Sep 23-29, 2015

Sep 23-29, 2015 / Vol. 31 / No. 40

Swine & Sons is your new favorite Saturday breakfast spot

The new breakfast menu at Swine & Sons, next to Cask & Larder on Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park, might be the best thing that happened to your Saturday morning (since RavPig opened for brunch, anyway). From 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Saturday mornings, the café and provisions outpost serves a signature breakfast menu…

New Smyrna Beach will start charging non-residents to park

Perhaps New Smyrna residents are tired of tourists stealing all the good waves. The popular Florida beach will soon be charging non-Volusia County residents to park.  Utilizing pay-to-park kiosks, those without the free resident-only parking decals will be forced to pay $10 for each visit to the beach, My News 13 reports. The original vote held…

3 spots to swill sake on National Sake Day, Oct. 1 🍶

If you’re still coming off your buzzbuzzbuzz from National Coffee Day yesterday, tomorrow’s celebration is sure to mellow you right out. National Sake Day is Oct. 1, and there are plenty of places in town that plan to slosh this under-appreciated spirit like it’s Bud Light (but way better). Dragonfly Robata Grill & Sushi Each…

Is that a python in your pants?

That’s a totally valid question if you were shopping at the flea market at 272 Krome Ave. in Homestead, Florida over the weekend. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue tweeted photos of what turned out to be an 8-foot-long Burmese python hiding out in a pile of jeans for sale. Apparently the snake had recently eaten and crawled…

Port Canaveral plans for new entertainment complex and a new CEO

Most of the focus regarding Port Canaveral over the past week has been around the unexpected resignation of Port CEO John Walsh. While few would argue that Walsh led with a bit of an iron fist, his business friendly approach (while playing a part in downfall) has brought major investment into the port. A big…

31 free concerts this week in Orlando (9/30-10/6)

Wednesday, Sept. 30 Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints of Truth 10 p.m. at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. The Evan Taylor Jones Band 10 p.m. at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. The Imperial’s Acoustic Soundcheck with My Neighbor 9 p.m. at the Imperial at Washburn Imports, 1800 N. Orange Ave. Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red 10…

Thrillist claims they know the best movie from Florida

Thrillist, a site that once ranked Florida as the worst state in the country, recently released a very subjective list of the best movies from each state. Shockingly, they didn’t give us Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.  Nope, as Tony Montana once said, “In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the…

VIDEO: Vibrant psych act ARK on Off the Avenue

The increasingly tropical Florida groove of local psych-y synth-pop act ARK took some time to flex into its current shape. Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ark Calkins tinkered for years with the project to pin down exactly how he envisioned his lucid sonic dream. Begun in 2013 as Like Diamonds, the band started out doing some trial shows…

University of Florida bans “You Suck” chant at home football games

The University of Florida athletics department has asked the school’s marching band to stop playing a song at home football games that ends with a “you suck” chant.  The song, “You Can’t Do That,” was typically played after a penalty to an opposing team, and ended with students loudly chanting, “Move back, you suck.”  “The reason…

Orlando Museum of Art announces plan to move out of Loch Haven Park

At a press conference today, OMA director and CEO Glen Gentele and Ted Brown, chairman of the OMA’s Strategic Planning Committee, announced plans to seek a new “container” for the museum’s collections.  Today marked the release of “Forward to 100: Reimagining the Orlando Museum of Art in the 21st Century,” the final conclusions of the…

Clermont City Council says no to Florida’s upcoming bear hunt

The time is almost up for some of Florida’s black bears as the date for the October hunt approaches, but some local residents are not giving up. Clermont City Council approved a resolution last week opposing the upcoming bear hunt and supporting the conservation group who filed a lawsuit against the Florida Fish & Wildlife…

Helmet redeems itself on 20th anniversary of Betty

THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND I’m definitely a Helmet fan. But several reasons conspired to make me walk into their latest show (Sep. 26, The Social) with less than fanatical attitude. First, the focus was the 20th anniversary of their third record Betty. While that album’s in what is widely considered their prime early era, not everything…

Free STD testing at Planned Parenthood for national Pink Out Day

Today the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hears about the insane allegations against Planned Parenthood that came seemingly out of nowhere earlier this summer when antiabortion group the Center for Medical Progress released the first of several heavily edited videos that claimed that the organization was engaging in illegal and medically unethical practices.  Today…

