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Florida’s now getting a second immigrant detention center: ‘Deportation Depot’
The National Guard said it will activate 200 additional guardsmen this month at 10 ICE facilities across Florida
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New café-meets-nightspot concept Heatwave soft-opens in the old Stonewall space in Parramore this week
Soft-opening starts Friday
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Orange County School Board rejects bid to ditch LGBTQ+ History Month proclamation
This is the second time school board member and Moms for Liberty activist Alicia Farrant has tried to get rid of the proclamation.
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Florida approves first bear hunt in a decade despite pushback, potential lawsuit
Opponents announced plans to quickly file a lawsuit to fight the hunt, contending the commission hasn’t followed its own rules about the need to follow a science-based approach
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Two endangered Florida panther kittens struck and killed by vehicle
That brings Florida’s total panther deaths to 12 so far this year
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Florida wins federal approval to restrict soda, candy for SNAP recipients
The trend is part of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda to ‘make America healthy again’
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Orlando classical ensemble Answers emerge from the ‘Basement’ with new music
‘Nothing was planned. Everything was felt.’
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Orlando has less than a week to ride Rip Ride Rockit for the last time
Universal says it’s making way for an unnamed new attraction
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Florida wildlife officials appear poised to OK the state’s first bear hunt in a decade
The FWC gathers this week in North Florida for a final vote
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Judge rejects Orlando bars’ push to pause costly after-midnight alcohol rules
The federal lawsuit was filed by several downtown business owners last year, claiming the city’s costly rules amounted to ‘unconstitutional government overreach.’
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Trans comedian and ghost-hunter Roz Hernandez has a stand-up date at the Ren Theatre
“Comedy in a Gay Bar?!” indeed
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Brittany Schweizer releases ‘The Julian Street Tapes,’ an album that’s intimate on all levels
The artist promises a sequel is on the way soon
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What to watch: Jenna Ortega is gloriously gloomy in ‘Wednesday’ Season 2
Plus everything else debuting on streaming this week
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DeSantis administration renews bid to enforce law that prevents children from attending drag shows
The move comes after a federal appeals court panel backed Central Florida’s Hamburger Mary’s in its fight against the law
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Several protesters ejected as Republicans warn against party complacency at ‘Florida Freedom Forum’ in Orlando
‘That was a weak performance,’ DeSantis said after a fourth protester began shouting out during his speech
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Demings reverses course, signs up Orange County jail staff for still more ICE duties
The mayor’s change of mind happened after he was threatened by Florida AG James Uthmeier with removal from office.
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Orlando food news: Southern Fowl by Va Propst moves to Avalon Park; Perla’s Pizza returns as part of Soseki/Bar Kada strip
Plus 24k gold-covered lamb chops in Winter Park and a whole stack of food events
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Workers demand Disney investigate contractor for allegedly violating Disney code of conduct
The workers are employed by the Patina Group, a Disney subcontractor that operates several restaurants at Disney Springs.
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Florida AG threatens to remove Orange County leaders if they don’t sign ICE addendum
Despite Uthmeier‘s contention, neither federal nor state law requires Orange County to opt in.