News

• Orlando Area News

  H&M retail workers at Melbourne Square Mall seek to unionize

  This would be the first recognized union of H&M employees in Florida.

  By McKenna Schueler

  Apr 16, 2024

  
• Orlando Area News

  UCF faculty, students rally in support of faculty's contribution to student success amid salary dispute

  The university has been criticized by students and faculty for not offering across-the-board raises for faculty this year.

  By McKenna Schueler

  Apr 18, 2024

  
• Orlando Area News

  The Hall on the Yard now closed amid lawsuit over unpaid rent

  A sign that reads 'Permanently Closed' hangs on the front door, although the hall has not made an official announcement.

  By Alexandra Sullivan

  Apr 19, 2024

  
• Orlando Area News

  Orlando is the least walkable city in the country, says study

  'It’s quicker to fly to Disneyland Paris than to walk between Orlando’s most iconic landmarks'

  By Chloe Greenberg

  Apr 22, 2024

  
• Orlando Area News

  It's the last day to register to vote in the Orlando District 5 special election

  April 22 is the last day District 5 residents can register.

  By Chloe Greenberg

  Apr 22, 2024

  
• Orlando Area News

  Florida MMA fighter captures 8-foot alligator with bare hands and feet

  Dragich is an alligator trapper, according to his social media.

  By Chloe Greenberg

  Apr 22, 2024

  
• Orlando Area News

  Eatonville among finalists for the selection of a Florida Museum of Black History

  Other finalists are St. Johns County and Opa-locka in Miami-Dade County

  By News Service of Florida

  Apr 22, 2024

  
• Orlando Area News

  Florida lawmakers must live in their districts; this Orlando Democrat hasn’t always reported living there

  The discovery raises questions about whether Rep. Bruce Hadley Antone was legally eligible to hold office

  By Silas Morgan, Fresh Take Florida

  Apr 23, 2024

  
• Orlando Area News

  Supreme Court hears Starbucks union case

  Meanwhile Clay Blastic, a worker at Central Florida's only unionized Starbucks, will be present at bargaining talks kicking off this week.

  By McKenna Schueler

  Apr 23, 2024

  
• Orlando Area News

  Orange County officially terminates agreement with dissolved OnePulse organization

  An assistant county attorney also confirmed that OnePulse had repaid the state for the nearly $400,000 it received through a state grant in 2019.

  By McKenna Schueler

  Apr 24, 2024

  
• Views + Opinions

  Orlando restaurants burned rubber at the 2024 Michelin Guide ceremony

  And our thoughts are racing on the ins and outs of this torqued system.

  By Faiyaz Kara

  Apr 19, 2024

  
• Florida News

  Citizens Insurance, Florida's insurer of 'last resort,' adds 4,000 policies

  Citizens had more than 1.176 million policies as of Friday, up from 1.172 million a week earlier

  By News Service of Florida

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Florida News

  Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill requiring lessons on communism starting in kindergarten

  'We’re going to tell the truth about the evils of communism'

  By Ryan Dailey, NSF

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Florida News

  Florida Democrats now running billboards to recruit candidates for state office

  The party is looking for candidates to compete against Republicans in four state Senate district races and three congressional contests

  By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Florida News

  Florida lobbyists leaned on pols to get ban on local heat safety and wage laws across the finish line, records show

  As an added 'incentive,' the Chamber noted that lawmakers' votes would be double-weighted on their upcoming legislative report cards.

  By McKenna Schueler

  Apr 19, 2024

  
• Florida News

  President Joe Biden will appear in Tampa next week

  The trip comes as polls show the president trailing Trump in the runup to the 2024 election.

  By News Service of Florida

  Apr 19, 2024

  
• Florida News

  Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill allowing school chaplains, says satanists need not apply

  The governor also predicted the state would prevail if the new law draws a legal challenge over separation of church and state concerns.

  By Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix

  Apr 19, 2024

  
• Florida News

  Group seeking to make clean water a constitutional right in Florida restarts ballot measure efforts

  The Florida Right to Clean Water committee now aims to get its proposal before voters in 2026.

  By Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida

  Apr 19, 2024

  
• Florida News

  Florida will appeal ruling after judge says state can't enforce pronoun law against teacher

  Walker’s decision said that the law violated the First Amendment

  By News Service of Florida

  Apr 19, 2024

  
• Florida News

  Free tool offers end-of-life planning for Florida seniors, a top state for dementia cases due to aging population

  More than 13% of people over age 45 are experiencing cognitive decline.

  By Trimmel Gomes, Florida News Connection

  Apr 22, 2024

  
• Florida News

  DeSantis approves $1.5 billion from Florida budget for Everglades restoration

  The funding is separate from a bill DeSantis signed that designates money from the Seminole Tribe of Florida into buying and maintaining land in a state wildlife corridor

  By News Service of Florida

  Apr 23, 2024

  

Arts + Culture

• Things to Do

  More than 25 festivals, markets and concerts celebrating Earth Day and 420 Day in Orlando

  Celebrate all things green this weekend

  By Chloe Greenberg and Sarah Harwell

  Apr 18, 2024

  
• Things to Do

  Central Florida Earth Day goes big in Lake Eola Park this weekend

  Take in the outdoors and take steps toward saving the planet

  By Alexandra Sullivan

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Things to Do

  Opera Orlando performs a 'Game of Thrones'-inspired take on 'Lucia di Lammermoor' this weekend

  Winter(fell) is coming to the Steinmetz.

