It’s a lazy Saturday afternoon at the Melbourne Greyhound Park casino on April 15, the last day of racing for the season. The stands are mostly empty, with a smattering of a few dozen people scattered around an area that could seat hundreds. General manager Jim O’Brien says it’s the biggest crowd, by far, that…
After a tragedy, some people immediately go out and find counseling services to help them through the grief. Others, like Pulse survivor Dylan Kratky, may take some time and a push a friend to get there. Kratky, who goes by the stage name Milan D’Marco, was working as a dancer at the gay nightclub Pulse…
At a recent NYC gig promoting the release of the new Gorillaz album, Humanz, frontman Damon Albarn invited a fan from the audience to come up onstage to perform Del the Funky Homosapien’s verse from their breakout hit, 2001’s “Clint Eastwood.” The young woman who got pulled out of the audience didn’t keep up her…
Winter Springs craft beer oasis Red Cypress has gathered a bunch of kegs of limited release beers from their favorite breweries across the country for this one-day blowout. Sample rarities like Cigar City’s Hunahpu Imperial Stout, MIA’s Strawberry Wonderbrett and Grimm’s Super Spruce gose. We expect some of those taps will blow quickly, so get…
Lil Indies gets back into tasting events with this evening highlighting Tullamore Irish whiskies. Rob Ryan, Tullamore ambassador, will be on hand to guide patrons through a sampling of their various offerings, and will have bottles available for purchase as well. RSVP required. 6 p.m. Tuesday; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free, RSVP to…
What do you do when you’re the only bossa nova band in Montana? You come up with original material that melds the enthralling vibes of the Brazilian samba-jazz fusion and the folkish, foot-tapping, simplicity of our country’s own Americana into a customized blend. Guitarist Max Hatt and singer Edda Glass started playing together in the…
American Craft Beer Week is an annual celebration of the ingenuity of brewers across the country who all strive to make their mark on the country’s exponentially expanding beer scene. The days when “American beer” was universally accepted to mean tepid, watery pilsners are long gone; now, the American beer scene is arguably (and we’re…
Lady Bunny radiates glittering iconography and history like some sort of glamorous zeitgeist tripper. The performer got her start in the Atlanta drag scene alongside RuPaul before heading north to NYC in 1984 to become one of the wild children of New York nightlife known as the Club Kids, a heavily mythologized clique that also…
Darrell Johnson, aka Nice Guy Darrell, paints tiny worlds that tell big stories, and big people telling small truths. The local artist is still finding his style and thus each show is a new adventure – you’ll rarely see something at one that mirrors another, but the “Nice Guy” thread, an emotional and deeply backstoried…
I start my 2017 Fringe experience with an apology to Rob Lloyd, the writer and star of Who, Me: I’m just a casual Doctor Who fan. But after experiencing your one-man show, in which you confess your obsession for the British television program, I have a better understanding of the cultural phenomenon and a greater…
In ‘Tween Earth and Sky, Mark Lyon of California’s Windwhistle Theatre performs four cautionary tales from Irish folklore. Filled with fantastical elements ranging from fairy gold to weeping stones to a bargain with the devil, the show has many ingredients of a family-friendly hour of traditional storytelling. Regrettably, though, Lyon’s passion for the material doesn’t…
Philadelphia power-rock quartet Sheer Mag might just be one of the most subversive acts in American guitar music right now. Through a genius inversion of the sonics – the flashy riffs, the triumphant choruses, the swelling hooks – of classic rock titans like AC/DC, Thin Lizzy and Blue Cheer, Sheer Mag don’t want to fill…
Peter Michael Marino has spent a quarter-century accruing debt by performing and producing one-man shows, and as anyone who saw his hit Fringe offerings Desperately Seeking the Exit or Late With Lance knows, he’s an expert at the genre. But what is he supposed to do, now that he has exhausted his own autobiography for…
