When talking about Orlando’s tourism industry, a few things are always guaranteed to come up, like those ever-increasing ticket prices. But there are still plenty of unique things ahead for the industry, once parks fully reopen again after after coronavirus pandemic. Across Orlando, the tourism business was already quickly evolving. With billions of dollars in…
The University of Central Florida Symphony Orchestra is poised to play a concert in a very unique location next month, the stunning and even more stunningly-named Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe. The Basilica boasts a gargantuan Schoenstein pipe organ (5,200 pipes strong) and it will be put to good…
The Central Florida chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will host their 13th annual Out of the Darkness Community Walks for suicide awareness on Saturday, Feb. 1. The 2.6-mile scenic walk around Lake Baldwin will serve as a fundraiser fueled by Facebook backers, sponsors, and direct donations to AFSP. Over 83 cents of…
Last year saw Walt Disney World cracking down on the numerous third-party stroller rental companies, which many guests prefer to the less comfortable, more expensive ones that Disney itself rents. Now the stroller companies have found an option that will likely please many guests. After numerous national stories on the over-the-top strollers that were beginning…
You might have noticed the Orlando “winter” this year was a constant fluctuation of temperatures. Now Central Florida is already gearing up for its first heatwave. Despite this year’s temperatures not being record highs, they are higher than usual and global climate change is still the driving force behind the humidity. The higher-than-average temps are likely to…
Florida House members received advice Monday that college athletes should be allowed to cash in on their names and images through video games, commercials or signing autographs. But that doesn’t mean student-athletes should be paid for playing. With bills proposed for this year’s legislative session that seek to let athletes at Florida universities make money…
A resurgent Life of Agony and Misfits alum Doyle are out on the road on one of the more eclectic heavy music bills in recent memory, the Beast Coast Monsters tour. Life of Agony returned with a new album last year, The Sound of Scars, marking nearly 30 years since the band released their debut…
Without a birth certificate reflecting one’s gender, it’s nearly impossible to do basic things like get a job, get a loan, or travel outside the country. This is the unequal reality for millions of Americans whose birth certificates are labeled as intersex, an occurrence about as common as someone being born with red hair. One…
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Texts have surfaced between Gov. Ron DeSantis and a right-wing donor indicted for helping Rudy Giuliani siphon foreign cash into American elections from Ukraine. The texts between the second-year governor and Lev Parnas were turned over, reports The Wall Street Journal, as evidence in Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. Today, when DeSantis was asked to address the texts during…
An Orlando Police officer has received a verbal reprimand after video surfaced of the cop proceeding to “taunt, belittle, humiliate and even incite … violence” against teenagers during an arrest. Putting aside the merits of the wrist-slap, thankfully, this didn’t end with Black kids taking the bait and giving an armed cop behaving erratically – which…
Lake Nona’s Park Pizza & Brewing Company gets in on the Orlando Beer Week action with a special beer dinner this week. Eight different beers are paired with a six-course meal that includes shrimp & tasso hushpuppies, black truffle tart and charred octopus. The meal is a collaboration between Park Pizza head brewer Marco Reyna…
MegaCon Orlando, the Southeast’s largest pop culture convention, returns to the Orange County Convention Center this April, and a series of announcements have given us a peek at what celebrities will be attending. Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin reunite as the four hobbits from the Lord of the Rings movies – Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic…
Grammy winning reggae group Morgan Heritage has unveiled the lineup for their inaugural, star-studded iJam Music Festival, set for April at Tinker Field. And it’s a powerhouse, multi-generational lineup of reggae artists and fellow musical travelers from all around the world. The lineup includes: Marcia Griffiths, Boris Bilbraut, Pumpa, Gondwana, Laza Morgan, Jemere Morgan, Esh…
