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¶ Saying the state is blowing up “tired old narratives,” Gov. Ron DeSantis last week signed a measure designed to lead to a major expansion of school vouchers. Republican lawmakers who passed the bill said HB 7045 will help provide educational choices to families who might otherwise struggle to pay private-school tuition. Democrats and many public-school teachers say it drains money from the public system. Also, critics argue the state should hold private schools to the same standards as public schools. @Jason Byrd Marshall It’s more embarrassing than usual that so many conservatives are so vocally in favor of their tax dollars being wasted by being dumped into private, unaccountable companies that don’t improve on public school even a little. We already knew it was the case, but it’s good to confirm that “fiscal conservatism” was always something of a scam. @Shana Filkins Private and charter schools are under no obligation to accept anyone. They make their own rules and do what they want. So, they can choose not to admit minorities or children with disabilities or kids whose parents can’t volunteer X number of hours a week or donate X amount of money per year. Private schools are also not held to IDEA, which is critical to providing education for children with disabilities. They also don’t have to provide transportation, which will remove “choice” for most low-income families. Basically, this gives tax dollars to people who would already be accepted to, and can likely come close to affording, private schools, while leaving lowincome, minority and disabled kids in financially gutted public schools. Super great idea. How about we spend some time and money

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rebuilding public education so that it works for everyone? @Lorelai Gilbert If it were up to Republicans, they would end public schools and force everyone into private and charters with no accountability. The free market will provide a perfectly good education! If you want your kid to attend schools that don’t even require teaching certificates, background checks or adherence to curriculum standards, then by all means, send your kid to a charter school. ¶ Surprising no one but frustrating many, last week’s order from Gov. Ron DeSantis stripped Florida municipalities’ ability to enforce a mask mandate. But Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is urging residents to keep masking up. During a news conference about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on May 6, Demings asked that locals continue to seek the COVID-19 vaccine and wear a mask in situations where they might be close to unvaccinated people. @Jason Darrough Thanks, DeSantis, for making everything harder for our schools, to the cruise industry (who by the way wants a majority of their passengers vaccinated), to even Publix and other grocers (who will continue to ask their customers to mask). Ron just made this effort 100x harder and has fueled the fire of all the people who want everything open, but won’t help in being part of the solution. We have every tool we need to end this, but the wrong leadership in our state. This is being used as ploy to rile a base, create division, and to gain national attention for solely DeSantis’ political future. So frustrating.

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THE COMPANY THEY KEEP You can learn a lot about Republicans by what they tolerate — and what they don’t BY JEFFREY C. BILL M A N

Don’t put Liz Cheney on a pedestal. She’s an unreconstructed neocon foaming at the mouth for a new cold war with China. Her heroism involves acknowledging the truth and saying it out loud — in a sane world, that’s not something that warrants an ovation. But this is not a sane world. And Cheney’s stance is remarkable because, as low as that bar is, the rest of her party isn’t even trying to clear it. Cheney, Wyoming Republican and scion of a Sith lord, had the temerity to say that Donald Trump lost the election, to vote for his impeachment for inciting the Capitol riot, and to implore her fellow partisans not to follow his brand of crazy over a cliff. For that cardinal sin, House Republicans removed her from her leadership role last week and replaced her with Trump suck-up Elise Stefanik. “We cannot let the former president drag us backward and make us complicit in his efforts to unravel our democracy,” Cheney told her colleagues before they ousted her by voice vote, so as not to leave a paper trail for posterity. “Down that path lies our destruction, and potentially the destruction of our country.” That ship sailed long ago. But for anyone still clinging to the fantasy that the GOP is a stable, rational conservative party instead of a cultish, authoritarian farce, last week’s events should have been a triple-espresso wake-up call. Consider what the Republican Party tolerates — and what it doesn’t. 14

Cheney spoke ill of Trump; she’s out. Two years ago, Rep. Justin Amash sided with Democrats on some impeachment votes, then declared his independence over the GOP’s blind allegiance to Trump; House Republicans forced him from the Oversight Committee. Georgia’s lieutenant governor, Geoff Duncan, one of the highest-profile Republicans to push back against his state’s crackdown on voting rights, isn’t seeking re-election; he wouldn’t have survived the primary. Nearly all of the Republicans who voted for Trump’s impeachment following the Capitol riot were censured by their state parties; many will face primaries, too. Meanwhile, the GOP hasn’t demanded the resignation of Rep. Matt Gaetz, who might have paid high-schoolers for sex, even as his corrupt and creepy bestie pleaded guilty to sex trafficking. It denounced Democrats for removing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-QAnon, from her committees, despite her treasure trove of inane, idiotic and dangerous conspiracy theories. It shrugged while Gaetz and Greene took their Trump-loving freak show on the road. It defended Georgia after the state passed draconian voting restrictions rooted in Trump’s lies about election fraud. It applauded as Arizona’s Republican Senate conducted a ridiculous “audit” of ballots in Maricopa County that everyone knows is designed to cast doubt on President Biden’s victory there — and by extension, everywhere else — in November. Its steadfast fealty to Donald Trump hasn’t wavered even

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as he’s spiraled further into derangement. Last Saturday, he issued another absurd “election fraud” statement, this one claiming — based on, well, nothing—that “the entire database of Maricopa County has been DELETED! … Additionally, seals have been broken on the boxes that hold the ballots, ballots are missing, and worse.” (The county’s top elections official, a Republican, responded: “Wow. This is unhinged. … We can’t indulge these insane lies any longer. As a party. As a state. As a country. This is as readily falsifiable as 2+2=5.” Let’s see how long it takes the rabble to come for him.) If you want to see how long a shadow Trump casts, watch House Republicans find excuses to vote against a $1.9 billion bill to enhance the Capitol’s security infrastructure in response to the Jan. 6 MAGA insurrection, and legislation to create a task force to investigate that day’s events, which was crafted with top Republicans but will likely face massive resistance from the GOP anyway. Both bills present a tacit acknowledgment of Trump’s role in stoking the fires that led to the deadly riot, and that’s unacceptable. As tempting as it is to look at the crazies eating their own and declare the Republican Party an endangered species, the internal bickering probably isn’t costing the GOP its base. New political science research finds “little systematic evidence that Republican intraparty conflict over the issue of voter fraud impacts partisan political attitudes.” In other words, die-hard Republicans haven’t lost faith in their party as their party fights over the nature of reality. An important caveat: “Little” isn’t “none.” Intraparty conflict might lead “weak” Republicans — those without a strong party attachment — to defect. And the more coverage the internecine fighting generates, the more it distracts from their election messaging — Biden! Socialism! Cancel culture! — while likely reinforcing the decisions of the suburbanites who abandoned them during the Trump era. Which is why, at the same time the party cowers in the fetal position at the thought of offending Dear Leader and punishes anyone who dares criticize him, the GOP’s highest-profile members are telling the world that no one is questioning the results of the election, don’t be silly. Seriously. “I don’t think anyone is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election,” said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. “You guys in the press love doing this,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw smirked at Chuck Todd when the Meet the Press host raised the issue. To recap: It is a figment of the liberal media’s imagination that anyone is questioning the legitimacy of the election — except for the former president, who does it constantly, whose claims must not be challenged, and whose lies have formed the basis for a litany of Republicanbacked voting-rights restrictions. One Senate Democrat — as my grandmother used to say, three guesses, and the first two don’t count — is blocking bills to preserve ballot access, making it significantly more likely that a minority party that has actively sabotaged democracy regains some control of Congress next year. Liz Cheney is by no means a hero. But soon, we’ll miss having the likes of her as an enemy. Subscribe to Informed Dissent at billman.substack.com. feedback@orlandoweekly.com

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tlanta’s Manchester Orchestra have a long history in Orlando, and they added a new chapter this week when they played their first show of the year — and perhaps their return to touring — at the Frontyard Festival in downtown Orlando. Stripped down to the duo lineup of Andy Hull and Robert McDowell, Manchester Orchestra presented a stripped-down take on favorites old and new, especially from recently released LP The Million Masks of God. Check out more photos from the show and our interview with the band at orlandoweekly.com.

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‘Orlando Sentinel’ staff rally against potential buyout from Alden Global Reporters and journalists prefer to stay in the background. They do the hard work and research to write about the news that impacts us daily, centering other people’s problems. But sometimes life has other plans, forcing journalists to speak up for themselves. From covering breaking daily news to longform investigative series, journalists at the Orlando Sentinel have been behind some incredibly important stories. But the paper is at a crucial junction in its 145-year lifespan. The Sentinel’s parent company, Tribune Publishing, is at risk of being purchased by notorious media meat grinder Alden Global Capital, a vulture capitalist hedge fund with a reputation of stripping local newspapers down to the bones and spitting out a news-like brochure to collect ads. “We work so hard to report on as many areas of Central Florida as possible, but we’re already stretched thin,” said Lisa Maria Garza, Sentinel Guild union co-chair, in an interview with Orlando Weekly. “It would be nearly impossible to keep producing quality journalism, amplifying the voices in our community and holding the powerful accountable with fewer resources. Public records alone can be very expensive!” Like just about every other Tribune paper across the country, staff from the paper’s union held a rally at Lake Eola last Saturday to urge Trib ownership to vote “no” at an upcoming May 21 board meeting about the potential buyout. The Sentinel Guild is hoping ownership will reject Alden’s lowball offer and instead look to Maryland businessman Stewart Bainum’s (higher) counter-offer to buy the Tribune corporation. “The Sentinel Guild is strongly in favor of local ownership,” said Garza. “We’ve heard Mr. Bainum hasn’t thrown in the towel on gathering civic-minded investors to help

him put together a superior bid for Tribune, and that’s exactly why we’re advocating for shareholders to vote ‘No’ on May 21.” Saturday’s rally attracted wide support from local leaders like state representatives Carlos Guillermo Smith and Anna Eskamani, as well as a crowd of locals eager to not see the total obliteration of the area’s most established source of daily news. — Matthew Moyer & Colin Wolf

Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges, agrees to cooperate with federal investigators Speaking of shady Seminole County politicians: Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg pleaded guilty to six of his 33 federal charges Monday. The plea is part of a deal with the U.S. Attorney’s office under which he will also be compelled to cooperate with federal investigators. As he appeared in Orlando’s federal courthouse, a plane carrying a banner reading “Tick Tock Matt Gaetz” flew over the building, which had to make Gaetz sweat. Presumably, the cooperation clause in Greenberg’s plea deal is linked to the ongoing investigation into Florida congressman Gaetz. Reports and rumors have swirled around the conservative representative from the Panhandle, with some linking Gaetz to the same minor that Greenberg pleaded guilty to trafficking. In a letter that The Daily Beast claims was from Greenberg to Donald Trump associate and political fixer Roger Stone, Greenberg admitted that both he and Gaetz had sex with an underage girl. Greenberg could face up to 12 years in prison for the six charges. Beyond trafficking and stalking, the former Central Florida politician will plead guilty to identity theft, conspiracy to bribe a public official and wire fraud. The remaining 27 charges will be dropped. — Alex Galbraith

