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NEWS + FEATURES 7 Your Words + Claytoonz Letters to the editor, plus Clay Jones’ comic
9 Informed Dissent You can only outrun incompetence for so long. But when all else fails, there’s always racism
11 News briefs DeSantis vetoes affordable housing funds, Scott assures Fox News Florida doesn’t need a statewide mask order, and study links COVID-19 infection spikes to in-restaurant dining
13 Who’s in your wallet? Capital One and other debt collectors continue to siphon off their share of paychecks from those who still have jobs in the pandemic
ARTS + CULTURE 17 Live Active Cultures Orlando artist-activist Stelson Telfort would like white allies to ‘get in the backseat and listen’
FOOD + DRINK 19 Recently reviewed Short takes on restaurants we’ve reviewed recently
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23 On Small Screens Streaming premieres this week: Stateless, Expecting Amy, Foodie Love, Palm Springs and more
MUSIC 25 You are not alone
‘The Twitch’ unites Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz and Stereo 77 for a harrowing musical collaboration
BACK PAGES 26 Savage Love 27 Classifieds
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Last week’s cover story concerned the 400-foot-long street painting reading “Black Lives Matter” installed by the city on Rosalind Avenue across from Lake Eola Park. Some felt it was a positive affirmation of the city’s commitment to fight racism, while others would rather see systemic change in the Orlando Police Department and other city and county agencies. Graffiti reading “not enough” and “defund OPD,” among other phrases, was spray-painted on the mural within 24 hours. @Al Alfano It’s an empty gesture that does nothing. Removing statues does nothing. Changing names of streets, cities, buildings does nothing. I’m really tired of this. @Ova Nogue Black people want cops to stop killing them, not some sign on the floor. @Kim Burns If I am not mistaken the streets belong to all Orlando citizens. There should have been a vote on how to use our 22,000 dollars. I would not have voted to place a mural that represents an organization of hate and left wing agendas. The co-founders of BLM do not hide their hate … trained MARXIST, we will burn the system down, abolish the police. This should not be on our streets. How about using $22,000 to feed the people that have out of work since March. There is an idea.
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@Thomas Swetitsch I definitely agree that there is work to do. Painting the street is pandering. Having citizens sitting with police, church leaders and local community leaders to discuss how we move forward to live together with respectful and peaceful while addressing
the real issues is how we solve this. We cannot leave this to be resolved solely by our politicians. Most of them don’t really care. @Jessica Sanders If they could follow up this gesture with some real talk about changing the police departments policies – making each policeman punishable for their actions, demilitarize them, punishment for no bodycam footage, all the things that Colorado put on their bill and passed – then we would be making steps in the correct direction. Gov. Ron DeSantis last week signed a bill that will require parental consent before minors can have abortions, a long-sought goal of abortion opponents in Florida. Supporters say parents need to be involved when their underage daughters consider having abortions. But opponents contend the parental-consent requirement will endanger teens who could be subject to retribution or abuse if their parents find out they are pregnant or considering an abortion. Worse, it could open the door to a reinterpretation of the right to a safe and legal abortion in Florida. @Patricia Garrett The idea that adults own children’s bodies until they turn 18 is gross. @Savannah Vrana So minors aren’t old enough to decide on their own if they want an abortion, but they’re old enough to carry a baby against their will for nine months, go through the literal trauma of childbirth, and then either make the decision to adopt the baby away or raise another human? Makes sense. @Brittney Owens This is what I’ve always
thought about conservatives. They’re all “ban big government and respect the constitution” until it comes to who you can marry and a woman’s body. Go figure. @Natasha Cocco You’ll allow a minor to drive, but not allow them to make decisions about their own body. Way to suppress women. @Lauren Stockner Where are all the “my body my choice” people now? The people that refuse to wear a mask are probably the same people who agree with restricting abortion ... they don’t get the irony. @Patience Zerow The ones appropriating the “my body” slogan for anti-masks know what they’re saying. They want to “own the libs.” @Debra A. Choyce The court system has a way to handle this already for underage girls. This is unnecessary. How would you feel if your parents made you have a child you didn’t want? It’s crap. @Rosemary Baker I am in no way pro-abortion, but I staunchly believe that this is a highly personal decision, strictly between two people only, and that the government and outside pressures have no say-so in the situation. @Tracy Carpenter So what happens to the guys who get these girls knocked up? If she’s forced to have the baby then the boy and his family should be obligated to help support it as well. Oh wait, this is about restricting women’s rights, not men’s. @Jack Sessa These teens will find a way, and then their safety and health will really be at risk. @Norman J. Pardo As a parent, I will tell other parents this. If your kid is afraid to come to you and had to hide a pregnancy and abortion from you, then the problem isn’t with the child. It’s with you. This law is ridiculous. @John DiBenedetto More of your tax dollars getting burned up in court battles trying to defend an unconstitutional bill that will just get struck down. @Jack Teal What a lame distraction from the failure he is dealing with COVID-19. @Nickolas Aaron Cheap political theater and election year culture war politics. He’s attempting to stir up the crazies during an election year. DeSantis is a true deplorable. We welcome readers to submit letters regarding articles in Orlando Weekly. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Email us at feedback@orlandoweekly.com. orlandoweekly.com
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TWILIGHT OF THE FALSE IDOLS
You can only outrun incompetence for so long. But when all else fails, there’s always racism BY JEFFREY C. BILL M A N
In hindsight, it was inevitable that we’d
end up here. We didn’t know what here would look like, exactly. But you can only outrun incompetence so long, and you can only place so many self-interested, high-risk bets before one blows up in your face. And so the Fourth of July weekend found Donald Trump at the nadir of his presidency. With 130,000 Americans dead from COVID and the country speeding toward 100,000 new cases a day, the White House announced its surrender: “We need to live with it,” an adviser told NBC News, a grotesque admission of failure from a president who refuses to wear a face covering in public, who hosted a thousands-strong White House event at Mount Rushmore on Friday night with neither masks nor social distancing, and who relocated his nominating convention from Charlotte to Jacksonville because the former wouldn’t guarantee a packed arena of unmasked celebrants. That late August convention, meanwhile, is a shambles. The GOP sunk nearly $40 million into Charlotte that it won’t get back. Now, with Florida logging upward of 10,000 new coronavirus cases a day, donors are wary of shelling out for another convention that might not take place. What’s more, Jacksonville recently enacted the same kind of mask mandate
that drove Trump out of Charlotte. Four months before the election, Trump is grasping for silver linings. Having downplayed the coronavirus from the start, desperate not to spook the economy, and demanded that governors allow businesses to reopen despite the pandemic, he took a victory lap following Friday’s jobs reports, which showed the economy adding 4.8 million jobs in June. “All of this incredible news is the result of historic actions my administration has taken,” Trump boasted at a hastily called news conference. Of note: The Department of Labor conducted its jobs survey during the second week of the month, when the country was seeing about 25,000 new COVID-19 cases a day. By early July, that number had risen to more than 50,000; in response, several states walked back their reopening plans, which will dampen whatever economic progress was being made. Trump might be the last person to recognize that controlling COVID and restarting the economy are irrevocably linked; the second won’t happen without the first. And now that he’s apparently given up entirely on the first, the second seems unlikely without a vaccine. In other words, this is probably our status quo for another year or so, maybe more.
