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7 ICYMI Charges were dropped for Pulse crosswalk arrests, a new high-rise apartment building is coming to Mills 50, Republicans’ anti-DEI bill was signed into law and other news you may have missed last week. Plus “This Modern World”
9 Slow-motion disaster 31 sloths died at the Orlando Sloth World warehouse, before it ever even opened 11 The western front Turner Construction has been named as general contractor for the Westcourt Orlando mixed-use project downtown 13 Agree to disagree Orange County moves to restrict how long ICE can hold people in the county jail
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jazz champion Kayonne Riley debriefs with Orlando Weekly after 30 years on the air
Live Active Cultures Blue Man Group returns to Orlando with some brand-new material, but the same underlying theme: connection
23 Couchsurfing New shows streaming this week: Man on Fire, My Dearest Señorita, Lord of the Flies and more
25 Dungeon master Dungeon synth legend Mortiis revisits decades-old industrial album The Smell of Rain for U.S. anniversary tour
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Charges were dropped for Pulse crosswalk arrests, a new high-rise apartment building is coming to Mills 50, Republicans’ anti-DEI bill was signed into law and other news you may have missed last week.
BY JUANITA OLARTE, MCKENNA SCHUELER, AND LIV CAPUTO AND MITCH PERRY/FLORIDA PHOENIX
» State attorney drops charges for Pulse crosswalk arrests Orange-Osceola County State Attorney Monique Worrell announced last Friday that all charges have been dropped in cases involving six people who were arrested last year for chalking over or near the formerly rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub. The crosswalk, first installed and approved by the Florida Department of Transportation in 2017, served to memorialize the victims and survivors of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse, most of whom were LGBTQ+. Two of these people arrested last year were specifically cited by state troopers for “aggressively” chalking the word “Resist,” in response to the state’s decision to paint over the rainbow crosswalk in the dead of night last August without notice to the community. All six arrests involved a charge of interfering with an official traffic control device — a third-degree felony under state statutes that Worrell said her office couldn’t substantiate.
» Anthem Orlando’s after-midnight alcohol sales temporarily suspended by city The city of Orlando has issued a 30-day suspension affecting after-midnight alcohol sales at downtown LGBTQ+ venue Anthem Orlando. The temporary suspension order stems from repeated non-compliance with alcohol sales permit requirements and failures in ID verification, weapons screening and hours of service, a city spokesperson told Orlando Weekly. The suspension, enacted April 17 after an Alcoholic Beverage hearing, requires the venue to stop alcohol sales at midnight. Under city regulations, guests are given 30 minutes to finish drinks, followed by another 30 minutes to exit the premises. Anthem says that issues raised by the city were tied to a third-party security vendor that allegedly failed to follow proper procedures. Owner Mike Vacirca said in a social media post that the vendor was immediately terminated and replaced with a new company recommended by Anthem’s internal medical and safety team. The suspension comes amid the downtown region’s ongoing back-and-forth with the city over its push to limit nightlife operations and move toward a more family-friendly atmosphere.
» New luxury high-rise Emi on 50 breaks ground on Colonial Drive Looking for more affordable housing in Orlando? Well, you’ll have to keep looking. A new nine-story, $92.5 million high-rise residential building, meanwhile, is in the Colonialtown and Mills 50 area’s near future. Construction is set to begin imminently on Emi on 50, a multifamily living development planned for the corner of East Colonial Drive and North Hampton Avenue. It’s set to have 336 units across its nine floors, plus a “night lounge,” rooftop pool and a pickleball court. Renderings show what appears to be an attached parking garage. The site sits near established residential neighborhoods and smaller-scale commercial areas, where large mid- and high-rise projects remain limited. Even so, the Colonialtown and Mills 50 corridors have seen increased investment and densification in recent years. Developers of Emi on 50 are targeting a 2028 completion.
» Orlando officials weigh increasing parking rates downtown Parking rates in downtown Orlando — just like the federal minimum wage — haven’t increased since 2009. On-street parking downtown currently costs $1 an hour, while off-street parking currently costs $2 an hour for a maximum daily charge of $15. City parking division leaders, however, are asking city officials to approve a slight increase to Orlando’s downtown parking rates, in order to help fund future parking upgrades and modernization initiatives. Parking division leaders have proposed increasing parking rates downtown to a progressive pricing structure, beginning at $2 an hour (for the first two hours) for on-street parking, and $3 an hour for off-street parking. Event parking would rise from $10 max to $20 max. If approved, the rate changes would go into effect this October. City commissioners are expected to receive additional information and a proposed ordinance to approve to make these changes next month.
» DeSantis signs law blocking local governments from funding DEI Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation last Wednesday banning local governments from funding or promoting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, with local officials who are found to have violated the law subject to removal from office. The bill, effective Jan. 1, 2027, defines DEI as any effort to “manipulate or otherwise influence the composition of employees with reference to race, color, sex, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation other than to ensure that hiring is conducted in accordance with state and federal antidiscrimination laws.” It also defines DEI as efforts
to “promote or provide preferential treatment or special benefits to a person or group based on that person’s or group’s race, color, sex, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation; or promote or adopt training, programming, or activities designed or implemented with reference to race, color, sex, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation.” When the bill was being debated on the House floor in March, Democrats criticized it as including vague and unclear standards about what would be a violation of the law and the penalties attached. Critics, including civil rights groups, argue the law is unconstitutional.
» Florida spent $34M on tech at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ but says phones detainees can use are too expensive
Florida officials are fighting a court order to expand detainee phone access at the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center, arguing it would be too costly for taxpayers. That’s despite the fact they’ve already spent roughly $34 million in public dollars on networked technology, IT support and more, according to state records. The agency in charge of the remote center, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, did not explain why the millions it has already spent in that section of the budget doesn’t cover cell or landline service, why additional funding would be needed, or what those millions specifically funded, if not internet or carrier services. The dispute arose after a federal judge in March ordered DEM to provide at least one phone for every 25 detainees so they can make confidential legal calls, after civil rights advocates alleged officials were limiting access to attorneys. DEM denied all wrongdoing, and said detainees can speak to their attorneys through confidential Zoom calls or in person at the center. They also claimed that complying would be prohibitively expensive.
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AFTER THE DEATHS OF DOZENS OF SLOTHS WERE UNCOVERED AT SLOTH WORLD, 13 REMAINING SLOTHS WERE ACCEPTED BY THE CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO FOR EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE AND TREATMENT. THE ZOO TEAM REPORTED THAT THE RESCUED ANIMALS SUCCESSFULLY SURVIVED THEIR FIRST TWO NIGHTS AND KEEPERS ARE FEELING CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE PROGRESS MADE SO FAR, THOUGH ONE SLOTH REMAINS IN “GUARDED CONDITION.” (PHOTO COURTESY CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO)
SLOW-MOTION DISASTER
31 sloths died at the Orlando Sloth World warehouse, before it ever even opened
KATIE SURMA AND KILEY PRICE, INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS
On a busy tourist strip in Orlando, behind noisy bars and souvenir shops, 21 sloths in crates reached the end of a grueling international trip.
Soon, they would all be dead.
The tree-dwelling mammals were transferred to a warehouse resembling an old oil-change garage and placed in cages. The warehouse is the off-site facility of a new roadside attraction called “Sloth World,” a $49 animal encounter marketed as a conservation-focused center scheduled to open soon.
Nothing could have prepared the sloths for this. Until recently, they lived wild in the forest canopies of Guyana.
Now, the animals sat in an industrial building that wasn’t ready to receive them.
There was no running water. No electricity. The space heaters meant to keep them warm were plugged in with extension cords running from another building, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission incident report that Inside Climate News obtained through an open-records request.
But the heaters repeatedly tripped the fuse and shut off. At least one night in December 2024, the agency said, the sloths were left alone
according to a review of the reports by Ana María Villada Rosales, a member of the Council of Scientific Authority in Costa Rica and head veterinarian and conservation medicine research manager at The Sloth Institute in Costa Rica, an organization critical of Sloth World.
“The intense physiological strain of international transit, diet change, and wild capture most likely suppressed their immune systems,” Villada Rosales said in a written statement.
Asked about the situation, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said in a written statement that the agency is aware of the viral spread and is “working with Sloth World to help investigate and diagnose the ongoing issues impacting the facility.”
Benjamin Agresta, owner of Sloth World, said his organization wants to teach people about sloths and intends to study them, work with researchers and provide grant money to conservation organizations. Speaking by phone, he declined to disclose what conservation organizations Sloth World is working with, or intends to work with. He refused to answer other questions, referring Inside Climate News to his media team, which did not respond to multiple requests for comment nor to a list of questions.
Two sloth conservation and rescue organizations have sharply criticized Sloth World’s sourcing of animals from the wild, noting that sloths are notoriously difficult to keep alive in captivity. The animals are highly sensitive to stress, largely solitary with an aversion to humans and dependent on specialized diets.
Agresta said such organizations want to abolish animal conservation and “are the enemy.” Asked about the state records indicating that sloths have died, he called that “completely fiction.”
deaths at the facility, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission gave the company’s import business a verbal warning for housing some of the animals in cages too small for them without tracking how long they had been confined. The agency told Inside Climate News this week that Sloth World didn’t violate any state regulations and “there are currently no active investigations.”
A global trade
For wildlife experts, the situation raises broader concerns about the global trade in sloths, animals increasingly imported for tourism and exotic pet attractions with little oversight once they arrive in the United States.
They say Sloth World reflects an industry pattern — commercial companies framing wildlife encounters as conservation or rescue operations while relying on a steady supply of animals taken from the wild. Under current law, those animals are largely treated as property that can be captured, sold and imported if basic permitting requirements are met with the exporting countries and U.S. officials.
The result, experts and advocacy groups say, underscores how gaps in regulation allow operators to import vulnerable, sentient species, confine them and promote the ventures as conservation success stories even as animals suffer, fall ill or die.
On its website, Sloth World markets itself as the planet’s only “Slotharium,” where “sloths live their slowest, happiest lives.” Part of each ticket, the site says, will fund research and conservation efforts that benefit sloths globally.
in the cold warehouse without heat.
One by one, they died. When a new shipment of 10 wild sloths arrived from Peru in February 2025, two were dead on arrival and the rest were “emaciated.” None survived, according to the state’s incident report, written in August and detailing all 31 fatalities.
The company kept importing more sloths. The deaths kept mounting, later state government necropsy reports indicate. One of those records describes a bloated nine-month-old baby, named Kiwi by Sloth World, weighing less than 3 pounds.
Sloth World learned that viruses, including a “novel two-toed sloth gammaherpesvirus,” were rippling through the warehouse, according to the necropsy reports and internal company emails reviewed by Inside Climate News. “Little is known” about the virus’ treatment, one necropsy record said, referring to the gammaherpesvirus. That necropsy, performed on a sloth named Selma, said she had experienced “recent transportation stress.” Another necropsy report noted the “rapid onset of multiple deaths at this facility.”
Those reports indicate that “systemic stress” acted as a “definitive catalyst” for the deaths,
Sloth World has continued importing wild sloths through a related business, Sanctuary World Imports, acquiring at least 38 more wild sloths in addition to the initial 31 that died, according to government permit records.
Conditions at the warehouse have improved, three people with knowledge of the facility said. That includes temperature and humidity controls — also noted in the state’s incident report — and a tropical plant garden.
Even so, the viruses coursed through the new population despite Sloth World’s attempts to quarantine animals and disinfect their living space, according to the necropsy reports and people with firsthand knowledge of the situation who spoke confidentially for fear of retaliation. It’s unclear how many of the company’s 69 sloths are still alive.
Sloth World’s grand opening has repeatedly been pushed back.
“We are still hard at work behind the scenes getting everything ready for our sloths and guests,” the business wrote in response to a Google review in late March. The company’s website says visitors will soon be able to view about 40 sloths in a “rainforest-inspired indoor habitat.” So far, all the photos and videos of the attraction’s interior appear to be digital mockups.
Roughly six months after the initial 31 sloth
For Rebecca Cliffe, founder of the Sloth Conservation Foundation and critic of Sloth World, those claims don’t legitimize removing animals from the wild.
“There is no justification in 2026 for acquiring wild sloths for exhibition,” Cliffe said.
Part of the reason sloths are exceptionally poorly suited to captivity, she added, is that they evolved over millions of years as biological introverts. Unlike most mammals, they lack a strong fight-or-flight response and instead rely on camouflage to survive. When handled by strangers or placed in noisy, high-traffic environments, they don’t scream or struggle. Instead, Cliffe said, they internalize the stress — sometimes curling into a ball and closing their eyes. Their bodies flood with cortisol, triggering a cascade of physiological stress that can end in organ failure.
