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News & Views
11 First Words: letters to the editor + Clay Jones’ comic 12 Informed Dissent: national news 15 Briefly: local and state news briefs 17 Seen: Foreigner at the Frontyard Festival, May 19
Arts & Culture
19 Live theater: Reviews of some of our favorite Fringe Festival shows
Food & Drink
23 Restaurant review: Bombay Street Kitchen 29 Recently Reviewed: short takes
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¶ Last week’s Zillow Home Value Index, shared as part of their recent market report, contained the eye-popping news that the average home in the Orlando area is worth $285,049 as of April. That’s nearly $2,000 more than the previous high-water mark of $283,188, set in October of 2006. And we swear something fairly important happened around then in the housing market … oh right, the bubble burst and the house (pun intended) of cards came crashing down. @Lisa Cotto Northern housing and incomes (including Social Security) are much higher, so our market is inexpensive for them. @Adam Lee This is supply-and-demand-driven right now. If you think it’s anything other than that, you need to catch up on the stats. @Chantal Roberts @Adam Lee, no, this is because of giant corporations buying a shit ton of houses that they then rent at elevated prices. Our landlord just sold all nine of his properties to one of those companies, who is buying a ton of houses in the area. Regular people can’t compete with that. @Christine Carey-Jackson @Chantal Roberts And people coming from other places driving it up because they offer well over the asking price. The rest of us are fucked. Rich people ruin it for everyone else. @JT Ricco Sr. What happens when the $100K worth of lumber goes back down to $40K? Bubble bursts. @Dona Yonkovich Unfortunately, so will our taxes. After watching the value of my home pretty much stay the same over the last decade,
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it’s exciting to see it rise 30 percent … however, I’m scared of that tax bill come December. @Ryan Lewin Almost every time when people claim it’s not a bubble, it bursts. ¶ We considered the very real possibility that some tourists are more than a little deterred in considering Florida their destination of choice for travel by our state’s DeSantis-fueled reopening sprint. “I really think Florida is out of touch with where they get their money: the Northeast. I hear it from everyone who went down, ‘My trip was a lot of fun but man, they really don’t care about anything down there,’” one recent visitor from New York told the Weekly (“Florida’s rush to reopen may keep some visitors away as tourism industry rebounds,” May 18). “The perception of the state is anything goes, COVID or not, and I’m not sure family-friendly Disney will want to be wrapped up with Florida being known across the world as an anything-goes state.” @Mo Winchester Phelan Did we ever really close? DeSantis is basically the mayor from goddamn Jaws in terms of leadership. People dying and he “needs summer dollars.” He’s never cared and never will. Neither have a lot of tourists and natives. They just want to play and throw full-on tantrums if they can’t. @Joanne Keri Scanlon OK, low-key love the space COVID brought and I think we could all respect the extra room it’s given us in large groups and lines … @Lizza Jean Maui is back at 100% tourism and many of them say it’s BECAUSE we require a negative COVID test before arrival. Visitors feel safer and relax.
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THE END OF ROE
Women might soon find themselves at the mercy of men like Brett Kavanaugh BY JEFFREY C. BILL M A N
From the second news of Ruth Bader
Ginsburg’s death broke, this was the play. This was the reason Republicans muscled through Brett Kavanaugh despite the sexual misconduct allegations against him. It was why Mitch McConnell invented a rule to block Merrick Garland in 2016, abolished the judicial filibuster to install Neil Gorsuch, then ignored his own make-believe rule to install Amy Coney Barrett a week before the election. Not only did they have a conservative Supreme Court; they had a court packed with zealots, people for whom precedent and civil liberties were but bumps in the roads. John Roberts, the quintessential institutionalist who had twice saved the Affordable Care Act, would no longer be the fifth vote for a right-of-center court that cared about its reputation. The reactionary majority — the last three appointed by a president and confirmed by a Senate that never won the support of a majority of the population — doesn’t need him to impose its will and has little regard for the views of posterity. It seems likely that, a year from now, the Supreme Court will hand down a 5–4 ruling that obliterates Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the two cases undergird12
ing abortion rights. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, focuses on a Mississippi law that bans abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy. There’s no impetus for the court to take up Dobbs. It plainly violates both Roe and Casey. As the latter says, “Before viability, the State’s interests are not strong enough to support a prohibition of abortion or the imposition of a substantial obstacle to the woman’s effective right to elect the procedure.” Twenty-four weeks is considered viable. At 23 weeks, there’s a less than 50 percent chance of survival outside the womb; before then, about 95 percent of fetuses die, and those who survive are almost certain to have significant complications or long-term disabilities. Advancements in prenatal care have improved outcomes for very early preemies in recent decades, but a fetus that has gestated for 15 weeks is in no way, shape or form viable. Because the case is so obvious, there’s no disagreement among lower courts; both the district and appellate courts have ruled against Mississippi. The only reason, then, the court agreed to hear arguments in Dobbs is that at least four justices are considering discarding Roe and Casey. Of course, Mississippi’s law won’t be enough. Two days
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after the court took up Dobbs, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they’re pregnant — and, absurdly, gives any random citizen the right to sue physicians or clinic workers who facilitate abortions. “This bill ensures the life of every unborn child with a heartbeat will be saved from the ravages of abortion,” Abbott tweeted (along with a video of him signing the bill while surrounded by a crowd of white men). Abbott might want to consult an obstetrician. Six-week-old embryos don’t have hearts, so they can’t have heartbeats. Doctors can detect rhythmic electrical activity from cells communicating with each other, but that’s it. Abbott’s the same guy who just declared local government and public-school mask mandates illegal because — and I quote — “Texans, not gov’t, should decide their best health practices.” Exceptions apply, I guess. Once the Supreme Court gives “heartbeat bills” its blessing, you’ll see stories of working-class women, often Black or Hispanic, bleeding out while terminating their own pregnancies. The Republican Party will shrug and say they brought it on themselves. Others who carry fetuses to term will spend the next 18 years struggling through a shredded welfare state with male politicians telling them they should have kept their legs shut. For those who can afford it, however, a flight to New Mexico or California is cheaper than a baby. There’s a subset of the “pro-life” crowd for whom such an outcome is perfectly acceptable: When their teenage daughter gets knocked up, that’s different. She’s got her future to look out for. Besides, what would the youth group think? But for the true believers, the ones who watch The Handmaid’s Tale for inspiration, not even Texas’ law will suffice. They want the court to not just reverse Roe, but impose a reverse-Roe: a court-ordered nationwide abortion ban. The reed-thin legal framework is that, just like Black people, nonviable clumps of cells are persons protected by the 14th Amendment, ergo abortion is murder. (A woman who doesn’t know she’s pregnant, gets drunk and miscarries would presumably be guilty of negligent homicide.) It doesn’t have to be a good argument. They have five zealots on the Supreme Court — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity made more urgent by the speed with which religion is losing its grip on America. The only question is how far Brett Kavanaugh is willing to go in dictating what women can do with their bodies — and his commitment to female autonomy is debatable, to put it mildly. Actually, there’s another question, though we already know the answer. Senate Democrats could add two or four more justices to the Supreme Court, counteracting McConnell’s dirty pool. Congress could also pass a federal law safeguarding abortion rights — an uneasy constitutional prospect with an unfriendly Supreme Court, but there are workarounds. But both options require a commitment to women’s health, democracy and eliminating the filibuster that Democrats don’t currently possess. So women might soon find themselves at the mercy of men like Abbott and Kavanaugh. That will be Mitch McConnell’s legacy. feedback@orlandoweekly.com
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New downtown sculpture wants to know if you’re ‘down to Orlando’ Orlando’s newest piece of public art is a bright yellow sculpture that needs to know one thing: Are you down to Orlando? The city of Orlando’s Downtown Development Board unveiled the new sculpture to commemorate their 50-year anniversary last Wednesday. Ostensibly, it’s meant to signify “downtown Orlando.” Still, we can’t help but feeling like the sculpture belongs on a Reader’s Digest list of “text slang you might find on your teen’s phone.” Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, city commissioners and area developers attended the unveiling and were the first to pose in front of the now-permanent DTO sculpture. “I look forward to seeing the area continue to grow,” said Mayor Dyer, with the suggestive letters looming behind him, “offering world-class city amenities that further support our economy.” The sculpture sits outside of Discover Downtown, the visitor center at 201 S. Orange Ave., where visitors and residents can also buy a limited-edition map of Orlando. Here’s hoping they ran that map by a youngster.
Florida to prematurely end expanded unemployment benefits to force residents back into low-wage work Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men? It is the music of a people Who will not be slaves again! We really should stop being surprised by Florida’s mistreatment of workers. Even by the remarkably low standards of the Sunshine State, turning down free federal subsidies to starve residents into going back to low-wage work is vile. That’s exactly what the state plans to do, according to an announcement from the Florida Department of Economic
Opportunity on Monday morning. Though the expanded federal subsidies for unemployment assistance sparked by the coronavirus pandemic will run into September, Florida has opted out of the benefit, choosing not to provide this help to its unemployed citizens. Expanded unemployment benefits will end in the state in June. The benefit offered an additional $300 a week to Floridians who were out of work. That amount is nearly as much as a Floridian minimum-wage worker would make pre-tax ($346 per week). Weird coincidence! Florida has the most punitive unemployment assistance program in the nation, tied for last in maximum benefits available and with the shortest period of available assistance at merely 12 weeks. Gov. Ron DeSantis referred to this situation as “fine” earlier in the year, in spite of a bipartisan push to make the program less cruel. DEO secretary Dane Eagle did little to hide the punitive nature of this move. In a statement, he noted that it was a way to serve the needs of business owners seeking to hire back workers who had been a little less financially desperate, but now will return to that condition. “Florida’s employers are also seeing employment growth, as more Floridians, including some who completely left the workforce, are now eagerly re-entering the workforce,” Eagle said. “Transitioning away from this benefit will help meet the demands of small and large businesses who are ready to hire and expand their workforce.” The last week of expanded benefits will come on June 26.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis calls state ‘America’s West Berlin’ while discussing COVID-19 response At a press conference on Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called the state “America’s West Berlin” while discussing the state’s lax response to the coronavirus pandemic. The state opened up for business prematurely, forced the end of local mask mandates before the majority of the state
had been vaccinated, and (see above) will end federal benefits early in an attempt to force low-wage workers back to their former jobs. To DeSantis’ mind, this constitutes freedom. He compared the state’s relative lack of caution regarding COVID-19 to the Western Europe-backed enclave within the otherwise Soviet-controlled German Democratic Republic. “People have the right to work … right to operate businesses,” he said. “We are effectively America’s West Berlin over the last year and people view this as a free zone.” DeSantis said Florida was a place that people “move to follow their dreams” or visit “for a time to escape some of the more repressive policies.” Of course, he’s right in some respects. Though certainly more amenable than East Berlin, West Berlin was still a bombed-out city where art flourished because the lack of any investment made the city cheap for artists to live in. Florida has the “lack of concern for its underclass” part down pat, though it’s prohibitively expensive to live in any of its cities. And whereas West Berlin had David Bowie and Einsturzende Neubauten stalking around making classics, Florida gets superspreader concerts from Ted Nugent in suburban grocery store parking lots. Six of one ….
