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Last week we reported on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ speech at the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s “Future of Florida Forum” in Orlando. Appearing before a group of business leaders, DeSantis warned them against being too “woke.” He said Republicans “see these big companies that are really kowtowing to a very elite ideology … that’s not reflective of the vast, vast majority of the country,” implying that businesses espousing progressive values will face backlash. @Jeff Nolan You can tell DeSantis has never worked in the corporate world. Every single decision — without exception — is based on projected earnings. Ideology doesn’t enter into it. If he thinks these companies are acting “woke” for any other reason, he simply doesn’t understand the corporate world. This is the free market at work. If these corporate decisions are incorrect, it will be reflected in the ledgers. They will then adjust accordingly. DeSantis needs to stay out of business if he doesn’t understand such a fundamental thing. @Jason Byrd Marshall I honestly have no idea what y’all are talking about with “woke” anymore. It just seems like you invented a buzzword for shit you don’t like and then fling it around like monkeypoo. And the rest of us just shrug and mutter “assholes” whilst walking away. @Jeff Engelbrecht This guy is the epitome of what is wrong with the Republican Party. A party I was once proud to be a part of back in the day.

@Allen Oh DeSantis greatest governor. Those pink hair crazies have mental issues and their depression hurting all of us. @Cayla Parks Submitted for your approval: a Bizarroverse intersecting with normal reality, an alternate timeline of distorted facts and deranged perceptions, wherein one’s hair color can mark you the wrong kind of person to a government. @Cris Field It’s strange how Republicans have “strong negative feelings” about “corporate America” until they’re ready to accept corporate campaign donations. @Dan Kaye He’s such an embarrassment. The only reason his fan club still likes him is because they’re not strong enough to admit they made a mistake. @James Hall Florida’s governor finds himself acting alone against businesses who are backing a vaccine mandate for their employees and customers. Texas dropped out after business leaders protested anti-mandate legislation there. Vaccines are the only way to get our economy back to 100 percent. Mandates are a way to push the reluctant in that direction. DeSantis is only isolating Florida from being part of the solution. Our state’s policy is still part of the problem. @Chris Mennens Imagine a timeline where your government is worried about your community being too “woke.”

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News you may have missed last week: a fire at the Pulse Memorial, Mad Cow evicted, get your Publix delivered in 30 minutes, and Florida’s most famous dolphin falls ill »

Orlando’s Pulse memorial wall set on fire in newly released footage A newly released video shows a person setting Orlando’s interim Pulse memorial wall on fire last month. According to the OnePulse Foundation, who shared the footage to their Facebook page, three memorial banners and the effects nearby were burned by a person who approached the memorial in a wheelchair on the night of Oct. 12. The video shows the person approaching the wall and setting the fire, then leaving as the flames spread. Orlando Police say the incident was reported last week and they are seeking a suspect. OnePulse is asking anyone with information to contact OPD at their tip line: 407-246-2470.

Mad Cow Theatre evicted from downtown Orlando headquarters The travails of Mad Cow Theatre came to a head last Wednesday, with the company being evicted from their downtown Orlando headquarters on Church Street by the city of Orlando. Mad Cow was served a termination of lease notice, effective “immediately” — as in, no one involved with Mad Cow was allowed to enter the building to retrieve anything in the way of personal items or equipment. City staff and Orlando Fringe had earlier discussed Fringe taking over the upstairs space at 55 W. Church St. to house an arts incubator; now with this rather final development, the initial discussions between the City and Fringe look likely to accelerate. However, Mad Cow executive director Mitzi Maxwell told the Orlando Sentinel that talks with the city were in fact ongoing for Mad Cow to remain in the space, saying she wants to work toward a “resolution.” Meanwhile, Mad Cow Theatre has not released a public statement in response to the eviction, and no updates have been announced regarding the shows and events currently booked there through December.

Publix and Instacart announce virtual convenience store with 30-minute delivery Last week, Publix and Instacart announced an expanded offering intended to save you from holiday cooking fails. The virtual convenience store — called “Publix Quick Picks” — allows customers to shop items and have them delivered within 30 minutes with Instacart Priority Delivery. Publix launched the program in Tampa in September to success and will now expand it to all seven states that are home to the grocery store brand. Since the two brands launched their partnership in 2016, grocery delivery has become extremely popular, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ordering is now live on Instacart’s Convenience Hub and at Publix’s online ordering portal.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s famous dolphin Winter falls ill with possible infection The famous rescue dolphin that changed the fortunes of Clearwater Marine Aquarium has fallen ill with a possible gastrointestinal infection. According to a post on the aquarium’s Facebook page, Winter the dolphin stopped eating sometime last week. This led to concern among trainers, who are now closely monitoring the famous bottlenose dolphin. “Her story of survival has inspired millions of people around the world, and she continues to show a strong, determined, and fighting spirit,” they wrote. Winter was rescued by the aquarium in 2005 after losing her tail to a crab net. The dolphin’s tail was replaced with a prosthetic, a process fictionalized in the 2011 movie A Dolphin Tale.

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BAD EDUCATION

ILLUSTRATION BY CLAY JONES

Democrats are bound to learn the wrong lesson from Youngkin’s win BY JEFFREY C. BILL M A N

The worst thing about Terry McAuliffe’s

loss to Glenn Youngkin wasn’t the fusillade of journalists churning out pre-writes of Democrats’ midterm obituaries, or the schizophrenic New York Times editorial that accused the party of going too far left while simultaneously endorsing its policy goals, or even the fact that Republicans now have evidence that going full knuckle-dragger on COVID and critical race theory turns out their voters as enthusiastically as “Build the Wall” did in 2016. It’s that Democrats, being Democrats, have a pathological ability to learn the wrong lesson from their defeats, which means they’re almost certain to take a bad situation and make it worse by trying to fix it in all the wrong ways. It took all of four days, in fact, for House Dems to decouple the infrastructure and reconciliation bills after binding them for months; now progressives are at the mercy of Democratic moderates who feel vindicated by last week’s results. Sigh. There are, of course, lessons to be learned from the Virginia debacle (and the close call in New Jersey). One is that Democrats need a better messaging strategy — any messaging strategy, really. The second? Shit happens, so make hay while the sun shines. But the wrong lesson, by which I mean the one they’ll take to heart, is that voters are very concerned about Big Government, so they should slow things down.

Contradicting that narrative, paid family leave, lower Medicare drug prices, expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies, child tax credits, universal pre-K, and investing in sustainable energy all poll through the stratosphere. So does taxing billionaires and corporations. The truth is that Virginians didn’t vote against McAuliffe because they despise child tax credits. As much as we delude ourselves, politics become more and more detached from policy every year. Virginia’s dark-red counties wouldn’t have voted differently if the reconciliation bill began its legislative journey at half the price tag. Politics, especially but not exclusively at the base level, has become a demonstration of cultural values — a reflection of how we see ourselves. After Trump’s election, Democrats showed up en masse, motivated by the threats Trump posed to democratic norms, human rights and our Twitter feeds. Now it’s the Republican base’s turn. They, too, see themselves as defending their values against forces reordering the world they know — threats real, imagined and exaggerated: pandemic mandates, cancel culture, critical race theory, the “stolen” election, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ books in school libraries, etc. There’s not much Democrats can do to curb their enthusiasm, particularly when Dems are in power and become the focus of these grievances. The bigger problem for Democrats is that they gave back anti-Trump swing voters that Joe Biden won last year.

The Biden coalition relied on swaying moderate, educated white suburbanites, along with juicing turnout from the party’s base of urban liberals and people of color, while scraping together just enough rural voters to win Rust Belt states. In Virginia, swing voters broke hard against the party in power. Put simply, they weren’t happy with the status quo. There are several obvious explanations: The economy languished in the third quarter as COVID’s Delta wave wreaked havoc; ironically, the data show that Biden paid a political price for Republicans’ refusal to get a vaccine. Beginning with the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, the months preceding the election offered a string of hits on Biden’s competence; Congress’ inability to get his signature legislation across the finish line didn’t help. But the Republicans also campaigned on issues that resonated, including the notion — decoupled from reality, but effective on its base regardless — that schools are teaching white kids that they’re bad people. As CRT was redefined to include anything involving diversity, equity and inclusion — or anything that made white people feel weird — the Astroturf outrage at school board meetings across the country convinced a lot of white parents that something untoward was happening. No parent wants their child to be demonized in school; if you’re told often enough that an accurate, contextual rendering of American history demonizes your child, you’re liable to believe it. Democrats never had an answer. They also didn’t know how to campaign on what they’d accomplished with the power voters had given them. There were 220 million vaccines delivered and 5 million jobs added to the economy in less than 10 months, yet fewer than a third of voters think the country is on the right track. Instead, McAuliffe campaigned against the ghost of Donald Trump, trying to drive up turnout in Northern Virginia. But he ignored rural Virginia and paid dearly for it. (The first rule of politics: People won’t vote for you if you don’t ask them to.) But as much as pundits like to analyze these tea leaves and ascribe blame for losses, the reality of American politics is that the party that holds the White House loses races. Since 1934, the president’s party has gained House seats in the midterms only three times, all under special circumstances: the Great Depression (1934), Bill Clinton’s impeachment (1998) and post-9/11 (2002). In other words, Democrats should assume that the midterms will be brutal, and there’s nothing they can do about it. So rather than “moving to the center” in the name of unlikely self-preservation, they’d be better served by locking in as much as they can before Republicans reclaim the majority and halt progress on climate change, health care and wealth inequality, then spending the next two years bragging about what they accomplished (and Republicans didn’t) in every corner of the country. Do that, and if the economy is still growing, Dems will win in 2024. But if Democrats learn the wrong lesson from last week — the lesson the Beltway media thinks they should — and the party’s moderates block or further water down the reconciliation package after getting their way on the infrastructure deal, what story will Democrats have to tell? Get more Informed Dissent at billman.substack.com.

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Sick puppies Petland Waterford Lakes has a history of selling unhealthy, even dying, dogs. Even after a lawsuit from the state and a ban from the county, there’s no guarantee the suffering will end.

BY AVA LOOMAR

IDDEN in the back room, a puppy’s body shuddered on the cool metal lid of a washing machine. The shih tzu was only a few weeks old. It almost looked like a stuffed animal with soft fur and a cute, squashed snout. It was prime puppy-selling age. But it was too skinny. Too weak. Too sick. Shih tzus are already prone to breathing problems — a side effect of centuries of inbreeding — but this one struggled to squeeze air into lungs the size of a baby’s fist. The kennel technicians guessed it had an upper respiratory infection, but nothing was listed on its signed health certificate. Whatever out-of-state breeder it had come from clearly didn’t care for it. And now, only days after arriving at the Petland in Orlando’s Waterford Lakes, the shih tzu puppy was dying. It didn’t yet have a name. Five kennel technicians tried to keep the puppy alive. A more experienced tech put her lips on the puppy’s snout: Blow. Pump. Blow. Pump. Blow. Pump. It was too late for CPR; the tiny shih tzu needed a veterinarian. But the owners of the store didn’t like sending their puppies off-site unless absolutely necessary, former employees said. An older kennel technician pushed a new hire out of the room. The young woman, a mid-20s Orlandoan, hurried home from the store, images of the puppy’s crumpled body burning her eyelids. The next day, the shih tzu was gone. The new employee approached the kennel manager. “What happened to the puppy?” she asked, scared she would hear that it died.

It went to the vet, the kennel tech replied. She shouldn’t worry: “This is not common here.” The puppy never came back to the store. Over the next five years she spent working there, the young woman realized that her first day was emblematic of her entire Petland experience. She had naively thought the store she worked in would be a wholesome place where animals, staff and customers were all happy. Today, after arrest threats, harassment, racism and trauma-based insomnia, she thinks she was very wrong indeed.

