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From food halls to fine dining, Orlando’s most anticipated new restaurants of 2020
With the promise of a new year, the food-conscious souls of the city commence their ritual gaze into the near future, brain-marking food and drink establishments of note, planning culinary excursions to far-flung reaches of the city, and clearing space on their phones for the impending glut of IG stories. So what does 2020 hold…
Tampa’s Florida Aquarium announces multimillion dollar updates, 25th anniversary adult slumber party
Just in time for its 25 Anniversary, Tampa’s Florida Aquarium is embarking on a $14 million capital campaign that will see the largest nonprofit aquarium in the state transform some of its most recognizable exhibits. After years of struggling with attendance and poor reviews, the Aquarium has seen success more recently as it has evolved to…
Expect ticket price increases at Disney World, along with a possible overhaul of FastPass+
As with death and taxes, increases in ticket prices at Walt Disney World are inevitable. If past trends tell us anything, Disney will be increasing their ticket prices again sometime within the next few weeks, but this year the change might point to something bigger. It’s no secret that FastPass+ hasn’t been the runaway success…
Atari to cash in on digital nostalgia with amazingly futuristic retro hotel chain
As more companies embrace nostalgia as a way to drive business, unique partnerships are creating some wild new experiences. With a globally recognized catalog of franchises, Atari has surprisingly stayed on the sidelines as other brands like Nintendo and Hasbro embraced partnerships to create branded experiences around the world. Billed as the first-ever video game-themed…
Montreal’s Automelodi to headline Panic! event at Iron Cow in March
French-Canadian dark-synth star Automelodi will be in the spotlight for the first Panic! event since the local electronic promoters parted ways with their former home base of Stonewall. This is, as of this writing, the only Southern tour date (besides Texas, if we’re really splitting hairs) for Automelodi. The band are touring behind last year’s album…
Delaware will soon get commercial airline flights again, but only to Orlando
Why, hello, people of Delaware. Welcome back … to Orlando! Delaware hasn’t had a commercial airline operating out of the state for almost five years. That’s about to change, when Frontier Airlines begins nonstop flights from New Castle on May 14. The airline, and thus all commercial flights from Delaware, will only go to and from…
Celebrate Valentine’s Day early with pugs and sushi at ‘For the Love of Dogs’
If you don’t have a human valentine this year, you might have better luck finding a new furry friend instead at “For the Love of Dogs,” a pre-Valentine’s event hosted at Dragonfly Robata Grill & Sushi. The soirée includes a love-themed photo booth, pug kissing booths, and complimentary goodie bags with treats and grooming supplies provided by Woof Gang…
Legal Public Notices 2/5 issue
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices AUCTION Extra Space Storage – Store 8138, 1001 Lee Rd. Orlando FL. 32810 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1001 Lee Rd. Orlando , FL. 32810 (407) 489-3742, February 20th, 2020 @…
Coheed and Cambria bring their ‘Neverender’ tour to Orlando in September
Prog-rock outfit Coheed and Cambria have today announced a huge tour dubbed “Neverender: NWFT” set for this year with two North American legs, and the band will be visiting Orlando towards the end of the second half of the tour. Coheed and Cambria promise to play the entirety of fourth album (deep breath) Good Apollo,…
Pig Floyd’s is offering a meaty taco bouquet for Valentine’s Day
Nothing says “I love you” like Valentine’s Day tacos. After all, who doesn’t love tacos? This year, Pig Floyd’s is offering a specialized ValenTaco bouquet box for your valentine. Each bouquet comes with your choice of three specialty tacos, along with an assortment of floral arrangements. There are eight choices of taco meat, including butter…
Slipknot to steer their Knotfest Roadshow package tour into Orlando in June
Masked metallurgists (and, lest we forget, Grammy winners) Slipknot today announced the dates for this year’s iteration of the Knotfest Roadshow package tour, and one of only two Florida shows will be right here in Orlando. The tour kicks off in May. Joining Slipknot on this stacked and harrowing trek will be A Day To…
Seattle band Tacocat debut in Orlando with AJJ and shout out locals Wet Nurse
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND AJJ, Tacocat and Emperor X at the Abbey, Feb. 1 While current tourmates AJJ and Emperor X are very familiar presences in these parts, Seattle hometown heroes Tacocat have finally just made their Orlando debut. On stage, they embody all the color of their punk-spiked indie rock. With scrappy songs of such…
Florida students could get mental health days off
Florida school districts could allow students to cite mental-health reasons for excused absences, under a proposal approved Tuesday by a House panel. The bill (HB 315), sponsored by Rep. Susan Valdes, D-Tampa, would allow school districts to change their attendance policies to give students one mental-health day off each semester. It would count as an…
Orlando Shakes production of ‘The Three Musketeers’ opens this week
