Despite devastating fire, Wekiva Island owners say popular bar/marina will be open for business tomorrow
At 2:35 a.m., Seminole County firefighters were called to a blaze at Wekiva Island, the popular outdoor bar/marina on the banks of the Wekiva River near Wekiwa Springs State Park. This morning, news outlets shared photos of the devastation, which showed a building devastated by fire, and people mourned their favorite riverside hang on Facebook…
For Reels Sunday Roundup — October 13th, 2013
-RIP Kumar Pallana, aka Mr. Littlejeans, aka Pagoda. Best play ever, man. (IndieWire) -Julian Assange wrote Benedict Cumberbatch a strange, almost backhanded love letter re The Fifth Estate this week. (Variety) -The New York Magazine cover story on Spike Jonze and the making of Her. (NY Mag) -Speaking of Her, the film is dedicated to James Gandolfini, Maurice…
Concept art released for “Avatar” theme park in Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Earlier today at the D23 Expo in Japan, Disney announced plans for the next big theme area: Avatar, at Disney’s Animal Kingdom here in Orlando. The plans look expansive and somewhat innovative, but are not wholly exciting at this early stage. I would expect something to be announced later about multiple immersive 3D experiences, something…
In Your Queue: “Escape From Tomorrow,” the film Disney doesn’t want you to see
Since it first premiered at Sundance in February, Randy Moore’s subversive stab at Disney has been in the spotlight for its secretive, guerilla filmmaking style. Moore and his crew shot the film at Disney World in Orlando and Disneyland in California, posing as tourists, using Park Hopper passes as their only credentials. Though the early speculation…
Red Chair Scare: United Arts swallows the Arts and Cultural Alliance, pretends everything is just fine
Though it’s been rumored for some time, last night the news finally broke in the Orlando Sentinel last night that United Arts of Central Florida – under the relatively new leadership of Flora Maria Garcia – was “merging” with the struggling Arts and Cultural Alliance of Central Florida, the group (funded by United Arts) responsible…
VIDEO: OneBeat visits Sanford to perform a chilling reaction to Trayvon Martin
While OneBeat was stationed in Florida before heading on their East Coast tour that recently concluded, the group stopped over in Sanford, acknowledging the impact Trayvon Martin’s death had on our global community. It’s a short but chilling song delivered beautifully by Cambodian singer Young Yorn (that those who made it out to the Timucua…
Three Orlando restaurants take spots in Urbanspoon’s “Best Cheap Eats in the U.S.” list
Lazy Moon Pizza, Hawkers Asian Street Fare and Pom Pom’s Teahouse and Sandwicheria took places in Urbanspoon’s recently released list of their users’ favorite places to nosh for not a lot of dosh. Congrats, guys! If you’re not already a regular customer at those three spots, read our reviews of the Urbanspoon fan favorites here: Lazy Moon…
Shits ’n Skittles: Scoring “South Park”’s Zimmerman parody
There needs to be more bigotry on TV. I don’t mean the ordinary, bald-faced race-baiting that goes unchallenged 24/7 on the news channels. I mean comedic representations of prejudice that show just how absurd it really is. At the same time, I know why we don’t get more of that kind of material: because it’s…
Orlando gets (another) car-share program
Today, after the State of Downtown address at the Amway, Mayor Buddy Dyer was scheduled to announce that Orlando is getting another car-share program. Hertz 24/7 will bring 12 vehicles to downtown Orlando that will be available for rent at a rate beginning $8 per hour. That “beginning at” caveat is important to keep in…
Theatre Review: Fringe Year-Round presents Kevin Thornton’s “Stairway to Kevin”
Last weekend's “Come Out With Pride” parade and associated events were a fabulous celebration for Orlando's GLBT community, and/or a huge traffic headache if you live downtown. I avoided the mob scene at Lake Eola, but I did pay an alternative observance to the event by enjoying proudly out actor/musician Kevin J. Thornton's Stairway To…
Fish Out of Water food truck re-brands with new name, menu offerings
The local Orlando sushi food truck formerly known as Fish Out of Water just announced today, via Instagram and Facebook, that they’ve undergone a re-branding, including a new name – Sushi & Seoul On the Roll. The truck took the title of “Best Food Truck” in this year’s OW Best of Orlando poll, and the…
Sassy Pants $50 Gift Card
Our friends at Sassy Pants are giving away a $50 gift card to their activewear boutique!! Here’s how to win: Go to Sassy Pants’ Facebook and tell them: ‘Orlando Weekly sent me for some Sassy Pants’ Yup, it’s that easy! Good luck! Contest ends Wednesday, Oct 16 at 11:59pm Winner will be announced on Monday, October…
GORELANDO: Film Review: ‘Cassadaga’
Director Anthony DiBlasi kicks off horror film Cassadaga with local powerhouse actress Janine Klein playing a mother who’s violently scolding her son for wearing a dress. The distraught boy then picks up a pair of scissors and cuts his junk off. Gross, but OK, you have my attention. The film centers around Lily, who is…
