CAN POTTER'S CHILD TRANS-CEND THE ROWLING CURSE? P13 // OSTERIA ESTER IS AN INSTANT RED-SAUCE CLASSIC, P17
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11 The ballad of Lester Leroy Amen CityArts gives multifaceted artist Lester Leroy Amen a long overdue retrospective
13 Lost in trans-lation
Even for audiences willing to return to Rowling, the truncated touring version of Cursed Child may not connect
15 Live Active Cultures
Two new exhibitions at the History Center offer a real look at how cinematic magic was once made right here in Orlando
21 Couchsurfing
New shows streaming this week: The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4, Salvador, Motorvalley and more
23 Sibling revelry Folkie siblings the Wood Brothers return to Orlando in a Puff of Smoke
25 This Little Underground
Out of the random blue, local act Nazca Lines debuts to channel the 2000s belle époque
7 Know your rights
The Constitution sets out many protections on the basis of personhood, using the term ‘person’ rather than ‘citizen.’ These cards may be helpful to any English, Spanish, Kréyol or Arabic speakers who fear detention or deportation
9 Raising the temps
Florida lawmakers unanimously advance bill to expand protections for temporary workers
17 An Ester-ant review Osteria Ester, with its refined spins on ItalianAmerican staples, is an instant classic 19
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
The Constitution sets out many protections on the basis of personhood, using the term “people” or “person” rather than “citizen.” U.S. court precedent historically supports the idea that these laws apply to all people on U.S. soil, whether or not they are citizens. These cards may be helpful to any English, Spanish, Kréyol or Arabic speakers who fear detention.
Cut along the dotted lines and fold in the center to make a two-sided card. Sandwich around a piece of thin cardboard if possible, and reinforce with a layer of clear tape.
You have constitutional rights.
• DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking on the door.
• DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS from an immigration agent if they try to talk to you. You have the right to remain silent.
• DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING without first speaking to a lawyer. You have the right to speak with a lawyer.
• If you are outside of your home, ask the agent if you are free to leave. If they say yes, LEAVE CALMLY.
• GIVE THIS CARD TO THE AGENT. If you are inside your home, show the card through the window or slide it under the door.
Usted tiene derechos constitucionales.
• NO ABRA LA PUERTA si un agente de inmigración está tocando la puerta.
• NO CONTESTE NINGUNA PREGUNTA de un agente de inmigración si trata de hablar con usted. Usted tiene el derecho a guardar silencio.
• NO FIRME NADA sin antes hablar con un abogado. Usted tiene el derecho de hablar con un abogado.
• Si usted está fuera de su casa, pregúntele al agente si tiene la libertad de irse. Si le dice que sí, VÁYASE CON TRANQUILIDAD.
• ENTRÉGUELE ESTA TARJETA EL AGENTE. Si usted está dentro de su casa, muestre la tarjeta por la ventana o pásela debajo de la puerta.
Ou gen dwa konstitisyonèl.
• PA LOUVRI PÒT la si yon ajan imigrasyon frape pòt la.
• PA REPONN OKENN KEKSYON yon ofisye imigrasyon si yo eseye pale avèk ou.
Ou gen dwa pou rete an silans.
• PA SIYEN ANYEN san w’ pa pale anvan avèk yon avoka. Ou gen dwa pale ak yon avoka.
• Si w’ deyò lakay ou, mande ajan an si w’ lib pou ale. Si yo di wi, ALE AVÈK KALM.
• BAY AJAN KAT SA. Si ou anndan lakay ou, montre kat la nan fenèt la oswa glise li anba pòt la.
I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, sign any documents, or hand you any documents, based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
I do not give you permission to enter my home, unless you have a warrant to enter signed by a judge or magistrate with my name on it that you slide under the door, based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
I do not give you permission to search any of my belongings, based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.
These cards are available to citizens and noncitizens alike.
I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, sign any documents, or hand you any documents, based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
I do not give you permission to enter my home, unless you have a warrant to enter signed by a judge or magistrate with my name on it that you slide under the door, based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
I do not give you permission to search any of my belongings, based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.
These cards are available to citizens and noncitizens alike.
I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, sign any documents, or hand you any documents, based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
I do not give you permission to enter my home, unless you have a warrant to enter signed by a judge or magistrate with my name on it that you slide under the door, based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
I do not give you permission to search any of my belongings, based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.
These cards are available to citizens and noncitizens alike.
I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, sign any documents, or hand you any documents, based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
I do not give you permission to enter my home, unless you have a warrant to enter signed by a judge or magistrate with my name on it that you slide under the door, based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
I do not give you permission to search any of my belongings, based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.
These cards are available to citizens and noncitizens alike.
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RAISING THE TEMPS
Florida lawmakers unanimously advance bill to expand protections for temporary workers
BY MCKENNA SCHUELER
Abill that would help temp workers and day laborers secure stable, permanent employment advanced through a Senate committee of lawmakers last week in a unanimous and bipartisan vote of approval.
The bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia of Miami, would effectively amend and strengthen the Florida Labor Pool Act — a 1995 law that established certain protections for temp workers that aren’t guaranteed under federal law. This includes preventing a business or temp agency (also known as a labor pool) from charging temp workers for safety equipment, or charging exorbitant fees for lunch or transportation to a job site.
Sen. Garcia, however, told the Senate Commerce & Tourism committee that the existing law offers insufficient protections to prevent a labor pool from effectively locking a temp worker out of a permanent job elsewhere.
“The current issues with FLPA are that Florida businesses often want to hire hard-working day laborers permanently after temporary assignments, but under the existing FLPA, labor pools are allowed to collect a reasonable ‘placement fee’ from third party employers — sometimes thousands of dollars — when an employer hires a worker permanently,” Garcia said. “This sort of discourages permanent hiring and limits job stability.”
Under her proposal, labor pools would be barred from charging a third-party employer a “placement fee,” effectively removing a barrier to full-time employment for workers. The bill (SB 1112) would also establish baseline accountability measures for labor pools by requiring them to register annually with the Department of Commerce.
“Many labor pools operate without stringent oversight, making it difficult to track or hold them accountable,” Garcia said. “Unregistered, fly-by-night labor pools can exploit workers and disappear, leaving workers unpaid and businesses exposed.”
Her bill was strongly backed by a group of temp workers from South Florida, organized with the nonprofit worker center Beyond the Bars, who traveled to Tallahassee to speak in favor of it last Wednesday.
Advocates, including current and former temp workers who helped fight off an effort to repeal the Florida Labor Pool Act last year, said Garcia’s proposal would improve safety for temp workers and promote more stable, dignified job opportunities for day laborers, including formerly incarcerated workers with few other job prospects.
“Standards in temp work regarding safety, mobility and pay, are instituted only through goodwill, which I can personally testify is not enough,” said Jandrick Castro, a construction and warehouse temp worker from Sanford and graduate of the University of Chicago.
“I implore you all, do not leave us workers who run the logistics of this state, who build the skyscrapers, hotels and infrastructure of our
Bars, argued that strengthening the Labor Pool Act would help promote successful re-entry into society and decrease recidivism.
With Florida’s crumbling prison system, lawmakers have been searching for ways to alleviate prison and jail populations and promote rehabilitation, including by actually helping the incarcerated access educational and vocational opportunities.
Jasmine Williams, a member of Beyond the Bars, said that when she was released from incarceration, she turned to temp work, believing agencies would give her a fair opportunity.
“Instead, I faced discrimination, unsafe conditions, and large deductions tied to placement costs — costs that ultimately hurt workers trying to rebuild their lives.”
“I am here not just for myself, but for the many workers who don’t have the ability to stand here today,” she told the panel of lawmakers. “People who want to work, who want to provide, but are being pushed further behind by unfair practices they don’t have the power to challenge.”
According to the American Staffing Association, Florida has nearly 1 million temporary workers, often working precarious jobs, who aren’t afforded the same rights guaranteed to full-time workers under federal or state law.
“These changes mean safety without fear,” said Beyond the Bars member Claude Parfait, a day laborer himself. “They mean dignity on the job.”
Nearly three dozen people spoke or waived in support of Garcia’s proposal last week, including representatives of the Florida AFLCIO — a statewide federation of over 500 labor unions — and the pro-labor Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy.
Not a single person or entity expressed opposition to it.
Orlando’s Church Street makeover to kick off this spring
A long-anticipated makeover is coming to Church Street in downtown Orlando this year. Construction on the Church Street “festival street” project is expected to begin in April or May, according to city staff.
The first phase of the revamp will focus on the stretch between Garland Avenue and the railroad tracks, transforming the corridor into a curb-less festival street that is flush with the surrounding sidewalks.
Plans include new pavers and a redesigned streetscape intended to better support pedestrians and other forms of multimodal transportation. City officials say the goal is to create a street that balances access, movement and placemaking.
The reconstruction is part of the DTO Action Plan, an initiative aimed at advancing the growth of downtown Orlando. A recent project from the plan is downtown’s newest park, Art2, an outdoor park that opened in October.
During construction, the road will be closed to vehicle traffic within the project area, though pedestrian access will remain open.
— Juanita Olarte
Florida driver’s license tests will only be offered in English
Driver’s license tests in Florida will be administered only in English starting Feb. 6, the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced.
“Standards in temp work regarding safety, mobility and pay are instituted only through goodwill, which I can personally testify is not enough.”
Under Florida statutes, a labor pool is defined as a “business entity that operates a labor hall” by, for example, hiring or contracting workers to fill temporary labor contracts for day labor.
Certain entities, including labor union hiring halls and agencies that solely supply “white collar employees, secretarial employees, clerical employees, or skilled laborers” are exempt from the Florida Labor Pool Act’s provisions.
cities and towns — do not continue to leave us hanging in the precarity of temp work, and let us develop our skills, sell our services in a free and fair market, and improve the state of Florida for the better.”
According to a recent report from Beyond the Bars, about 70 percent of people returning from prison or jail in South Florida go to temp agencies for work, in part due to the flexibility often needed to comply with conditions of probation. Garcia, and advocates with Beyond the
The bill, advanced unanimously in a 9-0 vote, must still be approved by two additional Senate committees, plus the full Senate, in order to pass. The legislation would also need to be approved by a majority of representatives in the Florida House before being sent to the Governor’s Office.
Florida’s 2026 regular legislative session kicked off Jan. 13 and is scheduled to last 60 days, through March 13. The Florida Legislature is, at the same time, considering bills that would allow employers to pay certain workers less than minimum wage and make it harder for workers to access unemployment benefits in the event of an unexpected layoff.
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“This change applies to all driver license classifications, including exams administered orally,” a news release said. Currently, exams for most non-commercial driver classifications are offered in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. The department has updated its driver’s license testing system statewide. Language-translation services won’t be allowed for knowledge or skills examinations, the release said.
The change comes as the Florida Senate has started moving forward with a proposal (SB 86) that, in part, would require law-enforcement officers to take into custody truck drivers who are determined to be undocumented immigrants and help transfer them to federal immigration officials.
Also, it would require impounding trucks driven by undocumented immigrants who are taken into custody and imposing $50,000 fines on the vehicles’ owners.
The bill is a response to semi-tractor trailer driver Harjinder Singh, a native of India, being arrested in August following a crash that allegedly stemmed from him attempting a U-turn on the turnpike in St. Lucie County. Three people died in the crash.
— News Service of Florida
THE BALLAD OF LESTER LEROY
AMEN
CityArts gives multifaceted artist Lester Leroy Amen a long overdue retrospective
BY MATTHEW MOYER
During a month where downtown arts hub CityArts is firing on all cylinders with Hannah Howell’s kinetic Silence Is a Symphony exhibition of live music photography, you would be forgiven for missing a perhaps equally eye-opening exhibition, tucked away in a small gallery on the second floor.
The intimate Side Gallery, for another week or so, houses the exhibition Work by Lester Leroy Amen, an evocative and oft-harrowing retrospective of work by an overlooked artist getting his posthumous due.
The door to the intimate Side Gallery is ajar in a manner that reminds OW of the beginning of the “Love Will Tear Us Apart” music video, seemingly having just swung open to reveal a room where paintings, illustrations, watercolors and collages crowd most of the available wall space in a riot of color and line and form. The works featured are but
a small sampling of the lifelong output of a man driven to create, no matter the obstacles thrown in his way. And there were indeed many.
Amen was born in Omaha in 1954 and began drawing as a child. As a young man, he enlisted in the Marines and began practicing his art in earnest, with several of his pieces selected for inclusion in the U.S. Marine Corps Museum Art Collection. Following an honorable discharge in 1981, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the Corcoran School of Art in Washington in 1988.
Amen would struggle with addiction and personal problems for years — and his work would become more abstract and confessional — culminating in nearly a year spent in prison in Fairfax County, Virginia, where he produced some of his most primal work.
