately, allowing companies such as Lime, Bird and Uber’s Jump Scooters to operate statewide, with local jurisdictions in charge of further regulation. “Gov. DeSantis’ signing of HB 453…
As summer officially begins this weekend, the slate of shows over the next couple of months is really getting crowded (n a good way). Here are some shows over the next week that have a little something for music fiends of all stripes … Tidepools Undeniable local dream-poppers support Montreal’s TOPS at Soundbar. Go cheer’em…
Disney fanatics have long anticipated the opening of the new character dining experience, Topolino’s Terrace, since it was first announced January 2019. Now Disney lovers are one step closer, as reservations for the Riviera-inspired restaurant in Disney’s Riviera Resort open today. Topolino’s Terrace, set to open Dec. 16, is named after the Italian name for…
What exactly is “voguing” and “realness”? This landmark documentary Paris Is Burning, filmed in the 1980s, explores drag ball culture and how the New York City African American and Latinx gay community built a place for creativity and family in a world filled with discrimination. Arrive early for a meet-and-greet with Orlando’s own Jazell Barbie…
You probably know Jeremy Piven from his career-defining role as the foul-mouthed power broker Ari Gold from HBO’s Entourage, for which he won three Emmys and a Golden Globe. But what you might not remember – and we have to admit that we didn’t until we did a modicum of research before writing this blurb…
DIY value delivers! On Saturday, not only do you get headliners Space Camp – a furiously loud and eccentric duo that create an angular whirlwind of outsider heaviness – but joining them in the intimate confines of Uncle Lou’s are the brightest lights in North and Central Floridian cyber-punk (and no, we’re not talking about…
Orlando garage-punk godfathers the Golden Pelicans aren’t quite as active as they used to be, so when they do convene these days, they make it count in short-but-sweet bouts of touring that might take them up and down the East Coast, see them playing a live session on famed indie radio station WFMU in New…
Jon Bellion returns to Orlando, touring behind his second studio album, Glory Sound Prep. Known as a fast rising hip-hop star, Bellion combines funk jams, electric pop and R&B into 10 intriguingly personal songs on the album, released in November 2018. Bellion opens up his heart about love and commitment on hit single “Conversations with…
Hey, you watch porn, right? Sure, we all do. But have you ever thought about porn’s relationship to basically every new technology that humanity comes up with? Johannes Grenzfurthner, an Austrian artist and filmmaker, stops into the Nook this week to give an entertaining lecture on porn’s feedback with the society in which it exists…
Wednesday, June 19: The Daniel Heitz Band 10:30 p.m. at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints of Truth 10 p.m. at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. Jackal & Luude 9 pm at Celine Orlando, 22 S. Magnolia Ave. The Living Room: DJ Stranger, Shinobi Stalin, Marz Mello 9 pm at The…
Former “A Mediocre Time With Tom & Dan” affiliate Ross McCoy has a new podcast, “The Orlando Talk Show.” The show focuses on interviews with Orlando locals like bartenders and tattoo artists. This weekend, McCoy records two new episodes in front of a live audience at the Milk District’s Bull & Bush. The first guests…
Wall Street Plaza’s annual summer bacchanal, Rumfest, returns this weekend. Enjoy three hours of all-you-can-drink rum-based cocktails along with live reggae-rock music. If the sun gets to be too much for you – and after that much rum, it just might – spring for the upgrade to the Red Stripe Terrace early. For an extra…
Christner’s Prime Steak & Lobster – hands-down the nicest restaurant on Lee Road (sorry, Bubbalou’s) – is partnering with top-shelf scotch distillers Macallan for a special dinner this week. Enjoy four courses – including a USDA Prime ribeye – paired with four varieties of Macallan scotch. A couple of those scotches go for upward of…
Sette, the buzzy Ivanhoe Village restaurant by Se7en Bites owners Va and Trina Gregory-Propst, may draw inspiration from Italy’s food culture, but it’s got a Brooklyn spirit at its core. The Propsts, you see, eloped in New York City back in the summer of 2013, then made their way across the Williamsburg Bridge to enjoy…
OPENINGS: Houndstooth Eatery & Kitchen has opened inside the Maitland City Centre offering hand-crafted sandwiches, homemade soups and fresh salads utilizing their popular sauces … Also at the MCC, 407 Gelato is serving up scoops as well as crepes and waffles … Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors has reopened with a polished, though still divey, look…
Two key Loch Haven arts institutions recently made major announcements regarding important leadership positions. Orlando Repertory Theatre has appointed Chris Brown as its new executive director, replacing the retiring Gene Columbus. Brown, a graduate of UCF and Yale, previously served as the Rep’s production manager and general manager. And Orlando Shakes’ longtime managing director, P.J.…
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Meet Rosie Posie (A427347)! This sweet girl has been with us for over 60 days and she is hoping you will be her fur-ever family! Rosie Posie is very sweet and loves belly rubs – she will be the perfect addition to your household. She is free to go home today! Come in to meet…
One thing every single human at Trump’s 2020 re-election rally in Orlando shared: strong feelings. Whether they were inside Amway Center or outside on the streets, supporters or resisters, emotions ran high – and the fashion choices were often as intense as the feelings. Rob Bartlett was inside the credentialed media pit and Matt Keller…
Back in ancient times – say, the 1990s – if you wanted to see a blockbuster movie on opening day or be the first on your block with a hot new toy, you simply had to stand in line. In today’s era of on-demand streaming, advance seat reservations and one-hour delivery, the idea of wasting…
DeSantis signs legislation to ban so-called sanctuary cities in Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation last week banning sanctuary cities in Florida. The bill, which calls for one of the nation’s toughest bans on sanctuary cities, was sent to the governor earlier this month. The Legislature passed it in early May after debate and a…
Opening this week: Anna All these years later, it’s almost endearing that Luc Besson is still fixated on turning ingenues into femmes fatale by equipping them with a black dress and a big gun. This year’s model – literally – is Russian supermodel Sasha Luss, cast in her first international leading role as a woman of…