‘Gimme Indie Rock’? OK, you heard the man. Venerable lo-fi/indie trio Sebadoh, led by Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr. infamy, are heading out on the road this spring to show off songs from most recent album Act Surprised. And one of just a trio of Florida dates is right here in Orlando. Sebadoh play the…
In a long-running issue watched by communities and businesses across the state, a Senate committee Monday approved a proposal that would take away power from cities and counties to regulate vacation rental properties. The Senate Innovation, Industry and Technology Committee backed a bill (SB 1128), sponsored by Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., R-Hialeah, that would “preempt”…
Since even before the release of the films in 2001, there have been rumors of Lord of Rings heading to an Orlando theme park. Over the years, the rumors have solidified around Universal being the leading contender for the blockbuster franchise, with the park mentioning Lord of the Rings in a guest survey as early…
Over the objections of the National Rifle Association, a Senate panel Monday unanimously signed off on a far-reaching measure that would close the gun-show “loophole,” create a record-keeping system for private gun sales and set aside $5 million to establish a “statewide strategy for violence prevention.” The proposal (SB 7028) is a priority of Senate…
Pointing to a “narrow timeframe” for meeting petition-signature requirements, backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to allow recreational marijuana use in Florida said Monday the measure will not go on the November ballot. The political committee Make It Legal Florida had been hurrying to try to meet a requirement to submit 766,200 valid petition signatures…
If you spotted “Tatas High School” on Google last week, that’s not the name of a new Lake County magnet school. It turns out, hackers changed the names of schools in Seminole and Lake counties on the world’s most popular search engine. Fox 35 reported that Leesburg High School administrators discovered their new “Tatas” rebranding, along with the…
Republican State Rep. Anthony Sabatini started off 2020 doing the very new-millennium, right-wing thing of pushing the envelope on wanton cruelty. The Howey-in-the-Hills lawmaker doesn’t just have his own blackface controversy (très chic!), but shrugged it off by adding a brownface cherry on top. You don’t support transgender people having bathrooms, or boilerplate medical forms to…
An Altamonte Springs resident posted a video reminder on Reddit Sunday that native Florida black bears lived here before us, and continue to wander “our” neighborhoods at will. The footage, titled “Big ol’ bear in the neighborhood,” was taken on a Nest door cam and shows a massive ursine visitor walking past their front porch entrance. Big…
Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has just announced an exclusive nationwide partnership with DoorDash to bring free chicken sandwiches straight to the doorsteps of loyal customers. From Monday, Jan. 13, until Sunday, Jan. 19, customers who order $20 or more of Popeyes through DoorDash can receive a free chicken sandwich combo meal and…
This double-barreled night of new music was originally announced as a three-day festival dubbed Resonate, but due to unforeseen circumstances, had to be cut back. It’s a shame, but this program still has plenty to offer. The evening begins in the Plaza’s Main Hall with musicians from the Orlando Phil performing Mozart’s “Symphony No. 36″…
Tens of thousands of Florida public education workers and their supporters are rallying outside the state capitol in Tallahassee on Monday to demand overdue hikes in teacher pay. On Tuesday, the state legislature starts a new 60-day legislative session for 2020, during which Florida law makers in the Capitol will be voting on bills and…
Industrial-metal powerhouses Ministry have today announced their “Industrial Strength” North American tour to mark the 30th anniversary of infamous album A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste. In a nod back to those halcyon days, Ministry will be taking original A Mind … tourmates KMFDM along for the ride, and adding Frontline Assembly. The…
Orlando fans might have missed out on seeing alternative/ska legends Fishbone when the Orlando date of their “One Nation Under a Groove” tour with George Clinton was cancelled, but next month’s Rising Vibes Reggae & Ska Music Festival gives us another chance to see their glorious chaos. Along with fellow heavy hitters like Mad Caddies,…
Last month, a giant 350-pound Warsaw grouper was nabbed off the coast of Southwest Florida. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the massive chonk was reeled in by Jason Boyll on Dec. 29, 2019, in about 600 feet of water with a hook and line. “Acquiring the otolith from this fish was…