Revisit the tale of adventurer D’Artagnan and his gang of fellow fighters in the Orlando Shakes adaptation of the French classic The Three Musketeers. Splendid sword fights between the band of swashbucklers and the villainous Cardinal Richelieu are sure to accelerate the heart rate of all those in attendance. Producing artistic director Richard Rose is…
There’s another scooter vendor in Orlando, and they call themselves Lynx
With a third competitor on the scene, Orlando is finally getting the whole scooter-rental thing. After first testing the waters with rentable bikes, the Orlando City Commission eventually allowed rentable motorized scooters, the first of which were unleashed on the city on Jan. 17, the day Orlando became a scooter city in earnest. That’s when…
‘It was a shock to everybody,’ says Lucky’s Market manager
In light of grocery giant Kroger announcing their divestment from the Lucky’s Market chain – and Monday’s announcement that Earth Fare will be closing completely – supermarket employees in Orlando have been left reeling from the impending loss of their jobs. Orlando Weekly spoke to a Lucky’s store manager in the Orlando area who expressed her…
Automated pharmacists could become a reality in Florida
A Senate panel Monday approved a bill aimed at allowing pharmacies to use automated systems to dispense medications to customers. The proposal (SB 708), sponsored by Sen. Travis Hutson, R-St. Augustine, was backed unanimously by the Innovation, Industry and Technology Committee. “If proper safeguards are in place, the technology is reaching the point where something…
Leslye Gale’s O-Town Lowdown on Magic 107.7 for Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020
Every morning on Magic 107.7 FM, Leslye Gale discusses the most interesting Orlando Weekly stories of the day on “Chad & Leslye.” Check out Leslye’s picks today. Possible Revamp Of Universal’s CityWalk? The word on the street is that Universal is revamping CityWalk and the rumors are ridiculously cool. – LINK Who wasn’t disappointed when they…
As banks act to protect LGBTQ kids at Florida private schools, Marco Rubio cries ‘wokeness points’
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio came after the recent decision by two large banks to stop indirectly funding private schools with anti-LGBTQIA policies, calling it a “publicity stunt.” The banks, Fifth Third and Wells Fargo, announced they would no longer contribute to a Florida voucher program unless the private schools receiving program funds stop discriminating against LGBTQ…
Takumi-Tei brings serenity of Japan, with high-end kaisekis and omakases, to Epcot
Disney took their sweet time jumping on the kaiseki/omakase train, but when they did, they rode the shinkansen into modern-day dining. Takumi-Tei, a dinner-only Japanese restaurant that department store chain Mitsukoshi opened last summer at Epcot’s Japan Pavilion, is set to contend with Kabooki Sushi, Kadence and others in the competitive pursuit of high-end Japanese…
A Minnesota woman found her lost dog after a Florida brewery featured it on a beer can
A former Florida resident now living in Minnesota recognized her lost pup on a beer can, after Bradenton’s Motorworks Brewing released a new line of beer with adoptable dogs featured on the labels. According to WWSB, Monica Mathis said she read a story about the brewery’s new line of Adoptable Dog Cruiser Kölsch and spotted…
Central Florida high school students teamed up with famous chefs at the Super Bowl
Hundreds of Florida students got a taste of what it’s like to work at one of the largest Super Bowl festivities on Saturday before the big game, with proceeds supporting food banks nationwide. Taste of the NFL, a star-studded fundraiser and awareness-building event for hunger relief since 1992, took place at the Diplomat Beach Resort…
Guns N Roses to rock Central Florida at a stadium gig this summer
No more traveling to Miami to see Guns N’ Roses. Central Florida is the place to be. The iconic classic rock outfit (yes, GNR is classic rock, man) announced an Aug. 15 tour date at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. The show marks the first time frontman Axl Rose, Slash and Duff have appeared together in…
Raphael Saadiq’s Orlando performance uncovers the magic of an overlooked leading man
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Raphael Saadiq, Jamila Woods and DJ Duggz at the Plaza Live, Jan. 31 This has been a long time coming. Most certainly this Orlando show, god yes (for which he actually apologized onstage), but really the full reckoning of Raphael Saadiq. In a long and credentialed career stretching back to the 1980s,…
Earth Fare is closing all of its stores, including two in Orlando
Earth Fare, a full-service supermarket that specialized in natural and organic products, announced today that its corporate office and all of its 50 stores are closing. The closure will affect both Central Florida locations, in downtown Orlando and Lake Nona, as well as one in Rockledge. The store released a statement about the closures Monday.…
Leslye Gale’s O-Town Lowdown on Magic 107.7 for Monday, Feb. 3, 2020
Every morning on Magic 107.7 FM, Leslye Gale discusses the most interesting Orlando Weekly stories of the day on “Chad & Leslye.” Check out Leslye’s picks today. “Minnie Got Hands” A Character-ish Crisis This all went down in Las Vegas (thank goodness) and the characters clearly aren’t legit, but it’s crazy anyway! – LINK DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Orlando…
Something big is headed to Universal Orlando’s CityWalk. This is what we think it is