IDSUMMER 2021: The Orange County Board of Commissioners sat on the dais before a color-coded crowd, wearing red T-shirts emblazoned “Save Our Pet Stores” or yellow ones reading “Vote Yes for Puppies!” The open session was in its fifth hour, and Mayor Jerry Demings already looked tired. The real debate — the one that had dozens of attendees overflowing into the lobby — was about to begin. The ordinance, first brought to the commission in 2018, would prohibit the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores in Orange County. According to research from the Humane Society of the United States’ Stop Puppy Mills campaign, there are 10,000 dog breeding facilities in the U.S. [continued on page 18]

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Less than a fourth of those are licensed by the USDA and therefore subject to (arguably too limited) regulations. Over 200,000 dogs are kept in these facilities for the sole purpose of breeding, and every year, over 2.5 million puppies are sold from licensed and unlicensed facilities. Similar operations exist for both kittens and rabbits. In 2020, Humane Society undercover investigations revealed that of the eight commercial pet stores in Orange County, five imported over 2,000 puppies and kittens from 16 different mills. Within the same year, 149 complaints were made about Orange County commercial pet sellers between the Better Business Bureau, Orange County Animal Services, the Humane Society and Yelp reviews. Almost 60 percent of complaints regarded sick pets. In 19, the pets died. If the ordinance passed that summer day, stores would have a one-year grace period to cease the sale of the prohibited animals. To ensure they met health and safety standards, stores would be required to present documentation for the source of each puppy sold. If the ordinance failed, the status quo would continue. “I will open this up for public comment at this time,” Demings said. “Mr. Raasch, do we have any speakers?” “Mayor, we have 53 speaker cards today,” the planning administrator replied, “some of which are receiving time from other members of the audience.” Demings peered at him over his glasses, mouth a straight line. Two minutes per speaker then. One by one, the yellow- and red-shirted attendees pleaded with commissioners. Pet store owners and a few of their employees argued that the ban would effectively shut down their regulated businesses, lead to the proliferation of unregulated backyard breeders and ensure even more suffering for the animals everyone wants to protect. None of the red-shirts had seen any evidence that their respective pet stores source dogs from puppy mills, they said, and all insisted their goal was making families happy. Puppies get sick, “like babies,” Petland corporate representative Elizabeth Kunzelman said, but they get vet checks and there’s a Puppy Lemon Law in Florida. With thousands of shelter dogs euthanized every year, other speakers questioned, are shelters really any better than commercial pet stores? But animal activists and shelter and rescue employees begged commissioners to consider morality instead of economics. They told stories of sick puppies, unsocialized pets and female dogs who were impregnated every time they went into heat. Besides, the yellow-shirts asked, why couldn’t the pet stores move to a food and service-based model, like most other major chains? No matter which way the vote went, the speakers made clear that this issue was personal. Someone was sure to be unhappy. Commissioner Emily Bonilla, an animal advocate who had been attacked for her pro-ban position before the hearing, suggested that pet stores had donated to certain commissioners’ campaigns and attempted to “control and manipulate” the whole process. (Mayor Demings, she told Orlando Weekly later, is backed by the Southern Group, a political consulting company that also lobbies for Petland.)

Every week, puppies arrive

commercial dog breeders, colloquially known as “puppy mills.” A commercial breeder, by USDA standards, has five or more breeding female dogs and sells to customers sight unseen, meaning they either sell online, to brokers who deal with pet stores or to pet stores directly. But it’s never just five. Usually, Goodman said, mills average around 70 dogs, but there are several with hundreds of dogs, a few in Kansas with thousands. These bigger operations thrive in states like Missouri, Indiana, Kansas, Iowa and Arkansas that have limited local regulation. The Animal Welfare Act, enforced by the USDA, requires commercial breeders to meet minimum standards of care, and while some states do have more regulation, “minimum” is the operative word there. “You can keep a dog in a cage that’s only six inches longer than her body for her life,” Goodman said. “She might stand on wire flooring with her paws never touching a blade of grass.” Breeders can stack cages one on top of another, creating teetering towers of crates to maximize barn space. Ammonia from puppy urine circulates through the air. Female dogs will breed every time they go into heat, for six or seven years, and then be discarded. Though breeders are supposed to give their animals veterinary care, Goodman said his investigations often find deficiencies in that area. Few disagree that puppy mills are inhumane, but no store will admit to buying from them. Petland displays binders in each playroom to show customers they use reputable breeders, but former employees said the pictures are a fairytale. Franchise owners only visit breeders for a short period of time on a corporate trip, former employees said. According to former employees and Humane Society research, Petland Waterford Lakes buys from breeders that don’t appear in the picture books. Some are JAKS Puppies, an Iowa puppy broker that created shell rescues to illegally transfer hundreds of puppies; Blue Ribbon Puppies, an Indiana mill linked to a major multi-drug resistant disease outbreak; and KNE Kennels, an Iowa mill where investigators found fire piles of dog bones. While some of the more expensive breeds, like French bulldogs, are sold for around $700, former employees said the store purchased most of their puppies for around $200. The lower the cost, the larger the profit — Economics 101, applied to man’s best friend. Crammed into the back of a truck, the puppies cross state lines through middlemen like Puppy Travelers, a conglomerate of regional USDA-licensed pet transportation companies. In 2015, nine puppies died after overheating in one of Puppy Travelers’ trucks, as the company had no employee overseeing the animals when the vehicle’s air conditioning malfunctioned. Three years later, Lee County Animal Services seized 24 puppies as they were dropped off at a Fort Myers Petland after investigators found 127 puppies “crowded in cages full of feces and urine without any water.” Petland Waterford Lakes still uses Pet Travelers, as well as JAKS Puppies’ transportation affiliate, JPC Transport, employees said.

in boiling-hot metal trucks,

bulk-ordered at a discount

like canned goods. Across the dais, Commissioner Nicole Wilson informed the room that the USDA, which regulates puppy mills, is grossly understaffed and doesn’t have the ability to enforce regulations the way pet stores suggest they do. While the Orange County Commission can’t make laws on puppy mills in Missouri, “any criminal enterprise is only fueled by a supply and demand,” she said, “and if we are … allowing a place for them to be shipped and to be distributed, then we’re a part of that.” The roll call vote came down to a tie-breaker. Commissioner Bonilla: Yes. Commissioner Wilson: Yes. Commissioner Christine Moore: No. Commissioner Mayra Uribe: Yes. Commissioner Victoria Siplin: No. Mayor Demings: No. Commissioner Maribel Gomez Cordero wasn’t sure. “This is hard for me, and I know you know why,” she said. “This is a bad decision now that I’m in.” “We do have work-force training for your cousins to try to find alternative work,” Bonilla said quietly from the side. “Stop, stop,” Siplin jumped in, “don’t insult people.” Gomez Cordero nodded, jaw tight. “It’s aye or no,” Demings said. “Yes.” After hours of deliberation, the motion had passed. The sale of dogs, cats and rabbits was no longer allowed within Orange County. After a one-year grace period, pet stores in county lines would have to change their business model or close. To those opposed to pet stores, including the young woman from the beginning of our story and some of her Petland colleagues, the ban was a win, but not a cure-all. Hours of emotional testimony had just barely convinced seven county officials to pass the ordinance. Who would believe them if they exposed what happened behind closed doors?

ETLAND’S BUSINESS SEEMS MAGICAL: healthy dogs from safe breeders, pristine animal welfare, growing families who cuddle new furry friends. But behind the curtain, water leaks out of broken plumbing, and black mold festers in the employees-only bathroom. Ceilings checkerboarded with missing tiles reveal faulty ventilation for months without attention. Puppies crowd unsanitary kennels, and maggots squirm at the bottom of long-expired dog treats. Every week, puppies arrive in boiling-hot metal trucks, bulk-ordered for a discount like Costco canned goods. John Goodman, an investigator with the Humane Society, said they found that almost all puppies in commercial puppy stores like Petland come from

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When puppies arrive, many have missing toes or green pus clouding eyes red with infection. Others have scabby, unraveling, haphazard stitches, sharp rib cages poking through flea-ridden fur, even blistering cigarette burns. Some puppies’ pedigrees list inbred parents — an aunt who’s also a grandmother, a father who’s also a brother. Some have no documentation at all. There are too many animals to fit in the store’s retail enclosures. There are 24 windows customers can see, each with three to five puppies. But there are more cages in the back, holding puppies who are too young or too sick for customers to buy. Employees said the store usually has over 150 dogs at one time. Most puppies don’t see the sun after the day they enter the store. Only bigger dogs get an occasional stroll with the kennel techs. Inside their glass cages, their hips and legs often grow weak from lack of exercise. When customers play with them, their bursting excitement at their momentary freedom gets mistaken for hyperactivity. Families don’t want to buy needy, unsocialized dogs. When vets come in each week, they have one to two minutes with each puppy in the store. There’s too much ground to cover. Employees say the owners sometimes question the vets’ medical opinions. When a customer went to the register, they would receive the puppy’s pedigree (if it existed), its vet-signed health certificates and information on how to care for its specific breed. Missing: documentation of any off-site veterinary care. In Orange County, health certificates and rabies documentation are the only documentation required. Diseases in kennels are common and deadly — from kennel cough to campylobacter, giardia and parvovirus. All require quarantine and veterinary care, both things employees said the owners of the Waterford Lakes store resisted or hesitated to do. In 2019, a campylobacter outbreak spread through the Southeast, ripping through commercial pet sellers. Hundreds of puppies and dozens of humans contracted it, including six Petland Waterford Lakes employees. The same year, parvovirus — a disease so contagious and damaging that veterinarians recommend never selling a dog that has contracted it — crept through the kennel. Puppies slept all day as the disease spread through their bodies, leaving them lethargic shells. Their stool became black tar, followed by red blood. Then the puppies stopped eating. Upon losing their appetite, some puppies went to the vet, who confirmed their illness. But there wasn’t enough room to quarantine them at the store. The outbreaks occurred repeatedly, employees said. Staff put up glass barriers, attempting to isolate the sick puppies from the healthy ones. In the most recent outbreak, this February, one barrier fell and crushed a puppy. Employees said they’ll never forget the smell: a nauseous perfume of black mold, blood, diarrhea and the sickly-sweet stench of parvovirus.

Alexa Abitabilo and Odin, her Petland-purchased puppy

HE HUMAN COST: In 2019, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody opened a class action lawsuit against Petland Waterford Lakes for allegedly selling customers sick puppies and engaging in predatory lending practices. [continued on page 21]

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Her investigation revealed that out of the 19 puppies mentioned in complaints, six died from contagious illnesses or genetic disorders soon after being sold; six were determined to be unfit for purchase by licensed veterinarians; five had congenital or hereditary issues, and three were not the presented breed or breed quality. New families received puppies that had canine parvovirus, canine coronavirus, giardia, coccidia, bacterial pneumonia and intestinal deformities, not to mention some with eye defects, lung deformities, as well as congenital and hereditary disorders including eye defects, blindness, different-sized lungs, hip dysplasia, and heart and esophagus issues. The lawsuit claimed that Ben and Geoff Hoofnagle, the owners of Petland Waterford Lakes, formulated, directed, controlled, had the authority to control, and directly participated in unfair and deceptive acts and practice. The brothers lured misinformed buyers in, said the suit, with “a scheme to misrepresent” their puppies as highquality and healthy while in fact sourcing them from puppy mills. By adding unwanted goods and services to the puppies’ bills, the complaint continued, the brothers charged customers thousands of dollars for puppies for which they paid as little as $225. According to the lawsuit, the “extras” included things like vitamins, skin and coat conditioner, an AKC Prime Warranty and ID Chip enrollment, training pads, stain and odor remover, dental chews, chew deterrent spray, tearless puppy shampoo, water bottles, “poochie bells,” heartbeat pillows, crates, bowls, treats, toys, leashes, collars, dog beds, flea and tick meds, and various service packages. The complaint states, “The defendants required the consumer to buy the above described additional unwanted goods and services with the puppy.” For customers who couldn’t afford all that upfront, the store offered financing through a store credit card. Employees told Orlando Weekly that the financing options, while they looked standard, often led customers to pay accrued interest on their entire purchase, even if they only had one small payment left. Petland Waterford Lakes didn’t tell customers their credit would get dinged when an employee checked if they were eligible for financing options. Consumers received conflicting warranty and return policies, and when they attempted to use the store’s warranty or get reimbursed for veterinary costs, the owners refused to pay fully or denied requests entirely. Employees told Orlando Weekly the Hoofnagles were not concerned when they first heard about the lawsuit; they laughed. The brothers did not respond for requests to comment after multiple messages to their personal numbers and calls to the Petland store on various days spanning several weeks. When asked broadly about allegations against the Waterford Lakes store, Elizabeth Kunzelman, Petland’s director of public affairs, said the company cannot respond to “hypotheticals.” The testimonies in the summer Orange County Commissioners’ hearing, she said, held a “multitude of false accusations and incorrect statements disguised as ‘facts.’” “For more than 50 years, Petland has a proud history of matching the right pet with the right customer,” she wrote in an email. “Animal welfare is our number one priority

Florida’s Attorney General

She filed a lawsuit to get reimbursement for the cost of Odin and his veterinary expenses. The day before they went to trial, Abitabilo got a message. Petland wanted to settle. “We really don’t want this to go to court,” Pawsitive Solutions told her. “Do you want to make this go away?” So she did. The case was dismissed, but “only because they paid me off.” It’s possible there were other complaints that settled before ever reaching court. Employees said the Hoofnagles seemed unconcerned.

filed suit against the Hoofnagles,

saying, “The sale of sick and dying puppies is

both immoral and illegal.” and we take all credible claims seriously. If any store fails to operate within our animal welfare expectations, Petland is on record of having responded accordingly.” When asked for examples of times the store has responded to animal welfare discrepancies, Kunzelman did not respond. Similarly, Kunzelman did not respond when asked about more direct examples of possible health and animal welfare violations within the Waterford Lakes location.

