Tuesday, Nov. 25: Things to do today/tonight
Image via Listener MUSIC PICK OF THE DAY: Listener: http://bit.ly/1HmcjfM Thirsty Topher One Year Anniversary Party: http://goo.gl/lAHnPY Melissa Etheridge: http://goo.gl/eEIe67 Shake the Castle Wall, Decades in Spain, Howling Midnight: http://goo.gl/M5vCK6 For more stuff going on this week, visit our online calendar. Arts and Culture: http://bit.ly/1vqggMt Music: http://bit.ly/1qskFxs Learning and Civics: http://bit.ly/1F4C02r
When you gotta go: Best and worst restrooms at Disney
Image via What’s Up with the Mouse? Nature’s call doesn’t stop bugging you when you’re spending a day at the Orlando theme parks. But theme park peeing can be awkward: lines, doors that don’t seem to shut all the way, lack of toilet paper, toilets that automatically flush before you’ve even left the seat. And…
This Little Underground: Gators in the Sawgrass at Orlando Brewing
This Little Underground is Orlando Weekly’s music column providing perspective, live reviews and news on the city’s music scene. Read the latest column here. Gators in the Sawgrass at Orlando Brewing Orlando Brewing is one of those places I wish I had occasion to go to more. Although not the hottest stage in town, I…
Chief meteorologist Jeff Day let go from News 13
Image via News 13 Orlando Sentinel reports that News 13 terminated chief meteorologist Jeff Day’s contract on Friday, Nov. 21. Day, who was with the local cable news network for 17 years, found out Friday morning that his contract would not be renewed. Sadly, he did not get the chance to go on air and…
MAP: What’s the most popular job in Florida?
Image via ‘Business Insider’ Earlier this month, Business Insider, an online business magazine, created a map showing the most popular job in each state. Now, the online mag knew better than to just pick the most common job, because it’s the same in 42 states: retail salesperson. That doesn’t make for a very interesting map,…
Contest: Win two free tickets to every event at CFE Arena for 2015
Click here to enter. CFE Arena plays host to major national artists, comedians and an array of inspired events throughout the year, in addition to UCF sporting events (volleyball, basketball). Music fans have seen the likes of Alice Cooper, Kendrick Lamar and Sigur Ros over the past year in the concert space, and although next…
BREAKING!!!!!!!!: ORGANIZE NOW WINS DROPBOX LAWSUIT OVER COUNTY
HEY YOU GUYS!!!!! Sometimes right beats might and the actual human beings who are challenging their local government get to see their expensive ambitions played to fruition. TODAY IS ONE OF THOSE DAYS. We wrote at length last week about the suit Organize Now (of Textgate fame) brought against Orange County over a Dropbox account…
Monday, Nov. 24: Things to do today/tonight
Image via Augustana MUSIC PICK OF THE DAY: Augustana: http://bit.ly/1HmcjfM Uncle Tony’s Donut Shoppe: http://goo.gl/UQLQPX Bret Shuford is Charming: http://goo.gl/8a9sWn Large Birds of Florida: http://goo.gl/CIdYWH Christmas Bricktacular: http://goo.gl/MAJkN9 For more stuff going on this week, visit our online calendar. Arts and Culture: http://bit.ly/1vqggMt Music: http://bit.ly/1qskFxs Learning and Civics: http://bit.ly/1F4C02r
Sunday, Nov. 23: Things to do today/tonight
73 joyful shots from The Festival of Trees MUSIC PICK OF THE DAY: Grand Collab: http://bit.ly/1HmcjfM Vegan Trucksgiving: http://goo.gl/NtYyL0 Sofas and Suds: http://goo.gl/yV1eod Copeland: http://goo.gl/Mzf5aZ Cabaret Sunday: Sounds of the Sixties: http://goo.gl/rFyFDV 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: http://goo.gl/D4Q2q4 Last Day of Festival of Trees: http://goo.gl/1ZuG0k For more stuff going on this week, visit our online…
Saturday, Nov. 22: Things to do today/tonight
Image via Billboard MUSIC PICK OF THE DAY: Jeezy: http://bit.ly/1HmcjfM 5th Annual Winter Park Harvest Festival: http://goo.gl/IXLrNF Fall Market: http://goo.gl/2dBIqN Grateful Yoga: http://goo.gl/jRpbna Formento + Formento: http://goo.gl/RfX6yA Ivanhoe Village Jingle Eve: http://goo.gl/iDs4yJ Dechoes Resale Wine Not Holiday Edition: http://goo.gl/mXxyhZ Doctor Who 51st Anniversary Party: http://goo.gl/j8USZl Annemari Ni Churrain Farewell Reading: http://goo.gl/ADykNv Chasing Jonah: http://goo.gl/LHavyZ Dedbaron…