On top of all of this, there’s the news that Trump was informed in February – or as early as last year – that the Russian government was paying the Taliban to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan and not only did nothing about it, but insisted on getting Russia into the G-7. The White House’s explanations – that Trump didn’t read the presidential daily brief, or that he wasn’t told – are bad. The alternative – that he knew and didn’t care – is worse. Perhaps, then, it’s no surprise that Trump is down nearly double digits to Joe Biden. Democrats appear likely to expand their control of the House and retake the Senate, too. The usual caveats apply. But barring a dramatic recovery, Trump might take his party down with him. Honestly, it couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of sycophants. I’m not here, however, to dance on graves. I’m here with a warning. There are 16 weeks until the election. After spending his presidency preaching to an already-devout choir and basking in their praise, he’s popular among Republicans, but he’s loathed by nearly everyone else. He has one card left to play. It’s no secret that the president’s political career was built on stoking white racial anxieties. His targets in 2016 were mostly Mexican immigrants, Central American refugees and Muslim “terrorists” – the Others stealing your jobs, murdering your sons and raping your daughters. This year, however, Trump has found a new foil, a new threat to the culture he claims to represent, one closer to home. Quite simply, Trump wants to pit MAGA America against everyone else. Or, as he described them this weekend, “the Marxists, the anarchists, the agitators, the looters” who wish “the end of America.” His July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore, which included an oxymoronic reference to “far-left fascism,” starkly divided the country into law-abiders and criminal agitators – a hallmark of authoritarian regimes, for what it’s worth. There was no acknowledgment of police violence or systemic racism, no recognition that the Black Lives Matter movement has effected change in city after city, no sympathy for Black communities that live in the shadow of monuments to traitors who fought a war to enslave them. Instead, there were the “left-wing cultural revolutionaries” who want to destroy Mount Rushmore (never mind that it exists on land stolen from Indigenous people) and were waging a “merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values and indoctrinate our children.” There was dire talk of “angry mobs” unleashing “violent mayhem.” There was a denunciation of “cancel culture” silencing political opposition, which he likened to “totalitarianism” – a word he might not fully comprehend, considering his party controls the White House, Senate and Supreme Court. It’s not hard to read between the lines, especially in context: Trump has recently retweeted a video of a Florida supporter shouting “White power,” called “Black Lives Matter” a “symbol of hate” and, on Monday, tweeted explicit support for the Confederate flag. People of color and their allies, Trump is telling his overwhelmingly white base, want to silence white people and erase white culture. He’ll restore “law and order” and preserve “our” culture. These are the fault lines Trump will spend the next 16 weeks fomenting and exploiting – a strategy, I fear, that will prove extraordinarily dangerous should it work and will salt the earth if it doesn’t. Again, it was inevitable that we’d end up here.
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Gov. DeSantis’ veto of $225 million in affordable housing funds could leave Orange County in need When Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s new state budget on June 29, he slashed a billion dollars earmarked for agencies and programs that Floridians depend upon, including money set aside for building more affordable housing in Orange County. Among his vetoes, DeSantis cut $225 million that lawmakers intended for the State Housing Initiatives Partnership, or SHIP, which included $11.7 million expected by Orange County. The SHIP dollars are usually used in Orange County for down payment assistance and housing repairs for very-low-income to moderate-income families. The funds also provide special-needs housing and low-interest loans to builders of affordable apartments. The money will instead be sent back to the trust fund created in 1992 by the Legislature through the Sadowski Act, designed to provide consistent funding to Florida’s affordable housing programs, but which has been chronically underfunded. Frequent raids of the trust fund by lawmakers have left Orange County with only about $1.4 million in each of the past two years. In fact, this had been the first year in a decade in which legislators left the funds intact. “There’s going to be a lot more vetoes, there’ll be a lot of red,” DeSantis warned reporters during a June 16 news conference at which he touted his priorities: teacher pay hikes and spending on environmental issues. “We’re living in a different reality,” said the governor who made renters sweat by waiting until the final hours of June to extend a statewide moratorium on evictions. Now, lawmakers will get to decide the fate of those millions of dollars after the Nov. 3 general election, providing even less accountability in a time of housing crisis. The governor, who also once vetoed gambling-addiction warnings on lottery tickets, says he still cares about poor Floridians and the state’s lack of affordable housing, a chronic problem that existed for years before the coronavirus pandemic. On June 25, he announced he would attempt to replace the vetoed housing funds with $240 million from the federal CARES Act. Half of this will go to building affordable multi-family properties through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and the other half will go to counties. While the FHFC and the Florida Housing Coalition say the CARES Act funding substitution is adequate, and even faster to reach recipients than SHIP funds, Orange County’s manager of housing and community development, Mitchell Glasser, told the Orlando Sentinel that CARES dollars have “nothing to do with” the annual projects paid for by SHIP funds.
“It’s a huge hit,” Glasser said. The county has about $4 million left over from earlier SHIP payments, but some programs like rehousing the homeless may now need to be reconsidered. The progress lost could set the area back decades in addressing the problems. Approximately $115 million will remain intact in the budget for the State Apartment Incentive Loan program for affordable housing developers, but neither CARES nor SAIL monies address the longstanding issues legislators sought to finally address, which will now only be exacerbated by the economic shutdown. The National Low Income Housing Coalition estimates that Florida needs $609 million a month to help low-income renters who have lost work due to the pandemic. Other experts say it is even more. Even worse, the CARES Act substitution could endanger low-income and unemployed Floridians as they face hurricane season. “If a person has a house in disrepair that won’t stand up when a hurricane hits, that’s not COVID-related,” said Jaimie Ross, president and CEO of the Florida Housing Coalition, to the Miami Herald. “Homeowner repairs, getting people into first-time home ownership – that’s not COVID-related.” DeSantis left intact $500 million in Florida’s budget for corporate tax breaks that housing advocates say should be cut to shoulder the burden instead, rather than shifting around funds that have different uses. After his vetoes, DeSantis said Florida will have a $6.3 billion buffer to “weather any storm that the economic recovery may throw our way going forward.” Without a serious and sizable investment in solving Florida’s affordable housing crisis, the next storm could be one of the governor’s own making. – Dave Plotkin
Sen. Rick Scott tells Fox News Florida doesn’t need a mask order Florida Sen. Rick Scott defended Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision not to impose further sweeping shutdowns in Florida as the state’s case count continues to surge. Scott appeared on Fox & Friends last Thursday, supporting the governor’s announcement that Florida is “not going back” on its reopening and to call on local, state and federal governments not to issue further shutdowns. “I think we ought to stop mandating things and start just giving people good information,” Scott said. The former Florida governor added, “That’s what I did when I had hurricanes. People are smart. Give them good information. Tell them where there’s the spread of the virus – places that are at risk. If you tell me a restaurant has had patients or employees with coronavirus, I’d probably
avoid it for a while.” But businesses technically do not have to disclose any coronavirus or COVID-19 exposure. “When it comes to whether to publicly disclose the information, the biggest factor is whether the employee was customer-facing, like a hostess or server, or if they largely spent their time behind the scenes,” attorney Robert Shimberg recently told the Tampa Bay Business Journal. “Our advice to businesses is if there’s a customer-facing employee or the employee would be in the same restroom as the public, or otherwise in contact with the public, you would notify the public.” DeSantis’ announcement Tuesday was met with opposition from Florida Democrats who expressed concerns that a push for wearing masks in public was being seen as a matter of politics rather than public safety. “We’re not going back, closing things,” DeSantis said. “I don’t think that that really is what’s driving it, people going to a business is not what’s driving it.” The same day Scott announced his support for keeping the state open, Florida reported more than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases, surpassing the previous daily record of 9,585. – Chloe Greenberg