Orlando Brewing celebrates American Craft Beer Week with the release of Head Like a Doughnut Hole, a special edition of their O-Town Brown Ale conditioned with coffee and organic chocolate cake doughnuts from Orlandough. 3 p.m. Wednesday; Orlando Brewing, 1301 Atlanta Ave.; various menu prices; orlandobrewing.com Orlando Brewing 1301 Atlanta Ave., Orlando, FL 407-872-1117 website
New York “post-jazz” ensemble Claudia Quintet has been going strong since 1997, kicking against genre restrictions and suffocating formalism with their voracious sonic appetites and an arsenal of reeds, accordion, vibraphone, double bass and drums. For the Claudia Quintet, rules are meant to be broken, and time and structure meant to be chopped up and…
State colleges were dismayed by a legislative session that resulted in a major funding increase for state universities while colleges had their budgets slashed by $30 million, a college president told the Florida Board of Education on Tuesday. “To say that our presidents were disappointed and our boards of trustees were disappointed in a year…
Man, this PWR BTTM shitstorm is just 360 degrees of terrible. But some good seems to be coming out of it, at least locally. Amid all the allegations of sexual abuse and anti-Semitism raging around band member Ben Hopkins, the fallen queercore heroes have – in addition to being dropped by their labels and management – cancelled…
Thundercat, the alter ego of bassist and producer Stephen Bruner, has announced extensions to his upcoming North American tour, including a stop in Orlando. Touring on his third full-length album, Drunk, Thundercat will stop at the Beacham Theater in Orlando on Oct. 10. The bassist will also be in Miami Oct. 13 for the III…
Marco Rubio, the Florida senator who has been noticeably absent from meeting with his constituents at citizen-organized town halls, is now featured on a big ol’ billboard. The billboard, which reads “Rubio refuses to do town hall meetings. Floridians deserve to be heard. So we made this billboard,” was paid for by the group Indivisible, and…
Every time I think I’ve seen it all at the Fringe, a show like We Don’t Play Fight comes along to further expand my definition of what theater can be. Conquer Pro Wrestling, which previously presented its unique hybrid arts/sports production at the Garden Theatre and Orlando Shakes, has polished their presentation into an enjoyable…
New York electro-pop duo Phantogram today announced a round of U.S. tour dates with Tycho for later this summer that includes an Orlando date. The band will be touring behind their new album, Three. Phantogram and Tycho play the Hard Rock Live on Wednesday, July 19, at 7 p.m. Tickets will go for $35-$40 and…
Ebullient B-52s vocalist Cindy Wilson today announced a solo summer U.S. tour that includes an Orlando date. Expect a more adventurous side of Wilson sonically as she will be touring behind new album Change, a record full of leftield electronic pop that Wilson dubs “Turbo Chill.” Cindy Wilson plays Will’s Pub (!) on Thursday, July 27,…
At first glance, Canadian cabaret artist Ryan G. Hinds doesn’t look like you’d expect an interpreter of Kander and Ebb’s classy songbook to appear, with his glittering ruby-slipper lipstick and rooster coxcomb of a coif. But as soon as he begins speaking about his lifelong love of the songwriting duo’s catalogue — from The Act…
A new rooftop bar with a hell of a view is opening next week in Ivanhoe Village. M Lounge, which is located on the third floor of the former Orlando Surgery Center at 2000 N. Orange Ave., will celebrate its grand opening on Wednesday, May 24, at 4 p.m. According to their event page, the bar will be…
Forty-nine people were murdered at Pulse Nightclub last June 12, but the number of lives affected by that tragedy number in the thousands and millions. A survivor, an artist, a cop’s wife, a museum curator, a high-school student and a half-dozen others impacted by Pulse have all shared their stories in their own words through…
Marvel comics fans already know that the Incredible Hulk comes in more colors than just green: There’s the Grey Hulk, Red Hulk, and Eric Bana/Ang Lee Hulk, of which we do not speak. But the Pink Hulk is an entirely different species of superhero, born not of gamma rays but of writer-performer Valerie David’s two…
Ten-time Fringe artist Timothy Mooney has previously tackled Moliére, Hamlet, and the words of Socrates with his idiosyncratic editing, but in 2017 his choice to accelerate Shakespeare’s most political play seems especially apt. If you think senators backstabbing their rivals is something recent, let Mooney reacquaint you with the Bard’s Roman tragedy of tyranny and rebellion, minus…