Barry Law School and League of Women Voters propose regulations for fracking in Florida
Via League of Women Voters/Barry Law School Last night, students at Barry Law School and the League of Women Voters of Orange County unveiled a comprehensive plan to regulate fracking in the state of Florida. Law students in the school’s Environmental and Earth Clinic researched Florida’s oil and gas regulations, compared them to the regulations…
Disney Princesses reimagined as magazine cover girls
Move over Naomi, Vogue has some new it girls and these ladies are royalty. Image via AsuROCKS After Kim K’s notorious Paper cover dropped last week, artist AsuROCKS imagined Disney’s favorite slimy villain joining in on showing off all she has under the sea. Which led us to wonder what our other Disney ladies would look like as…
The News Junkies encouraging people to protest Bill Cosby’s show in Melbourne tonight
Image via Showbiz 411 Beleaguered comedian Bill Cosby is set to take the stage at the King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne tonight, but may not find as warm of a reception as he would like. After a string of rape allegations stretching back to the 1960s have sprouted up in the news…
Hot News: Warm Butterbeer Returns to Universal Orlando
Warm Butterbeer is back at the Wizarding World in time for the holiday season (photo by Seth Kubersky). Here’s some steaming hot theme park news from Universal Orlando: the elusive warm Butterbeer is back at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The warm version of the signature beverage joined its cold and frozen bretheren briefly…
Vegans give thanks early at the first annual Vegan Trucksgiving
Image via 2nd Sun Vegan On Sunday, Orlando-area vegans (and those who just like a good healthy meal deal) gather at Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake for the first annual Vegan Trucksgiving. Hungry attendees will chow down on an 11-course meal, featuring mains from 2nd Sun Vegan, Dixie Dharma and Squid Box, desserts from Doughn’t…
‘The Theory of Everything’ offers enough
Image via Working Title Films Most biopics about icons require a leap of faith to fully accept an actor as his or her character. The Theory of Everything is not most biopics, as Eddie Redmayne is so convincing as famous physicist Stephen Hawking that you will likely be unable to separate the two men in…
This Little Underground: Caribou & Jessy Lanza at the Social
This Little Underground is Orlando Weekly’s music column providing perspective, live reviews and news on the city’s music scene. Read the latest column here. Caribou at the Social The time has never been as ripe as now for an artist like Jessy Lanza. Seducing the language of R&B from an iceberg of electronic minimalism, the…
Thank You, Internet: Marshmallow shot glasses and Hipster Business Name Generator
You feel that? That’s the holiday season in the air. Or a cold snap that’s just about over. If you work in non-retail-land, it’s likely that this is your last Friday of work before Thanksgiving. It’s dragging by isn’t it?! These links should help those seconds tick just a little bit faster: Image via the Watering…
FSU gunman was said to be an alum “in a state of crisis”
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA An attorney who graduated from Florida State University in 2005 was identified as the gunman who opened fire at the campus library early Thursday, injuring three people, including one critically, before he was killed by police. But Tallahassee and university officials expressed relief that the shooting, which…
Ravenous Pig chefs help you level up your Thanksgiving dinner at home