Between last year’s Tigris coaster and this year’s upcoming Iron Gwazi, Busch Gardens is becoming an even more essential visit for coaster enthusiasts. But visitors attracted by the new rides will need more than just coasters to round out their day, and that’s where Busch Gardens’ latest rumored thrill ride comes in. The Tampa park…
Florida voters approved an amendment legalizing marijuana in 2016, but employees and job applicants who are required to take drug tests can still be fired if the results are positive. A new bill in the Florida House aims to change this, by protecting licensed medical marijuana patients. Two Democratic lawmakers, state Sen. Lori Berman of…
Just six months after his swearing-in, a New Smyrna Beach Police Officer has resigned after allegedly pulling a gun in a bar dispute. According to (other) police, Walter Milewski, 26, got heated with a patron talking to his friend, while he was off-duty at Uncle Waldo’s Sports Pub & Billiards in Daytona Beach. Unprovoked, police say, Milewski started…
Orlando Police consider tasing someone on a bicycle excessive force, “except in cases of aggressive resistance.” In May, Officer Peter Meier tasered a 19-year-old boy fleeing on a bike. The young man of color fell and skidded on the ground, as seen in body camera footage released in a report by Orlando Sentinel. For breaking OPD’s…
In the course of two days in the Orlando area this week, there were two sexual attacks where bystanders stepped in to hold the alleged perpetrators. Police say when they arrived at downtown Orlando’s Avenue Gastrobar on Wednesday night in response to a sexual battery call, the alleged assailant was already being restrained by bar staff.…
Orlando’s Selam Ethiopian & Eritrean Cuisine is officially one of the best spots in the country to fill your belly, according to Yelp. The restaurant-ranking site named the East African eatery on Central Florida Parkway one of the top 100 places to eat in America in 2020. East African food has hardly changed in generations,…
Here are our final reviews from day 3 of the 2020 Orlando Fringe Winter Mini-Fest, which continues through Jan. 12 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center. For more information see this week’s Live Active Cultures, and visit ofwinterminifest.com for tickets. The Myrtle Sisters: Out of Time The Myrtle Sisters, Vancouver BC Remaining performance: Sunday, Jan. 12…
A heartbreaking story offers exciting possibilities for local cat lovers. On Thursday, Orange County law enforcement contacted Orange County Animal Services for help with the removal 71 cats from a home during an eviction process, where the cats’ owner surrendered ownership. Now, those 71 cats are up for free adoption at the OCAS shelter, located…
Here are three reviews from day 2 of the 2020 Orlando Fringe Winter Mini-Fest, which continues through Jan. 12 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center. For more information see this week’s Live Active Cultures, and visit ofwinterminifest.com for tickets. How to Really, Really? Really! Love a Woman Dance Naked Productions, Portand OR Remaining performances: Saturday 1/11 at…
Shocking video from early Thursday morning shows a 26-year-old man firing an AR-style rifle in downtown Orlando, while walking on S. Orange Ave. The Orlando Police Department says the incident, which took place near the intersection of Pine Street around 3 a.m., was prompted by a fight outside a nearby club. The man identified in the…
Here are four opening-night reviews from the 2020 Orlando Fringe Winter Mini-Fest, which continues through Jan. 12 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center. For more information see this week’s Live Active Cultures, and visit ofwinterminifest.com for tickets. The LightweightLil Theatre Company, Orlando FL Remaining performance: Sunday 1/12 at 6:15 pm Orlando Fringe theater producer Lindsay Taylor…
Deforestation, overdevelopment and ignorance all threaten the well-being of Florida bats, and one public official has made it her mission to advocate for our winged furry friends. Orange County Commissioner Emily Bonilla of District 5 was recently successful in securing funds to start a project to build bat houses all across East Orange County. “I…
Florida’s finest sludge-lords Torche have announced a vigorous round of North American and European tour dates for this year, and you’d better believe that there is an Orlando date in there. The quartet is touring behind most recent release, Admission. Torche, Bloodlet, Bask and Brother Hawk play Will’s Pub on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 8…