In the world of exotic attractions and social media, the stillness that makes them look “cute” is often the mask of an animal experiencing extreme stress, she said.
The sheer scale of Sloth World’s operation is cause for concern, said Sam Trull, executive director of The Sloth Institute. She described the number of animals Sloth World removes from the wild as “mindblowing.”
Trull’s organization works to rehabilitate injured sloths and those rescued from the
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tourism and pet trade, with the goal of returning them to the wild. That process can take months and requires intensive care and expertise because sloths are so sensitive to stress, diet and environmental changes. Trull considers Sloth World’s marketing a strategic deception.
“They are pretending it’s conservation,” Trull said. “They’re trying to really greenwash what they’re doing.”
Part of that conservation branding appears on Sloth World’s website, where the company lists the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as its “Animal Welfare Partners” — even though both agencies are government regulators.
In a written statement, the USDA said it is not a Sloth World partner, adding that the agency “is responsible for licensing facilities under the Animal Welfare Act and does not designate facilities as ‘animal welfare partners.’”
The agency said on March 19 that Sloth World is not licensed with the USDA, which is required if the company starts displaying animals to the public. On April 2, the agency confirmed that Sloth World’s related import business also did not have a USDA license.
Sloth World’s website additionally says it collaborates with the University of Florida to “support publishable studies.” In a written
statement, the university said it “does not have an official or legal partnership with Sloth World, nor have we found any relevant documents indicating the participation in sloth-related research.”
Peter Bandre, who was vice president of Sloth World until his recent departure, has built a career importing and selling exotic animals as pets, with sloths as a particular specialty.
Government records show Bandre’s company, Incredible Pets, brought at least 80 sloths into the United States between 2011 and 2021, the year Bandre sold the business. That made the company one of the larger documented importers during that decade. He declined to comment for this story, except to defend the diet protocol he designed for the sloths, which he said was based on extensive research and individually tailored to each animal.
Agresta, meanwhile, owns or owned a sloth himself. Sloth World did not respond to questions about whether that sloth is still alive.
Before Bandre’s departure, in emails to the Sloth Conservation Foundation reviewed by Inside Climate News, he said Sloth World’s collection included both two-fingered and three-fingered sloths. Three-fingered sloths rarely survive in captivity.
Bandre sought to reassure conservationists that the planned exhibit would include “retreat zones” where animals could move away from visitors.
“Our operations are built on the principle of
THE WESTERN FRONT
Turner Construction has been named as general contractor for the Westcourt Orlando mixed-use project downtown
BY SARAH KINBAR
The developers behind Westcourt Orlando, the ambitious mixed-use project slated for West Church Street in downtown Orlando, announced Wednesday, April 22, that Turner Construction is officially their construction partner.
Todd Chapman, president of San Franciscobased JMA Ventures, tells Orlando Weekly that one early meeting helped solidify the choice.
Turner’s team was walking through its recent work, project by project, when Chapman noticed a pattern. Several members had been involved in complex builds along Florida’s Space Coast, coordinating with engineers and infrastructure tied to rocket launches.
“If you guys can send things into space,” Chapman recalled telling them, “I’m pretty sure you can work with us and build this project.”
The announcement formalizes a relationship that has been in place for roughly two years.
Ethical Observation,” Bandre wrote in a Jan. 13 email.“Unlike traditional animal encounters, we strictly enforce a No-Touch Policy.”
Bandre’s pet-trade business sold sloths to animal encounter businesses and marketed the animals online.
“It’s going to [be a] baby sloth Christmas,” Incredible Pets wrote in a Facebook post in 2017.
“I need a baby sloth for Christmas!” one user replied.
“Do you want one? We can get you one,” the company responded.
“Sending a PM,” the user wrote back.
A “Goldilocks” species
As slow as sloths are, their digestion is even slower — taking up to 30 days to process a single leaf. And their diets are unforgivingly specific. In the wild, they feed on a small set of rainforest leaves. Outside their native forests, scientists say, replicating that diet is exceptionally difficult.
At her rescue center in Costa Rica, Trull said her staff spends hours each day collecting wild leaves. If sloths don’t recognize a leaf — or simply don’t like it — they will often starve rather than eat, she said.
At Sloth World, however, the animals were fed conventional U.S. produce such as kale and squash, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report.
Accredited zoos with specialized veterinary
teams feed their sloths similar diets. But the animals frequently suffer from chronic health problems — such as kidney failure and malnutrition — likely linked to diet and stress, said Cliffe, the sloth scientist.
Bandre defended Sloth World’s feeding protocols, saying food was a central focus of care. He said his team developed a varied diet with more than 20 types of plants, along with supplemental produce. He said the facility cultivated dozens of plant species on-site, including tropical almond trees.
Wildlife experts say the sloths’ fragile digestive systems are severely strained by the taxing journey to facilities like Sloth World. The transition involves traumatic capture, prolonged confinement in cargo holds and major environmental changes such as rapid shifts in altitude.
Each stage subjects the animals to extreme stress, leaving them vulnerable.
“They’re the definition of a Goldilocks species,” Trull said. “Everything has to be exactly right.” This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter at /insideclimatenews.org.
Update: As we went to press, news broke that Benjamin Agresta plans to file for bankruptcy protection and that Sloth World will no longer open. — Ed.
Turner has been involved in pre-construction for Westcourt since 2022, working alongside JMA Ventures and Machete Group as the project’s design, budgeting and logistics took shape.
Now, the developers say the project is beginning to move into its next phase.
Turner recently commenced early site activity, according to the team, including work intended to prepare the Church Street property for future construction. That activity, while not yet visible as vertical building, is being described as an early indicator of forward momentum.
“We recently have started some early enabling work on site,” says Jeff Justen, vice president and general manager of Turner’s Orlando Business Unit.
“That includes utility mapping, surveying, laying out test piles for the deep foundation program. These initial activities set the project up for success as we move toward full mobilization.”
The update comes as the project has faced questions about delays and timing.
Westcourt, a roughly 900,000-square-foot mixed-use development planned just north of the Kia Center, was previously expected to break ground earlier. However, the timeline shifted as developers worked through financing and broader market conditions, including volatility in construction pricing and lending environments.
For Chapman, bringing Turner into the process early was intentional.
Rather than finalize a design and then hand it off to a builder, the development team engaged a small group of contractors at the outset, seeking input as decisions were being made.
“We don’t want to design in a vacuum,” Chapman says.“We want people who have been through building these kinds of projects at the table as we’re thinking about design and business planning.”
Turner entered the process under a pre-construction agreement, with the understanding that the firm would need to earn the general contractor role over time, says Chapman.
“They rolled up their sleeves,” Chapman says. “They helped us think through decisions on what is a very complex, multi-layered project. And ultimately, they earned the right to be our contractor.”
The decision, he says, came down to the team.
“It’s not the brand on the door,” Chapman says. “It’s the people who are actually going to execute.
“We felt really good about Jeff and the entire group.” Turner brings experience from large-scale mixed-use and sports-adjacent developments across the country, including projects tied to major arenas and entertainment districts. In Orlando, the company has operated for more than 40 years.
The scope of Westcourt is significant. The $500 million development is expected to include a hotel, residential units, office space, retail and a live entertainment venue, forming a new district directly adjacent to the city’s primary arena, the Kia Center.
During construction, Justen says the project could support roughly 800 workers on site at peak, or about 1,600 direct construction jobs over the life of the project, with additional impact across suppliers and related industries. Many subcontractors are expected to come from the Central Florida market, he added, with work packages structured to allow participation across different project components.
For Chapman, the scale and complexity of Westcourt are part of what drew his firm to the opportunity. A former attorney, he describes his approach as rooted in problem-solving.
“We are drawn to complexity,” he says.“We like putting these puzzles together.”
That perspective, he says, informed both the development strategy and the choice of partners. Chapman and Justen did not share details about a definitive groundbreaking date.
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AGREE TO DISAGREE
Orange County moves to restrict how long ICE can hold people in the county jail
BY MCKENNA SCHUELER
After months of discussion over the county’s costly agreement with federal immigration enforcement, Orange County officials moved forward last week with changing the agreement the county has with the federal government that allows immigration enforcement to temporarily detain people in the county jail.
Effectively, the change would shorten how long U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents can detain people there, while still remaining in compliance with state law.
Under Florida statutes, the county must have some sort of agreement with ICE, despite protest from the community and even some of the county commissioners themselves.
Simply from a fiscal perspective, detaining people on behalf of ICE is currently costing the county an estimated $180 per person per day, while the federal government is only reimbursing the county $88 per person. Altogether, detaining people on behalf of ICE has cost the county hundreds of thousands of dollars over the last year alone.
“Why are we as taxpayers of Orange County being expected to foot the bill for a radical and
extreme immigration agenda that is the responsibility of the federal government, not our local and state government?” asked Alex McCoy, a local U.S. Marine Corps veteran and activist, speaking during the public comment portion of last Tuesday’s meeting.
“Every day, we’re losing money on this,” added McCoy, who led an open letter campaign signed by Florida veterans against military deployment for ICE operations. “Every day, these abuses are being put on our conscience, and I’m asking for all of us to vote against and end the IGSA.”
The county currently has what’s known as an intergovernmental service agreement, or IGSA, with the federal U.S. Marshals Service that allows ICE — as well as federal agencies such as the FBI and DEA — to detain people in the local jail for up to 72 hours. Local advocates have said, however, that ICE is rebooking people after the 72-hour period, or is otherwise leaving them in jail longer without facing any consequences.
Mayor Jerry Demings wrote a letter to ICE in early February warning them that, due in part to resource constraints, the jail would no longer allow for rebookings, and corrections chief Luis
have any pending criminal charges) if ICE either hasn’t transferred them elsewhere or filed a form with the court to extend their detention.
That’s a change from the current agreement, under which corrections officials have said they don’t have the independent authority to release federal inmates. District 5 county commissioner Kelly Martinez Semrad, another vocal critic of ICE, framed the shift to a BOA as the best option they currently have at their disposal.
“We stay perfectly compliant, legal, and we are rectifying some of the financial ill that has occurred to our community and appeasing all as best we can the requests that have been coming here for one year,” she said.
Semrad acknowledged that many in the community, including the dozens of entities organized in the grassroots Immigrants Are Welcome Here coalition, would like to see zero cooperation with ICE. More than 50 people rallied to county commission chambers last week, urging county leaders to terminate their IGSA.
“There’s no option here that is going to satisfy what everybody, I think, on this board would like to do and what the community would like to do,” said Semrad.
Quiñones Jr. said last Tuesday that this practice has largely stopped since then.
“The question comes down to, which of these options gets us out of this horrible business of depriving people from their civil liberties?” said District 1 county commissioner Nicole Wilson, a vocal critic of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics. “We’ve got to get there.”
Orange County commissioners were presented with three options by county staff all of which involved maintaining some sort of statutorily required agreement with ICE.
One involved keeping the current agreement in place and accepting federal officials’ new reimbursement offer of $125 per person — a 42 percent increase from the current rate.
Another involved terminating the IGSA entirely and setting up a separate agreement for ICE, which county leaders acknowledged didn’t make a lot of sense.
They ultimately (and unanimously) agreed on a third option: to remove just the ICE component from their current IGSA, accept the new reimbursement offer for holding people on behalf of agencies like the FBI, and draw up a different sort of contract for ICE, known as a basic ordering agreement.
This agreement, also known as a BOA, would only allow ICE to hold people in the local jail on federal charges for up to 48 hours, instead of 72. Although the federal government would offer less reimbursement under this agreement — $50 per person — the county would be able to draw up to $150 per person through a state grant program, for as long as funding is available.
Importantly, the county could also release those held after 48 hours (provided they don’t
County leaders have faced pressure from the state to ensure they are demonstrating “best efforts” to support federal immigration enforcement, as required under law. Florida’s attorney general last year threatened to remove county commissioners from office over a show of mild resistance to ICE.
They’ve noted that, if they were forcibly removed, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could appoint commissioners that are more hostile to the immigrant community to take their place.
“I can’t let our entire Board of County Commissioners and myself be removed from office,” Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said at the time.“I did not want to be in a position where the governor will have the opportunity to insert his minions in the roles to lead this county.”