Unearthed grand jury subpoena shows scope of Matt Gaetz sex trafficking probe A grand jury subpoena from December has shed some light on the scope of the sex trafficking investigation into congressman Matt Gaetz. The document involved a former employee of onetime Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg. Joe Ellicott was an associate and employee of the disgraced Florida politician who pleaded guilty to counts of sex trafficking and fraud last week. The subpoena was sent to a third party and obtained by Politico. The subpoena mentions Greenberg and Gaetz and says investigators are looking for information about crimes “involving commercial sex acts with adult and minor women, as well as obstruction of justice.” It asks for all communications, payments, recordings and documents between the unnamed individual and the trio of Ellicott, Greenberg and Gaetz. Greenberg himself agreed to cooperate with investigators in the probe as part of his plea deal. Reports have claimed that the potential sex trafficking charges being investigated in Gaetz’s case might be tied to the same minor who Greenberg pleaded guilty to trafficking. Since the initial reports of a sex trafficking probe broke, sordid details have been leaking out about the friendship between Greenberg and Gaetz. Multiple women admitted to being paid to attend drug-fueled parties in a Central Florida gated community where both men were present. Gaetz’s public Venmo payments to Greenberg seemed to show that Greenberg was paying young women on Gaetz’s behalf for unknown services. A letter that was allegedly written by Greenberg seeking a pardon admitted that both Gaetz and Greenberg had sex with an underage girl. Gaetz has repeatedly denied all allegations of wrongdoing. — Alex Galbraith
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e’re unsure if it “felt like the first time” during the inaugural night of Foreigner’s live comeback two-night headlining stand at the Frontyard Festival, but they surely got the crowd revved up and “hot-blooded” (check it and see) as they ran through their massive catalog of classic-rock radio staples. Orlando Weekly photographer Gianna Aceto caught all of the action. Check out more photos at orlandoweekly.com.
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ON THE FRINGE Reviews of some of our favorite Orlando Fringe shows of 2021
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Tired Old Whore Pink Venue, $12 Don’t call Taffy Pinkerbox a prostitute; she prefers being called a whore, just like Mary Magdalene. After giving parking lot quickies to ill-fated celebrities for nearly 50 years, Taffy has had more famous fingers inside her than Grauman’s sidewalk, but now she’s telling her story to Fringe audiences for the first time (again) before turning her final trick. Writer-performer Doug Ba’aser (who created the show with writers Michael Wanzie, John Ryan, Jeff Jones and David Lee, and director Kenny Howard) is back performing as his signature red-headed slattern. Taffy first showed off her wares at the 2014 Fringe, and seven years later this scandalously side-splitting comedy is still not safe for the politically correct. If you’re looking for sob stories about abuse and neglect, you’ve come to the wrong Fringe show, because Taffy’s proud of her half-century as a happy hooker. And brace your eardrums; Taffy sloppily warbles her way through her eponymous theme song and Epcot earworms whether you like it or not. Aside from a brief detour into Trump territory, Taffy’s topical references — which include cameos from O.J. Simpson, Bob Barker and Elvis — haven’t been updated much since her original appearance, and the postage-stamp video projections could use an upgrade. Of course, the show is already sold out for the entire run, so it doesn’t really matter what I have to say; but I for one am not ready for Taffy to retire her leopard-print spandex quite yet. Alchemist of Dreams Orange Venue, $12 After several years of more intimate, autobiographical VarieTease shows at the now-demolished Black Venue, Alchemist of Dreams marks the dance troupe’s welcome return to fantastical spectacle in the expansive Orange venue. Choreographer Baby BlueStar plays the proprietor of an Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus-style emporium of lost hopes, forgotten wishes and dark dreams. Joyce Arbucias provides helpful scene-setting voiceover narration, as each VarieTease regular gets a moment to shine in the spotlight. Highlights include Jack Krieger’s delicate duet with an illuminated pole; a comical striptease from Tymisha Harris (who can earn applause just by doffing her mask), a hilarious dance of loose-limbed nonsense with Katrina Soricelli, and a fiercely emotional solo to Unsecret’s “Fallout” from Megan Boetto.
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Putting the “variety” back in the company’s name are a brief drag opera and a Cirque-esque acrobatic sequence featuring a limber contortionist. But by far the most emotional part of Alchemist of Dreams was watching Blue pirouette across the stage again after enduring years of injury and rehabilitation. VarieTease shows are always a must-see at Fringe, but this year’s edition overwhelmed my heart with joy the way Carnivale did over a decade ago. Seeger Gold Venue, $12 Today’s teens may scoff at the notion that a song could change the world, but popular music was the social media of the 1960s, and if memes can now help pick the President, part of the credit (or blame) must go to pioneering folk singer Pete Seeger. As a kid, I listened to the
complete recording of his historic 1963 Carnegie Hall concert on constant repeat, so attending Randy Noojin’s eerily accurate recreation of the late artist-activist was like reuniting with an old friend. Even if you didn’t grow up singing summer camp standards like “If I Had a Hammer, “Turn Turn Turn” or “Goodnight Irene,” Noojin’s performance — which is illustrated with a Ken Burns-style slideshow of historical photos — will grab you with fascinating factoids from the formative years of the Civil Rights movement. I never knew before that Seeger taught “We Shall Overcome” to Martin Luther King Jr., who incorporated its lyrics into his sermons, or that beloved balladeer Burl Ives exposed fellow Communists to Joe McCarthy’s HUAC hearings. Noojin not only captures Seeger’s distinctive singing voice and fluent banjo playing (which becomes the sub-
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[ arts + culture ] ject of self-deprecating running jokes) but also his warm, optimistic personality. Audience participation was a sort of religion for Seeger, and Noojin’s enthusiastic exhortations to sing out loud might make some masked audience members a little uncomfortable. But I’m willing to bet that by the time he concludes with the iconic Cuban protest song “Guantanamera,” Noojin will have won over a number of newly minted Pete Seeger fans in his audience. Dangerous When Wet: Booze, Sex, and My Mother Green Venue, $12 In the 1980s, Jamie Brickhouse had it all: a Manhattan brownstone with his beautiful boyfriend, a successful career in book publishing and an endless parade of boozy parties. But when the all the Beefeater martinis and bigdick midgets finally caught up with him in a hospital emergency room, it’s the sex-shaming Texas mother that he moved east to escape who ultimately proved to be his unlikely salvation. Between stories of boning in bookstores and drunk-dialing a legendary diva, Brickhouse puts the “fun” in functioning alcoholic, until his Dorian Gray-like self-image finally shatters. There are a thousand self-help stories like Brickhouse’s, but only one artist in a thousand can share such a personal tale with such polish and practiced precision. Witty quips, vintage home videos and hard-won wisdom combine in Dangerous When Wet into a cocktail worth tossing back, with or without the accompanying cigarette. Ain’t Done Bad Silver Venue, $12 With Ain’t Done Bad, dancer-choreographer Jakob Karr has gifted the Fringe with the most polished, professional, propulsive piece of contemporary dance theater in the Festival’s 30-year history. Karr (an alumnus of So You Think You Can Dance and Cirque du Soleil) stars in a story inspired by Reba McEntire’s “Fancy” as filtered through Orville Peck’s catchy pop-country albums, playing a smalltown boy who leaves behind his protective mother and disapproving father for lust and love in the big city. His Manhattan-based dancers — Lauren Cannon, Adrian Lee, Jordan Lombardi, Ian Spring, Reed Tankersley and Tanner Wilson — are all incredibly skilled technicians, and it’s thrilling to see a stage full of male dancers who can be powerfully masculine and simultaneously achingly vulnerable. Karr’s thoughtfully developed choreography reminds me in the best way possible of modern masters Mia Michaels and Pina Bausch, and his cast conveys their characters clearly without heavy-handed overacting. Joel Zishuk’s textured lighting is some of the best I’ve ever seen in the Silver Venue, designer Zachary Feivou’s spinning mirrors are simple perfection, and even the scene transitions are utterly seamless. At a certain point, I stopped taking notes and simply marveled at the show, which is just about the highest praise I can offer. You done bad if you ain’t already made plans to see this superlative production. The 500 List Pink Venue, $12 Modern American troubadour Ryan Adam Wells makes a welcome return to the Orlando Fringe with a “sidequel” that runs parallel to — and is even more moving than — his previous award-winning solo show, Beers About Songs. 20
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The 500 List follows Wells and his college buddy Dave on a Rolling Stone magazine-inspired cross-country road trip, which served as the catalyst for his escape from an abusive relationship. Wells structures his narrative around an EP’s worth of his bluesy country-fried rock songs, which both serve up catchy hooks and serve as musical underscores for Wells’ melodious monologues. His fluent marriage of memorable tunes and wry humor brings to mind the classic story-songs of Arlo Guthrie, like “Alice’s Restaurant” and “Motorcycle,” only with aggressive ostriches. What appears at first glance to be a picaresque play about romantic misadventures ends up as an emotionally involving tribute to the power of friendship. Wells’ final song begs listeners to “keep your eyes open to the love all around your life”; look around the theater as his moist-eyed audiences exit, and you’re sure to see love in abundance. Mind Eater Yellow Venue, $12 Japan’s Theatre Group Gumbo scored a blockbuster success at the 2019 Orlando Fringe with their outrageous fast food satire Are You Lovin’ It?, and although I laughed out loud, I was a bit bothered by the show’s reductionist take on Americans. This year they’ve revived their early hit Mind Eater, which was originally developed over 20 years
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ago for Australian and Asian audiences. Happily, their mocking meditation on reincarnation and love feels far more universal, while still being every bit as funny. A jilted girlfriend desperate to lose weight; a lovelorn woman seeking a suicidal partner; and an altruist who takes “giving until it hurts” a little too far are the three souls whose slapstick life-cycles we observe, alongside a green-spangled emcee and floss-dancing angel. The underlying message — we are all connected, follow your heart — comes across in any language, and the medium (giant glowing jellyfish, flying internal organs and an overstuffed sumo suit) is like an anime fever-dream come to life on stage. It’s a minor miracle that Theatre Group Gumbo made it from Osaka to Orlando, but even if they’d only taken a cross-town bus, their ebullient acts of absurdism would earn my standing ovation. Rosegold Blue Venue, $12 Say hello to Jamie; Jamie is an alcoholic. Jamie is finally opening up about the formative traumas that led her to drink, in an effort to unburden herself of the demons that plague her. You’ve seen this kind of well-intentioned selfhelp testimonial at Fringe countless times before, and you can tell exactly where it’s going … until writer-performer Donna Kay Yarborough takes a sinister turn deep in the
[ arts + culture ] getting pursued through the woods by a murderous monster. But this time, the baddie isn’t a masked mutant, but British megastar Adele (Megan Lauren Williams), who is actually a pain-sucking demon in disguise. In this campground of carnage, no one can hear you scream, but they may hear you laugh — or at least groan — at this sloppy Scooby Doo-esque spoof that’s equal parts Evil Dead and Glee. The sporadic musical numbers are lip-synced to director Clay Dixon’s prerecorded musical rearrangements of Adele’s biggest hits. Playwright-producer Ciara Hannon (who is hilarious as stowaway Sue) packs her script with witty WTF references to Amelia Earhart, Grey’s Anatomy and Chekhov’s gun, while still managing to shoehorn in an afterschool special-style lesbian comingout story. An Adele Horror Story power-sprays a metric ton of slapstick bullshit at the walls, and a surprising amount of it sticks. There’s a solid 50 minutes worth of material here, and Clark Levi (playing “Clark Levi”) is hysterical as a malevolent minion who speaks in song titles. Unfortunately, the 75-minute show feels padded with in-joke asides and ad-libbed filler. If they could eliminate their excess baggage (much like Adele herself did) this campy comedy would really slay. Let’s hope the threatened sequel is more like Evil Dead 2 than Exorcist 2. Warning: This site-specific BYOV performance takes place after dark on the lawn alongside OMA, so you may want to BYOBSALC (bring your own bug spray and lawn chair).