After a 2019 outbreak of the Campylobacter bacterial infection across 17 states, including Florida, was traced to pet stores where puppies from commercial breeding facilities are sold, Orange County Commissioners are once again reviewing a proposal to ban the commercial sale of dogs from high-capacity dog breeding facilities, known as puppy mills. The county is considering two versions: One would implement an outright ban on retail sales of commercially bred dogs and cats, while the other would grandfather in existing pet stores in the county. In April, the Orange County Animal Services Advisory Board voted in favor of the full ban. The county has seen similar initiatives in the past. One such push in 2018 resulted in educational workshops for the commissioners, but the issue was dropped while the region faced an above-average hurricane season. The new proposal looks to address concerns raised in 2018 while also working to ensure it doesn’t meet the same defeat. In a recent pre-hearing workshop, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings expressed concerns over forcing a local business to shift its business plan. The county attorney pointed out a one-year grace period to allow existing pet stores to sell off their stock. Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan noted that pet stores in states with similar bans have shifted their focus to pet supplies. Currently, eight pet stores within Orange County sell puppies and kittens. Two Petland stores in Orlando were among the Florida pet stores linked to a 2018 campylobacteriosis outbreak, and the state had the second-highest infection rates in the nation that time. Advocates for the ban note another reason to close retail puppy stores beyond animal welfare concerns: Many rely on predatory lending practices that can result in some customers paying thousands of dollars, or offer misleading “leases” for puppies. District 1 Commissioner Nicole H. Wilson brought up the predatory lending practices during the session, stating documents she acquired show that the lowest interest rate on a pet loan was 29 percent while the highest was 200 percent. Orange County pet store owners claimed the ban would kill jobs. One local Petland store owner said his nearly three dozen employees might be affected. During the work session, a majority of the commissioners said they were interested in passing the ban. Commissioner Christine Moore and Commissioner Victoria Siplin spoke in favor of the grandfather clause, while the rest of the Board expressed interest in passing the full ban. Mayor Demings said he believes the majority of citizens favor the ban and, while he didn’t clarify his full position, he said his job is to listen to citizens. Commissioner Emily Bonilla didn’t mince words, calling the puppy mill-linked pet stores “disgusting” and chastising people who support them. During the session, Wilson stated she hadn’t seen comments from anyone opposed to the bill that didn’t have economic or other links to the existing pet stores. The next step is a public hearing to allow for public comment. — Ken L. Storey

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REVOLUTION SUMMER Yes, the Florida legislative session was a series of gut punches, but that just means there’s still work to be done BY IDA V. ESKA MA N I

rlando, it is very easy to fall into hopeless despair after Florida’s 2021 legislative session. In the midst of a global pandemic, a global movement for racial justice and a climate crisis, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-led legislature used our tax dollars to make it harder to vote, to pass local laws and even to protest and demonstrate. They passed billions in new sales tax collection on us, to be given away as kickbacks to corporate donors. Legislative leaders rejected countless opportunities to support working people and build a more equitable state, choosing instead to ban transgender kids from sports and protect confederate monuments. But dear readers, we contend that the closer we are to victory, the harder the fights will get. It doesn’t feel like it right now, admittedly. But amid all of this horror, we are on the cusp of something incredible. We can’t stop now. Before the 2022 legislative session kicks off in the fall, here are just a few ways to help and organizations to link up with to make the state a better place, starting here in our sweet City Beautiful. KNOW ORLANDO’S BLACK HISTORY: Gov. DeSantis is working hard to erase Black history from our schools, criminalize Black Lives Matter protests (with new “anti-riot” law HB1) and bring back Jim Crow voting laws. This is not the time to let up. This is the time to double down in defense of Black lives and anti-racism work. May 20 is Florida’s Emancipation Day, and Juneteenth is right around the corner. Educate yourself on Central Florida’s Black history. Start with the Orange County Regional History Center, the Wells’Built Museum in Parramore, the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum in Eatonville, and the Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park. HONOR THEM WITH ACTION: It’s hard to believe that we are nearing five years since June 12, 2016, when we lost 49 beautiful souls at Pulse Nightclub. Mostly LGBTQ+ and people of color, the victims and survivors of Pulse were already marginalized members of our community. Countless incredible LGBTQ+ organizations in Central Florida have formed in the wake of that night to address these systemic inequities. To name just a few worthy of your attention, Gender Advancement Project is a transgender-led grassroots movement; Del Ambiente centers LGBTQ+ Puerto Rican leadership; and The Bros in Convo Initiative promotes and protects the health equity of Black LGBTQ+ men living in Central Florida. ACT ON CLIMATE: Have you acquainted yourself with the good people at Central Florida Climate Action yet? It’s a strategic alliance of organized labor, worker organizations, community groups, faith-based groups and other frontline communities unified in building a climate movement in Central Florida rooted in justice and led by those most

directly impacted by the climate crisis. They are committed to tackling climate change by putting people and the planet over corporate profits, unlike the Republican majority in the state legislature. HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT: A 2020 study showed that evictions exacerbate COVID-19 cases and death. Yet Republicans permanently cut state affordable housing dollars by over 50 percent this year, even after 47,484 evictions were filed in Florida alone during the 2020 pandemic. The Florida Housing Justice Alliance is a movement of renters, mobile homeowners, people experiencing homelessness, advocates and allies calling for housing justice. Florida Rising and the Florida Public Service Union are two Orlando-based members of the statewide effort. Together, the alliance aims to protect renters, promote community stabilization, and ensure healthy, affordable housing for all. PROTECT ABORTION ACCESS: The Florida Legislature is always going after bodily autonomy, and that includes inserting themselves in personal decisions that should be made by you in concert with your faith and your doctor, not a bunch of politicians. Florida Access Network is on a mission to protect our rights by building a mutual aid network of volunteers and partner organizations to eliminate barriers to abortion access in Florida. They accept volunteer applications on a rolling basis to help them build pathways for reproductive rights through tax-deductible donations from community members and foundations. You can learn more and donate at flaccessnetwork.org. ESSENTIAL BUT EXCLUDED: Our farmworker communities have carried this pandemic on their backs since the beginning, yet many are excluded from federal stimulus, and residency requirements have made vaccine access difficult too. Hope CommUnity Center and the Farmworkers Association of Florida continue to organize and empower these frontline heroes keeping us fed. SUPPORT PUERTO RICAN LIBERATION: For over a century Puerto Rico has lived under American colonialism, also experiencing catastrophic natural disasters and blatant government corruption. In Central Florida, we are enriched with a massive and growing Puerto Rican diaspora, and they are organizing in unison with the community on their beloved Island. Diáspora en Resistencia is one such organizing force, a statewide effort with members in the Greater Orlando area working towards collective liberation. HELP SAVE LOCAL NEWS! Local newspapers are fundamental to our freedoms. We keep the public informed and hold the powerful accountable. But local journalism is at risk. The beloved alt-weekly you’re reading right now almost lost

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it all following the pandemic, and our less-cheeky cousin the Orlando Sentinel is facing a potential buyout from Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund known for destroying newspapers. Become a member of the Orlando Weekly Press Club, donate to WMFE, and support the unionized workers of the Sentinel Guild in their efforts to save local news. STOP ASIAN HATE: How can you stop Asian hate where you live? Orlando has an incredible and diverse Asian community, and there are several ways to get involved. One such organization is REACH (Recognition and Experience of Asian Cultural Heritage), which provides many wonderful programs to foster young leaders in the Central Florida community through cultural performances, festival activities and volunteer opportunities. The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum also has an active Orlando chapter, and the Orlando Queer & Trans Asian Association embraces intersections and empowers the more marginalized of the community through civic engagement, collaborations and production of educational resources. GET TO KNOW YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS — AND VOTE! Your local elected officials are here to serve you, never forget that. And coming this summer — like all the worst disaster moves — state lawmakers will begin the redistricting process and drawing new district lines. There will be public forums around the state and your voice must be heard. Update your voter registration and get engaged! If you don’t know, find out who your State House Representative and State Senator is and ask them where they stand on the issues that matter to you. Far too many of them are counting on you not to be watching. Let them know you’re watching and you vote! Calls and emails might not change their minds instantly, but they make much more impact than silence.

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S U R F A C I N G Orlando emerges from languishing lockdown into glorious summer By Matthew Moyer and Jessica Bryce Young

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ome of us find it hard to turn on a dime after more than a year of hearing the phrase “an abundance of caution” roughly twice per hour for more than a year, while others can’t wait to get out there and dive into Hot Vax Summer. It feels like the majority of our readers are Team Sunlight, or maybe they’re just the loudest — and we got you, bbs, with a slowly-gathering-steam slate of concerts, movies you need to see in the theater rather than streaming, the hottest new theme park ride of the summer, newly opened restaurants, and even a cosplay con. Bust out the greasepaint and props! On the other hand, those who are still Team Couch need diversions too; after all, there’s only so long (like, say, 15 damn months) that you can stay indoors without eating the wallpaper. For you, we have new books, new streaming shows, new music, new takeout options, new skills via free online classes, and even a digital version of the Orlando Fringe Festival. Maybe you have an underlying condition that makes it impossible for you get vaccinated, maybe you have — legitimate — fears over whether there’ll be new variants and another wave, maybe you just discovered you like your own company best. We don’t judge. (But we do recommend you start taking Vitamin D supplements, if you aren’t already.) And after all, it’s not like outdoorsy types can’t read a book, or indoor-dwellers might not carefully venture into a movie theater. So whether you’re surfacing slowly or bursting out of quar like a SeaWorld orca, there’s a lot to keep your ears, eyes, brain and feet busy this summer.

INSIDE Start the day with news, not doom Do it. If you’re going to wreck your thumbs doom-scrolling, at the very least you can be learning at the same time. Start with Orlando Weekly and the Orlando Sentinel and branch out from there. Hell, pick a random city and subscribe to its paper. Listen to the locals See page 53 for the Orlando Weekly Summer Mixtape, a locals-only soundtrack for your summer. WMFE Tiny Desk Contest For local musicians and public radio fans, one of the most coveted stages in the country is the “tiny desk” of NPR host Bob Boilen and his NPR music crew. Every year, there’s a nationwide open call for musicians to submit a desk-based performance to their local public radio outlet, where a panel of local experts determines the most worthy area entrant to be sent on to the national judging. The Sh-Booms almost took it all one year! Submissions are currently open until June 7. The rest of us can then thrill to the videos of the local finalists. Read new books! Glamour Ghoul: The Passions and Pain of the Real Vampira, Maila Nurmi, by Sandra Niemi (Feral House): Did our innate aversion to sunlight and the great outdoors come from early exposure to Elvira and her spiritual godmother Vampira? We’re not saying, but this incredible tome by Vampira’s real-life niece goes a long way in shedding some metaphorical sunshine on the inscrutable woman behind the

frightwig and talons. At the very least, it’s full of pointers on lounging in dim light. The Thing About Florida: Exploring a Misunderstood State, by Tyler Gillespie (University Press of Florida): After this legislative session, sometimes even we have trouble understanding Florida. Thank heavens for author and, yes, Florida Man Tyler Gillespie’s new book about his travels and adventures in his home state. The collected interviews and observations give us some insight, perspective and, even better, welcome levity and wit. With Teeth, by Kristen Arnett (Penguin Random House): Our very own hometown superstar has a new novel out June 1, and we’re willing to bet it will win plaudits and praise on the same level as her blockbuster debut, Mostly Dead Things, did in June 2019. The summer pub dates seem like no accident — this woman truly loves hot weather. Her book may be on the Team Couch list, but there’s zero doubt that Arnett herself is Team Sunlight. She may also be psychic, because the protagonist of With Teeth is a work-from-home mother, so: bonus prescience points there. DigiFringe June 4-18 For all the Team Couchers who didn’t make it to Fringe IRL, or Team Sunlighters that just want to relive the best of the fest from their own beds and/or couches, this virtual Fringe Festival has got you sorted. Stream a summer blockbuster Let’s be frank, it doesn’t quite match the authentic movie theater experience, but

