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The battle over Florida’s unions is driven by political favors, out-of-state interest groups, and confusion
‘Florida has become a billionaire’s playground’
Ministry, Gary Numan and Front Line Assembly make for a night of electro-industrial innovators
We’re told Jesus built their hotrod
Every ‘dog walks into a bar’ joke comes to life at this weekend’s Pints n’ Paws Craft Beer Festival
Life will be ‘ruff’ in Sanford this weekend
Wells Fargo workers in Central Florida vote to unionize
Employees at a Wells Fargo branch in Apopka voted unanimously to join Wells Fargo Workers United
Jazz-guitar giant Pat Metheny comes to Orlando’s Steinmetz Hall this weekend
If he doesn’t play anything from ‘Zero Tolerance for Silence,’ we riot
Orlando synthesists pay tribute to Mort Garson at this weekend’s ‘Modern Moog’ event
Guitars are not welcome, but bring your houseplants for a sound bath
Nicki Minaj brings the live experience of ‘Pink Friday’ to the Kia Center on, um, Friday
Take a trip to Gag City
Claire Vandiver celebrates new single ‘Call Me Up and Calm Me Down’ with an Orlando show this weekend
Rae and the Ragdolls and Cinema Stereo round out the night
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Orlando named top city for sports events in the U.S.
Mayor Buddy Dyer’s been right all along
Orange County launches new fentanyl test strip program to help curb drug overdose
Project leaders plan to distribute test strips at bars downtown and during events deemed high-risk, like music festivals
Wine Wars competition happens in Lake Eola Park this weekend
Get ready to clink those glasses
Miami’s Palomino Blond are back on an Orlando stage this week
0 Miles Per Hour, Midhouse and Wells play on the night too
‘Cancelled’ podcaster Tana Mongeau spills the tea in Orlando on Wednesday
Become uncancelable
Republicans can still vote for DeSantis in Florida’s primary election, even though he suspended his campaign
‘There is a theory of the case in DeSantis world that, oh, Trump could drop dead’
Florida lawmakers back more medical-marijuana licenses for Black farmers
The expansion will open the door for three applicants who lost out earlier
Waterparks (the band, not the … never mind) play Orlando’s House of Blues later this month
‘Waterparks’ of a different sort than we’re used to here
Concern about artificial intelligence in political ads grows ahead of election year in Florida
Florida legislators recently approved a bill that requires a disclaimer to be included in political ads that use generative AI
Walgreens to close Orlando distribution center, lay off hundreds
Employees are expected to be laid off in May
DeSantis signs bill targeting ‘community’ IDs for migrants in Florida
Rep. Johanna Lopez, D-Orlando, said ‘restricting access to valid identification jeopardizes public safety’
Madame Tussauds Orlando unveils new Dua Lipa wax figure
Presenting Dua Lipa’s dupe
‘Florida Project’ star and comics writer Brooklynn Prince does signings at Orlando comics shops for newest book
Her comic ‘Misfortune’s Eyes’ drops on March 20
Florida lawmaker, advocacy groups question DeSantis’ response to unrest in Haiti
More than 250 officers are expected to be deployed in anticipation of a surge in migration
Florida metro areas are fastest growing in the nation, U.S. Census Bureau says
The Villages retirement community area ranked highest
Orlando performers across genre unite to tell a ‘Story’ this month
A mix of live music, dance, spoken word and visual art
Guy Fieri’s Chicken Guy! restaurant in Winter Park faces eviction over unpaid rent
Trouble in Flavortown
Florida urges federal judge to speed up ruling in high-stakes wetlands case
In February a judge found that actions by the EPA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act
University of Central Florida students advocate for free emergency contraception on campus
Students secured their first victory when the administration lowered the cost of generic Plan B to $6.
Florida’s Citizens insurance of last resort added nearly 11,000 policies in the last two weeks
Citizens, which was created as an insurer of last resort, has become the state’s largest property insurer
Orlando’s Maxwell Frost among Florida congressmen to vote ‘no’ on measure banning TikTok
‘This legislation is an infringement of our constitutional right to freedom of speech,’ Frost said
Nineties cult-rock survivors Smoking Popes roar into Conduit
Turns out the band were not ‘Born to Quit’
Crucial Orlando hip-hop showcase Master of Ceremony is the move for this Saturday
‘Go see Orlando’s hip-hop culture in motion’
New on Netflix: K-drama goes surreal in ‘Chicken Nugget’; a twisty Hindi-language mystery, and more
What to watch this week: streaming premieres
Orlando Brick Convention returns with even more Lego displays, brick pits and professional Lego artists
Will it be a ‘blockbuster’?
Florida lawmakers support new sanctions on minors possessing guns
Rouson says that it’s important to hold minors accountable – without marking them with a felony that would follow them the rest of their lives
Orlando bands Bughead and Telephone reunite for one loud night at Will’s Pub
Along with The Ludes, it’ll be a proper guitar clinic
Orlando politi-punks M.A.C.E. release new mini-album ‘In Your Face’
They’re queer, they’re feminist, they’re furious
‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ operatically chronicles the unlikely friendship between two Supreme Court justices
A love letter to an era in our politics that is long gone
The Bach Festival brings back multimedia performance ‘Voices of Light: The Passion of Joan of Arc’ this weekend
Return engagement of an affecting hybrid of film and music
Fresh new spots in Orlando for ice cream and tacos, plus a pair of shawarma pop-ups
Local food news: Crispy Cones, Nola’s Ice Cream, Torchy’s Tacos, Shawarma Bros. and more
Orlando concert calendar, March 13-19: Sickick, Dionne Warwick, Smoking Popes, Tim McGraw, MxPx
56 concerts in 29 venues this week — get going
Jimmy Eat World reflect on the past and ‘Futures’ ahead of arena tour with Fall Out Boy
Emo stars play Orlando’s Kia Center Friday
Wa Ramen in Orlando’s Lake Nona neighborhood gives guests a glimpse of the ‘Japanese way’
‘Japanese food that Japanese people will actually enjoy’