I’m going to tell you a short story. It’s about a young girl named Rebecca. She doesn’t know yet that one day her name will be shortened and mispronounced. She will also be very surprised to find out that she will graduate from college, become a teacher and quit along the way. She will disappoint…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Dikembe, Slingshot Dakota, Curtains and Expert Timing at Will’s Pub, Jan. 8 Although the lone non-Floridian act on this Bad Balloon bill, irrepressible Pennsylvania couple act Slingshot Dakota are no strangers to Orlando. Besides their setup as a keyboard-and-drums duo, they’re notable for an approach to emotional rock that pushes overtly pretty…
Sorry folks, but if you’re planning on booking a Carnival Cruise you’ll have to leave your COED Naked shirt at home. A new policy change at Carnival is cracking down on offensive shirts to “ensure their clothing and accessories are respectful to fellow guests,” reads the site’s FAQ. The new rules, which were enacted this…
With state lawmakers preparing to wade into a debate about vacation rental properties, Airbnb, Inc., last month sent $250,000 to a Florida political committee, a newly filed finance report shows. The contribution went to a political committee known as “People versus the Powerful.” The committee had received only one other contribution, a $1 million infusion…
Country music stalwarts Rascal Flatts are calling it quits after nearly 20 years of hits, but not after couple more shows in Tampa. The trio of Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney, and Jay DeMarcus announced their farewell tour today, with plans to stop at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa on Oct. 16. As…
Conservation groups filed a lawsuit yesterday against state and federal agencies over road-widening projects in the middle of Florida’s critical panther habitats. Widening projects along State Roads 29 and 82 in southwest Florida also include the first “continuous-flow intersection” in the state, designed to help traffic flow more smoothly while drivers are attempting left turns.…
Amid uncertainty and anxiety over Iranian-American conflicts, public officials and locals stood in solidarity outside Orlando City Hall on Thursday evening, protesting against further violence and war. “There is no evidence that war leads to democracy,” Rep. Anna Eskamani of District 47 said. “We’ve seen this in many countries, like in Iraq.” The group of…
Every morning on Magic 107.7 FM, Leslye Gale discusses the most interesting Orlando Weekly stories of the day on “Chad & Leslye.” Check out Leslye’s picks today. Oviedo Mall Macy’s To Be Turned Into Apartments, Hotel I love this!!! Rather than knock it down, the struggling Oviedo Mall Macy’s is being turned into apartments and…
Florida and other heavily populated states should have three U.S. senators, a pair of Democratic lawmakers proposed Thursday. State Sen. Lori Berman, D-Lantana, and Rep. Joe Geller, D-Aventura, want the Republican-dominated Legislature to ask Congress to propose a U.S. constitutional amendment that would add a senator for each state with a population of at least…
Background checks would be required for delivery employees after the murder of a 75-year-old Boca Raton woman in August, under a bill filed Tuesday by Rep. Mike Caruso, R-Delray Beach. Caruso’s proposal (HB 1129) would require all home-delivery workers to undergo background checks that include a search of a multistate criminal database and a search…
A sharply divided federal appeals court Thursday upheld the conviction of former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown in a charity scam, rejecting her arguments that a juror had been improperly dismissed because he said the “Holy Spirit” told him Brown was not guilty. A majority of a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Update, Jan. 10: The Oviedo City Council approved the Macy’s demolition and renovation. Other mall stores will remain open. Another department store bites the dust of modern shopping, this time in Oviedo. After struggling to compete with online retailers and Orlando’s Waterford Lakes mall, Oviedo Mall will be renovated out of its misery. On Monday, the…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Punk on the Patio finale, Jan. 7 While last week was all in with the new (new year with a new venue actually named the New Standard), this week kicks off with a farewell to a beloved live series. Almost to the very day of its debut in 2016, Punk on the…
Local elected officials in Florida could bring guns to government meetings, but people appearing before them would remain unable to carry weapons, under a bill filed Wednesday. The proposal (SB 1524) by Sen. George Gainer, R-Panama City, would change a law that prohibits people from bringing guns to government meetings. The bill would create an…
