1990
The Simpsons debuts as a 30-minute show
"Ice Ice Baby" hits No. 1 on the Billboard charts
Jim Henson dies
First Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival
Pee Wee's Playhouse ends
Berlin Wall comes down
Universal Orlando opens
The Weekly is on the streets in Orlando, telling you all about it</p>
1991
First Gay Day at Walt Disney World takes place
Orlando's old City Hall building is destroyed in Lethal Weapon 3
Orlando Predators arena football team forms
WPRK becomes completely student-run
1992
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is established
UCF President John Hitt is inaugurated
Universal holds its first Halloween Horror Nights event
Shaq drafted to the Orlando Magic
Orlando Mayor Glenda Hood elected
Lou Pearlman founds Backstreet Boys
Jeff Truesdell hired as editor of The Weekly
1993
Green Day plays at Club Nowhere
The Club at Firestone (now known as Venue 578) opens
Splendid China attraction opens
Shaq's first rap album, Shaq Diesel, debuts
Massive rave happens at the Edge with Dust Brothers (who eventually became Chemical Brothers)
AAHZ reopens
The Weekly circulation: 100,000 copies each week.
A UCF committee agrees to name school's mascot "Knightro"
1994
LGBT-focused newspaper Watermark publishes its first issue
FIFA World Cup games played in Orlando
Phat-N-Jazzy begins, Sapphire Supper Club opens
The Weekly is sold to Alternative Media Inc.
1995
Painter Bob Ross dies
Matchbox 20 forms in Orlando
UCF graduate Brian Wheeler founds the first Tijuana Flats
Will's Pub opens
Sapphire Supper Club Opens
NSync perform for the first time at Pleasure Island
Wall St. Plaza opens with One Eyed Jack's and the Loaded Hog
The Weekly is renamed Orlando Weekly
1996
Last Xanadu House of the Future closes in Kissimmee
Backstreet Boys achieve international fame
Orlando Weekly launches Orlando Music Awards
1997
Orlando passes its anti-rave ordinance
Walt Disney World celebrates its 25th anniversary
1999
Stardust Video and Coffee opens
Walt Disney World debuts FastPass
Islands of Adventure opens at Universal
UCF grads debut The Blair Witch Project
Times Shamrock purchases Orlando Weekly
2000
Legendary Langford Hotel closes
Patty Sheehan becomes first openly LGBT member of Orlando City Council
SeaWorld's Discovery Cove opens
"Lonesome Dave" Peverett (Foghat) dies in Orlando
The Legendary JC's form
2001
First writer moves into Kerouac House for a three-month residency
Florida recount causes Supreme Court to hand presidency to George W. Bush
Mystery Fun House on I-Drive closes
Sapphire Supper Club becomes the Social
Lou Pearlman becomes majority owner of Church Street Station
2002
Mall at Millenia opens
Jeff Truesdell departs as editor of Orlando Weekly after a dispute with publisher Mike Johnson
Bob Whitby is hired as Orlando Weekly's new editor
2003
Infamous party hangout Harley Hotel closes
Splendid China closes, becomes a haven for midnight stoners
First phase of Baldwin Park neighborhood is complete
2004
Hurricane Charley strikes Central Florida
Tracy McGrady becomes the only Orlando Magic player to score over 60 points
2005
Orlando celebrates first Come Out With Pride event
Backstreet Boys sue Lou Pearlman for the second time
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer indicted in March; Billy Manes runs campaign to replace him. Dyer, however, is exonerated by April
2006
Final manuscript of Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums, written in Orlando, returns here
Original Will's Pub closes
James Carlson goes undercover for Nazi rally
2007
Ravenous Pig opens in Winter Park
Lou Pearlman's financial troubles trigger foreclosure of Church Street Station
Church Street purchased by developer Cameron Khun
The Daily City launches its culture and events blog
2008
Church Street Station reopens, then goes into foreclosure again
Lou Pearlman is convicted and sentenced to 25 years
2009
Orlando Opera declares bankruptcy
2010
Amway Arena closes
Amway Center opens
Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens at Universal Orlando
Bob Whitby resigns from his post as editor of Orlando Weekly
Erin Sullivan is hired as editor of Orlando Weekly
SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau drowned by killer whale Tilikum
2011
Local musician Ralph Ameduri Jr. is fatally shot in Winter Haven
Tabu nightclub closes; the Beacham opens in its place
After three weeks, Anthony is acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter
The Daily City holds its first Food Truck Bazaar
Gov. Rick Scott elected, promptly begins ruining things
Orlando's ban on feeding the homeless goes to court
Universal Orlando closes beloved Jaws ride for good
2012
Marena Grant Morrisey retires as director of the Orlando Museum of Art after 42 years
The Dwightmare: Dwight Howard leaves the Orlando Magic
Trayvon Martin shot by vigilante in Sanford
Mad Cow Theatre moves to its Church Street location
NBA All-Star Game takes place in Orlando
Mark Wayne of Red Fox Lounge fame dies
Dr. Ena Heller takes over as director of Cornell Fine Arts Museum
2013
St. Pete entrepreneur signs 20-year lease on Church Street Station
Glen Gentele is appointed director of the Orlando Museum of Art
Paul McCartney surprises Orlando with a concert at Amway Center
2014
Times Shamrock puts Orlando Weekly up for sale
Euclid Media Group buys Orlando Weekly
Bar-BQ-Bar and Roxy Nightclub close
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, SunRail and Snap! Space open
2015
Construction begins on I-4 Ultimate
Orlando Eye opens at I-Drive 360 complex
In wake of historic Supreme Court decision, Orlando holds massive gay wedding on steps of City Hall
Maitland Art Center wins National Historic Landmark status
Orlando City Soccer holds its inaugural match as an MLS team
Orlando Weekly moves its offices back to downtown Orlando
OW celebrates 25 kickass years in business!