Se7en Bites Bakery plans to move into expanded space next year

In the category of “It’s About Bloody Time,” Se7en Bites Bakery will move into a much larger space up the road next year when they take over the old Sunshine School Fashions space next to Pho Hoa on North Primrose Drive. That means no more lines out the door or, possibly, longer lines out the…

Where to score free joe Tuesday morning for National Coffee Day

We don’t know about you, but as long as these National _______ Days yield free food, we’re in. Here are the local deals for free cuppas on National Coffee Day, which is Tuesday, Sept. 29. Plan your commute accordingly. Krispy Kreme What’s free: 12-ounce coffee and one glazed doughnut Plus: Get a small iced coffee,…

Burger King rolls out black buns for Halloween Whopper

Remember that black-bunned Japanese Burger King Whopper that swept through social media a couple of months ago? It looks like BK U.S. has finally found an appropriate marketing campaign to bring that unsettlingly dark bread to Americans for Halloween. Those devils. Today through Nov. 1 at all Burger King locations, you can order the “deliciously…

Four new SunRail stops planned between Sand Lake and Kissimmee

  It’s official – SunRail is getting four new stops between Sand Lake Road and Kissimmee. Today U.S. Rep. John Mica announced that full funding of $186 million is in place to expand the rail system south. The four new stops will be located at: Meadow Woods in Orange County Osceola Parkway (Tupperware station) Kissimmee…

House of Blues Orlando axes popular Service Industry Night

Just two months after the graphic rape that filled local news, the Disney Springs-based House of Blues appears to be ending their weekly DJ fueled music night. The House of Blues has been one of the last remaining places at Walt Disney World for DJ-based entertainment. House of Blues has now shifted to a fully…

Tower plan near Lake Eola may drop outdoor café

The developer for the City Centre high-rise near Lake Eola Park may drop its plans to build an outdoor café on a leased part of the park, says Hernan Castro, who is the legal adviser and chancellor for the Cathedral Church of St. Luke’s.  Several petitioners, including the church, filed appeals in August opposing the Orlando…

Florida Congressman Daniel Webster wants to replace John Boehner as House Speaker

Orlando Congressman Daniel Webster, known mostly for … well, not much except beating Alan Grayson in the 2010 election and complaining about how redistricting could threaten his incumbency, has announced that he’s throwing his hat in the ring to replace outgoing House Speaker John Boehner. Boehner announced his resignation after experiencing some kind of confusing epiphany…

UCF has a new plan for its downtown campus

When Gov. Rick Scott cut $461,387,164 out of the state’s annual budget in June, he cut a ton of money for some downtown Orlando projects that were counting on state support to come true. One of those projects was construction of a downtown campus of the University of Central Florida, which had originally hoped to get…

Listen to Enterprise Florida’s Kentucky job-poaching commercial

Gov. Rick Scott traveled to Kentucky earlier this week on a job-poaching mission. He and staff from the public-private economic development organization Enterprise Florida headed to the state of “unbridled spirit,” to try to coax business leaders to relocate to Florida. At the top of his list of reasons they might consider Florida: it’s cheap,…

Hubbly Bubbly celebrates second anniversary this Saturday, Sept. 26

We’ve been in love ever since we took our first bite of that Bubbly Pocket full of warm, fresh-from-the-fryer seasoned chickpea patties, homemade hummus and creamy tzatziki. Moar plz.  Hubbly Bubbly, on the north end of Edgewater Drive near the corner of Fairbanks Avenue, is celebrating its second birthday on Saturday, Sept. 26, with a…

Florida bear hunt opponents gather at Orlando protest

As the deadline inches closer for Florida’s black bears, opponents of the state’s bear hunt gathered in Orlando on Thursday to protest.  The rally, organized by The Girls Gone Green’s executive director Julie Watkins, was held by Lake Eola and had several speakers, including Chuck O’Neal. O’Neal, who is a member of the conservation group…

TBT: That time we wrote about a fake restaurant that served manatee

This year we’re celebrating our 25th year in existence. And, so, every Thursday we’ll be taking a look back at a few of our favorite highlights while covering the vibrant Central Florida scene. This week, we look back at “Eat at Dougs,” a satirical article in which our writer Jeffrey Billman purported to have stumbled…