  By Alexandra Sullivan

  Apr 19, 2024

  
• Things to Do

  Orange County Animal Services to host weeklong adoption event with reduced adoption fees and more

  Adopt a buddy for as little as $10.

  By Alexandra Sullivan

  Apr 19, 2024

  
• Things to Do

  Beer 'Merica returns with even more brews and bubbles at Orlando's Lake Ivanhoe

  Throw on your best red, white and blue ensemble.

  By Orlando Weekly Staff

  Apr 23, 2024

  
• Things to Do

  A naked cruise embarks from Florida next year

  Pack lightly.

  By Alexandra Sullivan

  Apr 23, 2024

  
• Sports

  Meet professional wrestlers past and present at this weekend's Glory Days Grapplecon

  Stan Hansen, Matt Riddle, Abdullah the Butcher, D-Von Dudley and so many more

  By Matthew Moyer

  Apr 18, 2024

  

Food + Drink

• Food News

  Join The Za-Boo-Zays for a 'Southern Brunch' at Judson's Live this weekend

  Chicken and waffles, blueberry cobbler, and short ribs and grits will be on offer

  By Sarah Harwell

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Food News

  The Hammered Lamb faces business hit after Orlando Sentinel shares incorrect health inspection data

  The Hammered Lamb was neither inspected nor shut down

  By Chloe Greenberg

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Food News

  Open House and Oh Hey Cafe open on Lee Road, Bar Kada opens next to Soseki in Winter Park, and Kōri opens soon in Mills 50

  Orlando food news you can chew on

  By Faiyaz Kara

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Food News

  Brain freeze: Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream opens second Orlando-area location this weekend

  The dessert your chemistry teacher chooses on their day off.

  By Sarah Harwell

  Apr 19, 2024

  
• Food News

  Winter Park-based Tijuana Flats closes 10 Florida stores following bankruptcy filing

  The company announced it has filed for bankruptcy because the chain is at a 'critical juncture.'

  By Chloe Greenberg

  Apr 23, 2024

  
• Restaurant Reviews

  The Joint at West End is a joint venture between the folks at Hollerbach's and Sanford's nearly two decades-old dive bar

  They know how to cure the munchies

  By Faiyaz Kara

  Apr 17, 2024

  

Music

• Live Music Picks + Previews

  WJRR's Earthday Birthday is back live and loud at Orlando Amphitheater this weekend

  Does this mean Staind believes in climate change?

  By Alexandra Sullivan

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Live Music Picks + Previews

  Smartpunk's Record Shop near UCF puts on a jingle-jangle afternoon of live music for Record Store Day

  New acts The Sourdrops and Jumbo Jade and the Macho Men perform

  By Matthew Moyer

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Live Music Picks + Previews

  Charli XCX and Troye Sivan bring their 'Sweat' tour to Orlando in October

  Are you ready to perspire?

  By Matthew Moyer

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Live Music Picks + Previews

  Orlando concert calendar: Live music around town April 17-23

  Beach Fossils, Freestyle Legends Reunion, Don Omar, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Aterciopelados, Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra

  By Kristin Howard

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Live Music Picks + Previews

  Just how 420-friendly are these four shows on 4/20 in Orlando?

  Reggae, metal, rock all over town to soundtrack your Saturday, April 20.

  By Alexandra Sullivan and Matthew Moyer

  Apr 18, 2024

  
• Live Music Picks + Previews

  Freestyle music stars of the 1980s want to play for you in Kissimmee

  'Lookout weekend!'

  By Matthew Moyer

  Apr 18, 2024

  
• Orlando Music News

  Central Floridian swamp-rockers C.B. Carlyle + the Desert Angels release new mini-album 'The Howling'

  'The band ride hard on thundering grooves like apocalyptic horsemen'

  By Bao Le-Huu

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Orlando Music News

  Ten10 Brewing to unveil beer collab with ska group The Toasters just in time for Record Store Day

  'Pick it up' on Saturday.

  By Matthew Moyer

  Apr 19, 2024

  
• Orlando Music News

  K-pop star Bang Yongguk plays solo show at Orlando's Plaza Live, to the delight of longtime devotees

  'This is my first time in Orlando, and I love you guys.'

  By Maisie Haney

  Apr 21, 2024

  
• Music Stories + Interviews

  Vaporwave visionary George Clanton slides into Orlando on 4/20

  Cold chills at The Abbey

  By Tyler Barney

  Apr 17, 2024

  

Movies

• Streaming

  Get the popcorn: This week the Snyder cult will tie itself in knots over 'Rebel Moon, Part Two: The Scargiver'

  Plus everything else debuting on Hulu, Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and the rest

  By Steve Schneider

  Apr 17, 2024

  

Legal Advertising

• Legal Advertising

  Legal Public Notices 4/24/24

  By Jerrica Schwartz

  Apr 24, 2024

  

Cannabis

• Cannabis News

  'Florida has a chance to make history': Only three states have passed recreational weed on the ballot by more than 60 percent

  Florida advocacy groups prepare to crank up their cannabis campaigns in the upcoming months

  By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Cannabis News

  If signed by DeSantis, new law will ban hemp-derived products, including the CBD that saved Paige Figi's daughter's life

  The Coalition for Access activist discusses how Florida's SB 1698 will 'throw out the baby with the bathwater.'

  By McKenna Schueler

  Apr 17, 2024

  
• Cannabis News

  Sunburn Cannabis introduces Bill's Reserve, a new premium flower line named for the CEO's notorious father

  'I think we're all going to need a lot of cannabis to get through the next six months.'

  By Seth Kubersky

  Apr 19, 2024