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8 ‘Hell yeah, man, just do it’

23 In my life

Florida COVID cases continue to climb, Greenberg sentencing delayed again, and other news you may have missed last week Orlando Starbucks workers begin voting in union election, joining a massive nationwide movement

ARTS+ CULTURE 11 Best of the Fest

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FOOD+ DRINK 15 Brooklyn bridge

Thai Farm Kitchen brings Siamese fare from Brooklyn to College Park

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Streaming premieres this week: Stranger Things Season 4, Look at Me: XXXTentacion, Pistol, A Banquet and more Reflecting on a life lived with the music of Paul McCartney, ahead of his Orlando stadium show

25 Rebel grrrl

Bikini Kill guitarist Erica Dawn Lyle talks Florida roots, DIY life and new mutual aid album

27 This Little Underground

New Orlando hip-hop releases include an introspective single from E-Turn and double album from MidaZ the BEAST

BACK PAGES 28 Selections of the Week

Our picks of the best things to do and see this week, plus plenty of event listings

33 Savage Love

‘Freyed’ nerves, plus ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’

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of Senate sponsor Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota. Lawmakers passed the measure in May 2019 along nearly straight party lines, before Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it. The city of South Miami and Several groups, such as the Florida Immigrant Coalition and the Farmworker Association of Florida, filed the lawsuit in July 2019. Bloom dismissed parts of the case in 2019 but allowed other parts to move forward. The brief filed this week argues, in part, that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the law. That argument includes issues about the lawsuit naming Moody and DeSantis as defendants.

Florida COVID cases continue to climb, Greenberg sentencing delayed again, Fringe to take over Mad Cow space and other news you may have missed. »

Florida reports 60,000 new COVID-19 cases Like the jump scare that sets up a horror movie sequel, Florida saw a climb in COVID-19 cases last week. In addition, reported deaths of Florida residents during the pandemic went up to more than 74,300. A report issued Friday by the state Department of Health said the state had a reported 60,204 new COVID-19 cases during the week of May 13-19. That was up from 39,374 new cases the previous week and continued a steady increase during the past two months. For example, the state reported 8,040 cases during the week that started March 11. The increases have come as variants of the coronavirus have developed and spread. Meanwhile, the Department of Health report said 74,330 Florida residents had died of COVID-19 as of a Thursday count. That was up from 74,060 deaths in a report issued two weeks ago.

Orlando Fringe will take over former home of Mad Cow Theatre

NRA challenges Florida’s under-21 rifle ban

Joel Greenberg’s sentencing delayed yet again

More Floridians are expected to use hurricane shelters this season An increased demand for shelter space is expected if hurricanes threaten Florida’s coastline in the upcoming storm season. With COVID-19 protocols lifted and people pinching pennies as inflation hits a four-decade high, emergency-management officials anticipate people will opt for public shelters rather than drive to hotels hundreds of miles away when storms approach. To cut down on an overreliance on shelters, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie said people should make plans before storms about places they can go, such as staying at the homes of friends or relatives. Researchers are projecting above-normal forecasts for the hurricane season, which starts June 1 and ends Nov. 30. While hurricane season formally begins in June, a named system has developed before the start date in each of the past seven years. The National Hurricane Center has already started posting daily advisories on conditions across the Atlantic and throughout the Caribbean. Colorado State University researchers have predicted 19 named storms, with nine growing into hurricanes. Four of the hurricanes could have winds topping 111 mph, according to the experts.

Florida disputes claim that sanctuary cities ban had ‘racist motivations’ Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office this week asked a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that blocked key parts of a 2019 law that banned so-called sanctuary cities in Florida. A 61-page brief filed at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals disputed conclusions last year by U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom that Republican lawmakers had “discriminatory motives” in passing the highly controversial immigration-enforcement law. The brief said Bloom “committed numerous errors to arrive at the remarkable conclusion that the Florida Legislature had secret racist motivations in enacting SB 168.” Bloom issued a 110-page ruling in September that said two major parts of the law violated constitutional equal-protection rights and issued a permanent injunction against them. The South Florida-based Bloom delved extensively into the Legislature’s development of the law and pointed to what she described as an “immigrant threat narrative” that helped lead to it. She also cited behind-the-scenes involvement of the group Floridians for Immigration Enforcement in pushing for the law, including contacts with the office

Osceola County Sheriff’s Office announces charges for deputy who lit suspect, himself on fire during arrest Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez announced charges against a deputy who lit himself and a suspect on fire while trying to apprehend the suspect at a Wawa gas station back in February. During a press conference on Thursday, Lopez shared footage of 26-year-old Jean Barreto riding his dirtbike on roads in Osceola and Orange County. He noted that deputies were called to the scene, with the 911 caller alleging that the group of dirtbike riders that Barreto was with were armed. When Osceola deputies arrived, the entire dirtbike group fled and an Osceola County helicopter followed Barreto. In the clips shared by Lopez, Barreto can be seen riding recklessly and frequently against traffic. Rather than let the facts of the video stand, however, Lopez characterized the video with comments about what could have happened. OCSO admits that the dirtbike spilled gas from its open gas cap and that gas was ignited when a deputy attempted to fire a Taser at Barreto while they both were covered in gasoline. The Taser was discarded by another deputy who appeared to understand the danger of shooting electrical current into a puddle of gas. Because Deputy David Crawford was aware of the gasoline and went against OCSO policy around using a Taser in the presence of flammable materials, he is being charged with misdemeanor culpable negligence. In the video, Barreto can be seen running while fully engulfed in flames. An OCSO deputy grabs a fire extinguisher and puts the 26-year-old out on the grass near the station. Barreto suffered burns on 75% of his body, according to his attorney.

UCF professor fired following controversial tweets about ‘Black privilege’ has job reinstated Charles Negy is once again a University of Central Florida professor after an arbitrator ruled in his favor this week. Negy, a professor of cross-cultural psychology who has taught at the university for more than two decades, was terminated after posting a series of tweets claiming that Black Americans receive special treatment in academic discussions, university enrollment and other areas. “If Afr. Americans as a group, had the same behavioral profile as Asian Americans (on average, performing the best academically, having the highest income, committing the lowest crime, etc.), would we still be proclaiming ‘systematic racism’ exists?” Negy tweeted during the summer of protests following the murder of George Floyd. Negy went on to say that “Black privilege” shields Black Americans from criticism. Those tweets and the subsequent protests by student organizations sparked an investigation into Negy’s behavior by the university. They terminated Negy’s contract in January 2021 based on what they claimed was a pattern of “discriminatory harassment” in the classroom. The university took care to note that the tweets were not a basis of his firing, as they believed his words were protected under the First Amendment. An arbitrator found that this didn’t constitute “just cause” for Negy’s termination because the school did not give Negy the opportunity to amend his behavior. UCF is refusing to fight the ruling and will reinstate Negy, though they stand by their decision to fire him.

The City of Orlando approved a long-rumored deal to allow Orlando Fringe to operate in the soon-to-be former home of Mad Cow Theatre. After years of issues with the theater company and ongoing complaints of mismanagement, the company was served a notice of eviction in November. Mad Cow managed to secure a settlement that allows them to finish their current season of performances in the space. That season ends at the end of May. The city has reached a multi-year lease agreement with Fringe on the space at 54 W. Church St. The plans for the space include a permanent home for the company, a theater to bring in national touring productions in line with Fringe’s outsider ethos, and an incubator to foster the creation of new productions and arts organizations. The city of Orlando approved a $307,000 grant to help with the accelerator program at the same time as they approved the lease with Fringe. Fringe expects to open the space next May. Pointing to a ruling in a California case, lawyers for the National Rifle Association last week urged a federal appellate court to strike down a Florida law prohibiting sales of rifles and other long guns to adults under age 21. A three-judge panel of the Atlantabased 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in March heard arguments in the Florida lawsuit, which the NRA filed after the Legislature passed the law in 2018 in response to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The ban on long-gun sales to people ages 18 through 20 was included in a sweeping school-safety law. Federal law already barred sales of handguns to people under 21. The NRA’s lawsuit argued, in part, that the state age restriction infringes on Second Amendment rights of young adults, who are authorized to use weapons when they serve in the military or in law enforcement. In a 2-1 ruling last week, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided that a California law banning sales of semiautomatic centerfire rifles to people under age 21 was unconstitutional. Former Seminole County Tax Collector and Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg had his sentencing delayed yet again. The convicted fraudster and former associate of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is believed to be cooperating in an ongoing investigation of Gaetz. The investigation has roped in a large cast of characters, including Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend and a former radio shock jock. Greenberg’s sentencing has been delayed twice on the condition that he was cooperating with investigators and this cooperation might lead to a lighter sentence. The latest delay pushes his sentencing to August. Since allegations that Gaetz may have sex-trafficked a minor, details have leaked out steadily. Greenberg confessed to paying the then-underage girl for sex during his trial. Gaetz and Greenberg were seen moving money on Venmo that was then paid to escorts. However, no connection between Gaetz and the girl has been publicly established. The congressman has maintained that the entire investigation is an extortionate plot against him. news@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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‘Hell yeah, man, just do it!’

What they’re asking for

Orlando Starbucks workers begin voting in union election, joining a massive nationwide movement BY MCKEN N A SCHUELER

oining a massive union drive that’s spread to dozens of states nationwide, workers at an Orlando-area Starbucks began voting by mail ballot this week, after filing a petition for union representation earlier this year. “We love our store. We love our manager. We love this company. Together, we can make Starbucks so much more than it currently is,” wrote workers of the 305 E. Mitchell Hammock Road Starbucks location in Oviedo, Florida, in a letter announcing their intent to unionize in March. Roy Sistovaris is a barista and union leader at the Oviedo Starbucks that just kicked off voting. At least a few dozen workers at his store, including full-time and part-time baristas, shift supervisors, and the assistant store manager, will vote on whether to unionize with Starbucks Workers United, an organizing campaign of the national union Workers United which is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union. Sistovaris has worked for Starbucks, at several different Florida locations, for four years. A psychology and health sciences student at the University of Central Florida, the 21-year-old barista tells Orlando Weekly that workers at his location — many of whom are college students, like himself, or even in high school — are tight-knit. “We do share a pretty good relationship with each other. And we do all genuinely want, like, what’s best for each other.”

Organizing a union in Orlando

Last year, workers at the Oviedo Starbucks store closely watched the first successful unionization of Starbucks Workers United in Buffalo, New York. Curious, but uncertain of their chances, Sistovaris says it was the union’s victory in December that prompted him and other workers at his store to begin asking the question: How crazy would it be if we did that here? He and his co-workers began discussing what they liked about working at Starbucks, improvements they’d like to see, and frustrations. For example, staffing shortages exacerbated by COVID-19; the coffee giant’s “customer is always right” philosophy that’s militantly enforced, even when workers are outright verbally abused by customers; and a feeling of being exploited by their multibillion-dollar employer, which saw record profits last year. “I’ve had stuff thrown at me. I know people who have had, like, hot coffee thrown on them,” Sistovaris recalls. “You know, [customers] have said slurs to employees. Racial slurs, anti-gay slurs, that sort of thing. And we’re expected to like, make the moment right with that customer.” This became worse during the pandemic, he says. Then, several months ago, there was one particularly frustrating day at work. “I just looked at one of my co-workers. And I was like, what if I just sent them [the union] an email? What if I just did it?” he recalls. “And she was like, ‘Hell yeah, man. Just do it.’ And I was like, man, whatever. So I did.” Since then, he’s communicated with other pro-union Starbucks workers up in Buffalo, Boston, and other stores in the U.S. to talk strategy. Until last week, he admits, he hadn’t even spoken with a union staffer employed by Workers United, instead communicating exclusively with other Starbucks workers leading union efforts at their own stores. This hands-off approach from Workers United, allowing for a campaign largely led by and for workers organizing their own workplaces, is a deviation from the norm. And Sistovaris thinks

it’s a smart move. “I think [Starbucks] is such a specific kind of work environment,” he says. Actual Starbucks workers, he says, know the ins and outs of the company. Union staffers, meanwhile, can offer guidance, support, and — critically — help create a structure for organizing and aid in the process of collective bargaining when, and if, workers form a recognized union. This worker-led organizing style also creates a defense against the argument commonly made by anti-union executives, like Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, that union drives are being led by “outside forces,” a tactic used to undermine the union and sow doubt into the minds of workers.

‘You can’t scare me, I’m sticking with the union’

Since December, at least 70 Starbucks locations in over a dozen states have voted to unionize with Workers United. More than 250 locations out of the 9,000 Starbucks-owned stores nationwide have filed petitions for union representation, including 10 locations in Florida. Earlier this month, a Starbucks in Tallahassee became the first Starbucks in Florida to unionize. In a single day, two stores in Jacksonville and one in Miami Springs also unionized. To date, two Starbucks locations in South Florida — and nine in total, nationwide — have rejected the union. Still, that number is dwarfed by stores where workers have voted, in some cases unanimously, to unionize. Although the decision to reject a union can differ from one workplace and one union to the next, Starbucks Workers United is also up against an extremely well-funded, aggressive anti-union campaign that’s intended to dissuade workers from unionizing. Starbucks has retained lawyers from the notorious “union avoidance” firm Littler Mendelson, which has a decades-long history of thwarting unionization efforts. The company also developed an anti-union website describing the purported pitfalls of unionization. In what could be interpreted as a violation of labor law, Starbucks CEO Schultz recently said he plans to raise wages for workers — exclusively at non-union locations. Company executives have swarmed stores to gauge union interest and to talk down the union. Further, workers are also subjected to anti-union meetings, formally known as “captive audience meetings.” Sistovaris says these meetings intended to pressure workers against forming a union have only emboldened, not dampened, the union’s efforts at his store — at least in part because it pulls workers off the floor, leaving those left behind to pick up the slack. More than that, he said workers have also been pulled off the floor to watch a video of Schultz speaking about the benefits of the company and how “outside forces” are trying to tear it apart. According to complaints filed by the National Labor Relations Board, Starbucks has also violated federal labor law, multiple times, by illegally retaliating against workers for their organizing activity. The coffee giant has repeatedly denied retaliating against workers for organizing. At the same time, they’ve also reiterated and stand by their opposition to their workers’ union efforts. “From the beginning, we’ve been clear in our belief that we are better together as partners, without a union between us, and that conviction has not changed,” Starbucks said in a statement to Recode, VoxMedia’s tech and business vertical.