28 free concerts in Orlando this week (9/23-9/29)

Wednesday, Sept. 23 BAHMM Funk Jam 10 p.m. at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints of Truth 10 p.m. at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. The Imperial’s Acoustic Soundcheck with Michael Howard 9 p.m. at the Imperial at Washburn Imports, 1800 N. Orange Ave. Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red 10 pm…

NV Art Bar is just so damn chill

NV Art Bar 27 E. Pine St., 407-649-0000,  facebook.com/nvartlounge After work or after hours?After hours Beer/wine or liquor too? Both  Check all that apply: ☐ fancy cocktails ☒ make ’em strong and keep ’em coming ☐ wine list (5 choices or more) ☐ craft beer ☒ beer: the usual suspects ☐ wide selection of bottles…

The 10 most unbelievable moments in Motörhead’s career

In the land of rock & roll, there are legends, icons, martyrs – and then there’s Motörhead. Too proto-punk to tap into the occult, too thrash-oriented to fit in with the glamorous and too primitive to care about whatever micro-niche you’re into this month, for the last 40 years, Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister and company have…

Picks This Week: Billy Idol, Darlene Love, Four Year Strong and more

Janet Jackson Comeback single “No Sleeep” – Jackson’s direct response to fan clamor for a comeback – successfully combines Jackson’s seductive R&B sound with a fun cameo from J. Cole. Witness Jackson’s amazing show and lose yourself in her passionate sound – the pop star’s ready to work her way back into our hearts and…

Everest rises above

Everest, the ambitious new IMAX action-adventure by Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur, is everything you hoped for. An amazing union of spectacle and story, it’s the year’s first true cinematic experience. Written by William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy, this is the story of the tourism industry that sprouted on Mount Everest in the 1990s, when hundreds…

Gimme Shelter (9/23/15)

Did you know that Orange County Animal Services takes in approximately 50 animals per day? It’s true, and we post galleries of the new cats and dogs that are up for adoption on our website every week. If you’re thinking about adding a new pet to your home, consider adopting from OCAS. Adoption fees are…

Savage Love (9/23/15)

I’m a 26-year-old single bi woman. Sometimes my roommate/best friend and I have drunken threesomes with men. We’ve had some great one-night stands (less scary with a friend!), but recently we slept with a man I’ve been (drunkenly) sleeping with over a period of months, my “friend with benefits.” I shared my FWB with my…

This Little Underground: The 20-year legacy of Will’s Pub

The week’s local music conversation has been monopolized by the 20th anniversary of Will’s Pub (Sept. 11-13). This Orlando nightlife pillar was already a local institution before this long-running column existed and, over the years, it’s given me frequent cause to register its cultural and historical weight. That its name appears here almost every week…

Selections: Our picks of the week’s best events, Sept. 23-29

Wednesday, 23: Janet Jackson [MUSIC] With her new tour kicking off to an exciting start last month, things are looking pretty good for pop music icon Janet Jackson. Due out Oct. 2, Unbreakable, Jackson’s first release since 2008’s Discipline, is promised to be completely different from the pop star’s past music by being far more…

Cine-Files: 4 ways to enjoy Central Florida’s film scene this fall

We’re loving the schedule of film events coming together for fall. From heavy-hitting documentaries screening at the South Asian Film Festival and Global Peace Film Festival, to the cult classics showing at the Enzian (Shaun of the Dead! Léon: The Professional!), to the horror film screenings and mini-fests leading up to Halloween, there’s film fare…

5 Orlando music happenings you shouldn’t miss this fall

Kinda like those pumpkin-spice freaks, music fans get real tweaked starting before summer barely finishes its sizzle for fall concert announcements. As nearly unfathomable tours post their Orlando dates, it’s easy to get twitchy in anticipation – Mary J. Blige owning CFE Arena; Failure, Hum and Torche coming to House of Blues on one absurdly…

Free Will Astrology (9/23/15)

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You are destined to become a master of fire. It’s your birthright to become skilled in the arts of kindling and warming and illuminating and energizing. Eventually you will develop a fine knack for knowing when it’s appropriate to turn the heat up high, and when it’s right to simmer with…


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