Vol. 36, No. 4
The tweets, memes and online obsessions that made us spend way too much time online this year
2019: It was a whole mood
By Thaddeus McCollum and Jessica Bryce Young
Virgin Trains finally talks Disney, State Rep. Anna Eskamani picks up 2020 opponent, and other news you may have missed
By Solomon Gustavo, Dave Plotkin and Colin Wolf
In a year full of worrying Orlando headlines, at least there were a few bright spots
2019 In Review
By Monivette Cordeiro, Solomon Gustavo, Jenna Lyons, Dave Plotkin, Joey Roulette, Colin Wolf And Jessica Bryce Young
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried breaks with Gov. DeSantis, sides with cities and counties on gun law
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
Florida electric utility ballot measure tops 600,000 signatures
By The News Service of Florida
Florida lawmakers are trying to scuttle the conservation amendment passed by voters in 2014
Florida Highway Patrol reaches 'enforcement time' on texting while driving
By Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida
Proposed bill would allow digital ads on top of Florida ride-sharing cars
Rick Scott's former lawyer to represent Florida Christian schools' lawsuit to use loudspeakers for prayer
Florida Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried and NRA's Marion Hammer tangle over gun case
The very best new restaurants and dishes in Orlando this year
By Faiyaz Kara
Mansplaining convention coming to Orlando promises to 'Make Women Great Again'
By Solomon Gustavo
The five biggest Florida legal issues to watch in 2020
State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith was warned at the Vatican for holding hands with his husband
Florida leaders are still trying to land headquarters for Trump's Space Force
Florida has hired dozens of 18-year-old prison guards in the last six months
Florida grandma tasered by police day after Christmas, on her 70th birthday
All the big 2019-2020 New Year's Eve parties
By OW Staff
Deltona man partially blows off hand while lighting firework in car
With more residents than New York, Florida is on track to gain congressional seats
Recreational marijuana advocates sue for more time to collect ballot signatures
The 20 most popular Orlando Weekly stories of 2019
All the beautiful people we saw in downtown Orlando on New Year’s Eve
By Matt Keller Lehman
Orlando white nationalist candidate for U.S. Senate and President arrested in Melbourne
Florida Supreme Court justice candidates to be interviewed in Orlando
Florida woman hit by falling bullet from celebratory New Year's gunshots
Someone is shooting BBs or pellets at random cars driving on I-4 and I-95
What does Florida's population explosion mean for our state's power in Congress?
Appeals court clears the way for felony charges in Florida State University hazing death
Gov. DeSantis' re-election committee raked in mad cash in December
Florida Chamber of Commerce actively opposing amendment to legalize recreational marijuana
Florida ended the year with nearly 3,400 cases of hepatitis A
Orlando home prices more than doubled in the last 10 years
A Florida woman is selling a chicken tender shaped like a manatee for $5,000
By Colin Wolf
Florida's NRA-backed gun laws are drawing national attention, court briefs
Florida political roundup for the first week of 2020
By Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida
Republican Florida House bill would address sea-level rise, create Statewide Office of Resiliency
Coasts of Volusia and Flagler counties are hot spots for cooler-weather whale watching
Sanford apartment using doggie DNA to make sure pet owners pick up waste
Manatee County man says he was awakened by burglar sucking his toes
Hillsborough County group wants to memorialize local lynching victims
Florida's first reported panther death of 2020: Cat was killed by car
Florida kids jump Florida man allegedly trying to kidnap one of them
Warmer winter causing fire ants to flourish in Volusia and Flagler counties
For the first time ever, Florida is regulating CBD products
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
Florida state lawmakers are increasingly blocking local governments
The ten biggest issues to watch in the 2020 Florida legislative session
By Jim Saunders and Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida
Florida Senate considers $47,500 minimum salary for public school teachers
State senator wants to make the day after Halloween a school holiday
Florida's welcome centers no longer give tourists free orange juice
Vice President Mike Pence headlining 'Latinos for Trump' event in Kissimmee
More cars were shot on Central Florida highways, and police still don't know the motive
Michael Jordan apparel store headed to downtown Orlando
Op-ed: The Florida Supreme Court needs a Black jurist
By State Sens. Perry E. Thurston Jr. and Darryl E. Rouson
This week's SpaceX launch in Cape Canaveral could have larger significance for Central Florida
By Maya James
Second Puerto Rico earthquake kills one, leaves southern areas without water
Meet two Florida congressional candidates pushing wildly stupid QAnon conspiracy theories
Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez will lead Florida's 2020 census committee
By NSF
Bill Barr might be a bigger threat to America than the man who appointed him
Informed Dissent
By Jeffrey C. Billman
2019 was the year bullshit won
Meet Peppy and Dexter! You can adopt them right now in Orange County
Savage Love: Open Ended
By Dan Savage
Florida man begins war with Iran
Theme parks, theater and more in Live Active Cultures’ look back at 2019
By Seth Kubersky
From a witty portraitist to a gritty local printmaker, Orlando eyes were opened in 2019
Feast your eyes
By Richard Reep, Renata Sago and Jessica Bryce Young
Disneyland gets new parade with Todrick Hall soundtrack, while WDW fans in Orlando beg 'Be fair to Florida!'
