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Orlando’s Global Peace Film Festival shines a brilliant light on people, places and ideas whose time has come
The festival runs through Sept. 25, with a weeklong virtual festival to follow.
Rage for Women’s Rights benefit shows to support abortion charities with help of Wet Nurse, Surfer Blood
If you take a look around at the state of this state, how can you do anything but rage? Put that urge to a more productive use with a weekend full of live music supporting reproductive rights. The Rage for Women’s Rights’ series of benefit shows runs at Uncle Lou’s and St. Matthew’s Tavern starting…
Fan-favorite Kids Night returns to the Orlando Science Center this weekend
Kids Night at the Museum is finally making a return to the Orlando Science Center on Saturday, Sept. 24. This uniquely themed event invites children 5-12 to spend the night exploring exhibits, watching a Live Science Show, participating in hands-on science challenges and chowing down on a pizza dinner. The event runs from 6 p.m.…
Legal Public Notices 9/21/2022
Orlando Legals Legal Public Notices Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 5603 Metrowest Blvd Orlando, FL 32811 on 10/12/22 at 12:00 PM: Dana Thomas: household goods, art supplies, photos; Jean Pierre Rosalva: household goods; Samuel Melchioretto: tv and tires;…
Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando to open cat shelter downtown in late September
The Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando have announced the grand opening of a new cat shelter in downtown Orlando at the end of this month. Continuing their rebound from last year’s fire at their Orlando shelter, the Pet Alliance open their new location downtown at 777 W. Central Blvd. on Tuesday, Sept. 27. There will be…
Two Orlando routes named among 10 worst traffic snarls in U.S.
Two roads in Orlando have been named among the top 10 worst for traffic in the entire United States. The study by traffic analysts Inrix measured typical congestion and hours lost sitting in traffic on American roads. The study found that the average American driver lost 36 hours of their life sitting in congested traffic…
Plane carrying ‘DeSantis is a human trafficker’ banner flies over Orlando following migrant stunt
A plane is flying a banner over Orlando today that bears the message “DeSantis is a human trafficker,” following the Florida governor’s decision to send migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard earlier this month. The flight comes after Ron DeSantis stood by his decision to trick 50 migrants into a flight to Massachusetts. The stunt,…
GOP backer Peter Thiel says Florida will ‘become like California’ if housing crisis continues
Thiel’s comments come as Florida overwhelmingly leads the country in home price increases.
Amazon Fresh grocery store planned for Maitland shopping center
Amazon is looking to build a grocery store in Maitland. Orlando Business Journal reports that the online retailer and recent entrant into the grocery game will build an Amazon Fresh in the planned Trelago Market shopping center. Amazon has owned organic mega-chain Whole Foods since 2017. Amazon Fresh began its life as a produce and grocery…
Okeechobee Music Festival to return in a big way in 2023
The popular Okeechobee Music Festival returns to Sunshine Grove next spring with some eye-popping headliners — and tickets go on sale later this week. The four-day festival is set to feature over 100 performers across genre, spread out over multiple themed stages, with a little something for everyone. The lineup runs the gamut from classic funk…
Florida legislators look to block Gov. Ron DeSantis from using state funds to transport migrants
Florida House Democrats want Republican legislative leaders to block funding that Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to continue using to transport migrants, after two planes took a group of about 50 people from Texas to Massachusetts last week. Contending DeSantis has “abused” spending authority in the state budget, Democrats sent a letter to House Speaker Chris…
Prosecutor suspended by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for refusal to enforce abortion ban will have case heard by judge