As Florida coronavirus cases soar, new study links infection spikes to in-restaurant dining If you’ve been feeling too nervous to eat inside a restaurant because of concerns over coronavirus, you might be on to something, at least according to a recent study. CNBC reports that in a study conducted by JPMorgan Chase, in-house analysts cross-referenced the spending of 30 million Chase credit card users with John Hopkins University data on coronavirus cases around the country and saw an apparent connection between an uptick in spending in restaurants and rising COVID-19 cases. “Looking across categories of card spending, we find that the level of spending in restaurants three weeks ago was the strongest predictor of the rise in new virus cases over the subsequent three weeks,” wrote JPMorgan Chase analyst Jesse Edgerton. The authors of the study were quick to point out that there were myriad factors contributing to the exponential rise of coronavirus cases all over the country in the last three weeks, but the rise of in-person credit card transactions in restaurants (as opposed to online purchases) was “particularly predictive.” Same-day new cases in Florida continue to set records, with 59,000 added last week alone. On June 26, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation suspended on-premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide. – Matthew Moyer
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As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Americans got protection from evictions, foreclosures and student debt. But Capital One and other debt collectors continue to garnish the paychecks of those who still have jobs BY PAUL KIEL AND J EF F ER N ST HAU SEN , P R O P U B L I C A
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ince 2018, Capital One has been a looming presence in Julio Lugo’s life, ever since the company sued him, as it did 29,000 other New Yorkers that year, over an unpaid credit card. But when the coronavirus hit the city this March, it wasn’t on his mind. At Mount Sinai in Manhattan, where he works, he’d been drafted into the hospital’s frenzied effort against the virus. He normally gathered patient information at the front desk of a radiology clinic in orderly shifts, 9 to 5. Now he was working 16-hour days, often overnight. At one moment he might be enlisted to help a team of doctors or nurses put on their full-body protective equipment and then he would rush to disinfect another team. He lost track of the days, only orienting himself by the need to juggle care with his ex-wife of their two young children who were now out of school. But despite a global pandemic, Capital One didn’t forget about him. The company began in late March to seize a portion of his wages to collect on that debt – one that he says wasn’t even his. Federal, state and local officials have all taken some steps to protect Americans from the ravages of the economic crash due to COVID-19. Congress halted a substantial portion of evictions, foreclosures and collection on student loans. And when it sent $300 billion in stimulus checks out to fami-
lies, many states took steps to make sure that debt collectors didn’t grab the money. But one of the most aggressive and common forms of debt collection has generally been allowed to continue: seizure of wages for old consumer debts. The main protection Americans have gotten from debt collectors has been inadvertent, a byproduct of state courts being closed to most hearings, including those pushed by debt collectors. But this didn’t help people like Lugo who were the target of actions that began before the closures. Wage garnishments can run indefinitely once begun. As a result, essential workers and others who were lucky enough to keep their jobs have still been at risk of forfeiting a portion of their paychecks. No one tracks wage garnishments either federally or at the state level, and that’s a key reason they get little public attention. But ProPublica has found that it hits workers earning $40,000 or less the hardest and is particularly common in predominantly Black communities. Because garnishments are set at a percentage of income (25 percent in most states) regardless of whether someone can afford it or not, they often provoke a financial emergency and cause the debtor to let other bills go unpaid. While new collection activity has dropped off, some major debt collectors have been laying the groundwork for a
return to normal by filing suits by the thousands, according to a ProPublica review of online court records from county and state court websites. For example, in Maryland, two major debt collectors alone filed over 2,000 suits in April. When the courts fully reopen, as they already have in some states, these companies will be first in line to win new court judgments. Those debtors who still have jobs will be forced to either make payments or risk their wages being seized. With 48 percent of American households having experienced a loss of employment income in the past few months, many will have no wages to take. But debt collectors can be patient and wait until they do. Even more worrying to consumer advocates is what lies ahead. Households often rely on credit cards during moments of financial stress. In recent months, more have been paying rent with their cards. Eventually the bill will come due, which could lead to a wave of collection suits as the nation attempts to recover. “There’s going to be a whole swath of people who never thought they’d be in a position to default,” said Pamela Foohey, a law professor at Indiana University who argues in a recent paper with two colleagues that Congress should impose a debt collection moratorium to allow for recovery. “It’s not productive to be garnishing people’s wages when they need to pay for food and get back on track financially,” she said. Over the past couple decades, Capital One, Lugo’s pursuer, helped lead the way in transforming the nation’s local courts into collection machines. As recently as the 1990s, these courts conformed to the picture most people have in their heads, primarily working as a venue where a judge resolved disputes between two sides represented by a lawyer. Now the most orlandoweekly.com
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common type of case is debt collection, a recent Pew Charitable Trusts report found. Lining up against debtors who are almost never represented by an attorney, debt collection companies win millions of court judgments each year, which then allow them to seize debtors’ wages for years into the future. An old unpaid bill will fall off a credit report after seven years, but a court judgment can haunt someone forever. While different types of plaintiffs may flood the courts in different areas (from payday lenders to nonprofit hospitals), those collecting on credit card debt have driven this trend over time, according to ProPublica’s review of court data from several states. The change has been obvious in courts everywhere, from New York to Las Vegas (where the local court decided to give such cases their own category, “Civil – Credit Card Collection”) to rural Iowa. “It does bother me that courts have become sort of a tool for credit card companies. We’ve just become part of their business machinery,” said Judge Chris Foy, who presides over the district court in the small town of Waverly, Iowa. The most common plaintiffs don’t tend to be household names that advertise with bold TV campaigns: Most are debt buyers, companies that buy up bad debts in bulk. The exception is Capital One. Aggressive debt collection is key to Capital One’s profitability. Last year, the same year the company reported $5.5 billion in net income, it recovered $1.4 billion from its card accounts that had been previously charged off, or recognized as losses. It was a haul hundreds of millions of dollars beyond any other card issuer, even much larger ones like JPMorgan Chase. CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
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In a statement, a Capital One spokeswoman said the bank files more suits than other banks because it makes riskier loans. According to public filings, as of the end of this year one-third of Capital One’s cardholders had a credit score under 660, generally considered the threshold that identifies those most likely to have trouble paying debts back. The bank’s current card offers for such customers carry an annual interest rate of 27 percent. “Most regional, community and especially large banks retreated from the subprime segment to focus on more affluent customers, resulting in a growing population of people with less access to the banking system,” the spokeswoman said. “Capital One remains a full spectrum lender.” “Debt collection for us is about helping customers resolve their delinquent debt and reducing losses, not making money,” she said, and the bank always attempts to work with borrowers before suing. As for Lugo’s case, the company said it couldn’t comment because it was currently in litigation. The best estimate of the national scope of garnishments comes from ADP, the nation’s largest payroll services provider. At the request of ProPublica, ADP first undertook a study of payroll records six years ago. It followed up with a second survey in 2017. Both times, it found that 2.9 percent of workers had their wages garnished for consumer debts in the previous year. That works out to about 4 million nationally. Notably, both surveys were done during a period of economic expansion. In the Great Recession, between 2007 and 2009, the number of suits skyrocketed, according to ProPublica’s review of filings from several states. Court judgments also allow collectors to seize money from bank accounts, often emptying them. But taking a portion of a paycheck is far more common, according
