Amway or the highway: Rick Scott greeted with protest at latest Orlando fundraiser
SOOOOO, this afternoon/evening, we had the pleasure of watching Gov. Rick Scott drive by in an SUV with his blazer hanging in the back of a Blazer or whatever, which is always a good time. Also essential, though, was that while Scott was (likely) visiting with UBER Republican Rich DeVos who owns the Orlando Magic…
Rocky needs a home
Hey, my name is Rocky. I’m a super-cute dog who was surrendered to the shelter by my owner when he moved out of town and could not take me with him. I am a pretty awesome 1-year-old boy. I’m a mixed-breed – I have a cool-looking brindle coat, one ear that sticks up and the…
Proponents say Amendment 1 would fund needs that cannot wait for lawmakers to get around to
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Support for a ballot proposal that would set aside money for water and land conservation is so strong that many opponents are all but resigned to its passage. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t worried about its impact on Florida’s budget. The proposed constitutional amendment would require…
Foster the People plays Hard Rock Live
8 p.m. Saturday | Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd. | 407-351-5483 | hardrock.com | $39.50-$58 If you weren’t living under a rock the summer of 2011, there was no way you didn’t find yourself singing along to Foster the People’s summer smash single, the Grammy-nominated “Pumped Up Kicks.” But when the Los Angeles indie…
Send off Me Chinese and Room Full of Strangers at CMJ Pre-Party
with Me Chinese, Room Full of Strangers, DJ VSN QST | 8 p.m. Friday | The Peacock Room, 1321 N. Mills Ave. | 407-228-0048 | thepeacockroom.com | $8 When Me Chinese takes the stage, it’s almost impossible not to Snoopy-dance along, especially when they tear into their especially infectious recently released dance number, “The Single.”…
United for Care releases two new pro-marijuana legalization ads
Image via United for Care Today, United for Care released two new advertisements as part of their ongoing campaign to encourage Floridians to vote “yes” on Amendment 2, which would legalize the use of medical marijuana in the State of Florida. In the first, we meet the parents of Rebecca Hyman, a young girl who suffers from intractable…
A new attraction is coming to Fun Spot next month
Image via Fun Spot Last week, Fun Spot posted the above photo to their Facebook page with the caption “You’ve heard rumors of a lot of new things coming to Fun Spot America Orlando. But we’ve got something COOL coming to our park next month. Can anyone guess what can possibly go in this HUGE spot?”…
MAP: Does Orlando get enough sleep?
Image via Jawbone Jawbone, a technology company, used data compiled from its fitness- and sleep-tracker wearers to find out what time each U.S. county went to bed every night and just how much sleep they were getting. And Orlando? Let’s just say you should go to bed earlier, young man … and young woman. According to the study, those living in…
This Little Underground: Flying Lotus and Thundercat at the Beacham
This Little Underground is Orlando Weekly’s music column providing perspective, live reviews and news on the city’s music scene. Read the latest column here. Flying Lotus at the Beacham (photo by Christopher Garcia) With the vibe-rich, kinetic frequencies of Flying Lotus and Thundercat (Oct. 9, The Beacham), downtown became L.A. for a night. First off,…
Music on Mills brings tunes to color up the streets
Photo courtesy of Hymn for Her more than 30 bands | 3 p.m. Saturday | various venues in Mills 50 District | willspub.org | $15 (cash only day of event) When you walk down Mills Avenue, the street art pops – Dolla $hort’s hoofed reprobate decorates Will’s Pub, across the street are those beloved tiled…
UPDATE: Peacock Room is may be closing at the end of October
UPDATE: We’ve learned today that since the liquor license sale is still pending, Peacock Room may stick around longer than October, which we originally reported as the official closing time. We regret not contacting Peacock owner Carmen Oleander to confirm the information provided below. There is a possibility the sale may not go through, in…
Police Beat: Orlando police pepper spray crowd in front of Pine Hills beauty supply store
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Today, Orlando Police were called to attend to what they’re saying was a “large, disorderly crowd” forming outside of a beauty supply store in Orlando’s Pine Hills neighborhood. According to news reports, the Beauty Exchange on Pine Hills Road was holding a grand opening sale for its new location. They…
GloZell Fest 2014 rolls into Orlando
Image via GloZell Hello Orlando! How are you doing?!? Is you alright? Because GloZell wants to know… The “Youtube Queen” with over 3 million subscribers is bringing her second annual GloZell Fest to the West Oaks Mall in Ocoee 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,October 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and she is poised…
Firestone Live changes its name to Venue 578
Firestone Live took a break from their live-music focus for a minute there starting in 2011 when they wanted to embrace their club roots. Then, it was a nice surprise for fans of live music when the venue regrouped after some major renovations in the spring earlier this year, and they included some major upgrades,…
Do Me, Orlando: Visit Lake Meadow Naturals farm
Art by Brendan O’Connor The best part: the freshest eggs in town Info/cost: Lake Meadow Naturals, 10000 Mark Adam Road, Ocoee; 321-206-6262; lakemeadownaturals.com; free It lasts: an hour to an afternoon If you’ve gone to a nice restaurant in this town – Luma, K, Scratch, Rusty Spoon or any other place that bothers to list…
What if your favorite Disney animals were human?
