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¶ We must pass the Protecting our Democracy Act It’s no secret that Congress is polarized. Rarely does an issue receive strong bipartisan support. That’s why it’s so striking that 4 out of 5 voters agree that we must do more to safeguard our democracy from presidential corruption. No president, regardless of party, should be able to exploit weaknesses in our political system for their personal gain. That’s where the Protecting Our Democracy Act comes in. If passed, it would prevent future abuse of presidential power and corruption, increase transparency, and ensure presidents of either party can be held accountable. If the average person used their office for personal gain, they’d go to jail. If the average person could pardon themselves, there would be no rule of law. Therefore, no president should be above the law. It’s just common sense. I’m urging Congress to pass the Protecting Our Democracy Act. It’s time we put safeguards in place to prevent a corrupt president of any party from abusing the power of their office. — Mayra Cruz Rivera, Orlando
¶ President Biden must declare a national climate emergency Earth Day is a reminder that together, there is a lot we can do to stop and then reverse the damage done by the greed and recklessness of the fossil fuel industry. From cleaner rivers to breathable air, we know that change is possible. But there is one person who has the opportunity and the power to make a change on the scale we need to turn the climate crisis around. That person is President Joe Biden, and the step he needs to take right now: declaring a national climate emergency. Earlier this spring, we received good news: The Biden administration invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA) — one of the most important powers that can be invoked under a national emergency — to increase production of mining to aid in the manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries. This is a great first step, but this focus on mining and batteries is not enough. The White House must invoke the DPA to manufacture renewable energy infrastructure, heat pumps, and all parts of a working clean energy economy. And we should still encourage the Biden administration to take that broader step and declare a national climate emergency, officially. President Biden has the authority to usher in a clean energy future with the power of his signature. It’s time for him to get it done. Let’s go Joe! We are all in this together. — Steve Oakes, Windermere
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DeSantis redistricting map draws fierce opposition, masks are now optional at Orlando International Airport, state health officials move to ban approved treatments for trans youth and other news you may have missed last week. »
After Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed into law new congressional district lines that he pushed lawmakers to pass, the controversial plan immediately drew a legal challenge. Voting-rights groups including the League of Women Voters of Florida filed a lawsuit in Leon County circuit court contending the congressional map fails to comply with state redistricting laws and is “a naked attempt” by DeSantis to “rig” congressional elections for Republicans. During a special legislative session this week, Republican lawmakers passed the plan, which was drawn up by DeSantis’ office. The bill drew fierce opposition, at least in part because it likely will reduce the number of Black Democrats elected to Congress. “The League (of Women Voters) and the other plaintiffs have chosen to not stand by while a rogue governor and a complicit state Legislature make a mockery of Florida’s Constitution and try to silence the votes and voices of hundreds of thousands of Black voters,” LWVOF President Cecile Scoon said. Joining the League of Women Voters in the lawsuit were the Black Votes Matters Capacity Building Institute, the Equal Ground Education Fund, the League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, Florida Rising Together, and 12 registered Democrats from Duval, Leon, Seminole, Orange, Pinellas, Hillsborough and Miami-Dade counties.
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Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani roasts Randy Fine on CNBC for taking Disney’s ‘woke money’ In the midst of Florida Republicans’ ongoing tiff with the Walt Disney Company, CNBC invited two local legislators onto their morning show Squawk Box to duke it out. Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani and Brevard County Rep. Randy Fine offered their takes on the fight against the company’s mild and ineffectual criticisms. And Eskamani took the opportunity to drag Fine over the coals for the Disney money in his political war chest. “Randy Fine has taken over $20,000 from Disney in political contributions. This ‘woke money’ he has not yet returned,” said Eskamani. Fine alleged that Disney was running afoul of its fiduciary duty to shareholders by speaking out against legislation harmful to LGBTQ people. Eskamani noted that she has never taken a dime in political contributions from Disney. Ultimately, Eskamani linked Republican outrage to Disney turning off the money spigot after facing backlash for the way it handled the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “That’s really what this about. Florida Republicans want Disney to get back in line, continue to donate to their coffers and be silent in the face of injustice,” Eskamani said.
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her “not qualified” for the position, noting that she has next to no experience inside a courtroom. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praised Mizelle for “follow[ing] the law” and ending the “misery” of wearing a piece of paper on your face for an hour. Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams, also a Trump appointee, criticized the ruling on Twitter, asking how a single unelected official could jeopardize the health of millions of Americans. The Department of Justice appealed the ruling Wednesday after the CDC determined that masking is still necessary for public health and safety.
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Florida Department of Health issues guidance against genderaffirming treatment for trans youth Flying in the face of opinions from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Florida Department of Heath is urging state doctors not to give gender-affirming care to transgender youth. The FDOH issued a statement claiming that “current evidence does not support the use of puberty blockers, hormone treatments or surgical procedures for children and adolescents.” The statement comes as part of a wave of anti-trans legislation and rhetoric by state leaders. The Florida Legislature recently passed laws barring trans youth from competing in high school sports and another making discussion of gender identity in public schools illegal. Gov. Ron DeSantis followed that up by declaring the second-place finisher in a women’s swimming race to be the winner after realizing the champion was transgender. HHS did not mince words in a statement declaring that gender-affirming care is better for the mental health of trans youth than the alternative. “Attempts to restrict, challenge or falsely characterize this potentially lifesaving care as abuse is dangerous. Such attempts block parents from making critical health care decisions for their children, create a chilling effect on health care providers who are necessary to provide care for these youth, and ultimately negatively impact the health and well-being of transgender and gender nonconforming youth,” they shared in a statement.
Orlando had the third-highest increase in rent in the nation over the last year Renters are suffering under a sudden and intense increase in their monthly rent. The pain was particularly acute in Orlando, where rent year-over-year experienced some of the largest jumps in the entire United States. The roughly 25 percent jump in average rent since spring of 2020 is the third-highest in the nation, according to a recent report from Zillow. The only two cities suffering through greater spikes are our neighbors: Tampa and Miami. Tampa has seen a 28 percent increase in average asking rent, and Miami’s average rent has jumped by nearly a third. The rent surge has forced local lawmakers to consider novel solutions. Orange County Commissioner Emily Bonilla floated the idea of a percentage cap on rent increases, and State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith asked the governor to declare the housing crisis a state of emergency. Studies on relative affordability have found that Orlando is less affordable for the people who live and work in it than notoriously pricey San Francisco.
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n an extraordinary display this week in the state House Senate went home yesterday and it was up to us. This was the chamber, Black Democrats loudly chanted, wore final shot.” McCurdy continued: “We knew we had a certain time allotT-shirts that read “Stop the Black Attack,” and staged a sit-in protest that shut down debate over African American ted for us to debate on before the clock ran out. So we wanted to make sure our members got on record but we also knew representation in the redistricting process. “When Black votes are under attack, we stand up and fight that we’re going to disrupt this process that’s been disrupting back,” the crowd of Black lawmakers yelled on the House so many lives across the state,” said, McCurdy, who was wearing one of the T-shirts while sitting in protest on the floor of floor. For years now, that’s not always been the case in the the House. The spark of a protest started when Black lawmaker Yvonne GOP-controlled Legislature, where Black lawmakers and Democrats often get rolled over as Republican legislators Hinson was speaking. She had recalled her experience as a young Black activist approve their conservative agendas. But this week, Black lawmakers demanded to be heard. who joined the fight for Black voting rights. “I’ve been kicked, I’ve been talked about, and I have been They’d had enough. They’re now on the offensive. And they’re called names that you don’t even put in the dictionary anygoing to stay there. A passionate group of Black Caucus members took action more,” said Hinson, a Democrat representing parts of Alachua on the House floor Thursday, alarmed about a congressional and Marion counties. She wanted to keep talking but her time was cut off under map that cuts Black seats to only two in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ the House debate rules. That’s when congressional redistricting plan. Nixon, of Duval County, and McCurdy “Hello, Black Floridians at home stormed to the well of the chamber, and today that’s watching this: The Florida REP. TRAVARIS the proceedings were halted. House is about to cut your representa“The demonstration was really for tion by 50 percent before lunch time,” MCCURDY SAYS, the people at home,” McCurdy told the state Rep. Travaris McCurdy, who repPhoenix. “We have an election comresents part of Orange County, said ‘I’VE HAD ENOUGH ing up in November and if this guy during Thursday’s House session. OF BEING KICKED [DeSantis] gets re-elected, he’s already “We shouldn’t be here begging for showing up now in his first term the representation in 2022,” he said. “I’ve AROUND IN THIS type of dictatorship, the type of bulhad enough of being kicked around lying that he’s seeking to do, and it’s in this building, in this chamber and CHAMBER AND STILL intentional.” still being expected to smile and shake State Rep. Patricia Williams, of your hands and engage in conversation BEING EXPECTED Broward County, told the Phoenix that with the same people who are trying to members of the Florida Legislative Black oppress my people,” McCurdy said. TO SMILE AND Caucus were infuriated by Republicans The protest had been previously SHAKE HANDS.’ attacking Black representation in the planned by McCurdy and state Rep. state, with the congressional map. Angela Nixon, McCurdy told the “When Black voters are under attack, Florida Phoenix during an interview in the state Capitol. That came after the Florida Senate had what do we do stand up and fight back,” she said. During a conversation in the state Capitol, state Rep. cleared DeSantis’ congressional map and two bills that strip Disney from self-government powers and an exemption from Michele Rayner told the Phoenix that “we sang, we sat on the floor, and the Republicans vacated the room.” A Democrat, last year’s law cracking down on social media. Just Wednesday, state Sen. Bobby Powell had delivered she represents parts of Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas and emotional remarks in the Senate, expressing how he felt as a Sarasota counties. When GOP lawmakers came back to the chamber, House Black man and lawmaker in a Republican-led state Legislature that has oftentimes pushed initiatives through the legislative Speaker Chris Sprowls appeared partly angry and partly astonished. Black lawmakers refused to stop loudly chantprocess that could threaten minority populations. Powell, of Palm Beach County and a leader of the Florida ing and disrupting Sprowls, who continued to push through Legislative Black Caucus, told his colleagues, “I wake up, the congressional map legislation and the other two Disneyknowing in this process, that we have to continue to fight. And related bills. sometimes you get tired, right? Republicans in the chamber applauded when they voted to “Tired of the book bans, tired of the ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ tired say yes to those bills, though some Democrats booed. of the maps being changed, tired of the CRT [Critical Race “They were clapping as democracy was dying,” said Rayner. Theory] … tired of wondering when I wake up in the morning, After the House session ended, Black lawmakers held a am I Black today, am I colored, am I a Negro?” news conference to discuss what happened and what comes “What is my battle today?” next. Those words seemed to be foreshadowing what would come State Rep. Ramon Alexander, representing Gadsden County on Thursday in the state House. (Powell told the Phoenix he and parts of Leon in the state capital, said, “We’re going to be was not aware of a House protest prior to Thursday.) revved up … and we’re going on offense and we’re going to stop “Myself and Rep. 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HOUSE REPUBLICANS JAM THROUGH REDISTRICTING BILL THAT CUTS BLACK REPRESENTATION BY HALF The Florida House, operating through a protest led by Black Caucus members, pushed through approval of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to redraw Florida’s congressional districts on Thursday. After abandoning the chamber for a little more than an hour, Speaker Chris Sprowls and his fellow Republicans returned and called the vote on the DeSantis map, which eliminates Black “access” seats in North and Central Florida, cutting Black Democratic representation in half. The vote was 68-38. The Senate had already approved the plan, which likely will govern this year’s midterm elections, although a lawsuit pending in federal court in Tallahassee asks three judges to design new districts. Throughout the rushed votes, Reps. Travaris McCurdy of Orange County, Angie Nixon of Duval, and Felicia Robinson of Miami-Dade sat on the floor in the well of the chamber, right on top of the House seal woven into the carpet, and chanted slogans. Other Democrats joined in from their seats. Yvette Hinson, who represents parts of Alachua and Marion counties, stood next to the three. Having passed the bill, Sprowls adjourned the House, slamming down his gavel with a resounding whack. Shortly later, the lights in the chamber went out. The result was a decisive win for DeSantis — who insisted that U.S. Supreme Court rulings disfavoring consideration of race in drawing political districts — if an ugly one. There was no immediate word from the governor’s office. Sprowls issued a written statement: “Today a group of representatives decided to hijack the legislative process, violating House Rules and interfering with the rights of their fellow elected colleagues to debate important legislation before the body,” he said. “We saw a group of Florida House members with microphones at their desk, a statewide audience, and an opportunity to vote on behalf of their constituents, and they instead chose to pretend they had to stage a protest to be heard. “House Democrats requested and agreed to 75 minutes of debate time on congressional maps, and they used the entire time. They did not request any additional time prior to the group’s disruption. “After offering multiple opportunities to debate the bills in an orderly way, we carried on and completed our constitutional duty to pass a congressional map. Ultimately, this group tried to drown out the voices of the other elected representatives and the 22 million Floridians they represent.” Ellen Freidin, CEO of FairDistricts Now, which led the citizens’ initiative behind the amendments, issued a statement of her own. “Under unthinkable pressure from the governor, the Legislature has passed what is probably the most intentionally partisan and racist congressional map in the history of Florida. It completely violates the Florida Constitution’s Fair Districts provisions. Apparently these Tallahassee politicians think that if they do not like the rules, they can simply ignore them,” Freiden said. “This is not the way a democracy should operate. Shame on those who drafted, submitted and voted for the map. We have great trust and hope that the courts will not allow this intentional discrimination to stand and will apply the FairDistricts standards as 63 percent of Floridians intended them to.” Before the protest broke out, Democrats compared the DeSantis plan to Jim Crow–era laws limiting Black voting rights. Republicans called it a reasonable response to constitutional questions about race’s role in drawing political boundaries. The new map creates 20 districts likely to vote Republican and eight for Democrats. It splits Blacks in Duval along the St. Johns River into two GOP-leaning districts and eliminates a Black “opportunity” district in Orange County. (In opportunity districts a minority group wields enough strength to heavily influence the outcome.) Congresswoman Val Demings represents that area now. — Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix
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In order to spend their time throwing red meat to the GOP/QAnon base, the Legislature ignored thousands of other bills. Here’s a partial list of what Florida lawmakers skipped during their 60 days of work BY ANNA WILDER AND MELISSA HERNANDEZ DE LA CRUZ, FRESH TAKE FLORIDA
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ov. Ron DeSantis continued this week to sign into law some of the measures Florida’s Republicanled Legislature passed this session, but thousands of bills died in Tallahassee and never made it to the governor, including some on notable issues. In the House and Senate, lawmakers proposed 3,685 pieces of legislation, but only about 285 passed in both chambers, slightly higher than the number since at least 2016, according to legislative records. Lawmakers passed a $112 billion state budget, as the session ended after votes on controversial legislation aimed at cultural issues unsettled between conservatives and progressives. DeSantis signed a bill Thursday banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Other new Florida laws ban instruction or conversations about sexual orientation or gender identity in some elementary grades, and allow parents to sue public schools if students were made to feel uncomfortable over lessons about historical events because of their sex or race. Here’s a partial list of what lawmakers didn’t do during their 60 days of work. X Didn’t reform property insurance Lawmakers didn’t tackle reforms over property insurance for homeowners, who have seen premiums surge ahead of hurricane season. Some insurance companies have pulled out of Florida, putting upward pressure on prices. Some policies have doubled in cost. Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, and other lawmakers have formally asked that the Legislature consider the subject when it reconvenes next week for a special session to consider new congressional maps for Florida. Nothing has been set to happen yet. X Didn’t increase building safety Months after the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in June killed 98 people in South Florida, lawmakers couldn’t agree on any new laws requiring mandatory inspections of such buildings — or how homeowners could be compelled to pay for necessary repairs — to prevent another disaster. One bill died when the sponsors of the respective Senate and House bills, Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R-Orange Park, and Rep. Daniel Perez, R-Miami-Dade, could not agree on terms.