to a ProPublica review of court data in Missouri and Georgia. When the coronavirus outbreak hit, New York, like many other states, took several steps to protect vulnerable people, such as halting evictions or new garnishment orders. But the state let existing wage garnishments continue. Consumer advocates and the New York City Bar called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to fill that gap and suspend all garnishments. So far, he has not, despite moves by some other states, such as Nevada, to do so. In New York, plaintiffs can take up to a tenth of a debtor’s pay. Cuomo’s office did not respond to a request for comment. Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the New York State Courts, told ProPublica that garnishments were allowed to continue because “existing orders were considered essential matters.” Those burdened with a garnishment amid the pandemic could request an emergency court hearing to have it suspended, according to guidance given to the city’s marshals, who administer garnishments. Michael Woloz, a spokesman for the marshals, said they “do everything they can to accommodate” people with hardships. Susan Shin, legal director of the New Economy Project, a legal aid organization in New York City, said her group has been getting calls since March from New Yorkers asking for help with ongoing wage seizures. Capital One was often the plaintiff. People were afraid of risking their health to go out and seek help from the courts. “Why put someone in that position?” she said. Relatively few people who need help find their way to legal aid. ProPublica spoke with three New Yorkers who struggled to address seizures of their pay after the pandemic hit. Although all three managed to eventually halt the garnishments with the help of a legal aid attorney, the cases show how such suits can hang over people’s lives for decades. Two of them asked ProPublica not to use their last names out of fear it would displease their employers. Capital One, asked about the cases, said, “Our policy is to work with any customer who
needs help and is impacted by COVID-19.” Capital One sued Robert in 2007 for about $1,900. He is HIV-positive and fell behind because of health issues, he said, and has been in and out of work over the years. For almost a decade, he said, he didn’t hear from Capital One. But last fall, soon after Robert began a new job, he received notice telling him to arrange payment on the debt or he would be at risk of garnishment. He eventually struck a settlement to pay Capital One a total of $300 on a payment plan of $20 a month. But shortly after he made his first payment, he was shocked to find that his wages had been garnished anyway. The seizures continued for weeks, well into March of this year. Both Capital One and the marshal’s office told ProPublica that Robert’s employer had been sent notice not to execute the garnishment, but that it had done so anyway in error and that the checks had been promptly mailed back to the employer. Capital One sued Grace, a social worker in Queens, in 2013 after she lost her job and fell behind on her payments. Like Robert, she said she hadn’t heard from Capital One for years. In February, she received a letter from the marshal warning her that her pay would be garnished if she did not make other arrangements to pay off her debt of $2,800. When the virus hit and the courts largely shut down, she assumed it was a problem that could wait. “I was just trying to get by,” she said. After the garnishment started, she searched online for help and found her way to Shin, the legal aid lawyer. The money has since been returned, but Grace knows the seizures could start again when the courts reopen. Given Lugo’s hectic days and nights working at the hospital, it wasn’t until midApril, when 500 New Yorkers were still dying every day from the virus, that he discovered $168 missing from his latest paycheck. Although he was sued in 2018, he didn’t find out about the suit until his wages began to be garnished last year, he said. One reason is that the debt is not his, he said. In a legal filing, with the help of a legal aid attorney, he argued that his now-deceased father likely stole his identity to take out the card. A process server falsely claimed to have served his mother with notice of the suit, he said. The filing stopped the garnishments last year, but in early March, he missed a court hearing because it conflicted with a parentteacher conference at his child’s school, he said. He thought the hearing would be orlandoweekly.com
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rescheduled, but unbeknownst to him, it triggered a new garnishment. “Being that the courts were closed, I couldn’t understand how they could just start taking out money again without letting me know,” he said. Eventually, again with help from a legal aid attorney, he was able to stop the garnishment and get a new court date, currently set for August. After the virus hit in March, Capital One largely suspended filing any new debt collection lawsuits. But other big debt collectors did not, including Encore Capital, the nation’s largest debt buyer. ProPublica reviewed online court filings in eight states where courts had largely stopped hearing new cases and found that Encore still filed over 1,600 lawsuits in April. Encore reported collecting $1.3 billion in old debt in the U.S. last year and was looking forward to another good year when March came. Encore CEO Ashish Masih told analysts last month that the company is still optimistic. Widespread unemployment and the courts closing hurt the company’s nearterm prospects, but Masih said this would only cause a “delay, not a permanent loss” in what the company hoped to collect in 2020. Eventually, he said, “the court processes will start working,” and “we hope to recoup about 90 percent of collections over time.” In response to questions from ProPublica, Encore said that according to its company policy, “We’ve suspended collections for any consumer who lets us know they’ve been directly impacted by COVID-19.” Across the country, courts are taking steps to resuming full function. In Arkansas, where the virus did not initially hit hard, but has been spreading faster lately, the state supreme court announced in early May that all courts could reopen to hearing any type of case starting May 18. How exactly to do this is up to local courts, and solutions range from video hearings to inperson hearings with a limited number of people in the courtroom and temperature checks before entering. Wage garnishments in the state never stopped, said Susan Purtle, an attorney with Legal Aid of Arkansas, which serves almost half the state. That’s partly due to the large number of meat processing plants there, she said. “Those clients have continued to work,” she said, and so had wages to take. But recently, she said, calls about new suits have been coming in. Typically, she’s seeing court hearings scheduled for July or August. Once they begin again, collectors will resume winning judgments that can be used to collect on the debtors who still have jobs. For the ones who don’t, the companies will wait until they do. Ellis Simani contributed reporting. feedback@orlandoweekly.com JULY 8-14, 2020 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
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Orlando artist-activist Stelson Telfort would like white allies to ‘get in the backseat and listen’
Orlando’s arts community prides
itself on being progressive and inclusive, but according to Stelson Telfort, we still have a ways to go. Born and raised in Pine Hills as the son of Haitian immigrants, Telfort, who goes by the stage name “ST3,” first discovered his love of the arts through church plays and middle school band before becoming an accomplished actor. He first attracted my attention as a Valencia College student in Division and Ruined, and has gone on to perform at Mad Cow, Orlando Shakes and Universal Orlando. More recently, his passionate social media posts and provocative speech during last month’s Black Artists for Black Lives rally have made him one of our theater community’s most outspoken activists on racial issues. This week, I’m turning my platform over to Telfort to share his experiences as a Black actor in Orlando.
On studying at Valencia: When I got to Valencia I’d say I felt pretty welcome. I was able to get in there and really start working because of [Beth Marshall’s 2015] Trayvon Martin series. That was something that I felt strongly about, and it’s relatable to me, [so] I feel like I was given some opportunities early in there. One thing that was weird for me was the opportunities outside of those types of plays. I wish that I did get those opportunities because my thing is, I want to be a well-versed actor. I want to be able to do anything on stage, everything that I can. I know that I eventually want to do more Shakespeare [because] the need for Black actors that can understand Shakespeare is huge. On SAK student Simon Duvall’s call for a boycott of SAK Comedy Lab over lack of performer diversity: I come from the practices of Malcolm X
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[and] Martin Luther King, and they were all about boycotts. So I was in support of it, but as details started unraveling, I realized that he may have just taken action, all on his own. I questioned what his motives were in doing that. People say this boycott is to create a conversation. Cool, a conversation is now being had. Where are the people that need to be in this conversation? Nowhere to be found. That was the problem. The response time on SAK’s behalf was terrible, because it took literally [SAK alumnus] Wayne Brady coming into the conversation for people to decide that they want to step up. These people who are saying, “Hey, we want to be the next Wayne Brady,” they are justified in saying that. And they should have the opportunity to express themselves without people telling them to shut up, or people saying “get over it,” or people just shutting their voices out completely. On his “Black Artists for Black Lives” speech asking white allies to “shut up”: I kind of said it really bluntly, and the reason I wanted to say it that way is because people listen to stuff that’s more blunt. You can’t be polite with people. When I tell white people that “it’s time for them to shut the fuck up, get in the backseat and listen,” I say that with conviction. I believe that it is really that time; right now is not the time to be telling people how you feel about something, because obviously that’s all you’ve been doing the entire time we’ve been trying to tell you how we feel.