there’s something to be said about not being packed in like sardines with a bunch of strangers in a dark, stuffy room. So why not avail yourself of summer blockbusters like 101 Dalmations spinoff (sure, why not) Cruella on Disney+ (May 28), Ilana Glazer and A24’s new exercise in mindfuckery False Positive on Hulu (June 25), Questlove joint Summer of Soul (also Hulu, July 2) or Marvel’s perennially rescheduled Black Widow (also Disney+, July 9). June 30 (maybe?) Stream a meta-movie: Zola OK, this movie gets her own entry because 1) it’s set in Tampa, 2) it’s a truly insane (true/not true/does it matter?) story of a road trip in which every character chooses chaos and 3) is there anything more Team Couch than a movie about a Twitter thread? We’re not gonna say you should live-tweet your watching experience — but we’re not not saying it either. The release has been pushed almost a dozen times so who really knows when or where it will show up but you’ve got time to figure it out, couch wraith. Order some takeout What once used to be looked down upon as the lazy human’s way of wriggling out of cooking and/or brushing your hair and going to a restaurant has now become a welcome shot of stimulus to our hard-hit restaurant community. And if you tip your delivery driver generously, you’re basically a local philanthropist. Bonus points if you try out innovative local takeout concepts like Doshibox, Japango and SheZen Mono. Take advantage of the library As of this writing the majority of Orange County Library System’s always-impressive slate of events and classes are online, so Team Couch can bask in all the benefits of these free resources. Whether you want to be a whiz at Photoshop or brush up on your conversational Haitian Creole, OCLS has got you covered.

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Dive into the springs Whether you’re a Blue Springs person, an Ichetucknee loyalist or hey, a Wekiva type, a quintessentially Central Floridian way to while away lazy summer days is drifting down (or paddling down, or dipping your feet in while drinking a beer) one of our many natural springs. The crystal-clear, cool blue water is a perfect antidote to the summer heat, and the views are without par. Arrive early, though, because these springs often hit capacity by midafternoon. Make a floral pilgrimage to Queen Weltin The night-blooming cereus is a flowering, climbing cactus common in tropical areas, where it’s treasured for its fragrant and fleeting beauty. (Flowers bloom just once a year, after nightfall, and are often wilted or gone by the next morning.) Imagine a flower version of a Lord Byron poem, or the height of tropical goth. There are fine specimens to be found in public throughout the city — especially in Mead Botanical Garden and Leu Gardens, of course — but the spectacular mass of cereus vines that has taken over a tree at the corner of Weltin Street and Hardy

Avenue (known to her local devotees as “Queen Weltin”) has become an annual destination for petal-peepers who anticipate her bloom every spring. Join them. Make a better city Check out “Revolution summer” on page 23 for a list of ways you can support progressive causes in your community. If our lawmakers aren’t concerned with constituents who aren’t cash cows, it’s up to each of us to help our fellow humans. May 27 Fitz & the Tantrums, Frontyard Festival This might be one of the last big-time touring headliners to hit the Frontyard Festival since everything is opening back up, so if you haven’t yet, you owe yourself an excursion to this unique, outdoors, physically distanced concert experience. And catching these alt-rock superstars in such an intimate space is a perfect excuse. Also, for you Murmur-lurkers out there, don’t miss the Indigo Girls playing FF a few days later. June 3-6 The Woman in Black, Timucua Arts Foundation Retreat from the punishing sun into the cool confines of the Timucua Arts Foundation house, only to be plunged into eerie darkness during boundary-pushing local director Jeremy Seghers’ adaptation of this suspenseful, atmospheric London theater staple. Opens June 10 Ride the VelociCoaster at Universal Orlando The long-delayed Jurassic World-themed coaster is finally up and running after long, pandemic-related delays. Does it live up to the hype? “HOLY CRAP, YES!” screamed our theme park columnist Seth Kubersky on his first ride. June 11 In the Heights Before everyone in the known universe loved Lin-Manuel Miranda thanks to his monster hit, Hamilton, every theater geek in the known universe loved him for In the Heights. And speaking of monster hits, this film adaptation is directed by John Chu, who dropped a little movie called Crazy Rich Asians in summer of 2019. Just as we went to press we learned that the film will now dualpremiere in theaters and on HBO Max, which kinda takes the wind out of our Team Get Out There sails. But with dance numbers like these, you’re going to want to see it on the biggest screen you can find. June 12 Pulse Five-Year Remembrance Ceremony livestream, Seneff Arts Plaza Somewhat fittingly, the lawn in front of the Dr. Phillips Center in downtown Orlando will become — much as it did five years ago — a gathering spot for those mourning the loss of the 49 people killed during the Pulse nightclub massacre. This free event will honor their memory, with words from survivors and family, as well as local government officials, and live performances.

June 24 Ann Wilson, Hard Rock Live Legendary Heart vocalist and godmother of Seattle rock Ann Wilson is jumping right into the deep end this summer with her solo Floridian tour. A can’t-miss event for classic rock heads and those who want to hear that voice, one that arguably helped launch the grunge sound years later by dint of gutsy individualism. June 26 Villicon, Wyndham Orlando Resort I-Drive “Unleash your darker side with this celebration of all things evil and vile,” reads the description of this brand-new fan convention, and we are here for it. And with Disney’s Cruella premiering just a month earlier, we have a feeling we’ll be seeing a lot of two-tone wigs and cigarette holders. July 3 Rabbit in the Moon, Ace Cafe If you want some excitement over your 4th of July holiday and aren’t a fan of fireworks, consider instead the musical pyrotechnics (and top-level lightshow) of Orlando Breaks legends Rabbit in the Moon. RITM are playing outdoors too, for a bit more peace of mind and/or festival vibes. Aug. 6 Deicide, The Abbey Central Florida death metal icons test the live music waters in Orlando ahead of their American tour: This one’s sure to be a sellout, and a pretty big indicator as to whether national touring bands will keep making the City Beautiful a port of call, pandemic or not. Should be a crucial night for fans of classic Florida heaviness. Aug. 21 Cuban Sandwich Festival, Kissimmee Lakefront Park The annual celebration of arguably one of the greatest sammies ever is back, with vendors from around Central Florida purveying their ham-(salami?)-and-pickle wares along with live music, a noble attempt to construct the biggest Cuban sandwich ever, and an all-star panel of judges crowning a winner for Best Cuban Sandwich. Try a new restaurant We’ve already mentioned how crucial it is to support and celebrate Orlando’s restaurant scene; now can we get a round of applause (and an at least 20 percent tip) for the crazy determined ones who actually opened new restaurants during the pandemic? The Monroe, anchoring things over in the Creative Village with the talents of chef Josh Oakley, would be a good start; Shanghai Lane has finally brought fresh-made soup dumplings to Orlando; Colonialtown’s Deli Desires simply has to be tried to be believed; and Neon Beach downtown nails the party-hearty-plus-a-grilled-cheese vibe. Or go stand in line at White Castle It’s the world’s largest, and based on the inventory-wiping, traffic-snarling reaction of local tiny-burger-crazed humans, it’s Orlando’s largest draw after the theme parks this summer. Get steamed, cravers!

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The Orlando Fringe celebrates its 30th edition and the city celebrates the return of live theater BY S ETH KUBERSKY

n March 19, 2020, the future of one of Central Florida’s most important cultural institutions was thrown into question when the 29th annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival was canceled in light of the then-accelerating COVID-19 pandemic. While the event nimbly pivoted to presenting virtual productions, fans were worried if the organization would survive to celebrate its 30th edition. Well, what a difference 14 months — and three miraculous vaccines — can make. In this spring’s surest sign yet of recovery for Orlando’s arts community, the 2021 Orlando Fringe is back, live and in person at Lock Haven Park, from May 18 through May 31. For years, I’ve been threatening to take a year off from my duties as Orlando Weekly’s chief Fringe critic and let the Orlando Sentinel’s Matt Palm review all the shows while I sit home. After I more or less got my wish in 2020 (much to my dismay), I didn’t think there was anyone more excited than I for the Fringe’s return. That was, until I spoke to Orlando Fringe executive director Alauna Friskics, whose anticipation almost exploded out of my phone. “I am pumped and energized for this year’s festival,” Friskics enthused. “This has been a festival that has been deliberated and talked to death about how we do it safely. … We have implemented as many safety precautions as we can and are moving forward in a way that is exciting. I’m ready to bring people together.” Originally founded downtown in 1992, Orlando Fringe has “made a mark on Orlando [and] greatly impacted the cultural fabric of who we are in Central Florida,” according to Friskics. “Amazing talent has been birthed out of Fringe and either stayed here and grown, or moved on to other places. And that’s something that our community as a whole should be really proud of.” As one of the largest Fringe festivals in North America, and the United States’ longest-running such theater fest, the Orlando Fringe isn’t only important to locals, but has grown into a linchpin of the entire international Fringe touring circuit. However, even three decades of history wasn’t enough to guarantee the Orlando Fringe’s survival through another pandemic-stricken season. “We suffered over 90 percent loss financially last year as an organization, by not having a festival. It was a huge blow 30

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to us,” Friskics reports. “However, we stayed the course, and we looked to the future, we created alternative events to stay afloat, and we’re going to be OK.” But for Friskics, bringing back the Festival was less about Fringe’s finances than the performers’ funds. “The real driver was getting the money back into artists’ pockets,” says Friskics. “There was a $500,000 hole for all the artists last year, and so that really was devastating, [so] to get them back on the stage, to have the artists making money again … that’s our mission.” With cross-border travel still severely restricted around the globe, keeping the “International” in the 2021 Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival was a particular challenge for sophomore producer Lindsay Taylor, whose first year in the role saw the event shifting online. “Typically we have about 25 national [artists from outside Florida] and 25 international,” Taylor says, but this year the only international act will be Japan’s Theatre Group Gumbo, whose home prefecture of Osaka (which includes Universal Studios Japan) is currently under lockdown again.

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“They had to get a negative COVID test before they got to the airport,” Taylor told me on the eve of their arrival in Orlando, over a week before the festival, “and they’ve decided to have a one-week quarantine.” Another veteran Fringe artist, Swedish trumpet virtuoso Elias Faingersh, was less fortunate and had to drop out because the consulate in Sweden wouldn’t give him permission to travel. Among the nearly 70 shows that will appear at the Fringe, Taylor notes recurring pop-culture themes like superheroes and role-playing games, which she feels reflects a trend this year toward escapism: “I think a lot of [producers and performers] are just happy to be at the festival, and [they] know that audiences want to see something lighthearted.” The bottom line is that, after a series of well-received socially distanced events during the winter, Friskics feels Fringe audiences are ready and eager to attend live events again, while still following CDC safety guidelines. “We’ve seen incredible willingness for audiences — and their hunger to sit in those seats and absorb that art again.” arts@orlandoweekly.com

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Five early picks: Seth Kubersky’s Fringe 2021 recommendations Ain’t Done Bad Silver Venue (Orlando Rep) Windermere’s Jakob Karr — an alumnus of So You Think You Can Dance and Cirque du Soleil — choreographed and stars in the most polished, professional, propulsive piece of contemporary dance theater in the Festival’s 30-year history.

