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Issue of
Jan 23-29, 2019
Vol. 35, No. 6
Digital Edition
Cover Story
How I got back to my roots and embraced my true self
Neat
by Stephanie Daniels
News & Features
News
How I got back to my roots and embraced my true self
Neat
by Stephanie Daniels
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Cover Story
News
ICYMI: MCO sponsors donation drive for furloughed government workers, Mills 50 lift station spills another 1,000 gallons of poopwater and more
by Monivette Cordeiro
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Columns
I've seen that look before
Fundamentalism teaches kids that they're better than marginalized communities, because God has blessed them
by Jeffrey C. Billman
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Columns
Savage Love
Savage Love: 'Furry Road'
by Dan Savage
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This Modern World
This Modern World (1/23/19)
by Tom Tomorrow
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This Modern World
Arts & Culture
Arts Stories & Interviews
'The Florida Project' director Sean Baker returns to Central Florida to share his wisdom at Rollins College
Ice cream for asthma
by Monivette Cordeiro
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Arts Stories & Interviews
Live Active Cultures
The shadowy world of Orlando's theme park urban explorers: Are they legends or are they idiots?
by Seth Kubersky
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Live Active Cultures
Food & Drink
Restaurant Review
Latin-Asian fusion joint Zero Degrees is the coolest, and hottest, chain in Orlando
Ice & fire
by Faiyaz Kara
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Restaurant Review
Tip Jar
Hopdoddy, Chronic Tacos and Tre Bambine are all on the verge of opening, plus more in Orlando foodie news
by Faiyaz Kara
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Tip Jar
Music
Music Stories & Interviews
Emo stalwarts Joyce Manor are growing up alongside their fans
Still crazy after all these years
by Ida V. Eskamani
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Picks
The best concerts coming to Orlando this week
by Matthew Moyer
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Picks
Screens
Movie Reviews & Stories
'Stan & Ollie' pays heartfelt homage to comedy legends
Touching tribute
by Cameron Meier
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Movie Reviews & Stories
Opening in Orlando
Opening in Orlando:
Serenity
,
Cold War
and more
by Steve Schneider
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Blogs
Florida's smokable medical marijuana case remains up in the air
by News Service of Florida
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Psych-folk hero Amen Dunes finally comes to Orlando and shines his curious diamond
by Bao Le-Huu
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arthur
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,
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,
bao le-huu
,
jen cray
Florida lawmakers grapple with questions on amendment restoring voting rights for former felons
by Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
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Florida has a serious problem with right-wing extremists
by Colin Wolf
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,
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Death Stair and Material Body bring New Orleans darkness to Stonewall
by Matthew Moyer
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Parramore Farmers Market returns to full operations in a new venue
by Monivette Cordeiro
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Florida Gulf Coast University hopes to receive roughly $9 million for red tide, toxic algae research
by Xander Peters
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,
red tide
,
blue-green algae
,
Florida Gulf Coast University
,
Rick Scott
Popular food truck Pepe will open permanent location in Disney Springs
by Sarah Cavacini
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,
Disney Springs
,
Spanish food
,
coming soon
,
pepe
Lucinda Williams and Drive-By Truckers team up for a songwriting tour de force at the Plaza Live
by Thaddeus McCollum
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The Heard
History Center celebrates the renaming of Mosquito County with a day of free activities
by Thaddeus McCollum
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The Gist
Wrestling returns to the Will's Pub parking lot at Mayhem on Mills III
by Matthew Moyer
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At least the NFL Pro Bowl is both closer and cheaper than the Super Bowl
by Xander Peters
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The Gist
Orlando Museum of Art and the Mennello team up for a double art opening this week
by Jessica Bryce Young
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The Gist
Speakeasy Sirens bring Overwatch-themed burlesque to the Geek Easy
by Thaddeus McCollum
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Friday's TLC show in Orlando has been postponed until June
by Matthew Moyer
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Hip-Hop
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No Scrubs
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Postponed
Roland Loud rolls into the Nook with free dinner this weekend
by Thaddeus McCollum
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Wekiva Island promises plenty of craft beer for Otter Fest; not as confident about otters
by Thaddeus McCollum
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Florida lawmakers try again with bills to ban assault weapons
by Monivette Cordeiro
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,
carlos guillermo smith
,
anna eskamani
,
gary farmer
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will open its first Florida location in Orlando
by Colin Wolf
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Enzian
,
dine-in theater
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Video
At least 5 people dead in mass shooting at Florida bank
by Monivette Cordeiro
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florida sebring shooting
,
suntrust shooting
Everyone needs to watch Comedy Central's new 'Drunk History' episode about the Florida Everglades
by Colin Wolf