Workers at the Oviedo Starbucks are organizing for reasons similar to those at other unionizing locations: to achieve greater say and respect on the job, improved training, higher wages and adequate workplace safety — an issue that reared its head during the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve also discussed more specific things they’d like to see, according to Sistovaris. For instance, a faster rollout of credit card tips (Starbucks announced earlier this month a goal of introducing that rollout by late 2022) and seniority pay for longtime workers. Sistovaris, a Starbucks worker of four years, says he makes less now, earning roughly $12.63 an hour at the store in Oviedo, than he did at a different store a year and a half ago, where he made $14. And there’s one shift supervisor at his store, he says, who’s been there eight years. “In Orlando in particular, rent has gone up like just such an egregious amount. It’s not sustainable for people making like $12 an hour to afford rent, and college, and whatever else we all need in life.” All Starbucks workers will be paid a guaranteed $15 an hour minimum by this fall, per an announcement made by the company last year. But $15 is hardly a livable wage in much of the U.S. anymore. According to MIT’s living wage calculator, a living wage for an adult with no kids in Orlando is $17.61 (on a full-time schedule). For an adult with one child, that shoots up to $33.68 per hour. Sistovaris says $15 an hour in Orlando isn’t enough to make ends meet. “I think everybody deserves to get paid more, especially people who are providing, you know, goods and services to the public,” he said. “Especially during a pandemic.”

Unionizing service workers in the South

The Starbucks Workers United union drive has reached not just liberal pockets of the U.S., but also, even more impressively, largely non-unionized Southern red states, including North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina and of course Florida. Bruce Nissen, a retired professor of labor studies at Florida International University and labor organizer, told Orlando Weekly, as someone who’s been involved in organizing campaigns for decades, the fact that the campaign has taken off in the right-to-work, GOP-controlled Sunshine State is “extremely surprising.” “Certainly looking at Florida, you would not expect it,” said Nissen, whose research has delved into various topics pertaining to the U.S. labor movement. “You just would not expect it. You wouldn’t even expect attempts, much less all the success that they’re having.” In Florida, union membership in the private sector is abysmally low, with just about 3.4% of the private sector workforce unionized. Within the food service industry, that percentage is essentially zero. Starbucks barista Roy Sistovaris admits he was also pleasantly surprised to see the unexpectedly contagious union drive take off in Florida. And he hopes it spreads. “I’m very happy that, you know, a lot of people are hopping on the union train in Florida,” he says. “I’m hoping that spreads to where it really needs to be.” Workers at the Oviedo store have received support from politicians like State Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando; Congressional candidate Maxwell Frost, and the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter. Sistovaris, a member of Gen Z, feels confident about the union’s chances. “I would not have even bothered filing a petition, or even getting cards together if I didn’t think that there was overwhelming support for the union in the first place,” said Sistovaris. Ballots for the union election were mailed out last week. Votes will be counted by the NLRB on June 9 over Zoom. A different Starbucks in Winter Park also filed for union representation in early May, and two Tallahassee Starbucks locations will be counting votes in the next couple of weeks. Have news tips? Comments? Are you a Starbucks worker in Florida who’s organizing their workplace, or is thinking about it? Email reporter McKenna Schueler at mkaschueler@gmail.com (or DM on Twitter for her Signal).

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[ arts + culture ] obsession back to his childhood playing the abominable 1980s home version, when Hollywood felt as far away from his Canadian home as the moon. The appeal of Jeopardy! might be elusive to trivia muggles, but those (like Buri and I) with the genetic predisposition toward intellectual competitiveness understand the appeal of finding self-respect in the accumulation of obscure knowledge. I can certainly identify with Buri’s wry self-awareness about how useless his singular talents are now, in a world with smartphones and Google. But it turns out that, in game shows and in life, the winner isn’t always the smartest or fastest, but the one with an unnatural ability to handle pressure. Buri’s tale might not be a major tragedy in the big scheme of things, but between laughs he builds tension around the story of his defeat like it was the Super Bowl, making it impossible not to empathize with his agony coming so close to his dream, only to have it snatched away. But everyone who plays Jeopardy! — or the game called life — loses eventually; what matters is that you’re willing to play. Buri didn’t get rich or famous like he hoped, and he’s made peace with his loss on Jeopardy! likely being the longestlasting fact of his existence. Buri has the courage to embrace his biggest failure; may we all learn to be so brave. Bugged Lady

The spacefaring cast of ‘Star Shanties: Songs From a Galaxy Far, Far Away’ make a stop in the Or-Lan-Do system

BEST OF THE FEST Top reviews from Orlando Fringe Festival 2022 BY SETH KUBERSKY

fter two years of pandemic scalebacks and cancellations, the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival (through May 30; orlandofringe.org) has bounced back, and we’ve bounced with it. Here are just a few of the many, many reviews we have posted at orlandoweekly. com, and you’ll want to act fast: With just five more days of shows, tickets will be selling out. Star Shanties: Songs from a Galaxy Far, Far Away

The ragtag crew of the “Wretched Hive” has just survived a pirate attack while on a shady interstellar shipping run on the Outer Rim. Desperate for galactic credits to repair their vessel, they accept the undignified assignment of entertaining inhabitants of the Or-Lan-Do system (located on the Fringe of known space) with their time-honored work songs about the Kessel Run, Hondo Onaka and other obscure icons from that galaxy far, far away. Back in the prehistoric days before MegaCon and social media, science fiction-obsessed fans celebrated their geekdom at gatherings by “filking,” or singing traditional-sounding folk songs with original lyrics about Hobbits or Spock. Star Shanties may not explicitly use the word filk to describe their Star Wars-inspired songs, but they clearly fall into that noble nerd tradition with this funny, full-throated delight for Jedi masters and nerf-herders alike. Writer-director Arthur Rowan (known on the RenFaire circuit as Rowan the Bard) teamed up with Ashley Willsey (producer of 2014’s Fringe hit Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) for this minimalist yet slickly produced production, which features costumes that would be perfect for Disney-bounding on Batuu and cargo-crate props that look like they could have been jettisoned from the Millennium Falcon’s smuggling hold. The idea for this show may have started as a spoof but this talented quintet takes their singing very seriously, and a tender ode to Alderaan’s explosion nearly brought a tear to my eye.

This show is best enjoyed by those invested enough in George Lucas’ universe to know Princess Leia’s mother’s name (spoiler: It’s Breha) and appreciate jabs at the Galactic Starcruiser’s pricing structure. And the brief but witty book linking the musical numbers brims with fourth wall-breaking meta jokes, while simultaneously doing more to develop its characters’ personalities than Episodes VII though IX put together did. But you don’t have to know Lekkus from Lothal to enjoy the lusty a cappella harmonies and primal handdrummed percussion. If there’s a flaw, it’s that (like many real folk songs) the tunes tend to go on for one or two verses longer than necessary, but at under 45 minutes this saga certainly doesn’t outlast its welcome. With all due respect to the other spacefarers out there, this might be my favorite saga-inspired Fringe show since Charlie Ross’ One Man Trilogy. At the risk of sounding cliched: The Force is strong with this one. I Lost on Jeopardy

For years, my wife has been encouraging me to audition for the iconic television quiz show Jeopardy!, based solely on my mastery of useless trivia, but I’ve always refused based on my inability to contend with the clicker. It turns out that you can accurately simulate chiming in at home using a spring-loaded toilet paper roll holder. That’s just one of the fascinating pieces of ephemera I learned from Winnipeg history teacher George Buri, who was one question away from achieving his lifelong goal of being a winning contestant before being foiled by a Final Jeopardy question. In this funny and unexpectedly inspiring one-man show, Buri takes us from his 25-hour road trip to Kansas City for an in-person audition to his final heartbroken drive away from Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Along the ride, we learn tips for getting on the air — don’t be overly opinionated or too introverted — and trace the roots of Buri’s

Take an exploratory field trip away from the Fringe campus to nearby Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens and you’ll find the most fascinating — and frightening — introductory biology class you’ll ever attend at Bugged Lady. Professor Levi (Sandi Linn) is lecturing on invertebrates she has known and loved — as well as misogynistic academics she has hated and lost — in a truly one-of-a-kind performance that fuses the pleasures of Wild Kingdom with The Silence of the Lambs. As Levi gleefully gives the audience an intimate look at her collection of real live insects — including hissing cockroaches, stinging scorpions and hair-flinging tarantulas — she slowly lets slip the gory details of her bug-based homicides. Linn, who wrote the script herself, is a trained scientist and education supervisor for Leu Gardens, so I’m sure you’re perfectly safe attending her class. But her increasingly agitated performance is so magnetically authentic — and her animal assistants so primally triggering — that you’d better arrive for class early and bring paper for taking notes ... just in case. Generic Male: Just What We Need, Another Show About Men

At first glance, actor Ashley Jones appears so entirely average that you’ll insist you must have met him before, but I can pretty much guarantee you’ve never seen an acrobatic clowning show as cleverly complex as Generic Male. In this virtuoso showcase of both verbal and physical gymnastics, Jones and his overbearing stage manager (Darren Stevenson) harass hapless audience members into helping them perform a slickly executed series of physical comedy skits skewering stereotypes of masculinity. Kicking off with a synchronized dance number in possessed sweatpants and an absurdly overblown argument over stolen seating, the show only gets more surreal from there. This pair doesn’t merely break through the fourth wall; they tear it down entirely and dance merrily on the rubble. The staging of some moments involving costume changes and wired microphones were clunky, leading to a few uncomfortably slow transitions during the press preview. However, the pair swiftly recovered with a moving military mime solo, followed by a wondrous weight-balancing duet highlighting the balletic beauty of male connection that becomes the show’s enduring image. Generic Male is like Cirque du Soleil meets Samuel Beckett with a dash of Monty Python, a combination that I enthusiastically endorse for all audiences, whether or not you support the premise that the generic white male patriarchy needs to perish. [continued on page 13]

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Adam Francis Proulx, shown here with some of his ‘pucking fuppets,’ returns to Fringe with ‘The Family Crow: A Murder Mystery’

ing along with the pillaging, but pass on the rape and murder because this scalawag would no sooner disrespect a woman than wear white after Labor Day. Mesrobian’s The Family Crow: A Murder Mystery Russel, the prodigal son of the prominent Crow family, has salty original songs are catchy, and he delivers them with perished, and every member of his family — from right-wing a harmonious growl that would do Blackbeard proud. patriarch Cameron to singing sister Sheryl — is a murder Kids will enjoy the poop deck and booty jokes; parents suspect. Luckily, acclaimed avian Inspector Horatio P. Corvis will appreciate the PG13-rated references that sail over is on the case, sorting the clues from the red herrings in this their children’s heads, as well as the more thoughtful ridiculously riveting tale of violence, betrayal and wonder- moments in Mesrobian’s well-crafted serio-comic script. fully terrible word play from writer-puppeteer Adam Francis Slap on a temporary crossbones tattoo, and swig a mug Proulx, the muppety maestro behind 2017’s hit 12 Angry of grog, because you don’t want to get left on shore when Puppets. Sharktooth’s schooner takes to the open sea. The gory details of this detective spoof are appropriately intricate, but ultimately less interesting than the LeLand Loves Bigfoot tuxedoed Proulx’s delightfully droll delivery, as he deftly When a stranger in a Kentucky bar wearing a hat that reads dances between the different characters using the charmingly “I pooped today” asks you back to his farm to meet Bigfoot, handmade puppet perched atop his top hat. With little more you say YES. At least you do if you are comedian Stuart Huff, than his feathered friend and low-budget lighting provided by the Fringe circuit’s redneck answer to George Carlin, a keen pedal-controlled knockoff Luxo lamps (plus a desk fan for fly- observer of rural America’s absurdities who is always searching effects), Proulx had me laughing hard before his sardonic ing for his next side-splitting, thought-provoking tale. If you’ve seen Stuart Huff at his previous Fringe Festival appeardetective satire had barely begun. This sly script may not have the same depth of social ances, you may not recognize him at first glance this year, commentary as his last show. But if you appreciate self-depre- thanks to his COVID-era crazy old mountain man beard, but cating humor — and self-assured puppetry — enough to walk you’ll instantly recognize this stand-up master’s distinctive down a very long road for a very bad joke, flock to see Proulx voice as soon as he launches into his latest hour of humane hilarity. before the crowds start crowing about him. Perhaps Huff’s greatest talent is his ability to listen to absolute nonsense that he disagrees with — like the ramblings of a Be a Pirate! Has bingeing on Taika Waititi’s hit Hulu series Our Flag Scooby-Doo-obsessed moonshiner — and digest it into worldMeans Death piqued your interest in privateering? Veteran class comedy. Flat Earthers, crystal worshipers and snake writer-performer Thom Mesrobian would be happy to have handlers all fall under his withering gaze, but Huff doesn’t you join Sharktooth Sam’s motley crew in the Margeson for merely mock their madness; he warmly embraces anyone an hour of tall tales and sea shanty sing-alongs aboard his (as long as they aren’t racist or homophobic) as part of the surprisingly substantial sailing ship set. The son of a feared fabulously fabulist human family. And lest you think Huff only marauder and part-time wench, Sam seeks to follow in his shoots at backwoods targets, he also lets loose on Orlando’s father’s footsteps before finding his own less-violent path into money-sucking theme parks with dead-eye aim. It can feel increasingly hard not to hate dangerous fools piracy; his voyage becomes a veiled metaphor for pursuing (especially those who vote) but Huff is here to remind us that your passions in life, regardless of the reward. Be prepared for plenty of audience participation yo-ho- anger isn’t the answer — love and laughter is. Huff says he [continued from page 11]

likes to live in the zone between chaos and capitalism; I’d be happy to hang out there with him, if I get to hear more from this Festival’s finest stand-up performer. Constellations

Hey, did you know that your own elbows contain the secret to immortality, if only you could lick them? What’s probably the weirdest pickup line in history prompts a romantic dramedy of interdimensional proportions in Nick Payne’s Constellations, one of my top picks for the most moving play at this year’s Festival. Real-life couple Mike Carr and Julie Snyder have undeniably adorable chemistry as urban beekeeper Roland and university physicist Mary Ann. The stellar script sees their relationship evolve from an awkward meet-cute and sexy second date drunkenly debating quantum cosmology into an acrimonious breakup over infidelity and an eventual reconciliation. Constellations’ reality-bending twist is that each misstep along their romantic road is met by a celestial ding that resets time and gives them a second chance at saying the right thing. In this infinite multiverse, every decision we make — especially those involving matters of the heart — leads to an entirely different parallel dimension, as we are only particles being knocked around by immutable mechanical laws. After starting out as a deceptively quirky romantic comedy, Constellations eventually reveals itself to be something far more complex, taking a dark turn into [spoiler alert/trigger warning] cancer and assisted suicide. Payne’s play is intentionally circular, but Jerry Jobe Jr.’s deft direction defuses any potential confusion by keeping his actors emotionally grounded throughout. A segment told entirely in ASL was one of the most compelling moments of communication I’ve witnessed at this Fringe. There may not be easy, linear explanations in this story — just the same as in real life — but while plenty of other shows have come close, this was the first show in this year’s festival to push me over the edge into full-blown tears.

