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Orlando, you’ve got 72 new restaurants, bars and sweet shops to look forward to in 2025
Our annual New Restaurants issue
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Wekiwa Springs to require reservations starting next week
The pilot reservation program comes as part of the park’s efforts to manage high attendance
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Orlando begins search for Pulse memorial building and design contractor
The project is expected to break ground next year
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Orange County Dems talk DOGE, immigrants’ rights and more at Orlando town hall
Democrats gathered to discuss priorities ahead of Florida’s 2025 legislative session that begins next week
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Florida Republicans file bills to make it harder for government workers to form and keep unions
The bills have been filed for consideration by Florida lawmakers during the 2025 legislative session that begins next week.
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Eclectic Milk District bar The Nook on Robinson toasts to seven years this weekend
‘Don’t follow me to the Nook?’ Read on …
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Security guards at SeaWorld Orlando launch another bid to unionize
Guards similarly organized in 2020 but ultimately voted against unionization after SeaWorld laid off half the eligible voters
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Orlando Pulse nightclub memorial could finally be completed by the end of 2027
Construction is expected to begin next year on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy
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UCF students organize events for Black History Month since the university won’t acknowledge it
The University of Central Florida has publicly celebrated Black History Month in the past. Not this year
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Immerse brings everything from the Blue Man Group to the Merita Bread sign back to downtown Orlando
After a lengthy hiatus, the experiential arts festival dives deep
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Avant percussionst Ryosuke Kiyasu comes to Orlando this week to whip up solo snare maelstroms
Give the drummer some
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Immigrant rights activist Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet files to run for Florida House representing Orlando
He’s running to succeed State Rep. Anna Eskamani, who is term-limted from seeking re-election
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Mills 50 is the place to be this weekend for the Lunar New Year Dragon parade and festival
See a dragon, eat delicious food and restart the year right
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Orlando students barred from GOP Rep. Susan Plasencia’s office
Orange County sheriff’s deputies greeted activists protesting a proposed tuition hike for undocumented students
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This Valentine’s Day, we celebrate locals we cherish for their creative, community-building, activist work
People we NEED, now more than ever
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Downtown Orlando reopens Orange Avenue to traffic on weekends
Orange Avenue, Central Boulevard and Pine Street will open to traffic while maintaining pedestrian access to sidewalks
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Florida’s housing crisis: The Puerto Rican face of evictions
Too many Puerto Ricans who moved to the Sunshine State in search of better opportunities are ending up without a safe place to live
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Enjoy the hand rolls, the vibe and the ride at Mosonori in Winter Park
The handsome digs and people-watching-friendly layout makes it hard to dine and dart
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Union stages action at Ramen Rumble to push Morimoto Asia owner to rehire fired worker
Patina Restaurant group, which owns Morimoto Asia, recently fired a young server under dubious circumstances.
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Florida faculty, students urge public to oppose purge of general education courses from state schools
The Florida Board of Governors, a body that oversees the state’s public higher education system, will meet to approve the updated Gen Ed course list on Thursday.