Splitsville at Disney Springs is consistently one of the highest-rated dining options at Walt Disney World, despite the fact that it’s technically a bowling alley. The bowling alley with a gourmet menu is a favorite spot for families to hang out on rainy days or in the evenings after the parks close. This is ideal…
The Orlando City Council came to a consensus Monday on Mayor Buddy Dyer’s plan to repair the Confederate soldier statue that has stood at Lake Eola Park for 100 years and move it to Greenwood Cemetery. Commissioners made the decision as protesters clashed outside City Hall under the shade of dozens of Confederate battle flags.…
Rain over the weekend helped slow the growth of wildfires in some parts of Florida, but other blazes continued to grow, especially in the southern part of the state. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and the Florida Forest Service said Monday the state had 127 active wildfires. Forest Service Director Jim Karels said the weekend rain…
The Florida Department of Health on Monday ordered a medical-marijuana operator to stop selling a “whole flower” product sold for use in vaporizers but which can easily be smoked, saying the product is not permitted. Quincy-based Trulieve started selling “Entourage,” a whole flower product meant to be used in the Volcano vaporizer, last week. The…
The V Group (owners of a slew of downtown bars, like Bauhaus, Sidebar, Hanson’s Shoe Repair and Herman’s Loan Office, along with Gitto’s Pizza) partner up with Tequila Corralejo for a prix fixe night at Herman’s that features unlimited sampling of three different cocktail recipes. The party continues at the aptly named Oak Room, Church…
We think Orlando has a future to believe in! Your vote is your voice, so use it in our Best of Orlando 2017 Readers Poll. We want you to nominate the people, places, things and ideas that make Orlando great. We encourage you to grab the graphics from this page and share them on your…
On Monday afternoon, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer proposed to City Council members that a 100-year-old Civil War-era participation trophy be moved from Lake Eola Park to Greenwood Cemetery. “I believe this proposal balances the inclusive morals of our community today, while carefully preserving historic artifacts from our past that can be used to further educate…
Pop-punk stars Paramore today announced new dates for their “North America Tour Two” outing, in support of freshly released new album After Laughter. Paramore will play the Dr. Phillips Center with Best Coast on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $38.50 and go on sale on Wednesday, May 24. Paramore will also…
Grab a random Fringe patron out of the beer tent and ask them what they know about Gertrude Stein and her lover Alice B. Toklas, and they are likely to say little more than “Kathy Bates in Midnight in Paris” and “pot brownies.” Betty Jean Steinshouer, who has toured the continent re-creating historical figures like…
Almost 2,000 people crowded into the Eglise Baptiste Philadelphie d’Orlando church last weekend to demand that President Donald Trump expand immigration protections for Haitians who fear they may be deported. The deadline for the Trump administration to decide whether it wants to extend temporary protected status for Haitians is May 23. The Obama administration granted Haitians…
Gov. Rick Scott continued Monday to criticize legislative budget-slashing of the state’s tourism marketing as he announced a record-setting quarter of visitors to Florida. Still, Scott hasn’t indicated what he’ll do with a new $82.4 billion state budget when it lands on his desk. Scott has the power to veto all or parts of the…
A new healthy option is coming to Winter Park, and it’s sandwiched right between a Taco Bell and a Popeyes. Orlando Weekly food critic Faiyaz Kara reports that the popular Tampa-based juice bar SOHO Juice Company will be moving into the old Subway spot next to the Taco Bell at 646 S. Orlando Ave. SOHO…
Dad was not impressed with my National Geographic skills 🐊⛳️ A post shared by DMack (@dmack32_) on May 13, 2017 at 11:05am PDT If you see something like this on your next golf outing, you might want to play through, which is exactly what a wise, sensible Florida dad wanted to do last weekend. On…