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GRILLED CHEEZUS Grilled cheese sandwiches — 17 ooeygooey varieties’ worth, served on Pullman brioche or ciabatta and waffle-grilled — are this sandwich shop’s stock in trade. All are served with a tomato bisque soup dipper. Open daily. (reviewed May 18) 912 N. Mills Ave., 407-412-5006, grilledcheezus.com, $$

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Thai Farm Kitchen brings its Siamese fare from Brooklyn to College Park and sets itself apart from the pack BY FAIYAZ KARA

hai Farm Kitchen rode into town on seems like a lost marketing opportunity. There are fried fish cakes ($9) fashioned the coattails of a pretty solid credential — a “best bite” designation in 2019 from fermented fish and chili paste that are by none other than the New York Times. The quite nice when eaten within five minutes College Park outpost of the buzzy Brooklyn of being served, but I’m not sure they’re resto was to bring credibility to the neighbor- making any “best bites” list. Plus, if you hood’s underwhelming restaurant scene and wait too long before eating them, they turn take a bit of the sting out of RusTeak’s furtive into spongy pucks. No, the laab with duck escape to South Eola. But when we asked confit ($15) would make a far better sigservers about that “best bite,” no one seemed nature dish. I relished the crackle of duck skin and every bracing to know what it was. bite of the beautifully Nor did they bother to plated salad garnished find out. with pea shoots on A little digging on THAI FARM KITCHEN my first visit here, nytimes.com revealed 2625 Edgewater Drive just a couple of weeks it to be kao thod 407-412-5239 after TFK’s opening. nhaem klook — a fried thaifarmkitchen.com Yet the last time I sat crispy rice ball made $$$ inside the restaurant’s from red curry paste, Indochined dining grated coconut, Isan room, the dish’s aessausage, makrut lime leaves and peanuts. Sounds wonderful, but thetics took a back seat to a heavy flurry of it’s nowhere to be seen on the Orlando menu. toasted rice. On the subject of rice, undercooked grains Perhaps owners Jess Calvo and his wife, Elizabeth, who also serves as TFK’s chef, didn’t help the pineapple chicken fried rice think the palates of College Park restaurant- ($18.95) any, even when served inside a holgoers are too staid for such a dish? On a lowed-out pineapple shell topped with two strip teeming with pizza and Italian joints, grilled shrimp. Pretty? Perhaps. But the rice I wouldn’t blame them. Maybe they’d rather needs work. Even the jasmine rice served the College Park eatery be established for with curry dishes was dry. Hey, the grain has its own gastronomic merits. Either way, it been the bane of many a Top Chef booted

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Just because the trendy Mediterranean hotspot packs the pretty people in doesn’t mean it lacks substance. The dishes here — from the potato mille-feuille to the bracing dorade tartare to the salt-baked branzino — are incredible. (Doesn’t mean there aren’t misses: flambéed halloumi cheese, chicken skewers.) The truffle risotto and rack of lamb are a winning combination. For an opening cocktail, try the Greek salad Gibson. To end, the mille-feuille tart is all class. Closed Monday and Tuesday. (reviewed May 11) 290 S. Park Ave., Winter Park, 407-794-9896, avamediterraegean. com, $$$$

from the show for not cooking it properly. So, with the green curry ($14) ordered on my first visit, we opted to scoop the spiced liquid with shreds of roti ($3.25). And, no, the roti isn’t made in-house. Rather, it’s the same roti that can be found at every other Thai and Malaysian joint in town, or in the freezer sections of any Indian grocery store. The sweeter panang curry ($14) ordered on my last visit was runnier than expected. It was also devoid of chicken (they neglected to add the protein to the dish). Another servertouted item was the phad kee mao, chewy drunken noodles we ordered with soft shell crab ($20.95). Only we were served just a plate of soft-shell crab, no noodles. It took another 10 minutes for the correct order to come out, though when it did, we thoroughly enjoyed it, the crab in particular. Servers are hospitable, apologetic and willing to correct any gaffes but, honestly, I’d rather they be more informed about the menu. We were curious about “vegan deepfried chives” ($9) — were skinny green stalks being battered and fried? Seemed a bit odd, but our server didn’t know any more than we did. What we ended up getting were Chinese-style, pan-fried chive dumplings served with a sweet soy sauce. The happy news is they’re absolutely worth ordering, as are the shumai-like minced chicken dumplings ($9) filled with egg, scallion and water chestnuts. There’s no faulting the rice in the mango sticky rice ($13.95). It’s cooked with butterfly pea-flower tea, lending the dessert a purplish hue and lending our meal a colorful ending. What I really like about Thai Farm Kitchen is that it diversifies College Park’s dining options and makes an effort to set itself apart from other Thai neighborhood restaurants, which is key. Effort, after all, is a crucial ingredient in the recipe for success.

IMMERSION AT LONDON HOUSE BY CHEF RIKKU Chef Rikku Ó’Donnchü opens his multisensorial, whimsical and macabre tasting menu concept to the public — at least to those who can afford to indulge in one of the priciest dining experiences in town. And an experience it is, all 15 courses worth. The four-hour meal is an eyeopening, fun and educational trip. (reviewed May 4) 7728 W. Sand Lake Road, 407-7340000, londonhouse.life/immersion, $$$$

FRESH&CO The Manhattan import brings its brand of healthy eats to Dr. Phillips with a bevy of bowls, sammies and smoothies. Open daily. (reviewed April 27) 7728 W. Sand Lake Road, 407-734-0000, freshandco.com, $$

DOLCE Salads, handhelds, rice bowls and all-day breakfast are offered at this intimate South Eola eatery, but it’s the cakes, crepes and confections that lure guests in. Cupcakes by Cupcake Wars Season 6 champion Jillian Hopke are offered, as are a host of crepes and sweets — the waffle cone stuffed with cheesecake being a solid choice. Happy hour, Monday to Friday from 4-7 p.m., offers great value. Open daily. (reviewed April 20) 500 E. Central Blvd., 407-800-6100, dolcethorntonpark.com, $$ n

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[ film + tv ] desktop primates no end. The definition of sexism is when you’re preoccupied with this kind of stuff but you don’t recognize “bend it like Beckham” as a world-class double entendre. (Amazon Prime) Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — Here’s a real Jedi mind trick: Disney has found a way to sell you a series spun off from those three Star Wars movies you absolutely hated. (No, the other three.) But search your feelings, and you’ll realize you’ve always needed to know what happened between the time Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader and the moment Luke developed an unhealthy interest in power converters. Plus, Ewan McGregor is back in the title role, and you remember what a raw deal he got the first time. Oh, and Hayden Christensen is returning too, but this is not the selling point you’re looking for. (Disney+)

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Streaming premieres you won’t want to miss by Steve Schneider PREMIERES WEDNESDAY: Somebody Feed Phil — In Season 5, Phil Rosenthal samples the native delicacies of exotic locations like Oaxaca, Helsinki and both Portlands. The Oaxaca episode was previewed at the recent Netflix Is a Joke Festival — yes, the same one where Dave Chappelle got attacked on stage. What are you trying to do there, Phil? Become the next Anthony Bourdain? (Netflix)

PREMIERES THURSDAY: A Banquet — Scottish filmmaker Ruth Paxton makes her contribution to the bodyhorror genre with the story of a widowed mother whose teenage daughter stops eating after exposure to a supernatural force. Or, as we call them on this side of the pond, “influencers.” (Shudder) Look at Me: XXXTentacion — Was the Plantation-born rapper and poster child for depression really trying to turn his life around when he was shot and killed in a 2018 robbery? Or would he have just gone on viciously beating girlfriends as he was alleged to have done in life? Personally, I’d like to think it’s the former. The latter is just too … well, depressing. (Hulu) My Little Pony: Make Your Mark — This 44-minute feature serves as an appetizer for a full series that’s coming in September, continuing the adventures of new-generation equine heroes Sunny Starscout, Izzy Moonbow, Hitch Trailblazer, Pipp Petals and Zipp Storm. Honestly, I’m pretty sure

those are all guys who used to sell me X at Firestone. (Netflix) That Damn Michael Che — The second season of the SNL stalwart’s faux-autobiographical sketch show begins with an episode poking fun at so-called cancel culture, which Che recently told The New York Times he doesn’t believe exists. If God had a sense of humor, the series would be canceled immediately. (HBO Max) Tig ’n Seek Season 4 — In Season 3, 8-yearold Tiggy and his cat Gweeseek matched wits with a thief, stepped up to fend off an alien attack and went camping. Whatever’s going to happen this time, I can’t imagine it being any more of a challenge. Because holy crap do I hate camping. (HBO Max)

PREMIERES FRIDAY: Iain Stirling: Failing Upwards — The Scottish comic takes a break from hurling voice-over quips on Love Island to perform a set of his own stand-up material. If that Ozzy Man guy hadn’t been so busy lately spewing verbal lava all over the Johnny Depp trial, maybe this could have been him instead. (Amazon Prime) Kick Like Tayla — The title of this doc is intentionally bittersweet, because not only is 25-year-old Tayla Harris a superstar of Australian soccer, but she’s also become a figurehead in the fight against online harassment. See, when she’s in the midst of an amazing kick, you can sometimes almost see her goods, which seems to amuse some

Shoresy — The popular supporting character from Letterkenny gets his own series, in which he becomes a player for Sudbury’s AAA hockey team. This will be the first time Shoresy is seen in full face, which is an honor that was never bestowed upon Home Improvement’s Wilson, Cheers’ Vera, Frasier’s Maris, or hell, even Carlton Your Doorman. Just try not to think about what a wash-out Happy Days’ Jenny Piccalo was when we finally saw her. (I’m still livid about that!) (Hulu) Stranger Things 4 Volume 1 — We haven’t visited the Upside Down since the real world itself got turned upside down, so Eleven and her pals are making up for their three-year absence with a season that’s said to be bigger and more expansive than any we’ve seen yet. So big and expansive, in fact, that it had to be split into two volumes. Volume I promises such fan-friendly treats as the return of Sheriff Hopper, who seemed to have been disintegrated in Episode 25 but is revealed to actually be a captive of Russia. Hey, there are worse ways to stay alive. Just ask Rand Paul. (Netflix) We Feed People — It kind of puts me on edge when the title of a National Geographic documentary about international relief efforts sounds like something you’d find on a Kanamit’s bookshelf. But director Ron Howard swears his film is a profile of chef José Andrés and the World Central Kitchen, who provide food to victims of disaster — and not a stealth recruitment flick for hungry extraterrestrials. I’ll believe it this time, because it’s Opie. That brother of his, Clint, however … now there’s a space alien if ever I’ve seen one! (Disney+)

PREMIERES TUESDAY: Pistol — Johnny Lydon was totally invested in the Sex Pistols being a democracy until he realized “majority rule” might not always benefit him. So now, brought to you with the full endorsement and authorization of Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock (see what I did there?), here’s the story of four outwardly hopeless yobbos who found a way to change the world of music forever. And one of them who decided that what he really liked was selling butter. (FX on Hulu) orlandoweekly.com

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[ concert preview ] PAUL MCCARTNEY 8 p.m. Saturday, May 28 Camping World Stadium 1 Citrus Bowl Place campingworldstadium.com $56-$1,500