The county has maintained an IGSA with the federal government since 1983. The agreement was amended in 2011 to add ICE. Advocates who have been pressuring county officials to terminate the county’s IGSA with ICE for more than a year celebrated the decision to move forward with establishing a BOA.
The coalition that spoke up last Tuesday included representatives of Hope CommUnity Center, the Farmworker Association of Florida, Florida Rising, the Community Justice Project, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the Democratic Socialists of America, the League of Women Voters and labor union Unite Here, among others. “Today’s your day. Stand up and fight back,” said former state senator and current county commission candidate Vic Torres ahead of the commissioners’ vote. “Make your voices heard. Stop this abuse.”
National polling shows nearly two-thirds of people believe ICE has “gone too far” under President Trump, who vowed to conduct the “largest deportation operation in American history.”
mschueler@orlandoweekly.com
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RADIO, LIFE TRANSMISSION
WUCF jazz champion Kayonne Riley debriefs with Orlando Weekly after 30 years on the air
BY KYLE EAGLE
Dedication to an art form is a commendable and vital service, if not a righteous one. This is certainly true for Kayonne Riley, who has spent over 30 years at the helm of WUCF — a true bastion for jazz, the great American art form.
With fewer than 100 jazz broadcasting and streaming platforms nationwide, Riley’s leadership represents a profound commitment to a genre that remains an underdog in the mainstream arena despite jazz’s influential reach and constant influx of new talent. This work places Riley and WUCF among the ranks of notable guardians of this music, such as Gilles Peterson, Ashley Kahn, Ted Gioia, Zev Feldman and the late, great Michael Cuscuna. Riley is retiring in May, and with her last day on the air Friday, she deserves a salute from anyone who appreciates music, jazz or otherwise. She’s been instrumental in keeping the fundamentals of the genre alive and relevant while remaining open to new sounds and ideas. Riley’s championed creative programming like “Live From Studio A,” “Magazine” and “Side Players,” all great vehicles
for performance and storytelling that broaden the scope of the music to the benefit of the public at large.
Many listeners have experienced profound musical realizations while tuning in to WUCF. We’ve heard everything from legends like Bob James to current local favorites Golden Flower performing live at WUCF over our airwaves.
Our own standout memory harks back to the 1990s: sitting in the car spellbound by back-to-back spins of “Silver Cycles” by Eddie Harris and “Soul of a Village” by Joe Zawinul. WUCF introduced us to these artists, and they have remained lifelong favorites ever since.
Riley’s contributions have granted WUCF an impact that reaches far beyond the region. Another personal experience: While attending an event in New York City, the mention we were from Orlando was immediately followed by the question, “You know Kayonne?”
To mark the occasion, Orlando Weekly reached out to Riley for a few words about her storied tenure at WUCF and a life on the airwaves.
staff and hosts. Over my time at WUCF I’ve learned from the professionals that I’ve worked with, who taught me about jazz, and about music scheduling and formatting for maximum audience. I also experienced the incredible transformation of radio: online streaming of broadcasts, expanding signals to include HD2 and HD3 broadcasts, and more recently the explosion of social media and podcasts.
What are the most significant things you have learned?
Over 32 years in public broadcasting, I’ve learned that trust is everything. Audiences come back because they enjoy the music and programming and because they trust our voice. I’ve also learned the importance of listening to our communities, to our staff and students and especially to those whose voices are often overlooked. Another key lesson is adaptability. The media landscape has changed dramatically, and staying relevant means being willing to evolve while holding onto core values.
How do you feel about the “great American art form” now compared to when you first started? As far as broadcasting, journalism, music or otherwise?
How would you sum up your experience with WUCF?
My experience at WUCF has been an amazing adventure alongside a cast of passion-filled lovers of radio and of jazz. UCF has been a wonderful license-holder for WUCF; their support for the radio station has been enduring across the years, from its start as a student operation in 1979 to its current home with WUCF-TV. Projects were constant in my time here, with the station moving broadcast and production studios — twice — the construction of the new WUCF-FM tower in Research Park, the conversion to HD broadcasting and launch of additional HD signals, the launch of online streaming and podcasts and audio on demand.
What initially drew you to the role?
My first job after graduating from Texas A&M was joining KAMU-FM/TV at my alma mater. I began in radio with the student station KANM, where I’d hosted shows and served as music director and station manager. My love of radio started while growing up in Texas. I was always listening; this was pre-internet and pre-cable TV days. I’m also a musician and a music lover, so I have always channel-surfed the radio to listen to everything that’s on. Rock, country, hip-hop, news, sports, classical, jazz, basically all formats are interesting to me.
Who were you when you first started years ago, and who are you now?
When I first started at WUCF I already had six years of professional experience so I was knowledgeable about the NPR formats, fundraising, programming operations, and management of
When I first started playing jazz on radio, jazz felt like something we had to protect; an art form with a deep legacy but a shrinking spotlight. But I’ve seen and heard around me every day that jazz is something much more alive and resilient than I realized when I started. Musicians keep reinventing, blending traditions with new influences and finding fresh audiences in ways we couldn’t have imagined three decades ago.
What are some of your top favorite artists and albums that were released during your tenure?
Honestly, there are too many favorites to name. The real answer is that I’ve been lucky enough to fall in love with artists and albums over and over again for 32 years at WUCF. And I plan to continue adding to that list.
What’s next for you? Do you plan to continue broadcasting in a different role or format? Your own project?
I’m not stepping away from music — I’m just changing how I show up for it. I plan to keep gigging, do some traveling and finally maybe just rest a bit. After 32 years on the air with WUCF, I’m excited to let the music lead the way without a clock.
What would be the perfect tune to summarize your time at WUCF?
“In a Sentimental Mood.”
Fitting choice, but which one?
Duke Ellington and John Coltrane’s version.
Even more fitting! Duke and Trane take that tune to another place … much like you did with WUCF and wherever you’re off to next.
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Blue Man Group returns to Orlando with some brand-new material, but the same underlying theme: connection
Nineteen years after the Blue Man Group debuted their first Orlando production at Universal CityWalk, and six years after they closed it in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world-renowned troupe of percussionist performance artists is back on I-Drive at Icon Park, just down the street from Epic Universe. I recently toured BMG’s new purpose-built venue beneath the Orlando Eye during final preparations for their Friday, May 1, grand opening, where I spoke with team captain Bhurin Sead about his journey to becoming one of the Blue Men and passing their iconic aesthetic down to the newest members.
Sead grew up outside Fort Worth playing music, but says he never considered making his living onstage until he was studying biology at the University of Texas in Austin, where he joined his friends’ Asian American theater troupe. It was a bunch of kids that just wanted to get together and perform, he recalls.“Through that, there’s something about collaborating with other people — being on stage, performing, writing together — that I really enjoyed, but didn’t know what the career options would be, and had no plans of continuing professionally.”
After two and a half years working in a biology lab manufacturing siRNA, Sead was getting the itch to perform again when a Blue Man Group open call notice caught his eye. He’d seen their New York City production as a volunteer usher and been “overwhelmed” by the show, and was familiar with their popular Intel Pentium television ad. The initial audition he went through in 2007 isn’t dissimilar to the ones he leads now, starting with a simple “fixed point” exercise involving standing still and making eye contact.
“What we do in Blue Man is a stripping-away of things, and all that’s really left is us greeting
each other with our eyes,” Sead explains.“There’s something about being physically neutral [and] being open and looking at somebody that’s really vulnerable … so an exercise like that really forces people to drop all those habits that we have and just be there with people.”
For the second stage of auditions, prospective Blue Men get into “bald and blue” makeup and learn a portion of the show, after which they may be invited to training, which Sead calls an extended audition process. “When I trained, we would be in a studio for five weeks before we stepped foot on the stage, [but] now it’s evolved to where we found that the only real way to see how someone does is to get them onstage as soon as possible.”
After about two weeks, new trainees are swapped into portions of actual performances, gradually learning all the parts under the directors’ guidance. “So much about the character is responding to people, responding to the audience, and you just can only do so much of that in a closed space like in a studio; we need to see them in front of an audience.”
During his nearly two decades with the Group, Sead has performed across North America (including one summer in Orlando) and even toured Japan, whose audiences he describes as “very attentive and very generous and very giving in terms of their response.” Perhaps most memorably, he was part of the closing cast when New York City’s run ended last year. “As devastating and sad as it could be at a show closing, I think what it really brought out was how valuable the community was,” Sead recalls of the
final performance, which reunited longtime cast members. “There was a lot of love in the room that it felt special to be a part of, even though it was a tough thing.”
Sead has been working on BMG’s Orlando return for over a year, collaborating with artistic director Matt Ramsey on some of the brandnew material that will augment their classic content, which will comprise about two-thirds of the show. “All Blue Man material is iterative; you can plan and conceive ideas, but you won’t really know until it’s in front of a live audience, because so much of what Blue Man does is the relationship [with] the audience.”
The common thread between the new bits and old, according to Sead, is the underlying theme of connection: “Whether we’re commenting on smartphones, commenting on AI, it’s always geared towards understanding how does that help or not help our connection between people. … When Blue Man started it was about connection. That’s always stayed constant throughout.”
Finally, as a recent Central Florida transplant, Sead says he misses some aspects of life in the Big Apple but praises parts of this area that are “really beautiful … to drive an hour and get to the beach or drive 45 minutes to get to the springs, it’s great.” He’s especially appreciative of the “warm and inviting” welcome given Blue Man Group’s appearance at February’s Immerse Festival, saying it made him realize that “Blue Man has had a presence here. People know who Blue Man are, and they’re very excited to have us back.”
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BLUE MAN GROUP TEAM CAPTAIN BHURIN SEAD (PHOTO BY SETH KUBERSKY)
ASTRO GLIDE
Moon Wok Kitchen & Lounge slides through a menu of fetching Cantonese classics
BY FAIYAZ KARA
While skepticism about men ever having walked on the moon persists, like the constant flow of booze in an FBI director’s liver, the Moon Wok on International Drive is totally real, and rationalists and conspiratorialists alike should experience it for themselves. The primary reasons: Jerry and Jackie Lau. The pair, best known for Kai Kai BBQ, left the brand they developed into a highly lauded stall inside Mills Market to help Twenty Pho Hour’s Kit Vongprachanh in his latest venture. With the Laus, and their nearly four decades of Cantonese restaurant cooking experience, Moon Wok Kitchen & Lounge garnered immediate legitimacy and lured Kai Kai’s customers down to I-Drive as bona fide cred will do.
And, yes, you’ll see the same roast duck ($34.95), char siu roast pork ($10.95), char siu ribs ($11.95) and crispy pork belly ($11.95) dangling from the display case as in Mills Market, so if you haven’t sampled Jerry’s Chinese barbecue, do. But it was Jackie’s dim sum items — siu mai dumplings ($7.95 for four) with their mix of shrimp and pork, and steamed chicken dumplings ($10.95) we liberally dipped in chili oil from the ceramic bowl on the table — that led it off for us. Missing from the beautiful, matte sintered stone slab? Red vinegar. That we had to ask for. We also asked for extra bowls so that all in my
party could sample the velvet corn soup ($7.50), with its eggy ribbons and splash of sesame oil.
But before we could get a slurp in, a plate of Cantonese-style Mongolian beef ($26.50), a recommendation from Jerry himself, arrived in all its sweet-soy-slicked glory, with dried chilies, ginger and scallions. Along with a bowl of garlic fried rice ($3), it cluttered up the surface before us to the point that we had to appropriate the adjoining table to make room for all the dishes to come. When we got settled, out came a platter of five-spice fried chicken ($13.95), crispy, crackly and deeply flavored to the bone.
Temperatures were rising, much like the flames from the woks we gawked at in the open kitchen. Those licks didn’t just get our attention; they grabbed us by the nostrils with their seductive wok hei scents. Indeed, Jerry is a stir fry master, and passing along the knowledge he’s gleaned over his storied career to the next gen — like Moon Wok head chef Chan Chu — is what keeps him fulfilled.
I can say that whoever cooked the broad, chewy ho fun noodles ($20.95) did so with aplomb. Tossed in those ribbons were plush morsels of beef, red onions and bean sprouts but what stood out, of course, was its smoky, charred, caramelized essence. It was striking, much like the faux cherry tree blossoming at the entrance
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of the restaurant. In fact, the whole place charms with its design, from the bar area (try the offmenu, strawberry mojito-like “red clover”) to the mural depicting cranes in flight over the moon.