The ABCs of Orlando Fringe: Post-Pandemic Edition Whether it’s your first Fringe or your 30th, you’ll want to review our updated guide to getting the most out of the festival. Check out show details, festival policies and venue maps at orlandofringe. org/may2021, where you can also buy tickets, and keep an eye on Orlando Weekly’s show reviews at orlandoweekly.com.

Apps and links

has been reduced by 50 percent in the Fringe venues; secure your tickets early because popular shows are sure to sell out, and all sales end five minutes prior to showtime.

minutes before showtime and leave plenty of time to park and walk to the venue; it may be on the opposite end of the complex.

Cash or credit

The on-site ATM tacks on fees and gets cleaned out fast on weekends, but you can swipe your card (or tap your phone) to pay for drinks and merchandise.

It’s always free to hang out on the lawn, where there’s food, drink and local bands playing throughout the festival. New this year is a second “Play What You Can” stage in the Shakes courtyard with more free shows.

Club Fringe

Parking

The official Orlando Fringe smartphone app is defunct, but you can find the daily down-low at orlandofringe.org/may/daily-schedule. You’ll want a QR code reader handy for scanning the digital programs that have replaced dead trees this year, and for tipping the artists.

Join Club Fringe with a minimum donation of $25 to access the air-conditioned private lounge inside OMA, featuring free refreshments, phone chargers and other perks; visit orlandofringe.org/ clubfringe for details.

Bars and restaurants

Fringe shows have the option of offering $2 off to students, seniors, military and/or theme park employees. The only catch is that you must buy your tickets in person at a box office to get those savings.

Food stalls on the Fringe Lawn include everything from carnival-style fast food to high-end treats, along with the ubiquitous beer tent and a City Beverage–sponsored full liquor bar, this year featuring Red Bull. There are also ample opportunities to stop for a drink or a bite to eat along Orange and Mills avenues and Virginia Drive. (For instance, check out our review of Perla’s Pizza on page 39.)

Bathroom

Go first, because there’s no re-entry if you leave a show. The ones inside the Lowndes Shakespeare Center and the Orlando Repertory Theatre are the best; avoid the portables on the lawn unless you are desperate.

Box office

There are two (one in the Lowndes, one in the Rep) where you can buy tickets in person, but you’re better off buying online in advance; BYOV tickets must be purchased online. Tickets cost up to $12, and no matter where you buy, you’ll pay a $1.25 service fee per seat.

Button

The $10 button is a one-time purchase that funds Fringe’s operations — ticket sales (minus the service fee) go directly to the shows themselves. Buttons can be purchased with cash only at any venue, or by credit card (with service fee) at a festival box office. Without a button and a ticket, there’s no admittance to any show, so don’t lose it.

Capacity

Social distancing measures means that seating

Discounts

Face masks

Masks are still required indoors for all Fringe patrons and performers (vaccinated or otherwise). Vaccinated performers may remove masks while performing. You can take them off when eating or drinking outside.

Fringe Lawn

Between the Shakes and the Rep lies a broad grassy swath where you’ll find the beer and wine tent, food vendors, an ATM, and a Beer & Booze Tent (now offering table service), not to mention a seething mass of theatrical humanity. The lawn opens at 5 p.m. on weekdays (noon on weekends) and closes at 1 a.m. nightly.

Kids Fringe

The hippest kids in town attend Kids Fringe inside the air-conditioned Orlando Garden Club, which is packed on both weekends (Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) with free outdoor entertainment — puppetry, concerts, hands-on art activities and a Fringezilla birthday scavenger hunt — that parents will enjoy too. Capacity for indoor shows is limited; free tickets are distributed 15 minutes prior to each performance. Follow @kidsfringe on Instagram and Facebook for updates.

Lateness

Even if you’ve paid for a ticket, once the doors close, you’re not getting in. Arrive at least 30

Corset and Cuties: Delicious BYOV: HÄOS on Church Street Corsets & Cuties aims as much at audience’s funny bones as their erogenous zones with this tasty cabaret casserole of cheesecake costumes, toe-tapping tunes and cheerful near-nudity; this is body-positive burlesque you could take your parents to.

Outdoor stage

Frigorific: a play by ear Green Venue (Orlando Rep) Melbourne writer-performer Lorelei Zarifian is in a deep-frozen refrigerated hell as she batters her digital assistants in this surreal, scattershot solo show. It’s oddly, irresistibly compelling, and Zarifian’s ache for a human smile is something we can all identify with.

Limited as always, with the Orlando Rep and Lowndes Shakespeare Center lots sure to be filled to capacity at all times. Magruder Eye Institute is open for Fringe patrons on nights and weekends only; limited free street parking can be found along Mills Avenue and Princeton Street. (Parking in AdventHealth’s Alden Street garage is also gratis, but don’t tell them Fringe sent you.)

Judas Red Venue (Orlando Shakes) Judas Iscariot (writer-star BeeJay Aubertin-Clinton), who has spent the past 2,000-plus years trapped on Earth after that whole crucifixion mishegas, is finally exposing his deepest secret, and uncovering a heartbreaking passion at the center of the greatest story never told.

Sign Language

To make Fringe more accessible to hearing impaired patrons, ASL interpreters from Signing Shadows will be present at more than a dozen selected performances; see orlandofringe.org/ may/accessibility for details.

Social media

Follow the festival at facebook.com/orlandofringefestival, on Instagram (@orlandofringe) and on Twitter (@OrlandoFringe and the hashtag #OFringe30) for late-breaking announcements and info.

Venues

Each venue at the Fringe has a color-coded name. Orange, Yellow, Pink, Brown, Blue and Red are all inside the Lowndes Shakespeare Center; Green and Silver are at the Orlando Repertory Theatre; and Gold is at the Orlando Museum of Art. BYOV shows are held at Häos on Church Street, the Abbey on South Eola Drive and other sitespecific locations. Make sure you leave enough time between shows if your venues are far apart.

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Thrive Blue Venue (Orlando Shakes) Four brave members of the Orlando Story Club — Ha’Ani Hogan, Logan Anderson, Elizabeth Brendel Horn and Anthony Mauss — expose their real-life narratives about overcoming adversity through overwhelming honesty; Mauss’ story about late Orlando Weekly columnist Billy Manes will destroy you.

Visual Fringe

Fringe’s art market has moved online this year, but 100 percent of the purchase price of any artwork still goes directly to the artist.

Weather

Don’t forget: hat, sunscreen, umbrella. It will be hot and it will rain. But who cares? You’ll be ready for anything.

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FAST COMPANY Taglish Collective’s Michael Collantes blazes an unconventional pizza trail BY FAIYAZ KARA

ichael Collantes isn’t one to let up on the gas. I mean, the man drives a 350Z with a turbo 1JZ build, so why would you expect him to? Since opening Taglish, his Filipino-American eatery inside Lotte Plaza Market, Collantes has stepped on the pedal by forming the Taglish Collective, the restaurant group behind the expansion of the Taglish brand (Taglish UCF opening next month), the recently opened high-end omakase concept Soseki (review also coming next month) and EightySix Media, a test kitchen/supper club/media company. It’s also behind Perla’s Pizza, the inviting little pie house joined at the hip to the Thirsty Topher in Ivanhoe Village. In fact, Collantes teamed up with Topher owners Ron DiDonato and Jason Perez to open Perla’s as a way to draw business back to the beer bar after it was ordered closed during the pandemic. And it seems to have worked. Now if you happen to be one of those pizza purists, just stop reading and go shove a Neapolitan pie or droopy-tipped New York slice into your yap, ’cuz Perla’s pizzas are as

nonconformist as they come. These are flat, crispy pies with bubbly crusts topped with ingredients Collantes says are “inspired by global cuisine.” Don’t be surprised to see a “tikka masala” or “elotes” pizza on the menu. “We are chefs, and we just want to create good dishes,” says Collantes. “Pizza just happens to be the platform we’re working with.” So go ahead and scarf down a cheesy, red-sauce pie dotted with curled-up rounds of pepperoni, Calabrese peppers and bananas ($12). That’s right, bananas. Call me bananas, but it’s a great combination. The only thing missing? More bananas. The fruity flavor was subtle at best, and I wanted to, uhh, taste the bananas in this pizza they call “It’s Bananas.”

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Speaking of, remember Bananas magazine? Man, I was bananas for it. That is, until they put Scott Baio on the cover. Blecch! I stole that expression of disgust from Mad magazine. Remember Mad magazine? I was mad for it. I’m also mad for the ironically titled “Everybody Hates Pineapple” ($13), another cheesy, fruity red-saucer. This one comes layered with red onions, pickled jalapeños and smoked slab bacon with a smear of pineapple jam. All Perla’s pizzas are garnished with fresh basil leaves, and all employ a low-hydration dough (thus their crispy texture), but not all fuse the sweet with the savory. The “Mr. Fun Guy” ($14) has a lemon ricotta and pistachio pesto base topped with a seasonal mushroom mix (baby bellas, in this case), a layer of kale and a healthy drizzle of premium white truffle oil. The aroma comprises a glorious veg-umami body, and they say it’s Perla’s best seller. I suppose the experience Collantes garnered from working at Sbarro and Park Avenue Pizza, then manning the pizza oven at Wolfgang Puck Café at Downtown Disney, really paid off. Honestly, I could’ve eaten the whole Mr. Fun Guy pizza myself in one sitting, it was that good. But I had guests to consider, and I didn’t want to seem like I was clutching my Perla’s.

Thomas Ward and Al Palo of Stasio’s Italian Deli, will open in Mills 50 this fall. The “pigzzaria” will fire out pies from the cool building at 1050 N. Mills Ave., next door to Will’s Pub … Over in Ivanhoe Village, the Harmon Photo building will soon be home to a bar/restaurant with a rooftop deck. A tenant hasn’t been announced as yet, but that shouldn’t take too long … Portillo’s, purveyor of Chicago-style hot dogs and Italian beef, has (once again) announced an opening date for its Villages at O-Town West location. It’s now June 15 … Bites & Bubbles will open at the end of the month in the space most recently occupied by Belicoso Cigars in Mills Park … Look for a second location of Taglish to open next month in the University Commons Plaza by UCF.

