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Marc Ribot meets Charlie Chaplin in Orlando this week
Esteemed guitarist-composer plays a solo set plus a live soundtrack to ‘The Kid’ at Dr. Phillips Center
AJR returns to Orlando in 2024, this time at the Amway Center
‘We’ve experienced a lot this past year’
Dizzy Donuts won’t be opening in College Park after all
Pizza Bruno Orlando owner Bruno Zacchini hangs up his dunker dreams … for now
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P!nk announces plans to give away copies of banned books at upcoming South Florida shows
Has P!nk gone lit-punk?
Popular Texas donut chain Shipley Do-Nuts opens first Orlando outpost
Glazed, filled, iced, cake, cinnamon rolls, bear claws, fritters … and kolaches
Moso Nori, a concept by James Beard Award finalist Henry Moso, is coming to Winter Park
The chef-owner of Kabooki Sushi launches a new restaurant specializing in hand rolls
Disney says it has a $40.3 billion impact on Florida’s economy amid legal feud with DeSantis
The analysis says Disney accounted for 263,000 jobs during the 2022 fiscal year
The McRib will return to Orlando McDonald’s locations this week
As always, the McRib is here for a limited time
University of Florida ordered to pay $372K in legal fees in professors’ free speech lawsuit
Judge Mark Walker issued a 35-page ruling that rejected arguments by the university that it should not have to cover the fees
Abortion-rights backers urge Florida Supreme Court to OK amendment wording
Attorney General Ashley Moody previously argued that the measure should be blocked from the 2024 ballot
Florida Democrat refiles bill to create a state labor department
Similar bills filed by Florida Democrats have failed to advance in the past, with little attention paid by lawmakers in either major party.
Natsu Omakase sushi concept to open in downtown Orlando’s North Quarter
The exclusive 10-seat concept is expected sometime next month
‘One of the busiest Thanksgivings on record’: AAA predicts heavy holiday traffic in Florida
AAA projected 2.77 million Floridians will travel more than 50 miles by car
OnePulse executive director Deborah Bowie resigns effective immediately
Deborah Bowie’s resignation is the latest in a string of developments affecting the OnePulse organization and its mission
Drake’s 2024 tour with J. Cole skips Orlando, but comes to Tampa
The show is the only Florida stop of 2024
Florida officials defend higher medical marijuana fees despite challenge
Sanctuary Cannabis, a medical-marijuana operator, filed an administrative challenge arguing the fee is ‘wholly without logic or reason’
Black Restaurant Week returns to Orlando starting Friday, Nov. 10
That’s Friday as in today!
Four Central Florida doctors save man from heart attack at Lake Nona restaurant
‘It truly feels like we were meant to be there’
Florida Democrats who voted to censure Rashida Tlaib received nearly $300K from pro-Israel lobbying group
The vote to censure Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, came after she referred to Israel as an ‘apartheid’ state
Citing legal fears, Florida universities push back on DeSantis order to shut down pro-Palestinian campus groups
‘We have reviewed those opinions, and in short, they raise concerns about potential personal liability…’
Sommore, Bill Bellamy and more headline Orlando comedy festival next year
Lavell Crawford, Tony Roberts and Special K round out the bill
Universal Orlando partner accidentally leaks new hotel coming to Epic Universe theme park
The Stella Nova Resort will reportedly open in January 2025 near the entrance to Epic Universe
New absinthe bar Death in the Afternoon soft opens in Orlando this week
‘Your friendly neighborhood absinthe house’
Mid Drive Dive, new concept from longtime East End Market tenants, to open next year in Orlando
The new concept will take the former space of Graffiti Junktion in College Park
Florida Democrat files bill to block schools from teaching students slaves ‘benefited from slavery’
The bill was filed in response to a controversial part of African American history standards approved by the State Board of Education in July
UCF students rally in Orlando against conservative crackdown on Florida universities
‘If (the proposed rule) is adopted, we’re not going to let it be adopted quietly,’ said one student organizer.
Florida education officials now going after college sociology courses
State higher-education officials on Thursday moved toward making changes to ‘general education core courses’ at state universities
Orlando weekend events: Our 20 quick picks for fun stuff to do
CosFaire, ‘Gator Country’ Book Launch, Food and Wine Classic, Audubon Center for Birds of Prey Talons and Tidings …
DeSantis wants to ‘establish a precedent’ of removing elected officials, says lawyers for suspended Orlando State Attorney
“Florida voters, the governor claims, not only know of his suspension power but also expect him to use it.”