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NE GIRL AGAINST PETLAND’: In 2015, when Alexa Abitabilo decided to sue the business, legal counsel warned her: “Just so you know, you’re going up against a big corporation. You’re just one girl against Petland; that’s like suing Target.” You just don’t sue companies that have advisors and legal teams and resources, they said. But Abitabilo had to, for Odin. She visited the store and played with him for two months before he was moved to a sale section for old dogs. “You’re the only one who plays with him, you know,” an employee told her, and her heart broke. She convinced her mom to let her buy the brown miniature dachshund that walked with a wiggle in his little butt. She signed his vaccine disclosures and feeding guidelines at the register, and an employee slipped the documents into a folder, quietly adding a few pages Abitabilo didn’t sign. While Odin’s cute booty-wiggle caught Abitabilo’s eye, it was actually a sign of what was wrong with him. Odin, the vet told her later, had a genetic mutation that made his legs shaped like C’s instead of L’s. His mom had likely been overbred. If they didn’t watch his weight, he could have problems with his back. How could I not have known this, Abitabilo wondered? When she searched back through his paperwork, she found the mystery documents. They were his prior medical records — genetic abnormalities in the hips and pattern baldness, it said. She had signed a document of Odin’s clean bill of health at purchase, but the one noting his problems was blank. She tried calling the store, and they would field her calls. She resorted to calling from friend’s numbers. Employees gave her excuses and then directed her to the company’s dispute manager, Pawsitive Solutions. They set a mediation date, which then-19-year-old Abitabilo had to attend alone. They couldn’t reach an agreement. “I’ll see you in court,” she said, leaving the suited adults in the room.

HROUGHOUT THESE LEGAL BATTLES, the Hoofnagles have still required their employees to represent them at public hearings or sign off on customer settlements. In company group chats, staff took flak for not collecting enough petition signatures to oppose the ban. And during the hearing proceedings, staff were on the clock while endorsing the store’s good qualities — in other words, paid to testify. Most employees who work at Petland use it as their primary form of income, employees said. While the kennel techs make minimum wage, the pet counselors, those who sell puppies, make commission. It can be good money, especially when a puppy is sold for $4,000. But anyone who doesn’t absolutely need to work there, one former female employee said, is gone in a month. And when they leave, it follows them. On bad nights, when the store closed and the moon rose, the Hoofnagles weren’t the ones staying after hours without pay. Their employees took sick puppies home with them whenever they could; one said she must have fostered hundreds of dogs overnight during her time at the Waterford Lakes Petland store. Who else would administer medicine every four hours or calm a puppy’s shaky breathing? All of the women feared that if they told others what they’ve gone through — what current employees are still going through — somehow, the owners would retaliate. Still, they’d rather live with that fear than stay silent. In some ways, the red-shirts were right. It’s been months since the ban of commercial pet sales, and not much has changed. Employees still live with insomnia and traumatizing mental images. And the Hoofnagles, despite the state’s lawsuit, despite the county vote and despite customer testimony, are still in business. In fact, they’ve teamed up with Petland Orlando South and Breeder’s Pick — two more Orlando pet stores that source from puppy mills — to appeal the county ban. None of the employees Orlando Weekly spoke to, former or current, believe the Hoofnagles should ever operate a business with animals again. Yet, when the grace period is over, they have little doubt the brothers will pack up shop and move their business over county lines. Without a statewide law banning commercial pet sales, there’s nothing to stop them.

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Two friends in Orlando started putting on Taylor Swift dance parties. Now they’re taking it on the road BY MATTHEW MOY E R

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t’s two girls who love Taylor Swift and who are really friends,” says Courtney Gibson of La Petite Fete, “ and who just want to drink White Claw and sing with you.” As far as “elevator pitches” go, this one really drills down to the communal celebrations at the heart of Orlando party promoters La Petit Fete — the duo of Gibson, CEO, and Caitie Phillips, CMO — currently selling out nightclubs all over Florida and beyond with their Taylor Swift tribute nights. From an inaugural event at the Neon Beach bar in downtown Orlando this summer to sequels at Soundbar, road trips to Miami and Chapel Hill, and upcoming dates in Tampa and a return to Orlando later this month, it’s been a series of sell-out crowds. And total mayhem and surrender to the siren song(s) of one Taylor Swift. Dubbing one of the events “You Need to Calm Down” now seems like a prescient move. “The first time I saw girls dancing on tables at Neon Beach, I was like, ‘What in the world, please don’t bust your head open,’” remembers Phillips. “And our last party at Neon Beach, there were people crowd-surfing.” Who can blame them? These nights are based around a satisfyingly direct business model — blast the canon of pop maestro Swift (and nothing else) in a club and let the gathered audience of Gibson, Phillips and a few hundred

of their closest friends all sing/scream their lives. And it’s currently going gangbusters. You see, Swift is a performer who inspires the same level of devotion among her fanbase as did, say Morrissey, back in the glory days of the Smiths, but on a mass scale. Pair that with intensely personal yet universal lyrics and strong drinks, and you’ve got a recipe for a good, cathartic evening out. “Her songs are just so relatable,” Phillips says. “It just feels like she cracked open, like, your own personal journal.” “There’s a community to it,” Gibson says. “You can go to a bar and listen to music all night, but you would much rather go to a bar and listen to the kind of music you love with a bunch of other people that like that same music.” “I’m a really big believer in that people need other people. And this event provides a really cool way to get out to your friends again,” says Phillips. “And also there’s nothing better than screaming your favorite song with your friends. It’s like free therapy, almost.” La Petite Fete had seemingly accidental beginnings, born during a downtown Orlando brunch at which the two were sharing TikTok videos back and forth of Taylor Swift nights in Australia, all the while thinking, according to Gibson, “this would be so fun, I’d love to go to one here.” But like all the best moments of DIY inspiration, this brunch video viewing became concrete action. “At that point in the brunch we were like, ‘We’re going to walk to

every bar down Orange Avenue until one of them says we can do it there,” says Phillips. “We just did it.” And as luck would have it, new nightspot Neon Beach said yes. The promotion for La Petite Fete’s Taylor Swift nights are very much in line with that initial TikTok-fueled burst of inspiration, and very much of the moment. Gibson and Phillips use that ubiquitous video app, Instagram and even ol’ Facebook (sharing to Swifties fan groups) to get the word out. You’re not likely to find flyers around town, so if you know, you know. Next up is a busy slate of one-nighters in early 2022 in new cities like Baltimore, Philadelphia and several dates in Texas, where demand is already surging. “We’ve sold out Philadelphia, Baltimore. We posted a TikTok that almost had 500,000 views. It was just a wild response,” says Phillips. “I mean, it’s just wild. I can’t believe it.” “There’s a little bit of nerves, you know, branching out of your comfort zone,” reflects Gibson. “‘What if this doesn’t work?’ So when we sold out Gramps in Miami, the week prior to the, to the actual event, that was the first time I took a deep breath and was like, ‘OK, this is going to work.’ At both our Orlando shows, and even in Chapel Hill and Miami, people drive for hours to get there. This kid in Miami came up to me and he was like, ‘I drove from Key West.’ … They’re driving from all over to come to these. I get goosebumps even telling you that right now just because it’s so incredible.” Gibson and Phillips are candid interviewees, even breaking down the best Swift songs to begin and end one of their nights. (The consensus was “Cruel Summer” to start and “Enchanted” to end, if you want juicy trade secrets.) Spirits are high right now and the two are determined to ride this wave wherever it takes them. Almost. “A girl DM’ed me the other day asking us to come do a party in Maui because she was going to propose to her girlfriend,” says Gibson. “It’s a dream of mine that somebody proposes at one of these, I’m not going to lie, but I was like, ‘I don’t know that I could make it to Maui, but I’ll try.’”

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You ain’t never had a frenemy like Disney Genie, but there are ways not to get nickel-and-dimed to death at the Most Magical Place on Earth It’s been just over a month since

Walt Disney World celebrated its big 50th anniversary, but now that the excitement of Oct. 1 has evaporated, theme park attendees seem less than elated by the resort’s newest additions, which will likely long outlive the 18-month-long anniversary celebration. For starters, the Magic Kingdom’s Enchantment fireworks and Epcot’s Harmonious fountain display have both received decidedly mixed reviews, with the general consensus holding that neither show is superior to their long-running predecessors. More seriously, a new trio of services debuted on Oct. 19 that were purported to make planning park visits easier, but have instead sparked an intense online backlash among Mickey’s biggest fans. If you thought that spending a day at Disney was expensive and confusing before, hang onto your mouseeared hat and wallet, because you ain’t never had a frenemy like Disney Genie. After using the pandemic as an excuse to eliminate their popular free FastPass+ line-skipping service, Disney has introduced

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a troublesome trinity of tools — known as Disney Genie, Genie+ and Lightning Lane — that have twisted even seasoned park veterans into knots. I’ve spent dozens of hours studying documentation, testing the services in all four parks and even writing a book examining the subject, and I still can’t claim to totally understand how it all works. But I do have four pieces of advice on how not to get nickel-and-dimed to death at the Most Magical Place on Earth.

1. Disney Genie is a joke

Let’s get this out of the way first: The Disney Genie planning service now found in WDW’s smartphone app may be free, but it’s still overpriced. Sure, I may be biased, because Genie attempts to provide optimized daily itineraries similar to the ones Touring Plans (a company I’m associated with) has offered for a decade. Luckily for me, the advice Genie provides is so pathetically incompetent, I suspect that someone in Disney’s IT department might be a saboteur. Wait time estimates in the app are often comically inaccurate, and regardless of which rides I told Genie I was interested in, it directed me — a childless adult — to inappropriate attractions like toddler playgrounds. Genie’s only really useful feature is the tip

board of restaurant reservation availability; do yourself a favor and ignore the rest.

2. Genie+ can be a plus … in the right park

4. Exploit the two-hour loophole

For $15 per person per day on top of park admission, Genie+ lets users schedule return times for select attractions and bypass the regular standby queue in favor of using the Lightning Lane (formerly known as FastPass). The good news is that Lightning Lanes live up to their name; I saved well over three hours in line during an afternoon at the Magic Kingdom, slashing my wait for classics like Peter Pan and Jungle Cruise by more than 80 percent, and I was finally able to enjoy Slinky Dog Dash at Hollywood Studios without suffering heat stroke. The catch is that you can only reserve one ride at a time (unless you exploit a loophole I describe below) and the list of participating attractions at Epcot and Animal Kingdom is so skimpy that it’s a waste if you aren’t planning on park-hopping. On top of that, the two most in-demand headliners in each park are excluded from the package, which leads us to …

3. Individual Lightning Lanes might be a necessary evil

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Apart from the attractions included in Genie+, a couple of the top draws in each park sell access to their Lightning Lanes à la carte. If spending $15 to skip a half-dozen standby lines sounds excessive, paying $7-$15 to bypass only one must seem insane, but if you calculate the value of your time on an hourly basis it might actually be worthwhile for certain rides. For example, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is swarmed daily from the second on-site hotel guests are allowed early entry into Hollywood Studios, with the masses typically baking under Batuu’s suns for a minimum of 90 minutes. Epcot’s adorable new Ratatouille adventure requires riders to snag a Virtual Queue reservation as early as 7 a.m., then wait 30 minutes or more at their appointed hour. While I wouldn’t waste the money on Expedition: Everest or Frozen Ever After, it’s worth spending the equivalent of a couple of churros to bypass all the BS and stroll straight into Rey’s or Remy’s boarding areas. If you do choose to purchase Genie+, be sure to make the most of it by taking advantage of a little-publicized glitch in the system known as the two-hour loophole. Normally, you must use one Genie+ ride reservation before retrieving another, but an exception is made if the return time you receive is more than two hours in the future. In that case, you’ll be able to pick a second attraction after two hours, and you will then be able to hold two simultaneous reservations for the remainder of the day. By beginning to make books in the morning from the comfort of your home and always selecting the latest available return times, you can roll into the park at mid-afternoon with a full schedule of back-to-back ride reservations. Locals who visit the parks often probably aren’t going to want to shell out for Genie+ on the regular, especially after already spending so much money on their annual pass. But if you use this trick when friends and family from out of town come to visit, they’ll surely think you have “phenomenal cosmic powers.” skubersky@orlandoweekly.com