You’re shutting us up, and truthfully, it’s not the time for that anymore. I’m angry, I’m upset, but I’m more rational with my anger. How can I take my anger and use it for good, and to magnify what I believe in? That’s where I’m at. On Orlando’s need for Black-owned arts venues: I want people to have opportunities to go into these other houses [venues] because, quite frankly, a lot of these houses are popular; they’re bigger, they look shiny, they have better furniture. Personally, I want my own house, you know, and that’s what I’m working towards. I’m working towards having my own house, having my own space, where I can call my people, “Hey, you want to come play over here? We can tell the stories we want to tell. We can create what we want to create over here.” And if people want to come see what we’re doing, they can come see it. I’m more at the headspace of creating something for myself, so that I can allow other people to come play with me, but I also want the opportunities for other people to go to places. I want other people to go perform at the Orlando Shakes, perform at Mad Cow. Because there are talented people in this town that can do it; I’m not the only one. I feel like there’s other people with capabilities of doing that, and if I’ve got to be the person to showcase those people, then I’ll do it. (This interview has been condensed and edited.) skubersky@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
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Asher Keddie, Clarence Ryan and Claude Jabbour in Stateless PHOTO BY BEN KING/COURTESY NETFLIX
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PREMIERES WEDNESDAY: Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado – Remember Walter Mercado, the Puerto Rican TV astrologer who was kind of a cross between Liberace and Miss Cleo? If you do, you’re the target audience for this documentary. If you don’t – well, Lin-Manuel Miranda is in it. Just in case you didn’t get enough of him last week. (Netflix) Stateless Season 1 – Cate Blanchett co-created and co-stars in an Australian drama series about four strangers who meet in an immigration detention center. I can’t believe The Real World didn’t get around to this first. (Netflix)
PREMIERES THURSDAY: Close Enough – Regular Show creator JG Quintel is back with a self-avowed “surreal” animated series that pits a quintet of Los Angeles residents against bizarre and supernatural forces. You know, like public transportation. (HBO Max) Expecting Amy – Documentary cameras follow Amy Schumer for three episodes as she prepares to birth two of the most miraculous things on Earth: a human baby and a comedy special. (HBO Max)
PREMIERES FRIDAY: The Old Guard – Greg Rucka’s graphic novel comes to life, with Charlize Theron as the leader of a group of immortal mercenaries. Wow, we’re really going to get to see her play Mick Jagger? (Netflix) Down to Earth With Zac Efron – Actor Efron travels around the world with wellness expert Darin Olien to shine a light on advancements in environmentalism. In one episode, he reported-
ly eats a meal that was smoked in excrement. So hey, at least you got one thing you wanted out of 2020. (Netflix) Dating Around: Brazil – What do you get when six singles from São Paulo go on blind dates with five potential mates each? Ideal entertainment for anyone who thinks the perfect reality series is equal parts tongue twister and SAT question. (Netflix) Palm Springs – Our younger readers may not realize that Andy Samberg had a career before Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Take our word for it, kids: He used to be the Pete Davidson who would show up for work and not insult your college. Now Samberg is starring in a romcom that holds the distinction of having sold for the most money in the history of the Sundance Film Festival. Meanwhile, Pete is out there somewhere taking potshots at DeVry. (Hulu)
PREMIERES MONDAY: Foodie Love – My Life Without Me director Isabel Coixet helms an eight-episode drama series about a single guy and gal whose relationship develops at restaurants throughout Europe. If they leave Milan at 2 p.m. going 60 miles per hour, what time will they get to schtup the cast of Dating Around? (HBO Max)
PREMIERES TUESDAY: Showbiz Kids – Alex Winter of “Bill and Ted” fame directed this feature-length documentary about former child stars. Florida’s Marc Slater is one of two current hopefuls the documentary profiles who are seeking to become tomorrow’s Henry Thomas or Wil Wheaton, but not tomorrow’s Joey Lawrence, because that’s equivalent to last week’s Frankie Muniz. Pencils down, everybody. (HBO Max) orlandoweekly.com
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[ local music ] “THE TWITCH” Stereo 77 with Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz from Consider Time EP – listen at filteredeluxerecordings.bandcamp.com
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
‘The Twitch’ unites Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz and Stereo 77 for a harrowing musical collaboration BY MATTHEW MOYER
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ne of the most intense and harrowing pieces of music that I’ve heard this year – local or otherwise – is hands-down “The Twitch” by local electronic musician and DJ Stereo 77 (Alejandro Ramirez) and artist and educator Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz. Over RaimundiOrtiz’s chilling, fraught spoken-word narrative about domestic abuse, Ramirez creates a dense mat of intricate sound that is somehow meditative and anxious at the same time – ambient music as cathartic tension. This collaboration may not have been undertaken in real time – indeed, Ramirez had been trying to set Raimundi-Ortiz’s recording of these words to music for a long time – but this is very much the result of two performers in telepathic sync. Raimundi-Ortiz is a multimedia artist, professor and activist perhaps best known for the heart-breaking and life-affirming durational performance piece Pietà, for which Ramirez provided backing soundtracks. Ramirez is a DJ, producer, record label boss (Fielded Sound Recordings) and musical jack-of-all-trades. “The Twitch,” on Stereo
77’s new album Consider Time, is the newest and perhaps heaviest chapter in their creative partnership. How did the spoken-word piece on “The Twitch” come to be? WRO: “The Twitch” was inspired by witnessing a friend struggle with an abusive relationship and recognizing the red flags from my own personal experiences with domestic violence/abuse. At the time I was still reeling from my own situations and put pen to page and started reflecting on the feeling of walking on eggshells around a violent person, then watching someone else go through it and you can’t do much to help them. You can only witness and remind them that you are there to support them. My written work is what people probably know least of my creative practices, but the word and storytelling and grappling with my own trauma plays a big part in how I make all of my work. And you performed this as a spoken word piece at an event where Stereo 77 was spinning?
WRO: I performed it as part of an event I organized called Poetas con Cafe at the now defunct Blank Space café in downtown Orlando. I’d heard Alejandro spin before and asked if he’d spin that night for the event. After he’d heard the premise of the night he agreed, and the rest is history. You two have been collaborating for a while. AR: I believe the first event we partnered on was [Poetas con Café] at the former Blank Space in downtown Orlando, now known as the 7-Eleven. I DJed, while various poets and authors performed and read their works. The last event and project we worked together on was Pietà. I created the soundtrack and mini-score for the piece, and we performed it live at Rollins College, UCF and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. It’s without a doubt one of the highlights of my career as a DJ and producer, and I still can’t believe we pulled it off! WRO: Alejandro and I go back nearly nine years. The gig at Blank Space was our first gig together. I was an instant fan of his vast and eclectic musical selections, his unique ability to fill a space with supervibey tracks, remixing joints on the spot. We started a live art night at XL Gallery, now Aku Aku, in Thornton Park on Friday nights, where he’d spin and I’d improv paint inspired by his selections. It was always a good time. Like nonverbal communication the whole night. He’s since created several soundscapes for my Pietà performances … but this is the first time he’s set my words to music. This is a serious first for me. How did setting the words to music for “The Twitch” start for you? AR: I reached out to Wanda with an idea for a song or project. Eventually, I received an email with three or four recordings of Wanda reciting her poetry, and “The Twitch” was the one that really hit home for me, as I unfortunately know very well the damage caused from physical, verbal and mental abuse. Throughout the years, I attempted to produce anything strong enough to carry her words, emotion and scars – but nothing was fitting without sounding forced. What was it that made this “the” version of the song, after previous attempts? AR: Last year I started a new project under the name SASA, utilizing field recordings from places I’ve traveled and orlandoweekly.com