Amen spent his final years in Orlando, living in the care of his brothers, but still working on art and
WORK BY LESTER LEROY AMEN
Through Saturday, Feb. 14
Side Gallery, CityArts 39 S. Magnolia Ave. downtownartsdistrict.com free
visual storytelling. His lines, color choices, everything jumped out of the page at me, and I felt this commonality of life experiences,” says Fronczek. In his curation of Amen’s work, Fronczek selected and presented it in an almost linear fashion, breaking it up into distinct chapters and visual clusters. You enter the gallery and follow the progression of Amen’s art from right to left, all experienced at close quarters, seemingly wrapping around you. The exhibition begins at the beginning, starting with pieces from his youth, to more formalistic works done during his time in the Marines, through a casual collaboration with his then-young daughter and an eerie sketch of a headless body, which soon segue into the prison works that take up the main wall. As you move toward the end of the left wall there are several abstract and colorful “visceral body shapes” from the later years of his life. It’s an intense journey.
even, rarely, exhibiting work in the late 2000s. He passed away from pancreatic cancer in Orlando in 2014. But his family, especially sibling Martin, faithfully held on to his art for years, awaiting the chance to share it with the public.
Jump to 2025, and it all started with a phone call over the holidays to Jason Fronczek — curator, educator and arts advocate with the Florida Prison Education Project. CityArts’ Barbara Hartley connected him with Amen’s family, and he visited the Winter Park garage where Amen’s brother kept the artwork. Fronczek was “blown away” by the skill and emotion (not to mention amount) of work he came face to face with. With an eye toward a small exhibition in January, Fronczek threw himself into sorting through these singular works.
“I started to see the story emerge, not of just this guy who did random paintings or drawings, but the story of his different institutionalizations came to life. Institutionalization one was his Marine service. Institutionalization two was his education, and the third was his jail time,” explains Fronczek.
“I got to see the effects of each of those within his work, expanding as they happen. And I was really interested in sharing his story.”
Fronczek remembers when photographing the works and walking back and forth between the paintings, mapping out connections, he felt a connection with Amen.
“All of them, in essence, are self-portraits about his experiences, but seeing them collectively, whether it be the fine art drawings from the Corcoran School, whether it be his military drawings, pencil work or pastels, or if it was the junior-high stuff, or even later career, where he was going through addiction, and later in life his cancer, they all felt equally weighted as far as his
The centerpiece of the exhibition is a series of dense pen and pencil illustrations on brown paper bags taped together, drawn by Amen when he was in prison. Despite the everyday nature of the “canvas,” these are majestic and fraught works that unspool like scrolls reminiscent of Hieronymus Bosch and Gary Panter. Move closer to these and you’ll see layers of text written in around and over the art, some faint to the point of unreadable, adding more layers of meaning and confession. Fronczek posits that many of these are self-portraits, with Amen coming to terms with his life and failings (real and imagined) up to that point. These are the ones that resonate with gallery visitors the most.
“They’re a combination of pencil, pen and some washes on paper bags,” explains Fronczek. “That he was taping these paper bags together to create these larger canvases, rather than the standard paper that was available in jail, showed he had a great drive to continue to create. It shows also that he had a great story to tell.”
And despite the terrifying imagery, Fronczek points out that these prison illustrations have an underlying redemption arc to them, laying graphically bare how Amen was confronting his addictions and flaws, and finding some measure of solace in his art. “The mentality that I saw in the work from there on out was …‘Life is going to happen. I made the choices I made. The consequences are there. I’m OK with it. Let’s keep going,’” says Fronczek. And he did.
This exhibition — appropriately, given the emotional intensity of the works — will be up through Valentine’s Day. There will be a small gathering at the Side Gallery from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, and some of Amen’s family and friends will be there to take it all in. You’re invited to join them. Can we get an Amen?
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“UNTITLED” (2006), INK, PENCIL AND COFFEE ON PAPER BAG (BY LESTER LEROY AMEN)
LOST IN TRANSLATION
Even for audiences willing to return to Rowling, the truncated touring version of Cursed Child may not connect
BY SETH KUBERSKY
It’s been a quarter-century since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone arrived in cinemas, launching Wizarding World mania into the mainstream, and many Muggles fantasize about flipping the calendar back to that less problematic era. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the theatrical sequel to the best-selling septology, attempts to do exactly that by employing every stage illusion in the book. But the trimmed-down touring version of this once-epic tale that’s taken over Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center proves that even with a Time-Turner, you can’t go home to Hogwarts again.
Picking up exactly where the epilogue of Deathly Hallows ended, Cursed Child begins 19 years after the victory over Voldemort, as Harry Potter (Nick Dillenberg) and Ginny Potter (Erica Sweany) are sending their youngest son, Albus (Adam Grant Morrison), off to wizard school for the first time. Already alienated from his famous father, Albus becomes fast friends with Scorpius Malfoy (David Fine), the endearingly awkward offspring of his dad’s old nemesis, Draco (Ryan Hallahan). Delphi Diggory (Julia Nightingale), Cedric’s comely cousin, convinces the odd couple to travel back to the Tri-Wizard Tournament where
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
Through Feb. 15
Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
445 S. Magnolia Ave. drphillipscenter.org
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he was slain and rewrite history by saving him. Unfortunately, the protagonists fall prey to the classic Back to the Future Part II trap, returning to an alternate timeline where Albus’ cousin Rose Granger-Weasley (Naiya Vanessa McCalla) doesn’t exist and the Death Eaters are back in control. If every single word of the preceding paragraph didn’t make perfect sense to you, prepare yourself with the multi-page refresher on harrypottertheplay.com, because this show makes few concessions for the uninitiated. As scripted by Jack Thorne, from a story by him and J.K. Rowling with director John Tiffany, Cursed Child’s convoluted plotline combines alternate perspectives on familiar scenes (as seen in Universal Studios’ Escape From Gringotts ride) with the reality-warping timey-wimeyness of Epic Universe’s Battle at the Ministry. But while those attractions can be appreciated without any prior knowledge, anyone not deeply familiar with Potter lore will feel Confunded by the opening half-hour, a breakneck parade of frustratingly elliptical scenes in which hastily identified characters hurriedly shout at each other in impenetrable English accents.
Much of the play’s manic pacing must be attributed to its truncation from four acts spread across two evenings — with an original total runtime of over five hours — down to a single show that lasts less than three hours, including
intermission. Sacrificed in the editing was any sense of nuance or character development during the first act, as the performers speed-read through their dense exposition so exuberantly that they sometimes seem to be in a StarKid fan-fiction parody, rather than an authorized product. Lyrical transitions devised by movement director Steven Hoggett provide the only moments of respite from the relentless verbal roller coaster; the ballets of swirling cloaks and spinning staircases are beautiful to behold, but often feel out of balance with the staccato scenes surrounding them.
What was not sacrificed was any of the spectacle, as several nonessential scenes seem to have been retained simply for Jamie Harrison’s magic tricks, which are the production’s true stars. The special effects range from amusingly effective old-fashioned “black art” levitations and cleverly choreographed body swaps to brain-bending timewarp projections (by video designers Finn Ross and Ash J. Woodward) accompanied by bowel-loosening bass (by audio designer Gareth Fry). A couple of key proscenium-breaking moments, as well as a briefly used swimming pool, didn’t make the tour for obvious technical reasons, but the flying and flame-throwers of the finale remain as impressive as they were on Broadway.
However, Harry Potter fandom was never about the special effects; it was about the characters. Fortunately, Cursed Child’s central relationship between Albus and Scorpius manages to cut through the narrative noise, thanks largely to Fine’s fabulous physical and vocal flexibility; I only wish he was able to code his character as explicitly queer on the road the way his counterpart does in New York. Morrison does an admirable job in a role that mostly requires him to whine and pout, making Albus somewhat more likable than prior interpretations. Sadly, Dillenberg is unable to do the same with the title character, as Harry’s mopey midlife crisis becomes the biggest misuse of a beloved hero since Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi. Standouts among the scores of supporting characters include Mackenzie Lesser-Roy as Moaning Myrtle, and especially Larry Yando as both Dumbledore and the deliciously droll Snape, who instantly evoke their iconic characters without imitating their cinematic forebears. Ultimately, however, despite a dreary series of 11th-hour scenes attempting to tug on audience’s heartstrings, the fundamental failure of Cursed Child’s father-son story to connect emotionally makes all its stagecraft sorcery disappear in a puff of smoke.
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• HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD NORTH AMERICAN TOUR (PHOTO BY MATTHEW MURPHY)
The frigid finale of Animal Kingdom’s Dinoland U.S.A. on Feb. 1 added Dinosaur to the list of long-running Walt Disney World attractions that have gone extinct within the last year. While some fans are grieving the ride’s imminent Indiana Jones makeover as much as I mourn MuppetVision and Tom Sawyer Island, you won’t hear anyone crying over the closure of Star Wars Launch Bay at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. That’s largely because the little-lamented exhibit and its surrounding courtyard are returning to their roots and reopening this summer as the Magic of Disney Animation, a new incarnation of one of Disney-MGM Studios’ opening-day headliners.
If you’re excited about an interactive exploration of the animation process returning to town, you don’t have to wait for Disney’s version — which will include a Mary Blair-inspired playground and multiple princess meet-andgreets — because the Orange County Regional History Center’s new exhibition Animationland covers much of the same ground, without the IP or expensive admission. Katie Kelley, the History Center’s curator of exhibitions, gave me a tour of the exhibit and its locally curated companion show, Drawing Magic, devoted to Walt Disney Feature Animation’s former Florida unit. Animationland is a touring exhibit developed by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, an institution Kelley praises for their “highly interactive exhibitions, particularly ones that incorporate science and creativity.” Visitors follow a pencil/dog named Tracey as she creates Animationland from her imagination, starting in her studio with an RFID-based demonstration of basic storyboarding. From there, guests can trace a character (or create their own) before moving onto other simple computer-assisted demonstrations of flip-book animation.
Although aimed at children from preschool through pre-teen, Kelley says they’ve already seen guests of all ages enjoying Animationland’s activities. The antique Mutoscope and stop-motion camera will be of particular interest to grown-ups, and the Foley sound effects booth demonstration is strongly reminiscent of a feature formerly found in the theme parks. But the best reason for Disney adults to visit is accompanying exhibit Drawing Magic, which displays memorabilia — from park maps and collectible pins to a commemorative crew coffee cup — charting the rise and fall of WDFA Florida, which only lasted from 1989 to 2004.
The small studio started with only 78 artists, who were initially little more than living props for the theme park’s animation studio tour, where guests would walk through a simplified version of the animation pipeline. However, Disney-MGM’s debut coincided with the start of Disney’s second animation renaissance, and the Florida unit was soon put to work on parts of scenes or characters for The Rescuers Down Under, Aladdin and The Lion King.
“By the mid-’90s, the studio had grown [and] there was just incredible talent here,” says Kelley. “A couple of Disney’s most iconic animators of the ’90s were at the Florida studio, so by the mid-’90s, they were given Mulan to take on as their own production.”
The centerpiece of Drawing Magic is an actual animator’s desk from the Disney studio, which was donated to UCF. It is cleverly displayed surrounded by life-sized graphics of gawking tourists, re-creating the vantage of artists who worked within the tour’s “fishbowl” windows. One former Disney animator who remembers that experience well is Thomas Thorspecken, who began as a trainee in-betweener on The Lion King and rose to key assistant animator on Lilo & Stitch and Brother Bear
“My first day on the job, my desk was right against the wall where the tourists looked down at the artists at work. The glass was soundproof, but I could hear the tourists knocking on the glass every few minutes. I would look up at them and they would give me a thumbs-up with a big smile. It was a nightmare. I felt like a gorilla in a zoo,” recalls Thorspecken, who later discovered a prank note reading, “If you like my work, please knock on the glass” taped to his glass wall. “I was dumbfounded. The artist across from me a slight distance from the glass was laughing his head off. It was a memorable first day in the fishbowl.”
Pixar’s 1995 hit Toy Story made Disney executives focus on CGI and largely phase out hand-drawn animation, shuttering the Florida studio in 2004. “I was there until they closed the studio down. When an artist walked down the hall, we would mutter ‘dead man walking,’” says Thorspecken. “Eventually a huge meeting was called and we were told the studio would close down. We were given a few months to write résumés and apply to other studios.”
Following the closure, Thorspecken and several other Disney animators joined Dominic Carola at Project Firefly (now Premise Entertainment), a start-up studio that worked on the 2006 Curious George feature. He went on to document Orlando’s arts scene in sketches and — along with many of his fellow former colleagues — teach art at area schools like Full Sail and Crealdé, making the studio’s impact echo long after its end.