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[ food + drink ] Unfortunately, since there were only two of us and the BBQ experience is the thing to do at Shin Jung, we opted for the two items for which they’re most famous: kalbi beef short ribs ($32) and beef bulgogi ($25). Both options come with the wonderful rotating selection of unlimited banchan dishes. On this visit we enjoyed cabbage and radish kimchi, paper-thin slices of pickled daikon, mashed potato, bean sprouts and pickled chayote, all of which we devoured almost immediately, forcing a second round to appear within minutes of the first. My hubs and I are KBBQ experts, but first-timers should ask for a quick primer before turning on the grill. If you aren’t normally comfortable in front of a stove, the idea of cooking your own meat at a restaurant with limited tools can be daunting. Regardless, it’s fun, it forces real human interaction, and it requires diners to set their phones down for a hot minute and be present with what they’re doing. A blessing and a luxury these days. It’s a mystery how the chefs at Shin Jung slice the kalbi — generally a very tough cut of meat that requires hours of braising to tenderize — to be so tender with just a few minutes on the grill, but that expertise is what you pay for. The PHOTOS BY ROB BARTLETT beef bulgogi was also excellent, perfectly umami and sweet and salty all at once. I like to move my pieces to the center of the grill, the hottest heat, for a nice char right before enveloping it in my lettuce leaf and sticky rice. All the food came out at once, so you can imagine how many dishes were on our table at the same time. While Shin Jung Korean Restaurant is Orlando’s phoenix, and its literal rise from the our server was kind and fairly attentive, the restaurant was ashes has been well worth the wait packed, so getting her attention was a challenge at times. At one point, we helped ourselves to a stack of napkins when BY HOLLY V. KAPHERR we couldn’t make eye contact with her. (Sitting next to the server’s station can have its benefits.) wo years following a fire that rendered the restau- just cooked from the kitchen. When she did come by, she failed to clear the empty plates We started with a saucy, spicy bowl of tteokbokki ($15), rant a “total loss,” according to the Orlando Fire Department, mainstay Korean favorite Shin Jung is which my dining companion described as Korean gnocchi. until we asked. Even when we were done with our entrees, the plate of raw meat juices and bones back in business and better than ever. Orlando Weekly’s last It’s an apt comparison — the thick rice cakes are pillowy from the kalbi remained on the review visit to the restaurant still lingers in our archives, but with a pleasing chew like a good Italian dumpling. table — right through desit happened more than 20 years ago, so we felt a visit to the Tofu skins and bits of crispy pork throughout sert. Who wants to enjoy the vibrant sauce are infused with gochunew digs was well overdue. a delightful dessert of To illustrate just how joyful the city is to see Shin Jung’s jang, the Korean chili paste. hotteok ($9), sweet We also chose the Shin Jung samreturn, we visited on a Thursday night — usually a moddessert pancakes erately slow night for restaurants — and the place was so pler ($15), a plate of the house’s best filled with nuts packed they were turning away parties of four or more. My dumplings served with sweet chili and caramel, next companion and I were only two, so we got the only remain- sauce and spicy soy sauce. The to a plate of raw ing barbecue table left, in the back of the restaurant near the plate featured six vegetarian meat juices? Not server’s station. Not a great spot, but it gave us a panoramic dumplings with cabbage and carI. Not you. Not rots, six pork dumplings with view of the striking redesign. anyone. Prior to the fire, Shin Jung’s interior was akin to the Pizza an intoxicating gingery aroma, The dirty Hut dining rooms of the 1990s: dim lighting, dark walls, and six addictive nori-wrapped plates notwithhazy clouds of smoke wafting from the BBQ tables. The new seaweed rolls, battered and fried standing, we’re Shin Jung is nothing like this. The bright white walls lift with glass noodles in the center. so happy this My only the entire room, making it appear restaurant, a fixcomplaint much larger than its square footSHIN JUNG KOREAN ture in Mills 50 about the age. Screens on the wall play BTS RESTAURANT since its opening in BBQ experiand other K-pop vids on loop, add1638 E. Colonial Drive 1993, has reopened ence at Shin ing to the cheerful vibe. Industrial 407-237-0451 and is receiving such Jung is that a shelving above the front window shinjungkoreanbbq.com love. With chilly nights minimum of two is lined with colorful bottles of $$$ on the horizon, a cup of people at each table plum wine and cute knickknacks. ginger peach tea and a bubmust order barbecue Modern wooden booths replace bling bowl of kimchi stew will be the dated maroon banquettes of the old space. Modern fix- plates to cook at the table. This isn’t the case at other exactly what I’ll want to warm me up. Korean BBQ restaurants, and I wish Shin Jung would lift tures fill the space with bright, lively light. Another improvement is an outdoor patio on the west that silly restriction. I’d love to be able to order the japchae I’m thrilled the new, fresh, lively Shin Jung will be there side of the building, where you can enjoy both fresh air and or kimchi jjigae or dolsot bibimbap while my partner cooks again to take my order. KBBQ, minus the inlaid table grill — your bulgogi will come his own meat. Alas. dining@orlandoweekly.com

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LAS CARRETAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT Plan ahead before visiting this temple of Mexican cuisine with a seven-page menu and 20 different margaritas. Start with well-balanced ceviche and three types of tamales. Opt for one of the lesser-known taco fillings like lengua, tripe or beef cheek for a street-stand experience. Finish with one of the made-in-house desserts like chocoflan or tres leches. Open daily. (reviewed Nov. 3) 4030 N. Goldenrod Road, Winter Park, 407-335-4916, lascarretasmexicanrest.com, $$

ILLUME The new ninth-floor Japanese fusion lounge at the JW Marriott Bonnet Creek is gorgeous inside, with serene and stunning panoramic views of Epcot and surrounding Lake Buena Vista. Come for the creative cocktails and stay for the fireworks for a romantic date night or elegant start to a celebration. Closed Monday and Tuesday. (reviewed Oct. 27) 14900 Chelonia Parkway, 407-919-6300, marriott.com, $$$$

GATLIN HALL BREWING Another excellent option on South Orange Avenue for happy hour, casual weeknight eats and leisurely weekend hangs. Tyler Rosenberg, formerly of Tampa’s Cigar City, is the brewmaster, and the 12-plus taps feature Florida-only brews. The three restaurant counters serve poke bowls, burgers and pizza, and there’s ample space inside and out for sipping and savoring. Open daily. (reviewed Oct. 20) 4721 S. Orange Ave., 407-317-5157, gatlinhallbrewing.com, $$

GORDON RAMSAY FISH & CHIPS Pricey boxes of fish and chips are the draw at Gordon Ramsay’s Icon Park chippie. The batter lends an exceptional crispiness to the cod, though it can overwhelm the subtle flavors of the shrimp. Open daily. (reviewed Oct. 13) 8391 International Drive, 689-244-7400, gordonramsayrestaurants. com, $$$ n

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Season Two of Gentefied debuts Wednesday on Netflix

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Streaming premieres you won’t want to miss by Steve Schneider PREMIERES WEDNESDAY: Animal — Lions, wild dogs, kangaroos and a giant octopus are among the stars of a nature series about thriving and surviving in the wild. My money’s on the octopus, but everything I know about nature I learned from watching Bum Fights. (Netflix) Gentefied — A new baby and a possible deportation are among the plot developments in Season 2. And no, I don’t mean the baby is at risk of being deported. Because Joe Manchin says we can’t afford the $450,000. (Netflix) Happiness Ever After — The sequel to Happiness Is a Four-Letter Word finds our upwardly mobile South Africans dealing with a whole new set of professional and personal challenges. Listen, not knowing which fork to use with the salad isn’t as bad as apartheid, but it’s up there! (Netflix) Passing — If you were Black but could masquerade as white, would you? Two women arrive at very different answers in this adaptation of the 1929 novel. But I bet neither of them hits on the idea of posing as Hilaria Baldwin. (Netflix)

PREMIERES THURSDAY: 3212 Un-redacted — ABC News delves into the loss of four Americans in Niger in 2017, which didn’t receive widespread attention because we were still talking about the loss of four Americans in Benghazi. Hey, I’m sure Dinesh D’Souza was going to get around to it sooner or later. (Hulu) The Game — Six years after its last episode aired on BET, the ensemble drama about

pro football finds a new home. And how are they going to explain the elapsed time? My money’s on “concussion.” (Paramount+) Great White — Five tourists have to fend off killer sharks when the pleasant vacation they had planned goes bad. Again, I should probably clarify it was the tourists who planned the vacation. Sharks can’t even call up TripAdvisor. (Shudder) Paris in Love — In her latest reality series, Paris Hilton prepares to walk down the aisle with beau Carter Reum, while her friends and family help her handle the inevitable butterflies. Gosh, if only there were some sort of video she could watch to get ready for the wedding night. (Peacock) South Side — For its second season, the comedy about ambitious young Chicagoans has moved from Comedy Central to HBO Max. Because as everybody from Chicago knows, if you don’t move, you get shot! (HBO Max)

PREMIERES FRIDAY: Always Jane — New Jersey high-schooler Jane Noury is the central character of a four-episode docuseries that shows what it’s like to grow up transgender. OK, Dave Chappelle, here’s your chance to let us know what you really think about people from New Jersey. (Amazon Prime) Home Sweet Home Alone — Archie Yates, formerly JoJo Rabbit’s best bud, moves up to leading-kid status in this reboot of the tyke-vs.-takers “classic.” Only time will tell if his career follows the trajectory of Macaulay Culkin’s, but for now, kid, stay

away from bees! (Disney+) Mayor Pete — Documentary cameras follow Pete Buttigieg on his path from presidential candidate to Secretary of … checks notes … Transportation. And since it’s on streaming, Pete can put it on pause whenever he needs to change some diapers. (Meaning Steve Doocy’s.) (Amazon Prime) The Shrink Next Door — Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell star in an eight-episode series about a therapist who takes advantage of his patient. It’s like Judd Nelson filmed a sequel to What About Bob: “No, what about you?” (Apple TV+) The World According to Jeff Goldblum — In Season 2, Jeff probes the inner workings of phenomena like fireworks and magic. Meanwhile, the nation’s Juggalos want to know when he’s going to get around to magnets. (Disney+)

PREMIERES SUNDAY: Kamikaze — The hype on this Danish-made series says it finds an 18-year-old “alone in a large mansion” after her well-to-do parents and her brother die in a plane crash. Damn, I guess Disney+ only has the second-best Home Alone remake this week. (HBO Max) Mayor of Kingstown — Close out your weekend watching Jeremy Renner play a Midwestern mayor who’s trying to clean up his corrupt town. Pete Buttigieg says they should give him whatever he wants, because he could end up as Secretary of … checks notes … Transportation. You know, both of them should really bookmark that. (Paramount+) orlandoweekly.com

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YOU BLEW IT?

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Nope. Orlando’s Tanner Jones emerges from behind the counter of his Easy Luck Coffee with a new band, Couplet, and new album BY IDA V. ESKAMANI

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t’s a place called Easy Luck. I helped start it with some friends about three years ago. Actually not about three years, it was three years ago. Today’s our third birthday.” It feels like summer in October. Tom Petty is blasting through the speakers of Easy Luck Coffee & Bodega, South Street’s tastefully minimal coffee shop, celebrating three years since opening its glass doors. Co-owner Tanner Jones sits across the table, taking a break from a very big day to talk about his newest musical endeavor, Couplet. The last time Orlando Weekly spoke with Jones was a similarly balmy day in 2017, walking the grounds of Greenwood Cemetery. At the time, Jones was frontman of You Blew It!, a beloved hometown emo band that just months later, would play its last show. For Jones, that interview might as well have been a lifetime ago. “I don’t know if it’s a good or a bad thing, it just feels like a different world. I was living a different life back then,” reflects Jones. “Whereas before I was in a different place every single day, now I’m in the same place every single day ... I was in a full-time touring band, now I run a coffee shop.”