And over the moon is how we felt after panfried noodles with scallops, shrimp and squid ($25.95) that Jerry himself tossed and plated for us tableside. “I like to interact with customers and talk to them,” he says. The man spent a good amount of time talking to us, which inevitably led to the topic of why he and Jackie left Mills Market. I dug into a chocolate mousse cake with bananas expecting to hear a much longer response than “personal reasons.”
What really matters is that he and his better half are quite happy doing their thing here with an experienced team, not that certain aspects can’t be refined. And given the place is called Moon Wok, I’ll sum things up using some Michael Jackson references. I don’t wanna be startin’ somethin’, but here goes: Servers seemed unfamiliar with Cantonese cuisine and weren’t overly concerned with pacing, as a slew of dishes all arrived at the same time. Not exactly “white glove” treatment. That said, it felt right just to let it slide.
But the food! My advice: Don’t stop ’til you get enough and, when you do, just beat it. fkara@orlandoweekly.com
ROMA’S BISTRO
Honduran and Mexican staples cooked to order make the Marathon gas station in Casselberry worth a pit stop. Of note: Honduran baleadas, Honduran tacos (that look more like taquitos) and Honduran enchiladas (which resemble tostadas) are all cheap and delicioso. Closed Sunday. (reviewed April 22) 815 FL-436, Casselberry, 407775-5077, instagram.com/romas_bistro, $
KAPPO TSAN
Norigami’s David Tsan brings his unique Taiwanese-Japanese concept to the chain-riddled environs of O-Town West. Tasting menus are offered, as are à la carte options, of which the Taiwanese cabbage, shiitake mushrooms cooked in butter, and charcoal-kissed meats and veg are highlights. So are the nigiri and sashimi tastings, but regulars to Norigami already know that. Closed Tuesdays. (reviewed April 15) 11815 Glass House Lane, 407-778-1050, kappotsan.com, $$$$
THE GOODWAY CAFE
French flavors seep into chef Amandine Vibert’s plant-based dishes, notably in the galette bretonne, her soups du jour and baguette sandwiches. Cold-pressed juices, smoothies, teas and coffees are offered as well as vegan pastries like croissants and muffins. Open Monday-Saturday at 8 a.m. (reviewed April 8) 111 W. Magnolia Ave., Longwood, 703-372-0821, goodwaycafe.com, $$$
GUNTUR KITCHEN
The fiery fare of Andhra Pradesh is what’s fired out of this humble little kitchen in Longwood. Stuffed mirchi bhajji, ghee karam idli, deep-fried punugulu and chicken dum biryani are all worth the order, as is puri with potatoes. Red sugarcane juice proves palliating, as does gulab jamun. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. (reviewed April 1) 525 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood, 407-260-1502, $$
SEEMO’S SHAWARMA
The Palestinian-style chicken and beef shawarma being served out of this fire engine-red trailer in Azalea Park is of the highest order, but the falafel may very well be the finest in the city. Don’t overlook the smashburgers or the deep-fried Cajun corn. Open Saturday and Sunday. (reviewed March 25) 866 S. Goldenrod Road, 407-733-6626, instagram.com/seemosshawarma, $$
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THE BAKER’S SON
Fresh-baked breads, pastries and desserts with Pinoy leanings are the draw to this Kissimmee bakeshop, but a roster of savory items, from lumpia and empanadas to longanisa and popcorn chicken, are just as noteworthy. Open daily. (reviewed March 18) 4797 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, 689-610-1965, thebakersonusa.com, $$
CAFÉ DE WAN
Sisters Habibe and Esra plate Turkish breakfasts, baked goods and some mighty fine borek in their charming Casselberry restaurant. Open daily. (reviewed March 11) 1015 FL-436, Casselberry, 651802-2835, instagram.com/cafedewan_, $$
LEIAH
High-quality dishes go into Leiah’s four-, six- and eight-course tasting menus, but those concerned with affordability can order à la carte — the wagyu pastrami sandwich, burger, rock shrimp ceviche and potato foam are all worthy. The three-course lunch menu for $34 presents one of the best value meals you’ll find in the city. Closed Sunday.
(reviewed Feb. 25) 409 N. Magnolia Ave., 321-2475578, leiahrestaurant.com, $$$$
JJ’S SCRATCH COCINA
JJ’s full-service concept serves an impressive mix of dishes inspired by the flavors of the Mediterranean and the Americas, from a knockout halibut ceviche to a bright and vibrant plate of tabbouleh, beet-infused hummus, falafel and pita. The fast-casual side of the business still operates as a ghost/takeout operation. Open daily.
(reviewed Feb. 11) 2950 Curry Ford Road, 407900-0375, jjsscratchcocina.com, $$
OSTERIA ESTER
Osprey chef-partner Michael Cooper spins refined staples of Italian-American classics in Thornton Park. Pasta dishes like lasagna rotolo, braised beef tortelloni and gnocchi sardo are can’t-miss. Veal chop parmigiana offers a more substantial option, but don’t pass on the carpaccio piemontese, burrata or butterscotch budino. Wine and cocktails kick the bibulous with a taste of The Boot. Closed Mondays. (reviewed Feb. 4) 629 E. Central Blvd., 407-203-3577, osteriaester.com, $$$
DESI BISTRO
The Bangladeshi cuisine at this UCF-area restaurant includes a host of craveable delights ranging from heady beef rezala to boldly spiced mutton ribs to luxuriant butter dal fry. Fried luchi is the bread of choice, and don’t pass on the corpulent samosas,
pani puri or refreshing nimbu pani with black salt. Open daily. (reviewed Jan. 28) 12058 Collegiate Way, 407-233-4692, desibistrofl.com, $$
A GOURMET CHINESE CUISINE
Cantonese classics of the highest order — beef chow fun, salted fish or Hakka-style braised pork belly — is served out of a cavernous modern space. Yes, there are some Sichuan options as well, mouthwatering chicken in chili oil and Sichuan peppercorn marbling beef being two worthy options. Dim sum is offered all day. Open daily. (reviewed Jan. 21) 1101 E. Colonial Drive, 407868-8709, agourmetfl.com, $$$
SLAP HAND-RIPPED NOODLES
Hand-ripped, chili oil-kissed biang biang noodles (so named for the “bang” sound the dough makes when it gets slapped and stretched) are the specialty here. Dumplings, particularly beef and onion with chili oil, as well as fried skewers of crispy beef and chicken gizzards, are a must. Lines can be long to get in, so plan ahead. Open daily. (reviewed Jan. 14) 6532 Carrier Drive, 407-3376999, instagram.com/slap.noodles.usa, $$
DANIEL GABOR’S ALPINE BAR & GRILL
German cuisine inspired by Alpine comfort staples is the draw at this Ocoee bar and grill where CIA-trained chef Daniel Gabor plates deftly executed creations from schnitzels and sausages to soups and spätzles. Black Forest cake is an absolute must. Closed Mondays. (reviewed Dec. 17) 1568 Maguire Road, Ocoee, 407-347-3020, alpinebarandgrill.com, $$$$
PERLA’S PIZZA
Nonconformist pizzas and a thumping soundtrack keep it lively at this reboot of chef Michael Collantes’ pizzeria. Options include the “It’s Bananas” pizza with pepperoni, Calabrese peppers and bananas, and the “Hawaiian Punch” with sweet (pineapple jam), smoky (bacon), fiery (jalapeños) and pickled (onions) elements. If it’s the weekend, the banana pudding is a must. Open daily. (reviewed Dec. 10) 959 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, 689-444-7143, perlaspizzafl.com, $$
H MART
The massive grocery store houses aisles full of Korean and Asian goodies, as well as a seafood market that’s worth the trip alone. The perpetually crowded food court, meanwhile, is a hub for the city’s food-crazed thanks to the vendors hawking everything from viral desserts and Korean hot dogs to katsu and infernal noodle soups. (reviewed Dec. 3) 7501 W. Colonial Drive, 407853-8010, hmart.com, $$
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premieres you won’t want to miss this week.
BY STEVE SCHNEIDER
Premieres Wednesday:
Envious — The fourth season is the last for Argentinian anti-heroine Vicky, who’s been drawing out her midlife crisis for almost two years now. Underachiever much? If this were a show about a dude from the States, we would have seen a shiny new sports car and at least one dead hooker by now. (Netflix)
The House of the Spirits — Decades of Chilean patriarchy come under the microscope in an eight-episode series adopted from Isabel Allende’s sprawling, award-winning novel. The 1993 feature-film version was a notoriously brownface affair that starred those renowned chilenos Meryl Streep, Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons, but the casting of this rendition is promised to be far more authentic. Good, I love it when Ariana Grande gets work. (Prime Video)
Je m’appelle Agneta — A Swedish woman seeking a change of scenery accepts a job as an au pair in France, but the kid she thought she was going to be taking care of is actually a senior citizen with dementia. It’s like that Bugs Bunny cartoon where the gangster poses as a baby, except this one smokes Gitanes and can’t remember where he put the car keys. (Netflix)
Widow’s Bay — A cursed New England town is the setting of a horror-comedy series starring Matthew Rhys and created by Katie Dippold. If that name rings a bell, it’s because Dippold wrote the Not-as-Good-as-It-Shoulda-Been Ghostbusters (2016) and the Better-Than-ItCoulda-Been Haunted Mansion (2023). So I will boldly go out on a limb and predict the show will be exactly as good as you personally expect. Kalshi, here I come! (Apple TV)
Should I Marry a Murderer? — And in this week’s installment of Questions That Shouldn’t Need to Be Asked, we follow Scotswoman Caroline Muirhead as she agonizes over whether to turn in her fiancé for killing a cyclist and then burying the body. On second thought, maybe there is a moral quandary here, because it isn’t like the world is overrun with prospective husbands who’ve already learned to take out the trash. (Netflix)
Premieres Thursday:
Man on Fire — Twenty-two years after it was adapted into a typically ridiculous Tony Scott flick starring Denzel Washington, A.J. Quinnell’s book about a mercenary who will stop at nothing to rescue a kidnapped 9-year-old becomes a seven-episode limited series. This version has Yahya AbdulMateen II in the lead role and is said to follow a “more psychological” approach. As if there’s a more compelling psychological exercise than trying to figure out why Tony Scott thought everything in a movie had to be constantly ablaze and the onscreen titles all needed to be THIS GODDAMN BIG. (Netflix)
The Glass House — This six-episode, Canadianmade dramedy uses the travails of a selfmade businessman to symbolize the 1995 Quebec referendum, in which the province
narrowly voted against declaring sovereignty. Smart move, as we’ll see in next year’s Paramount+ miniseries The 51st State. (Prime Video)
Glory — After an Indian boxer turns up dead under mysterious circumstances, the country’s dashed Olympic hopes kindle a yearning for revenge. And gosh, it’s always such a shame when violence intrudes on a peaceful and contemplative activity like boxing. (Netflix)
My Dearest Señorita — Newcomer Elisabeth Martinez portrays a woman living in Pamplona whose rigid upbringing has prevented her from realizing she’s intersex. This is a remake of a movie of the same name from 1972, and it’s kind of amazing there’s even a call for it at all, given how much good and reliable information social media has given us about the topic since then. (Netflix)
Lord of the Flies — The critics are gushing over the BBC’s four-part adaptation of the classic William Golding novel about schoolboys gone wild, with The Independent’s Nick Hilton saying the show will “terrify parents as much as Adolescence.” I think he meant the Emmy-winning miniseries and not the developmental stage, but as I remember that one’s a doozy too. (Netflix)
DUNGEON MASTER
Dungeon synth legend Mortiis revisits his 2001 industrial album The Smell of Rain for U.S. anniversary tour
BY MATTHEW MOYER
As the 21st century dawned, Håvard Ellefsen was bored. Under his more familiar nom de synth of Mortiis, he had already helped shape the misanthropic sound of Norwegian black metal as bassist for Emperor in the early 1990s and then struck out on a creative quest all his own, shaping the fantastical sub-sub-genre dungeon synth. Armed only with a battery of rudimentary keyboards and orc-ish prosthetic makeup, Mortiis from 1994-1999 created stygian worlds and atmospheres of haunting dread sounding like alternate soundtracks for every Mordor scene in the Lord of the Rings. His music became a cult obsession for both adventurous metalheads and darkly inclined electronic music fans. But by 2000 it just wasn’t enough. He felt hemmed in and ready to leave the dungeon.