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,
Comedy Central
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Drunk History
,
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
,
Video
Once again, Orlando ranks as the country's deadliest city for pedestrians
by Colin Wolf
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Pedestrian
,
traffic
,
fatalities
,
Smart Growth America
,
study
Chris Stapleton will bring his 'All-American Road Show' tour to Central Florida in October
by Colin Wolf
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,
Chris Stapleton
,
Tampa
In Florida, facial recognition is advancing faster than lawmakers can regulate it
by Joey Roulette
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,
Facial recognition
,
Amazon
,
Orlando Police
,
Jeff Talbot
,
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri
,
John Mina
Lawmakers debate how to fix Florida's dental care shortage
by Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida
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,
florida dentists
Florida will once again try to get rid of red-light cameras
by Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida
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,
florida red light cameras
,
florida traffic
Orlando wants to host WorldPride in 2026
by Monivette Cordeiro
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come out with pride orlando
,
come out with pride
,
worldpride orlando
,
worldpride
,
lgbtq orlando
Florida Secretary of State says no hacks took place during 2018 midterm elections
by Xander Peters
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,
Florida Secretary of State
,
Florida House
,
Michael Ertel
,
Florida elections
SeaWorld announces Coolio, Sugar Ray, Bret Michaels and more for 2019 Seven Seas festival
by Colin Wolf
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,
SeaWorld
,
Bret Michaels
,
98 Degrees
,
Coolio
,
Seven Seas Food Festival
Puerto Rico received less hurricane aid than Florida and Texas after major storms
by Monivette Cordeiro
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florida hurricane
,
puerto rico hurricane
,
hurricane maría
,
trump puerto rico
,
puerto rico florida
,
BMJ Global Health
Bolay will open new location in Winter Park this February
by Elizabeth Gondar
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,
Bolay
,
Winter Park
,
food
,
restaurant
Florida Secretary of State Michael Ertel resigns after photos surface showing him in blackface
by Monivette Cordeiro
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michael ertel
,
florida secretary of state
Sunday's traffic in downtown Orlando will be a perfect 'traffuck'
by Elizabeth Gondar
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,
traffic
,
hamilton
,
pro bowl
,
marc anthony
It was only a matter of time before Roger Stone was arrested
by Colin Wolf
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,
Roger Stone
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Trump
,
Wikileaks
Ugly Orange brings Camp Howard's local debut and where have Orlando shoegazers Sad Halen been all my life?
by Bao Le-Huu
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ugly orange
,
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,
sad halen
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,
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,
dearest
,
tracy farah
,
post-rock
,
this little underground
,
the heard
,
orlando music news
,
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,
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,
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bao le-huu
Feds boost money for Hurricane Michael debris removal in Florida's Panhandle
by Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida
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,
ron desantis
,
trump
Both sides request delay in legal challenge to Florida ban on smoking medical marijuana
by News Service of Florida
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florida medical marijuana
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florida marijuana
,
florida cannabis
A new study suggests Amazon's Rekognition software sucks at detecting dark-skinned women
by Monivette Cordeiro and Joey Roulette
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amazon
,
amazon orlando
,
amazon rekognition
,
rekognition orlando
,
facial recognition
,
facial analysis
,
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Proper & Wild, a new vegan concept from Sanctum owners, will open in Winter Park next week
by Colin Wolf
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,
Sanctum
,
Proper & Wild
Florida Commission on Ethics finds probable cause that Andrew Gillum violated ethics laws
by Xander Peters
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,
Andrew Gillum
,
Florida Commission on Ethics
,
Gillum ethics violation
Everything will be awesome when Legoland's new Lego Movie World opens this March
Legoland Florida will open The Lego Movie World expansion on March 27, 2019.
by Seth Kubersky
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Legoland Florida
,
Lego Movie World
,
The Lego Movie
,
Lego
,
Theme Park
,
simulator
Don Price will screen a long-lost Orlando documentary he found in a dumpster
by Xander Peters
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,
Parramore
,
The City Beautiful
,
Don Price
,
Greenwood Cemetery
Disney decides to bring back dragon float that set itself on fire
by Colin Wolf
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,
Maleficent
,
dragon
,
float
,
fire
,
Magic Kingdom
Breakout country star Kane Brown to play Orlando this weekend
by Matthew Moyer
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,
Kane Brown
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,
Singer
,
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,
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,
Music
,
Concert
Band of the Week: Jim Ivy's Tangled Bell Ensemble
by Jason Ferguson
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,
band of the week
,
tangled bell ensemble
,
jim ivy
It really looks like Warner Bros. wants a fight with Universal over their new theme park name
by Ken Storey
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The Gist
,
Universal
,
Warner Bros
,
Fantastic Worlds
Disney confirms a new Zootopia land, so what does that mean for Animal Kingdom?