That bill would have established mandatory building inspections for all multi-family residential buildings three or more stories in height. The inspections would be performed once the building reaches 30 years old and then every 10 years. For buildings within three miles of the coast, the milestone inspection would be performed once the building reaches 20 years and then every seven years. The bill also tried to compel building associations to establish reserves to fund critical maintenance. Negotiations between the bill sponsors broke down when they couldn’t come to agreement over when reserves needed to be established for critical structural repairs. DeSantis said this week that if lawmakers were able to reach agreement, he would include the bill in the upcoming special legislative session. “If they can do it, they can do it absolutely, but they have to agree on something,” DeSantis said. “The minute they tell me that that is something they can get across, we can add it absolutely.”
Also this week, Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz urged DeSantis to get involved to help get the bill passed. “I ask the governor and state lawmakers to find common ground to stop the next Surfside tragedy from ever happening,” Wasserman Schultz said. “We owe that much to the victims.” X Didn’t look at legalizing recreational marijuana Bills aimed at fast-tracking the legalization of recreational marijuana us for adults died. Democrats withdrew a doomed bill that would have laid the groundwork for how legal recreational marijuana could work in Florida. It would have mimicked tobacco usage legislation already in place. “Just a really constant pattern of demonizing cannabis usage when a majority of Floridians don’t share that sentiment,” said Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando. She said she intended to file the bill again next year, if she wins re-election [continued on page 15]
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in November. Eskamani said she hopes the next wave of alerts such as those for missing people, or warn police that House leadership is more open to legalized marijuana in the car had been stolen. Duran’s bill would have given Florida six months to plan Florida. and carry out the test program. Another option would have limited testing to government-owned vehicles. The cost of X Didn’t legalize kratom use throughout Florida A bill by Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, who is also chair- the plates could vary, depending on whether drivers were man of the Florida Republican Party, would have regulated a charged for their wireless connectivity. In other states, they different drug, kratom, a medicinal plant with opioid proper- cost several hundred dollars. ties. Gruters withdrew the bill after it passed two committees unanimously but then stalled. The Florida Kratom Consumer X Didn’t update the ‘free kill’ law For a second consecutive year, lawmakers did not change Protection Act was intended to protect people’s rights to cona controversial Florida statute derided by critics as its “free sume the drug safely in Florida, Gruters said. Sarasota County has banned possession of kratom, citing kill” law, which prevents families from filing medical malthe decision by the U.S. Army and Navy to ban the drug. Their practice lawsuits against doctors or hospitals when victims findings said the drug has addictive properties and causes are adults. To keep malpractice costs low, lawmakers in 1990 presymptoms like dry mouth, insomnia, anorexia, hallucinavented anyone over 25 from suing doctors for pain and loss tions and confusion. Gruters said the drug is good overall and wants to prevent judgments in malpractice lawsuits over the death of a parent manufacturers from mixing the drug with harmful substanc- if the parent were divorced or unmarried. The law permitted es. The drug can be found in many smoke shops around the claims by surviving spouses or minor children. Critics said it eliminated a major consequence — big cash payouts to surU.S. and is typically consumed in tea. Research on the drug is limited, but researchers are viving family members — after botched surgeries or medical looking into its potential to help relieve chronic pain and treatments. The law also similarly prevented parents of unmarried withdrawal effects from other substances, mainly opioids. Recent studies showed that almost 95% of people who took or childless adult children from suing for those judgments. kratom while on another drug stopped using the other drug, Lawmakers said they were trying to hold down medical said Oliver Grundmann, a clinical professor at the University malpractice insurance rates and discourage doctors from moving their practices to other states with friendlier busiof Florida College of Pharmacy studying the drug. One area of concern for researchers is the drug’s post- ness climates. A bill by Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Doral, would have harvest process, said Christopher McCurdy, a UF medicinal chemistry professor and director of the UF Translational allowed parents of their adult children to win pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. It was Drug Development Core. A compound that appears to be generated after leaves are postponed during the last few judiciary committee meetings, harvested needs to be eliminated from the market for safe effectively killing its chances. A House version of the bill, by Rep. Spencer Roach, use, and the Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act would R-North Fort Myers, cleared the House committees but died have helped do that, he said. waiting for the Senate to take action. Advocates for changing the law said they planned to try again next year. X Didn’t expand types of drugs in impaired driving laws A bill by Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boynton Beach, would have X Didn’t create a sales tax exemption on private expanded the types of drugs covered under Florida’s laws planes An effort to repeal the sales tax on sales and leases of priagainst driving under the influence. She withdrew the bill after failing to receive support from some lawmakers and vate planes — including expensive jets popular among CEOs, celebrities and athletes — failed. Lawmakers said the tax criminal defense legal experts. It would have closed what Berman called a gap in Florida’s break would have encouraged plane manufacturers to come impaired driving laws by expanding the definition of “con- to or stay in Florida and created more jobs. Sen. Travis Hutson, R-Palm Coast, who filed one of the trolled substances.” The new definition would include prescription, over-the-counter and psychoactive or designer bills, said the measure would have cost local governments drugs that could affect drivers behind the wheel. Currently, $6.9 million to $7.5 million in lost taxes. He said some other drivers who are pulled over under the influence of such states were offering similar tax cuts. New York, Delaware, drugs can be charged with reckless driving, not driving under North Carolina and South Carolina are among states that have little or no sales tax on aircraft sales. the influence, which carries tougher penalties. “We’re at fear of losing some of the manufacturers that we “We want people who are actually under the influence and who shouldn’t be driving to be actually charged with driving currently have here,” Hutson said. Planes sold, delivered, used or stored in Florida are subject under the influence,“ Berman said. Critics feared the bill could cause unwarranted DUI to a 6% sale and use tax. Previous efforts to repeal the sales tax on aircraft sales arrests. Aaron Wayt, a DUI lawyer in Tallahassee and legislative chairman for the Florida Association of Criminal had failed because the state couldn’t afford to lose those tax Defense Lawyers, said drinking an excessive amount of alco- revenues, said Rep Toby Overdorf, R-Stuart, who filed the hol is not the same as taking a prescription medicine with a House version of the bill. drowsiness side effect, and the two shouldn’t be punished the same way. One suggested change to the bill would have X Didn’t provide free menstrual products in school exempted people with a doctor’s prescription, Wayt said. Democrats withdrew a bill that would have required school districts to offer free menstrual products to students X Didn’t approve digital license plates A digital driver’s license pilot program is already underway in school nurses’ offices or other school facilities, after it in Florida, but the Legislature decided not to go ahead with a wasn’t making headway. Rep. Kelly Skidmore, D-Boca Raton, and Rep. Michael similar program for modernizing license plates. A bill by Rep. Nicholas X. Duran, D-Miami, would have Grieco, D-North Bay Village, sponsored the Learning With directed the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Dignity Act. Skidmore said these products are a necessity Motor Vehicles to conduct a pilot program testing out digi- and should be viewed as equivalent to toilet paper or paper tal plates to replace metal ones. It passed two committees towels. Skidmore said she was concerned about girls who have to unanimously then was withdrawn when it appeared to be leave class because they don’t have access to these products, headed nowhere. During legislative debate over the bill, Duran said it was or girls who can’t afford them. About 62% of the 2.8 million public school students important that the digital plates — which could be used to track a driver’s movements — keep such information private. qualified financially for free and reduced lunch, according to The plates could also be used to pay tolls, display emergency figures from the Florida Department of Education.
“How do we keep our high expectations of students when we, as the adults in the room, don’t make sure they have what they need to be there and just show up?” Skidmore asked. There isn’t a uniform agreement across Florida school districts how menstrual products should be distributed. Rep. Stan McClain, R-Ocala, chairman of the secondary education subcommittee where the bill died, told Skidmore he wanted more details about how each county deals with such distributions, she said. In Tallahassee, the Leon County School District has installed 30 dispensers for menstrual products in eight middle schools and six high school girls’ bathrooms at a cost of $14,000, said spokeswoman Heather Thomas. The products are funded by a partnership with the Foundation for Leon County Schools and donations from the community. California, New York, Illinois, New Hampshire, Virginia and other states have either agreed to offer free menstrual products in schools or are considering similar measures. X Didn’t block public access to records of children’s autopsies Lawmakers considered keeping details secret about the deaths of children who die in domestic violence cases, in deference to the mother of two young boys murdered last summer by their father. Bills to block release of autopsy reports in such cases were making progress in the House and Senate, until the Senate version stalled and was withdrawn. The effort was one of 36 bills to limit government records or information that must be disclosed under Florida’s public records law. In the end, lawmakers passed six of them, including a law protecting the identities of victims of sexual harassment. Under Florida law, autopsies are considered public records, which can be released to anyone who requests a copy. These new autopsy measures would have blocked public access to autopsies of anyone under the age of 18 who were killed in domestic violence. Rex Reinhart, 14, and his brother, Brody, 11, were fatally shot by their father, Paul Reinhart, at the family’s vacation home in Dixie County before Paul set the home on fire and killed himself. His estranged wife, Minde Reinhart, told lawmakers she opposed public release of her sons’ autopsy reports, which showed they had been shot. During a frantic search while the boys were missing, deputies were operating under information that Reinhart did not own any guns. Rep. Charles “Chuck” Clemons, R-Jonesville, said he will submit the bill again next year. “I don’t think any friends of young students should have to be able to read stuff like that off of the internet, and have lasting memories or repercussions of the things they have read in the autopsy reports,” Clemons said. “I don’t think it’s reasonable.” This story was produced by Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Steven Walker, Alex Lugo, Julia Cooper, Daniella Sevares, Abigail Hasebroock and Jack Prator contributed to this reporting.
