Tupperware’s only U.S. pop-up opens at the Florida Mall through the holidays
For those looking to keep their holiday treats freshly stored and sealed — without going to a house party to get the goods — Tupperware has opened its only U.S. pop-up kiosk at the Florida Mall in Orlando. Last year, the Orlando-based company Tupperware opened a similar kiosk in New York City, but they’re keeping…
170 years after her death, U.K. museum ‘Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein’ celebrates her life and her most famous creation
Soon one of the world’s most famous female writers will have a museum dedicated to her story, and it only took 200 years for it to be realized. Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein will celebrate both the literary legacy of her groundbreaking first novel and the author herself. The museum in Bath, England, sits just…
Orange County Convention Center is among venues leaning into virtual, hybrid events due to pandemic social distancing
One of Central Florida’s largest annual conventions wrapped up its week-long event last week, but you wouldn’t have known it by driving by the convention center. The massive IAAPA Expo typically spills out of the Orange County Convention Center and into the nearby parking lot with the latest in carnival rides, inflatables, midway food, and…
Orlando’s Milk District hosts a holiday-themed ‘Krampus Crawl’ event Friday
Krampus is coming … well, kind of. This year’s annual Krampusnacht get-down is canceled for this year, because it’s naughty to host mass gatherings in confined spaces. But the organizers of the event are teaming with Milk District merchants to get you out in the fresh air for a “Krampus crawl” to celebrate the anti-Santa.…
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings considering a plan to fine local businesses in repeat violation of CDC guidelines
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said this week that he is exploring options on levying fines on local businesses that repeatedly flout CDC guidelines and the county’s own mask mandate. But with Gov. Ron DeSantis stating flatly this week that he is “opposed to mandates, period” and that “fining people … is totally overboard,” Demings’…
DeSantis remains ‘opposed to mandates, period,’ as Florida surges past 1 million coronavirus cases
On April 1, just weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, 7,773 people in Florida had tested positive for the insidious disease. By July 1, that total was up to 158,997. On Oct. 1, it had leaped to 709,144. And on Tuesday, Florida reached a milestone that nobody wanted to see: It exceeded 1 million reported cases.…
Now would be a great time to brave the cold and check out the manatees at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City
With temperatures in Central Florida hitting the low 30s Tuesday, most of us are staying in. Manatees, however, are out to play. While the weather is cooling down, the water at Blue Spring State Park keeps a consistent temperature of about 72 degrees, according to Save the Manatee Club. This makes it the perfect environment…
Legendary Imagineer Joe Rohde is leaving Disney. His influence forever changed themed entertainment
12-2-20: Updated to better reflect Rohde’s current projects within Imagineering. After a four-decade career in Walt Disney Imagineering, the iconic Joe Rohde has confirmed he will be retiring in January. The announcement on Rohde’s personal Instagram account of his retirement comes after weeks of speculation that he was included in the recent mass layoffs, which…
Orlando Fringe returns to (some) in-person programming with Winter Mini-Fest in January
Orlando Fringe’s annual Winter Mini-Fest is usually a harbinger — a teaser, if you will — of Fringey delights to come later in the year at the big fest. Well, Winter Mini-Fest is on for January 2021, and in its fifth year the event will take on an added role as a means of reconnecting…
Here are the Winter Park holiday event road closures this week
It’s that jolly time of year again … when Winter Park denizens are going to have to take to the side-roads and detours in their sleighs to avoid holiday events over the next few days. Thursday, Dec. 3: Memories of Christmas in the Park Garfield Avenue will be closed from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, Dec.…
Downtown Orlando’s the Social reopens for concerts this week with Zach Deputy
The venerable Downtown Orlando venue the Social will officially be back in the live music game starting this Thursday, Dec. 3, with new and needed safety protocols like mask requirements and temperature checks at the door. Dusting off the stage will be Savannah polymath Zach Deputy, whose loop-layering arsenal (guitar, beatboxing, vocal stylings, etc.) is as motley…
Orlando TikTok sensations the 502s play the Plaza Live’s Front Porch Concert Series on Thursday
The Plaza Live’s Front Porch Concert Series has been one of the more thoughtful forays into COVID-age showgoing, with its distanced outdoor setting, mask requirements and pod seating options. The next edition, this Thursday, Dec. 3, features the folk-pop effervescence of local group the 502s, who recently blew the F up on TikTok with a…
New event Black Restaurant Week spotlights Black-owned restaurants in Orlando and Tampa Bay
Black Restaurant Week, which started last week and runs through Dec. 6, highlights Black-owned businesses, and for the first time, a Florida edition (Florida Black Restaurant week, FBRW) is focusing on venues across the Sunshine State — including quite a few here in Orlando. In addition to shining a light on Florida’s Black-owned kitchens —…