Dutch goth legends and 4AD alum Clan of Xymox haven’t played Orlando in over a decade, but they’ll be making up for lost time with this week’s announcement of a big show at the Abbey in March. As part of their ongoing Days of Black tour, the Clan will be making two stops in Florida…
Macy’s Inc. is closing 28 stores nationwide, including the Sanford location in Seminole Towne Center. The series of closings come after a 0.6 percent decline in comparable same-store sales for the months of November and December 2019 as shown in a sales results report released by the company on Wednesday. In an email to the…
Alternative pop star Halsey is just weeks away from releasing her third full-length LP Manic, and will be embarking on a world tour of the same name that luckily stops in Tampa on July 22. Halsey’s show at the Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre next summer (yes, that means a packed lawn) will also feature emo-pop…
It’ll be a Top Chef reunion of sorts when Knife & Spoon opens inside the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes this spring. We told you a couple of weeks ago that Top Chef Season 10 and 14 alum John Tesar, a four-time James Beard Award semifinalist for “Best Southwest Chef,” is opening his modern steak and seafood concept…
Good news for fans of Southern cooking: Popular Winter Park eatery the Coop has expanded their menu with five new dishes and added one more day per week on which to enjoy them. Beginning Sunday, Jan. 19, the restaurant will serve food seven days a week for the first time, with regular Sunday hours 8…
Florida’s controversial NRA-backed “stand your ground” laws have proven over and over again to be inherently racist. Now, a recent study shows that Black teens in Florida have been dying at disproportionate rates since these laws went into effect. The study, authored by researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania and…
Today the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced that the third female panther in almost fifty years was recently spotted north of the Caloosahatchee River in Charlotte County, signally a major milestone for the endangered species. Biologists with the FWC released images from a trail camera showing an adult female Florida panther north of…
Today Universal Orlando has unveiled the list of musical headliners for their 2020 Mardi Gras seasonal celebration, and they went big his year, pulling in big names from all across the pop music spectrum. The celebration which runs from early February through the beginning of April, kicks off hard with the Roots and never lets…
Protesters will gather at Orlando City Hall to oppose the potential war and violence in Iran on Thursday, Jan. 9. Groups like MoveOn.org, Indivisible and About Face Veterans Against The War have organized the nationwide event calling for #NoWarWithIran. “Trump’s reckless action has needlessly endangered countless lives of U.S. troops, Iraqis, Iranians, and countless other…
Orlando Beer Week kicks off this weekend with an array of events at breweries and taprooms around town. Here are some of our picks for events to check out during that time. For more, keep an eye on Orlando Beer Week’s website. Rod Hamdallah Orlando Beer Week may not officially kick off until Saturday, but…
Just days after Rod Stewart and his son allegedly sucker-punched a security guard at a Florida New Year’s Eve party, the British rock star has announced a new tour with a stop in Central Florida. Stewart will be touring behind his new album with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Stewart, along with classic rockers Cheap Trick,…
It’s kind of surprising that Walk Hard, a musical parody of rock & roll biopics, didn’t do well at the box office. The 2007 film only grossed $20 million upon its release, but word of mouth has turned it into a modern cult classic. The film stars John C. Reilly as the titular Dewey Cox,…
Hip-hop scholar and innovator KRS-One hasn’t played Orlando for a few years now, but 2020 is starting musically strong with the MC delivering a masterclass in rap. KRS-One has been at it since the late 1980s, when his project Boogie Down Productions released the still-untouchable Criminal Minded, and from then on it’s been a neverending…
Right before Xmas, we had the pleasure of taking in a rare solo set by Christopher Belt at Winter Park’s Dining Room house space. From the unassuming way that Belt picked up his guitar and immediately started gently playing fingerpicked melodies, to an abrasive middle section where he worked away at the surface of his…
The first Panic! event for 2020 aims the spotlights and smoke machines squarely at New York dark synth project Un Hombre Solo. Balancing a performative flair for the dramatic with the frantic EBM charge of the likes of Dive and Nitzer Ebb, this should be a set worth witnessing. Speaking of artists worth witnessing, local…