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CANCEL CULTURE The Florida Legislature’s abrupt elimination of the Reedy Creek District, a mob shakedown by statute, sends a clear message: ‘Keep your mouth shut and the checks coming, or else’ BY JEFFREY C. BILLMAN
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et’s get this out of the way: For a half-century, the state of Florida has prostrated itself before the tourism industry — Disney in particular, but the Mouse isn’t the only one — like a condemned man begging for a reprieve. It’s not just the Reedy Creek Improvement District, a neat piece of corporate welfare given in 1967 in exchange for a promised “city of the future” Disney never built. It’s also the sucker’s deal mandating that tourism taxes — one of the state’s biggest revenue generators — can only promote tourism, and not, say, help the state’s underfunded schools; and the way the legislature fought minimum wage increases and any kind of pro-worker regulations for decades. I could give examples all day, but you get the point. Disney said jump, and generations of politicians asked, “How high?” So, in any other context, the Florida legislature abruptly changing course and eliminating Reedy Creek — Disney’s own little fiefdom, essentially — might be a positive development. But what’s happening can’t be extricated from its context. And its context is terrifyingly Orwellian. Florida’s Republican lawmakers didn’t act because they don’t believe in bestowing public benefits to private entities. They did it to send a message, a not-so-veiled threat: Public benefits are for loyal subjects only. Disney (belatedly) objected to Florida’s Don’t Say Gay law, on account of Disney being an entertainment company and employing a lot of gay people who are not thrilled about being made a political punching bag by the state’s dollar-store Trump of a governor. When Florida passed the law anyway, Disney said it was “pausing” campaign contributions to both political parties. (When you’re a multibillion-dollar conglomerate, make sure you piss everyone off.) The second Disney turned off the financial spigot, Gov. Ron DeSantis began fundraising off of “woke” California corporations, and his lieutenant governor went on Newsmax to accuse Disney of “sexualizing children,” because Floridians live in a QAnon chatroom now. And now Florida is using the force of law to punish Disney for publicly disagreeing with a public policy and (temporarily) declining to line Republican lawmakers’ pockets. Lest there be any doubt, in that Newsmax appearance, the lieutenant governor admitted DeSantis would stop attacking Disney if Disney stopped being “woke.” There are a few arguments that this law is unconstitutional — the lieutenant governor’s interview will feature prominent-
“Down with Disney!” said the Legislature last week.
ly in most of them, I suspect — and if they have legs, bet on Disney’s lawyers to outclass Florida’s. Also, the fact that this law will offload $1 billion of Disney’s debt and more than $160 million of its annual obligations on the Orlando area — meaning a likely 25% property tax hike for the surrounding Orange County — is the icing on the shit sandwich. (That Orlando votes for Democrats, meaning Democrats will bear the brunt of DeSantis’ tantrum, is no doubt a bonus.) But as with everything in DeSantis’ perpetual War Against the Woke, what actually happens after the media turns its attention to the next manufactured crisis is irrelevant. Appearing to take action — to be the brave soul standing up for the forgotten straight white Christian against the barbarian hoards, even if the actions themselves are ruinous — is the ticket to DeSantis’ political future. And so a state that declared itself the embodiment of freedom not only refused to impose vaccine or mask mandates during a public health crisis. It denied private businesses the right to do the same on their own property, turning them into foot soldiers for COVID denialism. And so Florida banned math textbooks — math! — because they teach “critical race theory,” meaning they have graphs about actual, real-life surveys on “Measuring Racial Prejudice,” and factual information might make white children uncomfortable. And so Florida’s Department of Health has decided that being transgender is just a phase. Last week, it issued guidelines that said, based on what it called “generally lacking” evidence, trans people under 18 should not be allowed to medically or hormonally transition — a probable precursor to Texas’ policy of pursuing child abuse cases against the parents of transgender youth. But Florida goes a step further. Not only should transgender kids be denied gender reassignment surgery and hormone therapy. But “social gender transition should not be a treatment option.” In other words, transgender and nonbinary teenagers
should not be allowed to use the “wrong” pronouns, sayeth the bureaucrats. In other words, these guidelines seem to write trans kids out of existence. Never mind that mainstream medical and psychiatric associations think this is crazy. Never mind that it will literally kill children. DeSantis needs his hits on Hannity, so too bad. Back to the matter at hand. Let’s discuss what Florida is broadcasting with its attack on one of its largest employers and, until recently, political contributors. Support the Party, and the Party will support you. Oppose the Party, and the Party will punish you. Bear in mind that Disney did nothing to harm the state. Its CEO expressed an opinion and announced that it was “pausing” political contributions — both actions protected by the First Amendment. It didn’t eliminate the Florida Resident Discount or threaten to move EPCOT to Colorado. It embarrassed DeSantis. Or, more precisely, since embarrassment requires shame and DeSantis has none, it provided him with another outlet to channel grievance. So it became another thermonuclear culture war. That we’ve jumped into an Orwellian netherworld should be obvious, but it’s worse than that. This is a mob shakedown in statute. It is telling every other business in the state the rules of the road. Keep your mouth shut and the checks coming, or else. And so long as Florida remains America’s unfortunate appendage, don’t think this idea won’t travel — to Texas and Georgia and other states with right-wing governments and influential businesses that don’t toe the line on the culture war of the week. Because if DeSantis succeeds in bullying Disney the way he bullies queer 12-year-olds, no business — no person — in these states will be free to oppose the regime without risking the regime’s wrath. And that, friends, is what actual cancel culture looks like.
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Assassins, Sondheim’s pitch-black musical of political violence, finds a unique immersive home at downtown’s historic Cheyenne Saloon
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headlines and conclude that this is a uniquely awful time period for civility and the rule of law, but the truth is that political violence is as American as apple pie. For a tuneful take on this ongoing national obsession, visit Church Street’s Cheyenne Saloon, where Kenny Howard and Florida Theatrical Association have reactivated the long-dormant nightclub with an immersive staging of Assassins, Stephen Sondheim’s controversial satire about both the attempted and the successful assassinations of various United States presidents. “It’s a show that I’ve always loved ever since the original recording, but I didn’t actually think I wanted to direct it,” Howard confessed to me in a conversation following opening weekend of the production, which runs through May 1. “I wanted to do a Sondheim, and I kept coming back to this one, but I saw the 2004 [Broadway] revival. That’s the only time I’ve ever seen that live, and the set and everything was just so incredible. I was like, ‘What can I bring new to it? How can I make it my own?’ and I really didn’t think I could. And then I found the Cheyenne, and then that kind of changed my outlook because I knew just by the setting alone that it would be special.” Assassins ended up in the Cheyenne Saloon — once the opulent anchor of Bob Snow’s Church Street Station during the entertainment complex’s 1980s heyday — almost by accident. When FTA’s usual venue, the Abbey, was unavailable, Howard said he “called any theater that I could think of from the Plaza to the Pugh, and basically ran out of actual legit theater spaces. I just searched for venues and when the Cheyenne came up, it’s just like it all clicked. … When we walked in for the first walk-through before we signed the agreement, I could just see the entire production in my head.” Of course, putting on a show inside a historic building poses its challenges, and Howard and his team had just over seven weeks between securing the space and April 22’s opening night. Howard said with a laugh that on their first walk through, it looked like no one had been inside in years.
JOHN WILKES BOOTH, WHO SHOT PRESIDENT LINCOLN, IS JUST ONE OF THE TITULAR ASSASSINS
“The only place that you can hang lights … are the booms [over] the dance floor,” he said. “Because the entire place is wood … the set had to be such that the only things that we could use were tape, ties and Command hooks. We could not use a tack, a staple, or a nail; nothing that would put any hole, no matter how small, into the space.” Pipe-and-drape transformed the upper floor into a dressing room — complete with a pool table that proved popular with the cast during rehearsals — but the less said about the no-man’s-land behind the bar, said Howard, the better. “It was a really great experience, but it presented challenges,” Howard said, forewarning any other theater producers considering leasing the space from Lincoln Property Co. “It wouldn’t have changed us wanting to do it, but I think we could have gone in a little bit more prepared had we looked into some of the brass tacks of the whole situation.” In addition to the fresh location, Howard has filled his cast with a number of vibrant new voices — including Kristie Geng as Charlie Manson devotee Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme — along with a few of his past collaborators, like Jason Blackwater as Samuel Byck, the sad-sack Santa who tried to snuff Nixon. “I’ve only worked with probably seven out of the 18, so that was very different,” said Howard of assembling his talented ensemble. “I just wanted to mix things up a little bit, so I didn’t precast anyone; everyone submitted a video audition, and then we did a callback.” That even included his longtime friend David Lee, who eerily embodies John Wilkes
Booth with a righteous intensity that makes his murderous racism almost seem rational. “David came in wanting the role and his voice has the timbre for it,” Howard said. “He’s a serious person by nature, and that just feeds into Booth.” Assassins was rejected by audiences and critics alike upon its 1991 off-Broadway debut, and the better-received 2004 revival was postponed for several years because of post-9/11 sensitivities. The show’s vaudevillestyle structure lacks dramatic drive, and the climactic confrontation between Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald (Cameron Silverman) won’t have the originally intended emotional resonance with audiences born 40 or more years post-JFK. However, Assassins remains terrifyingly relevant thanks to contemporary populist frustration with politicians, especially with Howard’s in-your-face staging forcing audiences to confront the consequences of our firearm-flooded culture at literal gunpoint. “I do think that it was ahead of its time. We’ve had conversations where now I ask the question, ‘Is it past its time?’ because of [today’s] readiness to say, ‘Oh, I wish he would be assassinated,’” Howard says. “Just look at the type of violence — especially after January 6 — it put into play.” But if Howard sees a karmic bright side in this pitch-black play, it’s that each of the titular assassins was ultimately destroyed by the very violence they tried to perpetrate. “Each of them thinks that they’re going to solve the issue,” observes Howard, “but America takes care of each of them in its own way.” skubersky@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
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FRESH OUT Fresh&Co brings its Big Apple brand of clean eats to Dr. Phillips BY FAIYAZ KARA
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“I think the meats and produce are sourced t’s bright, it’s green and its lines are as crisp and clean as the mountain air. No locally,” says an uncertain worker tending the doubt Fresh&Co, the Manhattan import salad bar. “Do you know from which farms?” I ask, touting hyperlocal seasonal fruits and veggies, looks every bit the picture of salubrious scanning the menu. “No. Not off the top of my head.” healthy living it purports to be. Hmm, OK. It appears they’re taking a “Smells like Indian food in here,” I say to preparation-over-provenance approach. The the pal. Being sandwiched between Madras Café assemblages do look pretty, and perhaps stressand Saffron Indian Cuisine in a strip mall es on the supply chain have forced them to setting, no matter how upmarket the veneer, work with what they have. will do that, I suppose. I don’t know if the At least, that’s what I tell myself while tearFresh&Co brass or its real ing into a smoked turkey estate brokers took that and cheddar panini melt into account prior to taking ($10). The avocado, tomaFRESH&CO over the space. Really, it’s to and chipotle spread on 7728 W. Sand Lake Road no biggie — if anything, it rosemary focaccia has all 407-734-0000 has us craving a tandoori the requisite components freshandco.com chicken rice bowl. Sadly, of a proper-good sandwich $$ that isn’t one of their “grain … all 790 calories of it. Yes, bowl” options. Again, no Fresh&Co lists calorie big deal: The menu offers plenty of other counts next to its menu items, if you care for seemingly worthy replacements playing up that sort of thing. (I don’t.) the flavors of the Mediterranean, Southwest The Shanghai chicken salad ($12.95), a less and the Middle East with top-notch ingredi- fatty option than the sandwich, goes a bit heavy ents. But for all Fresh&Co’s boasts about local on the creamy miso vinaigrette. It does have sourcing, there aren’t any specifics about the nice chunks of roasted chicken breasts in it, though, as well as almonds, cilantro, edamame, purveyors on the menu.
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romaine and red cabbage. Not sure why it has to be named the “Shanghai” chicken salad, but, then again, these are the same folks who were called out for their casually racist Miso Lucky Bowl four years ago, resulting in the item being pulled from the menu. There’s that waft of Indian food again. It’s a shame they don’t offer a tandoori chicken or salmon bowl, but we tailor a “market table” bowl as close to it as possible with wild rice and blackened chicken thighs ($14). Roasted carrots and charred broccoli are our two sides of choice with the bowl. The rice, carrots and broccoli are great, but that chicken? More lackin’ than blackened. The cubes have the faint, indistinct essence of some indeterminate seasoning, but blackened? Hardly. The side of mac & cheese ($5) has more flavor. We do enjoy our $10 smoothies — the “berrylicious” and the tropical “hangover” full of blended fresh fruit. Then we make the mistake of checking the refrigerated display case on our way out. “There’s mold on that fruit,” says my pal, pointing to a plastic container of honeydew melon. I pick up another container and notice the same thing. We hand the containers over to one of the employees, who takes a look at the mold spotting and apologizes to us. “Don’t worry about it,” I say as we head for the exit. Then it hits us — that same spiceladen scent as when we entered. “You thinking what I’m thinking?” asks the pal. “Indeed I am.”
Sixty Vines will move into the space that long held Roy’s Restaurant in the Plaza Venezia in Dr. Phillips. Just a few doors down, Chima Brazilian Steakhouse will move into the old Bonefish Grill space. Both are expected to open this year … Over in Winter Garden, Bruno’s Oysters, by chef Bruno Fonseca (The Foreigner), Norikase Hand Rolls and Bento Sushi + Poke will open this summer inside the Plant Street Market … Takumi Ramen has opened downtown in the old Philly Connection/The Ramen space at 486 N. Orange Ave. The ramen joint bears no relation to Ocoee’s Takumi Sushi & Ramen … Chick’nCone, the global chain specializing in handheld waffles stuffed with fried chicken, opens this Saturday in the old George’s Gourmet Cookies space at 501 N. Orlando Ave. in Winter Park … Chiffon Culture Bakery Café, the Winter Springs bakery specializing in Japanese mochi doughnuts, chiffon cakes, egg tarts, cream puffs, boba tea and gourmet coffee, has opened at 5256 Red Bug Lake Road … Mochinut, the mochi doughnut chain that also offers Korean hot dogs, has opened next to Moge Tea at 7581 W. Sand Lake Road … After closing its Chevron gas station location, DG Doughnuts has reopened in the old Ocoee Cafe space at 29 W. McKey St. in (where else?) Ocoee … Local poke outfit Kona Poke has opened a location at the Colonial Shoppes plaza in Apopka.