Couplet is Jones, alongside Chicago emo fixtures Evan Weiss and Adam Beck. The band released their first album, LP1, at the beginning of October. Though the three have a long history as collaborators, Couplet is an unlikely creation. It’s Jones’ first release since You Blew It!’s finale, an ending that carried a heavy weight of disillusion and burnout. “It’s almost never a good thing to turn a hobby into something you’re trying to sell, or make a living out of,” says Jones. “By nature, it’s not a hobby anymore. It’s for selfpreservation, for income, which is kind of the antithesis of a hobby, right? “After awhile, You Blew It! got to be more of a stressor than release. And when your release gets taken away, then things pop up in bad ways.” It took the passage of time, trusted friends and countless hours listening to tunes while working in his coffee shop to bring Jones back to a space where he could create music. “Separating myself from You Blew It!, those things ended up melting away enough to get back to a creative place that was enjoyable.”

It’s a joy that’s palpable on LP1. The record is gentle, dreamy and perfectly silly. It sounds like crisp cool air, blue skies and endless possibilities. Though far from the musical stylings of You Blew It!, Jones sounds at home on the record. With Jones in Orlando and Weiss and Beck in Chicago in the midst of a relentless pandemic, LP1 was created in self-isolation. “We just tried to shoot stuff back and forth over email,” explains Jones. “Over those couple months, it was a really good way for me specifically to pass the time and feel like I was doing something productive. … It was kind of a labor of love and a labor of health.” LP1 is indeed a labor of love, but it’s also Jones falling back in love with making music. It should bring us all solace to know that in an increasingly fraught world, three emo lifers could create something so seraphic. And though so much has changed since Jones last spoke with Orlando Weekly, some things stay the same. Though the scenes of new cities always call his name, Jones still loves the City Beautiful. “I’m here because I really think it’s a very bustling, creative, incredible community. And I’d like to be able to contribute to that,” he says. Jones even pays homage to our town on LP1, with the album closer named after Delaney Park’s “Raehn St.” We ask if Jones still visits Greenwood Cemetery. “I try to run through Greenwood as much as I can,” he replies. There is, undoubtedly, something funny about the way the lights flicker out on the gates to Greenwood.

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BY B AO L E - H U U IV AND THE STRANGE BAND | PHOTO BY NICK RAU

Nashville’s IV and the Strange Band are brand-new but they’re coming with some deep history. Coleman Williams is the “IV” in their moniker and, yep, he’s the latest of Hank Williams’ musical heirs to enter the family business LOCAL RELEASES

Beloved Orlando duo Sales have officially re-emerged with a new song. Though just a single, “Can’t Be Yours Forever” is the first new material for the Sub Poppublished breakout band in over three years. With more production by singer Lauren Morgan this time out, the looping track tends toward the more beat-centric side of their sound. Fans fear not, though, the groove never rocks the perpetual reverie that the band have devoted a career to perfecting. “Can’t Be Yours Forever” is another textbook case of their signature bedroom-pop aesthetic, happy to remain suspended in the amber of Sales’ immaculate daydream bubble. Life outside, especially right now in this age of entropy, is way overrated anyway. The single’s now streaming everywhere. Speaking of re-emergence, local countryrock band Six Time Losers will drop their first new album since 2013 on Friday, Nov. 12. Even more historical, some of the 12-song Only First Names Die was recorded in Macon, Georgia, at the original Studio

A of the legendary Capricorn Sound Studios — considered by many to be the birthplace of Southern rock — by noted Orlando producer Chris Jay. Their release show is this weekend at Clermont Cars & Guitars (11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, Clermont Waterfront Park, $20-$25), a combination music festival, car show and guitar expo whose musical lineup will be headlined by accomplished country singer Elizabeth Cook. A free copy of Six Time Losers’ new album is included with admission.

CONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK Be a mensch and mask up if you go out. IV and the Strange Band, Tejon Street Corner Thieves, Will Brack: Sandwiched on this bill between Colorado punk-grass band Tejon Street Corner Thieves and Kissimmee one-man band Will Brack is a huge story. Having just debuted in April, Nashville’s IV and the Strange Band are brand-new, but they’re coming with some deep history behind them. Here’s why their buzz is rising. The band’s driving force is newcomer Coleman Williams, who’s the “IV” in their moniker. Connect that Roman numeral with his last name and the picture should start coming into eye-popping focus. Yep, he’s the son of Hank III and the latest musical heir of Hank Williams to enter the business. The only recorded glimpse of his new band so far is the single “Son of Sin,” but it shows another modern country outlaw in the making. Although not as punk or metal as his dad, it’s an auspicious debut that rocks as hard as it twangs. This show’s the chance to watch a momentous new chapter open

for one of the most royal bloodlines in American music. (8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, Will’s Pub, $15) Erykah Badu, Goodie Mob, Scarface: In all of soul music — neo or otherwise — there are few bigger bosses than the inimitable Erykah Badu. Although the genre overflows with great voices, no one blends class and brass quite like this 1990s icon. Just ask Tyrone. Add Dirty South trailblazers Goodie Mob and Scarface to the bill and you’ve got one for the ages. (8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, Addition Financial Arena, $59-$250) Beach Bunny, Miloe, Ky Vöss: In today’s rising indie-rock class, few are hitting that sweet spot quite like Chicago’s Beach Bunny. Like the scrappy little sister to Alvvays, their guitar pop is an irresistible cocktail of euphoric pop hooks and spirited rock fuzz. Rounding out the bill are the theatrical electropop of New York’s Ky Vöss and the rapidly developing indie pop of Minneapolis’ Miloe, a bright young Congolese artist showing nascent glimpses of real star power. (7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, the Abbey, $18) Zach Person: In scope and style, the blues music landscape is as wide as it’s ever been thanks to an inspired generational infusion. Young Texas virtuoso Zach Person, who just dropped his debut LP this year, is staking his claim with a charged mix of blues and rock that’s powered more by straight soul than arty affectation, blending enough classic licks for the traditionalists with enough modern kick for the indie set. (8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, Will’s Pub, $10-$12) baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Central Florida Jewish Film Festival

Cinematic celebration of the Jewish experience across genre. Bonus: a special menu courtesy of the Enzian kitchen for the duration of the event. Enzian Theater, 1300 Orlando Ave., Maitland, enzian.org, prices vary per screening. SUNDAY, NOV. 14

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EDC Orlando 2021

Nashville insider and awardwinning songwriter and producer steps into the spotlight. 8 p.m., Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford, tuffyscider.com, $50-$300.

Tenth iteration of this bonkers Orlando mega dance-music festival, featuring headliners Tiesto, Paul van Dyk, Kygo, Vintage Culture and Zedd. Noon, Tinker Field, 287 S. Tampa Ave., orlando. electricdaisycarnival.com, $99.99$409.99.

ZZ Top

SATURDAY, NOV. 13

FRIDAY, NOV. 12

Unpredictable local free-jazz armada takes over Stardust. Last time we saw them, they made a tuba look cool. Argument settled. 8 p.m., Stardust Video & Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road, facebook. com/stardustie, $5.

THURSDAY, NOV. 11

Mac McAnally

Legendary blues-rock trio ZZ Top come to town, valiantly soldiering on after the untimely passing of bassist Dusty Hill. 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., hardrock.com, $47.50-$98.50.

Air Supply

Multi-platinum classic rockers bring a bag overflowing with radio hits to the Frontyard Festival. 8 p.m., Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $35-$222.76.

Future Bartenderz

Weirdo local performance art-asrock spectacle act celebrates the long-awaited arrival of their vinyl LP, joined by locals Bacon Grease, Fatties and KT Kink. 9 p.m., Uncle Lou’s, 1016 N. Mills Ave., $10.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 12-14

Art Under the Stars

The Maitland Rotary Art Festival has been entertaining Central Florida residents and visitors since 1976. Lake Lily Park, 701 Lake Lily Drive, Maitland, maitlandrotaryartfestival.org, free.

Bongus

Cows ’N Cabs

This country-themed fall festival features mini-dish tastings from 25 gourmet restaurants, paired with more than 200 wines, craft beers and cocktails. VIP ticketholders get entry an hour early and access to a reserved seating area. This year’s event benefits the After-School AllStars and the 4Roots Farm. 7 p.m., Central Park West Meadow, Winter Park, cowsncabs.com, $140-$240.

Orlando Beer Fest

True, you can enjoy unlimited samples from Florida breweries. But if you’re only coming to Orlando Beer Fest for the beer, you’re missing out on half the fun. After a few (dozen) samples, you’ll be ready to hit up the food truck pod, where there’s something for every taste. Autumn Saturdays, of course, mean college football,

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and we won’t leave sports fans stranded: There’ll be a big inflatable screen showing the games. VIP guests get to enter at noon, two hours ahead of general admission, but we suggest getting there early even if you have a GA ticket; the line wraps around the corner every year. That’s just what happens when you host the best beer fest in town. 2-5 p.m., Orlando Festival Park, 2911 Robinson St., orlandobeerfestival.com, $40-$80

Whitney Cummings

Comedian Cummings brings her “Touch Me” stand-up tour back through Florida. 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., hardrock.com, $37.50-$43.50.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 13-14

Maker Faire Orlando

Check out a dazzling spectrum of Orlando-area creativity and ingenuity from over 200 exhibitors and displays. 10 a.m., Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, makerfaireorlando. com, $15-$20.

Mount Dora Plant and Garden Fair

Nurseries and vendors from around Florida tout their green & leafy wares at this event. 9 a.m., Donnelly Park, North Baker Street and East Fifth Avenue, Mount Dora, mountdoraplantandgardenfair. com, free.

SATURDAY-TUESDAY, NOV. 13-16

Mexico’s leading alternative rock band make a rare Orlando headlining appearance. 8 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, houseofblues.com, $45-$85.

James Taylor, Jackson Browne

Mellow vibes are on order from two of the best in the game. Feels like this show has been rescheduled approximately 300 times. 7:30 p.m., Amway Center, 400 W. Church St., amwaycenter.com, $59.50-$300.

Lil Gnar

New trap heavyweight Gnar just debuted a Squid Game-themed music video (“Skelly”); check him out in the flesh in downtown Orlando. 7 p.m., Soundbar, 37 W. Pine St., eventbrite.com, $25–$125. MONDAY, NOV. 15

OPO Brass Present Operatic and Symphonic Favorites

The Orlando Philharmonic’s brass contingent tackles work by Strauss and Mussorgsky. 7 p.m., Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., orlandophil. org, $15-$54.

ONGOING THROUGH NOV. 20

Intimate Apparel

The life and loves (or lack thereof) of an African American lingerie seamstress and her clientele. Margeson Theater, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St., orlandoshakes.org, $32-$56. NOV. 12-DEC . 19

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

The folk tale turned Disney classic

gets the musical treatment. Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St., orlandorep.com, $15-$35. NOV. 12-20

Sweat

Gritty look at the residents of a Pennsylvania town dealing with factory shutdowns. Annie Russell Theatre, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu, $20.

NOV. 12-21

Welcome to the Moon and Other One Acts Evening of works from Tony- and Oscar-winning writer John Patrick Shanley. Black Box Theatre, Theatre UCF, 12488 Centaurus Blvd., arts. cah.ucf.edu, $25.

MUSEUMS + GALLERIES THROUGH DEC . 5

Albin Polasek: Destiny Fulfilled

Paintings, sculptures, and ephemera illustrate the legacy of Czech-American artist Polasek. Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park, polasek.org, $10. THROUGH MAY 8 , 2022

Ally Is a Verb

Examines the deeply personal work of artists belonging to marginalized communities. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/rma, free.

Gallery, Crealdé School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park, crealde.org, free. THROUGH JAN . 2 , 2022

Cathedrals of Florida: Masterworks by Clyde Butcher

Butcher’s photos capture the (disappearing) natural beauty of Florida’s wetlands. Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave., omart.org, $20. THROUGH DEC . 31

Common Ground

A sampling of one-of-a-kind treasures from the Rollins College Book Arts Collection, mostly around the themes of social and environmental issues. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/rma, free.

THROUGH JAN . 2 , 2022

Connoisseurship & Collecting: Masterworks of European Painting

Old masters on loan from the Muscarelle Museum of Art. Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave., omart.org, $20. THROUGH JAN . 2022

Eyewitness

Retrospective of longtime Orlando Sentinel photographer Red Huber. Snap! Downtown, 420 E. Church St., snaporlando.com, free.

THROUGH DEC . 31

THROUGH MAY 8 , 2022

Gallardo/Budoff: Growth, Breadth, and Terrain

American art from the museum’s permanent collection. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/rma, free.