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woods, tearing away the gossamer veil that separates our reality from the shape-shifting shadows lurking beyond the corner of your eye. It’s impossible to reveal more about Yarborough’s plot without jeopardizing the nerve-jangling joy that comes from discovering this psychological thriller’s chilling secrets; suffice it to say that fans of Stephen King, David Lynch and H.P. Lovecraft will find plenty to sink their canines into. Even if you aren’t usually a fan of horror, Yarborough’s understated intensity will suck you in as she weaves a richly absorbing world in only 40 minutes with nothing more than a folding chair and laser-focused gaze. You’ll hold your breath until you gasp at Yarborough’s final blackout, and you may find yourself glancing over your shoulder, lest the nightmare she summons follows you home. Judas Red Venue, $12 Even if you’ve been a major character in multiple Broadway musicals — not to mention the Bible — you haven’t really made it today until you’ve had your own solo special on a streaming service. That’s why Judas Iscariot (writer-star BeeJay Aubertin-Clinton), who has spent the past 2,000-plus years trapped on Earth after that whole crucifixion mishegas, is finally exposing his deepest
secrets to a live studio audience. People always ask when the Second Coming is coming, but Judas really wants you to know what kind of boyfriend Jesus was. Between swigs of liquor and snorts of stimulants, Judas dishes on the disciples, dissing the lesser apostles as mere “garnishes” while giving Mary Magdalene props for being a “blinding fucking sunbeam.” Clinton’s monologue, which ranges from manic to maudlin, mixes stoner philosophy with savage jabs at organized religion, which he says is “constantly getting in its own way” by “building houses out of rose-colored glass, and then throwing stones.” It’s probably best to skip this one if you can’t stand the thought of your Lord and Savior having a sex life. But for the more open-minded viewer, Clinton navigates a delicate balance beam between salaciousness and spirituality, and successfully uncovers a heartbreaking passion in the center of the greatest story never told. Add this one to your Netflix queue now. An Adele Horror Story BYOV: entrance of Orlando Museum of Art, $11 We’ve all seen this movie before: a bunch of horny college kids (Danielle Klele, Alex Cummings, Elizabeth Thornton, Bennet Preuss, Tivonah Andrade, Alex Cumming) head out into the woods for a weekend of whoopee, and end up
Cupid and Psyche Gold Venue, $12 It’s been 14 years since Cupid and Psyche first hit a bull’seye with Orlando Fringe audiences, and although the competition has stiffened in the interval, this mythological musical comedy’s overdue revival still holds up remarkably well. Repeat award-winner Sarah Lee Dobbs makes another star turn as Venus, playing the Grecian goddess as a voluptuous pussycat with razor-sharp claws. When her latest feast day falls flat, jealous Venus takes vengeance on mortal princess Psyche (Leigh Green), tasking her son Cupid (Ethan Lolley) with mating her to a monstrous cyclops. But Cupid falls for the maiden, and turns invisible to woo her with the help of his fleet-footed messenger pal, Mercury (John Gracey, very funny in multiple roles, including a surfer-dude Pan). Dobbs dominates the stage dressed in costumer Kyla Swanberg’s celestial toga, seemingly standing taller than designer James F. Beck’s towering Doric columns. She’s met her match in Green, whose powerful soprano plowed through persistent microphone issues during the press preview. Director Brandon Roberts, a master of physical comedy, proves equally adept at an old-fashioned musical, and even manages to insert some sly social-distancing sight gags. It’s a shame that the serviceable songs by Jihwan Kim (which sound suspiciously like outtakes from mid-2000s Disney movies) all feel a verse or two too long, and that writer Sean Hartley’s lyrics leave all the plot advancement to his book. This could be a nearly perfect show if it only had five or 10 minutes of iffy material trimmed out, but even so Cupid and Psyche is one of the most polished and accessible musical productions in this year’s Festival.
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Indian street food gets a long overdue spotlight at this spiffy South OBT sit-down
the meat. Chicken momo ($9), lovely steamed dumplings of Himalayan origin; and saucy garlic chili chicken ($11), a Hakka dish, are two that fall in that “beyond” category. There are mouthfuls of comfort to be had with the goat kadhai ($17), a thick curry named for the wok-like pan in which it’s cooked, and one that’s fed hordes on the streets of Karachi. Scoop some up with doughy, ghee-slicked garlic naan ($4) and feel the swoon. Now, I’m not sure about serving pani puri on a miniature street cart. Not when there’s a glass bottle filled with green “pani” (or water) made from mint, cilantro and green chilies, and another bottle filled with a sweet pani made from tamarind — it seems like an accident waiting to happen. But it’s cute and gimmicky and, more importantly, no matter which pani you use, the fried puffs filled with a potato mix are absolutely pop-worthy. The street dosa ($11) also came filled with a potato mix, but the raw cabbage threw us. None of the Indians in my crew had eaten a dosa with cabbage in it before, and we felt its crunch upstaged the delicate crisp of the rice crepe. The dosa, however, came folded and cut for easy dipping into the sambar and coconut chutney. Serving shaved ice in a Styrofoam cup is no way to treat a sweet ending. Then again, I suppose that’s the way the Indian blackberry and black salt “khala katta” ($5) would be served on the streets. That said, I should’ve gone with the lychee and lime juice, as the khala katta tasted like Vimto. Angoori rabdi ($5), from the list of traditional desserts, had cheese balls lolling in a saffron milk sauce. It was fine. Just not my cup of balls. By the way, there’s a lot on the menu here — it’d take maybe three to four trips with a group of people to try everything. Nevertheless, I plan on luring and coaxing a few of my food-obsessed comrades to do just that. Maybe get them to drive. Maybe get them to pay. Maybe get them to do it all over again. It’s all just part of my street hustle.