Florida Supreme Court questions state’s arguments against recreational pot amendment
Justices have until April 1 to decide whether the proposal — bankrolled by Trulieve — should go before voters in November 2024
Sofas and Suds couch race for local businesses returns to downtown Sanford this month
The winners will go home with a Champions trophy, and of course, Sanford small-business bragging rights
Central Florida greets Foo Fighters, Limp Bizkit and 148 more bands when Welcome to Rockville returns in 2024
Daytona’s Welcome to Rockville Festival organizers have dropped the 2024 lineup, and it’s a wild one for sure. The festival has now swelled to include five stages and over (gulp) 150 bands crammed into four days. This year’s lineup includes Foo Fighters, Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Jelly Roll, Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Queens of the Stone Age, Judas…
The Eagles add Orlando stop to their 2024 ‘Long Goodbye’ final tour
Hell freezes over … again!
Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani one of only two Florida lawmakers to support ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
Eskamani supported fellow Democrat Angie Nixon’s ceasefire resolution, while other Democrats admonished or snubbed them.
Orlando’s Little Radical Theatrics takes on the modern question of ‘Rocky Horror’
To wit: Can this once-shocking artifact of the 1970s still speak to a younger generation unfazed by sexual fluidity?
Camille, the French-Vietnamese head-turner in Baldwin Park, is a true Orlando original
High-quality food and customer care are put ahead of awards at chef Tung Phan’s house of fine dining
Federal judge upholds Florida ban on transgender athletes playing on female teams
Altman ruled that the controversial law did not violate constitutional equal-protection and due-process rights and Title IX
Orlando music lifer Jeff Hindman drops new EP as dreamy duo Shampoo Tears
Another unexpected creative left turn from this local musician
Ohio votes to protect abortion access — will Florida be next?
Abortion rights groups in Florida hope to see a similar victory for abortion access in the Sunshine State next November.
Orlando Japan Festival is back this weekend at Kissimmee Lakefront Park
Japanese drumming, music, dancing, decorations, food and beverages
What’s new on streaming this week, from ‘The Billionaire, the Butler, and the Boyfriend’ to ‘The Buccaneers’
What to binge on Hulu, Netflix, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Max, Disney+ and the rest
Orlando concert calendar: Live music around town Nov. 8-14
Electric Daisy Carnival, sure, but also Sexyy Red, .38 Special, Brujeria, Streetlight Manifesto, Zebra La La …
Mid Drive Dive to liven up Edgewater Drive; Natsu Omakase comes to NoDo; Jeni’s Ice Cream opens in Winter Park
Orlando restaurant openings, closings and moves
Orlando food news: Deli Desires owners depart the scene; food events this week
Dry your tears, the bialys aren’t going anywhere
Tear Sponsor, Alien Observer, Black Caligula and Will Bess will melt your brains at Stardust Video
A showcase of young prowlers on the experimental fringes
France’s Phoenix ready to land in Orlando’s House of Blues this weekend
Effortless indie smarts and laser-cut melodic acumen
Death-grind supergroup Brujeria promise total sonic chaos at Winter Park’s Conduit
See for yourself next Tuesday at the band’s only Florida date
Germany’s Tilly Electronics headline the next Panic! night at Iron Cow
‘Yip-Yip reborn as fashionistas’
Joji’s ‘Pandemonium’ tour makes only one Florida stop — and it’s in Orlando
There’ll be ‘slow dancing in the dark’ at Amway Center
Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin bring their musical ‘Trilogy’ to Orlando
A veritable Mount Rushmore of Latin pop music live and in-person
Movie review: ‘Priscilla’ memorably re-creates the world of the teen who fell for Elvis
Sofia Coppola’s film focuses on the journey of the woman who grew up, not the star who didn’t
The Coldharts explore the life and lore of Edgar Allan Poe in triad of plays at Orlando Fringe ArtSpace
The ‘Evening of Poe’ runs from Nov. 10 through 19
Electric Daisy Carnival is nearly upon us, Orlando — are you ready?
Resistance is futile
Graham Nash brings a lifetime of ‘Songs and Stories’ to Orlando’s Steinmetz Hall
Will the Dr. Phillips Center be a very, very, very fine house? All signs point to yes
‘Zebra La La’ benefit concert for Orlando’s Zebra Youth happens this month
The event brings local musical talent and artisanal vendors to the Ren, all for a good cause
OnePulse backtracks on refunding donations for its now-scrapped Orlando Pulse museum
OnePulse announced last week it’s giving up its multimillion-dollar museum project, but individual donors likely won’t be getting their money back.
Florida senator wants to strengthen regulation of fake abortion clinics funded by taxpayers
Sen. Lauren Book also filed legislation that would ban protesting within 150 feet of (real) abortion clinics.