THROUGH DEC . 31

American Modernisms at the Rollins Museum of Art

THROUGH JAN . 9, 2022

As I Am

Group show of current Central and North Floridian artists working “through” disabilities across genres. Alice and William Jenkins

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Fantastical renderings and paper cutouts by Frances Gallardo and Nathan Budoff. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/rma, free.

Rafael Trelles: The Imagined Word

Puerto Rican artist presents an exhibit of his unique portraits of literary characters, drawn from Tolstoi and more. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/rma, free. n

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“BACKLOT ACCESS”

I’m a 44-year-old gay man and I’ve never been in a serious relationship. I would like to find my way into an LTR, but I have a series of overlapping dating issues that I don’t know how to navigate. First, due to my career, I move around a lot, and often don’t see the point in dating when I know I am going to be moving again; I have another potential move on the horizon in six months. Second, I find online dating apps to be awful. I have encountered more ghosts on apps than I did in the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. Last year one date I arranged through an app turned out to be the setup for either a mugging or a hate crime. I managed to escape physically unharmed, but I did delete all the dating apps after that. Third, I’m a beefier guy, but I have never really fit into the bear community. I hate wearing leather, I can’t stand growing facial hair, and don’t have any kinks — and leather, beards and kinks seem to be prerequisites for joining the bear club. Also, most bears are older guys and older guys don’t really do it for me. And younger guys always seem to be looking for a sugar daddy. I’m a Goldilocks who can’t find her “just right.” Fourth and finally, I’ve lived a big life. Due to a parent in the entertainment industry, I grew up with backlot access. I have literally traveled all over the world. I can tell stories for days. But it makes dating hard when the other guy has only his work or cats to talk about. I’ve gone on more than one date where the guy told me he didn’t have anything interesting to say about himself and that he just wanted to hear about my life. Am I destined to be either a spinster or a sugar daddy? Lost And Can’t Keep Investigating New Guys 1. If you don’t see any point in dating because you’re always on the move, LACKING, it’s not a long-term relationship you should be seeking, but a nice string of fulfilling short-term relationships. STRs can be serious, they can be loving, and with more people working remotely than ever before, a successful-if-geographically-challenging STR has a much better shot at becoming a successful LTR these days. 2. Dating and hookup apps are awful. People on the apps sometimes lie about who they are, they ghost on you, and they block you without explanation. But bars are awful too. People in bars sometimes lie about who they are, they excuse themselves “for a second” and never return, they go home with you one night and eat your ass for hours and then pretend they don’t know you the next time you see them at the same bar. And just as people have been mugged, assaulted and murdered by people they met on apps, people have been mugged, assaulted and murdered by people they met in bars — and at work, at church, through friends, etc. So, wherever we’re meeting people, online or off, we need to be careful; we need to have those first meetings in

a public place, we need to tell a friend where we’re going and who we’re with, and we need to trust our guts. When someone makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, get out of there and/or ghost on them. (And if we find that people are constantly ghosting on us … well … then we need to ask ourselves if we’re doing something that makes other people feel uncomfortable or unsafe.) 3. Not all bears have beards or kinks or wear leather. At any big event for bears, LACKING, you’re likelier to see guys in jeans, T-shirts and trucker hats than you are to see guys in leather — unless it’s a fetish party, LACKING, where you’ll see a lot of guys in leather. But even at a fetish party, LACKING, you’ll see guys in neoprene, wrestling singlets, diving suits, hand-crocheted harnesses, and on and on. Leather isn’t required. 4. I’d rather listen to a charming guy tell me a funny story about his cat than a conceited guy drone on and on about some famous actor he saw on a backlot pocketing granola bars from the craft services table. I’m not saying you’re conceited or boring, LACKING, but if I were a betting man and only had the last paragraph of your letter to go on, I’d put my chips on conceited and boring. Look, if a guy tells you halfway through a date there’s nothing he wants to share with you about himself and invites you to carry on talking about yourself, that doesn’t m e a n he’s so enthralled by your stories he just wants to listen. That means he’s bored and/or annoyed and has already made up his mind that you’re not gaining access to his backlot. Zooming out, LACKING, can you see the pattern in your letter? You say you want a relationship, but you don’t see the point of dating because you’re always moving. You say you want a relationship, but the apps are a waste of time because some people are sketchy. You say you want a relationship, but you don’t wanna go to places where people might be buying what you’re selling (bear nights, bear parties) because you don’t wanna wear the kind of clothes you’re required to wear at those events (leather, which you’re not actually required to wear) or grow the kind of facial hair you’re required grow to attend them (beards, which you’re not actually required to grow). You say you want a relationship, but guys who didn’t grow up with wealthy and connected parents bore you — which is going to make finding someone next to impossible. Gay men are a tiny percentage of the population and finding someone in your preferred age range is going to be hard enough without ruling out guys who can’t match your story about peeing

next to Matt LeBlanc in a men’s room on the Warner Bros. lot with a story of their own about some celebrity they peed next to. Or on. Viewed together, LACKING, the above looks less like “this dude is just unlucky in love” and more like “this dude is engaged in some serious self-sabotage.” So the problem isn’t the apps or the job-related moves or leather pants or scratchy beards or guys who insist on boring you with stories about their cats when you’ve got a much better story about Mariska Hargitay’s dog walker. The problem is you. I’m not saying you’re an asshole or that you’re unworthy of love. You’re not an asshole; you’re just a little up your own ass. If love and commitment are what you want, LACKING, then I want you to find them. But you’re going to need to get out of your own ass and out of your own way. P.S. If you have the kind of career that requires you to move every couple of years, LACKING, you should think twice before rejecting guys who aren’t as career-oriented or privileged as you are. Those are the guys who can easily relocate with you. So, while dismissing every guy with a boring and/or low-paying job means you won’t wind up briefly dating a boy who just wants a sugar daddy, LACKING, never giving a regular guy with a regular job a chance could wind up costing you a lot more in the long run. I’m a 35-year-old gay guy who’s about to get married. My fiancé and I decided to open our relationship recently and had a wonderful, slutty summer. Not long ago, one of my fiancé’s hookups made me feel jealous. The next time we had sex, just the two of us, I asked my fiancé to worship my body like he worshipped our buddy’s body. My fiancé got impatient, I got frustrated, and then I asked him to stop, which killed the mood. We talked and I asked him to be brutally honest. I asked him if he was attracted to me, and it turns out that he is not. He only has sex with me to make me happy. I died inside. He insists that he loves me deeply and wants to be with me. But I don’t want to spend the rest of my life with someone who isn’t physically attracted to me. (Yes, I can get enthusiastic sex outside the relationship, but I want that from the man I love.) We both freaked out and cried. Now, here I am, due to be married in three months. What on earth should I do? Gutting Revelation Overturns Our Marital Schedule Postpone the wedding, GROOMS. You made a reasonable assumption about your fiancé — that he was attracted to you sexually — and your fiancé allowed you to make that assumption. Now that he’s opted, with your encouragement, to be brutally honest (loves you, but not attracted to you) you’re going to need some time to process that. Basically, you have to decide if what’s on offer here — a sexless (or soon to be sexless) companionate marriage where your husband is free to seek sex with men he finds attractive and you’re free to seek sex with men who find you attractive — is something you’re willing to accept. As prices of admission go, this one is pretty fucking steep. If paying it sounds no less awful and/or impossible a few months from now than it does right now, GROOMS, call the wedding off.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): For much of her life, Aries poet Mary Ruefle enjoyed imagining that polar bears and penguins “grew up together playing side by side on the ice, sharing the same vista, bits of blubber, and innocent lore.” But one day, her illusions were shattered. In a science journal, she discovered that there are no penguins in the far north and no bears in the far south. I bring this to your attention, Aries, because the coming weeks will be a good time to correct misimpressions you’ve held for a while — even as far back as childhood. Joyfully modernize your understanding of how the world works. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Actor Elizabeth Taylor described her odd rhythm with actor James Dean. Occasionally, they’d stay awake till 3 a.m. as he regaled her with poignant details about his life. But the next day, Dean would act like he and Taylor were strangers — as if, in Taylor’s words, “he’d given away or revealed too much of himself.” It would take a few days before he’d be friendly again. To those of us who study the nature of intimacy, this is a classic phenomenon. For many people, taking a risk to get closer can be scary. Keep this in mind during the coming weeks, Taurus. There’ll be great potential to deepen your connection with dear allies, but you may have to deal with both your and their skittishness about it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There are many different kinds of smiles. Four hundred muscles are involved in making a wide variety of expressions. Researchers have identified a specific type, dubbed the “affiliation smile,” as having the power to restore trust between two people. It’s soothing, respectful and compassionate. I recommend you use it abundantly in the near future — along with other conciliatory behavior. You’re in a favorable phase to repair relationships that have been damaged by distrust or weakened by any other factor. (More info: tinyurl.com/healingsmiles) CANCER (June 21-July 22): According to feminist cosmologists Monica Sjöö and Barbara Mor, “Night, to ancient people, was not an ‘absence of light’ or a negative darkness, but a powerful source of energy and inspiration. At night the cosmos reveals herself in her vastness, the earth opens to moisture and germination under moonlight, and the magnetic serpentine current stirs itself in the underground waters.” I bring these thoughts to your attention, fellow Cancerian, because we’re in the season when we are likely to be extra creative: as days grow shorter and nights longer. We Crabs thrive in the darkness. We regenerate ourselves and are visited by fresh insights about what Sjöö and Mor call “the great cosmic dance in which everything participates: the 42

movement of the celestial bodies, the pulse of tides, the circulation of blood and sap in animals and plants.” LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your heart has its own brain: a “heart brain.” It’s composed of neurons similar to the neurons in your head’s brain. Your heart brain communicates via your vagus nerve with your hypothalamus, thalamus, medulla, amygdala and cerebral cortex. In this way, it gives your body helpful instructions. I suspect it will be extra strong in the coming weeks. That’s why I suggest you call on your heart brain to perform a lot of the magic it specializes in: enhancing emotional intelligence, cultivating empathy, invoking deep feelings and transforming pain. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): How did naturalist Charles Darwin become a skillful thinker who changed the world with his theory of evolution? An important factor, according to businessperson Charlie Munger: “He always gave priority attention to evidence tending to disconfirm whatever cherished and hard-won theory he already had.” He loved to be proved wrong! It helped him refine his ideas so they more closely corresponded to the truth about reality. I invite you to enjoy using this method in the coming weeks, Virgo. You could become even smarter than you already are as you wield Darwin’s rigorous approach to learning. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You could soon reach a new level of mastery in an aptitude described by author Banana Yoshimoto. She wrote, “Once you’ve recognized your own limits, you’ve raised yourself to a higher level of being, since you’re closer to the real you.” I hope her words inspire you, Libra. Your assignment is to seek a liberating breakthrough by identifying who you will never be and what you will never do. If you do it right — with an eager, open mind — it will be fun and interesting and empowering. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio theologian Eugene Peterson cleared up a mystery about the nature of mystery. He wrote, “Mystery is not the absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend.” Yes! At least sometimes, mystery can be a cause for celebration, a delightful opening into a beautiful unknown that’s pregnant with possibility. It may bring abundance, not frustration. It may be an inspiring riddle, not a debilitating doubt. Everything I just said is important for you to keep in mind right now. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In 2017, Richard Thaler won the Nobel Prize for Economics. His specialty: researching how unreasonable behavior affects

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the financial world. When he discovered that this great honor had been bestowed on him, he joked that he planned to spend the award money “as irrationally as possible.” I propose we make him your role model for the near future, Sagittarius. Your irrational, nonrational and trans-rational intuitions can fix distortions caused by the overly analytical and hyper-logical approaches of you and your allies. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Neurotic” and “neurosis” are old-fashioned words. Psychotherapists no longer use them in analyzing their patients. The terms are still useful, though, in my opinion. Most of us are at least partly neurotic — that is to say, we don’t always adapt as well as we could to life’s constantly changing circumstances. We find it challenging to outgrow our habitual patterns, and we fall short of fulfilling the magnificent destines we’re capable of. Author Kenneth Tynan had this insight: “A neurosis is a secret that you don’t know you are keeping.” I bring this to your attention, Capricorn, because you now have extra power to adapt to changing circumstances, outgrow habitual patterns and uncover unknown secrets — thereby diminishing your neuroses. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Author Darin Stevenson wrote the following poetic declaration: “‘No one can give you the lightning-medicine,’ say the people who cannot give the lightning medicine.” How do you interpret his statement? Here’s what I think. “Lightning medicine” may be a metaphorical reference to a special talent that some people have for healing or inspiring or awakening their fellow humans. It could mean an ingenious quality in a person that enables them to reveal surprising truths or alternative perspectives. I am bringing this up, Aquarius, because I suspect you now have an enhanced capacity to obtain lightning medicine in the coming weeks. I hope you will corral it and use it even if you are told there is no such thing as lightning medicine. (PS: “Lightning medicine” will fuel your ability to accomplish difficult feats.) PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The superb fairywren gives its chicks lessons on how to sing when they are still inside their eggs. This is a useful metaphor for you in the coming months. Although you have not yet been entirely “born” into the next big plot twist of your hero’s journey, you are already learning what you’ll need to know once you do arrive in your new story. It will be helpful to become conscious of these clues and cues from the future. Tune in to them at the edges of your awareness. freewillastrology.com