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or many years, our Desi dining scene just coasted looks equal parts Pompidou industrial and Joanna Gaines along like the yacht rock of gastronomy it was, fresh. There’s even a slick bar, but the food coming out of captained by Mughlai, South Indian and Pakistani the open kitchen is all that and a bowl of crisps. The crisp comes in many forms — the glorious kale restaurants serving dishes long familiar to dozy patrons. But American Gymkhana, backed by the owner of Michelin- in the kale chaat ($6) comprising a mix of crunchy sev starred Junoon in New York City, disrupted the paradigm (fried chickpea flour noodles), tamarind chutney, pomegranate and yogurt, for one; or after opening here in 2014. While it in more traditional bhel puri closed the following year, the restau($5.50) with its blend of puffed rant left an indelible impression on BOMBAY STREET KITCHEN rice, sev, potatoes, onion and Indian restaurateurs and blew a little 6215 S. Orange Blossom Trail mint all washed in tamarind wind into the weathered sails of a 407-240-5151 and garnished with cilantro. cuisine that, frankly, had languished bombaykitchenorlando.com These are small plates ideal for a long time. Six years on, we find $$ for sharing — most everyourselves amid a revitalized expanse, thing here is, in fact. Even buoyed by upmarket, populist and spiced tandoori pompano mom-and-pop joints and feasting on everything from Bengali to Hakka to Keralan fare. In the ($20), an entrée-sized offering stuffed with basil, mint and lemon, had us ravaging the local catch case of Bombay Street Kitchen, all of the above. The restaurant is run by Amit Kumar (the boss man with our fingers. The quintet of gunpowder garlic behind Aashirwad on Kirkman Road and Tamarind in shrimp ($11), too. All flavor-packed; all fire. There are items that branch out from your typical Winter Park) who opted to close all-veg Bombay Café nearby and go all in on the street food trend. And, hey, why not? brand of Indian fare — after all, BSK promises delicaMillions on the Indian subcontinent rely on street eats for cies “direct from the streets of Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, daily sustenance, but the mind-blasting array of options at Bangalore and beyond.” The “patthar ke gosht kebab” ($11), BSK is downright dazzling. Well, that and the fact that the a Hyderabadi specialty of lamb grilled over a hot stone, is space, which previously housed Abhiruchi Indian Cuisine, worth sampling for the cardamom-forward seasoning in orlandoweekly.com
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PERLA’S PIZZA
Taglish Collective’s Michael Collantes fires up a slew of nonconformist pizzas from a humble little space connected to the Thirsty Topher beer bar in Ivanhoe Village. Of note: the “It’s Bananas” pizza with pepperoni, Calabrese peppers and bananas, and the “Mr. Fun Guy” with seasonal roasted mushrooms, kale and premium white truffle oil on a lemonricotta and pistachio pesto base. Open daily. (reviewed May 19) 603 Virginia Drive, perlaspizza.com, $$
THE HAMPTON SOCIAL
The kitchen inside this bright and airy nautically themed restaurant in Pointe Orlando takes great care and pride in its food. They nail everything from grilled octopus to lobster rolls to double-wrapped shrimp tacos. The smoked eggplant with a vibrant medley of roasted veg and grated feta served atop slices of watermelon radish is meatless, but holds its own. Airy doughnuts served with hot honey, chocolate sauce and vanilla-bean ice cream are the way to end. A popular brunch is served Saturday and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (reviewed May 12) 9101 International Drive, 689-800-6760, thehamptonsocial.com, $$$
SUSHI KICHI
Tourist-area Japanese joint may well serve the finest sushi rice in the city. So it’s a good thing they specialize in donburi — rice bowls of myriad varieties ranging from spicy tuna to katsu to barbecue eel. The chicken karaage bursts with flavor (and poultry juice), while the udon noodles in pristine dashi broth and silken agedashi tofu showcase the deft technique of owners Takanao and Yasue Nakashima. Closed Mondays. (reviewed May 5) 5368 Central Florida Parkway, 407-778-1953, sushikichi.com, $$$
KOSHER GRILL
The strictly kosher restaurant grills up some mighty fine Israeli and Middle Eastern fare, be it their falafel — some of the best you’ll find in Orlando — or unique plates like makluba (a rice dish) or arayes, pitas filled with succulent kefta kebab and cut into quarters. Desserts are dairy-free in accordance with Jewish law. Closed Saturdays. (reviewed April 28) 5615 International Drive, 407-392-2292, koshergrillorlando.com, $$ n
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Dennis Quaid stars in Blue Miracle on Netflix
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Streaming premieres you won’t want to miss by Steve Schneider PREMIERES WEDNESDAY: Baggio: The Divine Ponytail — Italian football great Roberto Baggio is the subject of a documentary profile that places special emphasis on his sometimes-adversarial relationship with coaches. But I mean, who are you going to fight? The other team? (Netflix) Ghost Lab — Two young doctors working in a Thai hospital make it their mission to prove ghosts exist. Oh sure, but when Jack Kevorkian tried it, he was an asshole! (Netflix) High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine transformed America — Come get a plate of this four-episode documentary series. And fast, before some white people put raisins in it. (Netflix)
PREMIERES THURSDAY: Blue Miracle — Dennis Quaid stars in this reality-based flick, playing an old salt who tries to save a Mexican orphanage from bankruptcy by helping its residents compete in a big fishing tournament. Savor their look of bewilderment as he offers them all a swig of rotgut and a hearty toast of “Here’s to swimmin’ with bow-legged women.” (Netflix) Eden — Two robots raise a human child as their own in a new anime series that Tucker Carlson has 24 hours to figure out why he’s offended by! (Netflix) Ragnarok — The hit Norwegian drama enters its second season of updated Norse mythology, in which the end of the world has less to do with frost giants and more with the very real prospect of Disney/ Marvel suing everybody out of existence. (Netflix) Rugrats — Though the animation is now CGI, E.G. Daily is back as the voice of Tommy Pickles and Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh are again providing the music as the beloved ’90s series gets a reboot. This is probably a bad time to mention that I always thought Chuckie was supposed to be a stand-in for Woody Allen, but it is what it is. (Paramount+)
Skull: The Mask — A possessed piece of facewear compels its wearers to commit murder in a horror flick that’s said to be a throwback to the practical effects of the 1980s. In other words, no budget! (Shudder)
PREMIERES FRIDAY: Cruella — If you spring for a premium upcharge to your standard Disney+ subscription, you can watch Emma Stone portray the young Cruella de Vil in the comfort of your own home instead of a theater. But only Regal can give you those comfy seats upholstered in genuine puppy fur. (Disney+) The Kominsky Method — Alan Arkin is gone in the third and final season of the acclaimed old-folks comedy, but Kathleen Turner has arrived to keep Michael Douglas company. You know, just like in Body Heat. Or was it Basic Instinct? Damn, getting old really does suck. (Netflix) Launchpad — A new series of shorts spotlighting marginalized communities shows the responsible side of the Mouse House. Get ready to sing along with the show’s infectious theme song, “It’s a Brutally Oppressive World After All.” (Disney+) Panic — Season 1 of this teen drama introduces us to the graduating class of a Texas high school, whose only chance of getting out of town is to ace a tough competition. In my old neighborhood, that game was called “Who gets to go to prison?” (Amazon Prime) Plan B — Two South Dakota girls take a road trip to their state’s single Planned Parenthood center in a comedy that’s thiiiis close to something Amy Coney Barrett would find funny. (Hulu) Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In — A week that began with soccer ends with soccer, as documentarian Jason Ferguson recaps his dad’s career as manager of Man United. Fun fact: The project carried the working title It Wouldn’t Have Killed You to Be Home Once in a While. (Paramount+) orlandoweekly.com
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KEEP YA HEAD UP
“It’s tough because as much as you say, ‘I’m going to put that song out of my head,’ it’s always this quiet little monkey on your back,” Fitzpatrick explained. “And if you try and set that as the benchmark, you’re almost guaranteed failure because it’s just automatically sucking the oxygen out of the room.” After months of fruitless songwriting, Fitz and the Tantrums want to give Orlando ‘all the feels’ Fitzpatrick was finally able to eject that BY ALAN SCULLEY monkey when he thought back to how “HandClap” was written in the first place. “What I had to finally do was come to n early 2020, Michael “Fitz” Fitzpatrick that 2019 album will remain a focus of the the realization that we didn’t try and write of Fitz and the Tantrums was looking live shows. “I feel like we didn’t get a full record ‘HandClap’ when we wrote it,” he said. “I forward to touring in earnest to promote the group’s latest album, All the Feels. But cycle,” he said. “The funny thing is the big just sort of tried to put my intellect to the like virtually every music act, any plans song off of the last record, ‘I Just Wanna side and just come from more of a visceral, for 2020 were turned upside down by the Shine,’ is getting bigger and bigger by the primal place, which is how I achieved that day. It’s streaming more now than it ever [song].” pandemic. The number that finally put the All the In Fitzpatrick’s case, he was able to use has. So I’m excited to play the All the Feels his suddenly open schedule to do something album now that people have really had a Feels album back on track was “123456,” a that would not have happened otherwise — chance to really live with it.” Fitzpatrick has song about regaining self-confidence after write and record his recently released solo enough sweat, effort and time invested in a period of doubt and insecurity. It helped All the Feels that it’s only natural he wants Fitzpatrick start seeing a lyrical thread album, Head Up High. around which he “It just sort of felt like I was given this that album to get a could build an amazing opportunity to just explore any proper touring run. FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS, A big hurdle entire album. idea I wanted, go down any avenue, not Bre Kennedy “I really started have to be responsible or beholden to what was trying to come 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 27 to see this theme people expect from Fitz and the Tantrums,” up with a single The Frontyard Festival felt of self-care, of he said in a phone interview with Orlando Fitzpatrick Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, self-love, of just Weekly. “It was honestly nice also to take could measure up 445 S. Magnolia Ave. “HandClap,” processing all of a break from being a part of collective to drphillipscenter.org these emotions,” creatively and just be able to make some the multi-chart hit $40-$75 he said. “Then that decisions that were 100 percent mine to from the band’s self-titled 2016 sort of became my own and succeed or fail with.” That doesn’t mean that Fitzpatrick has album. Like many artists before him feeling filter for everything and what made the forgotten about All the Feels. In fact, now the pressure of trying to follow up a hit song, cut or not was, ‘Does this make me feel that Fitz and the Tantrums have regrouped Fitzpatrick readily admits he struggled with something?’” If Fitzpatrick explores some weighty to return to the touring routine this summer, expectations created by “HandClap.”