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The interior could sub in for a J. Crew photoshoot, but the kitchen inside this bright and airy nautically themed restaurant in Pointe Orlando takes great care and pride in its food. They nail everything from grilled octopus to lobster rolls to double-wrapped shrimp tacos. The smoked eggplant with a vibrant medley of roasted veg and grated feta served atop slices of watermelon radish is meatless, but holds its own. Airy doughnuts served with hot honey, chocolate sauce and vanilla-bean ice cream are the way to end. A popular brunch is served Saturday and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (reviewed May 12) 9101 International Drive, 689-8006760, thehamptonsocial.com, $$$

SUSHI KICHI

Tourist-area Japanese joint may well serve the finest sushi rice in the city. So it’s a good thing they specialize in donburi — rice bowls of myriad varieties ranging from spicy tuna to katsu to barbecue eel. The chicken karaage bursts with flavor (and poultry juice), while the udon noodles in pristine dashi broth and silken agedashi tofu showcase the deft technique of owners Takanao and Yasue Nakashima. Closed Mondays. (reviewed May 5) 5368 Central Florida Parkway, 407-778-1953, sushikichi.com, $$$

KOSHER GRILL

The strictly kosher restaurant grills up some mighty fine Israeli and Middle Eastern fare, be it their falafel — some of the best you’ll find in Orlando — or unique plates like makluba (a rice dish) or arayes, pitas filled with succulent kefta kebab and cut into quarters. Desserts are dairy-free in accordance with Jewish law. Closed Saturdays. (reviewed April 28) 5615 International Drive, 407-392-2292, koshergrillorlando.com, $$

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It’s all about the soup dumplings at this West Colonial Drive Shanghainese joint, though the pan-fried pork buns, also filled with a porky broth, offer a more substantial and, arguably, more scalding bite. Other notable dishes: sliced boiled chicken served with a soy-scallion-ginger dipping sauce, and pork-and-cabbage noodle soup highlighted by pickled greens. Closed Tuesdays. (reviewed April 21) 5034 W. Colonial Drive, 407-985-3684, $ n

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ON (small) SCREENS IN ORLANDO Streaming premieres you won’t want to miss by Steve Schneider PREMIERES WEDNESDAY: Who Killed Sara? — Season 1 of the hit Mexican mystery ended with the suggestion that its central character may have committed suicide instead of being murdered. Which technically wouldn’t violate the premise of the series title, but come on. Expect lots more flashbacks to Sara’s complicated past in Season 2, because everybody involved has full incentive to pad this thing as much as they can before finally revealing the true culprit was a faulty slow cooker. (Netflix)

PREMIERES THURSDAY: PG: Psycho Goreman — In this Canadian comedy, a brother and sister gain control over an extraterrestrial ruler who had been imprisoned in the bowels of the Earth. See also: “Tenets of John Travolta’s religion.” (Shudder) Special — The show’s second and final season finds dear old gay, CPafflicted Ryan realizing that his need to document his experience in print may complicate his pursuit of an attractive dance teacher. I’m just a straight guy with poor eye-hand coordination, but even I know what the major impediment is to making things work with dance teachers: They’re dance teachers. (Netflix)

PREMIERES FRIDAY: Army of the Dead — Suddenly we all have to pretend we like Zack Snyder again, which I guess means welcoming his first entry in the zombie genre since his 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead — still considered by many to be his “best” film. Personally, I thought he took George A. Romero’s brilliant satire of American consumer culture and turned it into a mindless video game, so my bar is pretty low for this combination heist flick/flesh-eating actioner. But somebody’s apparently feeling pretty confident about it, since Army has been announced as the spearhead of a franchise that’s also going to include a comic-book series and a prequel movie. And with this one

clocking in at a relatively economical two and a half hours, you just know that director’s cut is right around the corner. (Netflix) Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. — Of all the Marvel-related projects that have been announced in the last few years, this is the one I’ve been looking forward to most eagerly: an animated comedy series with Patton Oswalt as the voice of the beloved Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing, here doing double duty as would-be world conqueror and overwhelmed family man. The concept alone portends endless fun, and the comics have already gifted us with enough variations on the basic character that multiple spin-offs would be a breeze. I can’t wait to meet that Mental Organism Designed Only for Kayaking. (Hulu) P!nk: All I Know So Far — Documentary cameras follow the righteous singer/songwriter/sometime aerialist as she and her family prepare for her headlining gig at London’s Wembley Stadium. The film was directed by The Greatest Showman’s Michael Gracey, who clearly knows a thing or two about very loud self-empowerment. (Amazon Prime) Solos — Just in time for everyone’s premature re-entry into the world of 24/7 social engagement, here comes an original series that explores the effects of isolation on a bunch of disconnected souls. Anne Hathaway, Helen Mirren and Anthony Mackie are among the stars of a seven-episode anthology that feels as current and vital as the arrows on a Publix floor. (Amazon Prime)

PREMIERES SUNDAY: Master of None Presents Moments in Love — Season 3 of Aziz Ansari’s Emmy-winning creation depicts the ebb and flow of a lesbian relationship. The very fact that this guy continues to have a career seems to negate the existence of so-called cancel culture — unless your idea of punishment is only being able to put your words in a woman’s mouth. Hiyoooo! (Netflix) orlandoweekly.com

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“For Ya” by 3D Boy

3dboy.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-you From school, work or whatever, summer’s about being free. That’s why “For Ya” by 3D Boy — the solo guise of Terry Caudill (Flashlights, Waxed) — is the MVP anthem of my Orlando playlist this summer. A bottle rocket of unchained rock melody, it’s the sound of bursting hearts. Whether it’s for barreling down the highway toward the beach or just falling in mad-ass love, “For Ya” is the one to crank. And though it’s the clear star of this year’s I Love You EP, the whole record’s great and is still up as a donationbased download on Bandcamp. (BLH) “Sleep” by Expert Timing

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Orlando artists soundtrack your summer

BY IDA V. ESKAMANI, ALEX GALBRAITH, SARAH KINBAR, BAO LE-HUU, MATTHEW MOYER AND MELISSA PEREZ-CARRILLO

usic is an inextricable element of almost any summer experience: concerts, parties, beach trips or lying in your bed and letting the days pass by dreamily. Here are some newer local sounds that our writers think capture the essence of the fabled “summer jam.”

Body Shop, one of six alluring tracks on FL3SH WORLD. “Desert,” brought to you by members of Spoon Dogs and Red Rodeo, is equal parts exhilarating and ehchanting. Knees in the sand, eyes to the sky, “Desert” is that ice cold water in the cup of your hands. You survived. It’s time to be alive. (IVE)

“Big Sky Now” by Sad Halen

“88 Days a Week” by Niko Is &

California Terry sadhalen.bandcamp.com/album/frens This dreamy track manages to exude illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com/album/ absolute sunshine while maintaining its My 88-days-a-week Bloody Valentine-esque dark shoegaze feel. When you get to our age, summer becomes You’re the main character when listening to a season awash in nostalgia. Hearing “88 “Big Sky Now,” because nothing else matters Days a Week,” with dense production from when this magnetic track is playing. The CT that nods to RZA and freewheeling verses song radiates a beachy aura that fit for any from Orlando native Niko Is — the first line summer day. Here’s to a very tropical goth a nod to Method Man’s seminal “Bring the summer! (MPC) Pain” — we’re reminded of picking up cassettes at Peaches and blasting them on old “Desert” by Body Shop car stereos. Conveniently, Illuminated Paths riprecords.bandcamp.com/album/ has done a run of cassettes of the album, and fl3sh-world that’s the best way to hear this anthem for In this desolate, post-apocalyptic waste- days full of possibilities and no obligations. land, I present to you an oasis: “Desert” by (MM)

experttiming.bandcamp.com/album/live-instereo We’re fully aware that the governor says it’s OK to go out to shows again. But after the year we’ve had, can you blame us for being a little wary? Orlando’s emo-bubblegum mainstays Expert Timing have come up with an elegant solution: a live EP that captures the sound of long-ago live experiences perfectly and distributes them to the housebound. The playground riffs on “Sleep” and Katrina Snyder’s Mosshartian vocal performance are almost enough to lure us out to the scattering of live shows steadily starting to crop up … almost. (AG) “Single” by Brill6

soundcloud.com/brill6/single If you listen to DJ Baby Lac Radio on Mixlr or YouTube, you may have heard Brill6’s “407,” his ode to Orlando’s hip-hop history. But it’s his latest release, “Single” — the bright, fresh, danceable track from his forthcoming album — that belongs on this list. Nothing tops a hopeful break-up singalong song to kick off the summer. And Brill6, who produces his own beats and is forever on the lookout for new sounds, delivers all that and then some. (SK) “Thinking I’d Like to Get Hip to All the Nature Shit Around Here” by Future Bartenderz

futurebartenderz.bandcamp.com/album/ the-floridiot This tongue-in-cheek paean to the outdoor splendor of Central Florida winks at you while elbowing you in the ribs hard with jerky Devo-esque punk. The lyrics run down bucolic sights aplenty — including deep cuts like bioluminescent kayak tours — while packing in laugh lines about losing cell service on a nature trail and being mocked for the wrong footwear. (The off-mic smirk about Chelsea boots hit hard.) Feel-good hit of the summer. (MM) music@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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O-grown rapper Niko Is is officially a big deal these days, jetsetting with heavyweight company like Dave Chappelle and Talib Kweli. But the latest proof that his roots and heart still remain here at home is that he’s tapped area vaporwave boutique label Illuminated Paths to exclusively release the cassette version of his fresh new album with California Terry, 88 Days a Week. As with all IP products, each cassette package will be unique and include swag like stickers or trading cards. More than that, this edition packs a bonanza of bonus music not released anywhere else, including one track featuring Bubba Sparxxx. That makes IP’s extended 13-track version more than 50 percent bigger than the original eight-song album. This release is both hot and limited to a tight run of 100 units that are moving fast on IP’s Bandcamp. Might wanna jump on this now. In case the soundtracks to all your favorite shows and movies right now haven’t tipped you off, synthwave is in full renaissance. So while we’re all still waiting for Stranger Things to come back, why not bide your time and pregame by basking in the very era-specific sound of The Next Door Widow, the new album by young Orlando artist Bradley Greystone. It’s a 12-pack of moody synth-pop that’s every bit as predicated on the 1980s as synthwave. Well, this is an interesting turn. It seems I unwittingly penned the title to the new album by Orlando’s Alien Witch. The recently released Suicide Lullabies is named after my own rather specific description last month of the songs in

O-grown rapper Niko Is is a big deal these days, but his roots remain here at home. He’s even tapped area vaporwave label Illuminated Paths to release the cassette version of his fresh new album their previous release, In High Command. Of course, that familiar title caught my attention first, but what sustained it is how much this fresh work is yet another testament to not just Dee Crittenden’s productivity this year, but also their capacity to explore new personal artistic ground. Even while maintaining an aura of incredible focus, Alien Witch has already shown a surprising spectrum musically. Suicide Lullabies, however, is their most outward and unforeseen step yet. The latest songs are still spare and forlorn, but instead of Alien Witch’s usual palette of electronics and guitars, these instrumental dirges are all played on just a lone grand piano. The result is, in a word, haunting. At first, I was watching to see if this (approximately) monthly run of album releases could actually keep up all year as planned. But now, it’s worth following just to see how many stylistic twists Alien Witch dares to take on. I wonder if Dee knows how to play the bagpipes.