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The Vegan Earth Day Fest kicks off at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at Lake Eola. More than 25 vendors will be on hand and admission is free … Thornton Park will stage a Cinco de Mayo block party on East Washington Street from 3-11 p.m. Thursday, May 5, with various participating restaurants, drink specials, live music and games. Cost is $10 ($20 day of) and a portion of proceeds benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank … The 7th Annual Cuban Sandwich Festival goes May 1 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Kissimmee’s Lakefront Park. Admission is free, with VIP tickets going for $55. Visit cubansandwichfestival. com for more … The Hampton Social on I-Drive hosts “Run for the Rosés” on the day of the Kentucky Derby, May 7. The restaurant will offer $10 rosé mint juleps all day, along with live music, raffles and contests … On May 9 at 5 p.m., Tori Tori hosts a block party fundraiser to benefit the family of George Foss, the restaurant’s chef de cuisine who was killed in a motorcycle accident March 10 in Davenport. He was 35. The event will feature guest chefs, cocktails, a live DJ and a silent auction. Cost is $40.
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DOLCE Salads, handhelds, rice bowls and all-day breakfast are offered at this intimate South Eola eatery, but it’s the cakes, crepes and confections that lure guests in. Cupcakes by Cupcake Wars Season 6 champion Jillian Hopke are offered, as are a host of crepes and sweets — the waffle cone stuffed with cheesecake being a solid choice. Happy hour, Monday to Friday from 4-7 p.m., offers great value. Open daily. (reviewed April 20) 500 E. Central Blvd., 407-800-6100, dolcethorntonpark.com, $$
ISAN ZAAP Specializing in the infernal and invigorating fare of northeastern Thailand, Isan Zaap has a bevy of delights for those who like it hot and then some. The som tum tray comprises everything from fermented raw pork sausage to Vietnamese bologna to a mound of funky green papaya salad. It’s an ideal introduction to Isan fare, though don’t overlook zingy nam tok, pork rib soup or items from the hush-hush menu (ask for it). Open daily. (reviewed April 13) 4693 Gardens Park Blvd., 407-203-1868, isanzaaporlando.com, $$
OOTOYA SUSHI LOUNGE Thornton Park sushi joint appeases both sushi purists and roll wreckers with a mix of traditional Japanese fare and a slew of makizushi offerings. Can’t-miss menu items include the bluefin tuna trio, black cod slicked in saikyo miso, and blue crab fried rice. Open daily. (reviewed April 6) 621 E. Central Blvd., 407-930-2002, ootoyasushilounge.com, $$$
TWENTY PHO HOUR It’s easy to be enamored by the monochromatic optics inside this 2D noodle bar (touted as America’s first), but it’s the boffo bowls of pho that really hold your gaze. You can go traditional with simple and satisfying pho tai, or bling it up proper with the “Pho King,” a $45 soup with filet mignon, lobster and foie gras. The Shanghai dumpling pho is another winner, as are the spicy pork dumplings. Open 24 hours on Fridays and Saturdays. (reviewed March 30) 11951 International Drive, 407-788-1201, twentypho-hour.com, $$$
14 BIS PIZZERIA The aviation-themed pizzeria has a geekycool interior, but it’s the sugar-crusted pizzas that lure in scores of Brazilian pizza hounds. Toppings range from the unorthodox (sweet corn, catupiry, olives with pits) to the traditional, but you’ll want to use a fork and knife. Smaller topping-filled sfihas are also a draw and make ideal dessert endings. Closed Monday. (reviewed March 23) 2869 Wilshire Drive, 407-777-1414, 14bispizzeria.com, $$
YUMMY TASTE Sichuan restaurant in East Orlando does all the fiery staples of the regional Chinese cuisine well — from la zi ji chicken to sour-
and-spicy slivered potatoes. Indulging in an infernal bowl of “boiled pots fish” is worth a visit alone. Some vegan options are also offered. Closed Monday. (reviewed March 16) 504 N. Alafaya Trail, 407-866-2199, yummytasteorlando.com, $$$
FOUR FLAMINGOS Playful Floribbean creations envisioned by Top Chef: All-Stars winner Richard Blais are the draw at this restaurant inside the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress. Molecular theatrics play an active role in the food and cocktails, but those shying away from the chemical chicanery (grilled lobster, tilefish beurre blanc and seafood moqueca) tend to be most gratifying. Desserts are a must, especially the gorgeous Key lime blossom pie. (reviewed March 9) Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, 1 Grand Cypress Blvd., 407-239-1234, fourflamingosorlando.com, $$$$
JAM HOT CHICKEN Nashville hot chicken gets the gentrified treatment in gentrified Hannibal Square, and it’s a poultry pyro’s dream: Bell & Evans chicken kicked with habañero, ghost and Carolina Reaper peppers. Sides like crinklecut pickles, mayo-free slaw and comforting mac & cheese topped with dry bake are top-notch. Closed Monday and Tuesday. (reviewed Feb. 23) 400 W. New England Ave., Winter Park, jamhotchickenfl.com, $$
ISTANBUL GRILL The grilled meats at this unfussy South OBT restaurant rival those of any other local Turkish kebab house — well-seasoned lamb kofta, piquant adana and plush tenderloin especially. Lamb chops are also superb, as is the cheesy sujuk pide dotted with fat rounds of sausage. Open daily. (reviewed Feb. 16) 9428 S. Orange Blossom Trail, 407-2860887, istanbulgrillorlando.com, $$$
THE HALL ON THE YARD Dazzling grub hub in Ivanhoe Village brings upscale vibes (and prices) to the food hall experience. Nine concepts are housed within its gilded walls, each specializing in its own cuisine — vegan, Hawaiian, pan-Asian, gourmet, Southern, baked goods, Indian and Caribbean, plus a beer garden and an inside-outside cocktail bar. It’s full service, so be sure to check in with the host. Open daily. (reviewed Feb. 9) 1412 Alden Road, 407-8874255, thehallontheyard.com, $$-$$$$
1921 MOUNT DORA The Mount Dora stunner maintains a steadfast dedication to showcasing Florida ingredients, but with a new level of artistry thanks to chef Chris Edwards and his team. From seared diver scallops to oak-fired chicken glazed in peanut bulgogi to coffeerubbed venison, the dishes dazzle, and the wine list is still one of the best in the state. Closed Mondays. (reviewed Feb. 2) 142 E. Fourth Ave., Mount Dora, 352-385-1921, 1921mountdora.com, $$$$ n
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[ film + tv ] get away with that is how we ended up getting stuck with the Twister ride!) (FX on Hulu) The Way Down — A lot has happened to Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin since production wrapped on this docuseries about her controversial church. For one thing, she died in a plane crash, which kinda put a new spin on the story. Arriving after a hiatus of seven months, these last two episodes have been reworked to include testimony from former parishioners who can now drop the dime on Shamblin without fear. Although I bet they’d still think twice if this thing were on Shudder. Because being dead don’t stop nobody up in that bitch. (HBO Max)
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Grace & Frankie: Season 7 — The Final Episodes — They’ve seen some stuff together, and the final 12 installments of the long-running sitcom find our heroines pondering what’s left for their friendship to explore. In the advance clips that have been released, Lily Tomlin’s Frankie jokingly suggests a suicide pact. Listen, if Jane Fonda didn’t take herself out after Monster-in-Law, nothing’s going to convince her now. (Netflix)
Streaming premieres you won’t want to miss by Steve Schneider PREMIERES WEDNESDAY: 365 Days: This Day — The second installment in Poland’s answer to the Fifty Shades franchise offers more of the sexual violence and glamorized crime that moved Variety to castigate the original as “a thoroughly terrible, politically objectionable, occasionally hilarious Polish humpathon.” Wait a minute, I thought Madison Cawthorn’s family was English. (Netflix)
Bubble — Not to be confused with The Bubble, the widely panned Judd Apatow flick that dropped just three weeks ago, this is an anime feature set in a futuristic Tokyo where the laws of gravity no longer apply — and where teenagers are brought together by sounds no one else can hear. Sounds like they could have avoided a lot of confusion if they had just named it Bong. (Netflix)
Bullshit: The Game Show — Howie Mandel is the host of this filmed version of the popular game in which having the right answer isn’t necessarily as important as having the most persuasive answer. And if that attitude seems skeevy to you, just remember: The Orlando Museum of Art would be empty without it! (Netflix)
Made for Love — Hazel is once again under the thumb of her controlling ex as Season 2 begins — or is she? New additions to the cast this season include none other than Paula Abdul as a holographic assistant. Just for fun, I think this is how we should all start talking to our personal devices: “Paula, please play me that hit song you had after 1995. Siri, please get Paula a tissue.” (HBO Max)
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes — Sixty years after her untimely death, learn new details about the final days of the 20th century’s most tragic star. And when I say “learn new details,” I mean “hear wild new allegations not a single living soul could confirm or deny.” But really, how much do you think you’re going to have to offer when you’re 60? (Netflix) Silverton Siege — The real history of South Africa inspired this thriller about a trio of anti-apartheid fighters and the bank employees and customers they took hostage. The teller knew they were serious when they handed her a note reading “Act naturally; I have a dream and a gun.” (Netflix) Sketchbook — Professional artists and animators explain how they came to work for Disney, while teaching us how to draw some of the studio’s most iconic characters. Helpful hint: If you’re going to try Mei from Turning Red, lay in a big supply of paper towels! (Disney+)
PREMIERES THURSDAY: The 7 Lives of Léa — A young woman travels three decades back in time to solve the murder of a young man who disappeared in the 1990s. Complicating her investigation, she wakes up every morning in the body of a different person. Had she traveled back to the 1980s, she’d be waking up every morning with the body of a different person. (Netflix)
Crush — This 21st-century teen romcom wants you to know that being a lesbian in high school is really difficult. For example, you could be an artist who thinks she’s in love with someone on the track team, only to find out when you’re forced to join that team that you really like somebody else. Oh, and the politicians in your state could be trying to erase every single bit of evidence that you exist. But love triangles, amirite? (Hulu)
The Offer — Miles Teller, Matthew Goode and Giovanni Ribisi lead an A-list cast in a dramatization of the long and fraught battle to bring Mario Puzo’s The Godfather to the screen. As you can imagine, it involved a lot of delicate negotiation with America’s most powerful criminal enterprise. And once the studio was taken care of, dealing with the Mafia was almost as tough. (Paramount+) Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles — Stan Sakai’s acclaimed comic Usagi Yojimbo becomes a CGI-animated series about a teenage bunny who’s the direct descendant of a mighty warrior. Sakai said during ComicCon@Home that he’s been hands-on throughout the process, to ensure character integrity and a correct representation of Japanese culture. Now watch the Weebs rip it to shreds anyway. (Netflix) Under the Banner of Heaven — In retrospect, Jon Krakauer’s 2003 exposé Under the Banner of Heaven cast too wide a net in its condemnation of the abuses of Mormon fundamentalism. (All Mormons are taught that swindling nonbelievers in business deals is part of their calling? Really, Jon?) We’ll see if this miniseries adaptation starring Andrew Garfield likewise goes too far, or if it confines its inquiry to the central story of a polygamist sect that’s implicated in a double murder. Otherwise, what we have here might end up being the modern equivalent of Rising Sun. (And letting Michael Crichton
I Love America — The team of director Lisa Azuelos and star Sophie Marceau (LOL) reunites to tell the story of a Parisian woman who relocates to Los Angeles to jump-start her love life. And what tools does she rely upon to accomplish her goal? Dating apps and the advice of a drag queen. You’d get better results throwing darts at a list of deadbeat dads. (Amazon Prime) The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs — Season 4 kicks off with a celebration of Joe Bob’s 100th movie since taking his schtick to Shudder in 2018. I’m kind of pulling for 1981’s Antichrist-goes-to-high-school cheapie Fear No Evil, but I haven’t seen it in 40 years and I might be disappointed. Which is also why I don’t go to high school reunions. (Shudder) Ozark: Season 4 Part 2 — This final run of seven episodes concludes with an installment directed by Jason Bateman, which hasn’t happened since Season 2. And Laura Linney also gets to direct an episode for the very first time. Hopefully that isn’t some sort of tit-for-tat situation, because the last thing this show needs right now is a Star Trek V, if you catch my drift. (Netflix) Rumspringa — Yes, it’s another comedy about that grace period wherein Amish kids get to cut loose by making unto them a bunch of graven images and stuff. The focus this time is on a young lad whose faith and future are threatened when he chooses to spend his rumspringa among the myriad temptations of … Berlin? You gotta love those Germans. David Bowie makes a couple albums there to get away from his wife, and overnight they think they’re Las Vegas or something. (Netflix) Shining Girls — Elisabeth Moss stars in a miniseries adaptation of Lauren Beukes’ novel The Shining Girls, in which a newspaper archivist of the 1990s discovers that the man who attacked her is a time-traveling killer bent on eliminating women with potential. I’m longing for a crossover episode with The 7 Lives of Léa in which they all collide with one another at a Lilith Fair tour stop and have to spend 20 minutes of story time exchanging insurance information. (Apple TV+)
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THROUGH BEING COOL Brian Esser finds new creative life and community post Yip-Yip (and back in Florida) with Cabo Boing BY MATTHEW MOYER
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’m here to demystify anything that I’m doing musically. If somebody sees my stuff and they want to make things that are similar to what I’m doing, I welcome that, I’ll talk about it. I love doing that. That’s my favorite thing,” says Brian Esser, without a trace of irony. “I’m just trying to be a positive influence. I try.” This is not something Orlando Weekly expected to hear from Brian Esser, the Orlando native and mind behind two of the most delightfully strange and mysterious electronic projects from Florida — Yip-Yip and Cabo Boing. Unlike a lot of electronic musicians along the more experimental spectrum who conceal techniques like trade secrets, Esser is happy to yank the curtain back, à la the Wizard of Oz. Cabo Boing’s tools are open source.