By Ken Storey
M&M World's move to Disney Springs is a major blow to Florida Mall
Disney has been on a land-buying spree. Here's why it probably isn't a new theme park
Waterford Lakes' newest addition might have unforeseen consequences for Pointe Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando is ending its theatrical orca shows, but they still have a long road ahead
The long-rumored upcharge FastPass program at Disney World looks like it's finally about to launch
Busch Gardens Tampa is offering limited BOGO Fun Cards for both parks
By Kyla Fields
The 'Jurassic World' live-action show to bring the chaos to Orlando in January
SeaWorld once again offers free admission for Florida preschoolers
The LGBT+ Center Orlando opens Harlem Renaissance exhibit, 'As Gay as It Was Black'
By Dave Plotkin
Leslye Gale's O-Town Lowdown on Magic 107.7 for Monday, Jan. 6, 2019
By Leslye Gale
In a major overhaul, Orlando's Holy Land Experience will end all theatrical productions
Every 2019-2020 New Year's Eve party we know about
Goodbye, 2019; hello, 2020!
The best restaurants that opened in Orlando in 2019
Top Tables
The eight best Orlando dishes of 2019
Top Tastes
By Faiyaz Kara and Louis Rosen
Chuy's to celebrate King of Rock and Roll's birthday with free food for guests who dress like Elvis or Priscilla
By Jessica Bryce Young
Orlando's Tapa Toro offers nonalcoholic specialty cocktails for 'Dry January'
The best, worst and most notable happenings of the 2019 Orlando music scene
By Bao Le-Huu
Dr. Phillips Center announces return of its local music series AMP'd in February
Don't miss the final Punk on the Patio, happening Tuesday, January 7
By Thaddeus McCollum
Reconfigured West Coast punk legends Radolescents bring Cali punk to Orlando
By Matthew Moyer
Tampa's Gino & the Goons join Orlando's Golden Pelicans to light up Will's Pub on Friday
Don't miss the final Punk on the Patio, happening Tuesday, Jan. 7
Rockabilly enigma Unknown Hinson returns to Orlando in February
Dance music icon Jellybean Benitez to hold it down at Iron Cow at the end of January
'Schoolhouse Rock Live!' to drop knowledge on Orlando kids (and nostalgic adults)
Central Floridian blues master Selwyn Birchwood to play the New Standard this weekend
New Orlando music venue peek: The New Standard
Willie Nelson and Family to play the Dr. Phillips Center in February
Band of the Week: Chalet Girl
By Jason Ferguson
Dub reggae alchemist Lee 'Scratch' Perry returns to Orlando in February
Leslye Gale's O-Town Lowdown on Magic 107.7 for Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2019
The best things we saw in 2019, through the lenses of our music photographers
By Jen Cray, Sandy Holmes, Jim Leatherman, Matthew Moyer, Gabriel Palmer And Ian Suarez
Greta Gerwig's 'Little Women' is a meta modern masterwork
Big chick energy
By Maryann Johanson
'Doctor Who' Season 12 premiere, plus more Orlando film events for the week of Dec. 25-31
'Uncut Gems' opens in Orlando this week
By Steve Schneider
Legal Public Notices 12/25 and 1/1/20 issues
By Jerrica Schwartz
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Phone conversations with law enforcement can be recorded without their consent, court says
By Vivienne Serret, Fresh Take Florida
'It's unjust': Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning local heat safety and wage laws
By McKenna Schueler
The Hammered Lamb faces business hit after Orlando Sentinel shares incorrect health inspection data
By Chloe Greenberg
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It was a gorgeous day of "music, art and freedom" when the Florida Groves Festival returned to the Orlando Amphitheater at the…
A mid-century modern gem has just hit the market in Orlando. The residence, located at 1928 Monterey Ave. near the Country Club of…
Orlandoans turned out in force for the Yes on 4 Campaign Launch and rally this weekend. The afternoon event at Lake Eola…
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