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Orlando, you’ve got 72 new restaurants, bars and sweet shops to look forward to in 2025
Our annual New Restaurants issue
Trachtenfest offers up all the traditional German fare, bier and dancing in Casselberry Saturday
Sonnenschein Express rocks the Society
Grammy-nominated American Patchwork Quartet come to Orlando with fresh takes on classic folk sounds
Two performances at Judson’s Thursday night
Classic rockers Heart announce show at Orlando’s Kia Center this summer
Heart will perform two sets each night with no opener
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Stricter phone ban in Florida schools gets unanimous support in House committee
‘When you say, “It’s the law,” it just kind of ends the conversation there’
Florida troopers struggle with overtime, recruitment amid added immigration duties
The agency has had difficulty hiring troopers, whose starting salary is the third lowest in the country for a trooper or state police officer
Florida Senate moves forward with bill to repeal later school start times
School districts have said they are struggling to comply because of issues such as needing to buy buses and find bus drivers
Original production ‘Laughs in Spanish’ runs at Orlando’s Ren Theatre this month
Art Basel Miami Beach meets telenovela meets whodunit
Orlando Magic to induct Dwight Howard into Hall of Fame
Howard joins the Magic’s Hall of Fame as 13th inductee
Country legend Alan Jackson said a musical goodbye to a packed house at Orlando’s Kia Center
It was ‘last call’ all night at the Kia Center
Orlando Shakes unveils the plays and productions that will make up their 37th season
First complete season coming off lengthy renovations
Florida Democrats call on Trump to reconsider NOAA budget cuts
The layoffs, part of its DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) initiative, have affected 880 NOAA employees
Swan stops traffic, waddles across busy Orlando highway
Why did the swan cross the road? To get the hell away from I-4 traffic
Florida lawmakers back restrictions on ballot initiatives
DeSantis has made the issue a priority after he led efforts that in November defeated initiatives aimed at abortion rights and recreational use of marijuana
Debris from Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch temporarily grounded Orlando flights
Orlando International Airport attributed the ground stop to ‘space launch debris’ in the area
‘Impossibly sweet’ adoptable dog Red is looking for her new home in Orlando
Red is one of the most affectionate dogs at the shelter, Orange County Animal Services says
Metal band GWAR team with Orlando company to release exclusive coffee — and debut it in Audubon Park this weekend
GWAR’s Blothar the Berserker debuts Berserker Mode blend at Park Ave CDs
Orlando VA confirms ‘small number’ of job cuts under Trump administration’s sweeping cost-cutting initiative
A spokesperson for the local system said they were unable to share exactly how many people had been fired.
Florida measure that would expand the definition of a DUI to ‘any impairing substance’ draws concerns
Sen. Wright said his bill includes anything that would impair a driver, including ‘medicines that you overdosed on, or it be some sort of powder or something that you use’
POSTPONED: Soul music royalty Gladys Knight comes to downtown Orlando in mere days
Farewell tour? Never!
Following measles case, Florida surgeon general insists vaccine is up to parents
He recommended Vitamin A as an option to treat someone severely ill with the virus he labeled as one of the most contagious in existence
Orlando concert calendar: Smoking Popes, KRS-One, Vision Video, Hulvey + more
Live music around town for the weekend of March 6-9
Florida Republicans pursue anti-union wishlist of billionaire-funded think tank
Florida Republicans’ new anti-union bills closely resemble draft legislation originally pitched by the conservative Freedom Foundation.
Orlando artist Elise Stürup releases striking solo album as Bobby’s Daughter
‘Stürup cuts a figure like a gothic Chappell Roan’
You saw the documentary, now see Ani DiFranco in the flesh at Orlando’s Plaza Live
It’s DiFranco’s first time in Florida in years
Lake Mary Heathrow Festival of the Arts is back for a 38th year
Over 150 artists show off their work
Orlando Shakes theater company names Cheryl Collins new executive director
Veteran arts leader set to take the helm of the Central Florida theater company
Florida now has a confirmed measles case
So far, it’s the first reported case of measles in Florida this year
Caroline Rose plays Orlando’s Will’s Pub as part of tour partnering with independent venues
Enjoy a night of good music and thumb your nose at Ticketmaster!
Orlando Congressman Maxwell Frost walks out of Trump’s speech to Congress in protest
‘The people of this country are seeing right through the lies. We won’t let up.’
Redlight Redlight marks 20 years in Orlando with a bash featuring Gasoline Heart and more
Skeletizer, New Eagles, Mike Dunn and more perform
Orlando community activist Barbara Chandler launches new series showcasing underrepresented voices
Sounds of the World at Winter Park Playhouse kicks off with ‘Extraordinary Women and Their Music’
The Menzingers come to Orlando with Dropkick Murphys on a St. Patrick’s Day tour
‘Florida was one of the first places that we started to take off as a band’
Shovels and Rope want to help build a more empathetic society through rock & roll
On Saturday the duo from Charleston will make the Social feel like the Kia Center
What to watch this week: ‘Deli Boys’ on Hulu, ‘The Leopard’ on Netflix, and ‘Paradis City’ on Prime Video
New shows and movies debuting this week on streaming