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Reflecting on a life lived with the music of Paul McCartney, ahead of his Orlando stadium show BY IDA V. ESKAMANI

ow can I tell you about my loved one? The year is 2001 and there’s a 10-year-old with an elaborate scheme. She hates conflict, including the occasional dispute between her siblings. Ever the peacemaker, she races to the living room and retrieves the family’s portable CD player. She pops in 1, the Beatles’ singles compilation album released just the year prior, marking 30 years since the band broke up. With urgency, she skips to track 13, the 1965 single “We Can Work It Out.” She boosts the volume for the bridge “Life is very short/and there’s no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.” The grandiose gesture didn’t quite achieve the

conflict resolution she had hoped. But her mom lovingly assured her that it’s going to be all right. That earnest child urging her siblings to come together was this writer. And for the record, I stand by my tactics. I didn’t know then that two decades later I would still love the Beatles. Love doesn’t come in a minute, and sometimes love doesn’t come at all. But with Paul McCartney’s “Got Back” tour coming to Orlando this weekend, we thought Orlando Weekly readers could use some silly love songs. All my loving, I owe to my mom Nasrin. Born in Iran, Nasrin came of age as the Beatles were taking over the world. She and her sisters would race to the record store for

the latest releases, their fashion following the trends: from mod moptops to long-haired hippie stylings. Decades later, Nasrin would find herself in Orlando, three children at her feet, wondering how she would manage to make ends meet. We didn’t have much in means, but we always had music. Specifically, Persian music, and an assortment of Beatles and Beatles-adjacent mixtapes, recorded on cassettes from the radio. My twin sister and I shared this journey. The two of us would spin in infinite circles to the orchestral chaos of the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life,” cry our eyes out to John Lennon’s “Julia” and get lost and found in McCartney’s Wings romp “Band on the Run.” Alongside our big brother, we watched the Yellow Submarine animated film countless times — our brother had every line memorized. I even somehow subscribed to a monthly Beatles fan club catalog, sifting through merchandise I could never afford, but adored. I saved my one-dollar weekly allowance for our family trips to FYE, where I would buy Beatles albums. I started in chronological order, committed to eventually owning each one. On special occasions like birthdays or anniversaries, my dad would buy my mom the same — one of her favorite Beatles or one of the Fab Four’s solo albums. This included All the Best, a 1987 compilation of Paul McCartney’s solo career that I treasure to this day. Some of the earliest liner notes I can remember flipping through were from that CD, analyzing lyrics. In 2004, after a four-year battle with cancer, our mom Nasrin passed away. I couldn’t comprehend how to carry that weight, how to listen to music connected to such an immense loss. I entered a music nowhere-land, aimlessly listening to whatever had a limited emotional attachment. There was a major turning point in my grief when I could listen to the Beatles again. It was Paul McCartney’s 1984 ballad “No More Lonely Nights,” on that same well-loved compilation CD I listened to so many times. It made me realize I was running away from what I needed most. Entering high school, I was back to where I once belonged. I dove deep into the Beatles discography and burned countless mix CDs for friends. I learned to drive while listening to McCartney’s first eponymous solo album in our 2001 Honda Accord. And it was his 2005 album, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, that soundtracked my first trips to meet my family in Iran. I once did a school project claiming the Beatles were the most important occurrence in all of human history — I won second place, after the invention of shoes — and my highschool boyfriend won me over by learning the opening riff of “Paperback Writer” on guitar. (If you know the riff, you understand why.) In my junior year of high school, one of my best friends got me The White Album for my birthday and after graduation, my American Government teacher and I communicated via email … exclusively in Beatles lyrics. In my life, the more I learn, the less I know. But now in my 30s, I can say that the Beatles continue to provide a rare, constant comfort. That’s why on May 28, you’ll find me in the nosebleed seats, singing my tired heart out. You’d think that people would have had enough of silly love songs. But I look around me and I see it isn’t so, oh no.

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[ concert preview ] “The problem of women being under attack by this society is still relevant 30 years from the band’s initial beginnings, and so there is a receptive body as to what Bikini Kill represents in this time and place,” says Lyle. “The band’s presence alone provides an umbrella for multiple generations of women and non-masculine identified people to come together and share the same space with each other, and see each other, and potentially get to know each other and experience together the full spectrum of emotions. From female rage to joy.” A seemingly unstoppable multitasker, besides her Bikini Kill six-string duties, Lyle is also focused on the impending release of a mutual-aid benefit album on June 3 through Bandcamp (ericadawnlylevicecooler.bandcamp.com). Land Trust: Benefit for NEFOC will raise money for the Northeast Farmers of Color Network, and it’s got a head-spinning array of punk and underground guest musicians pitching in with Lyle and collaborator Vice Cooler — from members of the Raincoats to Mike Watt to Kathleen Hanna and Kim Gordon. The initial inspiration for Land Trust came during the early months of the pandemic in 2020. With Bikini Kill’s tour canceled and inspired by the outpouring of mutual aid support she was seeing all around her, the plan was hatched for a digital-only album based around tracks she and Cooler were writing in prolific bursts, with guest vocalists from all around her creative circles. “This is an indigenous-led, grassroots organization that’s acquiring land to return it to indigenous nations and to help POC farmers set up collectively-run land trust farms. So they help people buy farms. They help people start farms,” explains Lyle of NEFOC. “Having land makes a lot possible.” Though Sunday will be Bikini Kill’s first time in the Sunshine Erica Dawn Lyle at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles with Bikini Kill, April 29, 2022 | Photo by Reayna Zemel State, Lyle spends a significant amount of time in Florida and still has family and connections here. She’s looking forward to her return. “When I was a kid playing shows in Miami, we often were taking a generator out into the Everglades to some barren parking lot in the middle of nowhere, in order to simply have a place where we felt like we could be ourselves without regulation by society. It’s wonderful 30 years later to be able to play for a much larger audience, and in a more receptive sort of way,” says Lyle. Talk inevitably turns to the state of things in Florida, and Lyle is clear-eyed in the way that only someone who has spent BY MATTHEW MOYER significant time here can be. “It’s heartbreaking what’s hapo arguments. Bikini Kill are a band that have made an has even been known to play free-improv-noise when she has pening in Florida. … This place could have been paradise on indelible impact on alternative music and the larger a spare second or two in her schedule. She does Florida proud, earth, and yet it’s just been hijacked by all these evil interests,” says Lyle. “It’s important to remember that Florida has been pop culture landscape in the three decades since the in other words. Orlando Weekly reached Lyle by telephone with the Florida strategically hijacked entirely by these right-wing proto-fascist release of still-essential debut Riot Grrrl album Revolution Girl shows mere days away. interests that don’t actually represent the true makeup of the Style Now in 1991. “It’s electrifying to be back on stage with Bikini Kill again. state.” A reconvened Bikini Kill are today just as vital in a cultural And yet Lyle remains hopeful about possible futures for and political landscape that sometimes feels like not a damn They’re fiery, brilliant performers. And the audiences are thing has changed. North American touring originally set really special,” says Lyle of the shows thus far. “We get a lot Florida, hesitant to give any experiential insight to the youth for 2020 was postponed, but now it’s happening. It’s really of really excited, teenage female-identified people and lots of on the ground doing the hard work. young queer people coming to the shows. After not being on a “Florida kids probably don’t need my advice on how to happening. fight back. There is already These facts make Bikini Kill’s show at the Plaza Live this stage in front of audiences for a strong tradition of excitweekend notable enough. Here’s another: This clutch of dates a couple of years, to go from ing youth activism from how in Miami, Orlando and St. Augustine mark the first time Bikini a place of relative isolation to BIKINI KILL this profound togetherness is the Parkland kids became Kill have ever played Florida. with Glass Body national anti-gun violence Even more notable than that? The guitarist for Bikini Kill really moving.” 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 29 With Bikini Kill’s multiadvocates, to Zander Moricz, since their 2019 comeback is none other than DIY underthe youngest public plaintiff ground lifer and legend — and Orlando-born — Erica Dawn generational audience in The Plaza Live mind — is it a coincidence in the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ lawsuit. Lyle. 425 N. Bumby Ave. Zander is in Sarasota, the first Where do we even start with Erica Dawn Lyle’s towering that audio from Bikini Kill’s plazaliveorlando.org openly gay class president at body of work? Lyle, a trans woman, is an inspirational creative Washington, D.C., Capitol $32-$40 his school, who is now fightfigure with deep roots in Floridian punk going back decades. Plaza protest performance She’s responsible for the seminal and compulsively readable from 1992 (where the flyer ing to be allowed to speak zine SCAM; has played in bands from Chickenhead to Black presciently shouted “Fuck the at graduation. Florida kids Rainbow to Allergic to Bullshit; she’s half of the art and music fucking rightwing Supreme Court”) is running in an endless already know what to do and how to do it!” collective Sobbeth; runs Bermuda Triangle Press; co-founded loop in this writer’s brain? — Lyle talks about how there’s little And what will Florida kids be doing this weekend? Singing the Brooklyn art space 7 Belvidere; has written books and room for the luxury of nostalgia in Bikini Kill’s music and their hearts out to Bikini Kill. Grrrls to the front. contributed art criticism to publications like Artforum; and worldview. music@orlandoweekly.com

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Whether it’s on stage or on record, Orlando rapper-singer E-Turn is famous for being a flamethrower. That fire is what’s made her a breakout local star who now tours regularly and widely as a signed Fake Four artist. But her new single “L.O.T.R.” flips all that for an unusually raw look inside the personal reality behind it. The track is a break from E-Turn’s usual mode. For one, it’s produced by Even Tho rather than her longtime local collaborator Swamburger. In everything from sound to mood, it’s a starkly introspective and vulnerable side of E-Turn. Rather than her usual electricity and empowerment, this song leads with its weariness. “L.O.T.R.” — an acronym for “life on the road” — was written after a grueling selfbooked national tour that E-Turn did with West Coast beat wizard Lisa Vasquez. It was one that left E completely expended, and the fresh toll of that crucible imbues her voice here with leaden pathos. Across the unblinking and confessional lyrics, she paints a gritty first-person portrait of the underside of touring life that’s revealing, articulate and honest. “L.O.T.R.” is now streaming everywhere and is available as a name-your-price download on E-Turn’s Bandcamp. For his latest release, Orlando hip-hop veteran MidaZ the BEAST has gone deluxe with a whopping double album titled 8487. For the monumental work, he rejoined proven forces with producer Delle Digga, who this time dials the clock back to cast MidaZ in a vintage halo. Gliding on the sultry lines of easy cosmopolitan jazz and R&B, the record breathes an air of soft drama that’s so distinctly 1980s that it’s almost vaporwave. Juxtaposed with

Whether on stage or on record, Orlando rapper-singer E-Turn is famous for being a flamethrower. But new single ‘L.O.T.R.’ flips all that for a gritty firstperson portrait of the underside of touring life that’s revealing, articulate and honest

celebrate the one-year mark of DCxPC Live releasing live albums on vinyl. Awesome & the Asskickers will be the special afterparty guest. (8 p.m. Saturday, May 28, Will’s Pub, $7)

Rebel Bass featuring the Crystal Method, LTJ Bukem: Originally, nu-breaks heroes Stanton Warriors were slated to headline this bass congregation before having to cancel. So instead of leaving a big hole at the top of the roster, the organizers pulled a massive rabbit out the hat and landed charttopping breaks crossover act the Crystal Method to bring major-league cred alongside drum-and-bass pioneer LTJ Bukem. They top a big lineup that also includes Christian Martin, Hydroz, Left/Right, Armanni Reign, Mark Sanchez, Shade, Circle K with MC Collaborator, SST, Tool Time x Losman, MidaZ’s tough signature flow, it’s a lush, Si-Dog, JME, Recstar, JRok and DJ Dizzy. moody ride. The old school is back in session. (5 p.m. Although 8487 now streams everywhere, Saturday, May 28, Ace Cafe, $50-$75) it’s also notably available in a colorful array of physical formats — vinyl, CD and cassette Bikini Kill: If ever there were a socio— on Chong Wizard Records’ Bandcamp. political climate that needed Bikini Kill to return, this is it. It’s taken bombshell revelations from the highest corridors of American CONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK power to only begin awakening many of us to the fact that the war on women has If you go out, be safe, be cool. been going on this whole time. Now, unforThe Hamiltons, Curtains, Grave tunately, we’re way behind in the culture Return: More than just a showcase of bands, wars. But like a prescient battle cry, these this roster is a living museum of Orlando singularly influential feminist punks have punk history. The members of these acts reunited and are finally coming here to hopepack a sterling collective pedigree from stints fully not just rock us but stoke the fire of our in a long and deep list of star Orlando bands. discontent into critical mass just in time for This event will be a celebration of their the midterm elections. History will be made recent cross pollinations. A double release here with this intensely anticipated show. show for a couple of 7-inch splits that the Opening will be blistering Miami art-rockers Hamiltons did with both Curtains and Grave Glass Body. (6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 29, The Return, this happening is a rare concentra- Plaza Live, $32.50-$40) tion of local legacy talent. The show will also baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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T-Pain T-Pain, the legendary rapper, Twitch streamer, Autotune innovator and restaurant owner, is coming to Orlando on his “Road to Wiscansin Tour: We Can’t Believe It Either.” T-Pain is sure to bring all the hits to Disney Springs, plus brand-new single “That’s Just Tips.” So make sure you got a ticket in your pocket — that’s just our tip. 7 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, houseofblues.com/ orlando, $59-$176.75. F R I D AY, M AY 2 7

Omar Apollo Young singer/producer Apollo brings his “Desvelado” tour and its exciting hybrids and meldings of pop musicks to the House of Blues. Center stage will be songs from new album Ivory, wherein Apollo summons forth simmering R&B, pays tribute to his own Mexican musical heritage and worships at the altar of the distorted electric guitar. Where’s he going next musically? Anywhere he wants. His fans are sure to follow. 7 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, houseofblues.com, $29.95-$69.95.