Image via Chacckco Disney animators have always personified their animal characters. From Cinderella’s mouse henchmen, which had sewing capabilities that could rival those of Project Runway contestants, to The Little Mermaid’s crabby Sebastian leading the oceanic orchestra under da sea, our favorite Disney animals are almost too human. Digital artist Chacckco, and little bit of bibbidi bobbidi boo,…
Watch the trailer for ‘Tomorrowland’
The trailer for Disney’s much-anticipated Tomorrowland, the new fantasy/thriller about a teenage girl (Britt Robertson) who stumbles across a mysterious, secret place where “anything” can happen, was released yesterday. The movie stars George Clooney as some kind of genius scientist who’s been exiled to Tomorrowland, and Hugh Laurie plays his rival. The screenplay was written…
Thank you, Internet: Snickers donuts and the first human on Mars
It’s Come Out With Pride week, which means there’s a ton of awesome stuff to do this weekend. Before you get on with your Pride activities, though, you have to bust through the last few hours of work. Here are some links that should help: Image via California Donuts 1. Snickers donuts are not a…
Six new local restaurants open their doors (UPDATED); one popular one closes
Orlando continues to add new restaurants seemingly daily, and we try to keep up as best we can so you, dear reader, are never at a loss when the eternal question of “Where should we eat?” comes up. Here’s this week’s haul: Chef Greg Richie (of Cityfish) opens his Thornton Park Soco restaurant this week in the…
This Little Underground: Insane Clown Posse at Firestone Live
This Little Underground is Orlando Weekly’s music column providing perspective, live reviews and news on the city’s music scene. Read the latest column here. Insane Clown Posse at Firestone Live (photo by Devin Jacoviello) Immediately after paying my tab at the St. Vincent show, I head up the street to see Insane Clown Posse (Oct.…
New backyard makeover show casting in Orlando
If you’re the kind of person who watches those HGTV reality/home makeover shows and wishes desperately that they’d film a show in Orlando so you could take part, now’s your chance. The casting director of a new and unidentified show is trying to find Orlando-area families with frightening yards – you know, the kind with…
Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie sues to be part of gubernatorial debate
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With Florida’s gubernatorial debates getting underway, Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie on Thursday filed a lawsuit to try to get included in a televised debate next week in Broward County. Republican Gov. Rick Scott and his Democratic challenger, former Gov. Charlie Crist, are scheduled to debate three times…
U.S. Reps., including Alan Grayson, call for restrictions on travelers from West Africa
2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa – Outbreak Distribution Map, via the CDC Today, U.S. Reps. Alan Grayson (D-FL), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Ted Yoho (R-FL), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), and 22 other Members of Congress sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to consider stronger restrictions and screening of travelers to and from West African…
This Little Underground: St. Vincent at the Beacham
This Little Underground is Orlando Weekly’s music column providing perspective, live reviews and news on the city’s music scene. Read the latest column here. St. Vincent at the Beacham (photo by Christopher Garcia) It’s brightening to see that eccentric genius can still triumph above ground once in a while. A current case in point, St.…
NPR news show “Here and Now” airing from Orlando today
Just a reminder to tune in to WMFE at 1 p.m. today to hear Boston-based NPR news show Here and Now broadcast from Orlando. (Reporter Jeremy Hobson is already looking for restaurant suggestions.) They’ll be discussing the, oh what’s the phrase I’m looking for here, insane shitshow that is the Florida gubernatorial race. Jeb Lund wrote…
VIDEO: Relive the spectacle of Artlando 2014