Orlando Weekly did ask many things, and the result was an honest conversation with an elder statesman of Floridian weirdness. To get to Cabo Boing, you have to start with Yip-Yip. Yip-Yip, the duo of Brian Esser and Jason Temple — concealed behind homemade checkerboard costumes and wreaking havoc with all manner of archaic electronic gear Frankensteined together — rampaged across Orlando stages large and small (including libraries and kids’ birthday parties) and released deeply strange synthesized earworms for a toobrief period in the early 2000s, until the band dissolved in 2013. They left many delightfully warped young musical minds in their wake. The double loss of his band and, in the fallout, his best friend, left Esser reeling. It’s something that he still reckons with
today. “I’ve never really gotten over Yip-Yip breaking up. This is definitely one of the hardest things …” Esser pauses. “It’s still hard.” Some small relief would eventually come in the form of rock history. “In my defense, I don’t remember any older people in my life — whether it be parents or older friends or whatever — being like, ‘You know, most bands break up by the time they’re in their 30s,’” he says wryly. But there was no question of Esser giving up music. Things would just have to be very different from then on. “I did feel the need to carry on, and I felt like playing solo was a very good idea as far as I just couldn’t imagine having a connection with someone like that again,” says Esser. Esser slowly began a creative do-over to find his own solo voice, and much of that gestation period happened while he lived in New York City for a few years. He experimented with new equipment, new processes, new techniques, new costumes. And the result was Cabo Boing. Imagine a hybrid of the Residents, Devo and the parts of Pee Wee’s Playhouse where everyone shouts the “secret word” at once — with a dash of ska fandom. It’s a synthesis of all of Esser’s musical and visual obsessions into a heady, mindtwisting brew. And you can dance to it. Kind of. 2017, Esser and his wife, Rachel, had moved back to Central Florida. Cabo Boing had a freshly completed debut album, Blob on a Grid, and a live set he was eager to share on his home turf. He found a new generation of Orlando musicians who cited Yip-Yip as a formative musical experience, and were eager to welcome back such an essential influence. Esser started playing shows and even toured, enthusiastically plugging into this new creative community. And then the pandemic happened. So with nothing but time on his hands, Esser went back to work on new music, initially started back in 2019. It would be a slow process. “With my stuff, there’s always ideas that I’ll try and they sometimes work and sometimes they don’t. And it’s finding this balance between ‘meticulous good’ and ‘meticulous bad,’” says Esser. “If I place too many rules on myself or too many processes that I want a thing to go through, I will hit a point where I just get lost.” Listening to an interview with cult 1980s British duo Renaldo and the Loaf provided both inspiration for new songwriting processes … and a cautionary tale. “They talked about using dice-rolling to pick how many instruments would be in a song,” says Esser. He then explains how even that innocent chance operation quickly went awry. “If I take it just a little bit. How about I use part of this idea — the idea of randomizing samples — and grab 20 samples at random and put them in a folder and be like, ‘OK, make a song with this.’ That’s a good one. And then a bad one is: ‘Let’s go as far as they went or even go further. Let’s dice-roll literally everything’ — time signatures, how many changes, blah, blah, blah.” Eventually though, the album would be finished. And not to sound flippant, but Real Gems for Little Jewels, out in March through New York’s Haord Records, was worth Esser’s creative sweat and tears. Real Gems is full of gloriously, head-swimmingly eccentric musical twists and turns that somehow exist harmoniously with earworm hooks rendered through a maze of analog electronics. It’s Esser’s most accomplished solo statement to date. And maybe, just maybe, he feels the same way. “I wouldn’t dare say everything on the album is good. It’s not,” says Esser. “But there are whole songs and hopefully in just about every song I did something that I think is like ‘Oh, I did it. I made music that I would listen to if it wasn’t me.’” [continued on page 29]
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A chance visit to a rundown flea market in Myrtle Beach led to the discovery of the cover image of a gleeful clown licking an ice cream cone. “Nothing made me happier than finding that image on that door,” says Esser. “It’s just the joy that comes over me to find something that’s kind of terrifying and funny at the same time, and a bit surreal.” So that brings us to the present day. The clown-festooned Real Gems is in the world. Esser is a Gainesville resident and even played his first show there recently. He also played a hometown album release show with young peers AOL, Algae Guck and KT Kink — and with Jimmy Schaus of Skeleton Warrior screening short films to kick off the night. Having Cabo Boing back on the live circuit is a good thing. It’s a thrillingly off-kilter experience, yet very different than a manic Yip-Yip performance. Esser still cops to feeling the same crushing anxiety previous to every show, which he mitigates somewhat by costume concealment — once resembling a sinister cybernetic Dr. Zoidberg. “I have to be covered,” reflects Esser. “But costumes are hard. Devo has done just about every good idea you could think of in every color.” Esser plays an odd headless guitar, patiently turns dials on a case of electronic musical ephemera, and even sings (though heavily processed) on most numbers. Cabo Boing is like a nightclub act from a long-lost sci-fi B-movie. Esser has trouble not dissecting his performances. “I was reading an interview with Danny Elfman about playing
Coachella … and he kept going, ‘Yeah, yeah, it’s awesome. But I can’t wait for next week because we’re doing a second show next weekend. And you know there were sound difficulties, and I’m trying not to focus on that too much. But …’ And to hear that, it’s just like, wow. You could do this at any level and you want so badly to be better.” He’s also ready to close the book on Real Gems and move forward. “Getting through the whole album cycle — writing a song, writing an album, getting on a label, playing shows and playing those songs, selling those albums and then starting all over again — I’ve done that now. Many, many times. “And every single time when I’m done, I’m like, ‘All right, let’s do it again.’ I can hardly put it in words, the feeling that I get from that accomplishment and I’m always so scared as I’m doing it … ‘Oh no. What if this is a bad turn?’ I think about bands I like from the ’80s and they’d put out a bad album and nobody would like them anymore. What if I’m making that album?” Despite having to face down his creative anxieties and selfdoubts on a daily basis, Esser feels some small degree of comfort being back enmeshed in Florida’s swampy underground. “I love being back in Florida where longevity is kind of encouraged. I’ve always felt comfortable here. I love being able to freely not be cool, and make uncool music, but yet somehow feel cool at the end of the day because people still want to be my friend,” says Esser. Here’s to many more years of uncoolness. music@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
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Although Orlando roots rocker Mike Dunn has remained deeply involved in the music scene with activities like his burgeoning annual Folk Yeah music festival, he hasn’t actually released any new music since 2015 album Hard Luck Soft Rock. So newer faces to the scene more accustomed to seeing him as an impresario — and rising photographer — would be forgiven if they didn’t know the full extent of Dunn as a musician. With only two LPs and an EP over the course of a 15-year career, Dunn has never been prolific. But the amount of instant classics that his brief catalog packs is astonishing. Never one to miss the big hook, Dunn’s heartland rock has always shot straight for the heart on eagle-winged anthems that soar with a kind of golden American timelessness that’s somewhere between Mellencamp and the Replacements. Now, after seven years of a recording lull, Mike Dunn is finally back with his band — CJ Mask (guitars), Josh Butler (drums), Brendan Allen May (bass) and Andy Simonds (keys) — on a new single. “You Belong to the Darkness” is a slightly different angle for Dunn. Instead of swinging for the fences, it’s more of a straight, head-down drive of 1980s FM rock with midnight moods. It’s a little darker than his usual all-American affability, but Dunn’s evergreen melodicism is still behind the wheel. The new single is the first of a batch of about eight songs that Dunn has completed and will roll out every couple of months or so as singles and videos merging his music with the visual artwork he’s been immersed in of late. “You Belong to the Darkness” releases everywhere on Friday, April 29, ahead of his
Mike Dunn’s heartland songs have always shot straight for the heart, soaring with a kind of golden American timelessness that’s somewhere between Mellencamp and the Replacements
I-4 Corridor that includes Wet Nurse, Vicious Dreams, the Palmettes, RushmoreFL, Critical Hits, Atomic Treehouse and Petty Thefts. The You Had Options podcast will also be streaming live from the mini-festival. (7 p.m. Friday, April 29, Will’s Pub, $8)
Circuit Church showcase/Mata_ album release party: Orlando’s Circuit Church isn’t just a label, but an active scenemaker. And their outdoor live showcases in the Milk District have become a regular and safe magnet for the city’s most experimental electronic heads. This special edition celebrates the album release for Orlando deep dance maestro Mata_, whose six-track State of Flow appearance at the Stagecoach Festival on Nikki drops the day of the show. Filling out the Lane’s Horseshoe Stage this Sunday, May 1. all-local bill will be the introspective IDM of Blueshades and Void Machine, the musical guise of the mind behind DIY modular elecCONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK tronics builder Void Modular. There are few If you go out, be safe, be cool. better peeks into the current state of affairs in Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Area the city’s electronic underground than this live post-rock fans have been suspended in agony series. (7 p.m. Saturday, April 30, The Nook over this one for a while now. For one, these leg- parking lot, free) ends never come here. Then, once an Orlando date was announced, the pandemic pushed it Battles, The Pauses, Flagman: NYC’s way out on the calendar. Now, COVID willing, Battles are another band that’s not just notable it’s finally happening. Guaranteed, it’ll be a but also seldom comes through Orlando. Since sonic odyssey. (7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, The their brilliant emergence onto the scene in the late 2000s, they were immediately decorated Beacham, $29.50-$45) as leaders on the vanguard of acts overtly tryFanarchy Fest Two: Is there a genre more ing to liberate rock music from its traditional unreliable than pop-punk? Methinks not. In ways. Since then, they’ve carried that torch this wide, crowded and uneven domain, the like few can with an avant-garde vision of term can denote anything from Tacocat to rock that’s dynamic and playful. Live, they are fucking Good Charlotte. And, tragically, the a dazzling display of concept, invention and good ones are in the deep minority. Luckily, technique. (7:30 p.m. Monday, May 2, Will’s this showcase leans on the broad genre’s bet- Pub, $20-$23) baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com ter side with a big seven-band lineup from the orlandoweekly.com ● APRIL 27-MAY 3, 2022 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
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Cigar Box Guitar Festival
There’s an old truism that necessity is the mother of invention. One of the more fascinating necessitydriven inventions in music history is the DIY cigar-box guitar, dating back to the late 19th century. When properly wielded by the likes of Bo Diddley, the humble homemade axe has as much sound and fury as the most expensive Telecaster. Today’s event celebrates this instrument, with a number of new practitioners strutting their stuff. Noon, Lake Concord Park, 95 Triplet Lake Drive, Casselberry, casselberryfop.com, free
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Elton John
“I’m raring to go!” said Elton John when he announced this rescheduled date as part of his “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” farewell (?) tour, and we believe him. Sir Elton dazzled in 2019 with a glittery command performance. This night should be no different. Be prepared to tear up during “Tiny Dancer,” because it will be the last time you hear it live here. Definitely. Maybe. 8 p.m., Amway Center, 400 W. Church St., amwaycenter.com, $66.50-$246 THURSDAY, APRIL 2 8
Counting Crows
Alternative rock 1990s survivors and “Mr. Jones” troubadours Counting Crows headline the Hard Rock Live ahead of an appearance at Sunfest. Counting Crows broke big in the ’90s with radio hits like the aforementioned “Mr. Jones” and “Round Here” from debut album August and Everything After. Not ones to rest on nostalgic laurels, the Adam Duritz-led folky rockers recently released mini-album Butter
Miracle, Suite One, so expect to hear a healthy dose of that platter. 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., hardrock.com/live, $56.50-$123
Jen Fulwiler
Comedian and SiriusXM host Fulwiler pilots her “Minivan Fabulous” tour through the doors of the Dr. Phil. The mother of six came to fame via viral TikTok and Instagram vids where she riffs on parenting foibles like few others are doing these days. 7:30 p.m., Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $35
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Red-hot young West Coast rapper is riding a wave of critical acclaim for his work — including the newly-released possible soundtrack of this summer, “Popstar,” out on credentialed label Roc Nation Records. Shows have been selling out on this tour, so hopefully you act fast. 6 p.m., The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave., foundation-presents. com, $25
