Legal Public Notices 10/26/2022
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below at the property indicated: November 8, 2022 at the times and location listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 1101 Marshall Farms Rd, Ocoee 34761 (407) 516-7221 Angella Russell – totes. Anquaneki…
Orlando-area Drag Queen Story Hour canceled due to neo-Nazi threats
Orlando’s LGBT+ Center canceled an upcoming Halloween edition of their popular Drag Queen Story Hour for children over safety concerns due to a planned disruption from a number of white-nationalist and other extremist groups. The Halloween program would have been hosted by local drag performer Bridgette Galore on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Center. The…
Florida elections officials handle massive wave of distrust among voters
First came a contagion of disbelief in election results. Then, a surge of public-records requests seeking details such as voting-system security processes. Now, fears of being arrested for voting. Elections supervisors in Florida have grappled with these and other issues as they oversaw the state’s August primary elections and prepared for the Nov. 8 general…
Rollins College radio station WPRK hosts Fox Fest with headliner Kaelin Ellis next month
Rollins College is hosting the annual Fox Fest outdoor concert next month to celebrate the 70th birthday of the school’s radio station, WPRK 91.5-FM. WPRK, aka the “voice of Rollins College” (or “the best in basement radio” for those who’ve been listening for a while) has been broadcasting music and community programming since 1952. The…
Orlando apartment complex evicting tenants to make repairs after Hurricane Ian
Residents at Cypress Landing Apartments are being forced to leave their homes after Hurricane Ian made landfall last month. The complex’s management company notified the residents that they need to move out of their homes so that damage from the floods of the hurricane can be repaired, according to WKMG . Many of the units…
Neko Case plays Orlando with Patty Griffin as part of her early 2023 tour
Americana legend Neko Case has a date with Florida set for her upcoming 2023 tour — and this show has the unique attraction of Patty Griffin as a co-headliner. Case is hitting the road in January of next year for a string of dates, with the penultimate gig at Orlando’s Plaza Live. This is one of two…
Ron DeSantis, Charlie Crist spar in lone debate before Florida gubernatorial election
With Florida’s gubernatorial race entering its final two weeks, education, immigration, property insurance, abortion and the economy took center stage Monday as Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic challenger Charlie Crist faced off in the only debate of their campaign. DeSantis tried to make the debate a referendum on his first-term performance, claiming victories on how…
Orlando Film Festival kicks off this week with hundreds of film screenings on offer
One of the “coolest film festivals in the world” — according to Moviemaker Magazine — will make its return to Orlando, with hundreds of film screenings set to kick off on Thursday. Now in its 17th year, the Orlando Film Festival is poised to take over the CMX Plaza Cinema Cafe for eight days of films, premieres, panels, workshops,…
In the race for Florida governor, it’s either Crist or the large red-faced toddler currently in charge
There’s no such thing as a “perfect candidate.”
Orlando Shakes’ PlayFest 2022 kicks off this weekend
Orlando Shakes’ PlayFest 2022 kicks off later this week. PlayFest, an annual two-weekend mini-fest of local theater, features fresh readings of new works by area playwrights — giving audiences a front-row seat to the behind-the-scenes creative process that drives a show. PlayFest 2022 runs from Oct. 28 to Nov. 6, with six shows on offer: Boulevard of…
Early voting begins in Orange County starting Monday
Early voting opened in Orange County on Monday, Oct. 24 bright and early at 8 a.m., alongside most other counties in Central Florida. The early voting period will be open in Orange County from Oct. 24 through Nov. 6, giving early voters time to prepare and cast their ballot before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov.…
Florida’s insured losses from Hurricane Ian near the $7 billion mark
With claims continuing to climb each day, estimated insured losses from Hurricane Ian are nearing $7 billion. Data posted online Friday by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation showed estimated insured losses at $6,886,280,085. That number is expected to increase as damage continues to be assessed. The data also showed that 569,209 claims had been…
iParty returns to Orlando with “Calling All the Monsters” dance night on Halloween
Time to freak the freak out!
Fentanyl was found in candy boxes at LAX, it’s still not going to get to your kids this Halloween
Another Halloween, another round of suspicious panic around candy actually being drugs. After rainbow fentanyl failed to adequately frighten parents and Republican voters ahead of election season, a report comes out of Los Angeles International Airport claiming that 12,000 fentanyl pills were found in candy boxes passing through security. Cops with the LASD claim that…
311, Damian Marley among headliners for St. Pete’s Reggae Rise Up 2023
Koffee, Dirty Heads, Dispatch, Rebelution and Sublime with Rome are on the bill, too.