What came next surprised even those familiar with the eccentric zigs and zags of Mortiis’ muse. With a head full of Iggy Pop, Skinny Puppy and Nine Inch Nails and dissatisfied with his music
to that point, Ellefsen went questing once again. 2001’s The Smell of Rain was the result. This was an album of sleek and undeniable European industrial darkwave featuring distorted guitars, pulsing (modern!) synths, anthemic Wax Traxy choruses and Mortiis even (gasp) singing in a scratchy Peter Murphy-esque baritone.
“I was definitely getting very disillusioned with the sound and music I had done up until then,” recalls Ellefsen to Orlando Weekly. “I had never really programmed synths or sequencers before, so while I was dissecting NIN and Skinny Puppy songs, trying to figure out how they did things, I was always maneuvering my way around computers, zip drives, SCSI, early plugins and samplers. It was quite overwhelming and out of that came a lot of so-called happy accidents, where cool things just happened, that weren’t necessarily intentional.
“The biggest happy accident, by far, was the general melodic nature of the album. I wanted the album to sound angrier, more distorted, but
I didn’t know how to do it. And in retrospect I think that was for the best.”
The musical and visual reset of The Smell of Rain charted Mortiis on a course toward a bigger audience and broader appeal with successive industrial-tinged albums like The Grudge and the remix album Some Kind of Heroin. All very far away from his dungeon synth past (more on that in a moment), and into the realm of the goth club and even the CBGB’s stage.
The story of The Smell of Rain was not quite finished, though. As he worked on upcoming album, Ghosts of Europa — due out this summer — Ellefsen began hearing whispers and hidden connections with The Smell of Rain in the DNA of this music. And with a 25th anniversary nearing, maybe it was time for this morbid multitasker to revisit “Era 2” alongside his new music.
“I guess while working on the Ghosts of Europa album sowed the early seeds in terms of revisiting this sound, it just felt like this music would morph well with songs from The Smell of Rain,” explains Ellefsen.
This will not be the first time Ellefsen has taken a deep dive into his musical past. In 2020, buoyed by rabid interest from a new generation of fans turned on to the intimate yet ambitious “Era 1” dungeon synth albums, Mortiis revisited this work both live and in the studio. He explains it’s all down to a matter of instinct.
“I always tended to go a lot more by gut feeling, or just what feels right for me artistically. I don’t do, never really did, that slightly more cynical thing, where you look at market demands and
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where the money is at what time. I just always went with what feels right as in, ‘What do I want to do now?’” he adds. “Ghosts of Europa probably leans more towards albums like Smell of Rain — to a limited degree — and that played into a bit as well, as it’s just easier to segue from one of those songs into something off of The Smell of Rain, for example. The time was just right, really.”
The timing is, indeed, right with 2026 marking the quarter-century anniversary of The Smell of Rain and Mortiis marking the occasion with darkling dance parties all around the United States. He’s currently on a co-headlining tour with avant-black metallers Uada, neofolk act Rome and newer dungeon-dweller Wraith Knight.
“We’re doing a lot of songs from The Smell of Rain and some other stuff that we haven’t done in a while, plus songs off of the upcoming Ghosts of Europa album, and people seem to connect well with it,” he says.“I tried to plan out the setlist in a way that dynamically makes sense, where there’s this sense of accumulating energy as the show moves along.”
Though the set is heavily focused on the Rain songs, the song selection is a satisfying mix of past and present, evidenced by new Depeche Mode-leaning set opener “Ghosts of Europa,” freshly released as a single a few weeks ago, and even a song or two from The Great Deceiver Unlike the Era 1 tours, Mortiis will be stepping out from behind his keyboard banks as frontman, flanked by drummer Jon Siren (Hate Dept., IAMX) and guitarist Ashes (Wednesday 13).
With so many memories doubtless tied into an album that — quite literally — changed his musical life, we ask about feelings of déjà vu onstage when revisiting these songs nightly. There’s even a prescient lyric on Rain’s “Everyone Leaves” — “I’m going back, thinking about all the changes. / I’m going back to all those wasted years” — is it ever overwhelming?
“Now that I’m a few shows in, I feel like I’m back in 2010 or something, like nothing ever changed, which I am thankful for,” he says. “I was a little worried it would take the whole tour for my stowed-away memories to really sort of reawaken again. I certainly have a lot of memories from these songs, but I think I did most of my reminiscing while practicing, prior to the tour, like while recording the vocals for the album I got locked out of the studio and had to break a window to get back in!”
Come Sunday, you — much like Ellefsen — can get both lost in the reverie and stomp along to some industrial-strength bangers. No 12- sided dice allowed.
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LOCAL RELEASES
Shoegaze is in full renaissance right now. And proof of artistic health is that this generation of disciples isn’t simply reviving the iconic fuzz with new blood but recontextualizing it with fresh perspective. With the genre’s baby boom in just the past couple years, shoegaze is arguably the most surging wave in indie rock right now.
But the more crowded a field gets, the more difficult it is to stand out. Young Orlando band No Clue, however, aren’t just sheep in the herd. In a stampede of current bands obsessed with tinting shoegaze with 1990s alt-rock, the quartet of Barbie Groeninger (lead vocals), Ryan Reeck (guitar, backing vocals), Luis Fossi (drums, sound engineer) and Bunny Galez (bassist) have taken an outside lane with more extreme rock inspirations. While their peers have been steady grazing with grunge hybrids, No Clue’s screamgaze sound is a more intense juxtaposition of ether and blast that looks more to metal and hardcore as lodestars.
After a couple single releases since their emergence last year, No Clue have recently dropped their first collection, the three-song Blister EP. Unlike the founding introverts whose reticence gave shoegaze its name, No Clue are unabashed in their penchant for high drama, often pairing near-gothic beauty with tormented power.
“Blister” opens hard as one of their heaviest songs to date, while gorgeous closer “Nails” is their softest. But the middle track is a tidy summation of No Clue’s sound, nutshelling all their complexity in four tight minutes. Singer Groeninger says, “‘Don’t Reach for Me’ is collectively our favorite song and what we think best suits our current sound as it’s a combination of all of our favorite genres!’” That odyssey starts like a melodic alt-rock dream, then suddenly bursts
In a stampede of bands obsessed with tinting shoegaze with alt-rock, Orlando’s No Clue have taken the outside lane with extreme rock inspirations. Their screamgaze sound is a juxtaposition of ether and blast that looks to metal and hardcore as lodestars
into a breath-stealing shoegaze gale, until finally downshifting into a chugging metalcore breakdown with black-metal screams. Then it rinses and repeats. It’s a heady capsule that epitomizes why No Clue are one of the more distinctive newgazers emerging right now.
The Blister EP now streams everywhere, but the CD available at their shows bundles the new EP with their previous singles, “Silent Room” and “Salt.”
CONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK
Fishbone: On their way to becoming one of the most original acts in rock history, Fishbone have shattered everything — from rules to barriers to expectations. With an alt-rock eclecticism
that makes the Red Hot Chili Peppers look like Limp Bizkit, there just isn’t another band quite like Fishbone. Now, they’re returning with the towering purpose of celebrating the 40th anniversary of their landmark debut album, 1986’s In Your Face.
But the stage has always been where the Fishbone phenomenon is in full, electrifying effect. I once saw frontman Angelo Moore dive off the balcony in this very room. Now I’m not holding the man to it or anything — that was many years ago and he’s now almost technically a senior citizen. But some sort of insanity is still a good bet whenever Fishbone take the stage. (6 p.m. Friday, May 1, The Beacham, $28.50)
Fabiola Méndez: As the nearest state and biggest home to its diaspora, we here in Florida know there’s more to the music of Puerto Rico than just Bad Bunny. Still, we don’t know as much as we should. This swing-through by the preeminent Fabiola Méndez will make us more appropriately literate with performances that are musical expositions of Puerto Rico’s heritage.
Your six-string guitar is cute and all, but the cuatro is a 10-string beauty that’s the national instrument of Puerto Rico — and it’s something of which Méndez is both a champion and a master. With it, the Caguas native has been a lifelong torchbearer of Boricua culture all the way up into the ivory tower of music at Berklee, where she was the first graduate to play the cuatro as her principal instrument. Across four shows in two nights, expect Méndez to be a bridge of Latin folk and jazz that’s soulful, virtuosic and uniquely Puerto Rican. (6 p.m. & 9 p.m. Saturday, May 2, and 6 p.m. & 8 p.m. Sunday, May 3, Judson’s Live, $29-$47) music@orlandoweekly.com
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29
Morning Noise
Drunken Monkey’s innovatively jarring Morning Noise series stages its second live action this week, with a wild lineup perfect for enhancing those a.m. caffeinated jitters. The headliner, per se, is Dylan Houser, a Central Florida noise mainstay known alternately as Formaldehydra and Hell Garbage (RIP). Recent sets are remarkably self-assured, whipping up cloudbursts of sound with a heavily treated children’s toy and gratuitous effects pedals. Also performing are always-enjoyable experimental solo project Mitar and newer face Jennifer Marks. Rise and shine. 8 a.m., Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar, 444 N. Bumby Ave., instagram.com/drunkenmonkeycoffeebar, $5-$10. — Matthew Moyer
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 30-MAY 3
The Great Gatsby
Step into the glamor and drama of the Roaring ’20s as Orlando Ballet takes on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s immortal novel The Great Gatsby, accompanied by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra at Steinmetz Hall this weekend. Choreographed by Jorden Morris with a sweeping score by Carl Davis, this production follows Jay Gatsby’s pursuit of love in a world of luxury, ambition and deception with an inevitably tragic conclusion. Featuring bold storytelling, dazzling design and live music, it all makes for quite the worthy night out at the theater. Various times, Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $36-$234. — Juanita Olarte
FRIDAY, MAY 1
Matt Mathews
Comedian Matt Mathews is bringing a little bit of the farm to Orlando on his “Boujee on a Budget”
comedy tour. Mathews got his start as a boudoir photographer before charming the internet and amassing a million followers on TikTok after consistently posting his daily dramatic conversations with animals on his Alabama farm. In 2024, he launched his first tour, “When That Thang Get Ta Thang’n,” leaning into his relatability, his unexpected path to comedy and his experiences growing up gay in Alabama government housing. His sets are both personal and pointed, featuring life advice as well as brutally honest crowdwork. Mathews has recently started an interview-style show dubbed “Farm Chores” wherein he takes celebrities along to do the very chores that kickstarted his own comedy career. The 2026 “Boujee on a Budget” tour opens with Mathews noting that while negativity is everywhere, at his shows no dark topic is off-limits for a laugh. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, SOLD OUT. — Mia Schaeperkoetter
FRIDAY, MAY 1
Jessica Kirson
Fresh off a very ill-considered appearance at the infamous Riyadh comedy fest last — for which she has rightly apologized for (one of the first of the performing comedians to do so) and donated her appearance fee to Human Rights Campaign — Jessica Kirson is back on the road and hopefully on the rebound. Momentum is on the queer comic’s side; her recent Hulu special, I’m the Man, was well-received and her shows are selling out. After three decades in the biz — including Tonight Show appearances and a producer’s role in “women in comedy” doc Hysterical — social media gave her a viral boost that she’s now running with. See this “comic’s comic” do her thing. 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., entertainment.hardrock.com, $29.50$39.50. — MM
Wednesday: Morning Noise at Drunken Monkey
DYLAN HOUSER PHOTO BY MATTHEW MOYER
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 2-3
The Gothic Market
Bela Lugosi may (still) be dead, but cheer up: The Grimoire Academy’s Gothic Market descends on Orlando this weekend. The Grimoire Academy creates the fantasy of a fictional university of Halloween that celebrates the spookiest holiday every day of the year, and then turns into a dark market. The decor and goods are inspired by cult hits like Sabrina the Teenage Witch and classic horror iconography. The Goth and Halloween Horror Exhibition is themed after some of the most prominent folklore in counterculture, including witches, vampires, classic monsters, tall tales, the supernatural and all things creepy. The market is a one-stop shop for horror enthusiasts to network and showcase their nightmarish wares. The Gothic Market encourages attendees to dress up in their finest goth or formal outfits to enjoy a weekend of haunting fun. Noon, Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, grimoireacademy.com, $14. — MS
SUNDAY, MAY 3
David Lee Roth
Sometimes it’s a bit of a “buyer beware” situation when you go to a David Lee Roth concert of late, but the rewards still well outweigh the risks of a patchy vocal performance. (See also: Dylan, Bob.) So maybe he can’t quite carry the notes like he used to! Roth’s the only game in town to hear early Van Halen gems, and his showmanship is still a thing of 100 percent commitment. Though no scissors kicks are on the menu; them leather pants are tight. 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., entertainment.hardrock.com, $85-$235. — MM
TUESDAY, MAY 5
WEDNESDAY–TUESDAY, APRIL 29-MAY 5, 2026
Future-forward pop maestro Ashnikko wants you to visit Smoochies World this week. The “pop disruptor” released second album Smoochies last fall, an adventurous work that is as catchy and
personal and playful as it is, in the artist’s words, “grotesque and absurd.” All of those qualities carry over to this tour, which is surrealistic and splashy and interactive all at once. There are
no borders in Smoochies World. 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., entertainment. hardrock.com, SOLD OUT. —MM
Ashnikko
Tuesday: Ashnikko at Hard Rock Live
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CONCERTS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29
Ben Folds with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra 8 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $100-$154; 844-513-2014.