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Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott
Famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott released their collaborative Songs of Comfort and Hope album at the end of 2020, and they’re finally bringing that healing music IRL to Orlando. The duo have been close collaborators since the 1980s, and this most recent one grew out of a series of home-brewed performance videos Ma made during pandemic lockdown in 2020. Those blossomed into a more formal recording project that saw Stott and Ma tackling pop, classical and jazz chestnuts. 7:30 p.m., Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $50-$250 FRIDAY, APRIL 29
Kountry Wayne
“Straight Out the Mud” … and into the posh settings of the Steinmetz! Comedian Kountry Wayne follows up the previous night’s Yo-Yo Ma show with something refreshingly different: the skits, impressions and storytelling that made him
a viral internet sensation. Just writ large and fleshed out for the stage and not a phone screen. 7:30 p.m., Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $40.25$229.25
Pineapple Thief
One of the highlights of King Crimson’s valedictory command performance at the Frontyard Festival last year was the percussion work of Gavin Harrison as part of a triumvirate of drummers. Now Harrison returns with his “day job” band, eclectic new-school prog masters Pineapple Thief. They’re kicking off their U.S. tour here, so we must be doing something right. 8 p.m., Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., plazaliveorlando.org, $24.50$44.50 SATURDAY, APRIL 30
Beth Hart
Singer-songwriter Hart is on her “Thankful” tour with a greatesthits set and a bundle of Zeppelin covers from her latest mini-album in her back pocket. Just in case. 8 p.m., Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby
The Miami International Jazz Festival decamps up a few hours north to the Dr. Phil, so say hello to the first D.T.O. Jazz Fest. And just in time for International Jazz Day, the relocated fest will feature an all-star lineup including Oscar Hernandez & the Alma Libre Quintet, the Brubeck Brothers Quartet and Yamit & the Vinyl Boulevard. 8 p.m., Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $40-$89
The Great Duck Derby
Gentlehumans, start your ducks! Annual tradition of rubber-duck racing returns to bucolic Mead Garden. Expect several rounds of good-natured duck competitions and more family-friendly fun. 10 a.m., Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive., Winter Park, meadgarden.org, free
Leonard Jacome
Venezuelan musician Jacome brings the Llanero electric harp and a loop station (!) to the Timucua Arts house, where he will weave a bewitching and dreamlike hybrid web of jazz and Latin music. 7:30 p.m., Timucua Arts, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave., timucua.com, $25
Orlando Book Festival
Each year the library hosts a slew of bestselling authors who give talks and workshops and speak on panels. This year’s featured guests include uniquely Floridian humorist and novelist Tim Dorsey, Christopher Balzano and more. 10 a.m., Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd., ocls.info, free
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St. Johns River Festival of the Arts Artists and artisans displaying their wares, along with live artist demonstrations that include DIY artwork that you can take home feature in this huge event. Live acoustic performances and gourmet eats accompany the artwork. Historic Downtown Sanford, stjohnsriverartfest.com, free SUNDAY, MAY 1
Adam Lambert
American Idol semi-finalist and Queen collaborator Lambert is playing a few solo shows in the South and if you have even the slightest interest in checking out where he’s at creatively, you’d better do it now. His next undertaking is a big summer U.K. tour with surviving members of glam titans Queen — where he’ll be filling Freddie Mercury’s shoes once again — and that’s an expensive proposition. 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., hardrock. com/live, $59.50-$124.50
Melissa Etheridge
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Etheridge will make her Central Florida return at a new stage — the vaunted Steinmetz Hall. Etheridge comes to Florida as part of her tour promoting new album One Way Out. The album’s conceit is intriguing, with Etheridge revisiting early, previously unreleased material from the 1980s and giving it new life with the benefit of age and experience. 7:30 p.m., Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $49.50$379. TUE SDAY, MAY 3
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Nouveau indie-pop trio AJR are bringing their comeback “OK Orchestra” tour to the City Beautiful. The multi-platinum young pop trio plays Orlando as one of only two Florida shows during this jaunt. AJR’s newest album, OK Orchestra, barnstormed straight into Billboard’s Alternative and Rock Albums charts, topping both simultaneously. 7:30 p.m., Addition Financial Arena, 12777 N. Gemini Blvd., additionfiarena.com, $47-$77. n
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TAURUS (April 20–May 20): “Imagining anything is the first step toward creating it,” wrote author and activist Gloria Steinem. “Believing in a true self is what allows a true self to be born,” she added. Those are excellent meditations for you to focus on right now, Taurus. The time is ripe for you to envision in detail a specific new situation or adventure you would like to manifest in the future. It’s also a perfect moment to picture a truer, deeper, more robust version of your beautiful self — an expanded version of your identity that you hope to give birth to in the coming months. GEMINI (May 21–June 20): Gemini author William Butler Yeats won a Nobel Prize for Literature, so I conclude he had considerable talent and wisdom. But he cultivated interests and ideas that were at variance with most other literary figures. For example, he believed fairies are real. He was a student of occult magic. Two of his books were dictated by spirits during séances. In the coming weeks, I invite you to draw inspiration from his versatile repertoire. Welcome knowledge in whatever unusual ways it might materialize. Be eager to accept power and inspiration wherever they are offered. For inspiration, here’s a Yeats quote: “I have observed dreams and visions very carefully, and am certain that the imagination has some way of lighting on the truth that reason has not, and that its commandments, delivered when the body is still and the reason silent, are the most binding we can ever know.” CANCER (June 21–July 22): You know what’s always good for your well-being? Helping people who are less fortunate and less privileged than you. To enhance your health, you can also fight bigotry, campaign against the abuse of animals, and remedy damage to the natural world. If you carry out tasks like these in the coming weeks, you will boost your vigor and vitality even more than usual. You may be amazed at the power of your compassion to generate selfish benefits for yourself. Working in behalf of others will uplift and nurture you. To further motivate you, here are inspirational words from designer Santiago Bautista: “I am in love with all the gifts of the world, and especially those destined for others to enjoy.” LEO (July 23–Aug. 22): “There is a moment in each day that Satan cannot find,” wrote author and artist William Blake. Here’s how I interpret his poetic words: On a regular basis, you become relatively immune from the debilitating effects of melancholy, apathy and fear. At those times, you are blessed with the freedom to be exactly who you want to be. You can satisfy your soul completely.
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In the next six weeks, I suspect there will be more of these interludes for you than usual. How do you plan to use your exalted respite from Satan’s nagging? VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): Poet Louis Little Coon Oliver (1904–1991) was a member of the indigenous Mvskoke people. He declared, “I do not waste what is wild.” That might mean something different for him than what it would mean for you, but it’s an excellent principle for you to work with in the coming weeks. You will have more access than usual to wildness, and you might be tempted to use it casually or recklessly. I hope that instead you harness all that raw mojo with precision and grace. Amazingly, being disciplined in your use of the wildness will ensure that it enriches you to the max and generates potent transformative energy. LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): I suspect you will have the skills of an acrobat in the coming weeks — at least metaphorically. You will be psychically nimble. Your soul will have an exceptional ability to carry out spry maneuvers that keep you sane and sound. Even more than usual, you will have the power to adjust on the fly and adapt to shifting circumstances. People you know may marvel at your lithe flexibility. They will compliment you for your classiness under pressure. But I suspect the feats you accomplish may feel surprisingly easy and breezy! SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21): A Tumblr blogger named Af-70 gives copious advice. From his wide selection of wise counsel, I have selected six tips that are right for your needs in the coming weeks. Please study the following counsel. No. 1: “Real feelings don’t change fast.” No. 2: “Connect deeply or not at all.” No. 3: “Build a relationship in which you and your ally can be active in each other’s growth.” No. 4: “Sometimes what you get is better than what you wanted.” No. 5: “Enjoy the space between where you are and where you are going.” No. 6: “Keep it real with me even if it makes us tremble and shimmer.” SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): Consider putting a sign on your door or a message on your social media that says something like the following: “I’ve still got some healing to do. While I’m making progress, I’m only partway there. Am open to your suggestions, practical tips and suggestions for cures I don’t know about.” Though the process is as yet incomplete, Sagittarius, I am proud of how diligent and resourceful you have been in seeking corrections and fixes. My only suggestions: First, be bold about seeking help and support, and second, be aggressive about accessing your creativity. Expand your imagination about
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what might be therapeutic. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19): “To uncover what is hidden in my soul might take me a week or two,” my friend Allie told me. I told her she would be lucky if her brave and challenging exploration required such a short time. In contrast, some people I know have spent years trying to find what is buried and lost in their souls: me, for instance. There was one period of my life when I sought for over a decade to find and identify the missing treasure. According to my astrological analysis, you will soon enjoy multiple discoveries and revelations that will be more like Allie’s timeline than mine: relatively rapid and complete. Get ready! Be alert! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): A Thai cook named Nattapong Kaweenuntawong has a unique method for cooking the soup served in his Bangkok restaurant. At the end of each night, he saves the broth for use the next day. He has been doing that daily for 45 years. Theoretically, there may be molecules of noodles that were originally thrown in the pot back in 1977. In accordance with current astrological omens, I urge you to dream up a new tradition that borrows from his approach. What experience could you begin soon that would benefit you for years to come? PISCES (Feb. 19–March 20): Pisces-born Casimir Pulaski (1745–1779) was a Polish nobleman and military commander. As a young man, he fought unsuccessfully to free Poland from Russian domination. Driven into exile, he fled to America, arriving during the Revolutionary War with Britain in 1777. Gen. George Washington was impressed with Pulaski’s skills, making the immigrant a brigadier-general. He distinguished himself as a leader of American forces, exhibiting brilliance and bravery. For that excellence, he has been honored. But now, over two centuries later, his identity is in flux. DNA analyses of Pulaski’s remains suggest he was an intersex person with both male and female traits. I bring this to your attention, Pisces, because the coming months will be a favorable time to question and revise your understanding of your identity. May you be inspired by Pulaski’s evolving distinctiveness. ARIES (March 21–April 19): I recommend you adopt a limitation that will enable you to claim more freedom. For example, you could de-emphasize your involvement with a lukewarm dream so as to liberate time and energy for a passionate dream. Or you could minimize your fascination with a certain negative emotion to make more room for invigorating emotions. Any other ideas? You’re in a phase when increased discipline and discernment can be liberating.
Meet Thor! Thor (A345555) was adopted from OCAS back in 2016, and was with one owner the entire time. Thor was happy and thriving, and we never thought we’d see him back in the shelter. But sadly, Thor’s owner passed away, and his family could not keep him. He was surrendered to us, and Thor is devastated. He’s shy and fearful, but once he warms up and relaxes around us, he becomes a different dog. But Thor is not doing well in the shelter. All he’s ever known is a calm and loving home. Thor is unsure around new people and can be territorial in his kennel. He’s unsure around other dogs, and probably hasn’t been socialized well. He will need a patient adopter, someone to remind him that kindness and love can be found in someone else’s care. Spring is the season of new beginnings. OCAS wants adopters to spring into love and adopt an animal that will shower them with affection. We’re hoping that these animals will bloom in their new homes (see what we did there?). During the month of April, adoption fees will be lowered to $20 for all cats and dogs. If you’ve been trying to decide whether or not to adopt, this is the month to take the leap.
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. Monday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, please call 407-836-3111 or visit ocnetpets.com.
