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O-Town labeled a global hotspot for disappointed tourists
The ordinance aims to clarify the difference between a restaurant, bar and nightclub
Time magazine revealed the contenders for their 2022 Person of the Year on the Today Show Monday, and the list includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The list purports to be “who they felt had the most influence on the world this year,” and DeSantis’ inclusion is just the latest moment in the media’s odd love…
Gov. Ron DeSantis and CFO Jimmy Patronis pull $2 billion over the firm’s ‘radical environmental and diversity goals.’
‘If we don’t turn that around, then we’re concerned that we’ll see these illnesses return.’
Put on your Sunday clothes, there’s lots of (Disney) world out there!
The restaurant makeover of Edgewater Drive in College Park continues. We told you in August that Top Protein would start making “meat made from ruminant milk” where Brazilian-Lebanese joint Jaber once stood. Then in September, Pizza Bruno opened in the old Tin & Taco space, offering Jersey-style pies. Owner Bruno Zacchini followed that up by…
Can you hear the screams of fans already? Seemingly ageless singer Barry Manilow is heading out on a seven-city arena tour dubbed “Manilow: Hits 2023” next year, and Orlando is one of those cities. The Manilow: Hits tour will mark Manilow’s 50th (spit take) anniversary as a recording artist, and he promises a greatest-hits setlist that…
The Hello Kitty pop-up truck is returning to Orlando yet again this weekend, bringing a bevy of limited edition merchandise depicting Hello Kitty and her cutesy pals just in time for some frenzied holiday shopping. The pop-up truck will be parked right outside the Mall’s Crayola Experience from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, laden with “limited…
Mary O’Connor was caught on bodycam using her badge to avoid a traffic citation.
The program didn’t appear in early versions of the 2022 state budget.
So miss us with the “guns don’t kill people” thing.
Shortly after they opened their first Florida location in Winter Park, Pennsylvania’s Chick’nCone is expanding to an Orlando location. The move was first discovered by the Orlando Business Journal, though there’s precious little information about where the new location will be and when it might open. Winter Park’s Chick’nCone opened earlier this year and its…
Citing a potential infringement of free-speech rights and other constitutional liberties, dozens of people gathered to challenge a rule proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration that would restrict the way protests can be conducted in Florida’s Capitol Complex. The state Department of Management Service’s proposal, in part, seeks to prohibit actions or displays that are…
A three-day trial over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of a twice-elected Hillsborough County state attorney wrapped on Thursday, but a federal judge presiding over the lawsuit said it could be weeks before he releases a decision. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said he may not have time before Dec. 19 to fully delve into Andrew…
“I’ve seen grown men break down.”
19-year-old Florida Gators quarterback Jalen Kitna has been released from custody in Gainesville after posting a $80,000 bond. The redshirt freshman and son of former NFL player Jon Kitna was arrested earlier this week on several counts of possession and distribution of child pornography. According to Gainesville Police, Kitna shared two lewd images of underage…
Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. The ex-politician and onetime GOP wunderkind was found to have wildly abused his office. During his stint in Seminole County, he used his position to stalk political rivals, run cryptocurrency operations with government funds, defraud COVID-19 relief programs, impersonate a…
The sage of Orlando music venue Soundbar has taken another surprising turn. After leaving its former downtown location almost exactly one year ago, and then taking over the booking of the Henao Center shortly after, it was announced Thursday that the brains behind Soundbar are now moving to a new homebase: Level 13 Event Center.…
Drag royalty the Boulet Brothers are taking their horror-drag reality contest Dragula on the road next year, and in particularly spine-chilling news the kick-off date is in Orlando. Dragula Titans is a spin-off from the flagship Drgaula program, wherein all-stars from past seasons compete for the tittle of ‘Dragula Titans Supermonster.’ The Boulet Brothers debut…
Orlando radio station WJRR is bringing back their Earthday Birthday music festival for another round in 2023 with a loud lineup featuring Breaking Benjamin. The 2023 edition of Earthday Birthday is happening in April — once again outdoors at the Central Florida Fairgrounds — and WJRR’s first round of headliner announcements are Breaking Benjamin, Falling in Reverse, the Pretty Reckless, Beartooth,…
Guzzle some milk and cookies (or a nice seasonal IPA) and get yourself in that holiday mood, then shop till you drop at these seasonal makers markets. Sunday, Dec. 4 Krampusfest 1-9 p.m., Sideward Brewing, 210 N. Bumby Ave. For some, Christmas is the coming of Krampus. The dark demon is sure to march in…
Here’s a nice holiday surprise: A late addition to the Will’s concert calendar this week is inimitable DIY outsider-maestro Eugene Chadbourne. Through a decades-long career of avowedly sticking to the margins despite formidable multi-instrumental chops, Chadbourne has tried a little bit of everything — from noisy skronk to free jazz to high lonesome sounds —…
Indie band Men I Trust are ready to show Orlando how much they care this weekend. The Canadian group incorporates dream-pop ether and electronic elements to create a sweetly sensory and hypnotic experience for listeners. Men I Trust have been featured on NPR’s “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” series and even performed their most recognizable hit,…