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topics on All the Feels, the band’s fourth album, he and his co-writers also continued Fitz and the Tantrums’ tradition of making fun music. That tone was established way back in 2008 in Los Angeles when Fitzpatrick formed the group with Noelle Scaggs (vocals/percussion), James King (multiinstrumentalist), Jeremy Ruzumna (keyboards), John Wicks (drums) and Ethan Phillips (since replaced on bass by Joseph Karnes). Now Fitzpatrick has added Head Up High to his catalog of music. And the album isn’t a departure from the sound Fitz and the Tantrums are known for, considering it’s largely made up of buoyant, dancefriendly songs filled with vocal hooks, bright instrumentation and upbeat lyrics. The tone of the album was very much intentional. “You know, everybody was down (during the pandemic),” Fitzpatrick confessed. “And I wrote a couple of depressing pandemic songs. I literally wrote a song called ‘Virus.’ I was like I don’t want to share this song. I’m living through this song. I don’t need any more depressing shit in my life. I was like I need hope and positivity and I want songs that make me want to dance around the room and at least give me a temporary sense of joy in this dread cycle we’re all in. I would listen to those songs, those pandemic songs, and I was like, ‘I don’t want to listen to that. That’s depressing.’ No, if I don’t want to [hear it] and I wrote it, then nobody else is going to want to.” music@orlandoweekly.com
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LOCAL RELEASES
Orlando lords of the old school the Ludes just dropped a fresh molten slab of unrepentant revivalism. The locally titled 407 is an eight-track master class in hard guitar rock. Mainlined with testosterone, these big riffs and hot licks swagger with 1970s lust, packing some of the most fire-fingered, mouth-gaping guitar work to ever come out of Orlando. Soaked in diesel and whiskey, the Ludes’ new songs are for burning rubber and breaking laws. Check it on Bandcamp. The brand-new album by veteran Orlando MC Shinobi Stalin is a transAtlantic union with British producer Traj P. In a modern commercial hip-hop era defined by mumble and trap, 11 Hours to Leicester is a 12-track antidote that keeps it 1990s classic with crisp kicks, tight raps and a midnight pulse. And befitting a joint release between the familial Orlando crews Beer Money UNLTD and the Grand Collab, this clean dozen features generous cameos by illustrious members of both houses, including WordChemist, DJ Stranger, AMiAM, Midaz the Beast, J Biz and fresh newcomer Jazzy Soto. Representing the U.K. side here are Loaneski, Rishi P and DJ Ninja Bob. 11 Hours to Leicester is on streaming platforms and for sale on Bandcamp. Legos is the not-so-prolific solo vehicle of Kyle Potter from forward-thinking but underrated Orlando rock bands Trails and Chapters. After a five-year lull, Legos recently released Slaapjes. As indicated by the title, which is Dutch for “naps,” this ambient six-song suite is a “sound exploration of sleep.” I know, sounds snoozy. And even if it is by very design, that doesn’t mean boring. Anything tagged “sleep music” could be as impressionistic and undercooked as
The brand-new album by veteran Orlando MC Shinobi Stalin is a trans-Atlantic union with British producer Traj P that keeps it 1990s classic with crisp kicks, tight raps and a midnight pulse white noise or field recordings. Slaapjes, however, is a thing of craft, executed with crystal fineness, and a wondrous experience even while awake and fully present. It’s currently available as a name-yourprice download on Legos’ Bandcamp.
MUSIC EVENTS THIS WEEK
This week, Memorial Day weekend and the bombshell CDC announcement relaxing social recommendations will collide. Sure, we’re all adults here, but we all coexist in the same society and all’s not conquered yet. So be cool, be understanding of everyone and take it slowly.
Music Movement has, of late, taken an interesting turn toward the edge. Early this month, there was a team-up with Uncomfortable Brunch for the exclusive Florida screening of the Swans documentary. Now, MMM is debuting its Transmission Sessions with an exceptional showcase of some of the city’s most elite freaks. Featuring free-jazz juggernaut Bongus, industrial experimentalists TTN, no-wave pacesetter Alien Witch and noise prince Trotsky’s Watercooler, this bill is a one-stop primer of Orlando’s exciting fringe. (8 p.m. Saturday, May 29, Will’s Pub, $5) Stanton Warriors: Kicking off a holiday weekend loaded with old-school dance events are U.K. nu-breaks kings Stanton Warriors, who follow in the direct footsteps that Orlando was central in laying down worldwide in the 1990s. With the help of drum & bass masters LTJ Bukem and AK 1200 — as well as DJs Craze, Merlyn and Shade — the bass drops outside at the Ace Cafe grounds, where the beats heard ’round the world were first made famous back when it was known as the Edge. (3 p.m. Saturday, May 29, Backyard at the Ace, $25-$75)
Atom Dive, Fond, the Amphetamines: This bill is one of the best local underground samplers seen in a while, with at least a couple of potential risers. The showcase of promising young bands features the noisy experimental heaviness of Fond, the raw spastic nerve of Atom Dive and the garage rock of the Amphetamines. It’s a masked and limited-capacity show. (8 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, Will’s Pub, $10)
Old School Summer: The other classic house-music get-down happens the next night at the equally historical Burbler (that’s I-Bar to you kids). No mere local lineup, DJs Icey, Kimball Collins and Dave Cannalte are certified gods in international dance-music history. And to have this holy trinity all on the same bill would’ve drawn thousands back in the day. Thankfully for these pandemic times, though, this event is limited capacity, as Transmission Sessions x. 1042: well as temperature-checked. (8:30 p.m. Bongus, TTN, Alien Witch, Trotsky’s Sunday, May 30, Barbarella, $20.21-$25) Watercooler: Orlando promoter Modern baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
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Cece Teneal & Soul Kamotion, Carmen Harrell, Yoshi, Nina Skyy, Dayve Stewart and more present a rollicking night of R&B, blues and soul. 8 p.m., $20-$45. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org
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Orlando singer-songwriter icon Binion returns to a local stage with this headlining set in Winter Park. 8 p.m., $20. Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park, bluebambooartcenter.com F R I D AY- S AT U R D AY, M AY 2 8 -2 9
Party in the Plaza: Together Again at the O-Town Canteen
If you’re still feeling shell-shocked over the past 12 months, Mad Cow Theatre invites you to a very retro opportunity to commiserate via song and performance at this 1940s-vintage USO variety show held outdoors. Held over for a second weekend! 7:30 p.m., $50. Mad Cow Theatre, 54 W. Church St., madcowtheatre.com
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Frontyard Festival: Sammy Hagar & the Circle
The Red Rocker’s other (not Van Halen), other (not Montrose) musical project plays the second of two nights at the FF. The supergroup also features Jason
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Bonham and Michael Anthony. 7:30 p.m., $70-$150. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org
the Feels. (Read all about it on page 33.) 7:30 p.m., $40-$75. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org
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Frontyard Festival: Reconnect: A Community Soul Festival
Alternative-folk heroines the Indigo Girls — the duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers — released their 16th album, Look Long, last year and have in the meantime been working on various solo endeavors. This Orlando show will be part of a brief Southern swing that includes a show at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. 8 p.m., $45-$75. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org
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Trotsky’s Watercooler, Alien Witch, TTN, Tinnitus Rex and Bongus rampage into Will’s, most playing their first show(s) in over a year. 8 p.m., $5. Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., willspub.org
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Five Course Love
Five restaurants, three actors, 15 characters are the ingredients of this Off-Broadway musical comedy. $20-$45. Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Winter Park, winterparkplayhouse.org T H R O U G H M AY 3 0
Once
Musical version of the film about the ups and downs two Irish musicians who fall in love. $24-$36. Theater West End, 115 W. First St., Sanford, theaterwestend.com.
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Orlando Fringe Festival
The city’s premier celebration of the performing arts returns in-person, with a robust virtual component this year too. Ticket prices and performance times vary from show to show. See selected reviews on page 17. Various venues, orlandofringe.org
MUSEUMS + GALLERIES THROUGH JUNE 30
Black Mary
Photo series by journalist Renata Sago and her mother Kanika that reimagines Mary Poppins as “a modern-day Black woman invoking joy, power, and selfdetermination in communities suffering from socioeconomic disparities.” Free. Eatonville Branch Library, 200 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville, ocls.info THROUG H AUG . 29
Creatures in the Margins
As a visual complement to the public library’s “Tails & Tales” summer reading, this exhibit looks at representations of animals in art and the traits we assign or impute to them. Free. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins. edu/cfam
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Cynthia Holmes: Sweet Surrealism
Florida-based contemporary artist Holmes takes you into a world of fantastical botanicals. $10. Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park, polasek.org THROUG H AUG . 1
The Grand Portraits of Mr. Eddy Mumma
Rare exhibition of paintings from this Florida original and beyond-prolific outsider artist. $5. Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St., mennellomuseum.org THROUG H AUG . 29
Multiple Voices/ Multiple Stories
Dive into the history of portraiture in this exhibition of 30 works from the Cornell’s permanent collection. Free. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/cfam T H R O U G H S E P T. 19
On Seeing Segovia
Travelogue by Maitland Art Center founder Jules André Smith of his 1921 travels in Spain comes in the forms of paintings, drawings and a short story, collected in this exhibit. $6. Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, artandhistory.org THROUGH JUNE 6
Storytellers: Faith Ringgold + Aminah Robinson
A survey of mixed media works by legendary African American women artists Faith Ringgold and Aminah Robinson. $5. Museum of Art DeLand, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, moartdeland.org THROUG H AUG . 29
Uptown/Downtown: Richard Lindner’s Fun City
Richard Lindner’s visions of a bright, erotic New York City by night. Free. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/cfam n
