Oct 5-11, 2022

Oct 5-11, 2022 / Vol. 37 / No. 24
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Legal Public Notices 10/12/2022

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…

FEMA opens disaster rescovery centers in Orange and Osceola counties

The Federal Emergency Management Agency this week opened disaster recovery centers in Orange and Osceola counties, to more directly connect locals impacted by Hurricane Ian with available assistance and resources. The Disaster Recovery Center for Orange County is located at Barnett Park on W. Colonial Drive. The Center for Osceola County is at the Hart Memorial…

Florida gas tax break savings evaporate following OPEC slowdown

Production cuts by OPEC and its allies last week have increased prices and eaten into savings Florida motorists initially saw from the state’s October gas-tax “holiday.” After the holiday started Oct. 1, most gas stations in Florida posted prices reflecting the month-long suspension of the state’s 25.3-cents-a-gallon gas tax, a break approved this year by…

Florida group sues for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant flight records

An open-government group Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to force Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to release additional records about a controversial decision last month to fly migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. The Florida Center for Government Accountability filed the lawsuit in Leon County circuit court and alleged that the governor’s office did…

Try a little T.L.C. with Turnstile at House of Blues this Thursday

Turnstile will bring their hardcore punk glowup to Orlando’s House of Blues this Thursday. Emerging from Baltimore’s punk rock music scene in 2010, Turnstile has found a way to redefine and enhance hardcore punk in the most stylistic of ways. Their newest album, GLOW ON, continued to break boundaries, being deemed one of 2021’s best…

Melvins stomp among us again at Orlando’s Social next week

“Nationwide once again! Nothing like touring the USA in the fall. Everyone’s a winner!” said frontman Buzz Osborne upon the announcement of the Melvin’s extensive “Five Legged Tour,” with a deadpan honed through decades of flirting with and ultimately rejecting the mainstream. Sludge (and doom and stoner-rock and grunge — though maybe don’t mention that…

Hurricane Ian insurance claims top 400,000

As residents and businesses assess damage from Hurricane Ian, the number of insurance claims from the storm has topped 400,000. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Friday posted data that showed 408,078 claims had been filed, with estimated insured losses of $3.66 billion. Claims and estimated losses steadily increased throughout the week. Related As…

Orlando FreeFall to be taken down following death of Missouri teen

Months after the death of Missouri teen Tyre Sampson on Icon Park’s Orlando FreeFall ride, the operator has decided to shut the ride down permanently. Orlando Slingshot Group announced that the ride would be taken down in a press release on October 6. “We are devastated by Tyre’s death. We have listened to the wishes of…

Bar Crawl Live’s upcoming Halloween crawls promise a frightful night out

Goblins, ghosts and ghouls alike are invited to creep their way through Bar Crawl LIVE’s official Halloween party on Saturday, Oct. 22 and 29. This Halloween Bar Crawl offers cover-free entry, discounted drinks and food, and themed thrills.  Attendees can look forward to specialty drinks (that can be found on an easy-access digital bar list…

Orlando’s CFADI uses audio description to make live theater accessible to those with limited vision

Even if you aren’t hard of hearing, you’ve probably taken advantage of your streaming services’ “English SDH” subtitle option in order to decipher mumbled dialogue amid dense explosions, or interpret an enigmatic sound effect. However, you might not have tried out its ocular equivalent, the “AD” or “audio description” soundtrack option offered by Netflix et…


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