The reimagined Magic of Disney Animation attraction will doubtless be better than the mostly empty hall of mock movie props it’s replacing, but it will never be an authentic working studio again. You’ve got until May 3 to get to the History Center if you want a real look at how cinematic magic was once made right here in Orlando. skubersky@orlandoweekly.com
Two new exhibitions at the History Center offer a real look at how cinematic magic was once made right here in Orlando
DISNEY ANIMATOR’S DESK AT THE HISTORY CENTER (PHOTO BY SETH KUBERSKY)
AN ESTER-ANT REVIEW
Osteria Ester, with its refined spins on ItalianAmerican staples, is an instant classic
BY FAIYAZ KARA
Not since the days of Hue and Dexter’s has Thornton Park seen the sort of powerhouse restaurants it currently boasts. The culinary makeover is making the downtown district a dining destination once again, and its resurgence has been buoyed by Jason and Sue Chin. The 2025 James Beard Award finalists for Outstanding Restaurateur brought Osteria Ester to the neighborhood in early December, and the experience was such a total Bastianich that I had to include the restaurant as one of my Top Tables of 2025.
Osprey chef-partner Michael Cooper’s paean to Italian cuisine alla New Jersey feels like our very own Babbo (post-Batali, of course), an instant classic in the making. In fact, Cooper was concerned more about the aspects of comfort and conviviality than he was breaking culinary boundaries and being able to garnish with the precision of a surgeon. “I want Osteria Ester to be like Il Giardinello in Toms River, New Jersey. That’s where families took you for your birthday or graduation, and I haven’t found a restaurant like that in Orlando.”
Certainly, Osteria Ester — in the space previously occupied by Soco, and Hue before that — feels like that sort of place, only the dishes are considerably more refined and, yes, precise. Our first taste was an amuse of mushroom arancini that warranted an inappropriate request for more of these complimentary fried pockets of porcini and arborio. Not that we made such a request. There were other carbs to get through, after all — a gorgeous loaf of focaccia ($12) with a garlic confit sheen, for one, followed by puffy squares of gnocco frito ($15) served with prosciutto and a creamy Parmesan fonduta. On another visit, I had to stop myself from devouring more crostini ($12) coiffed with whipped ricotta, honey and brown butter because between Osteria Ester’s bread program and its fresh house-made pastas were antipasti I really wanted to sample. I doubt there are any red-sauce ristoranti in Toms River serving a wagyu carpaccio piemontese ($16) that looks like an edible Jackson Pollock painting, or a crudo ($16) of yellowtail daintily dressed with orange supremes, strawberries,
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olives and mint. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say tweezers were employed on that one. And about the only thing missing from the plate of burrata and heirloom tomatoes ($16) was more burrata and heirloom tomatoes. This one was gone fast.
But pasta is the pillar on which Osteria Ester, which is named after Cooper’s grandmother, stands. She couldn’t cook a lick nor, as it turns out, could Coop’s Italian mother. Indeed, all the talent went to Cooper, and no dish exemplifies his skills more than rectangular cylinders of caramelle ($28) — pinched tubes stuffed with a filling of Marcona almonds, braised shallots and garlic so smooth, you’d swear it was mascarpone.
Crispy-edged rolled lasagna ($36) is a stunner, set in a ragù snowed in with Parmesan and dollops of whipped ricotta, but if ever there was a poster pasta for Osteria Ester, one that complemented the restaurant’s warm tones and layered textures, it’s the braised beef tortelloni ($26). The elegant brown butter sauce with sage and topping of slowly roasted heirloom cherry tomatoes tossed in herbs, olive oil and aged balsamic is as can’t-miss a dish as the gnocchi sardo ($24) with truffle cream, roasted mushrooms and plenty (I mean plenty) of moans.
There are secondi that’ll have you loosening your belts (and purse strings), none more so than the hefty veal chop parmigiana ($47) set over pasta ($6). Disney fans: Attempting a spaghetti kiss with this dish may very well end with a Pumbaa belch. Leaving full is a probable outcome, and all but guaranteed should the butterscotch budino ($12) with hazelnuts and whipped cream find its way to your table. I haven’t come across anyone who hasn’t finished this dessert of the moment. Tiramisu ($13) takes on a creamier texture than the cakier version served when the restaurant first opened. I scarfed down both versions just the same.
Beverage director Lorena Castro nails the Italian wine list, most offered by the glass, and cocktails, like the cacio e pepe 50/50, kick the bibulous with a taste of The Boot. It bears repeating that Sue Chin is a savant when it comes to restaurant design. Her eye for detail and what she’s done to this third-generation space is remarkable. “I wanted to make the restaurant feel as though it’s lived-in rather than styled,” and that she did with flying, earth-tone colors.
Graduation coming up? Put Osteria Ester on the top of your list. If not, I’ll see you there on my birthday.
fkara@orlandoweekly.com
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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 pani puri, corpulent samosas or refreshing nimbu pani with black salt. Open daily. (reviewed Jan. 28) 12058 Collegiate Way, 407-233-4692, desibistrofl.com, $$
A GOURMET CHINESE CUISINE
Cantonese classics of the highest order — beef chow fun, salted fish or Hakka-style braised pork belly — is served out of a cavernous modern space. Yes, there are some Sichuan options as well, mouthwatering chicken in chili oil and Sichuan peppercorn marbling beef being two worthy options. Dim sum is offered all day. Open daily. (reviewed Jan. 21) 1101 E. Colonial Drive, 407-868-8709, agourmetfl.com, $$$
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, 407337-6999, instagram.com/slap.noodles.usa, $$
DANIEL GABOR’S ALPINE BAR & GRILL
German cuisine inspired by Alpine comfort staples is the draw at this Ocoee bar and grill where CIA-trained chef Daniel Gabor plates deftly executed creations from schnitzels and sausages to soups and spätzles. Black Forest cake is an absolute must. Closed Mondays. (reviewed Dec. 17) 1568 Maguire Road, Ocoee, 407-347-3020, alpinebarandgrill.com, $$$$
PERLA’S PIZZA
Nonconformist pizzas and a thumping soundtrack keep it lively at this reboot of chef Michael Collantes’ pizzeria. “Florida Man pizza” options include the “It’s Bananas” pizza with pepperoni, Calabrese peppers and bananas, and the “Hawaiian Punch” with sweet (pineapple jam), smoky (bacon), fiery (jalapeños) and pickled (onions) elements. If it’s the weekend, the banana pudding is a must. Open daily. (reviewed Dec. 10) 959 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, 689-444-7143, perlaspizzafl.com, $$
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, 407-853-8010, hmart.com, $$
MAZALA PIJJA
Indian-style pizzas and fusion spins on sports bar classics, Italian pasta and Indo-Chinese mainstays are served out of this backroom space inside the Laxmi Plaza on South OBT. Closed Monday. (reviewed Nov. 26) 1155 Doss Ave., 407-6740778, mazalapijja.com, $$
CORNER CHOPHOUSE
Pricey, Prohibition Era-style steakhouse in the heart of Hannibal Square beefs it up with prime chops, shareables, sizable desserts and a lively scene. Open daily. (reviewed Nov. 19) 558 W. New England Ave., Winter Park, 321-972-2383, cornerchophouse.com, $$$$
MOA KAI HAWAIIAN DINER
Moa Kai’s plate lunches and classic island fare carve a slice of paradise in the eastern reaches of Mills 50. Sidle up to a leather stool and bury your head in loco moco, char siu-filled manapua, fried spam musubi or sweet kalbi. Deep-fried malasadas are the way to end. Tropical cocktails are also offered. Closed Sunday. (reviewed Nov. 12) 2217 E. Colonial Drive, 407-270-7916, moakaidiner.com, $$
OUTPOST NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN
The LGBTQ-friendly sports bar near Lake Eola flows with beer and queer cheer, but the menu is less sports bar and more Grandma’s country chicken. Of note: meatloaf meatballs, pickle juicebrined fried chicken and a “Southern comfort” burger loaded with pimiento cheese, hot honey and chow-chow. Open daily. (reviewed Oct. 29) 227 N. Eola Drive, 407-203-0447, outpostorl.com, $$
LIMA 1535
The Lake Underhill restaurant plates stirring renditions of Peruvian delicacies, most notably the ever-so-rare rocoto relleno. From tostone tarts filled with lomo saltado to entrées featuring alpaca, the dishes here are all executed flawlessly. Shortbread-like alfajores are a must. There’s a full bar as well, offering pisco sours and more. Closed Mondays. (reviewed Oct. 22) 7347 Lake Underhill Road, 407-719-3474, lima1535.com, $$$
COUCHSURFING
Streaming premieres you won’t want to miss this week.
BY STEVE SCHNEIDER
Premieres Wednesday:
The Investigation of Lucy Letby — This profile of the infanticidal British nurse relies on the now-traditional “previously unseen footage.” Which has me wondering why so much footage about crucial criminal cases has been going undiscovered until Netflix can dig it up. Is our nation’s law-enforcement infrastructure just not up to speed with Excel? (Netflix)
Is It Cake? Valentines — For the first time, the baking competition salutes the holiday of embittered singles. And also for the first time, the audience gets to play along at home. Of course, if you don’t know what in your own kitchen is cake or not, it probably explains why you had to meet your girlfriend through Grok. (Netflix)
Premieres Thursday:
Cash Queens — A quintet of Frenchwomen
to see his billboards. “If I don’t win, you don’t pay. And I WILL NOT KILL YOU.” (Netflix)
Unfamiliar — Germany sends us a six-episode thriller series about married former spies who run a Berlin safe house for people who need to hide for their lives. But what would the Germans know about a concept like that, right? (Netflix)
Premieres Friday:
The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs — The first double feature of the year has the theme “Don’t-Sploitation.” Now it’s on all of us to guess if we’ll be looking in the basement, answering the phone or going in the house. (And I think we can all assume we won’t be admonished against speaking, because this show can’t afford Gwen Stefani.) (Shudder)
Queen of Chess — Walk the path of Hungarian chess champ Judit Polgár, as she pursues her dream of defeating the great Garry Kasparov in the 2002 Russia vs. Rest of the World tournament. (This, of course, was before Russia handed off to Scott Pilgrim.) (Netflix)
Salvador — A Spanish dad tries to figure out why his daughter fell in with a neo-Nazi group, despite having been raised in a household that rejected racism, violence and homophobia. Get with it, Sal. These kids always rebel against what they were brought up with. It’s why the world will one day see an end to Crocs! (Netflix)
Premieres Sunday:
The ’Burbs — Keke Palmer stars in a series remake of the 1989 Joe Dante/Tom Hanks cult film, which preyed on our fears that our neighbors might be homicidal maniacs. Gosh, were those paranoid times. Now, thanks to Kristi Noem, we can sleep soundly at night knowing it isn’t our neighbors we have to worry about. (Peacock)
Premieres Monday:
disguise themselves as men to launch themselves into a lucrative new career as bank robbers. This is how you know the French aren’t doing enough to recruit gendarmes from gamer sites, because the guys on there think every woman is a dude. (Netflix)
Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback — A probing docuseries examines the challenges men of color had to face to make their mark on the most important position in football. And let me tell you, trying to come up with a punchline for this one has made me realize Norm Macdonald died at exactly the right time. (Peacock)
The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4 — Based on The Law of Innocence, the sixth book in Michael Connelly’s Mickey Holler series, Season 4 has our hero trying to clear himself of charges that he murdered a former client. Boy, would I love
Matter of Time — Eddie Vedder organizes a Seattle benefit concert to help battle the skin condition epidermolysis bullosa, also known as EB. Meanwhile, Ed Sheeran isn’t making much headway with that ED. (Netflix)
Premieres Tuesday:
The Artful Dodger — Dickens’ plucky pickpocket has his hands full in Season 2, trying to avoid the long arm of the law while gearing up to participate in a bold new criminal scheme. Disney’s being cagey about just what that might entail, but I didn’t like the sound of that phone call where Fagin told him to find 11,000 votes. (Disney+)
Motorvalley — A trio of down-on-their-luck Italians attempt to reverse their fortunes by winning the all-important Gran Turismo auto race. Ah, yes. The Fast, the Furious and the Fusilli. (Netflix)
MOTORVALLEY (PHOTO BY ENRICO BELLINGHIER/NETFLIX)
SIBLING REVELRY
Folkie siblings the Wood Brothers return to Orlando in a Puff of Smoke
BY MIA SCHAEPERKOETTER
Grammy-nominated folk fam the Wood Brothers performing at the Plaza Live Thursday, road-testing their 2025 album Puff of Smoke and celebrating the 20th anniversary of debut album Ways Not to Lose. This touring run, kicked off in Atlanta last week and now stopping in Orlando’s Milk District features a still-fresh setlist full of new songs as well as fan favorites from previous albums.