Florida sheriff celebrates the holidays by hosting potential superspreader ‘Turkey Bowl’ flag football event
Just days before Thanksgiving, the White House Coronavirus Task Force released a report stating that Florida was in a “viral resurgence.” But despite this, and our rising positivity rates and hospitalizations, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey gathered roughly 75 people for his agency’s “8th Annual Turkey Bowl Flag Football Game.” In a Nov. 26 Facebook…
It’s beginning to feel a lot like winter (for a few days) in Orlando this week
Across the country, health experts have warned that cold weather and indoor gatherings could lead to an increased spread of coronavirus. Floridians, naturally scoffed at the idea of “cold weather” (and probably at the idea of coronavirus spreading, too). Floridians are gonna learn tonight, though. The Weather Channel says it’s going to be in the…
Disney announces 4,000 additional layoffs of theme park employees
Executives at Walt Disney Co. marked the holidays by announcing another round of employee layoffs – 4,000 more – to happen by the first half of fiscal year 2021. In October, Disney announced 28,000 employee layoffs, mostly in the theme-parks division, in an SEC filing. Disney employees in Central Florida ended up taking the brunt of those cuts:…
Universal CityWalk Hollywood is selling Butterbeer, no park admission required. Is it a sign of things to come?
Universal Studios Hollywood has faced closures since March as California embraces a science-backed response to the pandemic. While that may result in saved lives for Southern California’s theme parks, it’s meant months of no income. Knott’s, SeaWorld and, more recently, Disney have gotten creative by opening retail and food offerings in sections of the still-closed parks.…
Leslye Gale’s O-Town Lowdown on Magic 107.7 for Monday, Nov. 30, 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. The Orlando Philharmonic will present its Holiday Pops Concert this weekend in Winter Park. Here’s how you can reserve your free socially distanced pod. – LINK Today is…
Florida Gov. DeSantis extends order banning local COVID-related shutdowns, restrictions and mask mandates
Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended a September executive order aimed at preventing business shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-page extension, issued before the Thanksgiving holiday, said the state “continues to suffer economic harm as a result of COVID-19 related closures, exacerbating the impacts of the State of Emergency, and Floridians should not be prohibited…
The Enzian to screen riotous Shane McGowan documentary ‘Crock of Gold’ this week
Maitland’s Enzian Theater cinema continues its run of strong music programming with a one-night-only screening of Crock of Gold, a look at the hard-knock life of Irish punk poet and singer Shane MacGowan. Directed by Julien Temple (who was also behind the lens for The Great Rock & Roll Swindle, Absolute Beginners and the affecting Sex…
Bad Santa and the Angry Elves kick off their yearly sonic revels at Will’s Pub in December
Bad Santa & the Angry Elves are a squad of holiday carolers dedicated to spreading the virtues of being naughty (vs. nice) via covers and originals that are more up Krampus’ alley than Saint Nick’s. The band surfaces only once a year, to embark on an extensive tour of Orlando’s finest dive bars, but given…
Allman Betts Band announce Orlando show in 2021
Southern-rock royalty the Allman Betts Band have optimistically booked a North American tour for 2021, and if the stars align, they’ll be in Orlando in June. The scions of Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts are already taking tentative steps back on stages around the country, including a show at the hallowed Ryman Auditorium in December. Allman…
Crowdfunding campaign opens to help keep Orlando’s own Will’s Pub open
Even though reopening is in effect, attendance at live shows in Orlando hasn’t exactly been a stampede, which is personally understandable. But as much as Will’s Pub has hustled and innovated valiantly to stay afloat, merch and liquor store sales alone aren’t gonna sustain this Orlando jewel forever. However, there’s now a way to directly…
Florida can call itself lucky as 2020 hurricane season comes to a close
As the most active hurricane season on record approaches an end, Florida overall has been relatively lucky. The 2020 Atlantic season, which on the calendar ends Monday, has put up 30 named storms — requiring the use of the auxiliary Greek alphabet for the second time ever. Also, it has included 13 hurricanes, of which…
Despite confusion, thousands of Florida’s former felons voted successfully in November general election
Conflicting court rulings and confusing records were just a few hurdles voting rights advocates faced on Election Day, as Republican lawmakers sought to restrict the return of 1.4 million former felons by requiring they pay all fines and fees before they could vote. Some local elections officials, including in Broward County, said they had to…
Could Rosemont provide an artsy blueprint to help fix Orlando’s sprawl? One developer thinks so
Last week at the exact same time, two separate proposals to reimagine abandoned golf courses went before local leaders. The Orange County Commissioners heard more than a dozen concerned citizens express their disapproval of plans to add up to 200 new homes to the former Eastwood Golf Club. They voiced concerns over property values, flooding,…
Reserve your free distanced pod for the Orlando Phil’s Holiday Pops concert beginning Sunday at 9 a.m.