Watch mysterious man with machete ding-dong ditch on Florida homes
A mysterious and frankly, creepy well-dressed man with a machete is knocking on doors in Broward County as shown by a doorbell camera video. The video, provided by a couple who experienced the bizarre event in the middle of the night, shows the unidentified man dressed in business attire with a tie ringing on the…
The Central Florida Witches Ball returns to Orlando for a second time this weekend
Happening contiguously to Spooky Empire is the second edition of the wondrously witchy convocation. On offer will be three days of cabaret, musical performances, drink specials, vendors and a gothic dance party with all the horror you can handle conveniently next door. Presented by Tea & Tarot Emporium and Story Tailors, this spellbinding event features…
Spooky Empire is this weekend in Orlando, with plenty of actors from cult hit ‘Twin Peaks’ making the scene
Orlando-based horror convention Spooky Empire is throwing their big spooky season bash this weekend, and the lineup is sure to make true fright-heads happy. The con features marquee guests Christina Ricci and Kyle MacLachlan. Ricci’s role as Wednesday Addams in the Addams Family films make her a natural fit for Spooky. Meanwhile, Kyle MacLachlan’s iconic…
Judge weighs shielding lawmakers, DeSantis administration from testifying in redistricting lawsuit
A Leon County circuit judge Thursday heard arguments in disputes about whether state lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration should be shielded from providing testimony and information to groups challenging a congressional redistricting plan. Judge J. Lee Marsh did not immediately rule after asking numerous questions of attorneys for the Senate, the House, the DeSantis…
Judge rules against extending cancer benefits to Volusia County firefighter
An appeals court Friday rejected arguments that a 2019 state law providing benefits for firefighters diagnosed with cancer should apply to a former Volusia County firefighter. A three-judge panel of the 5th District Court of Appeal upheld a circuit judge’s ruling denying benefits to Kathleen Weaver, who was diagnosed in 2017 with ovarian cancer that…
Orlando dance music reunion AAHZ will be back for November blowout
The annual autumn Orlando breaks reunion, AAHZ is back on for November. With a roster of very familiar names ready to spin into the wee hours. The lineup features Kimball Collins, DJ Icey, Dave Cannalte, Tony Faline, Baby Anne (not retired!), Andy Hughes and John Debo. Several of the sets will be back-to-back for extra…
Hollywood Studios’ ‘Fantasmic!’ returns to Disney on November 3
Fantasmic news: Disney’s Fantasmic! is back
One company’s algorithm is driving rents higher and higher across the country
This story was originally published by ProPublica. On a summer day last year, a group of real estate tech executives gathered at a conference hall in Nashville to boast about one of their company’s signature products: software that uses a mysterious algorithm to help landlords push the highest possible rents on tenants. “Never before have…
LGBTQ support guides in Florida schools to be updated to comply with ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
Eleven school districts that submitted LGBTQ-support guides to state education officials this fall will have to update policies, according to a senior chancellor with the Florida Department of Education. Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. in August directed staff members to “pull” district support guides to review their content. Senior Chancellor Jacob Oliva told members of…
Country Thunder brings country titans Jason Aldean, Ashley McBride to Central Florida for a four-day fest
Dust off your cowboy hat and boots for a weekend-long bash
Florida Department of Education adopts rules to suspend licensing of teachers who run afoul ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
County school boards and charter schools will have to follow new requirements for notifying parents about policies involving access to bathrooms and locker rooms, under a rule approved unanimously Wednesday by the State Board of Education. During an at-times heated meeting, the state board also signed off on a separate rule that could lead to…
83-year-old man dies after fainting on Disney’s PeopleMover
After suffering from a ‘cardiac event’ on the PeopleMover attraction, an 83-year-old Disney World guest passed away, according to a sheriff’s report obtained by Florida Politics. Joseph Masters passed out on Magic Kingdom’s PeopleMover on September 25 while he was riding with his wife, Alice, according to the sheriff’s report. “She began to panic,” the…
Watch out Orlando, GWAR are coming for you on Wednesday
Virginia shock-rockers GWAR are on their “Black Death Rager” (now that is on-the- nose) tour and this week they’ll be returning to some familiar Orlando stomping grounds. The touring horde of marauding yet tuneful creatures are only playing two Florida shows, in Pensacola and Orlando, and the Orlando one is at the Beacham … where…
Kaleigh Baker says goodbye to Florida on Friday with Lil Indies farewell show
It sure feels like the end of an era as Kaleigh Baker is set to play her last show in Orlando for the foreseeable future this Friday. Kaleigh Baker plays her musical home of Lil Indies — where she hosted many a residency over the years — later this week as part of a longer goodbye lap around Florida…
‘Science Night Dead’ brings the frights to Orlando Science Center on Saturday
Halloween is just days away and the Orlando Science Center is throwing a night filled with terrors, scares and some adult fun. If you’re looking for the perfect spooky place for date night or a night away from the kids, the Center’s Science Night Dead (with apologies to the usual “Science Night Live”) is just…
Former Mad Cow Theatre to reopen as Fringe ArtSpace in January
Orlando Fringe will open its incubator artspace in the former home of troubled company Mad Cow Theatre this January. The space at 54 W. Church Street is owned by the city of Orlando and they leased it out to the long-running experimental arts festival on the promise that they would use the space to develop…
Val Demings, Marco Rubio spar over abortion, voting rights in lone Senate race debate
Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and his Democratic challenger, Congresswoman Val Demings, quickly got combative Tuesday as they sought to sway remaining undecided voters in their only head-to-head meeting ahead of the Nov. 8 election for a seat the GOP must retain if it wants to take control of the U.S. Senate. In what appears…
Hurricane Ian was a powerful storm. Real estate developers made it a catastrophe.