The core duo of brothers Oliver and Chris Wood got their musical start in Boulder, Colorado, beginning their music careers separately, each playing in a number of different bands before inevitably uniting. Now Nashville-based, with the addition of adept percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix, the Wood Brothers proffer an ever-evolving and crowd-pleasing Americana-rooted sound that draws on jazz and, most recently, Latin influences.
The Wood Brothers saw success in a big way with their 2018 album, One Drop of Truth, which
was nominated for Best Americana Album at the 61st Grammy Awards. They’ve built on that momentum steadily, last year releasing ninth album Puff of Smoke and starting this new touring cycle as 2026 dawned.
Guitarist Oliver Wood tells Orlando Weekly that the band’s diverse sound emerged naturally after reconnecting with his brother.
“When we put the Wood Brothers together, Chris and I had already gone our separate ways after we left home,” Oliver Wood says.“We played in completely different zones. We kind of grew apart, and what brought us together as brothers was music. We hadn’t played together in years and we sat down: ‘Wow, this is so cool.’ We had both discovered our musical and human identities by being apart for a while and living for 10 years.”
The tight-knit trio approached the production of Puff of Smoke with an experimental bent, looking to organically expand their Americana fusion sound — and maybe even have some fun
along the way. “I think the intention was to be open to anything and be able to try anything,” Wood says.“That’s where you kill your creativity, by questioning or judging. So I think the beauty of it, for me, is not to know how something’s going to turn out.”
The Wood Brothers’ nontraditional folk sound has long been their calling card. Puff of Smoke, taking in new influences from gospel and jazz, is no different. “We pushed ourselves to really make some new sounds,” Wood says.“Like, what’s a new recipe we can come up with? Let’s mix some Latin music here with some gospel, and see what that feels like for a song. No matter how hard we try to be experimental, it’s still going to sound like the Wood Brothers.”
The Puff of Smoke songs are thus far connecting on stage with tongue-in-cheek lyrics that engage the crowd.“I look forward every night to playing songs like ‘The Trick,’‘Witness’ and ‘Pray God Listens,’” Wood says. “Those are all really fun to play live for me, because I think they’re fun songs with quirky lyrics and quirky music, and it’s just fun to play.”
When asked about his favorite part of touring, Wood says that the palpable energy at shows is the most fun. “Ultimately, my favorite shows are where everybody feels really connected,” Wood says. “So that involves singing, it involves listening. But it’s often just a vibe that you can’t really put your finger on.”
THE WOOD BROTHERS with Ric Robertson
8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5 The Plaza Live 425 N. Bumby Ave. plazaliveorlando.org
$41-$106
In 20 years of the Wood Brothers’ history, metaphorical fortunes have fluctuated, but for Wood, the impact the music has on fans is the most fulfilling.
“There’s traveling the world and being able to see new places,” Wood says, “[but] when people connect to the music and say after a show, ‘Hey, that album got me through a really tough time,’ I now appreciate my job for that.”
Wood emphasizes that music can be a muchneed source of positivity and comfort for a roomful of strangers, essential in these times.
“A lot of times you imagine a room of 1,000 people watching your show,” Wood says. “Some of those people may have very different politics, religion or whatever outlooks. They might be stressed out, but they’re all there for the same reason, and they’re all getting the same vibe in the room, and it feels good. I just want everybody to feel that positivity and maybe escape.”
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WITH THE GRAIN: WOOD BROTHERS CHRIS WOOD, JANO RIX AND OLIVER WOOD (PHOTO BY LAURA PARTAIN)
LOCAL RELEASES
The 2000s were a belle époque for Orlando indie rock. There were Summerbirds in the Cellar, New Roman Times, Mumpsy and the whole Post Records clan, to name but a few. The scene was propelled by a class of artists who understood “indie” as an underground ethos rather than a fashionable commodity. That indie perspective splashed a forward, alternative sensibility across much of the city’s music spectrum, from country to rap. It was a golden age. Now, from out of the random blue, local act Nazca Lines debuts to channel some of the sounds and spirit of that time. It’s a new project, but there’s a reason why it sounds like a time capsule. Nazca Lines is the solo vehicle of Altamonte Springs’ Stephen Chambers, who was the guitarist of So Help Me Rifle, one of the best Orlando bands of the 2000s indie-rock surge.
After So Help Me Rifle, Chambers stepped away from the scene to grow up and live life, like most of us do. But all along, away from the downtown lights, he was still writing songs. Now, he’s quietly reemerged on his own two decades later as Nazca Lines with a debut album. In many welcome ways, the 12-song Claw
crystal melodies and indie earnestness, carried on balmy indie rock threaded with wisps of organic pop and light alt-country (“My New Country Mouth”). Soft and solo though it is, the record is gently plush with an expansive sound resplendent with piano, horns, bells, harmonica and vibes. The widescreen “Climb the Mound”even stretches out with sweeping veins of cinematic 1960s pop and Spaghetti Western atmosphere.
Nazca Lines is both a blast from the deep past and a novel look at a newly unearthed local indie veteran. His full-length debut is indie pop done with craft and integrity, and it’s a quiet revelation. Claw Shaped now streams everywhere.
CONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK
Valgur, Bobby’s Daughter, Alienobserver: Because pop music forever lives on the brink of devolving into mainstream pap, thank god for rising young acts like Mexico’s Valgur for keeping it weird. Catchy though it is, their electronic pop aesthetic comes laced with an avant-garde freak streak and a flair for left-field theater. They’ll be in particularly good local company with openers Bobby’s Daughter and Alienobserver, two of Orlando’s most stylish alt-pop acts right now. (7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, Conduit, $17)
Out of the random blue, local act Nazca Lines debuts to channel the 2000s belle époque of Orlando indie rock. It’s the new solo vehicle of Altamonte Springs’ Stephen Chambers, guitarist of So Help Me Rifle, one of the best bands of that storied indie-rock surge
Shaped LP epitomizes the prime 2000s indie sounds that Chambers originally came from. But it also reveals a fresh, remarkably dimensional side of him as a leading man and multi-instrumentalist. Foremost, it’s a song-driven album of
Norsekorea’s 15th Anniversary: At 15 years old, Norsekorea Presents is one of the city’s longest-running indie promoters, with a tenure distinguished by not just bringing good underground touring acts to town but championing great local talent. It’s only fitting, then, that Norsekorea’s big anniversary celebration features this week’s best and most historical Orlando-centric bill. Flexing its local cred, the respected promoter has managed to pull off big homecoming reunions of two of the most beloved homegrown bands in modern history: hardcore noise rockers Mr. Pussy and moody indie rockers Great Deceivers. Flanking them will be an all-star parade of the best in Orlando’s current rock underground including New Eagles, Cardiel, Loose Touch, Skeletizer and M.A.C.E. It’ll be a momentous celebration of both Norsekorea’s scene-building legacy and the city’s music history. (6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, Will’s Pub, $20-$25)
Bloodshot Bill, Danny Flashback, S.M.O.P.: Any time Bloodshot Bill comes to town is a big damn deal. But this special all-ages matinee show is a uniquely accessible chance to catch this underground hero. A collaborator with the likes of King Khan and BBQ’s Mark Sultan, Bloodshot Bill has earned cult status with a thrillingly primitivist twister of rock & roll and rockabilly that shares more DNA with Hasil Adkins than Rev. Horton Heat. Opening will be meteoric neo-riot grrrls S.M.O.P. and the similarly warped revivalism of Danny Flashback, Danny Feedback’s new rock & roll persona. (4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, Dirty Laundry, $7) baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com
NAZCA LINES (PHOTO BY ROBBIE MOORE)
of the
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4
Rob Anderson
You probably know Rob Anderson best from his wickedly funny Reels torching movies and television shows of days gone by — he had an unmatched run dissecting 7th Heaven episodes, and his Hallmark Christmas movie roasts saved the holidays for us — but now’s the time to put down your phone (please, god) because Anderson is coming to Orlando to perform live. He’s touring through with themed show “Are You Afraid of the ’90s?” wherein he turns that keen eye and forked tongue toward pop-culture sacred cows of the slacker decade. Gen X, come take your medicine. 7 p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive, orlando.funnybone. com, $37. — Matthew Moyer
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, FEB. 5-8
Winter Park Arts Weekend
Immerse yourself in Winter Park’s tightly woven tapestry of culture with a weekend of artistic celebration. This year, Winter Park Arts Weekend is themed on the intricacy of tapestries and the personal and familial ties they often represent. The four-day-long event features an array of exhibits, art shows, film screenings, live music and cultural experiences. Thursday presents an interactive evening of reflection that spotlights the impact of the arts on young people’s mental health. Friday features a concert in Central Park featuring music from the Broadway musical SIX, headlined by the star of the musical, Jasmine Forsberg. Saturday’s Art in the Park transforms Central Park into an arts festival where attendees can take home a portrait, enjoy live music or participate in a community tapestry-weaving activity. Sunday invites you to explore Winter Park’s array of museums, some of which will be free for the weekend. Various locations, Winter Park, cityofwinterpark. org, free. — Mia Schaeperkoetter
FRIDAY, FEB. 6
Earlybirds Club
Cue the comfortable shoes and the early curfew — Earlybirds Club lands at the Beacham with a dance party that respects your tomorrow. Designed for women, trans and nonbinary folks who have things to do the next day, this night runs from 6-10 p.m. because joy is better when it doesn’t come with a puffy-eyed hangover. The DJ spins crowd-pleasers from the 1980s through the 2000s — pop, hip-hop, new wave and R&B — the kind of songs perfect for belting out in a room full of strangers. It’s less a “scene” and more a “space”: kind vibe, complete with sensible footwear and room to move at your own pace. A portion of the proceeds supports pantry One Heart for Women and Children, adding a little good to the good time. 6 p.m., The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave., foundation-presents.com, $30. — Juanita Olarte
FRIDAY, FEB. 6
Koelble & Krasula
Two very different mainstays of Orlando music clash in an ax battle at the Blue Bamboo with “Dead and Alive.” In one corner you have guitarist and educator Bobby Koelble: Not only is he a very familiar presence on the Blue Bamboo stage, he was also in Orlando death-metal legends Death and offshoot tribute Death to All. In the other corner is John Krasula: He leads popular local act JK & the Contraband and is a serious student of jazz and fusion masters. The twosome play two sets, the first by “dead” composers and greats, and the second consisting of all original compositions from the duo. They will be flanked by drummer Johnbern Thomas and bassist Thomas Milovac. Which is a lot of muscle on one stage. 8 p.m., Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park, bluebambooartcenter.com, $25-$35. — MM
SATURDAY, FEB. 7
Rev. Horton Heat
Have you been meaning to check out the newlook Ace Cafe, now fully settled into their digs at the former Horstmeyer Farm & Garden space in Sanford? Have you also been meaning to rhythmically rampage to some rockabilly? We’ve got you sorted on both counts, tiger. Rev. Horton Heat, the seminal 1990s punkabilly band that took the alternative nation by storm (and did a fair bit of ear demolition at the Social/Sapphire back in the day), are coming to christen the Ace with a live set. It’s a late-afternoon show outdoors, and local punks the Hamiltons open. A win on many, many levels. 4 p.m., Ace Cafe Sanford, 115 N. Laurel Ave., Sanford, acecafesanford.com, $13.48. — MM
SATURDAY, FEB. 7
Paws in the Park
One of the biggest pet festivals in the United States is returning for as 32nd year as Pet Alliance’s Paws in the Park wags its way into Lake Eola Park. The signature pet costume contest kicks off the festivities at 10 a.m., featuring cash prizes and celebrity judges. Human attendees and their furry companions can also enjoy a variety of activities including a new agility course and the return of the popular lure courses. Bipedal attendees can avail themselves of the beer garden, a variety of food trucks and several vendors to pamper their pets. Additionally, there will be opportunities to take home a new furry friend. Paws in the Park is free and open to the public, but donations are encouraged. Donate $20, $100 or $250 to earn a branded frisbee, a surprise box, or a camping chair. 10 a.m., Lake Eola Park, North Rosalind Avenue and East Washington Street, petallianceorlando.org, free. — MS
MONDAY, FEB. 9
Temple of Love
New Texas death-rock/post-punk group Temple of Love are leaning wayyyy into the classic goth
WEDNESDAY–TUESDAY, FEB. 4-10, 2026
trappings, both naming their band after a Sisters of Mercy anthem and releasing debut album Songs of Love and Despair on a label dubbed, yes, Reptile House (also a Sisters reference). Counting members of Destroyer of Light amongst their
fell assemblage, this band walks it like they talk it, with sweaty, black-hearted laments that call to mind 45 Grave and early Christian Death. 7 p.m., Conduit, 6700 Aloma Avenue, Winter Park, conduitfl.com, $16.67. — MM
Earlybirds Club 6 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $30; 407-246-1419.