Nothing to SAVE: Florida’s new voter purge rankles progressive groups
It stands to reason that state officials would be a little bit cautious about repeating so desperate a mistake as last year’s clearly political voter purge. That calamity, after all, drew the ire of nearly everyone – supervisors of elections, minorities, the ACLU, Eric (fucking) Holder, anybody with a sense of reason – while simultaneously…
The Short Stack: Loneliness is Such a Drag
Tulkou Dir: Mo’Sam Runtime: 10m A lonely old fisherman finds a new friend by accident when pulling in his nets. The animation in this short is really incredible, especially for the translucent water homunculous, which distorts everything around it, but also the corrugated cardboard style for the humans is really cool too. Must have taken…
Free shows this week!!! (Oct. 9-15)
Here are the best free shows happening this week; don’t make me call the party police. 10/9 Eugene Snowden, Ten Pints of Truth @ Lil Indies, 10 p.m. (feel feelings) 10/11 Darko Grey, Burning Tree, Gargamel! @ the Social, 9 p.m. (grin reaper; free for 21+) 10/11 Infinite Radio & the Shadow People, Foul Shots,…
Florida’s voter purge returns
Secretary of State Ken Detzner tours the state to promise that state will do a better job this time around
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
Museum of Art – DeLand presents an ambitious new show to go with its new name
‘Forging an Identity: Contemporary Latin American Art’ is dramatic, complex, visually intense
‘Captain Phillips’ is a personal, powerful thriller
Story of captain held captive by Somali pirates
Council Watch
Billy Manes pays attention to city government so you don’t have to
Time spent in Dave Grohl’s Sound City refreshes Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s original sound
The band’s history is rife with struggle but also success
‘On Oni Pond’ proves Man Man has new tricks up his sleeve
Album review: Man Man’s ‘On Oni Pond’
True Blood and Twilight fans, beware: Orlando Shakes’ bloodcurdling one-man Dracula is the really scary stuff
The room is black – pitch-black – save for the sallow shaft of amber leaking from a lone lantern, which occasionally illuminates shadowy figures lurking in cobweb-hung corners. A frantic voice emerges from the darkness, muttering of unknown horrors, and is joined by scuttling squeaks whispering from every direction. Suddenly, a bloodcurdling scream rises as…
Will East End Market become Orlando’s new food hub?
The community market on Corrine Drive faces competition from all sides, but says “a rising tide lifts all boats”
Privatized prison health care is worse than you thought
Health care companies contracting with Florida to provide health services in prisons face hundreds of malpractice suits
Swine and Dine, Cows ’n Cabs, Weekend Small Plates and a slew of new openings
Tip Jar: local food news
Casting Judgment
First Words: Your letters and comments
Orlando Ballet sticks another tricky landing with last-minute county funding
Culture 2 Go: performing arts news
Opening in Orlando: ‘The Hunt’, ‘Machete Kills’ and ‘Romeo & Juliet’
What’s playing in theaters in Orlando this week
Our music columnist dives into the symphonic underground with the Anamorphic Orchestra
Probably this week’s most buzzing local music event was the Anamorphic Orchestra (Oct. 2, the Venue). The orchestral project sports lots of pedigree, though practically all of it outside of classical circles. It’s a joint between Orlando’s Henry Maiis, who’s well-known in the experimental scene as the mind behind ambient act Attached Hands, and erstwhile…
Regional Grill’s heart is rooted in Southern cooking
Tony Strowder’s Conway eatery serves fare from all four corners of the country but leans toward Cajun
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Sometimes you quit games too early. You run away and dive into a new amusement before you have gotten all the benefits you can out of the old amusement. But I don’t think that will be your problem in the coming days. You seem more committed than usual to the ongoing…
‘Idle No More’ delivers more hot-blooded big band vibes for King Khan and the Shrines
Album review: King Khan and the Shrines’ ‘Idle No More’
Eastside Asian Market serves vegan dishes at the expressway’s end
Grocer offers aisles full of everything you need to cook Asian, or they’ll do it for you
Of Montreal loses the glitter but retains the pure pop sounds on ‘Lousy With Sylvianbriar’
Album review: Of Montreal’s ‘Lousy With Sylvianbriar’
Savage Love
I visited Halifax, Nova Scotia, last week – for my geographically illiterate fellow Americans, Halifax is the biggest city on Canada’s Atlantic coast – to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Coast, Halifax’s kick-ass alternative weekly newspaper. I took questions for two hours in the auditorium of a brand-new Halifax high school…
On sale this week: Cher at Amway Center
On sale: Friday, Oct. 11 Cher 8 p.m. Friday, May 16 Amway Center 400 W. Church St. 800-745-3000 amwaycenter.com $25.50-$131 Down the road: Izzy and the Catastrophics, Oct. 17 at Will’s Pub The Lumineers, Oct. 18 at St. Augustine Amphitheatre Matt Nathanson, Oct. 19 at House of Blues Goodnight Neverland, Oct. 20 at Backbooth Steve…