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classical guitar. This track utilizes a live recording from a subway ride in NYC as the backdrop to get the listener into the state of mind Wanda was in when she wrote this. The music was about 90 percent complete, but somewhat lacking a flow and purpose [when] my crazy-talented and genius friend Jorge Collazo sends me a message requesting that I send him a track to work on! Jorge knows how to deliver with very little direction. The kick drum beating as the heartbeat to her words was his idea. From there, I rearranged the composition a little into what it’s known as today, and decided to release it under my Stereo 77 moniker. What’s next for both of you? WRO: I’m definitely still working. During my yearlong residency at the Maitland Art Center I’ve been building a new body of work that addresses hair politics and race struggles, sanctuary. I’m also thinking a lot about disease, mutation, trying to manipulate nature while attempting to be one with it and all that hypocrisy (of which I am entirely guilty). I’ve got exhibitions coming up this fall and throughout next year, so I’m pretty busy that way. AR: As a full-time working DJ, this pandemic has unfortunately and temporarily canceled all of my contracts and gigs. I took this opportunity to focus on my music projects and branding my record label. Currently, Filtered Deluxe Recordings has a solid release schedule lined up for the rest of the year, including new artists, remixes from some of our favorite producers and more from my Stereo 77 and SASA projects. music@orlandoweekly.com JULY 8-14, 2020 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
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Legal, Public Notices AUCTION Extra Space Storage – Store 8841 9847 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL 32825 Extra Space Storage will hold a Public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location Indicated: 9847 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL 32825 (407) 4959612, July 28, 2020 @ 12:15PM: KMR Wholesale – cell phone accessories- KMR Wholesale – Cell Phone Accessories – Sheena Robinson – 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. AUCTION Extra Space Storage – Store 1631 5753 Hoffner Ave, Orlando, FL 32822. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:
5753 Hoffner Ave, Orlando, FL 32822 (407) 212-5890, July 28th, 2020 @ 11:15 AM: Mark Larry Eichmiller-household goods, Justin Mojica- 2 twin beds,1 queen bed, couch,boxes, Francesca Nesehousehold goods china cabinet some empty bins and boxes, Richard Robertson- Small household goods, Carlos Ayuso- Household goods,Luis Gilberto Virella HerreraHousehold goods, tools and scooters, Cynthia colon- long dresser bed in pieces chest night stand vanity small 10-15 misc apartment furniture. Kaitlyn Smith-Couch, boxes, Christmas decorations. Barbara Montago- Sofa, refrigerator, box. Jennifer Lopez- mattress and bins. Kathleen Morden-Household goods, furniture. Carlos Hernandez-Household goods. Enrique Sanchez-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: July 21, 2020 at the time and location listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following. 4:00pm Extra Space Storage 1451 Rinehart Rd. Sanford, FL 32771 (407) 915-4908 Marco A RodriguezHousehold 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. 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: 5TBRT54137S456203 2007 TOYT To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on August 1, 2020 at 3101 McCoy Rd., Orlando, Fl 32812 Towlando Towing and Recovery 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: WBAGJ8329WDM25559 1998 BMW To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on August 1, 2020 at 3101 McCoy Rd., Orlando, Fl 32812 Towlando Towing and Recovery
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Legal, Public Notices Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2728 W 25TH St, Sanford, FL 32771 407708-3327, July 21, 2020 @ 4:00 PM Sade Comer-Furniture, bedding and appliances. Carlos MedinaFurniture and household items. Andrea Blanding-Couch, twin beds, dressers, totes and boxes of household goods. Thomas RatchfordTools. Shatara Cooper-Furniture and household items. Mellisa Otero-Furniture and household items. Darrius Thomas-Furniture and household items. Castalavet Turner-clothes, living room table, tv. Vickie Wilson- boxes and bags, coffee pots, kids toys. Chartoniya Ward-house hold items, boxes and furniture bedroom set. Melanie Dunn- Paintings, collectibles boats and model planes, personal items, 4 extra large boxes, 3 larger boxes and espresso machine. Desirae Singletary -Full mattress, sleep by the number full sz, dresser, chest, small furniture, boxes and dishware. Darryl Garcia-Household Boxes. KeeCheryl Fisher- Boxes of clothing and household items. Pamalin Byrd-15 bins, of clothes and house hold goods. Quinshia Lovett- Appliances, furniture, electronics and household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 11261 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, Fl 32832 407-280-7355 on 7/28/2020 @ 12:00PM. Paige Hay- Household Goods, Adrian Teruel- Tools, Lawrence Albert- 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: 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd, Kissimmee FL 34746, 407-429-8867 on 07/28/20 @ 12:30pm Sonia Zies Household Goods Antone Franklin Van and trailer Gifted Hands Home Care
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LLC Household Items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1305 Crawford Ave St. Cloud, FL 34769, 407-504-0833 on 07/28/2020 @ 1:45pm Kara Howe household items, Abinael Gil household items, Amanda Sandlin household items, Julie Matos totes and boxes, Robert Lynn Stull household items, Edward Rivera household items, Michelle Girard household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at 1700 Celebration Blvd. Celebration FL 34747, on July 28 2020, at 1:15PM. Christopher Williams- bed, dresser, couch, two dining room tables, 10 medium boxes. Jennifer Shubitowski- Holiday decor, 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. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 540 Cypress Parkway Kissimmee, FL 34759, on 07/28/2020 @ 12:45PM Adaryl Beasley household items, Christian Isaias Vazquez Robels Household goods, Nadine Jasmine Joseph Household items, Charmaine Ephriam Household items, Robert Alphonso Burks Household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3280 Vineland Rd Kissimmee FL 34746, 407-720-7424 on 7/28/2020 @ 12:30pm. Srijana Lusteaux totes & household items, Emily Dryden bags, Jay Kausch totes & boxes, Victoria Lynch totes & bags. 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: 13597 S Orange Ave Orlando, Fl 32824, 407-910-2087 on 07/28/2020 @ 11:30am. Tatiana Ceballos- 2headboards, mattress, 2dressers, night stands, dinning room table. Irma Cruz- Home 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. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER CASE NO: DP19602, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Child: O. T-D DOB: 08/02/2019 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Latiana Tessier Address Unknown: A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced children. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge James Craner on August 14, 2020 at 2:00 p.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. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILD(REN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILDREN NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR. WITNESS my hand and seal of this
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Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 8th day of June, 2020. This summons has been issued at the request of: Rachel Stawski Dlugokienski, Esq., Florida Bar No.: 1010876, Senior Attorney for Department of Children and Families. 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 ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07 / Doherty CASE NO.: DP19-553 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: S.T. DOB: 06/13/2003. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: WILBERT TIMMS, ADDRESS UNKNOWN. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the abovereferenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Patricia Doherty on Tuesday, August 04, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TRIAL. You must appear on the date and at the 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 AD TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILDREN NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 30th day of June, 2020. This summons has been issued at the request of: Chelsea N. Bogdan, Esq./FBN:0123752, Senior Attorney for the State of Florida, Children’s Legal Services chelsea.bogdan@ myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA.CASE NO. 2020-DR-3895 IN RE: The Marriage of CRAIG WAYNE SMALLEY Petitioner/Husband, and BELSIS KIRIE SMALLEY Respondent/Wife. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE. TO: BELSIS KIRIE SMALLEY; 1434 VICKERS LAKE DRIVE OCOEE, FL 34761 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Michael T. Mackhanlall, Esq., On Behalf Of Craig Wayne Smalley, whose address is 37 N. Orange Ave Suite 500, Orlando FL 32801 on or before 8/20/2020 and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 425 N. Orange Ave
