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Electroclash icon Peaches brings transgressive,body-positive music (back) to Orlando
58+ min ago (919+ words) Angry, wet and sexy, Peaches returns to an Orlando stage to feel up the crowd (and herself). After a decade of touring with dance troupes and focusing on the visual and performance arts, Canadian electroclash artist Peaches, born Merrill Nisker,…...
Opera Orlando presents Dueling Divas musical face-off at Judson's Live
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (143+ words) Opera Orlando's latest concoction in their OperaX series in conjunction with Judson's " an attempt to create approachable, cabaret-scale" "bite-sized opera samplers" for neophytes and devotees alike " happens this weekend. Opera Orlando's latest concoction in their OperaX series in conjunction with…...
Florida agency quietly removes tool to find licensed abortion clinics in the state
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (685+ words) A Florida health agency has quietly removed from its website an accessible way for people to search for licensed abortion clinics in the state, in a move that critics argue decreases transparency. The healthcare provider finder installed on the state…...
Orange County among potential sites for proposed $127M prison, report says
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (160+ words) With Florida's prison population expected to increase in the coming decades, a committee in the Florida House approved a measure (PCB JUB 26-02) Monday that would appropriate $250 million to the Department of Corrections to develop new and existing prisons through 2067. In…...
Orlando's Skeletizer release a skull-peeling thrill ride of heavy-metal thunder
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (384+ words) Orlando Weekly is the Orlando area's award-winning alternative media company. We have been Orlando's source for local news, opinion, events and culture for over 30 years. Skeletizer are a metal band. That name probably makes it a foregone conclusion. In the…...
Florida House passes $5M plan to rename an airport after Trump
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (506+ words) An intense and at times vitriolic debate erupted on the floor of the Florida House of Representatives Tuesday over a bill (HB 919) that could result in a more than $5 million tab to rename Palm Beach County International Airport after President…...
Ongaku Overdrive throws a ‘Legendary’ party to celebrate four decades of Zelda
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (154+ words) Orlando Weekly is the Orlando area's award-winning alternative media company. We have been Orlando's source for local news, opinion, events and culture for over 30 years. Go on a nostalgic journey through the Kingdom of Hyrule at Ongaku Overdrive's Legendary: Celebrating…...
Former Orlando bar owner's husband pleads guilty to trying to lure minor for sex
7+ hour, 1+ min ago (408+ words) A year after Eric Patrick and his husband, a former Orlando bar owner, were indicted on multiple counts related to child pornography and child sex crimes, Patrick has pleaded guilty to attempting to lure a teen for sex, according to…...
Camping World Stadium’s $400 million renovation is underway
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (268+ words) Construction has begun on Orlando's renovation of Camping World Stadium, a project focused on creating a more modernized, comfortable and competitive venue." This $400 million project aims to increase the longevity of the stadium as an economic beacon. The revamp is…...
Florida backs down: DeSantis' emergency fund can be used on immigration
12+ hour, 3+ min ago (643+ words) The Florida House on Tuesday backed down from its proposal to block emergency funds from being used on illegal immigration enforcement following harsh criticism from the DeSantis administration. This represents a massive pivot from the GOP-dominated House's original proposal to…...