Crawling onto the darkened Orange Venue stage, muttering incoherently into her microphone, the legendary Judy Garland has made her triumphantly teetering return to the Orlando Fringe. Improviser and food-truck impresario Mark Baratelli has revived his impression of the late-career chanteuse after several well-received prior Festival appearances. Crawling onto the Orange Venue stage while muttering incoherently,…
From Mark Twain’s Letters From the Earth to Monty Python’s Life of Brian, the Holy Scriptures have inspired some of the world’s greatest works of parody. Biblical Fan Fiction is not one of those works. Writer-producer Charlie Griffin has chosen three Testament tales — Elisha and the two bears, Salome and John the Baptist, and…
Grammy award-winning pop singer Katy Perry will bring her latest tour to Orlando this December. Her new album, Witness, will go hand-in-hand with a North American tour, which will stop at the Amway Center on Dec. 17. There’s no word on who will be joining Perry on this tour; however, at the same time, the…
Michael Wanzie is famous as the king of Orlando’s gay-friendly theater scene, having established the Parliament House as a le gitimate theatrical venue and selling more Fringe tickets than any producer in the Festival’s history. But if you walk into Wanzie With a Z expecting a lighthearted revue or one of his popular parodies, like…
John (Jon Jimenez) and his big sister Jen (Mikaela Duffy) are as close as two siblings separated by six years can be. They bond over sports and Santa, but when it’s time for Jen to leave for college, she must break her promise to always protect John from their abusive father. Her departure triggers a…
The Daytona Beach Pier and its nearby boardwalk have been a central draw for the beach resort city since 1925 (the boardwalk opened a few years later, around 1938), but in recent decades the city has struggled to keep tourists going to the aging pier and boardwalk. Most of the rides were cleared out by…
After a five-year run, The American Idol Experience closed at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 2015. The theme park show began back when the television program was a huge success, but over the years attendance plummeted at the theme park experience. Guests at DHS could make it to the stage (after two tryouts), where they would perform…
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 Trotsky’s Watercooler. Trotsky’s Watercooler is playing May 15 and 16 at Uncle Lou’s as part of Orlando Noise Night. Just the facts: Who’s in the band?They are all named Perry…
Are you a Pirate or a Fairy? Stardust After Dark is an “immersive audio drama” that asks you to pick between those two paths, as your smartphone becomes a portal into an outdoor audience participation adventure across the lawns of Loch Haven Park. Using a QR code reader (download one for free in advance from…
Ever since his first Field Guide to the Gays in 2013, Logan Donahoo has been filling Fringe houses with his hilariously hyperactive multimedia seminars on sexuality. But (in his own words), he’s been an activist longer than he’s been a slut, so this year Donahoo is setting aside questions about anal sex preparation and instead…
Director Jamie DeHay’s previously staged Pillow Talk at the 2013 Fringe won a Patron’s Pick award and had a successful follow-up run at the Parliament House. This year, he’s revived Peter Tolan’s comedic one-act with a new cast, and despite the intervening years, this show’s take on physical intimacy among hetero men remains relevant and…
If you were still under the assumption that opera is one of our culture’s last bastions of taste and decency, allow Central Florida Vocal Arts to disabuse you of that notion with their defiantly debased Fringe offering, Soap Opera: Sloppy Seconds. Don Giovanni’s (Justin Morrison) unfaithful wife has just expired, and he’s contractually obligated to…
In most of American pop culture, mother-in-law jokes died a natural death around the same time as Henny Youngman, but Jacob and Samantha Eaddy seem determined to revive them singlehandedly with their original musical. They’ve restated the show, which was last seen at the 2016 Fringe, with a new cast, but I can’t say the…