Fox Stevenson 6:30 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $25; 407-704-6261.
I Love R&B: The Ultimate R&B Party Experience 8 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $13; 407-673-2712.
International Chamber Music Festival: Hope Will Never Be Silent 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $10-$30; 407-279-0902.
The Janzen Boys 7-9:30 pm; Orlando Family Stage, 1001 E. Princeton St.; $25-$27.50; 407-896-7365.
Jasmine Forsberg 7-9 pm; Central Park Main Stage, 251 S. Park Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-599-3349.
Tori Amos: July 9, Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center
Pat Metheny: March 10, Plaza Live
John Legend: March 19, Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center
Zara Larsson: April 8, House of Blues
Redd Kross, Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends: April 9, Will’s Pub
Demi Lovato: April 10, Kia Center
Triumph, April Wine: April 10, Hard Rock Live
The Growlers: April 11, Plaza Live
Koelble & Krasula Two Guitar Show: Dead & Alive 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; $25$35; 407-636-9951.
La Música Concert Series: La Invasión Tropical 8 pm; Kia Center, 400 W. Church St.; $45-$245; 800-745-3000.
Lettuce 8 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $50-$148; 407-228-1220.
The Lightning Xpress Blues Concert 7 pm; Theater West End, 115 W. First St., Sanford; $15; 407-548-6285.
My Funny Valentine 7:30 pm; Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $40-$52; 844-513-2014.
Myles Bullen, Baby Adam 8 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N.
David Lee Roth: May 3, Hard Rock Live
Ashnikko: May 5, Hard Rock Live
Weird Al Yankovic: May 29, Kia Center
Yungblud: June 1, Addition Financial Arena
Rosalia: June 8, Kia Center
Helloween: April 12, House of Blues
Allie X: April 12, The Social
Kenny Wayne Shepherd: April 12, Hard Rock Live
Calum Scott: April 16, Plaza Live
The Midnight: April 17, House of Blues
Maren Morris: April 24, House of Blues
Jason Isbell: April 26, Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center
PinkPantheress: April 27, Hard Rock Live
Mills Ave.; $15; 407-270-9104.
Nashville Night in Orlando 8 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $92; 407-358-6603.
New Eagles, Mr. Pussy, Cardiel, Great Deceivers, Loose Touch, Skeletizer, M.A.C.E. 6 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $20-$25.
Organ Recital: Colin MacKnight 7:30 pm; Rollins College, Knowles Memorial Chapel, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2000.
The Reflex: A Tribute to Duran Duran, Zendatta: The Police Tribute 6:30 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $22$66; 407-934-2583.
Yo Quiero Bailar Fest 9 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $15; 407-648-8363.
SATURDAY, FEB. 7
International Chamber Music Festival: Project Alunir 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $10-$30; 407-279-0902.
My Funny Valentine 2 & 7 pm; Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $40-$52; 844-513-2014.
Charlie Puth: June 8, Addition Financial Arena
Micky Dolenz: June 26, Hard Rock Live
Meghan Trainor: June 30, Kia Center
Tori Amos: July 9, Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center
Megan Moroney: July 16, Kia Center
Louis Tomlinson: July 23, Addition Financial Arena
Electric Daisy Carnival: Nov. 6-8, Tinker Field
Doja Cat: Nov. 14, Kia Center
Nashville Night in Orlando 4 & 8 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $92; 407-358-6603.
Shane Smith and The Saints 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $37-$111; 407-934-2583.
SUNDAY, FEB. 8
Bloodshot Bill, Danny Flashback, S.M.O.P. 4 pm; Dirty Laundry, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7.
The Licorice Sticks 3 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; $30$38; 407-636-9951.
Maitland Stage Band 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $10-$30; 407-279-0902.
My Funny Valentine 2 pm; Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $40-$52; 844-513-2014.
Sex Mex, Bella Larson and the Scene Kids, Dunies, Dr. Worries 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $15-$20.
MONDAY, FEB. 9
The Moss Park Strings 7 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
The Pine Hill Haints 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $15-$20.
TUESDAY, FEB. 10
DTOLive! 4:30 pm; CityArts, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; free.
Howie Day 7 & 9 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $41-$59; 407-358-6603.
Indie 900 Jam 9:30 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
Nuvolascura, This Time, Easterlin, Concealer, Wells 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $16-$20.
FILM
Central Florida Film Slam Central Florida Film Slam is an unrated, independent film showcase and competition open to all regional filmmakers and students. Showcase your own work or come see the work of other local filmmakers on the big screen. Sunday noon; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11.50; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.
Cult Classics: Poetic Justice Best remembered for the electric chemistry between Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur, John Singleton’s Oscar-nominated romantic drama stands as a cultural touchstone, blending spoken-word poetry and urban sensibility into a prototypical Hollywood road movie. Tuesday 9:30 pm; Enzian Theater; enzian.org.
Freaky Fridays: Ganja & Hess
Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and horror, Bill Gunn’s revolutionary independent film is a highly stylized and utterly original
treatise on sex, religion and African American identity. Friday 11:59 pm; Enzian Theater; enzian.org.
Werckmeister Harmonies (4K Restoration) One of the major achievements of 21st-century cinema thus far, Béla Tarr’s mesmeric parable of societal collapse is an enigma of transcendent visual, philosophical and mystical resonance. Monday 9 pm; Enzian Theater; enzian.org.
THEATER
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child When Harry Potter’s headstrong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all. Various times and dates; runs through Feb. 15; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $49-$178; 844-513-2014; drphillipscenter.org.
Mean Girls Calling all jocks, plastics, mathletes and everyone in between: Mean Girls makes its regional debut with plenty of Renaissance twists to keep the vibes right. Various times Thursday-Sunday; runs through March 15; The Ren at 54 West, 54 W. Church St.; $22-$62; rentheatre. com.
Romeo and Juliet In a violent world, their families enmeshed in a bloody feud, young Romeo and Juliet fall in love. Despite the many obstacles standing in their way, they’re determined to find a “happily ever after” together. Will their love succeed? Various times Wednesday-Sunday; runs through Feb. 8; Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $15-$68; 407-447-1700; orlandoshakes.org.
COMEDY
“The Adam Carolla Show” Live Podcast Thursday 7 pm; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $42; 407-4805233; orlando.funnybone.com.
Michael Yo Friday 7 pm and Saturday 6:30 pm; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $25; 407-480-5233; orlando. funnybone.com.
Rob Anderson Wednesday 7 pm; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $37; 407-4805233; orlando.funnybone.com.
Shit Sandwich Amplifying Orlando’s top comedic talent and nurturing the city’s comedy scene. Saturday 9 pm; Bull and Bush, 2408 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-896-7546; bullandbushorlando.com.
DANCE
Faces of the Future: Echoes of Us An immersive aerial and pole performance exploring connection, identity and emotion through movement. This one-afternoon show blends artistry, strength and storytelling into a visually striking, emotionally resonant experience. Sunday 4 pm; ME Theatre, 1300 La Quinta Drive; $40; 386-627-5468; ev-eproductions.com.
OPERA
Silent Night The most performed modern opera of our time recounts a miraculous moment of peace during one of the bloodiest wars in human history, the unbelievable true story of the 1914 WWI Christmas Truce. Friday 7:30 pm and Sunday 2 pm; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $22.42-$176; 407-358-6603; drphillipscenter.org.
EVENTS
Art in the Park Live stage performances and interactive arts activities will include: weave a community tapestry, watch a musical act, take home a portrait, learn to play a few chords on an instruments, and so much more. Engage in an afternoon of Winter Park arts and culture. Saturday noon-3 pm; Central Park Main Stage, 251 S. Park Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-599-3349; cityofwinterpark.org.
Chalk Festival More than 30 artists transform City Hall Plaza into temporary masterpieces. Enjoy live music as you stroll through the artwork throughout the weekend, celebrating imagination, local talent and the beauty of downtown life. Friday and Saturday 9 am-5 pm; Orlando City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave.; free; 407246-4279; orlando.gov.
Oviedo Mall Winter Carnival There’s something for everyone at this family-friendly event, from midway rides and games for all ages to carnival eats for every appetite. Admission and parking are free; ride cost varies. Wednesday through Sunday; Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Marketplace Blvd., Oviedo; free;
866-666-3247; dreamlandamusements.com.
QT Mondays A night dedicated to featuring queer/trans artists (DJs, bands, painters, etc.) hosted by Gip$y Wit¢h. Queer and trans-centric hyper-pop, electronic, rock, rap and reggaeton every week. Monday 9:30 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free; willspub.org.
ART OPENINGS
American Mosaic: Stories in Color, Clay and Canvas Presented across three galleries, the exhibition weaves together themes of place, memory, culture and belonging. The show amplifies underrepresented voices and reflects the nation’s diverse creative landscape; a collaborative community ceramic mosaic will serve as a lasting symbol of unity and inclusion. Friday 7-9 pm, Crealdé School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park, 407671-1886; Friday 8-10 pm, Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave, Winter Park, 407539-2680; show runs through May 23 at both locations; free; crealde. org.
Faith and Vision: Spirituality in Self-Taught Art From intuitive messages to peaceable kingdoms, these artists painted and sculpted otherworldly visions inspired by their respective faiths and heritages. Artists showcased in the exhibition include Gail Campbell, William Edmondson, Minnie Evans, Howard Finster, Regine Gilbert, Alyne Harris, Bessie Harvey, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Elijah Pierce, Nellie Mae Rowe, Ellis Ruley, Mose Tolliver and Purvis Young. Friday 6:30-8 pm; show runs through May 3; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $10; 407-246-4278; mennellomuseum.org.
Jesse J. Aaron: Spirit in the Wood Aaron’s intent was to release, through carving, the spiritual forces he believed were inherent in the trees of his Florida environment, forming captivating yet recognizable animals and human shapes. The sculptures gathered here seem to bring to life character, personality and, most importantly, protective qualities. Friday 6:30-8 pm; show runs through May 3; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $10; 407-246-4278; mennellomuseum.org.
Azazel (A580372) is 2 years old, strong, intelligent and calm, but now and then still has moments of puppy goofiness. He loves treats and toys. Azazel will be calm and controlled one moment, and in the next, he’s chomping on his own leash or chasing a toy around the play yards like a happy kid.
While at the shelter, we have been unable to pair him with another dog. Azazel is not aggressive outside of his kennel, but he does not seem to want to share his space. It could be the shelter stress, or it could be some past trauma — we don’t know, so we just give him his space. With people he is sweet, if a little aloof. He loves attention, but after being at the shelter for almost 140 days, he seems to prefer long walks around the lake and chewing on some toys in the yards. We know in the right home, with the right person, Azazel is absolutely going to bloom.
Orange County Animal Services is located at 2769 Conroy Road in Orlando, near the Mall at Millenia. The shelter is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. every day except Wednesday, when it’s open 2-6 p.m. For more information, please call 407-8363111 or visit ocnetpets.com.
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Legal, Public Notices
ALL ABOARD STORAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Personal property of the following tenants will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder to satisfy a rental lien in accordance with Florida Statutes, Sections: 83.801 - 83.809. All units areassumed to contain general household goods unless otherwise indicated. Viewing of photos will be available on www.lockerfox.com, up to 5 days prior to each scheduled sale. The owners or their agents reserve the right to bid on any unit and also to refuse any bid. All items or units may not be available on the day of sale. The Public Sale will take place via www.lockerfox.com on: Wednesday, February 25th. 2026 at 1:30 p.m., or thereafter, at: SANFORD DEPOT 2728 W 25th St, Sanford, FL 32771 407305-3388. 1146 Henry Amadi; 1182 Sherell Bryant; 1202 Alyse Poleon; 1332 May ling Guardiola; 1410 Serita Rollins; 1416 Hector Santiago; 1497 Artisha Blanton; 1514 Laquavia Warren; 1588 Breanna Carrington; 1678 Christopher Blain; 1683 Henry Barnes; 1743 Channon Dyson. The above Tenants have been given proper notice, fourteen days prior to the first publication of this Notice of Sale, that the Owner will enforce a statutory lien on the property located in their respective unit of the above-mentioned self-storage facilities. Run dates: February 4, 2026 and February 11, 2026.