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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: November 19, 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. Gregory Charles Spreng- Household items. Stacey Zeigler Bins, Furniture. Eduardo MarcianoHousehold items. Kristen Defaulthousehold 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: 1420 North Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL, 32804 (407) 312- 8736, on 11/19/2021 @ 12:00PM: David Brown-Wrapped furniture, Wood table and chairs, totes. Auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. The auction will be listed and advertised

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Colonial Dr, Orlando FL 32826, 4076343990: Iris Cristina Nassar: SAFE, TV, bike, dolly, fan, furniture, totes, Adan Duarte: fishing rods, tires, gas tank, hitch. 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: Store 1334: 5603 Metrowest Blvd, Orlando, FL 32811, 407.516.7751 on 11.19.21 @ 11:00 am. Shalanda Hylick Kids items; Jade Foster Boxes, and suitcase; Charles Lathan Linen Crates; Arica Evans Home Furniture, totes; Clyde Thomas Dining table, love seat, bed frame, mattress, boxes; Margarett Anthony Decoration items for business; Brynn Pomeroy Apt furniture and items; Angela Truphosah Mbendo Boxes, clothes; Tabatha Perez Bags, kids items, personal items, arts and crafts; Lambert Famille bed, boxes, couch Store 1317: 5592 LB McLeod Rd, Orlando, FL 32811, 407.720.2832 on 11.19.21 @ 2:00 pm. Jacquelin Daquin Table, Stereo, TV, Bags, Clothes, Totes, Suitcases; Zierrah Martin Mattress, Bags, Boxes, Clothes, Totes, Shelves; Jonathan Hooten Mattress and Boxspring ; Emma Buccheri Furniture and Kitchen Items; Melissa Camp Bicycle and Boxes. Store 7107: 6174 S Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32822 (407) 955-4137 on 11.19.21 @12:00 pm. Bradley Sheelyhouse hold items. Store 8612: 1150 Brand Ln Kissimmee, FL 34744 (407) 414-5303 on 11.19.21 @1:30 pm. Sandra Garcia mirror, carpet, holiday decorations, Naomi Motley household items, Trevor Collins shelf, dresser, air bed, Helen Godby household goods, KMLB investments cabinets, baseboards, Household items, Edward Mccord boxes, household goods Store 8778: 3820 S Orange Ave Orlando FL 32806, 321.270.3440 on 11.19.21 @ 11:30 am. Harry Gadson Household items, bedding, clothing etc.Christopher Martin Fortes Sectional, Bed, Boxes, TV, Clothes, Shoes Evangelica Himely queen bed tv Nina Gadson clothing, furniture Pedro Jose Garcia Rolon household goods David White Household goods Store 7306: 408 N Primrose Dr. Orlando FL 32803, 321.285.5021 on 11.19.21 @ 12:15 pm. Theodore Washington- lamps, wall art, chair, couch, table, refrigerator, Neyasha Morman- bedframe, bed, fake plants Store 8136: 3501 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL 32839, 407.488.9093 on 11.19.21 @ 3:00pm. Alex Alexis lands keeping equipment, Jonathan Ngombo household goods, Jennifer

Barrett household goods, Brooke Edwards bed set, boxes, Anson Holmes day care items, boxes, table, 2 tents Store 7057: 13597 S. Orange Ave Orlando FL 32824, 407.910.2087 on 11.19.21 @ 11:45 am. Jillian Whiting- household items, appliances, furniture, beds, all household items. Kaylee Mercer- bins, bags, plastic, dresser. Heidy Suarez- dresser, 3 twin beds, tv stand, cloths. Kyle Alonzohousehold items. Store 8931: 3280 Vineland Rd Kissimmee FL 34746, 407.720.7424 on 11.19.21 @ 2:15 pm. Robert Spar collectibles, Axel Gonzalez household goods, Edwin Delacruz boxes, Merry Scott household goods, Nikolai Lundy bags, boxes, James Michael Morvel Jr household items Store 8841: 9847 Cury Ford Rd, Orlando FL 32825, 407.495.9612 on 11.19.21 @12:45pm. Alexander Morales-Household goods. John Maya-Garage items. Andres Felipe Zamorano-Furniture, boxes. Melodi Davis-Furniture,Boxes,TV. Barbara Ann Alejandro- Household goods. Camillia Posley-Washer, dryer, cocktail table, boxes. Store 1333: 13125 S John Young Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837, 407.516.7005 on 11.19.21 @ 11:15am. John Patrick Gilleran-home items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:11261 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, Fl 32832 407-280-7355 on 11/26/2021 @ 12:30 PM Tiffany Ford- 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:Store 1631: 5753 Hoffner Ave. Orlando, FL 32822, 407.212.5890 on 11.19.21 @ 11:30amCynthia Colon, dresser, bed, chest of drawers, night stand, vanity, small apartment furniture; Frank Pastor, household goods; Tony Benitez, household goods; Jennifer Contreras Alvarez, furniture and boxes.The auction will be listed and advertised onwww. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must bemade with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility

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in order to complete thetransaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until thewinning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1001 Lee Road Orlando, FL 32810 (407) 489-3742, November 19th, 2021 @ 12:00 PM: Abryle De La Cruz: boxes-Justin Evans: pallets, shelves-Gerald Forthe: household items-Vincent Turpin: household items- Oraca Newberry: 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. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Ella J. Gary, Deceased. File No. 2021 CP 002918-O NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The administration of the estate of Ella J. Gary, deceased, whose date of death was June 7, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Orange County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 425 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 355, Orlando, Florida 32801. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is 11/3/21. Attorney for Personal Representative: Michelle L. Rivera, Attorney, Florida Bar Number: 0085325, Overstreet Law, 100 Church Street, Kissimmee, Florida 34741, Telephone: (407) 847-5151, E-Mail: mrivera@kisslawyer.com, Secondary E-Mail: tmorgan@kisslawyer.com. Personal Representative: Carol L. Gary, 12082 W. Camelia Lane, Seneca, South Carolina 29678

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Legal, Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY, JUVENILE DIVISION SATE OF FLORIDA Case No. P20-DP-122 IN THE INTEREST OF: M.G.R., a female child DOB: 03/21/2007, M.A.R., a female child DOB: 04/19/2014 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA To: Richard Ramos 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 Circuit Judge, John D. Galluzzo, on the 11th day of January, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at the Seminole County Juvenile Justice Center, 190 Eslinger Way, Sanford, Florida 32773, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and times specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILDREN NAMED IN THE PETITION FILED WITH THE 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.” Pleadings shall be copied to Kristine C. Lazinsk, Esquire, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Children’s Legal Services, 2921 S. Orlando Drive, Ste. 150, Sanford, FL 322773 (407-3285656). WITNESS my hand at the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 1ST day of November, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Grant Maloy, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller BY: /s/ Deputy Clerk, Court Seal. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY, JUVENILE DIVISION SATE OF FLORIDA Case No. P20-DP-122 IN THE INTEREST OF: M.G.R., a female child DOB: 03/21/2007, M.A.R., a female child DOB: 04/19/2014 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA To: Katarzyna Trzaska Ramos 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 Circuit Judge, John D. Galluzzo, on the 11th day of January, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at the Seminole

County Juvenile Justice Center, 190 Eslinger Way, Sanford, Florida 32773, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and times specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILDREN NAMED IN THE PETITION FILED WITH THE 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.” Pleadings shall be copied to Kristine C. Lazinsk, Esquire, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Children’s Legal Services, 2921 S. Orlando Drive, Ste. 150, Sanford, FL 322773 (407-3285656). WITNESS my hand at the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 1ST day of November, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Grant Maloy, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller BY: /s/ Deputy Clerk, Court Seal. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2021-CA-002070-O FLORIDA KF LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff, vs. FELIX BANES, FABIAN GIMENO, & ANY UNKNOWN PARTY CLAIMING INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY, Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Felix Banes; Fabien Gimeno; All Parties Claiming Interests By, Through, Under, Or Against Felix Banes and Fabien Gimeno; AND All Parties Having or Claiming to Have Any Right, Title, or Interest in the Property Herein Described YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the following property in Orange County, Florida: STREET ADDRESS: 16014 E. COLONIAL DR., ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32820 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SEWARD PLANTATION ESTATES FIRST ADDITION T/124 LOT 9 BLK A PARCEL ID #: 19-22-32-7880-01090 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Tony Nasser, the plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 600 17th Street, Suite 2800, Denver, Colorado 80226, on or before November 20, 2021, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. Dated on this 11th day of October, 2021. Tiffany M. Russell, Clerk of the Circuit Court, By: Liz Yanira Gordian Olmo, Deputy Clerk. Civil Division, 425 N. Orange Avenue, Room 350,

Orlando, Florida 32801 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER. WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP19377 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILDREN: A.J. DOB: 03/03/2011, A.J. DOB: 03/03/2011, A.J. DOB: 02/29/2012. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Natasha Flucker (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 Honorable General Magistrate Craig McCarthy on Dececmber 20, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. This hearing will be held telephonically on the above date and time by calling 407- 836-5646 and entering conference code 893130# 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 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 27th day of October, 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: 7/HIGBEE, ROBINSON SERVICE CENTER, CASE NO.: DP20-246 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: K.V. DOB: 12/21/2019. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA To: JOSILINN JONES, Address Unknown WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced child. K.V., You are hereby commanded to appear before the Honorable Heather L. Higbee, on November 30, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. at the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, Courtroom 6, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. You must appear on the date and at the

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time specified. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA the following two ways: 1. You may connect via ZOOM hearing with the following URL and Meeting ID: Zoom Hearing Direct URL: https:// zoom.us/my/judgeheatherhigbee 2. If you do not have video capability you may use the following information to call in: Call in phone number 1-301-715-8592 and enter Meeting ID: 516 282 7605, followed by the # sign. 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. WITNESS my hand at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 12th day of October, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Chelsea N. Bogdan, Attorney for the State of Florida FBN: 0123752, Chelsea.Bogdan@ myflfamilies.com, Children’s Legal Services. Clerk of Court By /s/ Deputy Clerk IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 7/HIGBEE, ROBINSON SERVICE CENTER, CASE NO.: DP20-330 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILDREN: A.G.R. DOB: 05/27/2010, A.G.R. DOB: 04/17/2012 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA To: RUBEN GOMEZ PABLO, Address Unknown WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the abovereferenced children. You are hereby commanded to appear before the Honorable Heather L. Higbee, on November 29, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. at the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, Courtroom 6, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. You must personally appear on the date and at the time specified. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA the following two ways: 1. You may connect via ZOOM hearing with the following URL and Meeting ID: Zoom Hearing Direct URL: https://zoom.us/ my/judgeheatherhigbee 2. If you do not have video capability you may use the following information to call in: Call in phone number 1-301-715-8592 and enter Meeting ID: 516 282 7605, followed by the # sign. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITON OF THE CHIL-