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“BOTH BARRELS” I need your advice. My partner of 27 years has been sleeping with my best friend. This has been going on for a year and a half. As far as I knew, we had a monogamous relationship, even if things had gotten stale between us in recent years. And my best friend is everything to me. I confide in him for a lot, including advice on my relationship. We spoke recently about how my partner wasn’t interested in sex. He looked me straight in the eye and said how his partner wasn’t interested in sex either. Little did I know that he was doing my partner. What is weird is that my friend isn’t even close to my partner’s “type.” My friend, however, has turned into an absolute whore in recent years. His partner knows nothing about it. I feel so betrayed by them both. I am gutted. I also fear being alone. I am 56 years old. The four of us did a lot together — Thanksgiving, Christmas, dinners, brunch, everything. I don’t see how we can continue now. What should I do? Going Under Thanks To Extreme Deceit I don’t know what to tell you. If you find what your partner and best friend did intolerable and unforgiveable, GUTTED, then don’t tolerate or forgive. Burn it all down. Dump your partner of nearly 30 years and cut your best friend out of your life. Then you get to decide if you’re gonna go quietly or if you’re gonna let people know why you ended both these relationships. And if you make your reasons public, GUTTED, which you have every right to do, the details will instantly get back your best friend’s partner — assuming you don’t tell him yourself — and your ex-best-friend’s relationship will most likely end. Which means when the dust settles, and new leases are signed, you and your best friend’s ex will be alone and your then-former partner and your then-former best friend will be free to go public with their relationship. But you can’t stay with your partner just to prevent that outcome. You can’t stay in this relationship out of spite. Which is not to say you can’t stay in this relationship. You could stay, if you wanted to — and your partner wants to — but it’s going to be a very different relationship going forward. You don’t say much about your relationship other than how long it’s gone on, GUTTED, that things went stale some years back, and how upset you were to discover this affair. But if there’s still good in this relationship and you have reasons to stay other than (or in addition to) not wanting to be alone, GUTTED, then get into couples counseling with your partner. Things will never be the same, GUTTED, but you know what? It’s deeply irrational for us to expect things to stay the same as the decades grind on. And having to
pretend things are the same puts an avoidable — but not easily avoidable — strain on our long-term relationships. Because even as both partners know things have changed, acknowledging that fact feels risky because it often involves renegotiating the terms of the relationship. (Like a monogamous commitment made decades ago.) And the longer you’re together, the higher the stakes can seem. So some people don’t talk about what has changed, even if both parties know things have changed … and some people decide to do what they need to in order to stay married (or partnered) and stay sane. (Where do people get that idea?) Ideally this going and doing — contingencies, allowances, carve-outs — are discussed in advance and agreed to by both parties. But just as often as not, GUTTED, difficult conversations are avoided and affairs begin and then much more difficult conversations can’t be avoided once affairs are discovered. Finding out you’ve been cheated on can be deeply traumatic. I say “can,” GUTTED, because it’s not true in all cases; some people don’t give a shit who their partners are sleeping with after three decades together so long as they come home. It’s not that sex and faithfulness (which is not to be confused with monogamy) aren’t important. They are. It’s just that other things — like a long history together or a deep-if-not-passionate intimacy or both — can become more important over time and monogamy, flawlessly executed over decades and decades, is not the only way a person can demonstrate faithfulness to a partner. Once you’re in couples counseling — assuming your partner is willing to go — I would encourage you to squarely face questions like how important sex is to you as individual now and how important sex and sexual exclusivity are to you as couple now. Sexual passion and sexual exclusivity may have defined your relationship at the start and may have helped you cement your bond. But other things — valuable things like familiarity, intimacy and security — may have overtaken them in importance. Just because your partner may not be interested in sex with you anymore or sex with you exclusively, GUTTED, doesn’t mean your partner isn’t interested in being your partner anymore. He may still love you and other things — perhaps more important things than sex — cement your bond now. Or not. Your partner could want out and the affair was his way of blowing it all up. But if he wants to stay in this relationship too, GUTTED, it would, again, be a different kind of partnership going forward. Perhaps a companionate one, perhaps one with a revived sexual connection. There’s definitely a path forward if you both want
to be together. It’s a steep and a rocky path, GUTTED, but it’s one countless other couples have walked together. But navigating it would require a huge effort from both of you, sincere contrition from him, and heroic powers of forgiveness from you. As for your best friend, GUTTED, you should tell that guy to go fuck himself for all eternity. I would like you to be the referee in a disagreement. I am going out with a lady who insists that tinglehole is two words, as in “tingle hole.” I, on the other hand, believe it is one word. What do you say? Thank you in advance. (P.S. There is some seriously freaky GGG shit riding on your answer.) Words With Friends With Benefits A few years back you couldn’t watch 30 minutes of basic cable without seeing three ads marketing “tingling” lubes to straight couples. These lubes were touted like they were a revolutionary new way, as one KY ad put it, “to turn up the heat” on your sex life. But while hot lubes do make your hole tingle, it’s true, a lousy lay with hot lube on his dick is still a lousy lay. And getting hot lube all over your hole doesn’t “enhance the experience,” per KY, it only makes more it difficult to move on from it; it’s impossible to fall asleep after sex when you’ve got a bad case of tinglehole. (It’s my word, I invented it, and I say it’s one word.) Longtime reader, first-time writer, love your column. Your question from reader VIBEQ struck a chord with me because I (hetero, cis, basically vanilla, male-shaped person) had the same phobia about my female partners using vibrators. But I overcame it! One day in college, my girlfriend asked me to use her vibrator on her while we were fooling around. My internal monologue went basically like this: “Oh no, I’m doing it wrong and now she wants the vibrator … hmm, this is almost like having a second cock … hey, my second cock is also basically a robot …” And then the bass line from the movie Terminator kicked in. I went to town and I’ve never looked back. It was very empowering. Another benefit of losing my vibratorphobia was that it gives me a way to be intimate with my partner even when I’m stressed out and not feeling up for intercourse — in the middle of a pandemic, for instance. And I owe this all to a former partner having the guts to make the big ask. If VIBEQ takes the plunge, he may find it more than worthwhile! Good Vibes Thanks for sharing, GV!
Meet Jojo (A464725)! Jojo is 2 years old. He was surrendered by his previous owner because they could no longer afford to care for him. According to the previous owner, he gets along well with female dogs, but he does not get along with other male dogs and cats. Jojo is partially housebroken, he knows basic commands, and he’s friendly with men and women but has never been around children. Jojo is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and ready to go home the same day he is adopted. He unfortunately has tested positive for heartworm disease, but luckily his treatment is sponsored. Lady Whiskerton here with the hottest gossip in town! Orange County Animal Services is reducing adoption fees to just $10 for all dogs and cats that are ready for immediate adoption for the month of May. Look for the purple “Ready to Go Home” banner when browsing the Animal Services website to see which dukes and duchesses qualify for the promotional fee. Don’t keep this salacious news to yourself — spread the word! Orange County Animal Services is located at 2769 Conroy Road in Orlando, near the Mall at Millenia. The shelter is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, please call 407-836-3111 or visit ocnetpets.com.
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Legal, Public Notices AUCTION Extra Space Storage – Store 8138 1001 Lee Rd. Orlando FL. 32810 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 11, 2021 @ 12:00 PM Paul White 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. Case No. 100025539 PUBLICATION OF HEARING STATE OF MICHIGAN – 16th JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT – FAMILY DIVISION – MACOMB COUNTY. TO: Tionn Lamarr Mclin (DOB 05/21/1979). IN THE MATTER OF: Jayden Mclin (DOB 02/05/2009); and Alexis Mclin (DOB 05/02/2015). A hearing regarding Child Neglect will be conducted by the court on June 18, 2021, at 11:30 AM in Macomb County Circuit Court, 10 North Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043 before Referee Kristin Stone via Zoom. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Tionn Lamarr Mclin personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above. This hearing may result in the termination of your parental rights. 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, 407.516.7751 on 06.11.2021 @ 11:00 am. Marie Anne Lankford household items, clothes; Alisha White furniture, boxes, soda chair; Joe Scott household goods; Carlos Antonio Marquis Hall two beds, one couch. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3820 S Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32806, 321.270.3440 on 06.11.2021 @ 11:30 am. Samuel Caldwell Couch, personal items, Boxes Joemar Torres Boxes, kitchen items Melleah Hook House hold goods. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 408 N Primrose Dr, Orlando, FL 32803, 321.285.5021 on 006.11.2021 @ 12:15 pm. Vincent Drayton-Household items, Eric Bartley-Household items. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 7360 Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, FL 32819, 407.634.4449 on 06.11.2021 @ 12:30pm. Diana Lovell Household items. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 11971 Lake Underhill Rd, Orlando, FL 32825, 407.516.7913 on 06.11.2021 @ 1:00 pm. Baltazar Quinain Holiday decor, ladder, computers, bed,bags, boxes, files, totes; Sherray Wright House hold goods; Trent Mcknight Pressure Washer Equipment, Small Trailer Vin# 4YMBU0617JG044242 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 5592 LB McLeod Rd, Orlando, FL 32811, 407.720.2832 on 06.11.2021 @ 2:00 pm. Gloria Sims, Household goods. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed
below at the location indicated: 342 Woodland Lake Dr Orlando, FL 32828, 321.800.4793 on 06.11.2021 at 2:30 pm. Michael Lloyd misc Items Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3501 S Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32839, 407.488.9093 on 06.11.2021 @ 3:00 pm. Kisha Chance-House hold furniture; Contanya Wiggins-House hold goods The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated June 11, 2021 at the time and location listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 1451 Rinehart Rd Sanford, FL 32771 (407) 915-4908- Farah Pazienza -Table, boxes, personal items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete
the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 11th, 2021 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. Michelle Gay - Household Goods, Michael Stewart - Household Goods. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 11, 2021 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 12709 East Colonial Drive Orlando FL 32826,
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4076343990 Yuleidy Tackett: furniture, vacuum, baby items, boxes, tools. 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 6/11/2021 @ 12:00PM: Jesse Wedick Household goods; David Brown Household goods; Amanda Robledo Household goods; Kelly Greene Furniture and files. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made withcash 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.