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2631 E Semoran Blvd. Apopka, FL 32703 (407) 408-7437 on February 13th, 2026 11:00AM Ryan Relucio-Household items, Artavia Monroe-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: 7244 Overland Rd Orlando, FL 32810 (407) 794-7457 on February 13th, 2026 11:30am Amaya Billings-Household items, Yurika Wright-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: February 13th, 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 Tisha Flowers : Household Goods, Boxes, Bags, Tools and Supplies, Wall Art . Steven Almeida: Toys and Games , Sports & Outdoor , Appliances, Household Items. Destiny Breton Household Goods, Wall Art, Furniture, Boxes, Electronics, Toys and Games, Furniture, Appliances. 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: 11971 Lake Underhill Rd Orlando, FL 32825 (407)516-7913 on February 13th, 2026 at 11:00AM. Corban Czap - Mattress, 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 indicated: #3699 - 12280 East Colonial Drive Orlando, Fl 32826 (321) 286-7324 on February 13th, 2026 12:00pm Kwame Jackson: Tires, appliances, 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 at the location indicated: 10959 Lake Underhill Rd. Orlando, FL 32825 (407) 502-0120 on February 13th, 2026 1:30PM Jovanni Haynes - 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: 9001 Eastmar Commons Blvd Orlando, FL 32825 (407) 901-6180 on February 13th,
2026 at 1:00PM Joan Agosto -household items,Samantha Ritter-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: Store #8558, February 24th, 2026 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 610 Rinehart Rd. Lake Mary, FL 32746 (407) 637-1360 Debra Young- Boxes, papers, sports equipment, office supplies, printer, music instruments April Miltonhousehold goods Brandy Keller-furniture and basic household items John Lewis-household goods Carl Morris- Hobbies Melinda Hardy- household good. 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: February 13th, 2026, at the times and locations listed below. Personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:30am EST Extra Space Storage #4111: 14916 Old Cheney Hwy Orlando, FL 32828 (407) 9179151. Beverly Rodriguez; Holiday Items, Organizers, Speaker, Appliances, Elisa Perez; Electronics, Totes, Lamp, 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: February 13th, 2026 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 831 N. Park Avenue Apopka, FL 32712 (407) 450-0345 Fernando Alonso - 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
and times listed below. February 24th, 2026 at 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage, 1451 Rinehart Rd, Sanford, FL 32771 (407) 915-4908. The personal goods stored therein by the following: Robert Mazza: furniture, tool box. Nuline Sensors, Eve Gould: electronics, boxes. Wyman Kitt: kids toys, mattress, video games. Jessica Byer: Furniture, art, lamps. Jose Torrese: furniture, toys, shelves. Lynne Correia: furniture, boxes. Cameron Alexander: 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, 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: February 13th, 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; Valarie James: totes, shelves, clothes, Appliances, electronics, household; Kevin Wason: Totes, sports & outdoors, boxes, electronics, household, TV, A/c unit, garden hose.. 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: February 26, 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: Brianna Winfrey- Clothes, shoes, furniture, appliances, shelves, toys, monitors, microwave, air fryer: Charlotte Pizarro- Furniture, electronics, boxes, E-bike, baby carrier, totes, dresser, hangers, vacuum. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:15AM Extra Space Storage, 1305 Crawford Ave. St. Cloud FL 34769, 407.504.0833: Michael Gleaton; Mattress & Bedding- Joseph Zagorskas; Household items- Melissa Somers; Boxes, bags, totes, old furniture- Iris Montes Gonzalez; Boxes and Tv- Roger Mosher; Furniture’s and Appliances Timothy Becker; furniture and tools- Jeff Johnson; Appliances, Mattress, Decorations, Motorcycle (Not Included)- Cynthia Cooper; tires, tools, 3 Motorcycle (not included)- Keithy Walker; clothes, bags, totes- Nadine Phidd; Appliances, Mattress, lawnmower, trimmer The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:30AM Extra Space Storage, 2855 E Osceola Pkwy Kissimmee FL. 34743, 689.223.6810: Ernest Oliva – car parts, furniture, tv, boxes Yelitza Echenique – holiday decor, printer, bins, dog cage The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra
Space Storage, 14800 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, FL 32832 407.987.4115: Jaime Cano-Personal effects, Irma Monterroza-Household goods, Emud Canizales-Household goods, Jarvis Jones-Household goods, Pedro Ovalles-Household goods. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage, 12915 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, FL 32832 407.501.5799: Alex Hawkins- furniture, couches, love seat, boxes. | Taevien Cuevas- Shoes, Bikes, Dresser, Lamp, Bins, Bed, Punch bag, Mirror. | Anthony Allen- Furniture, Mirror, household items. | Joseph Torres- Christmas Decor, Stool, Chair, Boxes | Brandy Adams- Boxes, Couch, Hockey Sticks, Lamp, Bins, Household items. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:15PM Extra Space Storage, 11261 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando FL 32832, 407.280.7355: Scott Quinn-sports equipment, clothing, boxes. Alaina Cosby-boxes, bags, bikes. Timothy Lorenzo Bryant- books, boxes, TVs. Kay Philips- furniture, tools, boxes. Kaia Hilson- boxes, decor, 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: Mount Zion TabernacleChristmas decoration, plastic bins, stage props; Aiesha Collins-Furniture, household items, boxes, totes, etc; Maria Cifuentes-Book, boxes; Juana Watkins-Misc household goods; Crystal Iglesias- couch, boxes, bins, exercise bike. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:30 AM Extra Space Storage, 13597 S Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida 32824 407.910.2087: Karina Velasquez – Household/Personal items, Kamari Cummings – Household/Personal items, Alvaro Puello – Household items, Felicia Whetsell – Household items The personal goods stored therein by the following: 01:30 PM Extra Space Storage, 13450 Landstar Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32824 407.917.8672: Latoscha Nobles; Household goods. Huigens Garcia; Household goods. Marla H. Lugo; Furniture, household goods. Willie Thomas; Household Goods/Furniture. Cecilia Benitez; Household goods. Kevin Anabelson; Inventory. Alexander Quinn Parrish; Household good. Luz Caraballo; Household Goods/Furniture. Jeffrey Santos; Boxes, bookshelf, dresser. Heimel Mejia; Whole House furniture. Orlando Alvarez; Household goods The personal goods stored therein by the following: 01:00 PM Extra Space Storage, 7627 Narcoossee Rd, Orlando, Florida 32822 689.278.1735: Ports Lighting and Electric LLC – Lightbulbs, Power Tools, Shovel, Ladder, Boxes. Andres Delgado – Boxes, Bathtub, Power Tools, Plumbing Equipment. Jorge Arroyo – Car Parts, Tires, Battery, Fridge, Welder, Drum Barrel, Boxes. Angel Aviles – Luggage, Boxes, Tires, Barrel Drum, Pressure Washer, Air Compressor. Walter Castro - 4-wheel Kids Car, Bicycle, Propane Tanks, Boxes, Mattress. Max Floor Systems – Garment Streamer, Table and Chairs, Bike Stand, Bike Frame, Bedding, Car Seat, Bike Lifts, Boxes. Max Floor Systems – Beverage Cooler, Garmin Display Stand, Toolbox, Boxes, Totes, Bicycle Lift and Repair Stand. Brenda Alcantar – Boxes, Skateboards, Bed Frame, Baby Chair, Mattress, Air Purifier, Totes, Power Washer. Cesar Salinas –Boxes, Ladders, Pallets, Quilts, Toolbox, Office Supplies. Johana Umanzor – Freezer, Clothing, Jewelry, Mattress, Dressers, Bed Frame, Mirror, Fan. The personal goods stored therein by the following:
12:30 PM Extra Space Storage, 35 Goldenrod Rd S, Orlando, Florida 32807
407.487.3270: Marquita Mason: Luggage, TV, Cooler, Boxes; Emily Annibale: Bikes, Luggage, Totes, TV; Luisana Bastidas: Dolly, Totes, Crutches; The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:45 AM Extra Space Storage, 6174 S Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, Florida 32822
407.955.4137: Brandon Massey - black chevy silverado 2018; Rodney Moreno - boxes, clothes; jacob ayers - Personal items, End table, Bed, Bed frame. Entertainment cabinet; Jared PalmerClothes, Boxes; Suleika Colon SilvaWardrobe stylist supplies and clothes; Bridget Gibson - House hold; Ivan Lopez - Herramientas y cosas de la casa; The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:15 AM Extra Space Storage, 5753 Hoffner Rd, Orlando, Florida 32822 407.212.5890: David Pavlik - Household Goods, Power wheel, Christmas Tree, Luggage. Magdiel Quintas Rodriguezhousehold, speaker box, gas tank, washing machine. Luckna Ashley Metelus Belony- Bed, wall art, vacuum. Frances Fernandez- books, clothes, camping tents. Jason Moffett - household items, gulf clubs, music records, wall art, totes. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:45 PM Extra Space Storage, 4650 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32822 407.901.3864: Alain Gonzalez-Documents, printers ; Luz Colon-Kitchenware, Mattress and bedding items, electronics, household goods, furniture, boxes ; David Patterson-Kitchenware, clothes, shoes, electronics, microwaves ; Jose Nodal-Kitchenware, clothing, wall art, furniture, boxes ; Shanitra Payton-Toys, bedding items, furniture, office chair, totes ; Schwantz Alexis-Auto parts, luggage ; Bethany Smith-Plastic container, crutches, vacuum, painting gun, foldable table, tools, supplies ; Jerrick Marquis Stanton-Auto parts, toys, documents, mattress, wall art, furniture, blower, bike, PC monitor. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 02:00 PM Extra Space Storage, 2334 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32822 407.930.4541: Vince Clement: Tools & food vendor supplies. ; Rubgair Santiago Gomez: Household goods. ; Priyanka Arora: 3 - 4 suitcases –Clothes. ; Kelly Myers: 1 queen bed, night stand, desk, TV stand, sofa, boxes. 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: Alicia Binney- Household goods, furniture; Luis Garcia- Household goods; Maria Frosceno- Household goods; Wellington Campos- Tools; Brock Daley- Boxes and toys; Carmen Gerena Cruz- Boxes, furniture, household items; Christopher Morrissey/Morrissey Ventures LLC- Furniture, clothing, office supplies, boxes, electronics. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:15 PM Extra Space Storage, 408 N Primrose Dr, Orlando, Florida 32803 321.285.5021: Tiffany Swanson- kings size bed Boxes; Brandon Kuhar-Car jack, rugs boxes; Alaina Mcneal-Furniture, personal items, Clen sweep Junk- Furniture, personal 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.
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: February 13th, 2026, at the times and locations listed below: The personal goods stored therein by the following: 2:30pm Extra Space Storage, 15551 Golden Isle Blvd, Orlando FL 32828 4077101020: Drew-Ann Charles: household items, boxes, washer and dryer, sofa, patio 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, 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: February 13th, 2026, at the times and locations listed below: The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:30PM Extra space storage #7588, 12709 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, Fl 32826 4076343990: Emigdio Moreno- Lawn mower, tools, heavy equipment, boxes, electronics, Melody Suarez - cabinets, clothes, shelves, mattress, wall art, boxes, Shana Valle - appliances, guitar, mattress, collectibles, books, Amanda La Rosa - Clothing, furniture, luggage, Norman Twyman - clothes, display cases, electronics, furniture, mattress. 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: Site #3102, 2650 W. 25th St. Sanford, Fl 32771, 407-324-9985 on February 24th, 2026 at 12:00pm Dawn Zager:Furniture, Household items; Khanhti Luanglaj Saap Saap LLC:Heavy duty deep freezer; Krissa Bakke Carter:Washer, Dryer, Freezer, Furniture, Appliances; Dillon Nemia:Furniture; Von Eric Small: Furniture, Clothing, Household items; Jermaine McNeil:Furniture, Appliances; La-Shant Hawkins:Tote, Dresser, Chair. 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 February 24th, 2026 at 12:00 PM Timmy McClain-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 February 18, 2026, Thursday February 19, 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, February 18 @ 11:30am) 0460-Eliza Cosme, 1249-Dennis Calagos 5622 Old Winter Garden Rd Orlando,FL 32811 (Wed, February 18 @ 1:00pm)
0537-Sylvester Robinson, 0558-Charl Shorter, 0765-Lojuan Lyons, 1003-Otis Johnson, 1080-Joyce Davilmar 6401 Pinecastle Blvd Orlando,FL 32809 (Wed, February 18 @ 2:30pm) 87-Hidelfonso Rengifo 3625 Aloma Ave Oviedo,FL 32765 (Thurs, February 19 @ 11:00am) 0964-Brianne Willett, 1012-Edward McGowan 17420 SR 50 Clermont,FL 34711 (Thurs, February 19 @ 1:00pm) 0325-Corey L Battey, 0347-Tausha A Miller, 0779-Jesus A Peralta, 7118-Adam Brown 2300 Hartwood Marsh Clermont,FL 34711 (Thurs, February 19 @ 2:00pm) 1103-Samuel Anderson, 1607- Matthew Philip Graves, 1667-Linda Cruz, 2133-Rachel Barrett. Run dates 1/28/26 and 2/4/26.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY IN THE INTEREST OF: K.M. DOB: 3/26/2022, MINOR CHILD. CASE NO.DP24-034 NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: WALTER GANDY, 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 commanded to appear on March 9, 2026, at 9:30 AM before the Honorable Robert J. Egan, at the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street Courtroom 5 Orlando, FL 32806, for an ADVISORY 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 the ADA Coordinator, Human Resources, Orange County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 510, Orlando,
Florida 32801, (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 12th day of January, 2026. Clerk of Court By: /s/ As Deputy Clerk.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA. CASE: 2024-DP-151 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: K.R. DOB: 12/22/2009, MINOR CHILD, NOTICE OF ACTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. TO: CHRISTINA MINTER, 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. You are hereby commanded to appear March 11, 2026, at 1:30 PM, before the Honorable Judge Tom Young at the Osceola Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square Kissimmee, FL 34741, Courtroom 4-C for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. 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, Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 6300, Kissimmee, Florida, (407) 742-2417, 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 and seal of this Court at Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida this 29th day of January, 2026. Kelvin Soto, as Clerk of Court. By: /s/ as Deputy Clerk (Court Seal).
