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When you elect a bunch of clowns, you end up with a circus
Reap the whirlwind, Republicans.
Orange County commissioners discuss ‘tenant bill of rights’ to combat rising rent
Orange County commissioners are proposing a new plan to tackle the rising rent in the City Beautiful. The Board recently voted to appeal a ruling blocking a recently passed rent control ordinance. That version of countywide rent control was put to voters on the recent midterm ballot and passed overwhelmingly. The result was immaterial, however,…
Fireworks store ignites after car crash in Melbourne
A Phantom Fireworks store burst into flames on Monday after a car crashed into the building in Melbourne, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue. Florida Highway Patrol Troopers said that an SUV struck a Toyota at an intersection, causing both to spiral out of control. The SUV barreled through a nearby parking lot toward the…
Legal Public Notices 11/30/2022
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices ALL ABOARD STORAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Personal property of the following tenants will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder to satisfy a rental lien in accordance with Florida Statutes, Sections: A83.801 – 83.809. All units are assumed to contain general household goods unless otherwise indicated. Viewing of…
Disney Cruise Line celebrates 25 years with Silver Anniversary at Sea offerings
Disney Cruise Line is celebrating 25 years onboard its ships with the Silver Anniversary at Sea. Starting next spring, Disney’s ships will be covered in shimmering decorations to celebrate a quarter-century at sea. The anniversary will be marked with new limited-edition cocktails and deserts. On the ship, the cruise line will debut new performances, costumes…
Student urges Florida Supreme Court to reject USF appeal in COVID-19 fees case
A student’s attorneys argued Monday that the Florida Supreme Court should reject an appeal by the University of South Florida in a dispute about fees collected for services that were not provided early in the COVID-19 pandemic. USF went to the Supreme Court last month after the 2nd District Court of Appeal refused to dismiss…
Hurricane Nicole insured losses top $386 million
With more than 45,000 claims filed, estimated insured losses from Hurricane Nicole have topped $386 million, according to data posted on the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation website. As of Monday, the estimated insured losses were $386.3 million, up from $132.4 million a week earlier. The Category 1 hurricane made landfall Nov. 10 near Vero…
Judge refuses to block Brevard County School Board policy barring obscene, abusive speech
The anti-mask, anti-LGBTQ group Moms For Liberty brought the lawsuit
Dunkin’ giving free coffee to Floridians on Tuesday following Hurricanes Ian, Nicole
Dunkin’ giving free coffee for Florida residents on Giving Tuesday
Sarasota man drops engagement ring in Gulf of Mexico during botched proposal captured in viral video
He quickly dove in after the ring and was able to recover it
College Park’s Café Linger to close in December
Edgewater Drive hotspot Café Linger will close permanently next month. The Euro-centric cafe beloved by bookworms and coffee lovers alike immediately upped the ante in its corner of College Park when it opened in 2018. Bucking against the trend of sterile coffee shops meant more to be photographed than enjoyed, Linger offered a cozy space…
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk supports Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in hypothetical 2024 presidential run
Elon Musk continues to support Florida’s governor
The strange story of Ervin Berlin and Orlando’s great lost (and found) first punk record
Forgotten 1970s Floridian punk single “Junior’s Got Brain Damage” finally reissued
A cornucopia of concerts worth checking out in Orlando over Thanksgiving weekend
If you’re feeling a little cabin fever — familial or otherwise — this long weekend, there is plenty of live music to check out all around Orlando. Thursday, Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Getdown: Roosevelt Collier, Rashid Williams, Thaddaeus Tribbett: 8 p.m., WIll’s Pub, $20. Friday, Nov. 25 Beautiful Music Jazz Quartet: 5 p.m., , free.Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American…
Beautifully harsh: Remembering Orlando artist Tony Garan
I may not be the best person to write about artist Tony Garan; we weren’t especially close. But Tony was one of Orlando’s friendliest freaks — a true artist, underground agitator and gentle soul. And though I hadn’t seen him in quite some time prior to his recent passing, we always seemed to be on…
Florida legislators plan another special session to address property insurance issues
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, and House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, said Tuesday that a special legislative session will be held the week of Dec. 12 to Dec. 16. Gov. Ron DeSantis said last month that lawmakers would hold a special session that is expected to include providing property-tax relief for people affected by…