A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren but also rejected the Democrat’s request for a preliminary injunction to block the suspension by Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying the public wouldn’t be served by “yo-yoing” prosecutors. During an hour-long hearing, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle…
Just a short drive from Orlando, Tampa now has a magic mushroom dispensary
It appears Floridians now have a legal avenue to actually enjoy a Phish show. Ybor City’s Chillum Hemp Dispensary, which has operated out of 1714 E. Seventh St. since 2018, is now known as “Chillum Mushroom and Hemp Dispensary,” since it now carries mushroom products. “The store now stocks different grow kits, spores and mycology cultures,…
Seminole Dems headquarters also hit with ‘fascist’ graffiti
Yet another Seminole County political HQ has been vandalized. Mere weeks after some suspiciously neat graffiti was found on the headquarters of the Seminole County GOP in Casselberry, the Democratic Party office was also tagged with graffiti that appears to be in conversation with that first bit of vandalism. The windows of the building in…
President Joe Biden to visit Orlando, stump for Dems later this month
President Joe Biden will be in Orlando Sept. 27 for a Democratic National Committee rally, according to the White House. Biden’s speech will include information on how attendees can take action to support Florida’s Democratic candidates on the November ballot, according to the Florida Dems website. The event will last from 4-9 p.m. 2022 marks a very…
Former White House aide says Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz requested preemptive pardon from sex trafficking allegations
Matt Gaetz sought a preemptive pardon for charges that might come from an investigation into allegations that the Florida representative engaged in sex trafficking, according to a former White House aide. John McEntee, the former head of the White House’s personnel office, revealed this tidbit during his testimony before the US House’s committee investigating the…
Orlando artistic director Joe Walsh presents new production of ‘Lilies’ at Theatre South Playhouse
Ever since the controversial departure of artistic director Joseph C. Walsh from the Garden Theatre, the most frequently asked question in the arts community has been, “How is Joe?” During his three-year tenure, Walsh diversified the offerings at Winter Garden’s city-owned stage to critical and audience acclaim, and his exit sparked a wave of staff…
Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to continue Florida’s state-sponsored human trafficking program
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he expects more flights to transport undocumented immigrants to out-of-state “sanctuary” communities, as questions continued to swirl about a pair of flights this week that sent about 50 people from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. With support from other Republicans, DeSantis framed the controversial flights as a protest…
Leave it to Florida’s Ron DeSantis to utilize overt racism and abject dehumanization as a national political strategy
The 2024 Republican presidential primary is shaping up to be a battle royale of bullying.
Proposed titanium mine near Florida’s Okefenokee wildlife refuge moving forward after Army Corps of Engineers drops protections
Environmental groups are calling on Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division to reject permits to build a titanium mine near an intact freshwater wetland system known as the Okefenokee Swamp, which extends into Florida. The up-and-down battle to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has perplexed many because of new murky U.S. wetland policies formed under the Trump…
Maitland’s Enzian to screen a double-header of punk-rock docs on Monday
Oi! The Enzian Theater in Maitland is putting on a double-feature of punk-themed music documentaries next week for one night only. The evening’s bill of fare will consist of Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC and the short film Sid: The Final Curtain. Nightclubbing focuses in on that “other” NYC punk hotspot, Max’s Kansas…
Experience ‘Dance Fever’ with Florence + the Machine next weekend
The dog days are finally over.