You’ve probably seen the Chick-fil-A cows countless times along the highway, proudly painting their grammatically challenged advertisements. But have you ever given much thought to their inner lives? Playwright Michael Knight obviously spent an inordinate amount of time considering these billboard-bound bovines before birthing Now With Chikin, a deeply weird but undeniably original dramedy. Beginning…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND The Damned, the BellRays and Grave Return, House of Blues, May 12 History is fluid thing, thankfully. Perspective can right past slights. The Damned are a capital example. In the annals of rock, these irreverent punk chameleons have long been eclipsed by fellow U.K. contemporaries the Sex Pistols and the Clash even…
Mothers of victims who died in the massacre at the gay nightclub Pulse are asking churches around the world to toll their bells 49 times at noon on June 12. The bell tolling is a tribute to the 49 people who died a year ago on June 12, 2016 when a gunman started a mass…
Taco Tuesdays are about to get real in downtown Orlando. Pepe’s Cantina, the popular Hannibal Square Mexican spot, will open a second cantina in the Hamburger Mary’s Side Bar Cafe location, at 110 W. Church St. Owner Frank Chavez confirmed with Orlando Weekly that the new location is expected to open at some point between late June…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Swamp Sistas Songwriters Circle, The Imperial, May 10 The Swamp Sistas Songwriters Circle is the music sorority fostered by local musician and mover Beth McKee. And their latest gathering was a warm-up for their fifth annual La La, the big eight-hour live showcase happening May 20 at the Fringe Festival lawn. As…
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, whose final horcrux is a half-eaten hoagie discarded in the parking lot of a Wawa, is the new chairman of a super PAC that wants to make the Republican Party appealing for millennials and Latinos. New Republican, which was founded by Republican strategist Alex Castellanos, wants to “re-brand and re-invent” the…
Who is this man? Please RT, find him & ask him why he did this? Where is the humour in humiliating slaughtered animals? @ChrisGPackham pic.twitter.com/uHN37OywCx — Anneka Svenska (@AnnekaSvenska) May 5, 2017 Despite an uncanny resemblance, it would appear that University of Florida head football coach Jim McElwain is not the bare-assed shark humper seen in…
Gov. Rick Scott knows a thing or two about fresh starts. After all, before he was governor of Florida, Scott resigned as CEO of Columbia/HCA just four months before it was discovered that the company committed the largest Medicare fraud in U.S. history. Overseeing criminal acts to the governor’s office is one hell of a…
Amid growing demands for a special session on medical marijuana and harsh criticism of lawmakers’ failure to reach agreement on the issue, Senate President Joe Negron sent a memo to his members Thursday seeking input on the possibility of sealing a deal with the House. The Senate leader’s two-page memo doesn’t expressly call for a…
If you’re a fan of Bravo’s Top Chef, you’ll no doubt recall Season 3 contestant (and eventual winner) Hung Huynh and his “out of the box” creations. Since that 2007 win, Huynh has been a bit of a journeyman chef, kicking around various Manhattan kitchens before teaming up with the EMM Group in 2011 to open Catch…
The City of Longwood hosts this Florida-centric beer festival featuring more than 40 different breweries. For a unique twist, the festival challenges each of the breweries to make a beer from the same single malt and single hop. Each attendee gets three voting tokens to pick their favorites, so be sure to try every single…
Lifestyle brand and record label Street Knowledge takes the idea of street art seriously, throwing this new monthly daytime party on top of a downtown parking garage. Don’t worry: Shade will be provided. Plus, you’ll get to watch artists like LEDO, JBon and Miguel Ruiz create live paintings while grooving to tunes from DJs Jai…
Mother’s Day weekend usually conjures up images of fancy brunches, flower gardens, and well-dressed children minding their manners for once. But if your mom is more of a party mom, you might consider taking her out to Venue 578 for a special Mother’s Day concert with “Da Baddest Bitch” Trina, and R&B singer K. Michelle.…
More than 200 black professors from around the country have signed onto a “love letter” to Bethune-Cookman University graduates who turned their backs and booed at Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during a commencement speech earlier this week. Students from the historically black university in Daytona Beach booed DeVos partially in response to her comment that HBCUs…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Will’s Pub, May 10 Sarah Shook and the Disarmers are a young Chapel Hill band that’s really just emerging. They’re a new Bloodshot Records signing whose debut LP (Sidelong) released nationally not even two weeks ago, so this Orlando debut was one of those early-peek shows. But…