The first-ever Artlando invited an array of our city’s finest artists to shake things up during a full day of creative diversions in the scenic outdoor setting of Loch Haven Park. We awarded best of show prizes to visual artists coloring canvases live at the event, and even transformed attendees into art with beautiful portraits…
Free movie screening: “The Legend of Cool Disco Dan”
Punk icon Henry Rollins narrates this propulsive doc about the intersection of street art, go-go music and crack cocaine. Set in 1980s Washington, D.C., The Legend of Cool Disco Dan uses the life of graffiti artist Danny “Cool Disco Dan” Hogg as a lens through which to focus on the social and cultural forces at…
Florida is one of the poorest states in the nation
Image via WalletHub Following today’s news from Bloomberg Business Week that poverty in Orlando is nearing 20 percent, it should come as no surprise that, according to a study by WalletHub, Florida in one of the poorest states in the nation. No. 38, to be exact. Another sobering Florida statistic, we’re No. 5 for the highest…
Bar Louie Rocks the Tots with a tater tot eating competition
Image via Muy Yum Thursday, Oct. 9, Bar Louie is holding it’s seventh annual Rock the Tot competition. At this event, basically, competitors stuff their faces with as many delicious tots as they can within in a three-minute time limit. Sound yummy? You can get in on the action. If you’re interested in entering, you’ve got a couple options.…
Think pink! Rosy-hued comestibles around town benefit Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Restaurants around Orlando are showing their support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month with October specials tinged with the color pink. A sampling: the strawberry-basil Bayou Bar at 4 Rivers Sweet Shop (100 percent of proceeds donated to Florida Hospital Breast Cancer Fund) “Phyllo Our Ta-tas” (sigh), a phyllo pastry with honey, strawberry custard and whipped cream…
10 free things to do in the Orlando area this weekend (Oct. 10-12)
38 fun things to do in Orlando this week (10/8-10/14) Save your dollars for the upcoming holidays with these 10 free things happening in the Orlando area this weekend: Mama Sez Check out the bluesy powerhouse as they rock at this below-street-level downtown bar. When: 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 Where: Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Kayak Fishing…
10th Annual Wings and Pony Car Show rolls into town
Image by Gabe Rodriguez The 10th Annual Wings and Pony Car Show is rolling into town on Saturday, Oct. 11. Presented by the Mid-Florida Mustang Club, all proceeds from the Ford-focused car show will benefit the Hope Foundation, which assists the local homeless population. Enter your car in the show and you’ll be eligible for a…
Win a $30 tab to Orlando Zombie Ball!
Want to win a $30 tab to the best Halloween party of the year? Here’s how: 1. RSVP (click ‘going’) to our Orlando Zombie Ball facebook event 2. Tag 2 friends 3. Tell us why you deserve to win it! ***Winners will be notified via Facebook on Wed 10/15*** DON’T miss all the fun: Scare Zone…
Here is your new Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando
The big day approaches! The moment Kathy Ramsberger promised us earlier this summer is finally almost here: The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is opening in November. Was there a bit of a bumpy road to opening day? Yes, sure – a few name changes, a little Supreme Court decision that didn’t go their way – but that’s…
Dawn Schreiner’s ‘10.10.14’ promises to be a stunner
7 p.m. Friday, 10 | The Orange Studio, 1121 N. Mills Ave. | dawnschreiner.com | Free Folk artist and queen of Pinterest Dawn Schreiner is everywhere these days. She’s been hanging her gorgeous illustrations at venues all over town for the past few months, but today marks a different kind of installation for this Orlando artist, something a bit…
Culture Pop! Tarentino and Greathouse
Culture Pop art by Cicero Greathouse 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, 10 | Art and History Museums – Maitland, 231 E. Packwood Ave., Maitland | 407-539-2181 | artandhistory.org | $5 This month’s artsy meat market celebrates the opening of two new exhibitions, Cicero Greathouse: Hybrids and Artist in Residence TWO: Leigh Tarentino. Greathouse’s works are a series…