In this week’s issue, we told you where to eat out if you don’t feel like cooking Thanksgiving dinner, and we imparted a few hard-won tidbits of advice to make your day easier if you do decide to cook; but James and Julie Petrakis of the Ravenous Pig want you to step it up. No, the…
Florida man buys foreclosed home … with dead body inside
Image via Google Maps Earlier this month, William Wilson purchased a foreclosure home at an auction in Cape Coral, but ended up with a lot more than a Florida home left in disarray. Along with photographs on the fridge and boxes filled for moving, when Wilson entered his new property for the first time, he was…
Thursday, Nov. 27: Things to do today/tonight
Imga via Leisure Chief MUSIC PICKS OF THE DAY: Leisure Chief: http://bit.ly/1uV90qX Thanksgiving Day Empower Yoga: http://on.fb.me/1uBSPcZ Falcon Thanksgiving Escape: http://on.fb.me/1ycaz4u Independent Bar’s 30th Anniversary Week: http://on.fb.me/1xA2Qcx For more stuff going on this week, visit our online calendar. Arts and Culture: http://bit.ly/1vqggMt Music: http://bit.ly/1yUK026 Learning and Civics: http://bit.ly/1F4C02r
Friday, Nov. 21: Things to do today/tonight
Image via Luscious Lisa MUSIC PICKS OF THE DAY: Franchise, Unbliterati, Luscious Lisa: http://bit.ly/1HmcjfM CSS Restoration’s 5th Annual Open House: http://on.fb.me/1vmiEE2 Blanket Orlando: http://on.fb.me/1yj9UfN Freeplay Florida 2014: http://on.fb.me/1uqNWqn Everything is Relative with Katerina Friderici: http://on.fb.me/1zzYjd3 S’mores and Pours with Bells Brewery: http://on.fb.me/1Ado9qr Vespr Live: http://on.fb.me/1xMiKDh For more stuff going on this week, visit our online…
Election 2014’s random write-in votes included Mickey Mouse and Billy Manes
You mean I didn’t win?! Image via Creative New Jersey The 2014 elections have come and gone. We’ve made our peace with the results, and today we were even able to find some humor in the situation. Bill Cowles, the Orange County Supervisor of Elections, released a list of all the write-in votes received in…
Wednesday, Nov. 26: Things to do today/tonight
Constructive Consumption MUSIC PICK OF THE DAY: The Wonder Years-A 4 Turntable Old School Extravaganza: http://bit.ly/1uV90qX Goose Island Bourbon County Exclusive: http://on.fb.me/11sSKS2 Retro Karaoke Thanksgiving: http://on.fb.me/1xzWKZM The Imperial’s Acoustic Soundcheck: Jessica Martens: http://on.fb.me/1vbHZxV Quivver: http://on.fb.me/1tgKjjX Ten Pints of Truth with Eugene Snowden: http://on.fb.me/1vbO91c For more stuff going on this week, visit…
10 free things to do this weekend in Orlando (11/21-23)
33 fun things to do in Orlando this week Image by Aaron Harriss, The Sanford Project Does your latest credit card statement have you cuddling up with what’s left of your cash and refusing to leave the house this weekend? Well, save your George W.’s and head out to one of these free events happening in the…
How social media broke and followed last night’s FSU shootings
Twitter: @mirohero_6 Last night, Florida State University experienced a terrible tragedy. Three students were shot inside of one of the university’s libraries, before the gunman was killed by police. Before the University could even send out a notice on their campus-wide alert system, social media app YikYak was alight with news of the shooting. We’ll have more on this story later today, but,…
Sunday, Nov. 30: Things to do today/tonight
Image via Ancient Suns MUSIC PICK OF THE DAY: Ancient Sun: http://bit.ly/1uV90qX Winter Garden WonderFest: http://on.fb.me/1rbQniQ Introduction to the Wonderful World of Fermented Foods: http://on.fb.me/1vbL5lF Howl’s Moving Castle: http://on.fb.me/1xSjPeb Beer:30: http://on.fb.me/1tgL78B Winter White, Black as Night Gala: http://on.fb.me/1yccbuU Koffin Kats, Abandon the Midwest, Destructonomicon: http://on.fb.me/1uBXv2k For more stuff going on this week, visit our online…
Saturday, Nov. 29: Things to do today/tonight
