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55 new restaurants, bars and sweet shops opening in Orlando this year
In contrast to last year’s spate of big, splashy openings, this year’s crop of soon-to-open restaurants appears a lot more grounded, with many opting for smaller spaces and smaller menus. That’s not to say we won’t see sizable eating houses backed by corporate fat cats — looking at you, Fat Rosie’s, Harlow Grove and O-Ku…
Goofy puppy Jay is ready to be adopted into a patient, loving home
The vets put him at a little under one year old, and he definitely gives off goofy and awkward puppy vibes, Orange County Animal Shelter says.
Orange County crafts resolution opposing an ICE detention facility
Orange County commissioners will discuss a resolution that expresses opposition to the conversion of warehouses into ICE detention facilities.
Whirlwind cyber-grinders Machine Girl are coming back to Orlando
This is a band that has organically gone from playing Uncle Lou’s (it’s true!) to Stonewall to, this week, the Beacham.
Synth-pop innovator Gary Numan plays Orlando next week
Despite adversity, Numan soldiers on — his U.S. tour kicks off in Florida this week after a stint on the ’80s Cruise.
16 spring concerts coming soon to Orlando
We’ve cobbled together a list of spring concerts for you, large and small, that will fill your heart (and ears) between now and June.
Orange County leaders back off proposed one-cent sales tax to fund transportation, conservation
Orange County leaders backed off a proposal for a new penny sales tax to help fund infrastructure, transportation, and conservation projects.
Barry Manilow postpones Orlando show again amid lung cancer fight
Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow has postponed his March 13 concert in Orlando as well as a number of other upcoming concerts, as the pop legend continues his fight with lung cancer. The mid-March show had already been rescheduled once, from January, but Manilow recently announced via social media that was holding off on a number of…
Conan Gray continues march of pop-world domination into Orlando
The YouTuber turned multi-platinum singer-songwriter is touring behind newest album Wishbone, perhaps the Texas singer’s most personal record yet.
The week’s streaming premieres include a ‘Young Sherlock’ rife with nepo babies
Couchsurfing: Movie and series streaming premieres this week: The Hunt, Young Sherlock, Vladimir, The TikTok Killer and more.
Orlando’s The Sh-Booms are back, wilder and weirder than ever
On March 10, The Sh-Booms will drop This Is a Test …, a four-song EP that’ll be their first studio collection since 2019. The good news is that the Boom squad still pack the juice.
Swede metal maestros Katatonia are on the way to Orlando
Swede metal maestros Katatonia are — near-improbably — headed to Orlando this week as part of their Waking State of North America tour.
Thundering Spirit Family Pow Wow returns to Mount Dora for a long weekend
A swirl of drumbeats and intertribal tradition takes over Renninger’s Twin Markets in Mount Dora as the 2026 Thundering Spirit Family Pow Wow returns for three days of culture, community and celebration.
Hardcore bruisers Terror bring the fury to Conduit
Never forget the original fire that forged hardcore, or we’ll wake one day to realize we’ve all turned emo. As long as there are bareknuckle traditionalists like Terror around, ain’t no way that’ll happen.
Alicia Keys jukebox musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ in Orlando this week
The musical features songs from Keys’ expansive repertoire like “If I Ain’t Got You,” “Girl on Fire,” “Fallin’” and “Empire State of Mind.”
Cathedral Bells say a musical goodbye to Orlando at Will’s Pub
Since emerging in 2019, the dreamgaze band rose rapidly to rep Orlando as a national force. The flipside of that good news is that they’re relocating. Before they decamp for L.A., come give a warm, deserving sendoff to one of our best exports this decade.
Comedian Mae Martin comes to Orlando on their ‘Possum’ tour
Martin’s comedic style is vulnerable, drawing on personal experiences blended with jokes that linger. Martin’s recent material focuses on the Canadian-born comedian’s transition to living in Los Angeles, with detours into dabbling in the occult, witchcraft and holistic healing. (Martin has even teased a mind-reading portion of the show.)
Orlando Shakes stages new take on Hamlet ‘Fat Ham,’ opening this week
‘Fat Ham’ follows Juicy, a college kid wrestling with identity and expectation, as the ghost of his murdered father crashes the cook-out demanding revenge.