by Ken Storey
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The Gist
,
Zootopia
,
Disney
,
Animal Kingdom
Carnival's newest cruise ship will feature two Guy Fieri restaurants, a roller coaster and more
by Ken Storey
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The Gist
,
Carnival
,
Mardi Gras
SeaWorld Orlando orca Kayla is dead
by Colin Wolf
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,
SeaWorld
,
orca
,
death
,
Video
Florida lawmaker takes aim at plastic straws, bags
by News Service of Florida
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florida plastic ban
,
florida plastic straws
,
florida plastic grocery bags
Florida officials eye BP oil spill money to help with Hurricane Michael recovery
by Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida
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,
florida hurricane michael
,
florida bp oil spill
Sabrina Carpenter, Bazzi added to Universal Orlando's 2019 Mardi Gras line-up
by Sarah Cavacini
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,
Universal Orlando
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Mardi Gras
,
headliners
,
Bazzi
,
Sabrina Carpenter
,
Video
Florida senator files bill that would outlaw abortions 20 weeks into pregnancy
by Xander Peters
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Bloggytown
,
Joe Gruters
,
Florida abortion law
,
New York abortion law
Trump reportedly wanted his Disney robot to say that America 'invented skyscrapers'
by Colin Wolf
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,
Trump
,
robot
,
Disney
,
Hall of Presidents
,
Video
Orange County gets $10 million federal grant to enhance HIV/AIDS care
by Monivette Cordeiro
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,
florida HIV
,
HIV/AIDS
,
orange county HIV
,
orlando HIV
Midici Neapolitan Pizza now open in Maitland City Centre
by Sarah Cavacini
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,
Midici
,
Maitland
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pizza
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Winter Park
Here are the 5 women killed by a gunman at a Sebring bank in Florida's latest mass shooting
by Monivette Cordeiro
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zephen xaver
,
sebring mass shooting
,
Cynthia Watson
,
Jessica Montague
,
Marisol López
,
Ana Piñon-Williams
,
Debra Cook
Universal files patent to put guests on a virtual reality leash
by Seth Kubersky
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,
Universal
,
patent
,
virtual reality
,
VR
Alan Jackson announces an Orlando show set for this September
by Matthew Moyer
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Alan Jackson
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William Michael Morgan
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,
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,
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The Disney Cruise Line terminal at Port Canaveral is getting a $40 million upgrade
by Ken Storey
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Disney
,
cruise
,
port canaveral
You can now apply to be Florida's next 'Director of Cannabis,' which pays up to $120K a year
by Xander Peters
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,
Director of Cannabis
,
Nikki Fried
,
Agriculture Commissioner
,
Florida cannabis
Following last week's blackface incident, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints new secretary of state
by Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida
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ron desantis
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mike ertel
,
michael ertel
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florida blackface
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Laurel M. Lee
Florida lawmakers begin moving forward with ban on indoor workplace vaping
by News Service of Florida
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florida vaping
Avey Tare of Animal Collective announces Orlando solo show for April
by Matthew Moyer
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Avey Tare
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Animal Collective
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Show
,
Music
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Experimental
,
Indie
Downtown Orlando is officially getting a Taco Bell Cantina, which serves booze
by Colin Wolf
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Taco Bell
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Cantina
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Tacos
Stonewall dips its toe into the comedy showcase scene this week
by Thaddeus McCollum
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'Back to the Future' cast will reunite at this year's MegaCon Orlando
by Elizabeth Gondar
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Back to the Future
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Michael J. Fox
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MegaCon Orlando
Orlando theaters will once again screen 'Black Panther,' but this time it's free
by Elizabeth Gondar
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Disney
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AMC
,
Black Panther
,
free
Florida congressman files bill to make animal cruelty a federal crime
by Xander Peters
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,
Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act
,
Ted Deutch
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Vern Buchanan
Florida puts Airbnb on 'scrutinized companies' list over West Bank policy
by Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida
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airbnb west bank
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ron desantis
Reggaeton superstar Nicky Jam announces Orlando show for May
by Matthew Moyer
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Nicky Jam
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Florida man sentenced to jail and moral therapy for attacking a Minion
by Monivette Cordeiro
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florida crime
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florida minion
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daytona minion
Ron DeSantis announces plans to allocate $50 million to restore springs in Central Florida
by Xander Peters
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Everglades
,
Ron DeSantis
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Florida environment
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toxic algae
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30 free shows happening in Orlando this week
by Matthew Moyer
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Local
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