So many things that used to be classed as old-fashioned drudgery are now trendy – milling flour, sewing clothing, hand-writing letters. Add to the list of useful skills that have fallen by the wayside fixing your broken crap. The modern mindset of “throw it away and buy a new one” has become so embedded that…
Before you go buy the largest bottle of Japanese cherry blossom body lotion from the nearest Bath & Body Works and ruin another Mother’s Day, think about the possibilities. You could disappoint your mom with the same gift you got her last year, or, for 10 bucks, you could spend a nice afternoon with the…
Restaurant ASH, the Mills 50 cafe run by Hell’s Kitchen contestant Ashley Nickell, has closed. In the window of the space at 912 N. Mills Ave., there’s now a sign saying “OPENING SOON: Brooklyn Coffee Shop.” Meanwhile, the glass door sports a note saying “We are moving … new concept coming here soon” and the…
Brooklyn electro-pop solo project Negative Gemini is gaining a lot of notice for her heady blend of essential techno sonic tropes and leftfield pop sensibility gaining praise from Fader and Nylon and a plethora of blogs. Local promoters Ugly Orange are hosting this future-forward talent in Orlando today. Negative Gemini plays the Henao Contemporary Center…
A jury on Thursday convicted former 12-term U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown on more than a dozen federal fraud charges. Brown, a Democrat whose former district included the Jacksonville area, was found guilty of 18 out of 22 charges against her, including things like lying on her taxes and using a bogus scholarship called One Door for…
“Biggest snake I ever caught in my life right here. It’s like Andre the Giant versus Hulk Hogan, Wrestlemania,” said the appropriately named Dusty “The Wildman” Crumm to WFOR. According to the station, Crumm tracked down and killed the nearly 17-foot, 130-pound invasive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades, and will take home a hefty bounty of…
British fantasy literature has always had a flair for torturing tykes, but if you think that Harry Potter had a hard time of it, wait until you meet the star of Matilda: The Musical, the Broadway tour currently playing Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center. Like the famous boy wizard, Matilda Wormwood is a precocious kid who…
Ginuwine, a ’90s R&B singer whose biggest hit single is a song about his ding-dong, is coming to Orlando this summer. Yes, for those of you who have never actually listened to the lyrics of “Pony,” it is most definitely not a song about barnyard animals. The Bachelor will bring his “All White Affair” show…
Continuing their tradition of putting on some of the most creative and weirdly specific Main Street District events in the city (Zombietoberfest, baguette fencing on Bastille Day, etc.), the Audubon Park Garden District announces an extra-special Taco Tuesday on June 20 at which Mayor Buddy Dyer will cook you breakfast tacos. Yup. Buddy will be in…
Standing in front of a huge Florida flag covering the stately pillars of a century-old county courthouse with orange crates on the steps, Republican Adam Putnam on Wednesday used a combination of small-town nostalgia, conservative politics and a deep knowledge of his home state to launch his gubernatorial campaign. “I can’t imagine a better place…
Soco Thornton Park, which already serves one of our favorite Sunday brunch menus in town, has gone and made weekends twice as nice. They’ve added a Saturday brunch service (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.), with DJ Phoenix Jagger on hand to spin you though your much-needed Bloody Mary, bottomless mimosa, or, our Soco fave, watermelon-pink…
Get ready to say goodbye to another beloved Disney tradition. The popular firework show Wishes will light up the sky for the last time this evening at Walt Disney World. Narrated by Jiminy Cricket, Wishes has been the main event at Magic Kingdom for nearly 13 years. Happily Ever After, the new replacement for Wishes,…
The parking-lot market scene has received a real boost locally by turning what used to be pop-up crunchy flea markets into parties with the addition of live music, food trucks and beer. Standard Motorcycle Co., a co-op garage for creative gearheads, throws their quarterly party this weekend. It’s kind of like the also-quarterly Will’s A…