Orlando FL 32801, before service on PETITIONER or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. The Action is asking the Court to dissolve the bounds of marriage in this case. There is no real or personal property. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated 6/22/2020. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT by: /s/ Deputy Clerk (court seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUVENILE DIVISION: 3/CRANER, CASE No. DP18-529 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: R.T. DOB: 08/12/2018, NOTICE OF ACTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA To: Shantara Devose, address unknown. WHEREAS A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child(ren). You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge A. James Craner, on August 14, 2020, at 10:45 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. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 26th day of June, 2020. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer McCarthy, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 86793 Children’s Legal Services jennifer. mccarthy@myflfamilies.com. By: /s/ CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, Deputy Clerk, (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 2nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND
FOR Leon COUNTY, FLORIDA. Case No.: 2020 DR 000508. Shirley Mathis Petitioner, and Michael Lashon Mathis, Respondent. SUMMONS: PERSONAL SERVICE ON AN INDIVIDUAL ORDEN DE COMPARECENCIA: SERVICIO PERSONAL EN UN INDIVIDUO CITATION: L’ASSIGNATION PERSONAL SUR UN INDIVIDUEL. TO/ PARA/A: Michael Lashon Mathis, 717 Grand Street, Orlando, FL 32805. IMPORTANT: A lawsuit has been filed against you. You have 20 calendar days after this summons is served on you to file a written response to the attached complaint/ petition with the clerk of this circuit court, located at: 301 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301. A phone call will not protect you. Your written response, including the case number given above and the names of the parties, must be filed if you want the Court to hear your side of the case. If you do not file your written response on time, you may lose the case, and your wages, money, and property may be taken thereafter without further warning from the Court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service or a legal aid office (listed in the phone book). If you choose to file a written response yourself, at the same time you file your written response to the Court, you must also serve a copy of your written response on the party serving this summons at: Shirley Mathis, 542 Collinsford Road, Tallahassee, FL 32301. If the party serving summons has designated email address(es) for service or is represented by an attorney, you may designate email address(es) for service by or on you. Service must be in accordance with Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents, upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and Email Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO EACH SHERIFF OF THE STATE: You are commanded to serve this summons and a copy of the complaint in this lawsuit on the above-named person. DATED: February 24th, 2020, Gwen Marshall CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT. By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (SEAL)
Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that Storage King USA at 2925 North Poinciana Blvd Kissimmee, FL 34746 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 sale will take place at the website StorageTreasures.com on July 24th, 2020 at 9:00 am. The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa (AU4167) and StorageTreasures.com on behalf of the facility’s management. Units will be available for viewing prior to the sale on StorageTreasures.com. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 15% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $100 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. The property to be sold is described as “general household items” unless otherwise noted. Unit #2058 Nadgi Santiago, Unit #2180 Franck Phillippe. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on July 23rd, 2020, the personal property in the belowlisted units, which may include but are not limited to household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. PUBLIC STORAGE # 07031, 1355 State Road 436, Casselberry, FL 32707, (407) 574 4516 Time: 09:30 AM 1326 - thompson, scarlet; 3533 – Brown, Bridgette PUBLIC STORAGE # 27221, 1625 State Road 436, Winter Park, FL 32792, (407) 545-3653 Time: 09:45 AM C042 - Evans, Robert; D044 - Caldwell, Kimberly; E002 Hohman, Praari; E026 - Gobin, Minerva; E046 - Latham Jr., Charlie; E060 - Lucca Encarnation, Jahath; E080 - Walker, James; E081 – Adu, Elizabeth; E190 - Reed, Rayvon PUBLIC STORAGE # 24105, 2275 N Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL 32807, (407) 545-2541 Time: 10:00 AM 1334 – Betances, Janine; 2268 - Brehm, Alex; 2365 – Pitlak Catherine; F333 - Huff, Alisha; G516 – Marrero, Jeanette; H553 - Clarke, Tyrone; J722 Stanton, Joe PUBLIC STORAGE # 25973, 250 N Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32807, (407) 901-7489 Time: 10:15 AM A032 - Davis, Catherine; A275 – Southpointe Condo Assoc Benson, China; D411 - Cortijo, Rosanna; D439 - Hines, Amber; D471 - Burgos, Alberto; E509 Batista, Rafael PUBLIC STORAGE # 25781, 155 S Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32807, (321) 247-6790 Time: 10:30 AM 1200 - Stern, Benjamin; 1371 - Lopez, Gene; 1713 - Galarza, Erica; 1794 - Valentin, Joann; 1802 - Hughes, Donette; 2099 - Stealey, Kristen; 2405 Sergio, Carlos; 2419 - Threshman,
Clara; 2603 - Martinez, Santiago PUBLIC STORAGE # 25897, 10053 Lake Underhill Rd, Orlando, FL 32825, (407) 901-6126 Time: 10:45 AM 0487 - Santaliz, Genese; 0517 - Torres, Michael; 3114 - Ramos, Alexander PUBLIC STORAGE # 25851, 10280 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32817, (407) 901-2590 Time: 11:00 AM 1229 - Gipe, Karl; 1234 - Honore, Myrtle; 2100 - Berry, Derrick; 2430 - Magnell, Erik; 2558 - Benhamza, Ranya; 2592 - Dyer, Kenneth PUBLIC STORAGE # 08765, 1851 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826, (407) 513-4445 Time: 11:15 AM 0107 - PACHECO, LOAMY; 2110 - Hoque, Arfanul; 4022 – Ferrell, Lisa; 4081 - hernandez, John; 5003 - Whipple, Erin; 5008 - Jimenez, Elliot; 6044 – Dahill, Patrick; 7033 – Tanzi, Edwina PUBLIC STORAGE # 08711, 3145 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826, (407) 613-2984 Time: 11:30 AM 2165 - Walker, Jr, Larry; 4001 - Colon, Barbara; 4039 - Ball, James; 5034 – Morales, Derrick; 5107 - Ball, James; 5157 - Ball, James PUBLIC STORAGE # 08720, 1400 Alafaya Trail, Oviedo, FL 32765, (407) 487-4695 Time: 11:45 AM 0179 - jones, Rachel; 0345 Mason, Shavonne; 2016 - Perez, Manny; 7092 - Johnson, Asia PUBLIC STORAGE # 25974, 1931 W State Rd 426, Oviedo, FL 32765, (407) 901-7497 Time: 12:00 PM A030 - Poveromo, Dawn; C098 – Perez, Josh; C136 - Nicholas, Kayla; D381 - Taulbee, Tama. Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on July 24, 2020, the personal property in the belowlisted units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 08:00 AM and continue until all units are sold. PUBLIC STORAGE # 25893, 3725 W Lake Mary Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746, (407) 495-1274 Time: 09:30 AM 1009 - Heywood, Ayiesha; 3065 - Hess, Tania; 4036 - Norvell, Clyde; 5079 - Grubbs, Angel; 6015 - Carney, Malcolm; 7003 - Boutwell, Melissa; 7029 Boutwell, Melissa PUBLIC STORAGE # 25842, 51 Spring Vista Dr, Debary, FL 32713, (386) 202-2956 Time: 09:45 AM 00409 - Griffin, Lee; 00553 - whited, Joshua; 00576
- Cebula, Melanie; 00708 - Dew, Samantha PUBLIC STORAGE # 25438, 2905 South Orlando Drive, Sanford, FL 32773, (407) 545-6715 Time: 10:00 AM C033 - Neighbor, Tina; C052 - Rodriguez, Joe; D002 Waldo, Patricia; D041 - Mccauley, Mike; D068 - Ainsworth, Tammy; D100 - Verzosa, Frederico; E019 - Ireland-Baker, Jennifer; E030 Sutton, Douglas; E068 - Defreese, Victor; G015 - Mcmillian, Tavarus; I002 - Colon, Julio; I018 - Ward, Tiffany; J425 - Mckinnon, Quateshia; J501 - Champion, Jayson; J517 Mcclennon, Veronica; J705 - John, Tj; J806 - Wright, Shree PUBLIC STORAGE # 24326, 570 N US Highway 17 92, Longwood, FL 32750, (407) 505-7649 Time: 10:15 AM A123 - Brown, Jerleen; C368 - Jones, LaDonna; D410 Mckeehan, Tom; E018 - Rumble, Gina; E063 - Mazza, Nicole; F629 Grievous, Mayling; H802 - Johnson, Jeffrey; H821 - Shena, Natalie PUBLIC STORAGE # 23118, 141 W State Road 434, Winter Springs, FL 32708, (407) 5120425 Time: 10:30 AM A019 - Hewitt, Sheryl; A021 - Blake, William; A033 - Costantini, Dustin; H228 - Caldwell, Christian; I260 Benoit, Dan; J294 - Speed, Arlene; J324 - Washington, Alicia; J391 Power, Brandy PUBLIC STORAGE # 07030, 360 State Road 434 East, Longwood, FL 32750, (407) 392-1525 Time: 10:45 AM 1313 - Ellington, Jaronte; 2711 - Buxton, Shannon; 3312 - Whitehead, Donald; 3416 - Narvaez, Elena; 3704 - Luman, Christopher PUBLIC STORAGE # 24328, 7190 S US Highway 17/92, Fern Park, FL 32730, (407) 258-3060 Time: 11:00 AM C341 - Holmes, Ernesto; D455 - Iglesia, Geraldo; F610 Gaud Nieves, Ana; F612 - Elliott, Bendarrius; G738 - Beach, Patrice; K005 - Hoey, Desiree; K015 - Rodgers, Victoria PUBLIC STORAGE # 25455, 8226 S US Highway 17/92, Fern Park, FL 32730, (407) 258-3062 Time: 11:15 AM A108 - Mcduffie, Janet; C357 - Cheek, Amy; D482 - Dorsey, Tara; E524 - Young, Jameelah PUBLIC STORAGE # 08729, 5215 Red Bug Lake Road, Winter Springs, FL 32708, (407) 495-2108 Time: 11:30 AM 0129 - Clavel, Clifford; 0141 - Taylor Jr, Earl; 1011 - Tobin, Danyia; 1022 - Walton, April; 1025 - Clavel, Clifford; 2067 - Gordils, Anita; 3024 - Donaldson, Carol PUBLIC STORAGE # 28076, 1131 State Road 436, Casselberry, FL 32707, (407) 505-6401 Time: 11:45 AM B015 - Nemaric, Alicia; B050 Bratcher, Covadis; C067 - Wonsey, Candace; E011 - Smith, Shanella; E022 - bloom, maria; E038 - Glunt, Cindy; G006 - Foley, Gisela; G065 - Daverat, Georges; H002 - Brown, Brandon; I011 - Etgar, Miriam. Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no
checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: On July 28, 2020 10:00 AM location: 13125 S. John Young Parkway Orlando FL 32837 (407)516-7005. Kevin M Edwards -home 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. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Mindful Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the following times and locations: July 9th, 2020 12:00 pm at the Mindful Storage facility located at: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL 34759 (321) 7326032 The personal goods stored therein by the following: #2145Households, #1156- Househols, #J208- Households, I216-Furniture, #J210- Furniture, #1161-Households, #D241- Bags, #D225- Tools, #1109- Furniture, #C104- Households, #F212- Boxes, #1165- Furniture. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Mindful Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: AATR ORLANDO gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 07/24/2020, 09:00 am at 9712 RECYCLE CENTER RD ORLANDO, FL 32824- 8146, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. AATR ORLANDO reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids. WBADT63431CF11597 2001 BMW 4NUET16S632100791 2003 ISUZU 1UYVS25303U077609 2003 UTILITY TRAILER MFG CO 4T1BE46K97U583127 2007 TOYOTA KNAGG4A8XA5391360 2010 KIA 2CTALBEW5A6362441
2010 GENERAL MOTORS CORP 1HGCV1F16JA212919 2018 HONDA. 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. JULY 26, 2020 1ZVFT82H575289194 2007 FORD 2C4GM48L45R333047 2005 CHRYSLER 3FA6P0H95DR219993 2013 FORD JM1BJ221XY0215095 2000 MAZDA JN1HJ01F9RT221727 1994 NISSAN WDBRF52H87F933334 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ WDDGF4HB3EA952394 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ JULY 27, 2020 3GTU2VEC5EG562135 14 GENERAL MOTORS CORP 5UXZV4C54CL745861 2012 BMW JULY 31, 2020 3GNFK16Z36G116532 2006 CHEVROLET JHMGE8H56DC016656 2013 HONDA AUGUST 2, 2020 1HGCR2F35GA131589 2016 HONDA 4A3AB26F85E017495 2005 MITSUBISHI 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: 2005 Volkswagen VIN# 3VWCD31Y55M368778 2000 Nissan VIN# JN8AR07S2YW449131 2007 BMW VIN# WBAWB73537P031231 To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on July 29, 2020 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC 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: 1G1PC5SB9D7137705 2013 CHEV To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on August 1, 2020 at 3101 McCoy Rd., Orlando, Fl 32812 Towlando Towing and Recovery
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Legal, Public Notices 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: WBA3A5G53ENP29822 2014 BMW To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on August 1, 2020 at 3101 McCoy Rd., Orlando, Fl 32812 Towlando Towing and Recovery 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: JHMGE8H53BC015199 2011 HOND To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on August 1, 2020 at 3101 McCoy Rd., Orlando, Fl 32812 Towlando Towing and Recovery
Employment Accounting Clerk needed for CSC Beauty Salon, Orl. FL: prep. & proc. payroll; Perf. fin cal. int. chrgs. bal. discnt. equity & prinp. Col. Interp. & prep. firm’s fin. stmt. Maint. books using QuickBooks Online incld reconc & issuing inv. & paymts. for customers; Req. BBA + 2 yrs. Exp. in fin. or a/c. FT mail resume @ 5609 International Dr. Orlando FL 32819 Audio Visual Nation (Orlando, FL). F/T Multimedia Specialist. Create multimedia & graphic design pkgs incorp sftware apps in multiple media tech systems (video, graphics, anime, txt & sound). Design & assemb PPT presentations using multimedia & graphics. Perform AV production work. Setup & operate prof media playback systms. Oper video & audio systems at shows. Asst w/ post production incl editing & video compressions for multiple delivery platforms. Asst w/ set config & tech diffics during shows. BA or foreign equiv in Multimedia Arts, Graphic Dsgn or rel field + 18 mths exp as Multimedia Spec or rel. Knwl & exp in adv MS PPT, Adobe, Digital Video, adv Digital Imaging, E2 Image Processor. Mail cover ltr & resume to Audio Visual Nation HR Dept, 5858 Trinity Ln, Orlando, FL 32839. DME Consulting International LLC in Orlando, FL seeks Training Development Manager. Fax resumes to (321) 281-8380 quoting job #TDM18
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HR Specialist needed CSC Beauty Salon, Orlando, FL to prep. & maint emply. rec.; Assist in hire & rel. paper/w; Provide assist. w/HR pol.& procd. Rev. job appl. resumes & job orders & hairdresser lic. Contr. Emply. time & attend. & mang. OT hrs. Req. 2 yrs. exp. FT mail resume @ 5609 International Dr. Orlando FL 32819. PROJECT MANAGER in Orlando FL. Req. Bachelor’s in Architecture or foreign equiv. + 24 mos. exp in the job off’d. Mail resumes to: New Summer Grove Apartments, LLC, 7512 Dr. Phillips Blvd, Ste 50-249, Orlando FL 32819. TECHNOLOGY HP Inc. is accepting resumes for the position of Software Designer in Orlando, FL (Ref. #4569701). Assist multiple project teams of other software applications engineers and internal and outsourced development partners responsible for all stages of design and development for complex products and platforms, including solution design, analysis, coding, testing and integration. Mail resume to HP Inc., c/o Yesenia Tejada, 3390 E Harmony Road, Fort Collins, CO 80528. Resume must include Ref. #, full name, email address & mailing address. No phone calls. Must be legally authorized to work in U.S. without sponsorship. EOE. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Baldwin Park Westminster Communities of Florida 6440887 Cafeteria Worker, PM - Lakeland Publix Super Markets, Inc. 6440880
School Crossing Guard Orange County Sheriff’s Office 6440879 Accountant City of Casselberry 6440878
Outreach Team Leader Full Sail University 6440872
Senior Accounting Clerk Seminole State College of Florida 6440867 Medical Billing Specialist US Anesthesia Partners 6440862
Transporter Orlando Health 6440861
Scaffold Foreman or Lead Erector Brand Safway 6438380
Surgical Technologist II Orlando Health 6440858
Shift Lead Taco Bell 6438377
Clinical Assessment Manager Avant Healthcare Professionals 6440758
Utilities Service Worker II Polk County Board of County Commissioners 6440757
Inside Sales Person Pro Image Solutions 6440735 Vice President of Human Capital Parcelshield Holdings LLC 6440732
Content Strategist Cru 6440730
Transportation Operations Coordinator, AM, Dispatch Lakeland Publix Super Markets, Inc. 6440729 Applications Developer I/II/III City of Orlando 6440725
Residential HVAC Customer Service Representative Energy Air Inc. 6440713
Commercial HVAC Service Technician Energy Air Inc. 6440708 Bilingual Healthcare Insurance Agent Customer Service Spanish TTEC 6440704
Store Manager - MIT Circle K 6440703
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Dialysis Nurses Mobil Dialysis 6440328
DETENTION DEPUTY Seminole County Sheriff Office 6440629
Call Center Agent Arrow Workforce Solutions 6440236
Fiscal Specialist City of Orlando 6440600
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Corporate Controller Holler-Classic Family of Dealerships 6440489
Sales Associate Walmart Stores 6440114
Technical Support Representative Summit Broadband 6440487
Maintenance Mechanic Rebah Fabrication, Inc. 6439823
Warehouse Worker/Delivery Driver FAS Windows & Doors 6440404
HVAC Residential Service Technicians Del-Air Heating Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Inc 6439329
Sales - Timeshare Sales Representative Exploria Resorts 6440403
Performer (Audition Required) Universal Orlando 6439275
Regional Chef Westminster Communities of Florida 6440391
Flex American Sign Language (ASL) Instructor Florida Endorsed Florida Virtual School 6439226
OPS CQM Clinical / Pharmacy Technician University of Florida 6440364
Account Manager ProvInsure 6439057
Digital Media and Communications Specialist Orange County Clerk of Courts 6440350
Management & Budget Director Volusia County 6438463
Remote Sales Licensed Health Agent HP One 6438381
Experienced Welder/Fitter Banker Steel 6438375
Shift Manager KFC 6438374 Shift Manager Pizza Hut 6438372
Police Officer City of Casselberry 6438331
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Financial Advisor Bankers Life 6438233
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