MUSIC EVENTS THIS WEEK

If you go out, please continue to respect others’ distance, for everyone’s sakes. Rainy Day and the Chotchkies: Rock music these days, amirite? It’s like our food: manufactured and commercial. But this two-band bill of local veterans take it back to refreshing garage basics with rock that’s got true heart, good underground marrow and no gloss or cheese. Go enjoy, and then weep for today’s youth. (7:30 p.m. Friday, May 21, Ten10 Brewing, free) Bryan Raymond: For many years, this DeLand musician was known in the heavy music underworld for his sterling CV as axe man for Southern metal lords like Junior Bruce and Hope and Suicide. But more recently, he’s taken a Steve Von Till-like turn and has been digging into his own personal soul with solo work that bends folk music toward bare and scarred reflection. This performance is part of the Laundry Sessions, the new, early-evening outdoor music series now happening weekends on the nicely evolving back patio of Will’s Pub by Dirty Laundry. (7 p.m. Friday, May 21, Dirty Laundry, free) The Ukulaliens: Got a ukulele but not a band? Well you’re in luck, duck. This roving gang of local uke enthusiasts are back on with their monthly public jam sessions. Besides ukuleles, the circle welcomes other acoustic or small percussion instruments, singers and beginners alike. Check your tradition at the door and get ready instead for a repertoire that goes from classic country to punk rock. (3 p.m. Sunday, May 23, Will’s Pub, free) baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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held outdoors. 7:30 p.m., $50. Mad Cow Theatre, 54 W. Church St., madcowtheatre.com

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Chamber opera for two voices and string quartet telling the coming-of-age story of a transgender woman. $60.77. Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre, 600 N. Lake Formosa Drive, operaorlando.org

Florida Field Day

Field day-style games and contests and races from elementary school, but make it weed-themed. 10 a.m., free. Renningers Florida Twin Markets, 20651 US-441, Mount Dora, floridafieldday.com

Magical Artisan Market Family-friendly day of shopping with a wealth of wares from laid-off Disney cast members. Noon, free. Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co., 1300 Alden Road, ivanhoeparkbrewing.com

Fontyard Festival: WMFE Presents: Bringing Mars to Earth

Interstellar edutainment hosted by WMFE’s Space Reporter Brendan Byrne, featuring guest speakers and a dizzying array of sound and vision from the Red Planet. 7:30 p.m., $20. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org S U N D AY, M AY 2 3

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Frontyard Festival: Foreigner

The classic rockers play Orlando as a warmup for their upcoming tour, so get ready to rock out to the climatic one-two punch of “Cold as Ice” and “Hot Blooded,” as well as “I Want to Know What Love Is” and other hits aplenty over two nights. 7:30 p.m., $50$100. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org

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Third Thursday Gallery Hop

Art takes over downtown Orlando at various spots in the city center, courtesy of the good people at CityArts. 6 p.m., free. Downtown Arts, District, cityartsfactory.com F R I D AY, M AY 21

Frontyard Festival: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet

Jazz titan and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis leads his septet through “The Sounds of Democracy,” a program taking in Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane and Marsalis’ own

Democracy Suite, written in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. 8 p.m., $40-$75. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter. org F R I D AY – S AT U R D AY, M AY 21 – 2 2

Party in the Plaza: Together Again at the O-Town Canteen

If you’re still feeling shell-shocked over the past 12 months, the Mad Cow Theatre invites you to a very retro opportunity to commiserate via song and performance at this 1940s-vintage USO variety show

Celebrate the 1990s — Nirvana, STP — and beyond — The Cult, sure why not? — at this themed night of cover bands. Points awarded for including a Cure tribute, but we’re taking back those points for the singer sporting what looks suspiciously like a soul patch on promo photos. 1 p.m., $20-$50. Ace Cafe, 100 W. Livingston St., acecafeusa. com

The Phantom: A Flamenco Story

Phantom of the Opera, but make it flamenco. Okay, you’ve definitely got us interested in this perfect storm of dramatic flair. 4 p.m., $23-$30. Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford, alboreadances.com/events

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Five Course Love

Five restaurants, 3 actors, 15 characters are the ingredients of this Off-Broadway musical comedy. $20-$45. Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Winter Park, winterparkplayhouse.org T H R O U G H M AY 2 3

Little Shop of Horrors

Feed me, Seymour! Campy horror-musical is staged at Lake Eola Park by the Orlando Shakes troupe. $37-$72. Walt Disney Amphitheater, Lake Eola Park, 195 N. Rosalind Ave., orlandoshakes. org T H R O U G H M AY 3 0

Once

Musical version of the film about the ups and downs of two Irish musicians who fall in love. $24$36. Theater West End, 115 W. First St., Sanford, theaterwestend. com

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Orlando Fringe Festival

The city’s premier celebration of the performing arts returns in-person, and indeep there will be artists traveling from all over to do their thing alongside a host of locals heavies. Ticket prices and performance times vary from show to show. Various venues, orlandofringe.org

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reflecting on the systemic nature of racial injustice in the United States. Free. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/cfam THROUGH JUNE 30

Black Mary

Powerful photo series by journalist Renata Sago and her mother Kanika that reimagines Mary Poppins as “a modernday Black woman invoking joy, power, and self-determination in communities suffering from socioeconomic disparities.” Free. Eatonville Branch Library, 200 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville, ocls. info T H R O U G H J U LY 11

Cynthia Holmes: Sweet Surrealism

Florida-based contemporary artist Holmes takes you into a world of fantastical botanicals. $10. Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park, polasek.org THROUG H AUG . 1

The Grand Portraits of Mr. Eddy Mumma

Rare exhibition of paintings from this Florida original and beyond-prolific outsider artist. $5. Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St., mennellomuseum.org

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The New Urban Contemporary

Group exhibition of local and international artists, all with roots in urban street art. Free. Osceola Arts, 2411 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, osceolaarts.org

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Storytellers: Faith Ringgold + Aminah Robinson

A survey of mixed media works by legendary African American women artists Faith Ringgold and Aminah Robinson. $5. Museum of Art DeLand, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, moartdeland.org n

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“SHAFTED” My wife and I just celebrated our 34th anniversary. For the first year it was great. We shared many intimate moments. But 33 years ago she got “it.” A vibrator. Ever since, I feel like I’ve been bumped down to a distant fourth in our relationship. Her priorities: family, job, “it,” then me. She thinks everything is fine and that we’re soul mates, friends, lovers, etc., but I feel like her lowest priority. I’ve read that women can be become addicted to these devices, essentially snubbing their significant others. I’ve tried romancing her, but I’m always competing with “it” for intimate attention. What can I do? Vanquishing “It” Becomes Essential Quest Stop trying to compete with “it.” Sex is not a competition, VIBEQ, and “it” is not your competitor. “It” is a tool, VIBES, and “it” could and should be your friend and collaborator instead of your nemesis. First, your wife is not broken and her clit does not have addiction issues. Your wife is most likely one of the many women out there who can only come with the help of a vibrator. Some women (and some other people with clits) need sustained deeptissue vibrations in order to get off. Remember: Dicks and clits are made up of the same starter-pack of fetal tissues; a dick is a big clit, a clit is a small dick. But most of the clit — the “shaft” of the clit, e.g. the erectile tissues that anchor the exposed “glans” of the clit to the body — is *internal*. You probably haven’t seen many men jerk off, VIBES, but I have. Some people who have penises focus all of their efforts on the heads of their cocks, while others barely touch it and focus most of their efforts on the shaft. Basically, there are women out there who need the “shaft” of the clitoris stimulated in order to come — not the exposed head, but the majority of the clitoris, which is inside the body. The sensation provided by a powerful vibrator is the best and, for some women, the only way to hit their shafts with the sensations required to get them off. So my advice is to finally learn to love “it,” after all these years. Invite your wife to incorporate “it” into your sex sessions; don’t make the mistake (or continue making the mistake) of forcing her to choose between sex with you that doesn’t get her all the way there and masturbation sessions with “it” that do. Let her use “it” on/with herself when you’re having intercourse, and ask if you can use “it” on/with her when you’re not, e.g. every once in a while leave your dick out of it and focus on your wife’s pleasure. Hopefully you’ll come to see “it” as an extension of your body when “it” is in your hands and as your loyal wingman when “it” is in hers. Good luck and happy anniversary.

I’m a European heterosexual girl and reading your column from afar has been a good way for me to better know the sex world! I am wondering if you have advice for me about a “faster” way to do blowjobs. Or rather a way to make my boyfriend come faster from them. I like doing them but after some time my mouth begins to hurt and I’d like him to finish. My partner is “slower” to come than other men I’ve been with. During intercourse sex I don’t mind. I usually come first but it’s not a problem to wait for him to finish. But during oral sex, it is harder to wait. Sometimes I say no to giving him a blowjob because I know the effort it will take. I don’t want to talk with him about this because I don’t want to make him self-conscious. I know how good it is to receive oral sex without thinking about having to rush my own orgasm and I don’t want to make him feel rushed. In the years of our relationship I haven’t found a trick that gives me the power to make it faster. I need some button to push. Maybe you have some tips for me? Sex Tips Inducing Faster Finish Easing Discomfort I have some good news: *There is a button*. It doesn’t work on all men, but for many, a little pressure on this button can speed up an approaching orgasm considerably. While this button isn’t hard to find, STIFFED, you can’t see it with the naked eye … because it’s inside a guy’s ass. The prostate is a walnut-shaped gland that produces seminal fluid; it’s located inside and up a man’s bum. Slip a finger in his ass, make a gentle “come here” motion with your finger, and you’ll be hitting that button. Keep gently pressing on his prostate as his orgasm approaches and you should feel it harden, swell and contract. But you’re going to need to get your boyfriend’s consent before sticking a finger in his ass, STIFFED, which means you’re going to have to talk to him about trying this — and why. Don’t frame it as a problem (“You take too long!”) because it isn’t a problem. He has amazing stamina, right? And while that stamina is great during PIV (you always come first), it’s a challenge when you blow him. You need to be able to talk honestly with your partner about sex in general, STIFFED, and it’s particularly important that you’re able to freely give him feedback when sex is physically uncomfortable. While there’s an obvious upside for you to speeding up his orgasms during oral, e.g. less wear and tear on your face, there are two big upsides for him: You’ll get him there faster by making blowjobs more pleasurable for him, and he’ll get more of those more of those intensely pleasurable blowjobs once they’re less physically taxing for you.