She’s ditched former backing band the Nocturnals, but Grace Potter won’t let the sun go down on her. The split seems to be echoed in the title of her latest solo album, Daylight, which sees Potter return to a bluesier sound after spending a few years on the poppier side of things. The return to…
Kieran Castaño’s meticulously and expressively rendered pointillist paintings are celebrations of trans identity: frequently humorous, often incisive tableaus of the intersections of public and private life. Many of the paintings featured in A Certain Kind of Light, a solo exhibition of the artist’s works opening at the Mills Gallery on Friday, are portraits, painted in…
So what were your excuses for not attending Orlando Fringe festival last May? We bet none of them apply to this year-opening small-scale sampler. “It’s too long.” Rather than two weeks of shows, Winter Mini Fest is a compact four days – more of a long weekend than a term at summer camp. “There are…
Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. A Sebring bank. A yoga studio in Tallahassee. A naval air base in Pensacola. At least 81 people have been killed in mass shootings scattered throughout Florida since 2016, and the death toll keeps rising from other gun violence that,…
Every morning on Magic 107.7 FM, Leslye Gale discusses the most interesting Orlando Weekly stories of the day on “Chad & Leslye.” Check out Leslye’s picks today. Holy Land Is Changing Its Experience The rumors are false, The Holy Land Experience is not shutting down, but it is changing. – LINK Central Florida is sending prayers…
During the World War I centennial remembrance last year, I wore my poppy proudly. I awoke at 6 a.m. Eastern time here in the United States to mark the “11/11/11” moment of silence. And I tried to imagine what it was like in the trenches for my great-grandfather and the millions of other men who…
Too Many Zooz plays Orlando Monday, Jan. 13
Cartoons & Cereal Enjoy a breakfast cereal bar while watching cartoons of yesteryear every second Saturday morning. Saturday, 10 am-1 pm; The Nook on Robinson, 2432 E. Robinson St.; free; facebook.com/ thenookonrobinson. Cult Classics: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story John C. Reilly stars as a fictional rock star in this send-up of biopics like Walk…
I have a question about porn, and I can’t think who else I can ask that will give me an intelligent, educated answer. In modern porn, anal on women is gaining popularity. I’m a fan of anal with my boyfriend. However, in porn, it seems like the gaping asshole is a thing, a sought-after thing,…
Opening this week: Just Mercy It’s sometimes easy to forget how necessary movies like Just Mercy are. I mean, everybody knows our justice system routinely convicts black folks of crimes they didn’t commit, right? But then somebody like Mike Bloomberg gets up at a campaign rally and declares he has “no idea” if the cops…
Meet Maggie! Maggie (A445287), a sweet 4-year-old girl, was brought to our shelter as a stray on New Year’s Eve and has quickly warmed the hearts of the shelter staff. Maggie is a social butterfly – she seeks out affection! She enjoys taking treats and playing with her toys in our play yards. Maggie has…
Between the shame of already broken New Year’s resolutions and the depressing lack of daylight, we could all use a little artistic pick-me-up about now. That makes this weekend’s fourth annual Orlando Fringe Winter Mini-Fest (see page 32) the perfect post-holiday hangover cure. The January spinoff of the spring’s signature theater event takes over the…
Expert Timing Orlando alt-rockers return to Will’s Pub with close musical comrades Dikembe, Curtains and Slingshot Dakota rounding out the bill. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Will’s Pub, $10 Philippe Lemm Trio Young New York jazz trio brings their adventurous sound to the Timucua. Expect the unexpected. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at Timucua Arts…
Updated, Jan. 11: À La Cart’s annual Australia Day celebration is canceled this year; instead they are donating all Jan. 26 bar proceeds to the Australian Red Cross. OPENING: The first Financier Patisserie outside New York City has moved into the old Rustic Table space on Park Avenue. Financier serves croissants, pastries, cakes and, bien…
They’re gone, but certainly not forgotten. Here we pay tribute to a few of the remarkable residents Orlando lost in 2019. Rest in power, y’all. Wendy Chioji, journalist and athlete In October, the brother of longtime Central Florida news anchor Wendy Chioji shared news of her passing following an 18-year battle with breast cancer. “My…