Panic!: Plack Blague Dark-electronic dance night and gig series Panic! returns after a two-year slumber (in a coffin, surely) with a big synthy, sinister party. Headlining is Midwest industrial leather-daddy Plack Blague, an unmissable sweaty, pervy, masked spectacle live. The Blague will be joined by SYZYGYX, from Washington, D.C., and newer Orlando duo Pressure Kitten — who land on just the right side of Alien Sex Fiend with their goth-metal sound. DJs spinning between sets will keep the dour yet celebratory mood going. 8 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., willspub.org, $15. F R I D AY- S AT U R D AY, M AY 2 7-2 8

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The Creative City Project’s newest immersive arts event is The Seasons, in collaboration with Orlando Philharmonic. Over a twonight run at the Phil’s home turf of the Plaza Live, this “multi-sensory orchestral

performance” will present Vivaldi’s group of violin concertos, The Four Seasons, brought to life by the Philharmonic in the round. The music will be paired with large-scale projections and flourishes like wind, leaves, scents, etc. This is Creative City Project’s second undertaking this year, following up the “Dragons & Fairies” takeover of Leu Gardens, which wrapped back in March. The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., plazaliveorlando.org, $35-$50. S AT U R D AY, M AY 2 8

Hurricane Party West End Trading’s annual Hurricane Party bash returns for a 15th year with a raucous lineup headed up by redoubtable Gainesville’s ska-punkers Less Than Jake. Hosted by West End — which has seen some big-time venue upgrades — and sprawling out over six stages in the immediate area, Hurricane Party also features Passafire, Supervillains doing two sets, Aggrolites, American Party Machine, Gargamel!, Control This and roughly 20 more acts. Rain or shine. Noon, West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford, drinkatwestend.com, $25. T U E S D AY, M AY 31

Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. Even by the notoriously “slack” standards of early 1990s alternative rock, few bands snatched defeat from the jaws of victory better than Massachusetts trio Dinosaur Jr. With absolute outsider anthems like “Freak Scene” and “Start Choppin’” (not to mention their unlikely cover of the Cure’s “Just Like Heaven”), they could’ve easily vaulted past Sonic Youth and — we’ll say it — beat Nirvana to the punch with their blurry but jagged paeans to teenage heartbreak. But the core trio of J. Mascis, Murph and Lou Barlow were uncommunicative and combustible at the best of times. And that’s not a reputation for pop-star longevity. AND YET, here we are now in 2022 with the OG lineup reunited for a number of years and getting their long-overdue plaudits. This is their story. 9:30 p.m., Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, enzian.org, $12.

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Country Airwaves

5:30, 6:45 & 8 p.m.; America Gardens Theatre, 1510 Avenue of the Stars, Lake Buena Vista; $109; 407-939-1289.

Moonshine Bandits

7 p.m.; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $20; 407-648-8363.

T-Pain

7 p.m.; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $32.50$80; 407-934-2583.

DC, “Highway to Hell”

8 p.m.; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $18-$28; 407-3515483.

Omar Apollo, Deb Never

7 p.m.; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $29.95$69.95; 407-934-2583.

The Original Wailers, Ginuwine

At the Palatka Blue Crab Festival. 6 p.m.; 210 St. Johns Ave., Palatka; free.

Rodney Whitaker

8 p.m.; Blue Bamboo Center for the

Zap Dragon, Fatties, Kelly Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $25-$35; 407-636-9951. Craven 8 p.m.; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $5.

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Bright Eyes

7 p.m.; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $46-$66; 407-3515483.

Country Airwaves

5:30, 6:45 & 8 p.m.; America Gardens Theatre, 1510 Avenue of the Stars, Lake Buena Vista; $109; 407-939-1289.

Jay Wheeler

7 p.m.; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $75$150; 407-934-2583.

Webbie

10 p.m.; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $30-$60; 561-376-3437. FRIDAY, MAY 27

Brit Floyd

8 p.m.; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $39.50; 844-513-2014.

Classic Albums Live: AC/

Skyline Orlando Festival

Adam Beyer, Anfisa Letyago, Anna, Avision, Ben Bohmer, Bob Moses, Carlita, Channel Tres, Chelina Manuhutu, Chris Lake, Cloonee, DJ Tennis, Dre Mendez + Caleb Dent, Eric Prydz, Green Velvet, Hint of Lavender, Honeyluv and more. 5 p.m.; Orlando Amphitheater at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive; $109.95-$189.95.

Thelma Houston

5:30, 6:45 & 8 p.m.; America Gardens Theatre, 1510 Avenue of the Stars, Lake Buena Vista; $109; 407-939-1289. SATURDAY, MAY 2 8

15th Annual Hurricane Party

Less Than Jake, Passafire, The Aggrolites, The Supervillains, and more. Noon; West End Trading Company, 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; $25; 407-322-7475.

The Hamiltons, Curtains, Grave Return, Awesome and The Asskickers 8 p.m.; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7.

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Individual Two, Midnight Hesher, Berz3rkr, Us Presented by Circuit Church. 7 p.m.; The Nook on Robinson, 2432 E. Robinson St.;free.

Lisbona Sisters, Caleb Dent, Dre Mendez, Ed Alexander

10 p.m.; Elixir, 9 W. Washington St.; free.

Paul McCartney

8 p.m.; Camping World Stadium, 1 Citrus Bowl Place; Got Back; $56$2100; 407-423-2476.

Rebel Bass, The Crystal Method, LTJ Bukem

5 p.m.; Ace Cafe, 100 W. Livingston St.; $40-$75; 858-727-3400.

Skyline Orlando Festival

Stryper

7 p.m.; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $25-$70; 407-934-2583.

Thelma Houston

5:30, 6:45 & 8 p.m.; America Gardens Theatre, 1510 Avenue of the Stars, Lake Buena Vista; $109; 407-939-1289. SUNDAY, MAY 29

10 p.m.; Elixir, 9 W. Washington St.; free.

evolution of policing, where we are today and how our local police agencies have responded to changing trends. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-836-8500; cfcarts. com/100-years.

considering how artists engage with the study of anatomy from various perspectives, connected by personal stories of trauma and influence from history. Thursday, 11 a.m.; Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; web.rollins.edu/rma.

Little River Band

Chef Night

Heroes and Monsters: Jean-Michel Basquiat, the Thaddeus Mumford, Jr. Venice Collection

Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $75$150; 407-934-2583.

Lisbona Sisters, Caleb Dent, Dre Mendez, Ed Alexander

5:30, 6:45 & 8 p.m.; America Gardens Theatre, 1510 Avenue of the Stars, Lake Buena Vista; $109; 407-939-1289.

Punk Goes Disney: Amity Park, DJ Cody T 8 p.m.; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7-$10. MONDAY, MAY 30

Little River Band

5:30, 6:45 & 8 p.m.; America Gardens Theatre, 1510 Avenue of the Stars, Lake Buena Vista; $109; 407-939-1289. TUE SDAY, MAY 31

The Hooligans

5:30, 6:45 & 8 p.m.; America Gardens Theatre, 1510 Avenue of the Stars, Lake Buena Vista; $109; 407-939-1289.

Infected Rain, Gone in April

7 p.m.; The Haven Lounge, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $15; 407673-2712.

mxmtoon, Chloe Moriondo

6 p.m.; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $25; 407-648-8363.

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Jay Wheeler

100 Years After “Ragtime”: A Conversation About the Evolution of Policing

6:30 & 7:30 p.m.; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $32-$40; 407228-1220. 7 p.m.; House of Blues, Disney

Join local leaders to discuss the

Joey Conicella and Alex Marin from “plant-curious” flexitarian restaurant Hungry Pants prepare a four-course plant-based dinner. Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Edible Education Experience, 26 E. King St.; $90; 407-434-1168; edibleed.org.

Clint Coley

Philly’s own Coley is this era’s new breed of do-it-all comedy star. Friday, 8 p.m.; Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave; $25; drphillipscenter.org.

Contemporary Expressions: Prints from Flying Horse Editions (1996 – 2021)

Survey of limited-edition prints, artist books and printed objects from over 60 internationally renowned artists, including Chakaia Booker, James Sienna and Inka Essenhigh. Through May 30. Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St., $5, 407-2464278, mennellomuseum.com.

Corpus Delicti

Mixed-media works and immersive installations by Florida-based artist Jessica Caldas focusing on the generational experiences of women. Through Sept. 18; Art & History Museums of Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, $10-$15, 407-539-2181, artandhistory.org.

Exhibition Tour: Trauma to Triumphs: Perceptions of the Human Body Join Maia Bhikarrie for a tour

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Presents a rare group of paintings from a private collection that are being shown for the first time. Note new exhibition closing date of June 30, 2022. Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave., $20, 407-8964231, omart.org.

In the Heights

Follows the many colorful residents of Washington Heights, a New York City neighborhood on the brink of change. Various times FridaySunday; Theater West End, 115 W. First St., Sanford; $25-$39; 407548-6285; theaterwestend.com.

Milk Mart 6th Anniversary Birthday Bash

Sunday, noon; The Milk District, East Robinson Street and North Bumby Avenue; free; milkmartorlando.com.

Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival

Challenging theater from around the world and down the street. See our critic’s reviews on pages 11-13. Various times, venues and prices; through May 30; orlandofringe.org.

Taste of Baldwin Park

Annual foodie night out; allinclusive tickets include unlimited tastings from 30 food vendors plus wines, craft beer and cocktails, live band. Thursday, 5:30 p.m.; Harbor Park, 4990 New Broad St.; $45$300; 407-616-8859; eventbrite. com. n

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“FREYED NERVES” I am a 37-year-old heterosexual woman in a monogamous relationship with a het cis male. Let’s call him “Rick.” We’ve been together for five years and engaged for two. Our sex went from passionate, fun and frequent early in the relationship to nearly nonexistent now. I have gently initiated conversations about how to spice it up — sexy dates, sex toys, new positions, even non-monogamy — but Rick never took me up on any of my suggestions. I encouraged him to get bloodwork done, thinking maybe it was a decline in testosterone or something. I loved him and was legitimately concerned. I also made the pact with myself that I could live with only having sex 4-5 times a year because Rick brought so much “good” to the table. Outside of sex, our relationship is supportive, positive and fun. Fast forward: I recently learned that Rick has a profile on an online dating app. We are not in an open relationship, even though I’d offered that as a possible solution to our sex woes. After some mild questioning, his story unraveled. He admitted to exchanging sexy pics and videos with more than 20 women on the internet over the last few years. He was apparently going into our spare bedroom or bathroom to make and send these videos — sometimes when I was home, sometimes when I was waiting in bed for him. After talking with a friend, she confided in me that Rick’s ex had discovered dozens of sexting convos on Rick’s phone with strangers when they were together. My questions are both general and specific to me. First, is it possible for someone to be incapable of physical intimacy when there is love involved? I’m no expert, but it strikes me as troubling that Rick can’t make love with me — going so far as to blame it on hormonal shifts — when it’s not biological at all; he just prefers to jerk off with strangers. Is this actually a thing? Only being physically attracted to an anonymous, impersonal, meaningless stranger? My next question is: Is there hope for a future with Rick when he is lying to me — a GGG partner who wanted to work through this — and also lying to himself? I think I know the answer, but: Am I better off alone? Sick Of Rick’s Dick Image Doings

he didn’t respect me at all). On the flip side, there are straight women who seem to have husband-material complexes. There are guys they can see themselves married to and possibly having kids with — husband material, e.g., good, kind, reliable guys — but those aren’t the men they’re excited about fucking. Instead, it’s bad, unkind, unreliable guys that turn these women on. Oh, and there’s a new type of long-term, committed, romantic partner out there who doesn’t wanna fuck people they love: freysexuals. A freysexual may love their romantic partner and wanna marry that person and make a life with them, SORDID, but a freysexual doesn’t wanna and/or can’t fuck someone they have strong and/or any feelings for. Basically, love is erotic kryptonite to the freysexual. Being freysexual doesn’t excuse your fiancé’s dishonesty, SORDID, assuming he is freysexual. Simply put, if your fiancé is freysexual and knew that about himself — even if he didn’t know there was a word/ bespoke sexual orientation for him — he should’ve disclosed that to you. And if he only just realized it, he should’ve accepted your invitation to renegotiate the terms of your commitment, i.e., take you up on your offer to have an ethically non-monogamous relationship. (For the record: I’m not suggesting that freysexuality isn’t a legitimate sexual orientation — freysexuals already have their own pride flag, and we all know how high that bar is — but I am suggesting freysexuals shouldn’t make sexually exclusive commitments to romantic partners or demand sexually exclusive commitments from romantic partners.) Whatever the deal is with your fiancé, SORDID, weddings are not famous for reviving sexually moribund relationships. So, if

you want more than supportive, positive and fun vibes from your future husband — if you want regular and decent sex on top of all that — don’t marry this guy. But if the idea of being in a companionate marriage with this man appeals to you, SORDID, that’s something you should explore with the help of a couples counselor. Oh, and if sexting women he barely knows is his primary sexual interest and outlet, SORDID, your fiancé already opened your relationship — on his end. There’s no reason you should have to wait to open it on your end. I’m a 31-year-old straight woman with a quick question. I’ve been in an on-and-offagain relationship with a man since I was 18 years old. I’ve gotten more comfortable dating other men when we’re not “on.” We were “off” for the last year and I had an absolute ball. However, we got back together recently. The problem is my partner seems insecure suddenly and is constantly worried he’s not big enough. He sometimes even half-jokes about getting surgery to make his dick bigger. The other night out of the blue he said, “So, since you’re a lot more experienced now, bigger is better, right?” I don’t like this. Honestly, his new insecurities are making me feel less attracted to him and I’m starting to feel like we’ve hit a dead end in our relationship. Is this a sign that we should just break up? Completely Over Comparisons, Kapisce? It’s either an annoying insecurity you won’t be able to put up with, COCK, or your onand-off-again boyfriend is fumbling the disclosure of a kink. Sometimes when people want to tell their partner about a kink — a longstanding kink or a recently surfaced one