Just like everything else in life right now, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra’s Holiday Pops performance — which happens on Dec. 6 — is going to be a little different this year. It’ll still be in Winter Park’s posh Central Park and it’ll still be free, but to enhance safety each party will be given its…
Record Store Day Black Friday is indeed still happening here in Orlando
Remember when we said that the Oct. 24 event was the last Record Store Day drop of 2020? Well, that’s “fake news,” Orlando Weekly, because here comes Record Store Day Black Friday in a couple of days. Record Store Day Black Friday – the audiophile niche of the consumerist apocalypse that is Black Friday –…
TikToker fired over paint-mixing viral videos scores new job in Orlando
A 22-year old TikToker who became famous for his viral paint-mixing videos just landed a job in Orlando. Ohio University student Tony Piloseno has amassed 1.4 million followers and 24.2 million likes on TikTok for his aesthetically pleasing paint videos. On Nov. 11, though, he released a video detailing how he was fired by Sherwin-Williams…
Orlando percussionist Thad Anderson to premiere multimedia collaboration ‘Peregrination’ next week
Orlando experimental percussionist Thad Anderson is giving us a reason to stay indoors next week with the premiere of a new multimedia project, Peregrination. A collaboration between Anderson, Chris Brannan and Diana Reichenbach, Peregrination will mix musical performance and video work for a Zoom performance that promises to be a cut above. “Without the ability…
Lock the motherfucker up
There can be no justice so long as Donald Trump escapes the consequences of his actions.
Vegan diner opens in East End Market, Domu and Tori Tori celebrate birthdays, and more Orlando food news
OPENINGS: Winter Park Biscuit Co., the all-vegan diner by chef/cookbook author Mary Westfall and A Day to Remember guitarist Neil Westfall, has opened inside East End Market. Hours for the market are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Their burgers, by the way, are incredible. Note: They’ll be closed on Thanksgiving Day … Black Rooster Taquería…
Coronavirus cases are skyrocketing. Here’s what it will take to gain control
No single measure is perfect, but combining them all is like stacking Swiss cheese
9 COVID-infected legislators had to sit out the legislative organization session
Nine lawmakers were excused from attending the legislative organization session in Tallahassee last week because they tested positive for COVID-19 or were exposed to the coronavirus in recent days. The legislators who tested positive for COVID-19 include Republican state Sens. Tom Wright of New Smyrna Beach and Ray Rodrigues of Estero. Senate spokeswoman Katie Betta…
Melissa McCarthy must save humanity from an evil A.I. in ‘Superintelligence’
If anyone can do it, it’s probably her. Plus a dozen more streaming premieres
As COVID surges in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mantra seems to be ‘business as usual’
COVID numbers in the U.S. are exploding. Cases are surging throughout the country, and many states have gone back into lockdown, closing schools and businesses in an attempt to save lives. Not Florida. Our new Legislature convened for the first time last week to plan the March session, and its new Republican leadership renounced any…
A sexless relationship may be fine for your boyfriend, but it’s not fine for you
My boyfriend and I were friends for a couple of years (we’re both 30-year-old gay men), then I stopped traveling around the world and pursued him. We’ve been boyfriends for a year and a half now. We were both happy and we had sex on a regular basis during the first year. I’m more into…
Legal Public Notices 12/2 issue
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…