Image via Case Work MUSIC PICKS OF THE DAY: Case Work: http://bit.ly/1uV90qX Breakfast with Santa: http://on.fb.me/1vJAMZk Credo Market: http://on.fb.me/1uU7ghC Small Business Saturday: http://on.fb.me/1pjtg4p Forever Furoche Fest: http://on.fb.me/1uU7q8B C-Note Collection: Grab and Go Art Show: http://on.fb.me/1trEaRn Blanket Orlando: http://on.fb.me/1yj9UfN Passafire: http://on.fb.me/1y92c8T Beth McKee’s Post Turkey Day Gratitude Bash: http://on.fb.me/1vjJpaZ Laney Jones and the Lively Spirits: http://on.fb.me/1ycbGRC…
Friday, Nov. 28: Things to do today/tonight
Image via Dog Apollo MUSIC PICKS OF THE DAY: The Dog Apollo: http://bit.ly/1uV90qX Crash-A-Rama: http://on.fb.me/1rbWQdB Blackest Friday Sale Party: http://on.fb.me/1trDR94 Black Friday Vendor Sale: http://on.fb.me/11UL7nn Used Board Once a Year Blow Out Sale: http://on.fb.me/1vJAuSe Jim Gaffigan: http://on.fb.me/1rbO53c Infected Mushroom: http://on.fb.me/1tgKuMi Sabals, Dog Apollo, Reverist: http://on.fb.me/11UH3U6 Big Bang Boom Cabaret presents Burlesque After Dark: http://on.fb.me/11sT4QI…
Florida legislator wants to make conservative agitprop film mandatory viewing for school kids
Florida Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, has filed a bill for the 2015 legislative session in Tallahassee asking his fellow legislators to make it mandatory for students in 8th and 11th grades to watch Dinesh D’Souza’s movie America: Imagine the World Without Her. The movie, made by a conservative commentator who has built a career out of…
Don’t wanna cook, don’t wanna go out? There is a third way on Thanksgiving Day
Not up for showcasing your kitchen skills? Not into dressing up for turkey dinner on the town? That’s cool: There’s a third choice, but you’ll need to act fast. Order your Thanksgiving dinner from Catering for Good, and you’ll actually be helping change lives (not to be all weird and dramatic about it) by being too damn…
Thursday, Nov. 20: Things to do today/tonight
Imag Via Cuba Gooding MUSIC PICK OF THE DAY: Sweet Soul of the ‘70s: http://bit.ly/1HmcjfM Letterpress Happy Hour: http://goo.gl/AcvZEO Third Thursday Gallery Hop: http://on.fb.me/1EWauSG Ladies Fashion Hour presents Other Peoples Property: http://on.fb.me/14Feufl Slowburn Thursdays: http://on.fb.me/1vmhwQY Stache Bash 2.0: http://on.fb.me/1uqLhgx For more stuff going on this week, visit our online calendar. Arts and Culture: http://bit.ly/1vqggMt Music: http://bit.ly/1qskFxs Learning and…
‘Food Chains,’ a documentary about Florida farmworkers, to screen in Altamonte Springs Nov. 21
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers know how to get things done. The organization, which advocates for seasonal tomato pickers who work in Florida, has transformed an industry that was once called by a U.S. attorney “ground-zero for modern day slavery.” The organization has managed to launch successful fair-food and anti-slavery campaigns that has convinced some corporations to…
Wednesday, Nov. 19: Things to do today/tonight
Image via Andrew McMahon’s Twitter MUSIC PICK OF THE DAY: Andrew McMahon: http://bit.ly/1qskFxs Clockwork Indigo (Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers) “The Electric Koolade Experience”: http://on.fb.me/1u6kQJs Wednesday Night Pitcher Show: http://on.fb.me/1yPuCUz The Geek Easy’s Open Mic Night: http://on.fb.me/11yKIHV Slingshot Dakota, Dryspell, Henrietta, Northbound: http://on.fb.me/1xMfpUZ Punks at Lou’s: http://on.fb.me/1wT7WAj St. Matthew’s Cinematheque: Desperate Living: http://on.fb.me/1vmhecR For more stuff…
Plastic isn’t evil, insists Miami artist Katerina Friderici
Her Twelve21 Gallery show, ‘Everything Is Relative,’ finds beauty in cast-off materials
Do Me, Orlando: Winter in the Park Holiday Ice Skating Rink
The best part: Glittery outfits! How long does it last? Forever (in your heart) Info/cost: 3-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 3-10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, noon-8 p.m. Sunday; Through Jan. 11; Central Park West Meadow, Winter Park; $12 includes skates; cityofwinterpark.org/winterinthepark For all of us relocated Northern kids who grew up skating on any frozen…
Anglers for Conservation host a Gumbo cook-off