IAAPA 2022 had the Orange County Convention Center bursting at the seams last week
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions convention isn’t just a trade show, it’s a barometer for the state of the entire industry
Indian food comes to downtown Orlando for the first time …ever?, B3 is another sad Audubon Park closure, + more
Chewing over all the local food news
Welcome to Sagittarius season, and remember: It’s Sag’s world, we just live in it
Your Free Will Astrology horoscope for Nov. 24-30
Tim Burton takes on the Addams Family in ‘Wednesday,’ premiering on Netflix, yes, Wednesday
New on Netflix … and Peacock, HBO Max, Apple TV+, Disney+, Hulu and the rest. Premieres Wednesday: Christmas on Mistletoe Farm — A British widower inherits a farm, but his children seem to like living there a lot more than he does. Here’s a clue for ya, Nigel: In America, we don’t let our kids…
Florida expats SWIMM play a one-off hometown show in Orlando this weekend
Since decamping to L.A., Florida expats SWIMM have only sharpened their slinky sound and arty DIY sensibility into a pastel psych-pop fantasy. Orlando opener Timothy Eerie, who rock out from the druggier end of psych spectrum, are always good for heady thrills. Just as notable for those on the lookout for the next thing is…
Saturday night’s alright for indie rock when Dayglow and Ritt Momney hit downtown Orlando
The exuberance of this bill is apparently too much to be held down even by a pandemic. Nixed by the wholesale COVID cancellation of the concert industry in 2020, the joint touring plans for these two indie-pop acts are finally back on and they’re packing hella pent-up sunshine. In a world mired in a shithole…
Check out Hannah Stokes, Meggy Kay and other on-the-rise Orlando musicians at Bynx for a free show Saturday
This well-stocked and intimate engagement rounds up some emergent talents from the city’s young crop of songwriters. Meggy Kay of dreamy indie-pop band Surf Witch and Hannah Stokes, a supple-voiced indie-folk artist who released her most accomplished work to date (the Hollow Bones mini-album) this past summer, have been appearing in clubs around Mills 50.…
Orlando synthwave project ACP Pro is back with menacing new anthem “Atomic Trinity”
ACP Pro, one of Central Florida’s best synthwave acts, has just re-emerged with new song “Atomic Trinity.” It’s the first release since the former duo became a solo project for Vlad Opreanu, and it bodes very well for this new chapter. While ACP Pro has always walked on the darker side of synth music, “Atomic…
Cabo Boing, Dot Com Bubble, Food Corps and more are through being cool when they play Orlando next week
The inimitable Brian Esser returns to an Orlando stage this week as part of a Southern swing of dates with Dot Com Bubble — an Asheville solo artist traveling very much the same fractured electronic byways that Esser’s Cabo Boing traverses — and purveyors of superlative sonic cut-ups Food Corps from New York. In theory…
Multicultural showcase FusionFest returns to downtown Orlando this weekend
Get ready to celebrate your post-turkey overload at FusionFest, when the fifth annual iteration comes to downtown Orlando over Thanksgiving weekend. The international artistic and culture showcase offers music and dance on the front lawn of the Dr. Phillips Center. Spotlighting over 1,000 local artists within the Central Florida area, this free event will have…
W.A.S.P. celebrates 40 years of shock, schlock and anthemic power-metal at Orlando’s Plaza Live
For a band that seemed like a one-codpiece wonder when they shocked parents and thrilled teens with “Animal (Fuck Like a Beast),” W.A.S.P. has proven to be not only resilient, but also surprisingly interesting over the course of their four-decade existence. Now celebrating a 40th anniversary tour — their first U.S. jaunt since 2010 —…
Enzian screens London production of hit David Hare play ‘Straight Line Crazy,’ starring one Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes stars as Robert Moses, the New York City power broker and mastermind of the city’s splendid network of parks, beaches, highways and bridges, in David Hare’s new play, Straight Line Crazy. Though the show has since moved to Broadway, where the run instantly sold out, Enzian Theater on Saturday broadcasts a taped performance…
Would you like to see a School Bus Figure 8 Race? Orlando’s Night of Destruction has you covered
If you think Monster Jam has lost focus on what really matters — vehicular Götterdämmerung — then Night of Destruction at Orlando Speedway might be an early holiday gift for you. Check out the future carnage that will soon be status quo on I-4: Mad Max Edition with creative smash-’em-ups like the School Bus Figure…
Guitarist Roosevelt Collier throws a Thanksgiving Getdown at Orlando’s Will’s Pub
OK, so it’s been bad times for a long-ass while now, but some recent developments could be reason enough to give thanks this year with a little overdue rump-shaking. Fortunate then that South Florida’s Roosevelt Collier — the pedal-steel guitar master whose time in the Lee Boys with his uncles and cousins established him as…