— they’ll frame it negatively. They’ll point to a “crazy” porn clip they stumbled over or share a “gross” story about something a friend did, COCK, in the hopes that their partner will say, “Hey, I don’t think that’s crazy or gross, I think that’s hot!” Since people tend to mirror the attitudes of important people in their lives, and since there’s no more important person than a romantic partner, disclosing kinks like this — framing them negatively so you can deny any interest if your partner reacts negatively — is a terrible strategy. Anyway, your boyfriend is either bringing up his anxiety about the bigger dicks you had during your last “off,” COCK, because he’s desperately insecure and needs constant reassurance that he’s not inadequate, or because it turns him on to think about you being with men with bigger cocks and he longs to be told that he is inadequate. To figure out what your boyfriend’s issue actually is here — intolerable insecurity, eroticized insecurity — ask him a direct question: “You ask about other men with bigger dicks a lot. Does it turn you on to think about that?” If the answer is yes, COCK, you might be able to make that work; a little dirty talk during sex about bigger guys you’ve been with, maybe a hall pass to go get some bigger dick once in a while. If the answer is no, tell him one last time that you’ve been with some bigger guys, yes, but you like his dick just fine and you don’t want to talk about it anymore. If he refuses to stop bringing it up, then it’s off again. Ask: questions@savagelove.net Follow Dan: @FakeDanSavage on Twitter Columns, podcasts, books, merch and more: savage.love

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Yes, SORDID, some people are incapable of being physically intimate when love is involved. There are straight men out there with what’s called Madonna/whore complexes; these men can’t make love with and/or fuck women they love and respect. These men view sex as dirty and degrading, and they don’t wanna do dirty and degrading things with (or to) women they have feelings for. Frankly, I don’t know what would be worse: being married to man that refused to fuck me (because he respected me too much) or being fucked by a man like that (because orlandoweekly.com

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Legal, Public Notices Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described belowa t the property indicated: June 10, 2022 at the times and location listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 1101 Marshall Farms Rd, Ocoee 34761 (407) 516-7221 Jerome Burgess- Household Goods, Leonard Roundtree- Lawn mower, speakers, Andrea Hill- Household Goods, Kyle BerryMattress, Sylvava Stephens- Household Goods, Danielle Rosella- Furniture, Cherie Ellis- Household Goods, Johnnie Thomas- Shoes, Pressure washer. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com P urchases must be made with cash only and paid at the abovereference facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescindany purchase up until the winningbid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 5603 Metrowest Blvd Orlando, FL 32811 on 6/10/22 at 12:00 PM: Hublal Ramotar: furniture; Hublal Ramotar: furniture; Joevany Kersaint: appliances, boxes & furniture; Joshua Jon Lewis: furniture, 2-bedroom boxes; Lakeithia Rozier: living set, table, clothes; Lakeithia Rozier: furniture, beds, dressers; Lazarus M Mitchel: books, art; Michael Stopperich: garage items The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 10, 2022 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 2631 E Semoran Blvd. Apopka, FL 32703 (407) 408-7437 Colby Dunlap-Household items Jeremiah Wooten-Household items Danielle Spruill-Household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in ordr to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1001 Lee Road Orlando, FL 32810 (407) 489-3742, June 10, 2022 @ 12:00 PM: Gerardo Colon-boxes: Christine Brown-mattresses & bags: Monica Ewen-luggage & boxes: Dale Graffuishousehold items: Paula Holmes-household items: Ca’tina Asosha: household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 10, 2022 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 831 N. Park Avenue Apopka, FL 32712 (407) 450-0345 Janelle Hartzog-personal. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to comlete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 10th, 2022 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:00 PM Extra Space Storage 610 Rinehart Rd. Lake Mary, FL 32746 (407) 3334355 Michell Harden– Household Good, David and Liz Champion – Furniture Bins, Jacob Boling – Office Equipment.The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 10, 2022 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 2:00PM Extra Space Storage 12709 E Colonial Dr, Orlando FL 32826, 4076343990: Lynette Michelle Welch: TV, Beds, Furniture, Totes, Boxes, Tools The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 11071 University Blvd Orlando, FL 32817, 3213204055: Berisha Williams mattress, night stand, stand dresser, 10 boxes, clothes; David Sprank electronics, household goods; Walter Cannon Household items, washer and dryer, clothes; Cisco Montes records and household goods; Tonnia Bennett Entertainment set boxes totes TV; Henrique Lopes de Moraes Boxes, books dorm items student The personal goods stored therein by the following: 2:00PM Extra Space Storage 11971 Lake Underhill Rd, Orlando FL 32825, 4075167913: Esaw Coons- bags and boxes The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 342 Woodland Lake Dr, Orlando FL 32828, 3218004793: Cristian Houston: Tv,nights tand,skateboard,microwave,chair,shoe s,totes.Stella Kirimi:comforter sets, cd rack,bags,boxes.Leighton William:pop up tent,boxes.Michael Huenke: coins, bike,luggage,chair,clothes,ladder The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:30PM Extra Space Storage 10959 Lake Underhill Rd, Orlando FL 32825, 4075020120: Brielle BurdetteChild’s motorcycle, totes, clothes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 10th, 2022 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 2:00PM Extra Space Storage 5592 L B McLeod Rd Orlando, FL 32811 (407) 720-2832 Jim Shckelford- Monitors, Tires, Straps, Toilet Paper; Jean StCyrCabinets, Speaker, Bin; Jamaal Lampley; Mattress, Bags, Boxes, Pictures, Toys, Vacuum, Weights, basket, rugs, dishes, cups; Robyn Robertson- Bags, Boxes, Luggage; Mark Rappaport- Parts for children’s playground; Amber MooreBags, Boxes, Clothes. Shoes; Douglas Jackson- Chairs, Mattress, Table, Refrigerator, Power Tools, Tool Box, Air Compressor, Dishes, Vacuum, Shelves; Vera Bowers- Chair, Couch, Table, Microwave, Mini Grill, Lamps, Clock; Bruce K Roudebush- Parts for a Children’s Playground; The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1420 North Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL, 32804 (407) 312- 8736, on 6/10/2022 @ 12:00PM: Jaki Walker

- Boxes, Furniture, Toys. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/TYNAN CASE NO: DP19-15, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Children: S. J. DOB: 02/21/2007, G. P. DOB: 08/17/2010, J. R. DOB: 04/29/2016. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Sonne Ramirez Joseph 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 Magistrate Craig McCarthy on June 16, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. For this hearing, all parties shall participate via TEAMS. Call in at below number: 407-836-5646 (local) Toll Free: 1-800-3468020 (long distance) Conference Code: 893130# 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 11th day of May, 2022. This summons has been issued at the request of: Sacha C. Dixon, Esq., Florida Bar No.: 1017790, Senior Attorney, Sacha.Dixon@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal) 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 13, 2022 VNKJTUD39EA008596 2014 TOYT 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 12, 2022 5FNRL386X5B417935 2005 HOND

satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending onJune 10th, 2022 at 11:00 am for units located at:Compass Self Storage2435 W SR 426, Oviedo, FL 32765. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goodsare 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. 202 – Juliana Boateng 224 – Adrian Assent 504A – Jerica Barsht 506A – Gabriel Rigaud. Notice of Public Sale: Personal Property of the following tenants will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to. Contents may include household items, luggage, toys, furniture, clothing, commercial equipment, etc. Auction to be held at Compass Self Storage, 14120 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando, FL 32826 on June 10th, 2022 at 11:00 am or thereafter. Viewing at time of sale only. The owners or their agents reserve the right to bid on any unit and also to refuse any bid. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Sale is subject to adjournment. 2001- Myra Edmunds Moore- A.K.A Myra Jean Edmunds Moore 2163 – Latoya Samuels, A.K.A Latoya Samantha Samuels. 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: 6/14/2022 4T1B11HK7KU268794 2019 TOYT WBANU5C54AC128382 2010 BMW. 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: 6/18/2022 2GNALCEK0G6268983 2016 CHEV 1FMEU7DE5AUA64503 2010 F0RD JS1GR7JA552108396 2005 SUZI 2B3LA53H87H853424 2007 DODG 4T1B11HK6JU632590 2018 TOYT 1N4AL3AP2HC475240 2017 NISS 6/19/2022 5NPLS4AG9NH064719 2022 HYUN 6/29/2022 2C3CDXCT7MH517964 2021 DODG.

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Legal, Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA ARTESIAN TITLE, INC., a Florida corporation, CASE NO. 2019-CA-009345-O Plaintiff, vs. CAROLINE VERAGUS and HUSSEIN ELHUSSEINI, Defendants. SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT Plaintiff, ARTESIAN TITLE, INC. (hereinafter “Artesian”), by and through its undersigned counsel, hereby files this Second Amended Complaint against Defendants, CAROLINE VERAGUS (“Veragus”) and HUSSEIN EL HUSSEINI (“Elhusseini”), and as grounds therefore alleges: Jurisdiction and Venue This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to Florida Statute § 26.012. Additionally, the claims requesting monetary damages all exceed the jurisdictional limit of county courts. Venue is proper because Orange County is where Artesian’s principal office is located pursuant to Florida Statute § 607.1431 and all other actions in this Amended Complaint occurred in Orange County. Artesian is a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Florida and is situated in Orange County, Florida. Veragus is a non-resident of the State of Florida, but service of process on and personal jurisdiction over her is authorized by Florida Statute § 48.193(1) because the causes of action alleged in this Amended Complaint arose from her commission of a tortious acts within Orange County, Florida. Elhusseini is a natural person domiciled in Orange County, Florida. General Allegations On or about July 13, 2018, Robert Patterson, a closing agent for Artesian, informed Prithi Daswani, owner and president of Artesian, that Artesian’s escrow account was missing several hundred thousand dollars. On or about July 13, 2018, Ms. Daswani discovered, after auditing the escrow account, that Veragus had completed several unauthorized wire transfers from the escrow account. Veragus was employed by Artesian for roughly three years at the time of the unauthorized wires. At the time of the unauthorized wires, Elhusseini was Veragus’ boyfriend and was the recipient of a direct unauthorized wire transfer by Veragus from the Artesian Title escrow account to an account in bis name. On or about July 14, 2018, Artesian removed Veragus’ access to the escrow account and took the steps to terminate Veragus and lock her out of Artesian’s computer systems. For wire transfer approvals in Artesian’s computer system, and pursuant to its closing procedures, there is a two-person authorization required. Artesian discovered the second person who approved all the transfers with Veragus was Sherwin Davis, who was not in the office on the days the wire transfers were approved. Several of Artesian employees stated they saw Veragus enter Ms. Davis’ office on the days the wire transfers were approved and Mr. Davis was out of the office. Mr. Rick Nayar, husband of Ms. Daswani and co-owner of Artesian, contacted Veragus who had called out sick at the time the wire transfers were discovered to question her regarding the missing money. Veragus claimed to Mr. Nayar that Elhusseini had been doing a real estate transaction through Artesian and that he had wired funds into Artesian’s escrow account to complete the transaction. Veragus further claimed that she transferred the money back into Elhusseini ‘s account and that he intended to wire the funds back into Artesian’s escrow account by July 18, 2018. On or about July 19, 2018, Veragus

and Elhusseini, wired back $110,000 of the missing funds to the escrow account. Mr. Nayar commenced lengthy text message exchanges with both Veragus and Elhusseini regarding the rest of the missing funds. In these exchanges, both Defendants claimed that Elhusseini’ s TD Ameritrade business account had been frozen, therefore he could not wire the funds back to Artesian’s escrow account. Richard Patrick Todd, Jacob H. Rubin, Francisco Balaguer, Nicholas A. Doby- Hammond, and Lazaro Ayala (collectively the “Third Parties”), are known associates ofElhusseini. Indeed, Elhusseini confirmed by communication to Mr. Nayar that he has control over all of the funds transferred out of Artesian’s escrow account by Veragus via unauthorized wire. In total, Veragus generated and fraudulently authorized nine (9) wire transfers from Artesian’s escrow account as follows: May 3, 2018 to Richard Patrick Todd in the amount of$57,075.21 May 8, 2018 to Richard Patrick Todd in the amount of $47,692.37 May 23, 2018 to Jacob H. Rubin in the amount of $45,232.42 May 30, 2018 to Lazaro Ayala in the amount of $87,455.55 June 8, 2018 to Francisco Balaguer in the amount of $34,112.00 June 15, 2018 to Francisco Balaguer in the amount of $40,000.00 June 21, 2018 to Nicholas A. Doby-Hammond in the amount of$114,437.29 June 29, 2018 to Nicholas A. Doby-Hammond in the amount of $32,814.19 July 6, 2018 to Hussein Elhusseini in the amount of $114,995.00 Since $110,000 of this embezzled money has been returned, the total amount stolen and lost from Artesian at this point is approximately $463,744.03 (the “Damages”). Since the amounts comprising the Damages were ultimately owed to other persons, as they were only being held in escrow by Artesian, Artesian has had to pay the Damages through other means. COUNT I-Conversion Against Veragus Artesian restates and re-alleges paragraph nos. 1 through 21. At all times, Artesian was the lawful owner of the funds in the escrow account. Veragus never had permission or authorization from Artesian to make the wire transfers to Defendants. Veragus fraudulently input authorization of another Artesian employee to make fraudulent wire transfers. Veragus therefore abused her employment with Artesian to deprive Artesian of the Damages and wire them to her fellow Defendant, Elhusseini, and the Third Parties, and upon information and belief, to her own control by way of Elhusseini and the Third Parties. Veragus knowingly transferred and received funds that did not rightfully belong to her and continues to hold the Damages in her personal accounts, or by proxy in the accounts of Elhusseini and the Third Parties. Thus, Veragus acted with the intent to permanently deprive Artesian of the funds. Veragus’ actions in wiring the funds without authorization were inconsistent with Artesian’s ownership interest in the funds and amounted to the wrongful deprivation of Artesian’s property. Further, Artesian has demanded the funds be returned and Veragus has refused. Therefore, Veragus’ actions amount to a conversion and are a civil theft, as well. Veragus owes the Damages to Artesian. WHEREFORE, Artesian respectfully requests that this Court find that Veragus has committed a conversion and award Artesian a fmal judgment in the amount of the Damages, Artesian’s reasonable attorney fees and costs, as well as such other relief as this Court deems just and proper. COUNT II - Conversion Against Elhusseini Artesian restates and re-alleges paragraph nos. 1 through 21. At all times, Artesian was the lawful