Beach bod season is at long last upon us, but dream on if you think that means you’ve got to completely sidestep the soulful temptations put out by dishes like on-the-bone ribs, hoppin’ john, fried okra, ham hocks, and biscuits and gravy. If you pair such dishes with a serving of classic disco and a…
Orlando residents are calling for the removal of a 100-year-old Confederate soldier statue at Lake Eola Park before Orlando United Day on June 12. The monument was placed in the public park in 1917 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor “soldiers, sailors and statesmen of the Confederate States of America.” David Porter, a…
Even while Florida lawmakers have insisted they do not want patients to smoke weed, one of the state’s seven licensed medical-marijuana vendors on Tuesday began selling whole-flower cannabis. Florida law bans patients from smoking the substance, but doesn’t prohibit vendors from selling marijuana buds meant for use in vaporizers — but which also can be…
After lawmakers ignored their calls to vote down a sprawling education bill, opponents of the wide-ranging measure have turned to Gov. Rick Scott as their last hope to stop the proposal from becoming law. It is not clear when the bill (HB 7069), which covers everything from charter schools and teacher bonuses to school uniforms…
The Swamp Sistas Songwriter Circle are putting on an incredible free show this evening featuring Beth McKee, E-Turn, Lauren Lester, Kayonne Riley, Zoya Zafar, Renee Arozqueta and Hannah Wynn. all in the same room. The show is a warmup for Fringe Fest live activities by this collective. The Swamp Sistas Songwriter Circle happens tonight at 8 p.m.…
Despite petitions from thousands of students, for some reason Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos gave a commencement speech today at the historically black Bethune-Cookman University and, well, she was booed to hell and back. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was just booed heavily as she gave a commencement address pic.twitter.com/51ZLxpwExW — BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) May 10, 2017 As…
A political committee spearheading a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder to expand gambling in Florida got a boost last month from part of the Disney empire. Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. contributed $250,000 to the political committee “Voters in Charge,” which is seeking to place the proposed amendment on the November 2018 ballot,…
Lakeland-based grocer Publix took the top spot in a recent survey searching for our country’s favorite supermarkets. According to an annual survey from Market Force Information, Publix shared the No. 1 spot with New York-based supermarket Wegmans. The survey involved 12,774 grocery-loving adults, who were tasked to power-rank 23 different supermarkets on topic like cleanliness, ease of…
Because there's probably someone wondering what they look like… Pandora restrooms. Yes, they're blue. #VisitPandora pic.twitter.com/AyIX3EQPcZ — Park Journey (@Park_Journey) May 10, 2017 Theme park bloggers have begun leaking images of Disney’s upcoming attraction Pandora: The World of Avatar, and now, thankfully, we finally have a glimpse of the bathrooms. Park_Journey, who’s documenting some pretty…
One day before the ceremonial groundbreaking of the UCF/Valencia downtown campus, a 15-story, $90 million student student housing project passed its first approval. According to Orlando Business Journal, the Creative Village Development Review Committee unanimously approved the massive mixed-use structure, which will house up to 600 students. The complex will provide UCF and Valencia students with…
Wednesday, May 10 Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints Of Truth 10 pm at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red I 10 pm at the Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave. The Daniel Heitz Band 10:30 pm at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Swamp Sistas Songwriter Circle: La La Warmup 8 pm…
The old saying goes that the only sure things in life are death and taxes, but if you grow up in Florida, there’s one more inevitability: Jimmy Buffett. From tiki bars to beachside cafés to a Margaritaville-themed retirement community (coming soon to Daytona Beach, natch), the 70-year-old Alabama native’s discography has become the de facto…
