It was the best of times, it was the worst of times in the City Beautiful this year. From a rogue penis at a local pizza joint to John Morgan’s profound Twitter breakthrough that connected school shootings to prescription drugs and vaccines, here are 25 of the “most Orlando” – nay, the most Oh-lando – stories from 2018.

A recent video posted to Facebook shows a man stripping naked, and climbing over the counter at a Panino’s, a downtown Orlando pizza joint. Read more here.
A Seminole County judge is allowing George Zimmerman to use a public defender in his latest legal skirmish. Read more here.
Altamonte Springs police say a business posing as an LGBTQ support center was actually a sex club that charged membership fees. Read more here.
This morning, Disney announced they’ve reached the important milestone of erecting a giant Woody at the entrance of the yet-to-open Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios. Read more here.
Despite the efforts of an online petition and a special protest cake, Hanson and SeaWorld, two things that have been consistently panned by critics for years, will join forces for a concert in Orlando this afternoon. Read more here.
According to the arrest report, multiple witnesses told Orlando Police officers they saw 34-year-old Rocco Mantella of Jacksonville, leave the main walkway at Lake Eola Park at around 9:20 a.m. to kick two swans while practicing karate. Read more here.
The Maleficent dragon, which had a functioning fire feature, went up in flames during this afternoon’s Festival of Fantasy parade at Magic Kingdom. Read more here.
The group Mad Dog PAC, which is headed by Claude Taylor, a former staff member in Bill Clinton’s White House, is behind the MOAB (mother of all banners) project, which they say is the “world’s largest impeachment banner.” Read more here.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer posted a photo of himself just casually meeting entrepreneur and producer Jay-Z before the rapper’s Orlando concert with his wife, living legend Beyoncé. Read more here.
Last night someone flipped the switch inside the Majesty Building, an 18-story shell of building that’s been under construction for more than 17 years. Read more here.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Kissimmee this afternoon. Read more here.
To celebrate their remarkable undefeated season, the University of Central Florida will reportedly emblazon the phrase “2017 National Champions” on the side of Spectrum Stadium, despite that honor going to Alabama. Read more here.
The Beta Theta Pi chapter at University of Central Florida has been suspended after a mother complained her son was forced to drink a giant bottle of Smirnoff Ice, an act that is often referred to as “getting Iced.” Read more here.
Have you seen one of these giant grasshoppers? Well, they’re everywhere, and it’s safe to say they currently run this town. Read more here.
As if Atlanta United snapping Orlando City’s six-game winning streak on Sunday night weren’t enough, Orlando City fans decided to throw salt in their own wounds by trashing their own field. Read more here.
Ignoring Orlando’s residential picketing ordinance, a Trump supporter was recently caught on video targeting a College Park man’s home with a sign referring to him as a “Trump hater” and a “gay Asian with AIDS.” Read more here.
Encapsulating everything that represents the $2.3 billion Ultimate I-4 project, a new sign on eastbound I-4 reads “Princenton,” rather than the correct spelling of “Princeton.” Read more here.
Roughly nine months ago the City of Orlando released a spiffy video showing off everything our area has to offer, and while it was certainly not bad, this one is just much better. Read more here.
A crew of unruly and aggressive wild turkeys have essentially taken over a neighborhood in Longwood, Florida, prompting wildlife officials to advise residents to arm themselves with water bottles. Read more here.
This pile of rubble is all that’s left of Colonial Lanes, a once-beloved Orlando landmark that will soon be a storage facility. Read more here.
Orlando trial attorney John Morgan, a once-viable contender for governor, took to social media this evening to argue that there is some sort of connection between mass shootings like the one that just occurred in Parkland, Florida, and prescription drugs and even vaccines. Read more here.
Police at University of Central Florida are currently looking for a suspect wearing a LeBron James jersey, who reportedly stood up in the middle of class and threw powder in the air. Read more here.
Is he friend or foe? What does he want? No one knows. All we know at this point is that there’s a full-grown man walking around the University of Central Florida campus in a rat costume, and he’s called “Rat Man.” Read more here.
Parents at Bridgewater Middle School are reportedly pissed about how freely one of their children’s teachers speaks of her prejudice on social media. Read more here.
“We got no troubles, life is the bubbles under the sea,” except for, of course, partially decapitated heads. Read more here.