owner of the funds in the escrow account. Elhusseini received an unauthorized wire transfer, consisting of monies in the possession of and owing to Artesian, on or around July 6, 2018 from Veragus. The amount of the wire transfer that Elhusseini received was $114,995.00. Elhusseini returned $110,000.00 of this amount, failing to return $4,995.00. Elhusseini confirmed his possession of the other amounts sent by Veragus’ unauthorized wire transfers but has failed to return those monies as well. Elhusseini knows that he has no right to possession of the amounts consisting of the Damages. Thus, Elhusseini acted with the intent to permanently deprive Artesian of the funds. Elhusseini’ s actions in wiring the funds without authorization were inconsistent with Artesian’s ownershlp interest in the funds. Artesian has demanded the funds be returned and Elhusseini has refused. Therefore, Elhusseini’s actions amount to a conversion. Elhusseini owes the Damages to Artesian. WHEREFORE, Artesian respectfully requests that thls Court fmd that Elhusseini has committed a conversion and award Artesian a final judgment in the amount of the Damages, Artesian’s reasonable attorney fees and costs, as well as such other relief as thls Court deems just and proper. COUNT ill - Conspiracy to Commit Conversion against Veragus and Elhusseini Artesian restates and re-alleges paragraph nos. 1 through 21, 23 through 32, and 34 through 44. Defendants, Veragus and Elhusseini, entered into an agreement with each other to illegally transfer Artesian funds into their own personal accounts by and through Veragus. In other words, Defendants agreed to commit the conversions alleged in Counts I and II of thls Complaint. Defendant Elhusseini, acted overtly in pursuance of the conspiracy, by knowingly providing account numbers to Veragus for her to illegally transfer Artesian’s funds with the intent to receive Artesian’s illegally transferred funds. Without this communication and cooperation between the Defendants, Veragus would not have known the account numbers in which to transfers the funds too. Veragus agreed to use her access, power, and control given to her as employee of Artesian to wire the funds out of Artesian’s control and into the accounts that Elhusseini identified. Elhusseini agreed with Veragus to use the identified accounts as a mode of transfer to receive and take the funds taken out of Artesian’s control. Elhusseini and Veragus agreed to wrongfully transfer the funds to the Third Parties. After the conversion occurred, Artesian Title demanded the return of the funds from both Veragus and Elhusseini. Both Defendants, Veragus and Elhusseini, agreed to not return the funds taken to Artesian despite the demand from Artesian to do so. Artesian never authorized the transfer of funds out of the escrow account, thus amounting to an unlawful taking of Artesian’s property. As a result of this criminal and civil conspiracy, Artesian has suffered the Damages. WHEREFORE, Artesian respectfully requests that this Court find that each Defendant committed a conspiracy to commit conversion in the amount of the Damages and issue a final judgment that awards the Damages to Artesian along with reasonable fees, costs, and any other relief that this Court deems just and proper. COUNT IV -Breach of Fiduciary Duty against Veragus Artesian restates and re-alleges paragraph nos. 1 through 21. At all relevant times, Veragus was acting in her role as a closing and escrow agent of Artesian. In her role, Veragus was entrusted by Artesian with access to the escrow account to facilitate her work as

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a closing and escrow agent. Therefore, Veragus was acting in the capacity of a fiduciary. Veragus was also under a duty as an employee to act in good faith and to avoid acting contrary to the interests of her employer, Artesian. Veragus breached her fiduciary duties when she fraudulently input authorization of another Artesian employee to make the illegal wire transfers to Elhusseini and the Third Parties. Veragus breached her duty of good faith to Artesian and violated her position of trust by engaging in the above unauthorized transfers. Veragus breached her fiduciary duties by acting m her own self-interest by transferring the escrow funds to Elhusseini and the Third Parties for her own personal benefit. Veragus breached her fiduciary duties by conspiring with Elhusseini and the Third Parties to illegally transfer Artesian’s funds into their own personal accounts. As a direct result of Veragus’ conduct, Artesian has been deprived of its rightful ownership of the escrow funds and has suffered the above Damages. WHEREFORE, Artesian respectfully requests that this Court find that Veragus committed a breach of fiduciary duty resulting in the amount of Damages and issue a fmal judgment that awards the Damages to Artesian along with reasonable fees, costs, and any other relief that this Court deems just and proper. COUNT V - Conspiracy to Commit Breach of Fiduciary Duty against Veragus and Elhusseini Artesian restates and re-alleges paragraph nos. 1 through 21, and 57 through 65. Elhusseini had actual knowledge of Veragus’ actions outlined in Count IV constituting a breach of fiduciary duty. Veragus acted in furtherance of the conspiracy by agreeing to fraudulently input another employee’s password to gain access to the funds and by agreeing to transfer the funds to Elhusseini. Elhusseini substantially assisted Veragus in the commission of the breach of fiduciary duty by communicating with Veragus about the transfer of the escrow funds, providing the account numbers to transfer the funds to, and wrongfully retaining the escrow funds. Therefore, Veragus and Elhusseini, acted in furtherance of the breach of fiduciary duty. As a direct result of these actions, Artesian has suffered the above Damages as it bas been deprived of the escrow funds. WHEREFORE, Artesian respectfully requests that this Court find that each Defendant committed a conspiracy to commit breach of fiduciary duty in the amount of the Damages and issue a final judgment that awards the Damages to Artesian along with reasonable fees, costs, and any other relief that this Court deems just and proper. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL Pursuant to Rule 1.430, Fla. R. Civ. P., Artesian demands trial by jury for all factual issues identified in the complaint that are so triable. DATED this 3rd day of December, 2021. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Christian W. Waugh CHRISTIANW. WAUGH,B.C.S. Florida Bar No. 71093 Board Certified Real Estate Attorney MARY A. NORBERG Florida Bar No. 1032028 WAUGH GRANT, PLLC 201 E. Pine Street, Ste. 315 Orlando, FL 32801 Telephone: 321-800-6008 Fax: 844-206-0245 Email: cwaugb@ waughgrant.com Email: mnorberg@ waughgrant.com Email: rwood@ waughgrant.com CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on December 3, 2021, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was furnished via the Florida E-filing Portal to all parties who have elected to receive email service. By: /s/ Christian W. Waugh CHRISTIANW. WAUGH Florida Bar No. 71093 MARY A. NORBERG Florida Bar

No. 1032028 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 3/TYNAN. WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP20-591 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: A.W. DOB: 11/11/2008. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Austin West (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 General Judge Greg A. Tynan on June 27, 2022 at 10:00 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. The Hearing shall be conducted virtually by Microsoft TEAMS, as follows: All parties should access the TEAMS hearing by entering the Conference ID and Password on the TEAMS App or Website. You may use the following information to call in: Call: +1 321-430- 3303 and enter Conference ID: 404 804 884#, followed by the # sign. 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. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 11th day of May, 2022. This summons has been issued at the request of: Stacy McDuffie, Esq., Florida Bar No.: 0056020, Senior Attorney for State of Florida, Department of Children and Families Children’s Legal Services, Stacy. mcduffie@myflfamilies.com, By: /s/ CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 3/TYNAN. WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP20-591 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: A.W. DOB: 11/11/2008. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Ashley Taylor (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 General Judge Greg A. Tynan on June 27, 2022 at 10:00 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. The Hearing shall be conducted virtually by Microsoft TEAMS, as follows: All parties should access the TEAMS hearing by entering the Conference ID and Password on the TEAMS App or Website. You may use the following information to call in: Call: +1 321-430- 3303 and enter Conference ID: 404 804 884#, followed by the # sign. 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. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 11th day of May, 2022. This summons has been issued at the request

of: Stacy McDuffie, Esq., Florida Bar No.: 0056020, Senior Attorney for State of Florida, Department of Children and Families Children’s Legal Services, Stacy. mcduffie@myflfamilies.com, By: /s/ CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY FOUND OR RECOVERED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED WILL EITHER BE SURRENDERED TO THE FINDERS OR RETAINED FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT. PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. May 2022 DESCRIPTION, FOUND PROPERTY: 1. Electronics 2900 Blk Barrios Ave 2. Cell Phone 408 / E. Anderson St 3. Cell Phone New Hampshire St / Westmoreland St 4. Cell Phones 10 Blk N. Terry Ave 5. Cell Phone 400 Blk W. Central Blvd 6. Machinery 900 Blk N. Orange Ave 7. Cell Phone 1900 Blk N. Orange Ave 8. Electronic Compton St / Osceola Ave 9. Cell Phone Shrader Rd / John Young Parkway 10. Cell Phone 9400 Blk Jeff Fuqua Blvd FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY – THRU THURSDAY, 9:00 AM TILL 3:00PM NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Malaine Marie Colon, of 2649 Eagle Canyon Dr N, Kissimmee, FL 34746 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: Healing with CommonScents It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Healing with CommonScents” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 5/13/2022 Notice Is Hereby Given that WellMed Medical Management of Florida, Inc., 1621 West First Street, Sanford, FL 32771, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of WellMed at West Sanford, with its principal place of business in the State of Florida in the County of Seminole will file an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name with the Florida Department of State. 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 9, 2022 and will continue until all locations are done. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Maitland Blvd, 7815 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810; A0008A BARBIE FLETCHER $1,632.55, U85 Qurnisha Price $445.40, A24 richard miller $837.60, U113 Mystery Room $440.10, C11 Roderick Riley $1,131.70, B33 TANEKIA BUTLER $653.65, D64 Ayla Polanco $779.30, D12 Barbie Fletcher $893.20, B35 Dawn Hebbert $592.80, B55 HOLLY MATHEWS $689.15, D02 HOLLY MATHEWS $837.15 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Apopka, 1221 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, Fl 32703; 1149 Songhoe Brimdal $938.30 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Altamonte Springs, 598 West Highway 436, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714; B105 JAMESHA JILES $1,437.51, C105 STEPHEN KRUG $1,343.51

U-Haul Moving and Storage at Semoran Blvd, 2055 State Rd 436, Winter Park, Fl 32792; 2753 Alexus mCintyre $638.74, 2179 Pedro Reyes $1,453.85, 1167 Sherri andrade $1,090.00, 2600 Cassidy Cole $782.16, 1157 Sherri andrade $1,090.00, 1683 Micah talley $544.93, 2657 Mystery Room $718.56, 2450 Jonathan Mella $782.16, 1670 KAITLYN PARKE $776.10, 1460 TYLER NEUMANN $694.39, 1224 Mahmoud Rayan $1,378.56 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Longwood, 650 North Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; E013 Angela Smith $766.46, B069 Debra Mastrantonio $729.28, B065 Dwayne Rackard $686.51 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Lake Mary Blvd, 3851 S Orlando Drive, Sanford, Fl 32773; 5034 BONNIE LOESCHER $1,187.24, 1431 JASON MACMILLAN $564.19, 1625 Ziquetta Lee $1,336.41, 1748 HERBERT RINGQUIST $526.95, 1732 lillian williams $526.95, 2574 Gary Benson $825.00, 2247 laura Vega $1,513.30, 1429 Alexi Tamiroff $1,038.14, 5070 MARK HARB $1,495.98, 1029 pamela izquierdo $1,341.61, 1450 KEVIN HUTH $564.19, 1146 DUANE BOWEN $1,027.54, 1274 Jorge Vargas $465.02, 5028 Christina Llewellyn $1,006.22, 1621 Will Tincher $1,112.69, 1220 Benjamin Stiteler $495.02, 5076 Anna Allen $1,187.24, 1280 Payton Vickers $560.72, 1158 denise cousins $1,109.52, 5026 Robert Hebert $555.02, 1457 Tina Wright $619.84, 1451 JASON MACMILLAN $564.19, 1081 Jamesha Mathews $1,495.98, 1238 ANNETTE WILSON $564.19, 5066 Jose Valentin Rivera $1,032.87, 1734 Timothy Wrathall $526.95, 1310 SHARON WHEELER $633.36 U-Haul Moving & Storage of Sanford, 3101 S Orlando Drive, Sanford, FL 32773; 1385 Alixandra Gruvis $879.20, 1371 mylee monfor $1,084.90, 1230 willie campbell $623.60, 1993 Johnie jones $716.70, 0002 ALYSHA DAVIS $1,087.00, 1224 Handel Dormus $493.05, 1069 Tyree Knox $554.20, 1536 Mariano Salas $1,014.90, 0131 HOWARD ALEXANDER $932.59 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Sanford on Rinehart Road, 1811 Rinehart Road, Sanford, Fl 32771; 1017 Steison Scatliffe $816.32, 3082 Brandie Wagner $667.19, 4132 RAYMOND CORNIEL $766.40. 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 Goldenrod, 508 N. Goldenrod Rd. Orlando FL 32807 06/14/2022: 1210 Quandrala Warner, 719 Edwina Paschall, 733 Jonathan Rodriguez, 102 Craig Levine, 738 Eric Gilghrest, 101 Craig Levine, 315 Carl Hughes, 325 Jenay Dorvilus, 510 Mario Perez Contreras. U-Haul Ctr Lake Nona, 7800 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando Fl 32822 06/14/2022: 1084 Christina Burks, 3184 Claudia Vazquez, 1279 Jaime Bedoya, 3156-58 Jose Urena, 2375 Bayle Landry, 3315 Diana Johnson, 3165-67 Jose Urena, 3098 Jermaine Bonner, 3419 Diana Johnson, 3026 Nestor Prieto Gonzalez, 2385 Jarris Smith, 1202 Tathiana Makengo, 3166 Kendall Derrico, 1220 Eric Rogers, 3069 Kendall Derrico, 3118 Tainahi Suarez, 3206 Jacqueline Valencia, 2194 Caio de Figueiredo, 1211 Jeffrey Vazquez, 1093 Ernesto Martinez, 1286 Tyler Phillips, 1241-59 Danielle Cattanach, 2275 Raymond Cole. U-Haul Ctr Baldwin Park, 4001 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando Fl 32803 06/14/2022: C164 Lakieva Gerard, B124 Brandon Romano, B113 Laura Roark, D228 Robert McSpad-

