13 things you should know about Orlando history

Dr. Phillips wasn’t really a doctor, theme parks that didn’t make it and more

Brevard County deputies arrest man for photographing police

Jeff Gray, an editor for photographyisnotacrime.com, arrested while videotaping a traffic stop

This too shall pass

Yes, the website sucks. But Obamacare itself is doing what it’s supposed to do

13 things you should know about Orlando history

Dr. Phillips wasn’t really a doctor, theme parks that didn’t make it and more

Local historian looks at the unlikely story of Orlando’s emergence

A Q&A with Jim Clark, author of ‘Orlando, Florida: A Brief History’

You don’t get the Tea Party

First Words: Your letters and comments

Gov. Rick Scott’s white paper says state agencies need to cut costs

Governor says every agency in state “should be able to find efficiencies”

Savage Love

Sound installation ‘Progeny’ buzzes with ideas

Luke Clark and Bryce Hammond build a ‘complex sonic landscape’ at Atlantic Center for the Arts

‘And Every Day Was Overcast’: Growing up bored and high in Loxahatchee

Paul Kwiatkowski’s illustrated novel traces a messed-up, acid-fragged youth

Christopher O’Neill, star of the touring production of The Book of Mormon, looks forward to the show’s Orlando stop

Live Active Cultures

Free Will Astrology

Beer and Bacon Festival, Bubbles and Ice Dessert Bar, new restaurants at Chase Plaza and Millenia Krispy Kreme reopens

Tip Jar: local food news

Avenue Gastrobar aims to lure guzzler and gastronome alike

Ambitious eats, fair prices and heart-of-downtown location make Avenue Gastrobar an attractive post-work/pre-club option

Gary Numan joins Nine Inch Nails at Amway Center on Halloween

The influential pop artist resurges as a critical darling with a darker presence

Black Milk plays determined underdog on ‘No Poison No Paradise’

Album review: Black Milk’s ‘No Poison No Paradise’’

Luke Temple lives and dies by ’80s nostalgia on ‘Good Mood Fool’

Album review: Luke Temple’s ‘Good Mood Fool’

‘Wish Hotel’ ruffles Ducktails’ slacker feathers

Album review: Ducktails’ ‘Wish Hotel’

Nine Inch Nails offers more substance in their live shows

The perfect drug … for live music fans

Music updates from around town: Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, Everyone’s Piano, A Record Club

Feedback

‘12 Years a Slave’ is urgent and unsentimental

Steve McQueen creates a savage tale that portrays the brutality of the slave trade in the United States

Opening in Orlando: ‘Ender’s Game,’ ‘Free Birds,’ ‘Last Vegas’

Movies playing in Orlando theaters this week

‘The Counselor’ is gritty, glossy and a little empty

Cormac McCarthy and Ridley Scott collaboration has too much caricature, not enough character

Drinking, Nightlife and Parties

Where to drink and party in Orlando this week

Hey you! Support a local filmmaker's horror short this Halloween

What better day than Halloween to support a local filmmaker's horror short? Seriously.

Preying on the Wiki: Rand Paul’s plagiarism problem

On sale this week: Walk Off the Earth at House of Blues!

Plus, more shows coming up down the road.

For Reels Sunday Roundup -- November 3rd, 2013

This week on the Roundup, Lou Reed, Ben Stiller on Mary's hair gel, the Real and Realer "Ghostbusters", and Grantland lands the first interview with Michael Fassbender's huge you-know-what.

Charlie Crist is born again...

Free shows this week!!! (Oct. 30-Nov. 5)

In Your Queue: Smash your head on the punk rock

Check out these three punk(ish) documentaries this weekend to keep raging at our bullshit society, man.

Maximum fun, minimum sweat: easy Halloween cocktails & snacks

We've got you covered. Three easy Halloween cocktails and some practically effortless snacks mean you can pretty much pull a Halloween party out of your ass. "Fast" and "easy" are your two favorite words when it comes to parties, right?

UCF grad and former SeaWorld intern takes issue with CNN's airing of documentary 'Blackfish'

Once the houselights shut off and the park Muzak dims, Shamu Stadium morphs into the most tranquil setting in all of Orlando. With moonlight beaming bright, I sit poolside with a waterproof Palm Pilot in hand to record the behavior of eight giant predators floating in slumber. A nearby whale exhales. Her blowhole fires a column of vapor carried by the breeze into my face. Searching for a playmate, one of the youngsters props his jaw against the pool ledge. He squirts me with icy saltwater hoping I’ll indulge in his midnight mischief.

Everybody's mean boyfriend Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford wants to hear from you!

Charlie Crist filed to run for governor as a Democrat today

Three new Mickey Mouse shorts, featuring Minnie, Pluto and Goofy

The latest batch of Mickey Mouse shorts from Disney feature a love story, a classic comedy and a scary one just in time for Halloween.