Brenn! & Hudson Ingram 7 pm; The Social, 54 N Orange Ave.; $20.
Morning Noise: Dylan Houser, Mitar 8 am; Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar, 444 N. Bumby Ave.; $5-$10.
Los Mirlos 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $50$114; 407-934-2583.
Miski Dee, Mike Levin, and Jank Williams 7 pm; Lil Indies, 1036 N Mills Ave.; free.
Nesto’s Jazz Trio 10 pm; Lil Indie’s,
Welcome to Rockville: May 7-10, Daytona International Speedway
Rolling Loud Festival: May 8-10, Camping World Stadium
Lords of Acid, Mz. Neon: May 15, The Abbey
Jason Mraz: May 17, Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center
Meldamor: May 21, Will’s Pub
Death Angel: May 28, The Abbey
Weird Al Yankovic: May 29, Kia Center
Yungblud: June 1, Addition Financial Arena
Rosalia: June 8, Kia Center
Charlie Puth: June 8, Addition Financial Arena
Die Sexual: June 11, Conduit
Noah Kahan: June 11-12, Kia Center
A$AP Rocky: June 14, Kia Center
1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
The Oak Hill Drifters 7 pm; The House on Lang, 1308 Lang Ave.; free; 407-458-4323.
Romeo Santos, Prince Royce 8 pm; Kia Center, 400 W. Church St.; $78$482; 800-745-3000.
Fabiola Mendez 5 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S Magnolia Ave.; $28.91-$46.61
Hit the Lights, Major League 5 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $27.50; 407-246-1419.
Kristen Warren 8 pm; Bynx Orlando, 420 E. Church St.; $20-$25; 407-883-9147.
Pantastic Steelpan Jamboree 3-10 pm; CAP Village, 3201 E. Colonial Drive; free-$175; 407-421-8118.
Rocket 88, 24 Hour Karate People 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10.
The Queers 6:30 pm; West End Trading Co., 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; $18; 407-322-7475.
World Music Festival: Mudita EP Release Concert 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $10-$30; 407-279-0902.
SUNDAY, MAY 3
Arm’s Length 6 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $41$115; 407-934-2583.
David Lee Roth 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $85-$298; 407-351-5483.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy: Sept. 26, Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center
Weezer: Oct. 11, Kia Center
Freya Skye: Oct. 13, House of Blues
Teddy Swims: Oct. 18, Kia Center
Hulaween: Oct. 22-25, Suwannee Music Park
Sombr: Oct. 25, Kia Center
Louis Tomlinson: July 23, Addition Financial Arena
Melanie Martinez: July 30, Kia Center
Poppy: Aug. 15, Hard Rock Live
Devo: Aug. 30, Hard Rock Live
Mark Ramone: Sept. 3, Plaza Live
Gorillaz: Sept. 17, Kia Center
Modest Mouse: Sept. 18, House of Blues
Wu-Tang Clan: Sept. 22, Kia Center
Electric Daisy Carnival: Nov. 6-8, Tinker Field
The Neighbourhood: Nov. 11, Kia Center
BBMak: Nov. 11 Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center
Deer Tick: Nov. 14, The Social
Doja Cat: Nov. 14, Kia Center
OAR: Nov. 16, Hard Rock Live
Jack White: Nov. 16, Hard Rock Live
Red Leather: Nov. 18, Conduit
Fabiola Mendez 5 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S Magnolia Ave.; $28.91-$46.61.
Modern Natives, M.A.C.E. 8 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N Mills Ave.; $5.
Rick Braun & Randy Jacobs 7 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 460 E New England Ave., Winter Park; SOLD OUT.
Rejuvenation Orchestra: Sam Rivers Legacy Public Rehearsal first Sunday of every month, 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; free; 407-279-0902.
Troy Doherty 7 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $32-$132; 407-704-6261.
PB & TAT, TV Generation, The 91s, Dr. Worries 7 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $12; 407-673-2712.
Smokedope2016 7 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $30-$60; 407-246-1419.
TUESDAY, MAY 5
Ashnikko 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; SOLD OUT; 407-351-5483.
Resonate Night 3 6 & 8 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $41-$118; 407-358-6603.
CABARET
Hey, Myster: Letters to the Music That Healed Me This unique cabaret intertwines personal letters with powerful musical pieces that have touched lives and inspired change. Wednesday 7 pm; Tin Roof, 8371 International Drive; free; 347-249-4259; tinrooforlando. com.
A Night at the Catskills A nostalgic, retro-themed evening of comedy and entertainment that pays tribute to the legendary Jewish resorts of the Catskills. Wednesday 2 & 7 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $35-$105; 407-358-6603; drphillipscenter.org.
Rouge: A Parisian Cabaret Experience Maxine’s transforms into an intimate, immersive cabaret where the show unfolds all around you. Enjoy a three-course dinner as vaudeville performers move through the room, delivering moments you won’t see anywhere else in Orlando. Wednesday 6 & 8 pm; Maxine’s on Shine, 337 N. Shine Ave ; $100; 407-743-4227; maxinesonshine.com.
COMEDY
Adam Conover Thursday 7 pm; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $29; 407-4805233; orlando.funnybone.com.
Christian Johnson Sunday 6 pm; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $27; 407-4805233; orlando.funnybone.com.
Jessica Kirson Friday 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd; $39$139; 407-351-5483; entertainment. hardrock.com.
Matt Mathews Friday 9:30 pm; Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave; $47-$242; 844-5132014; drphillipscenter.org.
Randy Feltface Saturday 6:30 & 9 pm; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101
International Drive; $32; 407-4805233; orlando.funnybone.com.
DANCE
Orlando Ballet Presents: The Great Gatsby Step into the roaring 1920s, where champagne flows, secrets simmer, and the drama unfolds in real time — accompanied by a vibrant live orchestra that brings every moment to life. Thursday 7:30 pm, Friday 7:30 pm, Saturday 2 & 7:30 pm and Sunday 2 pm; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $44-$201; 407-3586603; drphillipscenter.org.
EVENTS
6th Annual Cinco de Mayo Street
Party Enjoy eight hours of nonstop live music, festive fun, and a lively street party atmosphere for all to enjoy. Tuesday 3-11 pm; The Promenade at Sunset Walk, 3251 Margaritaville Blvd., Kissimmee; free; 407-338-4811.
25th Annual Mount Dora Taste
Enjoy sample-sized bites from 20-plus local restaurants, live music from Blender, and vote in the People’s Choice Awards. This signature Central Florida food event draws hundreds each year for an evening of great food, drinks, and community. Saturday 6-10 pm; Sunset Park, 230 W. Fourth Ave., Mount Dora; $45-$65; 352-383-2165.
Artist Talk with Taylor Robenalt
Join artist Taylor Robenalt as she discusses the narratives, symbolism and processes behind her intricate porcelain sculptures. Drawing from the long human tradition of storytelling, Robenalt creates works that intertwine figures, flora and fauna to reflect on personal experience, animal behavior, and our relationship with the natural world. Saturday 6 pm; Museum of Art DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand; $0-$10; 386-734-4371.
A Band Called Death Film screening with live music by 2amature and Kill the Joy. Wednesday 6 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave; $5; willspub.org.
Blue Man Group They’re back! Friday May 1, 5 & 8 pm, Saturday May 2, 4 & 7 pm and Sunday May 3, 1 & 4 pm; Icon Park, 8375 International Drive; $60$122; iconparkorlando.com.
Buddha’s Birthday Celebration
Experience a cherished, traditional majestic ceremony followed by a lively arts, culture and food festival with vibrant multi-cultural perfor-
mances, delicious vegetarian cuisine, and mindful crafting experiences at Buddha’s Birthday Celebration. A joyful, free community event for all ages at Central Florida’s largest Buddhist temple. Sunday 10 am-3 pm; Guang Ming Temple, 6555 Hoffner Road; free; 407-281-8482; orlandobuddhism.org.
Food Stamps Application
Assistance Wednesday 9 am; Holden Heights Community Center, 1201 20th St.; 407-836-6777; orangecountyfl.net.
Funky Flea Vintage, Art and Junk
Market All ages, dog-friendly, free and easy parking! Sunday 1-6 pm; Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford; free; 407-984-7336; bazaarbotanicafair.com.
The Gothic Market Saturday & Sunday noon-5 pm; Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive; $5-$15; 407-295-3247.
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire See fans’ favorite Hot
Wheels Monster Trucksbrought to life, including Mega Wrex, Tiger Shark, HW 5-Alarm, Bone Shaker, Bigfoot, and Skelesaurus, alongside FMX riders performing jaw-dropping stunts and a fire-breathing, car-crushing robot dinosaur. Plus, see all-new truck Rhinomite, the dynamite Rhino-themed truck charging horn-first into the competition. Saturday 12:30 & 7:30 pm and Sunday 2:30 pm; Silver Spurs Arena, 1875 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee; $16$117; 321-697-3333.
Lunch & Learn: Lue Gim Gong Lue Gim Gong was an accomplished horticulturist whose work contributed to the growth of the citrus industry in Florida. Born in China in 1857, he emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century and eventually settled in DeLand. He is best known for developing a cold-resistant orange variety. Seventy-five years after his death in 1925, the Florida Department of State honored him as a “Great Floridian.” Friday 9 am; Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd.; $5;
407-836-8580; thehistorycenter.org.
Pantastic Steelpan Jamboree 2026 Saturday 3 pm; Luminary Green, 437 N. Terry Ave.; 407-246-2555; free$50; orlandocarnivaldowntown.com.
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive Seven brilliant women. One catastrophically incompetent President. Absolute chaos. Various times and days May 1-17; Theater West End, 115 W. First St., Sanford; $28–$52; 407-548-6285; theaterwestend.com.
Taste of Baldwin Park Wine and Dine Taste offers something for everyone. Foodies and wine lovers can sip and savor their way through offerings from 60 of Orlando’s best restaurants. All-inclusive ticket includes three hours of unlimited food, drinks and live music on multiple stages and luxury restrooms. Thursday 6:30-9:30 pm; Downtown Baldwin Park, 4915 New Broad St.; $65-$150; 407-896-7356.
COURTESY PHOTO
Wednesday:
Ben Folds with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra at the Dr. Phillips Center
DRIVING MOMENTUM:
MURPHY AUTO GROUP TEAMS UP WITH THE ORLANDO STORM
Hurtling into relevance upon its creation, the United Football League’s Orlando Storm has spent its first season taking the field by... you guessed it... storm. Backed by a lively sports culture and supercharged fans, the Orlando Storm dips into the second half of the UFL season nearly undefeated. It’s safe to say the team is powered by more than just what happens on the field—it’s driven by the community behind it. There is no collective that shares a sentiment so closely as one of the Storm’s most enthusiastic partners, Miracle Toyota of Haines City.
Miracle Toyota’s overarching President and CEO--Mike Murphy--has grounded each of his dealerships upon his C-3 Commitment: a promise to serve customers, communities, and local charities. He defines Miracle Toyota as not just for profit, but also for purpose, and his pursuance of a partnership with the Orlando Storm was not a decision borne from monetary strategy. “Spring Football matters to me,” says Murphy, “because it provides players and coaches a platform to continue to chase their dreams of professional football in the NFL. The UFL also provides the financial resources these young people that will not make it to the NFL need to bridge the gap between college and the professional Workforce. Spring Football also creates an avenue for players who were in the NFL to get back to the NFL, so for these reasons Spring Football matters to me.”
Not only does the up-and-coming Orlando-based UFL team provide significant opportunity for players and coaches, but it also presents unrivaled benefits to small businesses such as Miracle Toyota. Mike Murphy notes deep gratitude for the partnership, deeming it a “fantastic marketing partner because of the affordability.” Feasible pricing on top of an honorable cause “allows local business owners an opportunity to market directly to football fans that are historically too expensive to advertise to during the NFL Season. For a local business like Miracle Toyota, we can afford to be a
local Partner of the Orlando Storm. We have not been successful in the past trying to find Tampa Bay Buccaneer sponsorship opportunities.”