DREN 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. WITNESS my hand at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 12th day of October, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Chelsea N. Bogdan, Attorney for the State of Florida FBN: 0123752, Chelsea.Bogdan@ myflfamilies.com, Children’s Legal Services. Clerk of Court By /s/ Deputy Clerk IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP 19-289 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: A.J. DOB: 08/22/2006. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: SIM DUNBAR, 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 Circuit Judge Heather Higbee on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. 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. Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 13th day of October, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Samar Sultan, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 0289847, samar. sultan@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: 7, CASE NO.: DP13-545 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: A.M.M DOB: 06/19/2021. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY AND MANIFEST BEST INTEREST HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA To: CENTERICA MILLS, Last Known Address: 5212 Montague Place,Orlando, FL 32808. 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 the Honorable Heather L. Higbee, on Monday, December 20, 2021, at 10:15 a.m. at the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING/ MBI HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. You must personally appear on the date and at the time specified. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA the following two ways: 1. You may connect via ZOOM hearing with the following URL and Meeting ID: Zoom Hearing Direct URL: https://zoom.us/ my/judgeheatherhigbee 2. If you do not have video capability you may use the following information to call in: Call in phone number 1-301-715-8592 and enter Meeting ID: 516 282 7605, followed by the # sign. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE REQUISITE TECHNOLOGY TO APPEAR VIA VIDEO OR TELEPHONICALLY YOU MUST PERSONALLY REPORT TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER AT 2000 E. MICHIGAN STREET, ORLANDO, FL 32806, COURTROOM 6. 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. WITNESS my hand at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 2nd day of November, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Chelsea N. Bogdan, Attorney for the State of Florida FBN: 0123752, Chelsea.Bogdan@ myflfamilies.com, Children’s Legal Services. Clerk of Court By /s/ Deputy Clerk LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY FOUND OR RECOVERED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED WILL EITHER BE SURRENDERED TO THE FINDERS OR RETAINED FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT. PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. November 2021 DESCRIPTION, FOUND PROPERTY: Cellphone 700 Block of W Livingston St 2 Cellphones SR. 408 E./ Lake Underhill Rd. Cellphone 7700 Block of Links Crecent Dr. Cellphone W South St./ S. Lee Ave. Electronics 3400 Block of S. Orange Ave. Cellphone 500 Block of N. Primrose Dr. Electronics 5900 Block of S. Goldenrod Rd. Cellphone 100 Block of S. Orange

Ave. Electronics 500 Block of W. Jackson St. Currency 2000 Block of Edgewater Dr. Currency 9300 Block of Jeff Fuqua Blvd. Currency 400 Block of N. Orange Blossom Trl. Currency 4200 Block of Lancashire Ln. Currency 6400 Block of Chickasaw Trl. Bike 200 Block of S. Osceola Ave. Bike 1200 Block of Tanager Dr. FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY – THRU FRIDAY, 9:00 AM TILL 4:00PM NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Evangelist Gabriel Garcia Ministries, Inc., of 14861 Faversham Cir., Orlando, FL 32826, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Latin American Revival Campaign It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Latin American Revival Campaign” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 10/30/2021 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, FOUNDATIONS IN BEHAVIOR, LLC, of 255 Primera Blvd, Suite 160B, Lake Mary, FL 32746 in the county of Seminole, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Foundations in Behavior Educational Center It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Foundations in Behavior Educational Center” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 11/2/2021 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Stuart R. Bogue, of 2270 Howard Drive, Winter Park, FL 32789, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Scribble Scrabble Ink It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Scribble Scrabble Ink” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 11/1/2021 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCKERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPANY FACILITIES. STORAGE LOCATIONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, MISCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD TO SAT-

ISFY OWNER’S LIEN FOR RENT AND FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 9:30am and RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. U-Haul Ctr Kirkman: 600 S. Kirkman Rd, Orlando Fl. 32811 - 12/07/2021: 8027 Joel Morales, 3014 Arielle Davis, 8013 Brendin Boele, 2111 Jocelyn New, 2029 Peggy Golemo, 3093 Jasmine Jones, 2009 Luis Abreu, 2101 Maxime Cadet, 2066 James Sims, 8005 Elijah Barnes, 3038 Felice Jones, 2116 Steve Currie, 2034 Katrina Edwards, 3002 Wanda Jones, 1089 Gretta Gilyard, 3096 Jesus Arreola, 2028 Tammy Carder, 5030 Mark Nonsant, 3061 Pamela Patterson, 6023 Ronald Pinkey, 1058 Katrice Coleman,1041 James Brown, 3089 Brenda Mallard, 6031 Patricia Mack, 3003 Wanda Jones, 1040 Patrick Moore, 2068 Marinete Oro, 3068 Joseph Harden, 6068 Katrice Coleman, 5038 Sanderson Gandert, 1069 Timothy Smith, 1103 Rene Arroyo Roger, 6055 Barry Wilson. Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that Storage King USA at 2925 North Poinciana Blvd Kissimmee, FL 34746 will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes). The sale will take place at the website StorageTreasures.com on November 19th, 2021 at 9:00 am. The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa (AU4167) and StorageTreasures.com on behalf of the facility’s management. Units will be available for viewing prior to the sale on StorageTreasures.com. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 15% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $100 cleaning deposit per unit. All sales are final. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. The property to be sold is described as “general household items” unless otherwise noted. Unit #1033 – Angelique Ortiz-ryals - Sofas, pillows, table, boxes; Unit #1037 – Benjamin Satcher Jr- household goods/furniture, hand truck, bags, appliances, tools, boxes, ad artificial trees; Unit 1191Tammy Morrow- Household goods/ furniture, kids bicycle, bags, holiday decor, musical instrument, toys, tripod, baby items, and boxes. Unit 2007- Carlos Ribeiro- Speakers, bags, totes, electronics, household goods, projector screen; Unit 2196- Amber A Mansour- headboard, furniture, household items, electronics, clothing, fishing poles, mattresses, boxes and bags; Unit 3150- Bassam Alkowni- Household goods, Furniture, boxes, totes; Unit 3185-Tiffany Graham- APPLIANCES, FURNITURE, PORABLE A/C, FAN, CLOTHES, DINING ROOM CHAIRS; Unit 3217-Peter RussoTotes, Box, Tool Box (Ryobi)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below on November 19, 2021 at the locations indicated: Extra Space Storage 7155 @ 1305 Crawford Ave St. Cloud FL 34769 (385) 266-1653 @1:00PM: Juan Carlos Ortiz furniture, child items. Keaira Wright household items. Extra Space Storage 8460 @ 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd Kissimmee FL 34746 (385) 315-9130 @1:15 PM: Kadine Krcher 2 bed sets boxes, Nelson Navas 1 queen bed set, 1 king bed set, couch, love seat, boxes and other household goods, Rafael Draper Boxes and Pots, Anthony Farinanci Cabinets chairs, Christian Vilanvoa 1997 Honda civic Hatchback Car parts , MIGUEL A PEGUERO Tools, Michelle Pijuan Clothes & bed set, Nancy Carrasco Furniture & bins, Luz Mateo Mattress & boxes, Jorge Ruiz Entertainment center. Extra Space Storage 8753 @ 540 Cypress Pkwy Poinciana FL 34759 (863) 240-02879 @1:45PM: Higher Level Remodeling Home remodeling Supplies, Miguel Negron Household items, Gabrielle Tyre Bins, Furniture, Troy Jowers Furniture, Jeffery Lopez household items, Raquel Forbes Household items, Larry Hamilton Household items, Andrew Smith Boxes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that Storage King USA at 4601 S Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL 32839 will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents ( pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes). The sale will take place at the website Storage Treasures.com on November 19th, 2021, at 9:00am. The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa ( AU4167) and Storage Treasures .com on behalf of the facility’s management. Units will be available for viewing prior to the sale on StorageTreasures.com. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 15% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as $100 cleaning deposit per unit. All sales are final. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. The property to be sold is described as “General household items” Unit# 0I034 -Travis Bush, Unit# 0H033-Necta Telme, Unit# 0A011- Manouche Legrand, Unit # 0F034- Christian Maldonado, Unit# 0J022 – Andral Raphel, Unit # 0F009- Marie Augustin.

Notice of Public Sale: Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on November 26, 2021 at 9:00 am, Riker’s Roadside Of Central Florida, INC, 630 E Landstreet Rd, Orlando, FL 32824, will sell the following vehicles and/or vessels. Seller reserves the right to bid. Sold as is, no warranty. Seller guarantees no title, terms cash. Seller reserves the right to refuse any or all bids; 1FAFP52U73A221070 2003 FORD 1FDSE3FL9BDA82993 2011 FORD 1G1PA5SHXE7403342 2014 CHEVROLET 1N4AA5AP6AC802004 2010 NISSAN 1N4AL11E93C285785 2003 NISSAN 1TTE532C7G3924075 2016 TRANSCRAFT 1VWLA7A33KC009625 2019 VOLKSWAGEN 2C3CDZAG0JH317764 2018 DODGE 2C3KA53GX6H229029 2006 CHRYSLER 2FAHP71W26X142182 2006 FORD 2MEFM74W83X668168 2003 MERCURY 2MEFM74W83X668168 2003 MERCURY 3C4PDCEG7JT145227 2018 DODGE 3N1AB7AP4FY323133 2015 NISSAN 5TDDRKEC9MS062067 2021 TOYOTA JF1VA1E64H9827485 2017 SUBARU JN1AZ34D06M300859 2006 NISSAN JTDBR32EX30043855 2003 TOYOTA. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: ADAM AYED ENTERPRISES LLC gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 11/26/2021, 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. KMHCM3AC0AU153852 2010 HYUNDAI 3MEHM0JG0AR658646 2010 MERCURY 1FA6P8CF1H5265180 2017 FORD. 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. NOVEMBER 22, 2021 19UUA56663A008241 2003 ACURA 1C3CDZABXDN752453 2013 DODGE 1G3GM47A7FR343479

1985 OLDSMOBILE 1N4BL4CV8KC175005 2019 NISSAN JNKCV54E34M816179 2004 INFINITI NOVEMBER 26, 2021 4T1BE30K46U731864 2006 TOYOTA NOVEMBER 29, 2021 1N4AL11D55C106734 2005 NISSAN 1VWAP7A30EC017692 2014 VOLKS 3N1CN8EV9ML849282 2021 NISSAN JN8HD17Y5SW077735 1995 NISSAN 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. NOVEMBER 22, 2021 4T1BF32K84U585282 2004 TOYOTA NOVEMBER 26, 2021 1GKDT13S872148038 2007 GENERAL MOTORS CORP 4T1BF28B9YU019980 2000 TOYOTA WDBTK72FX8T088758 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ NOVEMBER 29, 2021 2HGEJ6571WH592400 1998 HONDA 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, Friday, November 22, 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: Tracey Chase, Unit 613, Misc. items Youbens Altidor, Unit 131, Misc. items Floyd Watt, Unit 221, Misc. items Trisha Dirden, Unit 475, Misc. items Bonaya Abasaba, Unit 452, Misc. items Troy Davis, Unit 461, Misc. items Joe Lopez, Unit 199, Misc. items Lessort Tesalus, Unit 218, 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 3rd and 10th day of November, 2021.

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Legal, Public Notices NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 2012 Nissan VIN# 3N1AB6AP4CL695168 2015 Nissan VIN# 3N1CE2CP4FL449053 2012 Dodge VIN# 2C4RDGCG3CR341576 2015 Nissan VIN# 3N1CN7AP8FL883444 To be sold at auction at 8:00 am. on December 01, 2021 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC 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). ADVERTISEMENT 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. Bidding takes place on lockerfox.com and concludes Friday the 19th day of November 2021 at 9:00 AM with payment following in CASH at the facility. Store Space Millenia, 4912 S. John Young Pkwy, Orlando, FL, 32839. Jabre, Imad Household Items; Stephens, Kelly Household Goods; BENITEZ, ROLANDO Household Items; Vil, Adelyne Household Items; Bryant, Ivy Household Items; Vil, Adelyne Household Items; Freeman, Andrew Household Items; Valentine, Edwin Household Items; Pherai, John Household Items; Villar, Geysha Household Items; Wilson, Sybil Household Items. Bidding takes place on lockerfox.com and concludes Friday the 19th day of November 2021 at 9:00 AM with payment following in CASH at the facility. Store Space Orlando NOBT, 8235 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL, 32810. Sinkler, Ozzie Household Items; Curry, Elrod Household Items; Owens, Jasmine Household Goods; Owens, Jasmine; Viola-Tybuszewski, Tre-nee’ Personal Property. Bidding takes place on lockerfox.com and concludes Friday the 19th day of November 2021 at 9:00 AM with payment following in CASH at the facility. Store Space Sanford - Storage, 3980 E. Lake Mary Blvd., Sanford, FL, 32773. King, Alashawndrey Household Items; Strausheim, Janice Household Items; Williams, Lacey Household Items; Johnson, Robert Household Items; StreetPeters, Curtis Commercial Items; Justiniano, Stephanie Household Items; Garcia, Wendy Household Items; Muniz, Robert Household

Items; Rowswell, Cheryl Household 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: 3rd and 10th day of November, 2021.

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