Vol. 37, No. 19
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad week
By Jessica Bryce Young, Alex Galbraith and Colin Wolf
Test yourself: Is this something we called Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, or something Jonah Ryan was called on Veep?
By Orlando Weekly Editors
Universities could be protected from coronavirus lawsuits under bill coming before Florida House
By Ryan Dailey, NSF
University of Central Florida begins administering COVID-19 vaccines to students
By Alex Galbraith
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz shares document accusing him of taking part in 'orgy of underage prostitutes' in attempt to clear his name
Florida Republicans target college speech controversies with proposal that would require schools to distribute 'intellectual freedom' surveys
By NSF
Leslye Gale's O-Town Lowdown on Magic 107.7 for Thursday, April 8, 2021
By Leslye Gale
Florida Senate approves bill to make to-go alcohol legal post-pandemic
Feds focusing on Bahamas trip in sex trafficking probe into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, per report
With Florida's COVID-19 death toll over 33,000, Gov. Ron DeSantis gets vaccinated
Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg might be cooperating with feds in Matt Gaetz case
Florida sues federal government over coronavirus cruise restrictions
By Dara Kam, NSF
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and Joel Greenberg appeared to move money for 'sugar daddy' arrangements on Venmo
Orange County announces mobile COVID-19 vaccine center
Anti-Matt Gaetz billboard claims Florida congressman 'wants to date your child'
Report: Even Donald Trump wants nothing to do with Matt Gaetz
HOPR Bikes to cease operations in Orlando by the end of the month
Florida waives standardized test score consequences for second straight school year
Police reform bills face ticking clock as Florida legislative session comes to an end
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fights with YouTube after platform pulls COVID-19 videos for misinformation
By Christine Sexton, NSF
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's education org objects to test score waiver
16-foot sawfish that washed up in the Florida Keys is the largest ever recorded
By Colin Wolf
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pauses distribution of Johnson & Johnson vaccine after blood clot reports
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings mulls end of mask mandate in Orlando
Watch this Tampa woman battle a baby gator who snuck into her kitchen
The GOP Catch-22: Fixing infrastructure is great, so long as you don’t raise taxes or increase the deficit
By Jeffrey C. Billman
Florida GOP keeps plugging away at proposals to make it harder to vote by mail
‘My partner is no longer comfortable allowing me to partake in drugs without her express permission’
Run away, fast.
By Dan Savage
Orlando Shakes retakes the Walt Disney Amphitheater at Lake Eola with an al fresco ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’
By Seth Kubersky
Things to do in Orlando, April 7-14: Jimmie Vaughan, Lee Burridge, ‘The New Urban Contemporary’ and a vegan fish fry
Universal Studios unveils 'Jurassic World'-themed VelociCoaster, sets opening date for June
Mayhem on Mills to celebrate 2nd anniversary (again) with night of brawls at Carlotta's Culture Park
Walt Disney World has program to vaccinate employees on-site
Support the next generation of women in museums and archives by donating to the History Center's 'HERstory' internship fund
By Matthew Moyer
Sanford's St Johns River Festival of the Arts returns from pandemic lull for 10th anniversary
By Sierra Williams
Drive-thru haunted attraction from Halloween Horror Nights veteran returns to Kissimmee
By Melissa Perez-Carrillo
Pandemic or not, Disney is hard at work on fixing Epcot
By Ken Storey
Disney is finally getting ready to go all-in on Marvel attractions at their theme parks
As Jack Hanna retires, his impact on Central Florida's zoological community can't be overstated
Universal Orlando is about to open a cool new roller coaster. A glimpse at their other parks hints at what might come next
Amway Center hopes to be open at 100% capacity in August
Disney Parks announce rule changes that would allow cast members to show tattoos, piercings
More P.F. Chang's is coming to Central Florida, with a to-go operation set for Lake Nona
Sam Adams will buy you a beer if you get vaccinated
A fast-casual Moroccan restaurant opens near Valencia, a beloved bagel delivery service goes brick-and-mortar, and more in our local food news roundup
By Faiyaz Kara
Louisiana chicken chain Raising Cane's considering opening restaurants near Orlando
Here's all the new food for this year's Florida State Fair, ranked by how weird it is
By Stephanie Powers
Winter Park's Brewstillery moving to downtown Orlando as part of new food truck park
Great Greek Mediterranean Grill opens new location in downtown Orlando
Aurora at the Celeste Hotel, near UCF, serves plates that break the astral plane
Seeing stars
Orlando's Frontyard Festival will extend run through the end of 2021
Eric Church announces 'Gather Again' arena tour, with a stop at Orlando's Amway Center
Shadowy Montreal band Godspeed You! Black Emperor to play Orlando in 2022
You probably aren't Orlando's best rapper, but you could see them at this upcoming cypher
Orlando's own Caskey guests on new Sadistik single
Plus new local music releases from Jazzy Soto and Danielfuzztone
By Bao Le-Huu
Record Store Day returns to Orlando in 2021 with two drops of exclusive releases in June and July
Heartless Bastards frontwoman Erika Wennerstrom plays the New Standard Saturday
Plus more Orlando concert picks April 7-13, 2021
Orlando will be 'Blessed' with a Kane Brown concert in December
Former Pink Floyd mainman Roger Waters announces rescheduled Amway date in 2022
Latin music sensation Bad Bunny follows up Wrestlemania win with announcement of Orlando show in 2022
Indie-pop trio AJR confirm tour date at Orlando's Addition Financial Arena in 2022
Andrea Bocelli announces Orlando show at Amway Center
Country star Brad Paisley to play Tampa this summer
Short reviews of every Florida Film Festival movie we were able to see in advance
By Cameron Meier, Matthew Moyer, Steve Schneider and Jessica Bryce Young
‘Snabba Cash,’ premiering on Netflix Thursday, exposes the criminal underside of the Swedish jet set
The title means ‘easy money,’ but apparently everything in that country has to rhyme with ‘Abba’
By Steve Schneider
Legal Public Notices 04/14 issue
By Jerrica Schwartz
Legally Screwed with Attorney Jeff Kaufman: We the People
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Guy Fieri's Chicken Guy! restaurant in Winter Park faces eviction over unpaid rent
By Chloe Greenberg
Two Orlando restaurants to offer exclusive 'Godzilla X Kong'-themed ramen and cocktails
By Chelsea Zukowski
Walgreens to close Orlando distribution center, lay off hundreds
By McKenna Schueler
Fall Out Boy has a presence that can only be described as “electrifying” — something they embody both literally with pyrotechnics and…
By Alexandra Sullivan
After years of trying to unload his massive Florida estate, "The Piano Man" is becoming more and more motivated to find a…
Living in such close proximity to some of the most popular theme parks in the world can have its perks (sometimes). But…
By Orlando Weekly Staff
An oceanfront home built for a Coca-Cola Bottling heir is back on the market in Florida. The award-winning house, located at 489…
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