Murphy’s respect and enthusiasm for the Miracle Toyota x Orlando Storm movement doesn’t stop there. “Since Partnering with the Orlando Storm, we have seen an increase in our WalkIn Traffic and Website Traffic,” he says. “With our pregame activations, ingame promotions, and the utilization of QR Codes, we KNOW that customers are coming from the UFL sponsorship.” It all ties into the duality of profit and purpose... the support of a small business that in turn feeds into local communities and builds up a sports league that lives and breathes opportunity for those reaching for it.
Taking it a step further, this community-forward partnership’s reach extends beyond small businesses and those involved in the team itself. Neither organization would stand for excluding its customers. Each Orlando Storm home game includes the chance to win the Miracle Move Down, in which watchers are hand-picked from the stands, and Mike Murphy himself breaks the news that their seats will be upgraded to field-level. Additionally, the dealership itself advertises Test Drive For Tickets on a daily basis, giving away free tickets to anyone who test drives a vehicle. The football team’s winning streak is one thing, but a win for the entire community is another.
At its core, the partnership between Miracle Toyota and the Orlando Storm represents something much more than advertising or brand visibility. From creating opportunities for players chasing their next level, to driving real impact for local businesses, to creating one-of-a-kind memorable moments for fans, the collaboration rests upon the union of profit and purpose. In a league built on community culture and rising momentum, that might be the most meaningful win of all.
Football fans in Central Florida have two chances left this season to experience the Orlando Storm: Sunday, May 3 at 4 PM and Friday, May 22 at 8 PM. Take a test drive at Miracle Toyota and get your free tickets or follow and message @miracletoyotafl on Instagram for 35% off tickets, courtesy of Miracle Toyota.
For all your Orlando Storm news, check out www.UFLStorm.com or follow @UFLStorm on all social media platforms.
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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: May 8th, 2026 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage #4112, 3364 W State Rd 426 Oviedo, FL 32765 (407) 930-4293 Angel Graham : Household Goods, Clothes . Camille Gardener: Household Goods. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below on May 8th,
2026, @12:00pm at the location indicated: Store 8439: 1420 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL, 32804, (407) 312-8736. Blas Franklin Fabre-Household Items,clothing and shoes,electronics. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Life Storage/ Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those listed below at the location indicated: Extra Space Storage #8558, 610 Rinehart Rd. Lake Mary, FL 32746 (407) 333-4355 On May 19th, 2026 at 12:00 PM Laura Ugurlu-Home goods and boxes, April Milton-household goods, Paul Speed-Couch Sofa, Dresser, Angela Grant household goods, Michael Allbee-Appliances, household goods, furniture. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. Storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: #5180 1561 Lee Rd Winter Park, FL 32789 (321) 207-6665 on May 8th, 2026 12:00PM - Jason Hogdon-Household items, Yarise Moralesl-Household items, Christopher Lane-Household items, Alexander Calhoun-Medina-Household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 10959 Lake Underhill Rd. Orlando, FL 32825 (407) 502-0120 on May 8th, 2026 1:00PM Chiseah Rubiera - Household items, Falisia Jarrett- Household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals indicated: #3699 - 12280 East Colonial Drive Orlando, Fl 32826 (321) 286-7324 on May 8th, 2026 12:00pm Thomas Gaither-guitars and case. Kwame Jackson-glass table and fan. Ramon Borroto-Bowflex Max Trainer, clothes. The auction will be listed and advertised on
www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location and times indicated: May 19th, 2026 at 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage, Store #6309, 292 W Central Pkwy, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 (407) 378-6671. Lurline Dearlove:furniture, TVs, totes, mattress. Nicolas Lerma:household items. Lindsey Stockstill:furniture, household items. Lindsey Stockstill:furniture, household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belongings to those individuals listed below at the location indicated May 8th, 2026 at the times and location listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage #1633 831 N. Park Ave Apopka Florida 32712. John Slusher - Household items. Kathleen Skerritt - Household items. Gilberto SantanaMattress and TV. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below, belonging to those individuals listed below at the location and times listed below. 05/19/2026 at 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage, 1451 Rinehart Rd, Sanford, FL 32771 (407) 915-4908. The personal goods stored in there by the following. LaShalonda Robinson -Household, clothes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Legal, Public Notices
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: May 8th, 2026, at the times and locations listed below: The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12pm Extra Space Storage, location #1657, 11071 University Blvd., Orlando FL 32817 3213204055; Zachary Sales: totes, sports, clothes, toys, bedding, pressure washer. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: May 21, 2026, at the times and locations listed below: The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:00AM Extra Space Storage, 6068 Wooden Pine Drive. Orlando, Florida 32829 407.974.5165: Jordan Esteras: pool table, boxes- Lourdes M Cabrera: Household items- Monzer Badawi: Aircraft Spare Parts, Paperwork, Books, Cloths, Washer, Dryer, Chairs. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:15AM Extra Space Storage, 1305 Crawford Ave. St. Cloud FL 34769, 407.504.0833: Courtney Skriver; Baby Crib and mattress- Brian Steinmetz; Household Items- Melissa Somers; Bags, totes, China cabinet and boxes The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:30AM Extra Space Storage, 2855 E Osceola Pkwy Kissimmee FL. 34743, 689.223.6810: Michael London – luggage, bins, golf clubs The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage, 14800 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, FL 32832 407.987.4115: Paul Free- Household goods, YELITZA GIRALDO- Household goods, Christopher Colon-Boxes, Jarvis Jones-Household goods. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage, 12915 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, FL 32832 407.501.5799: Michelle Surielluggage; Syreeta Albury- 3 beds, clothing, T.V.; Martha Marti Agosto- Beset, boxes, 2 TV’s, small dresser, kitchen appliances. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:15PM Extra Space Storage, 11261 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando FL 32832, 407.280.7355: Scott Quinn- Totes, Boxes, Art. Alfredo Paraguan-Boxes, tires, furniture. Kimberly Smith- Boxes, kid’s items. Kaia Hilson-totes, furniture. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:45 PM Extra Space Storage, 9847 Curry Ford Rd Orlando, FL 32825, 407.495.9612: Nicholas Hayes-Home extras, Christmas decoration, Halloween decoration, boxes, vacuum Bissell, wagon stroller. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:30 AM Extra Space Storage, 13597 S Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida 32824 407.910.2087: Maira Fragua – Bags, Cabinets, Toys,Games, Clothing, Mattress Bedding, Personal Effects, Furniture, Sports Outdoors, Boxes, Tools Supplies,
House Hold Items. Isabel Cardona –Bags, Totes, Suitcases, Appliances, Old Stuff, Toys Baby Games, Clothing Shoes, Mattress Bedding, Personal Effects, Wall Art, Collectibles, Household Items, Furniture, Sports Outdoors, Boxes. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 01:30 PM Extra Space Storage, 13450 Landstar Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32824 407.917.8672: Kevin AnabelsonInventory; George Bryant- Household Goods/Furniture. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 01:00 PM Extra Space Storage, 7627 Narcoossee Rd, Orlando, Florida 32822 689.278.1735: Guillermo Febres Quintana: Decorations, Totes, luggage, Shelves. Rubi Marte: Decorations, Vacuums, bike, totes, sports, table and chairs. Brenda Alcantar: Boxes, shelves, TV box, skateboards, bed frame. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:30 PM Extra Space Storage, 35 Goldenrod Rd S, Orlando, Florida 32807 407.487.3270: Frank Torres: Kitchen Appliances, Clothing, Furniture; Maria Castillo: Holiday Decor, Toys, Boxes The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:45 AM Extra Space Storage, 6174 S Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, Florida 32822 407.955.4137: Cheryl Jennings – Furniture; Maelenis Liz – furniture,boxes,TV; Francisco Diaz – furniture; Ericka Davis – Furniture; Charles Coleman – boxes; The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:45 PM Extra Space Storage, 4650 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32822 407.901.3864: Jose Nodal-Furniture, boxes, wall art. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 02:00 PM Extra Space Storage, 2334 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32822 407.930.4541: Josue Capellan: Home furnishings and clothing ; Alberto Vazquez: Household items ; Zuri Dishmey: Boxes, furniture ; Ruby Furguson: 2 cherry blossom , boxes, 2 tv’s ; Saul Guzman: Mattress, Furniture, household goods. ; Brian Rivera: Car parts, boxes, bags. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:45 AM Extra Space Storage, 4020 Curry Ford Rd, Orlando, Florida 32806 407.901.0194: Jennifer Isabell- Household goods. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:15 PM Extra Space Storage, 408 N Primrose Dr, Orlando, Florida 32803 321.285.5021: Monzer Badawi- Office equipment, furniture; Badawi Aviation LLC- Office equipment, furniture; Gerard Dooley II- A queen-sized mattress and the bed frame pieces, boxes of clothing, a VIZIO sound bar, posters, 2 tv. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:45AM Extra Space Storage, 2660 Canoe Creek Rd, St. Cloud FL 34772, 407.593.3960: Rosana Perez – appliances, books, tools and supplies, furniture, wall art, embroidery machine. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: May 8th, 2026, at the times and locations listed below: The personal goods stored therein by the following: 2:30pm Extra Space Storage #7886, 15551 Golden Isle Blvd, Orlando FL
32828 4077101020: Donald Chester: giant helmet, exercise equipment, hoverboard. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Extra Space Storage, #3700, 5645 W State Road 46, Sanford, FL 32771 (321)286-7326. On May 19th, 2026 at 12:00 PM Adrian Collazos-household furniture Matthew Savatski-household goods. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
FLORIDA DISCOUNT SELF STORAGE
Personal property of the following tenants will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy a rental lien in accordance with Florida Statutes, Sections 83.801 - 83.809. Auctions will be held on the premises at locations and times indicated below. Wednesday May 13, 2026, Thursday May 14, 2026. Contents: Misc. & household goods and vehicles. The viewing is at time of sale only. The owners or their agents reserve the right to bid on any unit, and to refuse any bid. 2580 Michigan Ave Kissimmee,FL 34744 (Wed, May 13 @ 11:30am) 0609-Lynette Espinosa, 1002-James Tensen, 1023-Carlos Rodriguez, 1159-Isabel Velazquez 5622 Old Winter Garden Rd Orlando,FL 32811 (Wed, May 13 @ 1:00pm) 0232-Ariana Alcin, 0537-Sylvester Robinson, 0545-Antavious Gray, 0564-Jennifer Cashen, 1066-Bruce Myrick, 1420-Ariana Alcin 6401 Pinecastle Blvd Orlando,FL 32809 (Wed, May 13 @ 2:30pm) 87-Hidelfonso Rengifo 3625 Aloma Ave Oviedo,FL 32765 (Thurs, May 14 @ 11:00am) 0910-Marcus Bost, 1002-Joel Rodriguez 17420 SR 50 Clermont,FL 34711 (Thurs, May 14 @ 1:00pm) 0325-Corey L Battey, 0347-Tasha A Miller, 0414-George Rodriguez, 0422-Zulaika Khan, 0824-Roman Franklin 2300 Hartwood Marsh Clermont,FL 34711 (Thurs, May 14 @ 2:00pm) 236-Jovan Branchedor, 251-Noel A. Marquis, 259-Noel A. Marquis, 641-Jarik Kapyo Johnson, 1413-Ilincaln A. Gutierrez. Run dates 4/22/2026 and 4/29/2026
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 7 CASE NO.: DP25-203 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: E.G. DOB: 7/14/2025. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: Emmala Glaude, Mother of the Minor Child (Address Unknown), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the following child for adoption: E.G. born on July 14th , 2025. You are hereby commanded to appear on June 1st, 2026, at 9:30 A.M. before the Honorable Heather Pinder Rodriguez,
Judge of the Circuit Court, in Court Room 6 of the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 E. Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD(REN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD OR CHILDREN NAMED IN THIS NOTICE. WITNESS my hand as Clerk of said Court and the Seal thereof, this 13th day of April, 2026. This summons has been issued at the request of George Lytle, Esquire Florida Bar Number: 985465, Children’s Legal Services, State of Florida Department of Children and Families 400 W. Robinson Street, S912 Orlando, FL 32801 george.lytle@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, By: /s/ Clerk (seal)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, CASE NO.: DP24-357 (5) IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD L.A.C. DOB: 9/25/2024, NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS To: ASHLEY MONTEFUSCO Address unknown. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the above referenced child for adoption. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the following child for adoption: L.A.C. born on 9/25/2024. You are hereby commanded to appear on May 20, 2026, at 10:00 AM before the Honorable Reginald Whitehead at the Thomas S. Kirk Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street Orlando, Florida 32806, for an ADVISORY HEARING/PRETRIAL CONFERENCE and on June 17, 2026, at 10:00 before the Honorable Reginald Whitehead at the Thomas S. Kirk Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street Orlando, Florida 32806 for an ADJUDICATORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD OR CHILDREN NAMED IN THIS NOTICE. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, at 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801, telephone (407) 836-2303 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS, my hand as Clerk of said Court and the Seal thereof, this 26th day of March, 2026. This summons has been issued at the request of: Barbara Dirienzo, Esquire FBN: 902500 Barbara.Dirienzo@myflfamilies.com Children’s Legal Services Children’s Legal Services. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk.
