Orlando Weekly
Orlando Weekly is your free source for Orlando and Florida news, arts and culture coverage, restaurant reviews, music, things to do, photos, and more.
Orlando Weekly
Orlando Weekly is your free source for Orlando and Florida news, arts and culture coverage, restaurant reviews, music, things to do, photos, and more.
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Type(s) | Hebdomadaire |
Langue(s) | Anglais |
Pays et région | Floride (FL) / États-Unis |
Villes(s) | Orlando |
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State lawmakers for the second year in a row have signed off on expanding the number of medical-marijuana licenses earmarked for Black farmers, opening the door for three applicants who lost out earlier. Expansion of medical-marijuana licenses for Black farmers was included in a wide-ranging […]
Orlando has its fair share of waterparks, but there was one missing … Waterparks (the band) is coming to House of Blues. The pop-punk group behind “I Miss Having Sex but At Least I Don't Wanna Die Anymore” and “Turbulent” will be making a stop to visit the City […]
To celebrate a monster new movie, two Orlando restaurants will serve exclusive limited-time menu items themed after Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. Japanese izakaya restaurants Susuru and sister spot Juju will offer limited-edition versions of classic menu items, "Godzilla Ramen" and "King Kong […]
As Florida voters go to the polls on Tuesday and later cast votes in November for the presidential election, a factor they may need to contend with are political ads that may contain deceptive artificial intelligence, or “AI.” In fact, it’s already happening.
Walgreens, the second-largest pharmacy chain the United States, plans to close one of its distribution centers in Orlando and lay off the facility's 324 employees, according to a notice the company filed with the state Department of Commerce last week. As explanation for the closure, the company's […]
After speaking behind a placard that said “stop illegal immigration,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed three bills that proponents argue will be deterrents to undocumented immigrants coming to the state. The measures, approved during the legislative session that ended last week, seek […]
Ahead of her upcoming third studio album, Radical Optimism, a new wax figure of Dua Lipa has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds Orlando on International Drive. The new figure is only the second Dua Lipa figure in the nation. The first is in New York.
The Florida Project star turned YA comics writer Brooklynn Prince is doing some signings later this month at local comic shops to promote her new title, Misfortune’s Eyes. The teenage actor (Cocaine Bear, The Florida Project, Little Wing) and now writer is set to release the first issue of […]
State Rep. Dotie Joseph, D-North Miami, and two advocacy groups Thursday questioned Florida’s response to unrest in Haiti. Joseph, the Florida Immigrant Coalition and the Family Action Network Movement issued a news release after Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced the state would […]
Florida had four of the five fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country from 2022 to 2023, led by the area that includes The Villages retirement community, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The population in the area that includes The Villages and Wildwood […]
Oh Adventurous Orlando performer and director Christian Kelty (Joe's NYC Bar, The Little Merman From the Black Lagoon) is gathering together a group of local performers across genre and practice for Story — running over the new few Thursday evenings only. Taking over Ten10 Brewing's BSide […]
Celebrity chef and Food Network icon Guy Fieri's restaurant Chicken Guy! is facing eviction over unpaid rent at its Winter Park location, according to court records. According to records, the restaurant is accused of breaching its contract and owing its landlord $38,507.72 in overdue rent, interest […]
Florida is asking a federal judge to speed up a final ruling in a high-stakes case about permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands, as the state sets the stage for a likely appeal. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss on Feb. 15 ruled that federal officials did not follow required steps […]
Access to abortion care in Florida and across the country remains precarious, and in some states, is no longer accessible at all. Students at the University of Central Florida, eyeing this issue with concern, are advocating for ways to help young people prevent unwanted pregnancy — and no, […]
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. had about 1.175 million policies as of Friday, though private insurers could take a batch of Citizens customers next week. The total Friday was up from 1.171 million policies a week earlier and 1.164 million two weeks earlier, according to data […]
A bipartisan group of Florida U.S. House lawmakers have voted to force the Chinese owner of the popular video social app TikTok to either sell the company, or effectively be banned in the U.S. The Florida House congressional delegation’s vote was 24-3, with Orlando Democratic U.S. Rep. […]
In the mid-1990s, the Smoking Popes might just have been “the boys most likely to” become a Stateside version of The Smiths. Their major-label debut, Born to Quit, was a collection of heart-on-sleeve (and stuck in throat) pop anthems slathered in rough-and-rumble distortion and power […]
Last year, mighty local hip-hop summit Master of Ceremony premiered to celebrate the 50th birthday of the great American genre. Now it returns rolling equally deep to officially become an annual affair. [content-1]
The outré Orlando institution turns 25 this week, and they’re celebrating with an oddball shebang that’s a great precis on what makes this café-cum-bar-cum- venue-cum-gallery-cum-performance art exercise so compelling. Known as much for great coffee and cocktails as they are […]
Premieres Wednesday, March 13: Bandidos — A bunch of deep-diving opportunists try to retrieve a centuries-old treasure from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico — before a competing party can get to it first. Damn, that Jason Momoa is really hard up these days.
The brilliant and busy Christian McBride comes our way with a few sets at Judson’s Live this week. Apart from his duties as one of the most prominent jazz bassists working today, McBride seemingly does it all (with the Grammys to show for it): broadcasting his long-running series "Jazz Night […]
For those who love to brick, this Lego event is for you. One of the biggest fan-run Lego conventions returns to Central Florida this weekend. Orlando Brick Convention takes over Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17, bringing professional and local Lego artists, […]
Florida lawmakers say they want minors to pay a price for illegally possessing a firearm, and that’s why they passed a bill this week to increase sanctions: First-time offenders carrying a gun would be held in a detention facility for up to five days and serve 100 hours of community service […]
This bill is Orlando rock history brought to heady life on stage. Bughead are one of the most emblematic bands of the scruffy Orlando underground of the 1990s, who thankfully do reunion shows every so often. This event, though, is especially historic because it’ll also feature a reunited […]
Oh, the old, white, male guard is having a moment right now, aren’t they? Look around you. Those fuckers are laughing.