den, B108 Peter Thompson, B146 Sharon Medina, D121 Deborah Roberts, C113 John Moore, B185 Daniel Martinek, D240 Kristin McHugh, D229 Robert Vassalotti, D203 Devante Tamalin, D161 Mystery Unit, D248 Mystery Unit, E109 Daniel Urdaneta, C149 Carlos Barrero, C141 Brackston Helms, D177 Robert Vassalotti, C197 Toja Burton, D207 Bolescaw Szocik. U-Haul Ctr Alafaya, 11815 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando Fl 32826 06/14/2022: 1436 Riddick Bowe, 1510 Benjamin Rodriguez, 1222 Glenn Winkleman, 1226 Ricky Llewellyn, 1119 Mykel Aguiar, 1205 Rosemary Frazzitta, 1019 Riddick Bowe, 1126 Kristina Schmidt, 1254 Ann Bridge, 1005 Darren Njoroge, 1417 Paul Snyder, 1520 Abdiel Pagan. 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 7, 2022 at times indicated below. Viewing and bidding will only be available online at www.storagetreasures.com beginning at least 5 days prior to the scheduled sale date and time! Also visit www.personalministorage. com/Orlando-FL-storage-units/ for more info. Michigan Mini-200 W Michigan St Orlando, FL 32806-at 10:30am: 47 Shamail Sanders 61 Nerdeley Saint Pierre 133 Star Lynn Hamilton Personal Mini Storage Forsyth-2875 Forsyth Rd Winter Park FL, 32792-at 10:00 am: 244 Susan Othelia Goff 317 Elias Silvestre Macias Zambrano 525 Angel Harwell Personal Mini Storage West-4600 Old Winter Garden Rd Orlando, FL 32811–at 11:30am: 93 Stacey E. Gray 150 Kourtney Fishburne 172 Kertina Missick 176 Luis Gomez 187 Marticia M. Middlebrooks 240 Corey Lamar Stephens 301 Adriene Lynette 320 Frederick Key 347 Leo D. Coleman 457 Niasjah Mitchell 521 Edmond Evens 566 Rondell D. Dubose 586 Shannece N. Telfer 619 Kashauna A. Williams Personal Mini Storage Lake Fairview-4252 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804-at 11:00 am: 161 Kayla Elizabeth Price 892 LaVarius Gwinn Personal Mini Storage Edgewater-6325 Edgewater Dr Orlando, FL 32810-at 11:30 am: 532 Bernard Brown Jr 830 Takesha Rembert 903 Bruce Allen Welty 925 Helen Roman 1803 Angela Nicole Bush Personal Mini Storage Forest City Rd-6550 Forest City Rd Orlando, FL 32810-at 12:00 pm: 1071 Jennifer S Harris 3163 Michael Reese, Jr. 3283 David Gruse 4035 Richard Andrew Jackson 4053 Rolando Sepulveda Maldonado 4101 Michael Lemon 5055 Cedarius Robertson 5066 Jamie Dupont 6009 Samantha Anderson 8017 Travis Jamell Powell, Kyra Rashunda Johnson, 1986 Chevy El Camino PK, VIN 3GCCW80H4GS900435. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE My Towing Company Will sell the following vehicles to the highest bidder on the following dates at 8:00AM 1800 N Forsyth Rd., Orlando FL 32807. 06/10/2022 2000 Chevy 1GCCS19W4YK2041120 6/17/2022 2010 Hyundai KMHCN4AC8AU443999 Term of the sale are cash. My Towing Company reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Vehicle sold as is,

no warranty, no guarantee, no title. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below on June 10, 2022 at the locations indicated: Store 1333: 13125 S John Young Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837,407.516.7005 @10:00am Carlos Basterrechea- boxes. Store 1631: 5753 Hoffner Ave. Orlando FL 32822, 407.212.5890 @10:15am Cynthia Colon, long dresser bed in pieces chest night stand vanity small 10-15 misc apartment furniture; Edgar Soto, household items. Store 7057: 13597 S. Orange Ave Orlando FL 32824, 407.910.2087 @ 10:30 Am: Yesenia Aviles- Household Items. Store 7107: 6174 S Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32822 (407) 955-4137 @10:45 Am. Oswald Heslop; Bags, tool bags, tools. Store 7143: 6035 Sand Lake Vista Dr, Orlando FL 32819, 407.337.6665 @ 11:00 AM: Josh Reinhardt; Boxes and clothes. Rhonda Myhand; Twin beds, love seat, king bed, dining room table, boxes. Christopher Brown; Boxes, furniture. Arline Wagnac; Furniture, medium plastic totes and small boxes. Ruben Bojani; Furniture, tools. Theresa Saunders; suitcases and clothes. Store 7155 @ 1305 Crawford Ave St. Cloud FL 34769 (407) 504-0833 @11:15 AM: Jane Roderick household items. Jeremiah Wolfe household items. Store 7306: 408 N Primrose Dr. Orlando FL 32803, 321.285.5021 @ 12:15 pm: Joshua Sanchez Clothes & shoes. Store 7590: 7360 Sand Lake Rd, Orlando FL 32819, 407.634.4449 @ 11:45 am Denson Porter3-bedroom Home; Jillian Wiles- Furniture and household items; Sabrina Michelle Collins- Household items. Store 8136: 3501 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL 32839, 407.488.9093 @ 12:00pm. Cierra Anthony-Totes. Shamale Barker-Bed, Desk, bags. Misha Williams- Furniture, totes. Valerie Eugene-Furniture, totes. Brooke Edwards- Furniture, boxes. Anson Holmes-Furniture, boxes. Store 8460: 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd Kissimmee FL 34746 (407) 429-8867 @ 12:15 PM: Angel Georgi Kitchenware and toys Boxes, Yarimar Lopez Unit #310- 2011 MERZ C Class, VIN# WDDGF5EB6BF653930, Owner: Yarimar Lopez Mercado, Lien Holder: Western Funding, INC, Donnitta Vaughn Boxes and furniture, Mario Hernandez Household goods. Store 8612: 1150 Brand Ln Kissimmee, FL 34744 (407) 414-5303 @12:30 pm. Diego Avonce Household goods. Store 8753 @ 540 Cypress Pkwy Poinciana FL 34759 (863) 240-0879 @ 12:45PM Julian Sanders Household items, Jean Santos Castro Household items, Bianca Moore Household items. Store 8778: 3820 S Orange Ave Orlando FL 32806, 321.270.3440 @ 1:00 PM. Nina Gadson Clothing, furniture, toys etc, Ashley Harris Household. Store 8840: 11261 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, Fl 32832 407280-7355 @ 1:15PM. Rodney Taylor, bags, boxes, totes. Myrna Robles, bags, boxes, totes. Manuel Lugo, cabinets, items for renovation. Store 8931: 3280 Vineland Rd Kissimmee FL 34746, 407.720.7424@ 1:30PM: Whitney Whitworth furniture, household goods, Whitney Whitworth antique furniture, dining table, boxes, Himel Morales materials, Robert Mitchell misc. items, clothes, Vanessa Benitez Cotto household goods. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Mindful Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the following times and locations: May 18, 2022 9:30am Mindful Storage facility: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL 34759 (321) 7326032 The personal goods stored therein by the following: #K226-Furniture, #K221Households, #1054-Medical Equipment, #C122-Households, #1096-Households, #1170-Households, #2021-Households. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Mindful Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Mindful Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the following times and locations: June 15, 2022 9:30am Mindful Storage facility: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL 34759 (321) 732-6032 The personal goods stored therein by the following: #1184-Households, #1072-Households, #2092-Households, #G206-Households, #H220-Furniture, #H223-Boxes. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Mindful Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Notice of Public Sale: Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on June 10th, 2022 at 9:00 am, Riker’s Roadside Of Central Florida, INC, 630 E Landstreet Rd, Orlando, FL 32824, will sell the following vehicles and/or vessels. Seller reserves the right to bid. Sold as is, no warranty. Seller guarantees no title, terms cash. Seller reserves the right to refuse any or all bids; WA1DGAFP8DA088765 2013/Audi 1HD1BXB134Y054704 2004/HD 1FTZX172XYNB99346 2000/Ford WBAEV33434KR33423 2004/BMW 1B7KF23W7WJ213761 1998/Dodg 3H3V532K9PS469858 2013/Hyund. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: ADAM AYED ENTERPRISES LLC gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 6/10/2022, 09:00 am at 9712 RECYCLE CENTER RD ORLANDO, FL 32824- 8146, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. ADAM AYED ENTERPRISES LLC reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids. LL0TCAPH4NYS02134 2022 YNGF.

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Legal, Public Notices NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 2016 Ford VIN# 1FTEW1EG6GFB28444 2003 Buick VIN# 2G4WS52J631173677 2012 Ford VIN# 1FAHP3K28CL112195 2009 Trailer NO VIN To be sold at auction at 8:00 am. on June 15, 2022 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC NOTICE Under Fictitious Name Law Pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of Radley London located at 1526 S. Good Latimer Expwy, Suite 100, Dallas TX 75226 intends to register the said name with the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida. Dated at Orange County Florida, this 13th day of May 2022 Radley USA LLC

Employment exp U.S. Services Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Designer in Maitland, FL to produce constructible engineering drawings using AutoCAD MEP and Revit MEP tools. Up to 5% travel nationwide. Up to 50% telecommuting allowed. Apply at www.exp.com, search for job# 104110 ITCSAT CORP. is seeking a Foreign Consultant, Legal Operations, Latin America in Orlando, Florida metropolitan area. Duties: Advise company concerning international business transactions. Interpret foreign laws, rulings, and regulations for the company. Prepare, draft, and review foreign legal documents. Supervise legal assistants regarding foreign law. Oversee the development, assessment, and negotiation of foreign contracts on non-disclosure, consulting, service, consignments, terms and conditions and commercial documents for company, ensuring consistency of contract terms with company policies and goals and minimizing company risk abroad. Ensures contract procurement and administration policies are consistent with procurement regulations and Comptroller General decisions. Offers alternative courses of action to advance agency interests. Requires: Juris Doctor, or foreign equivalent. Five (5) years of experience in International Law, experience as contract attorney, knowledge of Latin American Law, fluent in Spanish. Light travel to Latin America. Salary $153,462 annually. Send resumes to: ITCSAT Corp., Attn: Mr. Leonidas Sitaras, 6901 TCP Dr. Suite 250 Orlando, FL 32822, or email support@itcsat.com. Orlando, FL – Montessori preschool seeks a Teaching Assistant to prepare lesson plans & submit lesson plans to teachers for review; discuss assigned lessons w/ teachers to ensure that the curriculum standards are met; grade various assignments; observe & monitor students’ performance using relevant data to assess progress; participate in parent- teacher conferences regarding

students’ accommodations, progress, & problems; supervise students in their classrooms to manage their behaviors & encourage their participation; under the direction of the Lead Teacher, tutor or assist struggling children individually to help them w/ assignments & to reinforce learning concepts presented by the teachers; & dvlp class schedules under the guidance of school administration. REQ: Associate Degree in Elementary Education or related. Send resume to: Owner, Precious Creations Pre-School II, LLC, 217 N. Kirkman Road, Suite 1, Orlando, FL 32811. Paver Supervisor needed for Mirabelli’s Pavers & Cleaning, Orlando, FL to sup. & coord. Actvts. of workers eng. in prep. a surface. Cal. Mat. Req. for proj., cal. cost, mat. Req. & per. Req. Tours work site to ascrt. Prog. in meeting time schdl. & to det. Insuf. Utilize. of workrs. & equip. Meas. slope & thickn. of pav. to verify compl. w/cont. Req. 2 yrs. Exp. as Sup. or Mangr. Mail resume @ 2295 S Hiawassee Rd. # 317, Orlando, FL 32835. Senior Technical Analyst (Lake Mary, FL) May require to travel/telecommute: Responsible for leading technical support services and strategies for implementations of Temenos T24 and modules. Ref code: (G6169-00032). Mail CV/Cov. Ltr. to: Human Resources: Temenos USA, Inc., 300 Primera Blvd, Ste. 444, Lake Mary, FL 32746. EOE. TEMPORAL POOL SERVICES CORP is looking for Admin. Services Mnger in CLERMONT, FL. Duties: Plan, coord adm. svcs of company, such as managing records, info, & mail distribution; Acquire, distrbte, store spplies; train staff; Plan, administer, cntrl budgets for contracts, eqpment, supplies; hire/terminate personnel; develop operational standards and procedures for the cmpny; Manage filing systems by recording info, maintaining attendance records & correspondence; ovrsee payroll fnctions, as timekeeping & processing; review contracts, regs, procedural guidelines to ensure compliance; represent cmpny at meetings/serve as liaison for requests or complaints; supervse admin. staff & provide train./orientation to new staff. Sal.: $116,646.00/yr. Reqmts: Bach in Bus, Mgmt, Law, Acctng, or Related Field. 5 yrs exp. in office/personnel mgmt. Fluency in foreign language – PT Ovrtime, wkend, holiday work reqd. Send resumes to: JOSIAS CASTELO, Attn: Administrative Svcs Mgr, 14812 FULL MOON CT, Clermont, FL 34711 Water/Wastewater Engineer with Arcadis U.S., Inc. (Orlando, FL)- Asst w projs involv planng, dsgn & constrct trtment & convync of prtbl wtr, wastewtr, and stormwtr or prevntn of flood rel damag. Occasional remote work avail. Req ed & exp. Arcadis is EO & AA employer. For full job details, all reqs & to apply online, visit: https://bit.ly/WtrWasteEngFL

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