Big Thief play The Beacham in Orlando on just announced 2023 tour
Indie-rock band Big Thief is stopping in Orlando on Feb. 20 as part of their upcoming world tour. Big Thief’s newest release, double-LP Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You explores the band’s deepest and most resonant sound to date. Conveying themes of chosen family and individual growth, DNWMIBIY offers the listeners a reflectively…
Filmmaker Kevin Smith steers his ‘Clerks III’ screening tour into Orlando in October
Filmmaker and restauranteur Kevin Smith is hitting the road with a print of his new film Clerks III, and he’ll be rolling into Orlando this fall as part of that journey. Smith’s ‘Clerks III Convenience Tour’ will go coast-to-coast from September through November, and each night he will screen this latest Clerks sequel and then…
Tropical Storm Fiona expected to form into hurricane
Tropical Storm Fiona is expected to become a hurricane as it moves west and north over the weekend. The sixth named storm of the 2022 hurricane season is currently about 130 miles of Guadeloupe. The National Hurricane Center forecasts that it will become a hurricane on Sunday night or early Monday morning off the coast of…
State looks to whittle down Florida’s constitutional privacy protections in abortion law fight
Reiterating its stance that a privacy clause in the Florida Constitution does not protect abortion rights, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Thursday fired back at an attempt to halt a new law that prevents abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Lawyers for the state filed a 40-page document urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject…
White Rabbit Dessert Experience opens in Waterford Lakes; new Thornton Park resto serves fried pork chops and poutine; and Orlando Oktoberfests begin
OPENINGS + CLOSINGS: The Classic Thornton Park, offering everything from burgers and patty melts to fried pork chops and poutine, has opened in the old Mason Jar Provisions space at 805 E. Washington St. in Thornton Park … Paris Banh Mi has opened a location at 155 Cranes Roost Blvd. in Altamonte Springs … Also…
Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to defend tricking migrants into flight to Martha’s Vineyard
Saying undocumented immigrants were sent to “greener pastures,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday defended Florida’s participation in a pair of flights carrying about 50 migrants, including children, that landed Wednesday at Martha’s Vineyard Airport. While the governor’s office claimed credit for the controversial relocation effort, details remained scant Thursday about Florida’s involvement and the people…
Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short return to Orlando for live show in 2023
It’s been a few years, but the all-star comedic duo of Steve Martin and Martin Short are coming back to Orlando in 2023. The longtime friends and collaborators — a friendship formed on the set of the 1986 film The Three Amigos has recently yielded the Hulu show Only Murders in the Building and several years’ worth of…
Orlando to get a ‘Reality Check’ on Friday courtesy comedian Kevin Hart
Superstar comedian and current top-billed actor Kevin Hart hasn’t been out on tour in a while. Between the pandemic and Hart’s TV and movie career, it’s been several years since the one-time road warrior toured the big rooms that he regularly filled. That’s all changed now, with Hard bringing his “Reality Check” tour to the…
Bojangles returns to Central Florida with Sanford location, breaks sales record
Sanford residents who gottawannaneedagettahavea Bojangles are in luck once more. The Carolina chicken chain is back open in Sanford after they beat a hasty retreat from the area several years ago. The Sanford Bojangles opened on Aug 30 and quickly broke sales records for the company, similar to the crazed demand at Orlando’s first White…
Tropical Storm Fiona forms, heads toward Puerto Rico
The sixth-named storm of a mostly quiet hurricane season has formed in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Fiona is currently east of the Leeward Islands and expected to impact that area before the end of the workweek. Tropical storm watches are expected in the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by the end of the day,…
Get to know Colombian singer-songwriter Camilo this weekend at Orlando’s Amway Center
On his ongoing worldwide tour, Camilo will make his first appearance in Orlando and perform at the Amway Center less than a week after the release of his latest album, De Adentro Pa Afuera. The Colombian singer-songwriter’s lyrics are wistful, heartfelt and romantic, adding modern Latin pop touches to classic cumbia sounds. Since winning Colombia’s…
Bomba Estéreo bring their eclectic spin on Latin pop to Orlando on Friday
With an eclectic and bombastic style, Colombia’s Bomba Estéreo is a unique Latin music act known for their multidisciplinary techniques in composition, alongside melodies and vocals that are tricky to place solely in the “Latin pop” category. The band’s discography spans 15 years, with songs like 2015’s “Soy Yo” appearing in commercials, movie soundtracks and…
