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What’s old is nueva again at The Grove Bar + Kitchen in Winter Park
Mario Pagan proves that sometimes the best way forward is to remodel the past
by Faiyaz Kara
Locally sourced screams: Creep through these Orlando indie haunts
10 more home-grown houses of horror
by Angie Benbeneck and Matthew Moyer
Hayashi Tarō won’t be just a takeout sushi house
Lewis Lin’s omakase and bento spot in Mills 50 snags a notable chef and gets serious about matcha
by Faiyaz Kara

DeSantis, who went to Yale and Harvard, says he can’t pronounce ‘Hurricane Isaias’
It’s pronounced “ee-sah-EE-ahs”
New on Netflix: Ben Affleck wrote, directed and stars in crime thriller ‘Animals’
Plus Josh Hartnett vs. an undersea predator in ‘Below’ and new Michael Che stand-up
A Night of the Mystic Arts brings the unexpected to Casselberry
Casselberry keeps surprising
Aziz Ansari brings stand-up tour to Orlando
Road-testing material for his next Netflix special
New Orlando metal act Obsolyn release debut EP ‘Of Entropy’
See them at the upcoming Fresh Blood showcase
by Bao Le-Huu
TikTok breakouts Rehash show their indie-rock mettle at the Social
Mexican Slum Rats open
by Bao Le-Huu
Post-metal Russian Circles and Pelican get heavy at the Beacham
This will be a date with history for Orlando
by Bao Le-Huu
Woman says son was permanently injured on Universal’s Stardust Racers
She says he sustained his injuries on Oct. 13, 2025 — about a month after another man died while riding the Universal coaster.
Fear Reach Scream Park isn’t afraid to take on Halloween Horror Nights
A haunt on a blueberry farm, where the founder just wanted to throw the Halloween party of his dreams where his Cramps cover band could play? We’re in
Photos: PartyNextDoor, Trippie Redd, Flo Milli and more at Orlando’s TouchGrass Music Fest
Performers included DDG and Brizzy Crook
by Zach Pelton
CupcakKe is going to make you blush at Orlando’s Plaza Live
She has a knack for twisting a line until it lands somewhere between a gasp and a laugh
Photos: Nirosta Steel enchants Orlando at rare Will’s Pub show
Fast Preacher opened the show
by Matt Keller Lehman and Matthew Moyer
Ginger Minj brings some Halloween hocus-pocus home
Two Orlando shows, then a Broadway-inspired album release later this year!
Uthmeier alleges Pfizer misled Florida about its COVID vaccine’s safety
The lawsuit alleges unfair and deceptive marketing of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Florida removes Trump’s personal information from voter files, after president wrongly cites new law
The removal happened after Trump cited a new state privacy law that does not apply to him as the president.
Florida ranks second in school book removals nationwide, report says
Meanwhile, Florida students’ reading ability and reading scores have continued to decline.
Black Violin take fine art and make it relevant life in Florida
This show will blow the powder off your wig
by Bao Le-Huu
Drag star turned stand-up comic Monét X Change comes to Orlando
Beware her crowd work
New concept by Domu’s Sonny Nguyen brings Tokyo-style experience to Mills 50
Udon Fifty noodle house is set to open Oct. 22 in the former Dochi space
by Faiyaz Kara
Orlando filmmaker Jimmy Schaus screens Super 8 work at Stardust
No AI as far as the eye (or I) can see
New Winter Park cafe to bring matcha and mocktails on tap
Owner Josue Villacis says Saikō will serve modern pastries by Chøkolat as well, with a projected opening in spring 2027
by Faiyaz Kara
JD Vance said Angie Nixon ‘doesn’t belong in America’ at Central Florida visit
Florida, he said, is “MAGA country”
A teaser for what’s on tap at Lake Eola for Orlando Beer Fest
Orlando’s largest beer festival returns to the City Beautiful, this time at Lake Eola Park on Nov. 14.
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