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Music doc ‘Something Better Change’ screens this week at the Florida Film Festival
Star, DOA lead singer and Canadian citizen Joe Keithley can’t make it because … guess why
Home Feature Follows
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Lawmakers seek state funds for local projects and programs in Orlando and across Florida
The Pulse memorial is among local projects that lawmakers are seeking funds for
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Longtime Ivanhoe Village eatery White Wolf Cafe sold to Shaker’s American Cafe owner
The staple brunch spot served the community for nearly 34 years
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Hope Florida $10M donation among issues in DeSantis-administration spending probe
The requests focused on issues that arose as House budget panels began delving into ways to slash spending as lawmakers write a budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year
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Florida lawmakers advance ‘corporate handout’ bill that would gut protections for temp workers
More than a dozen safeguards for day laborers would be gutted if the 1995 Labor Pool Act is repealed.
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Orlando concert calendar: Iron and Wine, Nettspend, Shordie Shordie + more
Live music around town, April 10-15
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Sanford mainstay Tuffy’s Music Box and Lounge listed for sale
But it’s not going anywhere, the business says
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Legendary Orlando rock lensman Jim Leatherman to be lauded at this week’s Jimfest at Will’s Pub
Will he be working behind the lens at his own party? Yes
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Bill to limit development on Florida state parks wins approval in House
The development gave hope to environmentalists and those who enjoy state public parks that this legislation can become law this year
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Florida universities face sweeping state audit under DeSantis’ DOGE mandate
The data request is the first major operational move since DeSantis’ executive order in February creating Florida DOGE
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Children, older adults make up more than 40 percent of Central Florida’s homeless population
More than 8,000 OCPS students identified as homeless this month — the highest number of any school district in the state, according to preliminary data.
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Moa Kai Hawaiian Diner will take over the old Mongolorian space in Mills 50 this June
The restaurant takes its name from the feral chickens that roam the Hawaiian Islands.
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Orange County school leaders, students warn Florida bill would cut funding for AP courses, dual enrollment
Orange County schools warn their district alone could stand to lose nearly $17 million in funding for certain courses and programs
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Fan banned by Gotham FC after making ‘hateful’ comments toward Orlando Pride’s Barbra Banda
Fans have taken to social media claiming Banda was targeted with transphobic comments
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Orlando bars HighT and 1Up to close permanently due to financial strain
‘In the end, the weight of insurmountable costs and unforeseen challenges proved too much to bear’
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Ômo by Jônt, Jason and Sue Chin’s Good Salt Restaurant Group named 2025 James Beard Award finalists
For the first time ever, Orlando will send two finalists to the June 16 awards ceremony in Chicago
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Beer ’Merica is back for a tenth year with a proper nighttime party
It’s now a nighttime affair!
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Valencia College Theater takes on the suddenly timely again musical ‘Green Day’s American Idiot’ this week
Things are going to get loud
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Filmmaker Roger Beebe brings his mad-scientist AV room to Orlando to screen experimental works
Film as performance
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Orange County Clerk of Courts expands affordable legal aid program to new Winter Park location
The program is meant to help people who may not be able to afford to hire an attorney to represent them in court.