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orlandoweekly.com > music > electroclash-icon-peaches-brings-transgressivebody-positive-music-back-to-orlando

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,…...

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orlandoweekly.com > arts > things-to-do > opera-orlando-presents-dueling-divas-musical-face-off-at-judsons-live

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…...

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orlandoweekly.com > news > abortion-rights > florida-agency-quietly-removes-tool-to-find-licensed-abortion-clinics-in-the-state

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…...

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orlandoweekly.com > news > orange-county-among-potential-sites-for-proposed-127m-prison-report-says

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…...

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orlandoweekly.com > music > this-little-underground > orlandos-skeletizer-release-a-skull-peeling-thrill-ride-of-heavy-metal-thunder

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…...

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orlandoweekly.com > news > florida-house-passes-5m-plan-to-rename-an-airport-after-trump

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…...

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orlandoweekly.com > music > ongaku-overdrive-throws-a-legendary-party-to-celebrate-four-decades-of-zelda

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…...

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orlandoweekly.com > news > orlando-area-news > former-orlando-bar-owners-husband-pleads-guilty-to-trying-to-lure-minor-for-sex

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…...

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orlandoweekly.com > news > orlando-area-news > camping-world-stadiums-400-million-renovation-is-underway

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…...

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orlandoweekly.com > news > florida-backs-down-desantis-emergency-fund-can-be-used-on-immigration

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…...