While much of the focus at Universal Orlando has been on their south campus and its highly anticipated, multi-billion-dollar Epic Universe theme park, that doesn’t mean the rest of the resort isn’t getting plenty of attention too. CityWalk, the resort’s dining and retail district, is about to get one of its most significant updates since…
Band of the Week: Jiblit & the Jailbirds
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 Jiblit & the Jailbirds. Jiblit & the Jailbirds are playing Uncle Lou’s at on Sunday, Feb. 9 with Vanwho and Moon Hollow. Just the facts: Who’s in the band? Danny…
Florida Supreme Court says unanimous jury decisions not required for death penalty sentences
The Florida Senate isn’t expected this year to address a major state Supreme Court ruling that said unanimous jury recommendations are not necessary before death sentences can be imposed. “I don’t think we’re going to take steps in the Florida Senate to change or address that,” Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, told reporters Wednesday. In…
Fight refueled over Florida Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried’s stickers on gas pumps
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried’s office would have to replace stickers that display her smiling face on gas pumps by mid-September, under a House budget proposal. The directive is tied to the House’s proposed $91.37 billion budget that was released Thursday. The budget also would require placing in reserves more than $19.7 million for other programs…
Opioid epidemic ‘Impacts Us All,’ in new documentary to premiere in Winter Garden
The West Orange Healthcare District and the Public Good Projects, a public health nonprofit, have made a documentary about the opioid epidemic called It Impacts Us All. The film premieres at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the Garden Theatre in Winter Garden. The still-raging opioid crisis has devastated communities across the nation. Florida – known for the…
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This brawl between knockoff Disney characters is giving us life
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Gov. Ron DeSantis removes State Attorney Aramis Ayala from murder case
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The Florida manatee stuck inside a bike tire has reappeared at Blue Spring State Park
A manatee with a bicycle tire wrapped around its belly was spotted again at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City. According to WKMG, a camera captured an image of the manatee people have dubbed “Wheelie” on Thursday. The garbage-entangled Sirenia was originally spotted last December, and all attempts to capture it with a net…
The state of Florida is holding $2 billion and wants you to claim it
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Chiptune innovators Anamanaguchi to hold an ‘Expo’ in Orlando this weekend with Saint Pepsi along for the ride
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Florida’s invasive herpes monkeys can now be found from Jacksonville to Tampa
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Golf cart protests intensify in the Villages, as one anti-Trump Florida man receives threat
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Pam Bondi is failing hard in Trump’s impeachment hearing, so let’s watch
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Folk-punk agitators AJJ bring their fiery and timely anthems to Orlando this weekend
AJJ’s new record, Good Luck Everybody, is packed with appropriately depressing anthems for these troubling times, along with a deeply satisfying critique of the terrifying man who currently resides in the White House. The seminal folk-punk band out of Phoenix, Arizona, is not one to shy away from politics – indeed, this is a group…
Orlando Brew Festival brings more than 100 beers to the Orlando Science Center Friday night
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Another Bagel Bruno is about to open in Altamonte Springs with a drive-through window
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Planet Hollywood disputes allegations by state of Florida
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Iron Cow brings NYC DJs Tony Touch and Jellybean Benitez in for Funkbox Orlando
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Champion poet Ed Mabrey visits Orlando Poetry Slam at the Milk Bar
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Orlando’s Church Street District Main Street hosts mixer at District Gastrobar to welcome new associate director
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Conservative gadfly Ben Shapiro is coming to UCF this spring
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Country star Chris Stapleton will steer his All-American Road Show into Orlando this summer
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Leslye Gale’s O-Town Lowdown on Magic 107.7 for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
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Hackers steal $200K from Sumter schools, pricy micro-apartments come to Thornton Park, and other news you may have missed
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R&B boundary-pusher Raphael Saadiq brings his personal new album ‘Jimmy Lee’ to Orlando
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Michael Angelo Batio, Jason Aldean, Bloom and more great live shows in Orlando this week
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