Anglers for Conservation (AFC) is a nonprofit that works with recreational fishing communities to inform and educate on sustainable fishing. AFC, in cooperation with Fishing Florida Radio, Coastal Angler Magazine Orlando and Fish on Fire, hosts a day full of fun and all-you-can-eat gumbo, with all proceeds going to AFC and their conservation efforts. There’s…
Ray Charles tribute kicks off Dr. Phillips’ Jazz Roots series
In a fitting kickoff for the special four-part Jazz Roots concert series, Dr. Phillips is tipping a hat to the Genius himself, Ray Charles (who Billy Joel famously touted as being more important than Elvis Presley – say what?!). Celebrating said genius will be an all-star lineup of award-winning performers like 10-time Grammy-winning a cappella…
Vinyl pop-up shop promises rare and wonderful finds
Photo courtesy of Uncle Tony’s Pop-up Shoppe Attention, vinyl junkies: Jonathan Santino and John “Brooklyn Dusty Fingers” Sarivola are opening up a new boutique record shop called Uncle Tony’s Donut Shoppe, but are still trying to find the perfect spot to put their goodies. In the meantime, they’ll be setting up shop (pop-up shop, that…
Flying Horse Editions hosts a Letterpress Happy Hour for the holidays
Movable type – it’s only the entire basis of civilized culture. (OK, I’m exaggerating, but by my standards, just a little.) Before movable type, every book was a one-off, probably bound in the hide of some fantastic beast and illuminated with astounding gold-leafed illustrations, but way too expensive for the likes of you, bub. No,…
Artegon Marketplace Orlando opening promises to bring culture to I-Drive
Image via Around Osceola We’ve been huffing and puffing and smiling about this development for months – former tourist-trap mall situation called Festival Bay morphs into community artisan market while still maintaining its retail anchors that are decidedly not thematically in line with said theme (Ron Jon!). It could be the best or worst…
It’s time for the 5th Annual Winter Park Harvest Festival
WINTER PARK HARVEST FESTIVAL PHOTO BY JOHN RIFE This daylong event brings together local farmers, gardeners and families. Throughout the festival will be cooking demonstrations, just in time to inspire some Thanksgiving side dishes. Meet the farmers and take part in deliciously informative seminars, workshops and roundtables focused on the local food system. There will…
Orlando Ballet and Bach Festival bring “Carmina Burana” to Dr. Phil
CARMINA BURANA PHOTO COURTESY OF DR. PHILLIPS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Let the dancers pointe the way for you into the Grand Premiere of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Synching their moves with the melodic sounds of the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Orlando Ballet whisks you away into a…
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
27 places to get Thanksgiving dinner and dodge the kitchen cleanup
Cooking? We have reservations.
Holiday Guide 2014: Giving thanks
Sentimental gifts can be the most rewarding
Down the Road
Rusko, Nov. 26 at The Beacham Anberlin, Nov. 26 at House of Blues Dog Apollo, Nov. 28 at The Social Passafire, The Hip Abduction, Kash’d Out, Nov. 29 at The Social Koffin Kats, Abandon the Midwest, Destructonomicon Nov. 30 at Will’s Pub French Montana, Dec. 2 at Venue 578 The Misfits, The Attack, Dec. 3…
Picks this week: Jeezy, Andrew McMahon and more
Great live music rattles Orlando every night of the week
Movies opening in Orlando theaters this week
‘Food Chains’ and ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Comedy + Dance + Theater + Art + Events + Literary + Family + Sports
Arts and Culture in Orlando this week
Holiday Guide 2014: To market
Pop-up shops, artisans markets and nontraditional shopping opportunities that put your money into local hands and keep you out of the mall
‘Rosewater’ is cursed by its cliché tendencies
Jon Stewart’s directorial debut is less disappointing for what it is than what it could have been
Is Florida really going to send Jeb Bush to the White House?