Red Hot Chili Peppers to get ‘Freaky Styley’ in Orlando on Thursday
Like a cockroach, the blend of Flea’s funky bass and Anthony Kiedis’ punky SoCal scatting will outlive almost anything in pop. Tastes have changed, pandemics have descended, yet there will always be a sizable squad primed to lose their minds to Red Hot Chili Peppers’ lyrical couplets like “Trinidad’s got it bad for Tobago, take…
Dream-pop duo Cults make a long-anticipated Orlando return Thursday
Cults, the dream-pop duo of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, return to Central Florida Thursday for a postponed tour date behind their fourth album Host (2020). Host differs from albums past with singer/multi-instrumentalist Follin contributing her own music to the songwriting process, in collaboration with Oblivion and producer, Shane Stoneback. Hypnotic melodies accompany themes that…
Orange County Superintendent sends message to parents amid alleged increase in prank threats on schools
Dr. Maria Vasquez said that the prank threats will be taken seriously
Tropical Depression Seven forms in the Atlantic
The NHC is keeping a close eye on the growing tropical system
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joins other governors in calling for Biden to cancel student loan forgiveness program
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on to a letter with other state governors asking President Joe Biden to call off his means-tested plan to cancel $10K of student loan debt per borrower. The letter, signed by 22 governors, is packed with misconceptions and talking points lifted straight from the airwaves of conservative media outlets. The…
Orlando is sure to be fallin’ for Alicia Keys when she plays the Dr. Phil this weekend
Grammy award-winning R&B singer Alicia Keys is currently on a big world tour, her first in 7 years, and it includes a command performance at intimate Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center. Saturday’s show is one of the final stops on Keys’ globe-trotting trek, promoting her newest album Keys. You’re going to hear…
Appeals court to decide whether Florida Department of Health has to share daily COVID-19 totals
More than a year after the lawsuit was filed, an appeals court Tuesday waded into a fight about whether the Florida Department of Health should be required to provide daily COVID-19 data. The lawsuit in Leon County circuit court has been on hold since January amid an appeal about testimony and information that could provide…
Premiering this week: Patton Oswalt’s latest stand-up special, Season 5 of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and creepy remake ‘Goodnight Mommy’
Everything new on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Apple TV+, Peacock and the rest. Premieres Wednesday: Broad Peak — True events inspired this story of a Polish climber who thought he had reached the top of the titular Asian mountain, then had to go back 25 years later to do it for real. Given that he…
Orlando Shakes’ production of ‘Noises Off’ is an expertly crafted farce
Impeccable comedic timing and blocking so precise it feels more like choreography.
Teachers using dating apps to find sex probably need to move away from small towns in red states
Plus, you could also teach actual history.
Things to do in Orlando, Sept. 14-20: Cults, Bomba Estéreo, Kevin Hart, Prince Royce, ‘Noises Off,’ Rock + Roe
Thursday, Sept. 15 Cults Cults, the dream-pop duo of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, return to Central Florida for a postponed tour date behind their fourth album Host (2020). Host differs from albums past with singer/multi-instrumentalist Follin contributing her own music to the songwriting process, in collaboration with Oblivion and producer, Shane Stoneback. Hypnotic melodies…
Documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney uses one of her family’s theme parks as a microcosm to ask bigger questions about the American economy
Last weekend, thousands of Disney’s biggest fans paid hundreds of dollars each to gather in Anaheim’s Convention Center at the D23 Expo and hear executives promote the company’s upcoming products. Simultaneously, a distressing number of workers at the theme park across the street are struggling to make ends meet, while CEO Bob Chapek receives nearly…
Orlando concert picks this week: Wilderado, Jack White, DJ BMF goes freestyle
If you’re coming out, be safe, be cool. DJ BMF’s Set It Off: Maybe I’m biased as both a fan and a Floridian, but freestyle music doesn’t often get its due. Because of its Latin pulse, freestyle was a particularly Florida and New York thing, absolutely ruling our dance floors and roller rinks in the…
Alterity Chamber Orchestra returns to an Orlando stage this weekend with ‘Divergent Pulsations’
While Orlando’s got the standard classical pops fare that any city might, one thing we also have that not everywhere does is a classical music scene with an active, game-changing fringe doggedly working to keep it a living modern language. One of the chief forces in that vanguard is the Alterity Chamber Orchestra. With their…
