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Review: Zach Bryan turned the Kia Center into a ‘Great American Bar’ dream
Or ‘Great Orlando Bar Scene,’ as Bryan called it
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Man protesting outside Orlando abortion clinic arrested for spitting on patient escort
When arrested by Orlando police outside the clinic, Reynaldo Sepulveda had a handgun in an ankle holster.
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Biden proposes 5% cap on rent hikes by corporate landlords, one year after Florida banned such caps
The proposal would need Congressional support in order to become a reality
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Orlando City Council moves forward with permanent limits on downtown nightclubs
Sherry Gutch, the city’s Director of Placemaking, described the downtown club zone as ‘recovering from a Mardi Gras every weekend.’
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Florida resident Donald Trump continues to dodge questions on climate change
Mar-a-Lago will probably be fine, but the climate crisis is already wreaking disastrous effects on the state
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Orlando quietly shuts down citizens’ police review board following adoption of preemptive state law
The board was first established in 1992 following a series of riots after the Los Angeles police beating of Rodney King
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Florida House Speaker Paul Renner contributes $1 million to PAC fighting proposed abortion amendment
The Archdiocese of Miami also contributed $129,037 to Florida Voters Against Extremism
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New peer respite center opens in Orlando for mental health, a first for Central Florida
The home-like center offers a comfortable, nonclinical space for people to get support from professionals with lived experience.
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Orlando poverty aid organization launches campaign to repair damaged roof
United Against Poverty seeks $150,000 to repair storm damages to its crisis center
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An open letter to Gov. DeSantis from Orlando and Tampa Fringe festival staff
‘We absolutely are not sexual festivals’
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Revised lawsuit says DeSantis ‘disenfranchised’ voters by suspending Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell
The federal lawsuit alleges that DeSantis’ decision violated due-process and First Amendment rights
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Def Leppard, Journey and Cheap Trick bring an evening of stadium-sized rock to Orlando
The answer to ‘do you wanna get rocked?’ is surely a yes
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Thousands of voters may be unaware that their registration to vote by mail has expired
Unless you registered after Dec. 22, 2022, you’re probably one of them
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DeSantis wipes out culture funding statewide, bringing anxiety to Florida arts groups
The governor completely cut all state arts grants, saying ‘I can’t sell the Fringe Festival to taxpayers’
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DeSantis uses ‘sexual festival’ Orlando Fringe as scapegoat to veto all arts funding in Florida’s 2024-2025 budget
$32 million in grants to museums, orchestras, zoos and more down the drain in our governor’s weird quest to eradicate drag
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Orange County Corrections contractor failed to comply with staffing requirements for security guards, new audit reveals
The audit notes that failures ‘could risk the safety of hired guards, Corrections employees, inmates, and the general public.’
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‘We’re fighting for them’: Nurses at local HCA hospitals in Florida organize for safer staffing levels
Understaffing can risk patient safety and care in hospitals, but HCA Healthcare has ignored attempts by nurses to establish minimum staffing ratios.
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Yao’s heads to Oviedo, Quantum Leap Winery finds new home, Portillo’s slings dogs and more Orlando food news
Plus, some farewells from beloved spots – and a wing-eating contest
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Rapper Sexyy Red brings her tour — and presidential campaign — to Orlando in September
Will she be able to ‘Make America Sexyy Again’?
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Orlando union-busters helped Ohio charter school violate employees’ rights, federal judge finds
The Orlando-based Labor Pros, and its consultants, have a history of skirting federal labor law