Life Storage/Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those indi-
viduals listed below at the location indicated: #3404 2650 N Powers Dr. Orlando, FL 32818 (407) 982-1032 on May 8th, 2026 at 1:00PM Natacha Pierre Louis-Boxes/ Household Items, Bob Schmidt-Landscaping/Construction Equipment. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Life Storage/ Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY FOUND OR RECOVERED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED WILL EITHER BE SURRENDERED TO THE FINDERS OR RETAINED FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT. PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
April 2026
DESCRIPTION - FOUND PROPERTY:
1. Jewelry 1200 Blk of W South St
2. Cellphone 1200 Blk of W South St
3. Cellphone 500 Blk of Hibiscus way
4. Cellphone 100 Blk of W Grant St
5. Backpack 2000 Blk of Bruton Blvd
6. Cellphone 1500 Blk of Meeting Pl
7. GOLD CHAIN 1 Blk of S Orange Ave
8. Backpack 400 Blk of S Magnolia Ave
9. Cellphone S Ivey Lane/ Piedmont St
10. Bag 4000 Blk of Millenia Ave
11. Electronics 2400 Blk of S Timothy Lane
12. Backpack with clothing 4200 Blk of Conroy Rd
13. Cellphone 8500 Blk of Insular LN
14. Cellphone E Robinson St/ Palmetto Ave
15. Electronics 8600 Blk of Hanger Blvd
16. Bike 4900 Blk of North LN
17. Bike 1500 blk of Meeting Pl
18. Bike 5700 Blk of S Semoran Blvd
19. Currency 2800 Blk of S Orange Ave
20. Currency 4000 Blk of S Millenia blvd FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY
– THRU THURSDAY, 9:00 AM TILL 4:00PM
MY NEIGHBORHOOD STORAGE CENTERS Personal property of the following tenants will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy a rental lien in accordance with Florida Statutes, Sections 83.801 - 83.809. The public sale will take place online at www. storagetreasures.com on the dates indicated for each property, respectively Contents: Misc. & household goods and vehicles. Viewing can begin approximately 2 weeks before the time of sale only.
The owners or their agents reserve the right to bid on any unit and also to refuse any bid. 108 E. Colonial Dr Orlando, FL 32801 (Wednesday May 13, 2026 9:30am) 2000-Myah Green, 2065-Alex Hayton, 2096-Windell Conyers, 2170-Ariel Castillo, 2243-Jay Hughes, 2289- Brittany Hall, 2347-Eddie Marrero, 3036-Ricky Vaughn, 3353-Cadejah Jennings 300 W Oak Ridge Rd Orlando, FL 32809 (Wednesday May 13, 2026 11:30am) 0028-Yvis Briceno, 0242-Angelina Cruz, 2131-Saul Lara 15610 Sweet Grove Lane, Winter Garden, FL 34787 (Wednesday May 13, 2026 2:30pm) 1071-David Schemel, 2057-Keri Cohen, 2061-Lauren Cantor, 2190-Sylvana Stephen, 2212-Peter Bailey
Legal, Public Notices
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Aja Group Inc., of PO Box 1291, Winter Park, FL 32790, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name:
Aja Docks
It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Aja Docks” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 4/17/26
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Blossom Bubbles LLC, of 9540 Piccadilly Sky Way, Orlando, FL 32827, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name:
Blush Bubbles
It is the intent of the undersigned to register
“Blush Bubbles” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 4/20/2026
Notice of Public Sale
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on May 15th, 2026 at 10:00 AM for units located at: Compass Self Storage 3498 Canoe Creek Rd St. Cloud, FL 34772. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances, unless otherwise noted. A216 Tracey Copeland I119 Jose Diaz RV037 Ylana Martinez. Run dates 04/29/2026 and 05/06/2026.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1001 Lee Rd Orlando Fl 32810 (407) 489-3742 on May 8th, 2026 12:30PM Tara Ingram- dishes, clothing & shoes, household items, boxes. Bobby Hodges- dishes, toys, clothing & shoes, boxes. Mark Wuollet- AC unit, new tires. Astria White- lamps, cabinets, clothing & shoes, household items, furniture. Roneshina Griffin- clothing & shoes, household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and pad at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below on May 8th, 2026, at the location indicated: Store 1333: 13125
S. John Young Pkwy, Orlando FL. 32837, 407.516.7005 @ 10:00 AM: Adriana Soares Procopio-home items,Danielle Surges- 30 boxes. Store 7143: 6035 Sand Lake Vista Dr, Orlando, FL 32819 @ 10:15 AM: Marcos Tomas - customer is storing boxes; John Robin - household items; Timothy Saddler - household goods, clothes. Store 1335: 1101 Marshall Farms Rd Ocoee Fl 34761 (407) 516-7221) @ 10:30 AM: Englebert Redondo Marquez- Dresser, boxes : Pierre Charles - Household items, furniture, office Store 1334: 5603 Metrowest Blvd Orlando Fl 32811. (407) 516-7751) @ 10:45
AM : Erica Belgrave - boxes, furniture, tv’s; Sedrick Allen - supplies, electrical items, auto parts; Julissa Jimenez - 2 boxes and bags; Jasmine Downer - personal items, boxes, clothes, household items bedroom items; Peter M. Weed - Hot dog trailer Store 3024: 11955 S Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando Fl 32837. 407-734-1315@ 11:00 AM : Diane M Jefferson – Boxes, documents, piano keyboard, tote, bag, wall art. Melvin De La Torre- Mattress, recliner, tool box, cooler, luggage, clothing. Store 3378: 475 Celebration Pl, Celebration FL 34747, 321.286.73231.939.3752 @ 11:15
AM: Amanda Wirth- Household goods. Jovana Trninic-household goods. Edward Madera- household goods Store 8931: 3280 Vineland Rd, Kissimmee FL 34746, 407.720.7424 @ 11:30 AM: Natalie Carsello One bed room apartment, Tony White Home goods, Maudnel Hunt Furniture, Melvin Valerio 1 Bedroom Furniture Store 3502: 1236 S Vineland Rd, Winter Garden Fl 34787, 407.794.6460 @11:45 AM : Crystal Brooks- beds, chairs, furniture, household items; Jill Alderman- Household furniture, mattress, dresser. Store 8136: 3501 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL 32839, 407.488.9093 12:15
PM Andrew Tedesco –Clothes,shoes, bags,Totes:Nafis Ferguson-Furniture,Electronics,Clothes,Household Appliances: Lee Thomas-Clothes,shoes,desk,Bags :Leandra Redding-Clothes,Housedhold appliancesFurniture,Shoes Store 7420: 800 Beard Rd, Winter Garden, FL 34787 @ 12:30 PM : Donald Ringel: Tools and decorations- Kim Jones: Furniture, toysOsmar Millard: Furnitures, tools, bites, mattresses, tv’s- Henry Harold: furniture. Store 7557: 11920 W Colonial Dr Ste 10, Ocoee, FL 34761, 407-794-6970 @ 12:45 PM : Rezlin Thomas – Household items. Store 4107: 9080 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee Fl 34747, 407.238.1799 @ 1:15 PM:Sylvette Karamoko-Furniture, boxes, totes, shelves; Jeremiah Howard Housegoods & clothing;, Felix Santiago Diaz-King size bed and bedding, totes; Eric Smith-Furniture, seasonal and home decor Store 7865: 25 E Lester Rd, Apopka, FL 32712, 407-551-5590 @1:30 PM: Cristina Garcia-clothes, furniture. - Jennifer Varga Canfield - 3-bedroom home furniture clothing, tools, dishware, toys, baby items. - Ciairra Lewis-boxes from her business. Store 4217: 5698 S Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, Fl 32839, 407-930-4463 @1:45 PM : kenneth edwards tires and totes, lamar laguerre suitcases, mark shehan totes and luggage, annisa romeo kids items, luchiea cossom perrsonel items, nadine pierre personel items, adelis garcia furiture, bed frame, boxes, luhiea cossom, personnel totes Store 1317: 5592 L B McLeod Rd Orlando FL 32811. (407) 720-2832) @ 2:00 PM: Mercier Smith/ equipmentRonald Smith/ Boxes, Tools- Styles smith/ Personal items- Felicia Frasier/ Personal Items. Store 6454: 2312 S. Division Ave. Orlando, FL 32805, 689-303-3205 @ 2:15 PM. Briana Burton-Figueroa; full size mattress set, desk, 5 boxes. Ashley Williams; furniture - desk, beds, couches,
boxes. Jared Haley; home goods and furniture. Store 7590: 7360 Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, FL 32819 407.634.4449 @ 2:30 PM : Oshane Monteith- tools; Stacia Cline, furniture, couch, boxes, clothes Store 6667: 910 Citrus Grove Rd Minneola, FL 34715 (352) 415-2585 @ 2:45 PM: Andrea Turk – Household, Furniture, Office Equipment, Tools, Mattress, Mirror, Boxes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Notice of Public Sale is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on May 15th, 2026 at 10:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 800 Greenway Professional Ct. Orlando, FL 32824 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. Unit # 1100 Daniel Bohorquez, Unit # 1106 Habil Ertan, Unit # 1122 Julio Quinones, Unit # 1301 Herbert Cummings, Unit # 2461 Harold Mendez. Run dates 04/29/2026 and 05/06/2026.
Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on May 15th, 2026 at 10:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 14120 East Colonial Drive Orlando, Fl 32826 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. #2200 Dean Trabanello #2507 Efrain Rodriguez #2002 Danette Ford #2140 Cynthia Diaz #1335 Therese Tucker #1348 Steven Bare #1414 Jeffrey Reese. Run Dates 4/29/2026 and 5/6/2026.
Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on May 15th, 2026 at 10:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 203 Neighborhood Market Rd. Orlando, FL 32825 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. Unless Otherwise noted. D’andre Deberry – Unit 210 Enrique Torres – Unit 305 Marvin Parker – Unit 2115 Samuel Ortiz –Unit 2176 Travis Dyson – Unit 3004 Colleen Carr–
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given that Mindful Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the following times and locations: May 13th, 2026, 9:30am Mindful Storage facility: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL 34759 (321) 732-6032 The personal goods stored therein by the following: #1012-Boxes, #1026-Furniture, #1036- Furniture, #1051-Households, #1062-Boxes, #1131-Boxes, #1165-Households, #1176Furniture, #1178-Boxes, #1179-Bins, #1189-Furniture, #2003-Boxes, #2135Households, #2151-Boxes, 2229-Households, #C120-Furniture, #C148-Furniture, #D223-Furniture, #D255-Boxes, #F209-Furniture, #F216-Households, F225-Boxes, #G222-Furniture, G228-Boxes, #K223-Furniture. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Mindful Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Site #3102, 2650 w 25th St. Sanford, FL 32771 on 05/19/2026 @ 12:00 pm Dusty Boots LLC: Household goods,tools,ladder. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Site #3086, 130 Concord Drive, Casselberry, FL 32707, 5/19/2026, @ 12:00 pm: Barbara England-Household goods, bike, and electronics. The auction will be listed an advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Extra Space Storage store #3503 1170 W State Rd 434 Longwood, FL, 32750 - (407) 602-3999 May 19th, 2026 @ 12:00pm. Nancy Cossom- household and furniture. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases
must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Notice of Public Sale: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on May 15th, 2026 at 10:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 2435 W SR 426, Oviedo, FL 32765 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. 0048 – Jose
Felix 173 – Hector Batista Rodriguez 323 – Donna Gump. Run dates 4/29/2026 and 5/6/2026.
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