Phantasmagoria V: Death Comes for All
Photo by Kristen Wheeler, KHPHOTOGRAPHICS 8:30 p.m. Friday, 10 | Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St. | 407-328-9005 | phantasmagoriaorlando.com | $15-20 Classic Halloween horrors are never born just once. Every year, our nightmares crawl back out of the closet and unleash chills down spines for practically the whole month of October. Following in…
Barks and Burgers comes to Festival Park
Photo by Andre Spieker 11 a.m. Saturday, 11 | Orlando Festival Park, 2911 E. Robinson St. | 407-309-7387 | barksandburgers.com | $15-50, $5 for parking What better way to benefit the Urban Pet Project and support pet rescues and charities in Orlando than by eating a hamburger? Yes, a hamburger! But not just any burger.…
Bloomberg Business Week: Poverty nears 20 percent in Orlando
There’s a sobering story on Bloomberg Business Week’s website today, pointing out that poverty has grown to nearly 20 percent in Orlando – according to the story, our city has “the lowest median pay among the 50 most-populous American metropolitan areas.” According to the piece, Orlando’s service-based economy is part of the problem – Orlando…
Big money scandals pile up as election season ends
State and local level campaign-finance sloppiness makes for some hefty embarrassments
Come Out With Pride 2014: Events you don’t want to miss
Lykke Li, Lil’ Kim, Ivanhoe Village block party, the Pride parade and more
Prep yourself for an over-the-top feast at the Coop
It’s fryers over smokers at John Rivers’ shrine to Old South cookery
Mad Cow launches 18th season with a strong performance of ‘Tommy’
Wesley Slade is extraordinary as the Pinball Wizard
Come Out With Pride 2014: holding back the years
Looking back with pride at a decade of parades, concerts and festivals
Opening in Orlando: Movies opening the week of Oct. 8
‘Addicted,’ ‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,’ ‘Dracula Untold,’ ‘The Judge,’ ‘Kill the Messenger,’ ‘Meet the Mormons’ and ‘One Chance’
South Asian Film Festival 2014
Five features and one short film focusing on Indian and Pakistani culture screening at the Enzian
Readers on Rav Pig robbery
Comments and letters to the editor
‘Project Runway’: making it work
Believe it or not, I watch ‘Project Runway’ religiously every week
‘Say Yes to the Candidate’ ad spurs national derision
A campaign ad earns widespread scorn while local efforts against reproductive rights raise eyebrows
Three new restaurants in many-tenanted Winter Park space
Plus pink food around town, Ghostbusters donuts and a Kappo sushi class
Picks this week: Norma Jean, Soko and more
Great live music rattles Orlando every night
Backbooth’s anniversary highlights diversity of Orlando music
Backbooth celebrates 10 years straddling two scenes, seamlessly shifting shape to serve both
Come Out With Pride 2014: Marriage equality in the Florida courts
Be proud of the people in our state paving the way for marriage equality in Florida
At last, grand opening of Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Plus Maitland Academy of the Performing Arts fundraiser and Florida Opera Theatre’s ‘Carmen’
A short guide to the 2014 Florida Constitutional Amendments
Water, weed and an attempt to weasel into the court system
This Little Underground: Belle and Sebastian’s Fla. debut makes a scene
Will’s Pub brings on Tierney Tough, plus live review of Richard Sherfey & All God’s Children
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Situation No. 1: If you meet resistance or doubt, say this: “Ha! This diversion can’t slow me down, because I am in possession of an invisible magical sword!” And then brandish a few charismatic swipes of your sword to prove that you mean business. Situation No. 2: If angst and worry…
Orlando Ballet ‘Uncorked’ offers an enlightening look behind the curtain
I rarely cover Orlando’s dance scene, because, while I’m a professional at theme parks and theater, where dance is concerned I’m an admitted amateur. Also, my wife happens to run Orlando’s longest-running modern dance company, so in order to avoid any perceived conflict of interest I end up ignoring the art form. But sometimes I…
Flying Lotus comes alive in a near-perfect sonic vision of death
Album review: Flying Lotus’ ‘You’re Dead!’