Herding cats is no big deal for Samantha Martin, the trainer and animal welfare advocate behind the Amazing Acro-Cats. She’s been teaching cats to jump hurdles, balance on balls and play in their own rock band (The Rock-Cats) for more than a decade, striving to keep the furballs mentally sharp between their day gigs in…
Swamp Sistas Songwriter Circle Incredible free show featuring Zoya Zafar, E-Turn, Beth McKee and many more, all in the same room. 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, at the Imperial Wine Bar, free Grant Kate Bush- and Twin Peaks-sampling local beat collagist headlines an eclectic evening also featuring Transcendental Telecom and personnel from hip-hop imprint On…
The men who sold the world
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Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF KENNETH BROWN, Deceased. File No. 2017-CP-00147-O NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Kenneth Brown, deceased, whose date of death was March 11, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Orange County, Florida, Probate…
Read the 2017 Best of Orlando issue here It’s time for you to tell us about 2017’s best people, places and things in our annual Best of Orlando Readers Poll. This is our second and final round of voting, where we list the top vote-getters from our write-in round. Make your picks here until 11:59…
The 2017 Orlando Fringe (May 16-29) is about to crowd out all other arts coverage until June, but while that festival is famed for propelling artists out of Florida into the Big Apple (see Disenchanted!), it isn’t the only possible launching pad. My Dear Watson is proof positive. Born as a Rollins College master’s thesis,…
It came from the crypts of London
When all the states turned red
OPENING THIS WEEK: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword If this thing is a hit, Warner Bros. will have pulled off a feat impressive enough to make yanking a sword from a stone look like flossing. Guy Ritchie’s revisionist take on the Arthurian legend has been delayed more times now than he’d care to count,…
Every week between now and the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shootings, Orlando Weekly will profile a person killed on June 12, 2016. This week: Peter O. Gonzalez Cruz Peter “Ommy” Gonzalez Cruz was known for a contagious joyful energy and an infectious smile. The 22-year-old who grew up in Orlando attending Liberty Middle…
Pulse owner plans ‘iconic’ memorial to honor victims, survivors: The site of the worst mass shooting in modern American history will be turned into an “iconic” national memorial and museum that will honor the 49 victims and the survivors who escaped that night from the gay nightclub Pulse. Almost 11 months after the massacre, Pulse…
My husband is nearly 20 years older than me, which was never an issue early in our relationship. However, for approximately the last eight years, we have not been able to have fulfilling sex because my husband can’t keep an erection for more than a few thrusts. I love my husband and I am committed…
Looking for a new furry friend? Meet Allie! Allie (A375300) is 5 years old and is looking for a forever home. She walks well on a leash, and she knows a few commands, such as how to sit. Allie is an energetic girl and she loves to play fetch! She is very friendly, and she…
OPENINGS: Miami-based Ono Poke Shop will move into the Red Mug Diner space sometime this summer. The space will be split in two, with Red Mug Diner (now featuring a new pared-down menu) occupying one half and Ono in the other … New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is looking to bring his sports-bar chain Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar to Orlando…
SPOON WITH TENNIS, HOUSE OF BLUES, MAY 2 Spoon have proven to be a model of success in management of both art and career, no small feat for a lifer indie band. They’ve come an extraordinarily long way from a playfully weird and spiky ’90s guitar band to a contemporary, arena-sized alternative-pop sensation (the massive…
Saturday, 13 The Amazing Acro-Cats THEATER Herding cats is no big deal for Samantha Martin, the trainer and animal welfare advocate behind the Amazing Acro-Cats. She’s been teaching cats to jump hurdles, balance on balls and play in their own rock band (The Rock-Cats) for more than a decade, striving to keep the furballs mentally…