If recent comments are to be believed, we’re sure going to try
Ranking the Satanic majesty of Slayer’s discog delights
We worship the devil-doting albums over offerings that barely name-check Satan
Five holiday gift ideas sure to please any theme park lover
From affordable to extravagant
Holiday Guide 2014: Home improvement for the holidays
How I went from homeowner illiteracy to home-improvement obsessed
This Little Underground: Live music at the Smiling Bison
Plus, live reviews of the Chris Charles Quartet, Flesh Wounds, Ex-Cult, Back Pages
Savage Love
My mother left her email logged in on my computer, and I snooped out of boredom. I wasn’t expecting anything, but I found a few intimate emails between her and a strange man that pretty much confirmed that she was cheating on my dad. My parents have been married for almost three decades, and it’s…
HOLIDAY GUIDE 2014
All of the best holiday events happening in Orlando from now until the New Year
Orange County Dropbox lawsuit gets its day in court
Redacted IP addresses raise questions about where government privacy begins in the realm of public records
Holiday Guide 2014: Gone to the dogs
Places to shop (locally) for pet lovers on your list
Learning + Civics
Learning and Civics in Orlando this week
Holiday Guide 2014: Gifts that keep on giving
Subscription boxes make that mailbox moment a monthly reminder that you care
Concerts/Events + Clubs/Lounges + Opera/Classical
Where to find music in Orlando this week
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Someone on Reddit posed the question, “What have you always been curious to try?” In reply, many people said they wanted to experiment with exotic varieties of sex and drugs they had never treated themselves to before. Other favorites: eating chocolate-covered bacon; piloting a plane; shoplifting; doing a stand-up comedy routine;…
More thoughts on Election 2014 and Rethink College Park
Letters to the editor
How to win at Thanksgiving: 13 pieces of Turkey Day advice
Avoid the T-pain on Nov. 27
BART is like your buddy’s living room, but better
Bar Exam: the where, what and why of Orlando drinking
Seven fresh vegan and vegetarian cookbooks
Planning a turkey-free Thanksgiving? Get some professional help
Central Florida’s poverty problem and the bad math of “jobs”
Despite employment gains, nearly half of the region’s residents are living poor according to the United Way
Here’s the perfect way to prepare for our deluge of Thanksgiving stories
Orlando Weekly’s annual Holiday Guide hits streets/screens Wednesday, and it is chock-full of holiday goodness: gift guides, holiday feelings, all the Christmas and Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and New Year’s-related events going on around town through the end of the year … and don’t worry, we didn’t forget Thanksgiving. Or I didn’t, anyway. The Food +…
Make your friday a knockout with Fight Night at UCF
Image via Breakthrough MMA If adrenaline pumping, sweat and blood dripping and the sweet visage of cauliflower ear sound like your ideal Friday night then brace yourself because it’s FIGHT NIGHT. The cage is set to take over The Venue at the University of Central Florida for Breakthrough MMA 14. Florida’s premier amateur mixed martial…
Letters to a Satanist: Are you upset that Orange County public schools closed its open forum for religious literature distribution?
Illustration by Lee DeVito Recently, Metro Times, our sister paper in Detroit, unveiled a new column called Letters to Satan. Readers are invited to submit questions about Satanism to be answered by Doug Mesner, a spokesman for the Satanic Temple. Since the Satanic Temple has been so active in Florida in the past couple of…
You Matter: Thanks stranger, that’s always nice to hear!
We just got this random envelope full of cards saying, “You Matter” today, and we knew we had to share it with our readers. We have no idea who sent them to us (no return address), or the motivations behind the gift (no letter) but we’re going to take this as a sign that…
Cameo theater’s cool old sign is about to make a comeback
An old photo of the Cameo – apparently the only one that could be found – showing its original signage. Photo via City of Orlando At yesterday’s Orlando City Council meeting, commissioners agreed to approve an application to re-create the cool old sign that used to adorn the Cameo theater building on East Colonial Drive. According…
Take a virtual ride on Skyscraper, the world’s tallest roller coaster
Photo by Skyplex This summer, we formally introduced you to what is soon to be the world’s tallest roller coaster, Skyscraper. Coming to International Drive in 2016, the polercoaster sends you soaring 55 stories in the air and hangs you completely upside, with nothing but a waist restraint keeping you safe. Sound like a good time?…
Couch Chasing and Beer Racing: Sofas & Suds hosts championship couch racing event
24 poignant photos from ‘The Sanford Project’ We know you probably spend your evenings doing a little bit of light couchsurfing. However, this weekend in Sanford “couchsurfing” gets a whole new meaning. Sofas & Suds pits couch against couch ins couch racing event this Sunday at 2 p.m. Teams of five hop on their best (or…
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Breaking: The plot thickens in the Come Out With Pride/MBA conundrum [Updated with response]
As expected, this morning the Metropolitan Business Association and Come Out With Pride issued a joint statement this morning regarding the Nov. 4 termination of executive director Mikael Audebert. There’s a lot to infer between the lines here, but sources who attended (yet another) emergency meeting on the topic last night confirm that the groups…
This Little Underground: Flesh Wounds, Ex-Cult & Back Pages at Will’s
This Little Underground is Orlando Weekly’s music column providing perspective, live reviews and news on the city’s music scene. Read the latest column here. Back Pages at Will’s Pub (photo by Ashley Belanger) I just had my first encounter with local garage-punk band Back Pages (Nov. 12, Will’s Pub) and it was fast, dirty and…