Geek Easy welcomes gamers, comics fans and grilled-cheese lovers
Bar Exam: The what, where and why of Orlando drinking
OMA fall exhibitions offer personal takes on American iconography
‘David Rathman: Stand by Your Accidents’ and ‘Lamar Peterson: Suburbia Sublime’
Lykke Li says ‘I Never Learn,’ but her behavior says otherwise
The eternally roving Swedish indie-pop star is only at home on the stage
Savage Love
I’m 25, I’m virgin and I find it quite difficult to relate with girls. My main problem is I can’t accept my sexuality. I’m into fetish SM. But it seems like there are two parts of me. The first part of me wants to lick women’s feet and be humiliated. The second part of me…
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
Another case of severe animal neglect in Orlando
The Orlando Police Department reported a disturbing call today for a “suspicious incident” that turned out to be an extreme case of apparent animal neglect or cruelty. We have no other details, except what was sent to us below: Suspicious Incident at 5986 Turnbull Drive Today (10-7-14), at 1:01 p.m., Orlando Police officers responded to…
Florida judge gets request to allow same-sex marriages
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Pointing to a “pathbreaking development” at the U.S. Supreme Court, attorneys for same-sex couples quickly asked a federal judge Tuesday to move forward with ending Florida’s ban on gay marriage. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle in August found that Florida’s voter-approved ban was unconstitutional but placed a…
Orlando ad agency on the Travel Channel’s Hotel Impossible
Image via the Travel Channel Local ad agency Think Creative will be featured on tonight’s episode of the Travel Channel’s Hotel Impossible. In the season four premiere of the hotel makeover show, hotel fixer Anthony Melchiorri tackles the Daytona Beach Streamline Hotel. The show takes struggling hotels and makes extensive improvements to both the look and operation of…
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Walk a mile in her shoes?: All Tiffany Moore Russell did in office was “have babies” according to local political gadabout Randy Ross [AUDIO] (Updated with response)
Perhaps you know local force of blond-tipped nature Randy Ross from his failed bid for Orlando City Commission back in 2012, or from some of his philanthropic work for women’s issues – specifically on the domestic violence front – via Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, or maybe you know him as a current staffer…
AUDIO: A possible butt dial leads to meth bust in Deltona
Image via Breaking Bad Wikia A group of Deltona meth-crafters were not quite are smart as Walt and Jesse when, early Saturday morning, they mistakenly dialed 911 in the middle of a conversation about drugs, which led to an eventual meth bust. As reported by WFTV, Volusia County 911 dispatchers received a call at 12:31 a.m.…
SunRail looking for Customer Service Advisory Committee members
Image via SunRail Riders Riding the Rails blog. Hey, SunRail riders, you have opinions about Central Florida’s commuter-rail service? (Sure you do.) Have you got concrete, practical suggestions for making it better? Do you ride SunRail at least three times a week? If so, you could apply to become a member of SunRail’s Customer Service…
New whale found in Florida YAY; already world’s most endangered BOO
This is a Bryde’s whale, though not one of the newly discovered pod. They eat “planktonic crustaceans,” not seagulls. (photo via WDC) Brought to our attention by TakePart.com this morning (what, you don’t start your day with coffee and Facebook wildlife news?) was the fact that a brand-new, genetically distinct group of whales has been…
Kayak Fishing Boondoggle Festival weekend has arrived!
Kayak Fishing Boondoggle | 2 p.m. Friday Oct. 10-1 p.m. Monday Oct. 13 | Kars Park, E. Hall Road, Merritt Island | $30-$75 | kayakfishingboondoggle.com We’re not exactly sure what a “boondoggle” is, but it sounds super exciting, right? This ambitious two-day fest invites attendees to camp out for three whole nights on Merritt Island…
Free vasectomies offered as part of World Vasectomy Day
Image via Glam Adelaide Friday, Nov. 7 is the second annual World Vasectomy Day. Previously headquartered in Australia, the headquarters for this year’s event is located at Planned Parenthood of Greater Orlando’s new Kissimmee Health Center. Last year, as part of the event, 100 physicians in 25 countries performed 1000 vasectomies in 24 hours. The goal…
Coloring Book Corruptions: what happens when you let adults loose on a Disney coloring book
Image via Coloring Book Corruptions Coloring Book Corruptions puts children’s coloring books in the hands of adults and the results? Well, they’re pretty awesome. In a Disney coloring book, Cinderella’s mouse-buddy Gus takes a shot to the head. Tangled’s Rapunzel finally escapes from the tower (using her own hair), only to land bare-footed into steaming…
Orlando food blogger Tasty Chomps featured on ABC’s The Chew
Image via Tasty Chomps Look for local food blogger Ricky Ly of Tasty Chomps (and his wife!) on your TV screen this week. ABC’s The Chew spoke to the couple about Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival for an episode that will air 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9. During the segment, the show’s crew followed the couple around Epcot,…
First! We try sofritas, Chipotle’s first new protein in 21 years (psst … it’s vegan)
Chipotle’s new protein: braised tofu sofritas Finally, the moment Floridian vegetarians have been waiting for (well, some of them anyway): Chipotle is rolling out sofritas, their braised tofu filling, in all Florida stores. It will be on local Chipotle menu boards and available for your burrito, tacos or bowl Monday, Oct. 13. So what does it taste…
Frozen Holiday flurries into Disney
Image via Disney Like snowflakes on your tongue you just can’t keep “Let it go” out of your mouth. The whimsical world of Frozen has flurried its way into our hearts since its icy beginnings- begging us all to ask “do you want to build a snowman”? The answer of course being yes- who doesn’t…