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Legal, Public Notices Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below at the property indicated: May 6, 2022 at the times and location listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 1101 Marshall Farms Rd, Ocoee 34761 (407) 516-7221 Daniel Thomas - 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 reference facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the 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: May 6th, 2022 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:00 PM Extra Space Storage 610 Rinehart Rd. Lake Mary, FL 32746 (407) 333-4355 Carol Marcial – 25 Boxes & Desk, Holiday Décor, Louis Delgaldo – Household Items, Amelia Inoa – Household Goods, Wintzer Jones – House hold goods, Electronics, Andrea E. Jacobs – 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: 5603 Metrowest Blvd Orlando, FL 32811 on 5/6/22 at 12:00 PM: Anderson Silva: furniture, tools; Christopher Nash: sofa, queen size bed/frame, boxes of books, clothes, dishes, tv stand, end table, lamp, appliances; Devona Timbs: household items, decorations; Leonardo Suco: truck, furniture, boxes; Tirone Eventez: 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: 1001 Lee Road Orlando, FL 32810 (407) 489-3742, May 6, 2022 @ 12:00 PM: Linda Scott-household items: Liris Faria-luggage and 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. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: May 6, 2022 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 Elizabeth Davis-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: May 6, 2022 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:30PM Extra Space Storage 10959 Lake Underhill Rd, Orlando FL 32825, 4075020120: Karyna Pozo- Chairs, table, boxes, totes, pictures, luggage, microwave. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 2:00PM Extra Space Storage 12709 E Colonial Dr, Orlando FL 32826, 4076343990: Ciera Marie Young- Laptop, furniture, grill, totes, boxes, backpack; Gabriel Rosado- Futon, tv, kitchen items, furniture, fan, clothes. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:45PM Extra Space Storage 9847 Curry Ford Rd Orlando, FL 32825, 4074959612: Fiona BagwanHousehold goods. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 11071 University Blvd Orlando, FL 32817, 3213204055: Ethel Brown- 15 boxes, chairs, table. 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: 1420 North Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL, 32804 (407) 312- 8736, on 5/6/2022 @ 12:00PM: Jeff KaiserHeavy Equipment. Marka Mccoy- China cabinet. Ariel Malagon- Table and Bookshelf. 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: May 6th, 2022, at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 11920 W Colonial Dr Ste 10, Ocoee FL 34761, 407-794-6970. Karen M Jackson- seasonal, household items, tvs Tyshaun Holiday- kids atvs,kids items. Toni Doroban-furniture, boxes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION. IN RE: ESTATE OF CRAIG W. MILLER,, Deceased. File No. No. 2022-CP001026-O. NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The administration of the estate of CRAIG W. MILLER deceased, whose date of death was February, 22, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Orange County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 425 NORTH ORANGE AVENUE, ORLANDO, FL 32801. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: 4/27/2022. Signed on 4/21/2022. /s/ CHARLES H. STARK, ESQ., Attorney for Personal Representative, Florida Bar No. 622680, CHARLES H. STARK, P.A., 941 W. MORSE BLVD., STE 100, WINTER PARK, FL 32789, Telephone: (407) 788-0250, Email: chuck@attorneystark.com /s/ CHARLES H. STARK, Personal Representative. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 9TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2021-CA-000050-MF. CAF BRIDGE BORROWER MS 2 LLC, Plaintiff, v. OWN VRP LLC; et al., Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Final Judgment in Foreclosure entered on April 19, 2022 and entered in Case No. 2021-CA-000050 in the Circuit Court in and for Osceola County, Florida, wherein CAF BRIDGE BORROWER MS 2 LLC is Plaintiff, OWN VRP LLC; REUNION RESORT & CLUB OF ORLANDO MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC.; REUNION WEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; SUNTRUST BANK, CENTRAL FLORIDA, N.A.; CRAIG WILLIAMSON; BEN KALEY; SASHA JACOB are Defendants, The Clerk of the Court, Kelvin Soto will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at Osceola County Courthouse 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 2600/Room # 2602, Kissimmee, FL 34741 on May 10, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., the following described property as set forth in said
Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 15, REUNION WEST FAIRWAYS 17 AND 18, A REPLAT, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 25, PAGE 71, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA. and commonly known as: 985 JACK NICKLAUS COURT, KISSIMMEE, FL 34747(the “Property”). Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale. 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, COURT ADMINISTRATION, OSCEOLA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 2 COURTHOUSE SQUARE, SUITE 6300, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA 34741, (407) 7422417, 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”. Dated this 21st day of April, 2022. GHIDOTTI | BERGER LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 1031 North Miami Beach Blvd North Miami Beach, FL 33162 Telephone: (305) 501 2808; Facsimile: (954) 780.5578 By: /s/ Tara L. Rosenfeld Chase A. Berger, Esq. Florida Bar No. 083794 Tara L. Rosenfeld, Esq. Florida Bar No. 59454 fcpleadings@ghidottiberger.com. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 9TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2021-CA-000150 MF. CAF BRIDGE BORROWER MS 2 LLC, Plaintiff, v. OWN
VRP LLC; et al., Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Final Judgment in Foreclosure entered on April 19, 2022 and entered in Case No. 2021-CA-000150 in the Circuit Court in and for Osceola County, Florida, wherein CAF BRIDGE BORROWER MS 2 LLC is Plaintiff, OWN VRP LLC; REUNION RESORT & CLUB OF ORLANDO MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC.; GINN-LA ORLANDO LTD., LLLP; CRAIG WILLIAMSON; BEN KALEY; SASHA JACOB are Defendants, The Clerk of the Court, Kelvin Soto will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at Osceola County Courthouse 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 2600/Room # 2602, Kissimmee, FL 34741 on May 10, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 13, REUNION WEST FAIRWAYS 17 AND 18, A REPLAT, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 25, PAGE 71, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA. and commonly known as: 997 JACK NICKLAUS COURT, KISSIMMEE, FL 34747. (the “Property”). Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale. 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, COURT ADMINISTRATION, OSCEOLA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 2 COURTHOUSE SQUARE, SUITE 6300, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA 34741, (407) 7422417, AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED COURT APPEARANCE, OR IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING THIS
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NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 2018 Chevrolet VIN# 1G1JB5SGXJ4115519 2016 Nissan VIN# 1N4AL3AP2GC147203 1995 Buick VIN# 2G4WB12LXS1442353 To be sold at auction at 8:00 am. on May 18, 2022 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC
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Legal, Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/TYNAN CASE NO: DP18-694, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Child: J. L. DOB: 07/10/2020. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Nikola Arsic Address Unknown: A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Greg A. Tynan on May 18, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. For this hearing, all parties dhall participate via TEAMS. Call in at below number: +1 321-430-3303. Phone Conference ID: 404 804 884#. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITION OF THE CHILD(REN) AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD(REN). “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6) (g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 13th day of April, 2022. This summons has been issued at the request of: Rachel Stawski Dlugokienski, Esq., Florida Bar No.: 1010876 Senior Attorney, Rachel.Stawski@myflfamilies. com CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 41 CASE NO.19-DP-145 IN THE INTEREST OF M.A.G. DOB: 10/22/2004, M.N.G. DOB: 11/01/2015 MINOR CHILDREN. NOTICE OF ACTION AND OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: WILMARY GONZALEZ-RIVERA (unknown address) A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child(ren); you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on May 24th, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN WHOSE INITIALS APPEAR ABOVE. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4) (d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” DISABILITIES 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, Court Administration, Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Suite
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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 as the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 7th day of April, 2022. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. LEGAL NOTICE We, THE PEOPLE of AMEXEMNU CITY STATE in REBUTTAL to the LEGAL NOTICE: L 194704 on 3-2522 in the Heritage Florida Jewish News for the NOTICE of CAVEAT EMPTOR which has attempted unlawfully by the rules and usages of Hurds Revised Statute and the Constitution for Amexemnu find Holy Imperial Sheik Anu Tafari Zion El, Divine Chief, and Holy Sheiks Dawud Allantu Bey, and Daryl Rose aka Daryl Rose Bey in Amexemnu City State have abandoned their posts according to Art. 15 Sec.2 of the Constitution for Amexemnu City State, (805 ILCS 110/46d) (from Ch. 32, par. 179) Sec. 46d. and (805 ILCS 110/47), See our Holy Bill, empowered after a special meeting and vote by the Jedidiah Council and Cabinet after held on 12-22-21 from 7 pm to 11:30 pm EST. The Holy Bill was signed into law on 12-25-21 by Holy Imperial Sheik Anu Tafari Zion El. Any other filing from these Individuals listed above will be void and constitute fraud against the people of Amexemnu City State. Henceforth our Disclaimer filed in the La Gaceta Weekly Newspaper 1/7- 1/21/22 LG 3T is in full effect against any fraudulent activities seeking immunity from our Society causing injury and dishonor in and outside of our Holy Jurisdiction. Filed against such wanton acts against our Theocratic Republic’s Religious Society. Effective: 3-4-22 Talisman. Run dates: April 13,20,27 May 4, 2022. LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY FOUND OR RECOVERED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED WILL EITHER BE SURRENDERED TO THE FINDERS OR RETAINED FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT. PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. April 2022 DESCRIPTION, FOUND PROPERTY: 1. Electronics 1200 Blk W. South St 2. Phone 1200 Blk W. South St 3. Phone 4800 Blk Silver Star Rd 4. Pouch 9200 Blk Jeff Fuqua BV 5. Phone 40 Blk W. Washington 6. Electronics 2900 Blk Curry Ford 7. Jewelry 2400 Blk Hiawasssee 8. Phone E. Church St. 9. 3 - Radio/Backpack/Cooler/GPS Jeff Fuqua & Semoran 10. Phones 40 Blk W. Washington 11. Electronics 1200 Blk W. South St 12. Tools I-4 / W. Adventur 13. Phone 5400 N. Orange Ave 14. Tools Camellia/Semoran 15. Phone W Church St 16. Electronics Vineland Rd FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY – THRU THURSDAY, 9:00 AM TILL 3:00PM NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned Rakeen Prince, of 4006 longneedle ln apt 210, winter springs, FL 32708 in the county of Seminole, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: RJPro It is the intent of the undersigned to register “RJPro” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 4/19/2022
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Eddie A. Torres, of 510 Bald Cypress Dr apt.203, Kissimmee, FL 34744 in the county of Osceola, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Dream Team Carrier Services It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Dream Team Carrier Services” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 4/19/2022 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Nikki Mims McGee, of P.O. Box 680177, Orlando, FL 32868, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Elect Nikki Mims McGee For Orange County Commissioner, District 6 It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Elect Nikki Mims McGee For Orange County Commissioner, District 6” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 4/17/2022 Notice of Public Auction for monies due on storage units located at U-Haul company facilities. Storage locations are listed below. All goods are household contents or miscellaneous and recovered goods. All auctions are hold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent and fees in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self-Storage Act, Sections 83.806 and 83.807. The auction will start at 8:00 a.m. on May 5, 2022 and will continue until all locations are done. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Maitland Blvd, 7815 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810; D02 HOLLY MATHEWS $725.90, D12 Barbie Fletcher $774.00, B55 HOLLY MATHEWS $599.10, A02 Sandra Clark $231.90, B33 TANEKIA BUTLER $558.60, C11 Roderick Riley $975.40, B35 Dawn Hebbert $494.80, U113 Mystery Room $376.55, A24 richard miller $707.80, U85 Qurnisha Price $381.85, A0008A BARBIE FLETCHER $1,404.70, U116 Marquis Baker $339.50, D64 Ayla Polanco $660.10 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Apopka, 1221 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, Fl 32703; 1149 Songhoe Brimdal $792.60 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Altamonte Springs, 598 West Highway 436, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714; B105 JAMESHA JILES $1,240.54, C105 STEPHEN KRUG $1,130.26, C130 Diedra cambridge $889.04 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Semoran Blvd, 2055 State Rd 436, Winter Park, Fl 32792; 2753 Alexus mCintyre $558.92, 2179 Pedro Reyes $1,283.50, 1224 Mahmoud Rayan $1,053.92, 2450 Jonathan Mella $694.39, 2612 jackenson janvier $399.28, 1670 KAITLYN PARKE $482.25, 1419-21 dashley mejia $708.00, 1683 Micah talley $457.16, 2472 daniel jackson $503.85, 2600 Cassidy Cole $694.39, 1460 TYLER NEUMANN $606.62 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Longwood, 650 North Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; A093-94 Shannon Cubbedge $682.72, C039 amy stroup $488.80, A055 linda mccrea $452.54, B065 Dwayne Rackard $582.76, A054 John Mitchell $543.01, B069 Debra Mastrantonio $633.48 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Lake Mary Blvd, 3851 S Orlando Drive, Sanford, Fl 32773; 5034 BONNIE LOESCHER $1,027.54, 1625 Ziquetta Lee $1,187.36, 1220 Benjamin Stiteler $425.85, 1274 Jorge Vargas $395.85, 2712 jan roffe $356.68, 5018 melody english $750.60, 1310 SHARON WHEELER $564.19, 2044 mystery room $452.50, 5066 Jose Valentin Rivera $873.17, 1238 ANNETTE WILSON $495.02, 1280 Payton Vickers $480.60, 1748 HERBERT RINGQUIST