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA. CASE: 2024-DP-151 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: K.R. DOB: 12/22/2009, MINOR CHILD, NOTICE OF ACTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. TO: KEVIN RICHARDS, 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. You are hereby commanded to appear March 11, 2026, at 1:30 PM, before the Honorable Judge Tom Young at the Osceola Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square Kissimmee, FL 34741, Courtroom 4-C for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. 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, Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 6300, Kissimmee, Florida, (407) 742-2417, 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 and seal of this Court at Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida this 29th day of January, 2026. Kelvin Soto, as Clerk of Court. By: /s/ as Deputy Clerk (Court Seal).
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO: DP23-454 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILDREN L.M. DOB: 12/18/2010, A.M. DOB: 1/30/2012, I.M. DOB: 10/23/2013, S.M. DOB: 11/7/2015, A.M. DOB: 6/15/2019, M.B. DOB: 11/29/2021, MINOR CHILDREN. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. TO: ALFRED MESIPONT Address unknown. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child(ren). You are hereby commanded to appear before the Honorable Robert J. Egan, Circuit Court Judge, on Tuesday, February 26, 2026 at 9:30 AM at the Thomas S. Kirk Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Courtroom 5 Orlando, Florida 32806, for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD(REN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD(REN) NAMED IN THE PETITION. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 14th day of January, 2026. This summons has been issued at the request of: Matthew Corbett, Esquire, Florida Bar Number: 1025031, matthew.corbett@ myflfamilies.com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 05 CASE NO.: DP24-387 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD A.A. DOB: 10/6/2024, NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS To: Lisa Potter. Last known address: 2912 Golden Rock Rd., Orlando, FL 32818. 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:A.A. born on 10/6/2024. You are hereby commanded to appear on February 17, 2026, at 9:30 AM before the Honorable Heather Pinder Rodriguez at the Thomas S. Kirk Justice Center located at 2000 East Michigan Street Orlando, FL 32806 for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD 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 6th day of January, 2026. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jillian Carver, Esquire FBN: 1049619 Jillian.Carver@myflfamilies.com. 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 individuals listed below at the location indicated: #3404 2650 N Powers Dr. Orlando, FL 32818 (407) 982-1032 on February 13th, 2026 at 1:00PM Connie Walton-Household Goods/Furniture, Bettie Lindsey-Household Goods, Brunel Nerestan-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. 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.
Life Storage/Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below on February 13th, 2026, @12:00pm at the location indicated: Store 8439: 1420 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL, 32804, (407) 312-8736. Elijah Campbell-household items;Fredrick Johnson-household items;Sheryl P Holland-household items;Michael Robinson-household items;Clifton Norman-household items;Jacob Kriston-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. 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.
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 February 18, 2026 9:30am) 2016-Corey Watford, 2030-Joseph Santos, 2166-Kenneth Blount, 2170-Ariel Castillo, 2335-Tammy Anderson, 2357-Roland Simmons, 3020-Rodney Bailey, 3029-Urielle Blanchard, 3036-Ricky Vaughn, 3180-Dylan reed, 3345-Wendolyn Rodriguez 300 W Oak Ridge Rd Orlando, FL 32809 (Wednesday February 18, 2026 11:30am) 0028- Yvis Briceno, 0274-Mario Mcneal, 2029-Michael Sabater, 2038Emma Diaz, 2041-Luis Caban 2022 CFHG 700CL-X VIN LCEPEWL1XN6004813 Name
on Title: Luis Miguel Caban Lien Holder: Roadrunner Financial, Inc., 2124-Walberto Ramos, 3010-Lino Florido, 3028- Angela Randle, 4005-Willie Harris 15610 Sweet Grove Lane, Winter Garden, FL 34787 (Wednesday February 18, 2026 2:30pm) 1071-David Schemel, 1092-Mia Rock-Rodriguez, 2097-Jonathan Martinez-Gaud, 2190-Sylvana Stephen, 2212-Peter Bailey
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCKERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPANY FACILITIES. STORAGE LOCATIONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, MISCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD TO SATISFY OWNER’S LIEN FOR RENT AND FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 8:00am and RUNS CONTINOUSLY. Auction will be held online: www.storagetreasures.com U-Haul Moving and Storage of Haines City, 3307 US Hwy 17-92 W. Haines City, FL 33844 2/3/2026: A0117 Melissa Teresi, A0116 Anita Gonzales, H0905 Stacey Gonzalez, F0621 Josean Medina, E0507 McWell Hogue, F0613 Aswad Johnson, G0803 Ethan Morris, F0662 Geraldo Hurtas, H0903 Jeffrey Stenger, F0654 Christopher Michalski, H0931 Adarius Taylor U-Haul Moving and Storage at Kirkman Road, 600 S. Kirkman Rd. Orlando, Fl 32811 2/3/2026: 5004 Eduardo Dos Santos Dessandes, 2015 Ali Bryant, 5003 Zeeshan Noor, 8019
Zebulun Sanders, 6008 Keonshae Battle, 6005 Marie Desir, 1020 Sherline Ulysse, 5001 Futsum Tesfaselassie, 3110 Marissa Johnson, 1107 Tiffany Franklin, 6016 Rhonnett Merriweather 2/10/2026: 1004 Shanelle Whitehead, 3021 Tangela King, 3025 Alynna Morel, 3103 Ligia Torres, 3106 Latarsha Ingrum, 1031 Laurie Walwyn, 2013 George Baker, 2017 Robert Wright, 3046 Andre Desanto, 3109 Natacha Clemons, 8008 George Baker, 1008 Azi Nelson, 3105 Tangela King U-Haul Moving and Storage of Clermont, 13650 Granville Ave. Clermont, Fl 34711 2/3/2026: 3236 Corrinna Santos, 1104 Phillip Gaver, 2074 Donna Hoffman, 3213 Chantel Rivet, 1095 Rashad Sanders, 3256 Rashad Sanders, 1107 Theodore Brown, 1002 Angel Velez, 3059 Adriann Martinus 2/10/2026: 2121 Ronnie Dougherty, 1079 Olesia Martinez, 1098 Nick Rodriguez U-Haul Moving and Storage of Ocoee, 11410 W. Colonial Dr. Ocoee, Fl 34761 2/3/2026: 3311-15 Tyesha Taylor, 3433-57 Natasha Reid, 3319 Marsha Jean Mary, 2520-38 Pierson Edouard, 1529 Erik Dubarry, 1017 Nicolas Meus, 1514 Daniel Lockheart, 2525-26 Alexander Edouard, 1022-06 Ester Desir, 3536 Luis Oliveira, 3456 Chimene Jackson, 1020 Taliah Rasul, 1644 Maria Nieto, 2011 Trinia Stage, 1407 Chimene Jackson, 1722 Kevin Victor, 1612 Anthony Peterson, 3464 Jim Johnson Jr, 1104 Benedict Baruchi 2/10/2026: 1711 Vickie Acevedo U-Haul Moving and Storage of Four Corners, 8546 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy. Kissimmee, Fl 34747 2/3/2026: 1532 James Grosso, 1544 Elgin Harrison, 1635 Carl Mars, 2214 Donetta Hester, 1540 Cadiah Wright, 1322 Richard Stewart, 1041 Christopher Reed, 2304 Ricky Wooten, 2365 Cadiah Wright, 2197 Natalie Noboa, 1907 Starlett Zinn, 2140 Matthew Desmond, 1762 Samuel Nunez, 1905 Nicole Meisinger, 2144 Jonathan Cintron.
Notice of Public Sale
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the own-
er, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on February 13th, 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 A222 Jaime Juliao A247 Jonathan Sirrell C167 Alexis Vargas C173 Nelson Toro F187 Elizabeth Martinez H118 Richard Emel RV037 Ylana Martinez. Run dates 1/28/26 and 2/4/26.
Notice Of Public Sale
Personal property of the following tenants will be sold for cash to satisfy rental liens in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self Storage Facility Act, Sections 83-806 and 83-807. Contents may include kitchen, household items, bedding, toys, games, boxes, barrels, packed cartons, furniture, trucks, cars, etc. There is no title for vehicles sold at lien sale. Owners reserve the right to bid on units. Lien sale to be held online ending Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 at times indicated below. Viewing and bidding will only be available online at www.storagetreasures.com beginning at least 5 days prior to the scheduled sale date and time! Also, visit www.personalministorage.com/Orlando-FL-storage-units/ for more info Personal Mini Storage Lake Fairview - 4252 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804 at 11:00am: 133 Stanley Rowland 54 Phoebe Cressy 390 Michael Dix. Michigan Mini Storage - 200 W Michigan St Orlando FL 32806 at 10:30am: 55 David Tyrone Hill 109 Rene Martinez Vega 146 Downs Steven.