My son, a 15-year-old straight guy, occasionally enjoys dressing in girls’ clothing. When he was little it was his sister’s tutus and painting his nails. These days he does it more to be funny. I have noticed, however, that once the joke is over he keeps the makeup and dress on longer and longer. This has never bothered me or his dad. We don’t encourage or discourage it. He is a pretty open kid with friends across the spectrum of sexual and gender identities, so I don’t get the feeling he would hide it if he is struggling with gender issues. I think he just likes to wear a dress around the house sometimes. I’m wondering if we still refer to a guy dressing in women’s clothes as “cross-dressing” or is it now just “wearing a dress”? Is there a more modern term? Cross-dressing feels derogatory for some reason. We have no intention of trying to change his behavior, but I’d like to use the right words if he wants to talk about it. Demonstrating Respect Exposes Sincere Support No one is more up to date on the right words than the word cops at GLAAD, which used to stand for the “Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation” and now just stands for GLAAD … because coming up with a catchy acronym that incorporated B (bisexual), T (trans), Q (queer), Q again (questioning), A (asexual), A again (ally), I (intersex), 2S (twospirited), P (pan), P again (polyamorous), K (kink), etc., etc., prompted several dozen supercomputers to threaten suicide if they weren’t immediately reassigned to bitcoin-farming duties. Anyway, DRESS, GLAAD says the term “cross-dressing” is fine: “While anyone may wear clothes associated with a different sex, the term *cross-dresser* is typically used to refer to men who occasionally wear clothes, makeup and accessories culturally associated with women.” GLAAD recommends people use “cross-dressing” instead of “transvestite” and notes that most crossdressers identify as both male and straight and “have no desire to transition and/or live full-time as women.” But your son is only 15 years old; he may be a straight male cross-dresser, DRESS, or he may be exploring his gender identity under the guise of wearing dresses for laughs. Give him time, give him space. And just as you’re keeping an open mind about your child’s gender identity, DRESS, I would encourage you to keep an open mind about his sexual orientation. My mom thought I was straight when I was 15 years old and look how that turned out. mail@savagelove.net orlandoweekly.com

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Legal, Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Virginia Ann Ritter, Deceased. File No. 2021 CP 001422 O NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that a Petition for Summary Administration has been filed in the estate of Virginia Ann Ritter, deceased, File Number 2021 CP 001422 O, by the Circuit Court for Orange County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 425 North Orange Avenue, Suite 340, Orlando, Florida 32801; that the decedent’s date of death was August 21, 2020; that the total value of the estate is $0.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name Address: Daniel Adam Ritter 5026 Myrtle Bay Drive, Orlando, FL 32829. Christopher Matthew Ritter 5687 Bear Stone Run, Oviedo, Florida 32765. Daniel Adam Ritter 5026 Myrtle Bay Drive Orlando, Florida 32829. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, 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 5/19/21. Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Michelle L. Rivera, Attorney, Florida Bar Number: 0085325, Overstreet Law, 100 Church Street, Kissimmee, Florida 34741, Telephone: (407) 847-5151, EMail: mrivera@kisslawyer.com, Secondary E-Mail: tmorgan@ kisslawyer.com. Person Giving Notice: Daniel Adam Ritter, 5026 Myrtle Bay Drive, Orlando, Florida 32829. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO: 05-2020DR-039104 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF HAILEY AMBER GIOTTA, ADOPTEE DATE OF BIRTH OF MINOR CHILD: NOVEMBER 3, 2010; PLACE OF BIRTH OF MINOR CHILD: MELBOURNE, BREVARD

COUNTY, FLORIDA NOTICE OF ACTION TO: BRADLEY GIOTTA, PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 30 YEARS OF AGE, DATE OF BIRTH: 10/22/1991, CAUCASIAN, SHORT DARK BROWN HAIR, BLUE EYES, GOTEE, LEFT EAR PIERCED, BIRTH MARK ON LEFT UPPER ARM, APPROXIMATE HEIGHT: 6’0” AND WEIGHT: 180 POUNDS. LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 2416 TRAFALGAR DRIVE, ORANGE COUNTY, ORLANDO, FL 32937. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Adoption by Step Parent and Termination of Parental Rights has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defense, if any, to MARIA A. RIDDLE, ESQUIRE, Petitioner’s Attorney, whose address is 1334 Valentine Street, Melbourne Florida, 32901, on or before 6/21/21 and file the original with the Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit in and for Brevard County, Florida, Clerk of Court, P.O. Box 219, Titusville, Florida 32781-0219 or 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera, Florida 32940, 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. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Circuit Court of the 18th

Judicial Circuit in and for Brevard County, Florida 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 a Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms 12.915). Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the Clerk’s Office. Witness my hand and Office Seal on the 6th day of May, 2021, in Brevard County, Florida. By /s/ Deputy Clerk, Brevard County, Clerk of Courts. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER. WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP19-575 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILDREN: S.H. DOB: 07/09/2010, D.H. DOB: 08/09/2012. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Renee Francois (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 Honorable Judge A. James Craner on June 25, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan

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Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TRIAL. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. This hearing will be held via Microsoft TEAMS video on the above date and time. Mrs. Francois would need to appear at the courthouse or contact her attorney to appear via the TEAMS video link. 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. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 26th day of April, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer McCarthy, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 0086793, Children’s Legal Services jennifer. mccarthy@myflfamilies.com By: /s/ CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)

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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/ CRANER CASE NO: DP08540, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Children: K.J. DOB: 12/16/2005, C.A. DOB: 02/26/2009, A.G. DOB: 02/03/2011, P.D. DOB: 03/01/2012, S.G. DOB: 01/26/2013, S.G. III DOB: 03/30/2014, K.B. DOB: 06/16/2015, L.B. DOB: 06/19/2016, T.W. DOB: 12/31/2018. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Frank Mills 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 A. James Craner on June 14, 2021 at 10:15 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. This is a telephonic hearing please dial 407-8365646 (or toll-free 1-800-346-8020) and enter code number 517180#. The # key must be entered after the code numbers. 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 20th day of April, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Marissa Elordi, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 1017977, Children’s Legal Services State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 400 West Robinson Street, Suite N211, Orlando, FL 32801, (407) 317-7417 Marissa.Elordi@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 STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER CASE NO: DP08540, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Children: K.J. DOB: 12/16/2005, C.A. DOB: 02/26/2009, A.G. DOB: 02/03/2011, P.D. DOB: 03/01/2012, S.G. DOB: 01/26/2013, S.G. III DOB: 03/30/2014, K.B. DOB: 06/16/2015, L.B. DOB: 06/19/2016, T.W. DOB: 12/31/2018. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY

HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Tommie Ward 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 A. James Craner on June 14, 2021 at 10:15 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. This is a telephonic hearing please dial 407-8365646 (or toll-free 1-800-346-8020) and enter code number 517180#. The # key must be entered after the code numbers. 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 20th day of April, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Marissa Elordi, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 1017977, Children’s Legal Services State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 400 West Robinson Street, Suite N211, Orlando, FL 32801, (407) 317-7417 Marissa.Elordi@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 STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER CASE NO: DP18291, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Children J. R. DOB: 10/31/2019, J. R. DOB: 04/05/2021. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Miguel Ramirez 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 A. James Craner on June 4, 2021 at 10:15 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. This is a telephonic hearing please dial 407-8365646 (or toll-free 1-800-346-8020) and enter code number 517180#. The # key must be entered after the code numbers. 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 27th day of April, 2021. 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 ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER CASE NO.: DP19-227 IN THE INTEREST OF: J.C. DOB: 06/18/2018, minor child. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. To: JAJA CALHOUN, Address Unknown. WHEREAS 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 A. James Craner, at 9:30 a.m., on the 1st day of June, 2021, 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. This is a telephonic hearing please dial 407-8365646 (or toll-free 1-800-346-8020) and enter code number 517180#. The # key must be entered after the code numbers. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD (THESE CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD (OR CHILDREN) NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. “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 26th day of April, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Nancy A. Robak, Attorney for the State of Florida Department of Children and Families 400 West Robinson Street, Ste. N211, Orlando, FL 32801, (407) 921-7169. CLERK OF THE

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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: 5/ LATIMORE CASE NO.: DP20-107 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD X.B. DOB: 08/26/2017. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA. To: Francis J. Caviness, Address Unknown. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced children, a copy of which is on file with the clerk; you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Alicia Latimore, on June 23rd, 2021 at 11:00am 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. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA THE FOLLOWING WAY: Microsoft Teams meeting, Join on your computer or mobile app, Click here to join the meeting, Or call in (audio only), +1 321-430-3303 & Enter ID: 928 234 097# (make sure you enter #). FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITON OF THE CHILDREN AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT “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 10th day of May, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer L. Ware, Esquire FB#109969, Jennifer.Ware@ myflfamilies.com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUVENILE DIVISION: 5/ LATIMORE CASE NO.: DP20-107 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD X.B. DOB: 08/26/2017. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA. To: Peter X. Barber, Address Unknown. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced

children, a copy of which is on file with the clerk; you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Alicia Latimore, on June 23rd, 2021 at 11:00am 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. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA THE FOLLOWING WAY: Microsoft Teams meeting, Join on your computer or mobile app, Click here to join the meeting, Or call in (audio only), +1 321-430-3303 & Enter ID: 928 234 097# (make sure you enter #). FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITON OF THE CHILDREN AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT “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 10th day of May, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer L. Ware, Esquire FB#109969, Jennifer.Ware@ myflfamilies.com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUVENILE DIVISION: 5/ LATIMORE CASE NO.: DP15-158 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD K.S. DOB: 06/17/2013. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA. To: Kayla Selph, Address Unknown. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced children, a copy of which is on file with the clerk; you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Alicia Latimore, on June 23rd, 2021 at 1:30pm 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. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA THE FOLLOWING WAY: Microsoft Teams meeting, Join on your computer or mobile app, Click here to join the meeting, Or call in (audio only), +1 321-430-3303 & Enter ID: 503 159 617# (make sure you enter #). FAILURE TO

PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITON OF THE CHILDREN AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT “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 10th day of May, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer L. Ware, Esquire FB#109969, Jennifer.Ware@ 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. 2021-DR-000839-O. Division: 31 – Vincent Chiu. IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF: ANN MARIE RAMIREZ Petitioner/Wife, and DANIEL RAMIREZ, Respondent/ Husband. AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION for DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE WITH NO MINOR OR DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND NO PROPERTY TO: DANIEL RAMIREZ, Address Unknown YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action for Dissolution of Marriage With No Minor or Dependent Children and No Property has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the Petitioner’s Attorney, Michele M. Bernard, Esq. whose address is Holistic Legal, P.A., 390 N. Orange Ave. #2300, Orlando, FL 32801, on or before July 8, 2021, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at: ORANGE County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32801. 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 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 decide how the following real or personal property should be divided, which is to each person their personal property and any marital property or items and monies to Petitioner. 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 E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed

or e-mailed to the address(es) 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: May 13, 2021. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By:/s/ Deputy Clerk (SEAL). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2021-DR00895. In re: The Marriage of: FACUNDO MARTINEZ CONTRERAS, Petitioner, and ALICIA ORTIZ RAMIREZ, Respondent. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE WITH DEPENDENT/MINOR CHILD AND PROPERTY. TO: ALICIA ORTIZ RAMIREZ, 2411 Augusta Way, Kissimmee, FL. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OSCEOLA, COUNTY CASE NO. 2021-DR00895 has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on FACUNDO MARTINEZ CONTRERAS whose address is 5051 HOWISON RD. KISSIMMEE FL 34746, on or before 05/24/2021, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 2 COURTHOUSE SQUARE KISSIMMEE, FL 34741, 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. {If applicable, insert the legal description of real property, a specific description of personal property, and the name of the county in Florida where the property is located} OSCEOLA. 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 E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses 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: 4/15/21. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. 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 IDENTI-