A century ago, the coast of southwest Florida was a maze of swamps and shoals, prone to frequent flooding and almost impossible to navigate by boat. These days, the region is home to more than 2 million people, and over the past decade it has ranked as one of the fastest-growing parts of the country.…
KOS coffee bar plans Nordic restaurant in Maitland, Bruno’s Oysters and Norigami open at Plant St. Market, and more local food news
OPENINGS & CLOSINGS: KOS, the socially conscious coffee shop on Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park, will open a restaurant and roastery in Maitland featuring a locally sourced Nordic menu, espresso bar and natural wine program. KOS (pronounced “koosh”) is short for “koselig,” a Norwegian word that loosely translates to coziness. Look for KOS to open…
A new Orlando operatic production of ‘Hansel + Gretel’ deftly combines the creepy and the classical
If you’re searching for Halloween chills, but the theme park haunted houses I surveyed last week leave you cold, why not combine the creepy and classical by ending your October with an opera? Central Florida Vocal Arts and Opera Del Sol recently celebrated their 10th anniversary with a gala event at the Edyth Bush Charitable…
Reggae legends Inner Circle headline the Florida Jerk Festival in Apopka this weekend
“Honestly, I really don’t remember the first time we played in Florida,” says Roger Lewis, the leader of Inner Circle, speaking remotely from Miami. “We used to do it a long time ago, come up from Pensacola, go up to Tallahassee, that club down there — it’s still there.” Inner Circle is still here, too,…
Foreign Dissent gathers punk noises from around the world on one Orlando stage
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CityArts bring their Dia de los Muertos Monster Party back to Orlando for a lucky 13th year
If you’re looking to expand your spooky experiences this season, then this event is for you! The Día de los Muertos & Monster Party Art Exhibition is back for its lucky 13th year at CityArts Orlando this week. This is a gallery night showcasing Day of the Dead and Halloween-inspired art made by local and…
Orlando Ballet bring back Michael Pink’s ‘Dracula’ just in time for Halloween
Several years ago this writer managed to catch a performance of Michael Pink’s visceral ballet production of vampire classic Dracula. Since then we’ve been scuttling around in the shadows, mesmerized like Renfield, waiting for the dark master to return. Well, Halloween is nearly here and Pink’s vampire lord will be holding court in Steinmetz Hall…
Orlando’s Rest in Pierce present a dark dive into the fringes of dubstep with new album ‘Resurgence’
Dubstep gets a bad rap. Much of it’s self- inflicted but, I swear, it can be done well. Homegrown proof of that is electronic music artist Rest in Pierce, the nom de beat of Orlando’s Logan Pierce. While Pierce isn’t a strict disciple of dubstep, it is a core part of his musical vocabulary. His…
Animated supergroup Gorillaz to play Orlando in the flesh this week
This is one of those OMFG-it’s-finally-happening concerts. While Gorillaz have been a global phenomenon since their high-profile inception as a star-powered concept band, they’re only now making their Orlando debut. It’s sure to be especially triumphant as the near-finale of a North American run that’s their first since a 2018 tour that skipped the Southeast…
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes bring a punky party to Ace Cafe this week
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are such easy crowd- pleasers with their punked-up, fun-loving spoofs of classic songs that they wouldn’t even need any support acts to be a draw. But these openers are inspired underground choices that would make worthy headliners on their own. First, there’s Brooklyn provocateurs Surfbort, whose vivid and gritty…
Hamiltons, HiGH and Curtains play a free show (with free beer) at Orlando’s Uncle Lou’s this week
While this local band sandwich also includes New Orleans group HiGH, all these acts have done split recordings together on Florida punk label Ashtray Monument, so there’s some his- tory and fellowship here. The Hamiltons and Curtains are deeply credentialed Orlando punk bands known to kick it good and hard. But HiGH, who straddle both…
Get dazed when psych-rockers Slift and You Said Strange play Orlando’s Abbey this weekend
This excellent bill is a special envoy from France sent especially for the heavy psych heads. The stoner rock of Slift cherry-picks all the best elements of hard psychedelic rock and rolls it out in skyscraping riffs. You Said Strange, whose debut was produced by Dandy Warhols gui- tarist Peter Holmström and recorded at the…