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 February 13th, 2026 12:30PM Necemia White- Dishes, clothing & shoes, books, boxes. Clifford Hughley- Clothing & shoes, new merchandise, tools, household items, electronics, cabinets. William Soto Ribot- Bookbags, luggage, totes. Joseph Simonds- Toys, personal effects, luggage, bookbags. Netyra Owens- Clothing & Shoes. Altoria White- Household items. James Hamner- boxes & files. 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 February 13th, 2026, at the location indicated. Store 1333: 13125 S. John Young Pkwy, Orlando FL. 32837, 407.516.7005 @ 10 AM: Esmeralda Washington- Tv clothes accessories,Maria Marquez-home
items,Manuel Borrero-home items,Jose Hernandez-home items,Destiny Mitchell-home items,Abel Ortiz-home items, Store 3502: 1236 S Vineland Rd, Winter Garden Fl 34787, 407.794.6460 @ 11:45AM : matthew hansin- furniture, shelving, random stuff; Michelle Albarran- Boxes and some furniture; Christian Duprey- Totes, Boxes, Office records Store 3024: 11955 S Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando Fl 32837. 407.826.0024 @ 11:00 AM: Geniva Alers - utility shelf, 4x5 totes and 7 bags misc items. Danielle Caracciola - Household Goods/Furniture. Store 8931: 3280 Vineland Rd, Kissimmee FL 34746, 407.720.7424 @ 11:30 am: Edward Daguenian personal items, Jimmy Desir furniture, boxes, metal table, Joys Hollins luggage, Thomas Williamson suitcases bins misc, Juan Carlos Pulido Furniture, Herbert Touzalin House product. Store 7590: 7360 Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, FL 32819@ 2:30pm: Sophia Kaur- filing cabinets, bikes, boxes, bedframes Store 1334: 5603 Metrowest Blvd Orlando Fl 32811. (407) 516-7751) @ :10:45am Jean Ponthieux -Small personal items. Donna Anderson- Household items. Hector Chevere- boxes house stuff. Ebony Theodore- Washer Dryer Tv stand. Katoria Johnson- Totes, and household items. Gideao Oliveira- Household items, boxes, bags, coolers and totes. Cicely Phillipsclothes, boxe and luggage. Walter Meracarpet and plastic. Destine Chance- furniture Store 1335: 1101 Marshall Farms Rd Ocoee Fl 34761 (407) 516-7221) @ : 12PM- Natasha Corbett –shoes,clothes, empty boxes: Joseph Vickers- Dryer, furniture: Joshua Yajcaji- Ladder, tools, Air compressor, wheelbarrow, totes, toolbox, shingles, tile shingles, paint; Lagrant Birdsong-Air compressors, pressure washers, cooler, tools, gas grill, floor blower, tool box, ladder, Stihl Backpack blower, closet Bifold Door x2, shop vacs, small generator, chainsaw. Store 6667: 910 Citrus Grove Rd Minneola, FL 34715 (352) 415-2585 @ 2:45 p.m.: Michael King – 2 TVs, couch, rocking chair, dresser, mattress with frame, mirrors, clothing, computer monitor & desk, racks, lamps, toy horse, tires, boxes. Store 7143: 6035 Sand Lake Vista Dr, Orlando, FL 32819 @ : 10:15 AM : Christina Whiteside – Homegoods; Eric Maddox - Clothing inflatables computers books personal items. Storee 7420: 800 Beard Rd, Winter Garden, FL 34787 @ 12:30 PM: Nahara Spairani-household items,Stephanie Jones-household items,Yvette Brown-2024 golfcart legend stretch. Store 7557: 11920 W Colonial Dr Ste 10, Ocoee, FL 34761, 407-794-6970 @ : 12:45pm - Jeffrey Mcintosh/Jeffrey Mcimtosh- totes, tools, clothing Store 7865 25 E Lester Rd, Apopka, FL 32712, 407-551-5590 @ 1:30 PM: Kristina Baird- clothing, toys, 10 bags, 4 containers. -Cristina Garciaclothes, furniture. -Amanda Brayley-appliances, furniture, boxes. : Store 8136: 3501 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL 32839, 407.488.9093 @12:15PM Treshanya German –Household goods,Totes,Box,Shoes:Tameka Senior –Clothes,Bags,Totes,Mattress Store 8778: 3820 S Orange Ave Orlando FL 32806, 321.270.3440 @ 1:00 pm Jennie John 3 salon chairs nail table/ Letha Harmon full size mattress, 75” tv, 2 desks, boxes, clothes, suitcases, rug. Store 4107: 9080 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee Fl 34747, 407.238.1799 @ :1:15pm - Sylvette Karamoko- Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment, Steven LaSalle- Bicycles, garage items, Gracie Cash- Clothes and boxes, Susan Atkins- Household Goods/Furniture Store 4217: 5698 S Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, Fl 32839, 407-930-4463 @1:45 : Kathrine Wrenfro; Bins, Bags, Mattress Bedding,
Electronics, Furniture, Sports Outdoors, Boxes, Jorge Simmons-Valenzuela; Bins, Landry Basket, Toys Baby Games ,Clothing Shoes ,Mattress Bedding, Electronics ,Furniture ,Sports Outdoors ,Boxes, Adriana E Rodriguez; Bins ,Appliances ,Wall Art, Collectibles, Items, Sports Outdoors, Boxes, Clebert Guerrier; Bags, Bins, Appliances, Lamps, Electronics, Furniture, Sports Outdoors, Boxes, Mirrors, Melvi E Galvez Ortiz; Bags, Bins, Dishes Kitchenware, Toys Baby Games, Clothing Shoes, Boxes, Isaiah Butler; Fake Flowers, Dishes Kitchenware, Personal Effects, Wall Art, Furniture, Boxes, Gerald Polanco; Bins, Lamps, Motor Vehicles Parts, Clothing Shoes, Electronics, Furniture, Sports Outdoors, Boxes, Saleem Charaniya; Bags, Store Displays, Cabinets Shelves, Dishes Kitchenware, Motor Vehicles Parts, Boxes, Simone Guerrier; Bags, Bins, Appliances, Toys Baby Games, Clothing Shoes, Mattress Bedding, Personal Effects, Wall Art, Electronics, Furniture, Sports Outdoors, Boxes, Mirrors, Annisa Romeo; Bins, Suitcase, Toys Baby Games, Collectibles, Furniture, Boxes. Store 1317: 5592 L B McLeod Rd Orlando FL 32811. (407) 720-2832) @ 2:00pm: Superior Auto Diagnostic IncPhillip Barret- tool; Will Wroy- household items; Ebony Jenkins- Clothes, Shoes, couple lawn items; Thomas Bollette- Qn Bed - 4 ch Kitchen table - 30 boxes; Omar Rodriguez- Bed, couches, tv, tables. Store 6454: 2312 S. Division Ave. Orlando, FL 32805, 689-303-3205 @ 2:15 Jared Sumpter -Appliances, boxes, furniture, clothing. Merlange Florestal- one bedroom contents. Shawn Simon- TVs clothes sneakers. 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 February 13th, 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 # 1314 Vivian Nival Unit # 1631 Valentin Sorbala Unit # 1703 Gabriel Vazquez Unit # 1801 Sonia Rios Gonzalez Unit # 1807 Danilo Lima Martins Unit # 2110 Malik Mawajdeh Unit # 2410 Anique Jordan Unit # 2600 Giselle De la cruz Unit # 1102 Emilio Guzman. Run dates 1/28/26 and 2/4/26.
Legal, Public Notices
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 February 13th, 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.
#1002 Gabriel Puerta #1217 Omar D. Cheverez Diaz #1219 Minell Ellerbe #1228
Jaclyn Maldonado #1334 Artist Newby #2140 Cynthia Diaz #2404 Anthony Rivas Rosado #2507 Efrain Rodriguez #2515 Aaron Brouwer. Run dates 1/28/2026 and 2/4/2026.
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 February 13th, 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.Sandy Wallace – 1029 Sandy Wallace – 1030 Sandy Wallace – 1032 Sandy Wallace – 1122 Savannah Stutzman – 1144 Kwanisha Weatherill –1181 George Negron – 2028 Marvin Parker – 2115 Andrew Solorzano – 3004 Fernando Baez – 3051 Tia Cummings – 3085 Darius Brown – 3105 Carlis Bouwland – 3126 Clara Stanley – 2215 Anthony Huertas –2217. Run dates 1/28/26 and 2/4/26.
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: February 18th, 2026, 9:30am Mindful Storage facility: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL 34759 (321) 732-6032 The personal goods stored therein by the following:A124-Furniture, #1198Households, #1188-Furniture, #1187-Boxes, #1165-Households, #B116-Boxes, #1123- Boxes, #1109-Households, #B109-Furniture, #1040-Bins, #1003-Boxes, #2003- Households, #2008-Boxes, #2109-Furniture, #H212-Furniture, #I212-Boxes, #I217- Households, #F233-Boxes. 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, 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, 2/24/2026, @ 12:00 pm: Larissa LendzemoHousehold furniture Cleotha RedmondToys, appliance parts, tools, boxes, wood, paint, furniture. 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: 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 February 13th, 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. 0022 – Jose Alvelo Alvarado 0044 – Kimberly Cherry 0048 – Jose Felix 0049 – Sheldon Larmond 0564 – Ashley Desensi 151A – Terri Warren 497A – Jessica Pierre. Run Dates 1/28/26 and 2/4/26.
Employment
ABC USA Masters Education Consultants LLC has 1 opening for Content Creation/ Communication Specialist in Ocoee, FL 34761. Work remotely within the Company’s Metropolitan Statistical Area; must meet at Company in Ocoee twice a month or as needed. Req. Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Digital Marketing, or Business Administration; 6 months of experience in communication with clients; bilingual Portuguese-English. Resumes to Alessandra at abc@studyworkus.com.
AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Civil Engineer III, Orlando, FL: Responsible for the design and planning of transportation related projects, including highway and roadway projects. Up to 10% domestic travel required. Telecommuting permitted up to 3 days per week $87,360 - $133,810/ yr. Full-time. Equal Opportunity Employer. To apply, visit https://aecom.com/careers & search Job Title
C & E Consulting Ventures d/b/a Caring Transitions of Winter Park seeks Operations Manager in Orlando, FL to coordinate daily business operations, staffing, scheduling, logistics, and performance tracking. Req: High School Diploma or GED; 24 months of experience in business operations or related field; supervisory experience required; fluency in Portuguese required; nationwide U.S. travel may be
required. Please send resumes to Carly Olson by email at colson@ caringtransitions.com or by U.S. mail to 2424 Hoffner Ave, Belle Isle, FL 32809.
EDI SPECIALIST
H&H US LLC has an opening for EDI Specialist in Orlando, FL responsible for providing thought and solution leadership in specific areas of EDI solutions across multiple business models – wholesale, key accounts, and direct-to-customer sales, through in-house warehouses, third-party logistics, or fourth-party logistics. Bachelor’s Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Comp. Sci., IT, or related field & 2 yrs. of exp. in the job offered or a related occupation. Exp. must include: exp. with Oracle NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics ERP systems, including configuration and troubleshooting of modules tailored to business processes; exp. with integrating and optimizing third-party applications using Celigo, SPS Commerce, and True Commerce for seamless ERP and e-commerce solutions; exp. analyzing, defining, and implementing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) requirements between ERP systems and 3PL/VAN/e-commerce platforms; exp. creating, developing, and maintaining mapping documents, data transformation rules, and integration workflows to ensure accurate data exchange across systems; exp. interpreting Oracle NetSuite dashboard reports and converting them into actionable executive-level business insights and strategic recommendations; exp. working within a global enterprise environment, managing ERP support and integration efforts. This position is a 100% remote/work from home position. This position does not require travel. Any applicant who is interested in this position should apply at https://www.linkedin.com/ jobs/view/4331966988/?trk=mcm.
Facilities manager needed for Orlando Dinner Entertainment, Inc in Orlando, Florida. Duties include: • Lead and manage the planning, design, and execution of facilities-related projects, including renovations, repairs, and construction.• Develop project plans, timelines, and budgets while using Quickbooks, ensuring that all projects are completed according to specifications.• Coordinate with internal teams, contractors, and vendors to ensure project objectives are met. • Monitor project progress, address issues, and adjust plans as necessary to maintain timelines and budgets. • Ensure all projects comply with relevant safety standards, building codes, and regulatory requirements. • Maintain effective communication with stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status. • Oversee facility maintenance schedules, ensuring that preventative and corrective maintenance is carried out efficiently. • Prepare and review reports and documentation related to project milestones, expenses, and final outcomes. Requires Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, plus 24 months experience in facilities management. Full-time, please mail resume to: Orlando Dinner Entertainment, Inc., C/O Rosa Ramirez Torres, 6400 Carrier Dr., Orlando, FL 32819.
Franky Auto Sales LLc is hiring a Receptionist in Kissimmee, FL. The successful candidate must answer calls, take messages, greet clients, arrange appointments. Keep the databases up
to date, open and distribute electronic mail and coordinate flow of information internally and with other departments within the dealership. Order supplies and maintain inventory. Requirements: Client communication in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. Salary: $39,749.00. Send cv to FFMOTORSADM@gmail.com until February 24, 2026
Nemours Foundation- Nemours Children’s Health seeks Continuous Improvement Specialist II in Orlando, FL to provide continuous improvement support to Nemours by functioning as an analyst, facilitator, consultant and/or project mgr as rqd. Rqmnts: Master’s in CS, Engg, or a rel field &: 2 yrs exp utilizing lean mgmt systems, tools & methodologies, incl: Kaizen, PDCA, Total Quality Mgmt, Kanban, & 5S; 2 yrs working in a healthcare setting. Alt rqmnts: Bachelor’s in CS, Engg, or rel field & 4 yrs of exp in the requirements outlined above. Submit resume to Eve.Panebianco@nemours.org using job code SS
Orlando, FL – Medical Clinic seeks a Financial Operations Analyst to analyze the financial performance of the company’s community events, health plan partnerships, & digital campaigns to identify financial opportunities; collaborate w/ other professionals such as auditor, marketing personnel, & operational personnel to align financial goal & ensure compliance; conduct financial analyses related to investments for opening new clinics or expanding srvcs; determine the price of srvcs offered to the public by evaluating the operational costs per patient & per srvc type; interpret data on monthly financial reports to identify trends, opportunities, & risks of investments; monitor corporate dvlpmnts by analyzing financial information such as margin per patient, acquisition cost, avg revenue per clinic, etc.; prep strategic investment budget plans using financial analyses for the clinics, health plans, & marketing campaigns; perform scenario based financial analysis to guide key decisions by executives; create financial reports; provide financial analysis & advisement during negotiation w/ health plan providers & vendors. REQ: Bachelor’s Deg in Finance, Financial Management, or closely related field. Send res to: Chief Financial Officer, Primary Health Care Associates, Inc. dba PHCA Medical Group, 308 W. Bass Street, Kissimmee, FL 34741.
Phoenix Bus Inc in Orlando, FL seeks full-time Marketing Strategist for online marketing for social media. Req Bachelor’s degree in any major. $45,906/ year. Mail resume to W. Jr, 3320 37th St, Orlando, FL 32839.
Software Engineer 2, Electronic ArtsTiburon, a Florida Corporation, Orlando, FL. Dvlp & extnd offline & online features. Tchncl ownrshp of smll/medium scale features. Req Bach’s deg or foreign equiv in Comp Sci, Engg, Game Dvlpmnt/ Game Engg, IT or rel fld + 3 yrs of sftwr engg exp. Telecommtng prmttd. EA of/rs bnfts incl. PTO, medcl/dntl/vsion insrnc & 401 (k) to elgbl E’ees. Crtain roles elgbl fr bonus & equty. To apply, send resumes to eajobs@ea.com & ref job code SWE2S-103-FL.
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