FICATION IS REQUIRED. MAY 2021 DESCRIPTION, FOUND PROPERTY: ELECTRONIC 2300 BLK OF S ORANGE AVE MISC ITEMS- CLOTHING, SHOES, TOILETRIES, TOOLS, KEYS, 3 CELLPHONES 7400 BLK OF AUGUSTA NATL DR CELLPHONE 500 BLK OF PRIMROSE DR CELLPHONE 100 BLK OF W WASHINTON ST CELLPHONE 700 BLK OF MAIN LN CELLPHONE LONG ST/ S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL 2 CELLPHONES W CENTRAL BLVD/ N ORANGE AVE CELLPHONE 100 BLK OF W WASHINGTON ST MONEY NORTH LN/ WACH HILL RD FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY – THRU FRIDAY, 9:00 AM TILL 4:00PM NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Lasheena Tanae Noble, of 8912 TIBERIAN DR APT 203, Kissimmee, FL 34747 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: Butterfly Bizz It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Butterfly Bizz” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 5/11/2021 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 June 3, 2021 and will continue until all locations are done. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Maitland Blvd, 7803 N Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, Fl 32810; B56 D’Marco Benjamia $641.45, L75 Karen Roessle $1211.20, C73 Peachlyn Farmer $736.90, C68 Costadaryl Hugley $859.85, D07 Steven Rhem $948.80, C15 Maro Molina $717.80, B45 Connelly Gerard $736.80, L67 Regina Lanear $455.95, C25 Maria Lopez $987.70, C14 Monique Bryan. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Apopka, 1221 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, Fl 32703; 1317 Tashein Turner $1595.40, 1306 Yvette Capetillo $1547.80, 1376 Leon Wiley $415.80, 1141 David Potts $853.50, 1286 Willie Brown Jr $461.30, 1051 Sylvia Rodriguez $1048.20. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Semoran Blvd, 2055 State Rd 436, Winter Park, Fl 32792; 2474 Marshall Umstead $606.62, 1691 Barbara Martin $456.00,

1006-09 Milton Smith $1376.55, 1034 Timothy Jordan $883.20, 1156 Corey Tigue $1299.55, 1083 Lenora Grice-Whiteside $452.50, 1681 Mike Garcia $657.15, 1166 Claudine Vipperman $919.15, 1108 Heidi Reisel $540.95. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Longwood, 650 N Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; C039 Javier Aponte $1433.17, E006 Bruce Leenim $1237.49, C002 Traci Washington $1141.95. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Lake Mary Blvd, 3851 S Orlando Drive, Sanford, Fl 32773; 1545 Dustin Spencer $564.19, 1406 Dustin Spencer $1144.56, 1607 Kevin Brady $1064.76, 2534 Alberto Torres $601.50, 1007 Mary thomas $1375.96, 1540 Marilis Rodriguez $1421.45, 2704 Johnell Brooks $734.46, 1043 Kaesha Sanders $1139.31, 2051 Derek Taylor $527.00, 2075 Casrlos Padilla $761.28, 2585 Derek Taylor $601.50, 1452 Sherry Weber $465.02, 2827 Andre Reynolds $601.50, 1077 Karen Torres $1139.31, 2738 Latasha Briscoe $507.25, 1577 Kevin Brady $564.19, 261418 Juleina Jimenez $1166.00, 1470 Loren Lacy $560.72, 1530 Denise Green $723.35, 2589 Nicole Carter $580.50, 2068 Alex Murphy $527.00, 1771 Frederick Harris $425.85, 1422 Roland Sattler $1355.30, 2597 Andre Reynolds $601.50, 2811 Josephine King $527.00, 2712 Kevin Brady $542.91, 2533 Alberto Torrres $527.00, 1720 Christopher Dupont $425.85, 1217 Sukhpal Singh $1277.63, 1411 Dustin Spencer $1011.49, 2584 Andre Reynolds $527.00, 2510 Josephine King $527.00, 1301 Patrick Sneed $908.42, 1162 Derek Taylor $990.26, 2813 Josephine King $601.50, 1553 Octavia Walker $495.02, 1254 Richard Wentworth $425.85, 1462 Karen Torres $564.19, 1325 Robert Bailey $1144.56, 2081 Alex Murphy $527.00, 2336 Jennifer Grey $970.85, 1158 Robert Bookman $990.26. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Sanford on Rinehart Road, 1811 Rinehart Road, Sanford, Fl 32771; 4191 Kirk Reed $1545.69, 4047 Eric Rawlins $1692.20, 4164 Kirk Reed $1417.89, 2102 Danielle Washington $773.22, 2021 Kirk Reed $2440.29, 3088 Linda Jones $702.50, 3040 Taquan Lemon $1299.05, 3082 Brandie Wagner $592.70, 1071 Katrina Doe $743.71. 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. U-Haul Ctr Gatorland: 14651 Gatorland Dr, Orlando Fl 32837 on June 01, 2021 - 556 Caleb Maxie, 509 Jose Rios, 1084 Joshua Mercado, 313 Christopher Bryan Husley, 445 Nicolle Viera, 550 Leah Mcqueary, 269 Jandy Rosa, 847 Angela Breedwell, 724 Sylvia Acevedo, 978 Damaris Rosado, 1012 Jeremy Abston, 515 La’Toya Andrews, 101 Chaily Riverea, 1104 Laquisha Butler, 843 Zamela Jambard, 519 Victor Santiago. U-Haul Ctr Hunter Creek: 13301 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando Fl 32837 on June 01, 2021 -2409 Terrence Anderson, 1214 Wilson Beltran, 3173 Jasmine Jones, 2038 Josefina Lopez, 1508 Maria Voulo, 2036 Jessica Payne, 2061 Tanya Haskett, 1038 Jeremy Ramirez, 1302 Cynthia Rivera Cartagena, 3058 Jessica HighSmith, 2411 Terrence Anderson, 2510 Laura Davenport, 3021 Timothy Erickson, 1300 Cynthia Rivera Cartagena, 3412 Riceliz Marrero, 1511 Mariano Ponce, 2512 Brandon Cortez, 1005 Tyriek Cleaves. Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that Storage King USA at 2925 N 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 May 28th, 2021 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 #1026 - Michael Knueppel, Unit #2001 Luis Arnez and Unit #3185 Tiffany Graham. 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 June 11th, 2021 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. #1112 –Reggie Smith. #1344 –John Wills Tile, Inc. Notice Of Public Sale Personal property of the following tenants will be sold for cash to satisfy rental liens in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self Storage Facility Act, Sections 83-806 and 83-807. Contents may include kitchen, household items, bedding, toys, games, boxes, barrels, packed cartons, furniture, trucks, cars, etc. There is no title for vehicles sold at lien sale. Owners reserve the right to bid on units. Lien sale to be held online ending Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at times indicated below. Viewing and bidding will only be available online at www. storagetreasures.com beginning at least 5 days prior to the scheduled sale date and time! Also visit www. personalministorage.com/OrlandoFL-storage-units/ for more info. Personal Mini Storage Forsyth-2875 Forsyth Rd Winter Park FL, 32792-at 10:00 am: 318 Jonathan Snyder 413 Connie Robyn Skinner 416 Marrano Gros Jean 442 Victor Manuel Sanchez 969 John Allan Dodsworth Personal Mini Storage West-4600 Old Winter Garden Rd Orlando, FL 32811-at 11:30 am: 158 Victoria Renee Wade 365 Michael Walker 387 Luiz Jose Antonio Filho 411 Chelsea Simone Bohler 435 John Hambuch 474 Jenny Jimenez Estrella 502 Paul Knieps 518 Roshawn Renee Richardson 526 Kavin Delva 549 Roy Anthony Walls 583 Russell Starks Personal Mini Storage Lake Fairview-4252 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804-at 11:00 am: 137 Sarafina Johnson 165 Anthony Leon Nichols 738 Eric Vashon Harris, 2010 Dodge Challenger, VIN 2B3CJ4DV5AH289348 936 Judith Perez Fairview Mini Storage4211 N. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804-at 11:00 am: C21 Alexander Jamar Mckinnie Personal Mini Storage Edgewater-6325 Edgewater Dr Orlando, FL 32810-at 11:30 am: 143 Alice Crowson 529 William Jacobe 1549 Carla Johnson 2139 Kenneth Spears, 2002 Ford Explorer, VIN 1FMZU75W62ZC60012 2313 Krystle Tanner, 1986 Chevy Caprice Classic, 1G1BN69H8GX101111 Personal Mini Storage Forest City Rd-6550 Forest City Rd Orlando, FL 32810-at 12:00 pm: 1030 Jamale Omar Ruise 3163 Michael Reese 3303 Autumn Marie Johnson 3312 Marcus Davis 4004 John Smith 6047 Cory Fisher. Notice of Public Sale: Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on June 04, 2021 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

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right to refuse any or all bids; 19UUA8F5XCA013869 2012 ACURA 1G8ZK5272XZ364686 1999 SATURN 1HGCG5652WA118886 1998 HONDA 1JJV532D4HL968287 2017 WABASH 1NXBR32EX4Z329842 2004 TOYOTA 1UYVS25399U627513 2009 UTILITY 3000 2MEFM74W91X699104 2001 MERCURY 2016 Great Dane 1GRAP0623GT610370. 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. JUNE 1, 2021 1HGCS1B33AA017814 2010 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. JUNE 4, 2021 1N4AL3AP7DN538816 2013 NISSAN 2CNDL63F656151706 2005 CHEVROLET 3C3CFFFH2DT623239 2013 FIAT. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Preston’s Towing. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 07:00 am 605 E Donegan Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34744, 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: June 14th, 2021 JTDKARFU2G3011868 2016 Toyt WBAVB13586PT21553 2006 BMW 1G1PC5SB9D7137705 2013 Chev WDDHF5KB0CA619862 2012 Merz 1C3CCBBG6DN569054 2013 Chry JHMAP11421T009577 2001 Hond 1FA6P8TH9J5107158 2018 Ford

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Legal, Public Notices NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under The Florida Self Storage Facility Act Statutes (Section 83.801-83.809). The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on, Monday, June 14th, 2021 at 12:00 P.M., on lockerfox.com said property has been stored and which are located at: iStorage-Winterpark, 3400 Forsyth Rd, Winter Park FL 32792 Name Unit Contents Milton Amos Clement Jr , Unit 209, Misc. items Anna Fairweather, Unit 497, Misc. items Kevin Rivera, Unit 620, Misc. items K. Smith, Unit 290, Misc. items K. Smith, Unit 289, Misc. items Joshua Carpenter, Unit 224, Misc. items Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase by cash only. All purchased items are sold as is, where is, and must be removed at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Dated this 19th Day of May 2021 and 26th Day of May, 2021 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: 2008 Chevy VIN# 1G1ZK577884254196 2014 Volkswagen VIN# 3VWD07AJ9EM428765 To be sold at auction at 8:00 am. on June 09, 2021 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to F.S. 713.585 At 9:00AM on June 18th, 2021 Billis Auto Center 1710 N. Forsyth Rd. ORL, FL32807, (407) 657-1808. Will sell the following vehicle(s) to Satisfy claim of lien. Seller reserves the right to bid and refuse any or all bids. Sold As-Is, No warranty. Seller guarantees no title. Terms cash. Satisfying the lien prior to sale may redeem said vehicle(s). You have a right to a hearing at any time prior to sale by filing a demand for hearing in the circuit court. Owner has the right to recover possession by posting bond per. F.S. 559.917. Any proceeds in excess of lien will be deposited with clerk of courts. 2008 JEEP VIN# 1J8FT28W88D744450 Lien Amt $3542.65. 2008 TOYT VIN# JTMZD33V985081342 Lien Amt $5475.28. 2001 JEEP VIN# 1J4GX48S31C618639 Lien Amt $2512.55.

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