Thirty years strong, AFI (an initialism for “A Fire Inside”) are burning bright and reliably dark. This House of Blues gig is the last show on the seminal band’s 2022 Bodies Tour. The tour is named after AFI’s 2021 release, the band’s 11th album. Such a massive discography makes for a live performance rife with…
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Edward Waters University is named after a prominent African American labor leader.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis never misses an opportunity to preen on Fox News. The governor used his latest stop on the national news network to reignite his fight with Disney, a feud that started when the company spoke out against Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law. DeSantis and the Republican legislature moved to strip Walt Disney…
Florida Gators redshirt freshman quarterback Jalen Kitna was arrested on Wednesday. Police say the 19-year-old was in possession of child pornography. According to a press release from the Gainesville Police Department, Kitna allegedly sent an illegal image of child sexual abuse on the chatroom app Discord. The image was brought to the attention of the…
Joel Greenberg will be sentenced this morning. The former Seminole County Tax Collector has pleaded guilty to fraud, sex trafficking and stalking, but his sentencing has been delayed several times as he cooperated with federal investigations into his associates. Greenberg famously was at the center of an investigation into Florida congressman Matt Gaetz. It was…
A wedding guest is suing an Orlando caterer who allegedly laced the food at a Longwood wedding in February with marijuana. 31-year-old caterer Joycelyn Bryant worked the wedding in February. Bryant was accused of lacing the food after guests called the cops when they felt ill. She was arrested along with the bride, 42-year-old Danya Svoboda. Both…
Take advantage of the agreeable weather and see the sculpture garden
Two top aides to Gov. Ron DeSantis were added as defendants Tuesday in a potential class-action lawsuit stemming from the DeSantis administration flying 49 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in September. An amended version of the lawsuit added DeSantis public-safety adviser Larry Keefe and DeSantis Chief of Staff James Uthmeier as defendants. Also, it added…
Warren claims Gov. Ron DeSantis ran afoul of the 1st Amendment in removing him from office
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Upright sushi den’s brigade
Now the Department of Health wants to pass over his heirs completely
Our state-sponsored religion is nothing like their state-sponsored religion!
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss?
Otto’s will feature ‘refined Cuban-inspired cocktails’ and a raw bar
This stacked heavy-metal onslaught slays and bucks the patriarchy. Decorated California death grinders Exhumed lead the charge with their full-blast attack and maximalist gore jones, while Portland’s Vitriol will keep things breakneck with their blackened and blindingly technical death metal. Equal destruction will come via the women on the bill, from the punishing death metal…
The St. Augustine combo Remedy Tree are a roots act that threads a smart needle between young and old-time. They’re a string band that manage sweet, strolling folk songs and greased-lightning bluegrass burners with equal aplomb. Most importantly, Remedy Tree do it without resorting to the pop cutesiness of the folkie boy bands. (8 p.m.…
Unlike those mega-festivals that squeeze the depth out of the live experience with their crammed bills and manic proceedings, the annual roots music affair Orange Blossom Revue in nearby Lake Wales keeps the lineup tight and the pacing generous with full sets by each act. This format will pay major dividends this year since Orange…
It’s been almost a full year since I’ve written about Orlando no-wave standard-bearer Alien Witch. First, it’s because I wrote so much about their astonishing output in 2021, which averaged roughly an entire album per month. Second, it’s because 2022 has been somewhat fallow for this solo vehicle, with Dee Dee Crittenden shifting some focus…
“I don’t want to be addicted to the noise, but when it goes away, I wanna die” — the opening to Slothrust’s latest and fifth studio album, Parallel Timeline, is quintessential Slothrust: lyrics that are riddles, bringing you just as many answers as questions, paired with a sound that’s equal parts bubblegum pop and relentlessly…
Following on the heels of the Minion madness that accompanied the release of Minions: The Rise of Gru earlier this summer is the unserious saga of the touring Shrek Rave — a meme actualized. Ka5sh (the 5 is silent), founder and creator of the swamp soirée, brings myth and mire to Orlando for a surreal…
Of all the holiday events in Orlando — and for that matter Florida — there’s really nothing like Christmas in the Park. Taking over Central Park in the heart of Winter Park in the early evening hours, the folks at the Morse Museum set up a dazzling array of their Tiffany windows (most with a…
Philadelphia’s Kaonashi are a dizzying post-hardcore whirlwind steeped in math, emo and all things diametrically opposed to easy listening. But their young supporting cast are at least as impressive. Fellow Philadelphians ASkySoBlack are a new band that deals in heavy, feeling rock that’s like Failure gone emo. Miami’s Bloom Dream wade into thicker waters with…
The Fusion Awards, a program that celebrates local music, is happening Wednesday, Nov. 30. This year’s venue is the Abbey, after previous editions at Soundbar, which closed the doors of its downtown location last year. Another difference this year is the dress code: This is a masquerade ball and masks are required. Teddy Alexander and…