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$463.10, 1451 JASON MACMILLAN $495.02, 1457 Tina Wright $542.72, 1423 takeela smith $633.60, 1621 Will Tincher $814.59, 1029 pamela izquierdo $1,181.91, 2055 Jessica Rodriguez $452.50, 1146 DUANE BOWEN $867.84, 1510 CAROLYN MARAUGHA $750.60, 1431 JASON MACMILLAN $495.02, 1734 Timothy Wrathall $463.10, 5070 MARK HARB $1,336.28, 1732 lillian williams $463.10, 1081 Jamesha Mathews $1,336.28, 1450 KEVIN HUTH $495.02, 2574 Gary Benson $750.50, 1611 PATRICIA LINDEMAN $502.34, 5076 Anna Allen $1,027.54, 1158 denise cousins $938.87, 5028 Christina Llewellyn $851.85, 5026 Robert Hebert $1,114.17, 1429 Alexi Tamiroff $899.74, 1162 standley swinton $1,310.65, 1708 Faythe Thomas $475.85 U-Haul Moving & Storage of Sanford, 3101 S Orlando Drive, Sanford, FL 32773; 1536 Mariano Salas $879.20, 1248 Frances Cunningham $260.60, 0002 ALYSHA DAVIS $959.25, 1069 Tyree Knox $493.05, 1727 VIANNA BOHN $373.48, 0186 romer perez $677.10, 1371 mylee monfor $939.20, 1224 Handel Dormus $431.90, 0131 HOWARD ALEXANDER $810.17, 1910 Sillisa Rouse $310.94, 1385 Alixandra Gruvis $743.50, 1273 Lisa Brady $576.00, 1230 willie campbell $530.50, 1993 Johnie jones $623.60 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Sanford on Rinehart Road, 1811 Rinehart Road, Sanford, Fl 32771; 3166 Robin Bellamy $447.00, 3082 Brandie Wagner $576.42, 4132 RAYMOND CORNIEL $652.00, 4178 Tiama Small $896.47, 3134 karmetta chambers $792.30, 2034 Sabrina Ellison $505.80, 4145 Ken Knusta $981.56, 1017 Steison Scatliffe $693.60, 2088 Traymon Williams $755.10. 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 9:30am and RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. UHaul Ctr Hunter Creek, 13301 S. Orange ave. Orlando Fl. 32837 05/10/2022: 3311 Jesus Diaz, 1516 Allyssa Mckeehan, 2058 Corey Spect, 3152 Jessica Cannata, 1250 Lablanc Norman J, 2064 Blanca Surls, 3088 Rachel Rogers, 1048 Massiel Matias, 2203 Madelin Zamora, 3168 Star Breedlove-Biggers, 2409 Keiko Mendarozqueta, 2400 Andres Tazama, 3412 Riceliz Marrero, 1501 Judith Casson, 1010 Tapatha Willis, 2417 Yadira Saantana, 3610 Joshua Mantyla, 2017 Katrysha De Leon, 1205 Matt Thomas, 1021 Thomas Williamson, 1620 Gloria Casey, 3012 Star Breedlove, 3127 Tasha Rucker, 2605 Megan Hearn, 2313 Alexis Tovar, 2611 Steven Valencia, 1708 Massiel Matias, U-Haul Ctr Gatorland, 14651 Gatorland Dr. Orlando Fl. 32837 05/10/2022: 932 Gregory Christian, 1013 Veronica Brooks, 359 Juliana Soto, 600 Karen Ramos, 1023 Stefany Ayala, 304 Eric Alvarez, 527 Michael Zurita, 515 Carl Philips, 556 Caleb Maxie, 210 Jorge Merced, 1082 Gregory Christian, 543 David Bishins, 823 Shaquana Harris, 1100 Emmanual Rivera, 368 John Eustance. Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on May 13, 2022 at 11:00 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. A192- Star Scott A241William Zeddis A346- William Zeddis A270- Holly Hefler A281- Ryan Snow. Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that Value Store It 27, will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes). The sales will take place on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa (AU4167) on behalf of the facilities management. Units will be available for viewing prior to the sale on www.storagetreasures.com. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 10% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $50 cleaning deposit per unit. All sales are final. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. No one under 16 years old is permitted to bid. The property to be sold is described as “General Household Items” “Personal Property” unless otherwise noted. Unit # – Name – Description. Value Store It 27 at 1700 Celebration Blvd, Celebration, FL. 34747 will list storage units on www.storagetreasures.com at 1:00 PM. 1020-Marco Geraldes; 4028-Nicholas Chiofalo. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below on May 13, 2022 at the locations indicated: Store 1333: 13125 S John Young Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837, 407.516.7005 @ 10:00am. Michael Peters- qn bed, 70 TV small items,Brian Edwards-home items Store 1631: 5753 Hoffner Ave. Orlando FL 32822, 407.212.5890 @10:15 am Carmen Rivera Ayala, tv and boxes; Jennifer Menendez Berdeguez, Household goods; Jennifer Contreras Alvarez, furniture and boxes; Kaitlyn Smith, couch, boxes, christmas decorations, entertainment center; August Hinnant, couches, bedframe. Store 7057: 13597 S. Orange Ave Orlando FL 32824, 407.910.2087 @ 10:30 Am: Nicholas Albright-furniture and house items, Tyeisha Thomas-clothes, cameras, boxes, luggage. Damone Jones-households’ goods, furniture. Store 7107: 6174 S Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32822 (407) 955-4137 @10:45 Am: Sam Toure queen bed , 5 chairs & bags Store 7143: 6035 Sand Lake Vista Dr, Orlando FL 32819, 407.337.6665 @ 11:00 am Paul Contreras Chandler: household furniture, tvs, boxes, mattresses, shelves, bins; Luna Rodolfo: grandather clock, wooden shelves; Alisa Denson: clothes, bags, boxes, shoes; Paul Contreras: office equipment, vacuums,bins, boxes, tables Store 7155 @ 1305 Crawford Ave St. Cloud FL 34769 (385) 266-1653 @11:15 AM: Carlos Sacchett household items. Johnathon Soto household items. David Caran household items. Store 7306: 408 N Primrose Dr. Orlando FL 32803, 321.285.5021 @ 12:15 pm: Joseph Pensante, Household Goods; Alexis Hill, misc items, clothing, bags, boxes; Rodney Williams Jr, totes and boxes; Soundbar - Jared Tawasha, music and sound equipment; Amiko Hall, Residential; Soundbar - Jared Tawasha, music and sound equipment; Yasmeen Patrick, Clothing Misc house items. Store 7590: 7360 Sand Lake Rd, Orlando FL 32819, 407.634.4449 @ 11:45 am Noa RiveraTotes, dresser, bed sofas and equipment and clothing; Katrice Houston- futon, box spring and mattress Queen, Totes; Willie Desir- boxes, bags, shoes. Store 8136:
3501 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL 32839, 407.488.9093 @ 12:00pm. Tamara Coulter - Luggage, Household items, Latoya Cumming Household items. Latoya Cumming Household Items, Bags, Brianna Butterworth boxes house hold items Jocarelys Padilla Bed House hold items. Schamard Caneus Amore, Household items. Ivy Bryant Printer, Household item. Dimesha Fountain, House hold items, bed Store 8460: 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd Kissimmee FL 34746 (407) 429-8867 @ 12:15 PM: Yazmine T Otero Calderon Household goods, Kamal Perry Boxes, TV stand & sofa, Tiara Logan furniture, Siobhan Charles books, electronics & furniture, Kevin Perez FURNITURE, Laughton Baldwin Household Goods. Store 8612: 1150 Brand Ln Kissimmee, FL 34744 (407) 414-5303 @12:30 pm. Rahman S Prescott household goods, Carlos Magno Malavet household goods, Zergio Avonce household goods, Gabbriel Strubbe furniture, Kimberly Ayala Serrano Household items, Nichole Woon Household items, Efrain Correa – Rios Household items, Elizabeth Nash household items, Landon Morris vehicle-parts only. Store 8753 @ 540 Cypress Pkwy Poinciana FL 34759 (863) 240-0879 @ 12:45PM Michael Anderson Household items, Jonathan Wilkerson Bedroom and garage items, Denise Davis Clothes, Denise Moya Household items, Alexis Rivera Household items, Stephanie Torres Household items, Ermelinda Flores Household Goods, Paula Leavens Household items, Braddy Williams Household items Store 8778: 3820 S Orange Ave Orlando FL 32806, 321.270.3440 @ 1:00 PM.. Maleek Linder Boxes, furniture, 2 tvs,Frances Solomon Moved to a smaller home with out storage space,jose Rodriguez clothes and bed frame,Nina Gadson clothing, furniture,Robert Daies Household goods,Robert Daies Household items Store 8840: 11261 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, Fl 32832 407-280-7355 @ 1:15PM. Michelle Lynn Avrett Curtis-Household goods-Joel Casiano Berdecia-Household goods. Store 8931: 3280 Vineland Rd Kissimmee FL 34746, 407.720.7424 @ 1:30 PM pm: Jonathan Mena Sanchez tv clothes & electronics, Barbara Rosario House appliances, clothes, bed sheets & towels, John Campbell Clothes, Aaron Amey House hold items and clothes shoes tools, Erin Schuelke Book case, dresser & boxes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE May 20, 2022 at 8:00AM at My Towing Company 1800 N Forsyth Rd., Orlando FL 32807. Will sell the following vehicles to the highest bidder 2007 Toyota Corolla Blue 1NXBR32E97Z886794 2006 Infiniti G35 Black JNKCV51F66M609172 Term of the sale are cash. My Towing Company reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Vehicle sold as is, no warranty, no guarantee, no title.
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Legal, Public Notices Notice of Public Sale: Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on May 13th, 2022 at 9:00 am, Riker’s Roadside Of Central Florida, INC, 630 E Landstreet Rd, Orlando, FL 32824, will sell the following vehicles and/or vessels. Seller reserves the right to bid. Sold as is, no warranty. Seller guarantees no title, terms cash. Seller reserves the right to refuse any or all bids; JA32U2FU6EU008380 2014/Mits 4T1BE32K85U080248 2005/Toyt 5LMCJ2C9XHUL24084 2017/Linc JN1BJ1CR6KW348233 2019/Niss NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: ADAM AYED ENTERPRISES LLC gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 5/13/2022, 09:00 am at 9712 RECYCLE CENTER RD ORLANDO, FL 32824- 8146, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. ADAM AYED ENTERPRISES LLC reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids. 2006 FRHT 1FUJA6CK36LW32329 V63997 1980 TRIM 2WKPDDXH01K968896 2001 WSTR 1G1AL58F487196988 2008 CHEV 1KKVA5325AL230149 2010 KENY 1VWBS7A33FC118066 2015 VOLK 1JJV532D4KL148217 2019 WANC. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 08:00 am at 10850 COSMONAUT BLVD ORLANDO, FL 32824, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. reserves the right to accept or reject any and/ or all bids. MAY 12, 2022 1HGCG56481A080676 2001 HOND 5N1BV28U15N120490 2005 NISS SHSRD68413U106154 2003 HOND MAY 13, 2022 1J8HG48K76C313865 2006 JEEP MAY 14, 2022 1HGEJ667XYL045484 2000 HOND MAY 16, 2022 1GCDM19W6XB203783 1999 CHEV 1HGCP26309A106009 2009 HOND 3VWRJ71K98M134573 2008 VOLK NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 08:00 am at 2603 OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY KISSIMMEE, FL 34744, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. reserves the right to accept or reject any and/ or all bids. MAY 14, 2022 JTDKB20U793505028 2009 TOYT
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Notice of Public Sale: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on May 13, 2022 at 11:00 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. #1228 - IFlooring LLC #1346 - Will, John #1559 - Paul, Nathan #2125 - Escribano, Alex. Notice of Public Sale: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www. storagetreasures.com ending on May 13th, 2022 at 11:00 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. 0006 - Morgan Brothers, INC 0010 - Morgan Brothers, INC 74 - Onur Tanrisever 412 - Barbara Rodriguez 443 - Shannon Chapdelaine 514 - Barbara Rodriguez 500a - Jennifer Taylor. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Pritchett’s Towing. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 07:00 am 1240 South Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 5/17/2022 1HD1KBW126Y693950 2006 HD NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates at 7AM. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 5/15//2022: 1G1PF5SC2C7336304 2012 CHEV 1HGEM22771L057653 2001 HONDA 1FAFP33P4YW262845 2000 FORD 1GKKVRED0CJ111953 2012 GMC. 3101 McCoy Rd., Orlando, Fl 32812, Towlando Towing and Recovery
Employment F/T Full Stack Developer – Orlando, FL to create user interactions on various websites and platforms operating in both front & back end systems. Req. Bach degree in Computer Tech. & Software Dev. Or Comp. Sci. plus must possess skills in full stack development, specifically LAMP Stack on the back end & front end technologies, HTML, CSS & Javascript. Send resumes to Verbatim Languages Inc., 90 W Jersey St., Orlando, FL 32806 Attn: A.W. INSURANCE SALES DEVELOPER. For Seguro que Si Inc.’s a FL Co. at 6925 Lake Ellenor Dr.#450. Orlando, FL 32809: Reqs.: 4+ yrs. Exp as Insurance Sales Specialist or related for the Health Insurance ind. On Hispanic markets. Resident Insurance License current. Knwl of Sandler Sales System. Mail resume to Co.: 6925 Lake Ellenor Dr. Suite 450. Orlando, FL 32809. Ref: ISD. IT Support Tech. needed for K2 Liquors LLC, Kissimmee, FL to backup n/w data; Confg, sec. sets. for bus. n/w devs. Incld. Sec. cameras to n/w; access perm. for bus. officers; Using diag. testing s/w, id. n/w probs., test comp. s/w or h/w; Inst. s/w, incld. Sec., firewall s/w; Anlyz. n/w data to detr. n/w usage, disk space avail. or serv. fun; Req. BS in Comp., Elec. or rel. fld. + 1 yr exp. in IT fld. FT mail resume @ 2846 E Osceola Pkwy. Kissimmee FL 34743. Marketing Specialist to conduct market research to obtain information on available products & suppliers; provide competitive analysis regarding target market; new product sourcing to be done by review of new industry catalogs & advertisements received from suppliers; attendance at trade shows; customer retention activities; to offer motivational talks to employees to be able to compete in market. Bachelor’s degree in BA or Marketing, or it’s US equivalency req. 2 years of work experience required in Business Operations or Marketing. Written resumes only mailed to Silva’s Market, 5920 Metropolis Way, Ste. 118, Orlando, FL 32811; Attn: Mr. Franca. Organizational Development Consultant, Orlando FL: Gather&organize info on business procedures: communications, information flow, inventory control, cost analysis. Conduct organizational studies, evaluations, design systems, procedures assist company superiors operate trucking business more efficiently&effectively. Analyze data gathered, prep operations &procedure manuals. MS in Finance or Taxation. Fax res Energy Trucking LLC 7404220604
THE GREEK CORNER IS HIRING! – Servers full or pt, Line cook full or pt, Prep cook full or pt We are busy! Apply in person 1600 N Orange Ave Orlando, FL 32804
Facilities Project Coordinator City of Orlando 6517407 Mgr, Strategic Sourcing Orlando Health 6517388
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Line Cook Twin Peaks 6516934
Administrative Assistant Orange County Government 6515885
Attractions Attendant Universal Orlando 6517032
Streets Maintenance Worker City of Casselberry 6516930
Customer Service - Work from Home Omni Interactions 6515260
Auto Litigation Claim Representative GreatInsuranceJobs.com 6517023
Memory Market Coordinator Give Kids The World 6516403
Medical Records Tech – Mail Clerk Orlando Orthopaedic Center 6515229
Procurement.Procurement Analyst.3804 Polk County Board of County Commissioners 6517012 CHILD PROTECTION INVESTIGATOR Seminole County Sheriff’s Office 6517009
Reservations Agent - Embassy Suites Orlando Lake Buena Vista South Embassy Suites Orlando - Lake Buena Vista South 6516402
Deputy Sheriff - Court Security Deputy (CSD) Part-time Orange County Sheriff’s Office 6516228
FlexPoint - Manager, Business Development Florida Virtual School 6517007
Senior Companion Program Manager Volunteers for Community Impact, Inc. 6516221
Lab Specialist - Game Development Full Sail University 6517005
Client Operations Support Specialist 401k Generation 6515999
Forklift Operator - Night Warehouse Performance Food Group / PFG 6516995
Property & Casualty Licensed Agent - Inbound Customer Service TTEC 6515935
Human Resources Coordinator - Caribe Royale Hotel Caribe Royale Orlando 6516943
Co-Teacher Family Center, Titusville YMCA Family Center YMCA of Central Florida 6516935
Executive Director City District 6515890 Senior Laboratory Manager Seminole State College of Florida 6515887
Human Resources Specialist (L&D) BCC Engineering, LLC 6515196
Food & Beverage Attendant Palmas Restaurant Group 6514070 Customer Service Representative Energy Air Inc. 6513902 Shuttle Bus Driver Academy Bus 6513193 Human Resources Coordinator S.I. Goldman Company Inc. 6512873 Office Manager Administrative Assistant OrlandoJobs.com 6512869 Residential Electrician Terry’s Electric Inc. 6512853 Sr. Corporate Recruiter (Insurance) Insurance Office of America ( IOA ) 6512852
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