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Legal, Public Notices Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 11, 2021 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 11920 W Colonial Dr Ste 10, Ocoee FL 34761, 407-794 6970. Brian Hallrestaurant equipment. Brandon Womack- Black Honda Motorcycle Vin # HFSC52095A208962 SOLD AS PARTS ONLY. 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 11, 2021 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 Steven Baylark-Household items Mario Moran-Household items Kaniesha Dixon-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 on June 11th 2021 at the location indicated: Store 1631, 5753 Hoffner Ave, Orlando, FL 32822 (407) 212-5890 @11:30 AM, Clifford Karl Bieberstein Household goods, Hector Rosario Clothes Household Goods, Joewaski Hamilton Household Goods, Shawn Patrick Coolidge Household Goods, Clifford Brown Household Goods, Gretchen Raimundi Household Goods. Store 7107: 6174 S Goldenrod Rd, Orlando FL 32822 @12 PM, Biancaliz Delgado Household Goods, Anthony Dalessandro 2019 Barrington Trailer VIN: 53VBU1624KG034128 Store 8460: 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd Kissimmee, FL 34756 407-4298867 @1:15 PM: James Richards Household goods, Lola White Household Goods, Carlos Delgado Household Goods, Henry Roseman Rims, car part. Store 8753: 540
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Cypress Parkway Kissimmee, FL 34759 @1:45 PM: Irmarie Carambot household items, Tatiana Jacquez household goods. Store 8926: 1700 Celebration Blvd Celebration, FL 34747 (407) 502-6033 @2PM, Marco Geraldes Business Goods, Master Spirit LLC Business Goods, J.B. Gray One Bedroom Apt, Maya Bilvado Queen Bed, Boxes & Bags, Vincent Locascio Boxes & Household Goods, Eileen Swickle Furniture & Household Goods. Store 8931: 3280 Vineland Rd Kissimmee, FL 34746 (407) 720-7424 @2:15 PM, Joseph Friedman bags, clothes, suitcase, Hamza Benkirane tv, bedroom furniture, fish tank, end table. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 11, 2021 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 610 Rinehart Rd. Lake Mary, FL 32746 (407) 333-4355 Sabrina Hale - 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. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Virginia Ann Ritter, Deceased. File No. 2021 CP 001422 O NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that a Petition for Summary Administration has been filed in the estate of Virginia Ann Ritter, deceased, File Number 2021 CP 001422 O, by the Circuit Court for Orange County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 425 North Orange Avenue, Suite 340, Orlando, Florida 32801; that the decedent’s date of death was August 21, 2020; that the total value of the estate is $0.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name Address: Daniel Adam Ritter 5026 Myrtle Bay Drive, Orlando, FL 32829. Christopher Matthew Ritter 5687 Bear Stone Run,
Oviedo, Florida 32765. Daniel Adam Ritter 5026 Myrtle Bay Drive Orlando, Florida 32829. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is 5/19/21. Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Michelle L. Rivera, Attorney, Florida Bar Number: 0085325, Overstreet Law, 100 Church Street, Kissimmee, Florida 34741, Telephone: (407) 847-5151, EMail: mrivera@kisslawyer.com, Secondary E-Mail: tmorgan@ kisslawyer.com. Person Giving Notice: Daniel Adam Ritter, 5026 Myrtle Bay Drive, Orlando, Florida 32829. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO: 05-2020DR-039104 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF HAILEY AMBER GIOTTA, ADOPTEE DATE OF BIRTH OF MINOR CHILD: NOVEMBER 3, 2010; PLACE OF BIRTH OF MINOR CHILD: MELBOURNE, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA NOTICE OF ACTION TO: BRADLEY GIOTTA, PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 30 YEARS OF AGE, DATE OF BIRTH: 10/22/1991, CAUCASIAN, SHORT DARK BROWN HAIR, BLUE EYES, GOTEE, LEFT EAR PIERCED, BIRTH MARK ON LEFT UPPER ARM, APPROXIMATE HEIGHT: 6’0” AND WEIGHT: 180 POUNDS. LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 2416 TRAFALGAR DRIVE, ORANGE COUNTY, ORLANDO, FL 32937. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Adoption by Step Parent and Termination of Parental Rights has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defense, if any, to MARIA A. RIDDLE, ESQUIRE, Petitioner’s Attorney, whose address is 1334 Valentine Street, Melbourne Florida, 32901, on or before 6/21/21 and file the original with the Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit in and for Brevard County, Florida, Clerk of Court, P.O. Box 219, Titusville, Florida 32781-0219 or 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera, Florida 32940, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a
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default may be entered against you, for the relief demanded in the Petition. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit in and for Brevard County, Florida office. You may review these documents upon request. .You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file a Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms 12.915). Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the Clerk’s Office. Witness my hand and Office Seal on the 6th day of May, 2021, in Brevard County, Florida. By /s/ Deputy Clerk, Brevard County, Clerk of Courts. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER CASE NO: DP18291, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Children J. R. DOB: 10/31/2019, J. R. DOB: 04/05/2021. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Miguel Ramirez Address Unknown: A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced children. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge A. James Craner on June 4, 2021 at 10:15 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. This is a telephonic hearing please dial 407-8365646 (or toll-free 1-800-346-8020) and enter code number 517180#. The # key must be entered after the code numbers. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITION OF THE CHILD(REN) AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD(REN). “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 27th day of April, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Rachel Stawski Dlugokienski, Esq., Florida Bar No.: 1010876, Senior Attorney, Rachel.Stawski@myflfamilies.com. CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER. WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP19-575 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILDREN: S.H. DOB: 07/09/2010, D.H. DOB: 08/09/2012. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Renee Francois (Address Unknown) A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Honorable Judge A. James Craner on June 25, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TRIAL. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. This hearing will be held via Microsoft TEAMS video on the above date and time. Mrs. Francois would need to appear at the courthouse or contact her attorney to appear via the TEAMS video link. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 26th day of April, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer McCarthy, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 0086793, Children’s Legal Services jennifer. mccarthy@myflfamilies.com By: /s/ CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER. WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP17320 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILDREN: K.J. DOB: 05/27/2012, S.M. DOB: 03/20/2014. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Kerry Jacquet (Address Unknown) A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the abovereferenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Honorable Judge A. James Craner on June 28, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TRIAL. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. This hearing will be held telephonically on the above date and time by calling 407- 8365646 and entering conference code 517180# FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVI-
SORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THESE CHILDREN NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 18th day of May, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer McCarthy, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 0086793, Children’s Legal Services jennifer. mccarthy@myflfamilies.com By: /s/ CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER CASE NO.: DP19-227 IN THE INTEREST OF: J.C. DOB: 06/18/2018, minor child. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. To: JAJA CALHOUN, Address Unknown. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge A. James Craner, at 9:30 a.m., on the 1st day of June, 2021, at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. This is a telephonic hearing please dial 407-8365646 (or toll-free 1-800-346-8020) and enter code number 517180#. The # key must be entered after the code numbers. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD (THESE CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD (OR CHILDREN) NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 26th day of April, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Nancy A. Robak, Attorney for the State of Florida Department of Children and Families 400 West Robinson Street, Ste. N211, Orlando, FL 32801, (407) 921-7169. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk, (Court Seal)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUVENILE DIVISION: 5/ LATIMORE CASE NO.: DP20-107 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD X.B. DOB: 08/26/2017. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA. To: Francis J. Caviness, Address Unknown. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced children, a copy of which is on file with the clerk; you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Alicia Latimore, on June 23rd, 2021 at 11:00am at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA THE FOLLOWING WAY: Microsoft Teams meeting, Join on your computer or mobile app, Click here to join the meeting, Or call in (audio only), +1 321-430-3303 & Enter ID: 928 234 097# (make sure you enter #). FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITON OF THE CHILDREN AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 10th day of May, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer L. Ware, Esquire FB#109969, Jennifer.Ware@ myflfamilies.com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUVENILE DIVISION: 5/ LATIMORE CASE NO.: DP20-107 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD X.B. DOB: 08/26/2017. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA. To: Peter X. Barber, Address Unknown. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced children, a copy of which is on file with the clerk; you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Alicia Latimore, on June 23rd,
2021 at 11:00am at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA THE FOLLOWING WAY: Microsoft Teams meeting, Join on your computer or mobile app, Click here to join the meeting, Or call in (audio only), +1 321-430-3303 & Enter ID: 928 234 097# (make sure you enter #). FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITON OF THE CHILDREN AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 10th day of May, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer L. Ware, Esquire FB#109969, Jennifer.Ware@ myflfamilies.com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUVENILE DIVISION: 5/ LATIMORE CASE NO.: DP15-158 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD K.S. DOB: 06/17/2013. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA. To: Kayla Selph, Address Unknown. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced children, a copy of which is on file with the clerk; you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Alicia Latimore, on June 23rd, 2021 at 1:30pm at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA THE FOLLOWING WAY: Microsoft Teams meeting, Join on your computer or mobile app, Click here to join the meeting, Or call in (audio only), +1 321-430-3303 & Enter ID: 503 159 617# (make sure you enter #). FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUC-
TIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITON OF THE CHILDREN AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 10th day of May, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Jennifer L. Ware, Esquire FB#109969, Jennifer.Ware@ myflfamilies.com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. 2021-DR-000839-O. Division: 31 – Vincent Chiu. IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF: ANN MARIE RAMIREZ Petitioner/Wife, and DANIEL RAMIREZ, Respondent/ Husband. AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION for DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE WITH NO MINOR OR DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND NO PROPERTY TO: DANIEL RAMIREZ, Address Unknown YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action for Dissolution of Marriage With No Minor or Dependent Children and No Property has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the Petitioner’s Attorney, Michele M. Bernard, Esq. whose address is Holistic Legal, P.A., 390 N. Orange Ave. #2300, Orlando, FL 32801, on or before July 8, 2021, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at: ORANGE County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32801. A phone call will not protect you. Your written response, including the case number given above and the names of the parties, must be filed if you want the Court to hear your side of the case. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided, which is to each person their personal property and any marital property or items and monies to Petitioner. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires
certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. DATED: May 13, 2021. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By:/s/ Deputy Clerk (SEAL). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 41 CASE NO. 19 - DP - 118 IN THE INTEREST OF B.P., DOB: 06/08/2012 Minor Child. NOTICE OF ACTION AND OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: ISRAEL DIAZ (unknown address) A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child; you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on July 9th, 2021 at 9:15 a.m. at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY /ADJUDICATORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN WHOSE INITIALS APPEAR ABOVE. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” DISABILITIES NOTICE: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Court Administration, Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 6300, Kissimmee, Florida, (407) 742-2417, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand as the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 17th day of May, 2021. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 41 Case No. 19-DP-151 IN THE INTEREST OF: W. L.-C., DOB: 03/06/2017, J. L.-C., DOB: 07/02/2018, W. L.-C. DOB: 07/11/2019 Minor Children. NOTICE OF ACTION AND OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL
RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: SHARLENE CRIGGER (unknown address) A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced children; you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on July 27th, 2021 at 10:45 a.m. at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY / ADJUDICATORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN WHOSE INITIALS APPEAR ABOVE. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” DISABILITIES NOTICE: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Court Administration, Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 6300, Kissimmee, Florida, (407) 742-2417, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand as the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 19th day of May, 2021. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. Notice of Public Auction for monies due on storage units located at U-Haul company facilities. Storage locations are listed below. All goods are household contents or miscellaneous and recovered goods. All auctions are hold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent and fees in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self-Storage Act, Sections 83.806 and 83.807. The auction will start at 8:00 a.m. on June 3, 2021 and will continue until all locations are done. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Maitland Blvd, 7803 N Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, Fl 32810; B56 D’Marco Benjamia $641.45, L75 Karen Roessle $1211.20, C73 Peachlyn Farmer $736.90, C68 Costadaryl Hugley $859.85, D07 Steven Rhem $948.80, C15 Maro Molina $717.80, B45 Connelly Gerard $736.80, L67 Regina Lanear $455.95, C25 Maria Lopez $987.70, C14 Monique Bryan. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Apopka, 1221 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, Fl 32703; 1317 Tashein Turner $1595.40, 1306 Yvette Capetillo $1547.80, 1376 Leon Wiley
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$415.80, 1141 David Potts $853.50, 1286 Willie Brown Jr $461.30, 1051 Sylvia Rodriguez $1048.20. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Semoran Blvd, 2055 State Rd 436, Winter Park, Fl 32792; 2474 Marshall Umstead $606.62, 1691 Barbara Martin $456.00, 1006-09 Milton Smith $1376.55, 1034 Timothy Jordan $883.20, 1156 Corey Tigue $1299.55, 1083 Lenora Grice-Whiteside $452.50, 1681 Mike Garcia $657.15, 1166 Claudine Vipperman $919.15, 1108 Heidi Reisel $540.95. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Longwood, 650 N Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; C039 Javier Aponte $1433.17, E006 Bruce Leenim $1237.49, C002 Traci Washington $1141.95. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Lake Mary Blvd, 3851 S Orlando Drive, Sanford, Fl 32773; 1545 Dustin Spencer $564.19, 1406 Dustin Spencer $1144.56, 1607 Kevin Brady $1064.76, 2534 Alberto Torres $601.50, 1007 Mary thomas $1375.96, 1540 Marilis Rodriguez $1421.45, 2704 Johnell Brooks $734.46, 1043 Kaesha Sanders $1139.31, 2051 Derek Taylor $527.00, 2075 Casrlos Padilla $761.28, 2585 Derek Taylor $601.50, 1452 Sherry Weber $465.02, 2827 Andre Reynolds $601.50, 1077 Karen Torres $1139.31, 2738 Latasha Briscoe $507.25, 1577 Kevin Brady $564.19, 261418 Juleina Jimenez $1166.00, 1470 Loren Lacy $560.72, 1530 Denise Green $723.35, 2589 Nicole Carter $580.50, 2068 Alex Murphy $527.00, 1771 Frederick Harris $425.85, 1422 Roland Sattler $1355.30, 2597 Andre Reynolds $601.50, 2811 Josephine King $527.00, 2712 Kevin Brady $542.91, 2533 Alberto Torrres $527.00, 1720 Christopher Dupont $425.85, 1217 Sukhpal Singh $1277.63, 1411 Dustin Spencer $1011.49, 2584 Andre Reynolds $527.00, 2510 Josephine King $527.00, 1301 Patrick Sneed $908.42, 1162 Derek Taylor $990.26, 2813 Josephine King $601.50, 1553 Octavia Walker $495.02, 1254 Richard Wentworth $425.85, 1462 Karen Torres $564.19, 1325 Robert Bailey $1144.56, 2081 Alex Murphy $527.00, 2336 Jennifer Grey $970.85, 1158 Robert Bookman $990.26. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Sanford on Rinehart Road, 1811 Rinehart Road, Sanford, Fl 32771; 4191 Kirk Reed $1545.69, 4047 Eric Rawlins $1692.20, 4164 Kirk Reed $1417.89, 2102 Danielle Washington $773.22, 2021 Kirk Reed $2440.29, 3088 Linda Jones $702.50, 3040 Taquan Lemon $1299.05, 3082 Brandie Wagner $592.70, 1071 Katrina Doe $743.71.
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Legal, Public Notices Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on June 11th, 2021 at 11:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 14120 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32826. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. #1112 –Reggie Smith. #1344 –John Wills Tile, Inc. Notice Of Public Sale Personal property of the following tenants will be sold for cash to satisfy rental liens in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self Storage Facility Act, Sections 83-806 and 83-807. Contents may include kitchen, household items, bedding, toys, games, boxes, barrels, packed cartons, furniture, trucks, cars, etc. There is no title for vehicles sold at lien sale. Owners reserve the right to bid on units. Lien sale to be held online ending Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at times indicated below. Viewing and bidding will only be available online at www. storagetreasures.com beginning at least 5 days prior to the scheduled sale date and time! Also visit www. personalministorage.com/OrlandoFL-storage-units/ for more info. Personal Mini Storage Forsyth-2875 Forsyth Rd Winter Park FL, 32792-at 10:00 am: 318 Jonathan Snyder 413 Connie Robyn Skinner 416 Marrano Gros Jean 442 Victor Manuel Sanchez 969 John Allan Dodsworth Personal Mini Storage West-4600 Old Winter Garden Rd Orlando, FL 32811-at 11:30 am: 158 Victoria Renee Wade 365 Michael Walker 387 Luiz Jose Antonio Filho 411 Chelsea Simone Bohler 435 John Hambuch 474 Jenny Jimenez Estrella 502 Paul Knieps 518 Roshawn Renee Richardson 526 Kavin Delva 549 Roy Anthony Walls 583 Russell Starks Personal Mini Storage Lake Fairview-4252 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804-at 11:00 am: 137 Sarafina Johnson 165 Anthony Leon Nichols 738 Eric Vashon Harris, 2010 Dodge Challenger, VIN 2B3CJ4DV5AH289348 936 Judith Perez Fairview Mini Storage4211 N. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804-at 11:00 am: C21 Alexander Jamar Mckinnie Personal Mini Storage Edgewater-6325 Edgewater Dr Orlando, FL 32810-at 11:30 am: 143 Alice Crowson 529 William Jacobe 1549 Carla Johnson 2139 Kenneth Spears, 2002 Ford Explorer, VIN
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1FMZU75W62ZC60012 2313 Krystle Tanner, 1986 Chevy Caprice Classic, 1G1BN69H8GX101111 Personal Mini Storage Forest City Rd-6550 Forest City Rd Orlando, FL 32810-at 12:00 pm: 1030 Jamale Omar Ruise 3163 Michael Reese 3303 Autumn Marie Johnson 3312 Marcus Davis 4004 John Smith 6047 Cory Fisher. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE 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 9, 2021 9:30 am at the Mindful Storage facility located at: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL 34759 (321) 732-6032 The personal goods stored therein by the following: #1099-Households, #1038-Houiseholds, #1037-Furniture, #C104Households, #2096-Households, #H225- Furniture, #2101-Households, #2201-Furniture, #B116-Boxes, #2143-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: ADAM AYED ENTERPRISES LLC gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 6/11/2021, 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. 1G8ZK527X2Z134192 2002 SATURN 5FNRL18953B127565 2003 HONDA JTKDE177460141439 2006 TOYOTA 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 17, 2021 2HGES16552H597140 2002 HONDA NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 08:00 am at 10850
COSMONAUT BLVD ORLANDO, FL 32824, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. reserves the right to accept or reject any and/ or all bids. JUNE 10, 2021 1GNDM19WXVB198334 1997 CHEVROLET 3N1AB6AP6CL728350 2012 NISSAN 3N1CB51D64L919342 2004 NIS 5GZCZ23D74S835406 2004 SATURN JHMFA36237S007779 2007 HONDA JUNE 12, 2021 3N1AB7APXGY290754 2016 NISSAN 4T1BE46K48U215486 2008 TOYOTA JUNE 17, 2021 1C3CCCABXFN588737 2015 CHRYSLER. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under The Florida Self Storage Facility Act Statutes (Section 83.801-83.809). The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on, Monday, June 14th, 2021 at 12:00 P.M., on lockerfox.com said property has been stored and which are located at: iStorage-Winterpark, 3400 Forsyth Rd, Winter Park FL 32792 Name Unit Contents Milton Amos Clement Jr , Unit 209, Misc. items Anna Fairweather, Unit 497, Misc. items Kevin Rivera, Unit 620, Misc. items K. Smith, Unit 290, Misc. items K. Smith, Unit 289, Misc. items Joshua Carpenter, Unit 224, Misc. items Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase by cash only. All purchased items are sold as is, where is, and must be removed at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Dated this 19th Day of May 2021 and 26th Day of May, 2021 NOTICE OF SALE The following vehicles will be sold at Public Sale for cash to satisfy lien pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on June 9, 2021 at 9:00 am at Dynamic Towing, 6408 Old Cheney Hwy., Orlando, FL. (407) 273-5880 2002 DODG 2B3AD56G32H294360. 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: 2006 Infiniti VIN# JNKCV54E36M702086 2010 Jeep VIN# 1J4NT1GB5AD626058 2017 Honda VIN# 1HGCR2F3XHA285927 2009 Mitsubishi
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VIN# 4A3AK24F09E025633 2011 Nissan VIN# 3N1BC1CP8BL415459 To be sold at auction at 8:00 am. on June 16, 2021 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale. 1999 FORD VIN# 1FBSS31S4XHA13550 2004 CHRYSLER VIN# 1C3EL55R04N268321 2007 FORD VIN# 2FMDK36CX7BA78952 2009 TOYOTA VIN# 4T1BE46KX9U891782 1988 FBG 21 FOOT VESSEL HULL ID# FGBF0379E888 1988 RAMLIN TRAILER VIN# NOVIN0200037154 To be sold at auction at 8:00AM on June 18th, 2021, at 2809 N FORSYTH RD., WINTER PARK FL 32792 Around The Clock Towing inc. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Travis Hall, of P.O. Box 783692, Winter Garden, FL 34778, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: FiveStar Central Florida It is the intent of the undersigned to register “FiveStar Central Florida” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 5/19/2021 The following vehicles will be auctioned at A Reliable Towing, 2809 N Forsyth Rd, Winter Park FL 32792 on June 10, 2021 at 9 am: 13 Nissan vin:JN8AS5MT1DW041261; 00 Mazda vin: 1YVGF22D7Y5130066; 04 VW vin: 3VWCM31Y74M330760; 05 Ford vin: 1FAFP56U05A193478; 03 Ford vin: 1FAFP44423F311530
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