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Hamburger Mary’s got validation from the courts, water park workers unionized, Orange County eliminated millions of dollars in medical debt, and other news you may have missed last week. Plus “This Modern World”
11 Ten years of FOIA fails
The Electronic Frontier Foundation looks back at the games governments played to avoid transparency 13 The Foilies for 2025 Recognizing the year’s worst in government
17 Know your rights
The Constitution sets out many protections on the basis of personhood, using the term ‘person’ rather than ‘citizen.’ These cards may be helpful to any English, Spanish, Kréyol or Arabic speakers who fear detention or deportation
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29 This Little Underground Reverist’s Omar Qazi has returned with his first new release in seven years, and it marks a distinct new chapter. Not only is Reverist down to a solo act, but the brand-new Almost Home EP is all in on a new creative
¶ Special elections in Orange County
Orange County voters living in Senate District 15 and House District 40 will have the opportunity to vote in a special primary election on June 24. Here in Florida, primary elections are “closed.” This means that if a voter has a preference for a candidate in a partisan primary race, they must be affiliated with that candidate’s party 29 days before Election Day in order to vote for them.
For both races, Senate District 15 and House District 40, there will only be a Democratic primary. Only voters affiliated with the Democratic Party will be able to cast a vote for their preferred candidate. Those who are not yet affiliated or need to make any changes can do so by May 27.
Voters can ensure their voter registration reflects their affiliation of choice by verifying their voter status on their county’s Supervisor of Elections website or by contacting the office.
For the primaries, voters can request a vote-by-mail ballot through their county’s elections office resources by 5 p.m. on June 12. It’s important to remember that all voteby-mail requests expired after Dec. 31 of last year, so voters must make sure they’ve submitted one for this new cycle.
A special general election for both seats is scheduled for Sept. 2, and all eligible voters in those districts, regardless of affiliation, will be able to cast their votes then. Contact the Orange County Supervisor of Elections for more info.
Ricardo Negrón-Almodovar, Orlando Senior Florida Campaign Manager, All Voting Is Local
¶ Drill, baby, drill?
Donald Trump is offering a massive public lands giveaway to the fossil fuel industry.
He’s ordered the U.S. to “drill baby drill” on public lands, and he’s fast-tracked new oil and gas projects, bypassing environmental and public review. His allies in Congress are even pushing to open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.
If they get their way, the fossil fuel industry will wreck our national landmarks for profit and pump millions more tons of planet-warming pollution into the atmosphere in the process.
So if we don’t want to see drilling rigs the next time we head outdoors, we need to send a clear message: Don’t sell off our public lands to Big Oil!
Franklin Hamilton, Winter Park
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Hamburger Mary’s got validation from the courts, water park workers unionized, Orange County eliminated millions of dollars in medical debt, and other news you may have missed last week.
BY MCKENNA SCHUELER AND THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
» Court backed Hamburger Mary’s in drag show fight, said ban is likely unconstitutional
Describing the law as “substantially overbroad,” a federal appeals court last Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction blocking a 2023 Florida law aimed at preventing children from attending drag shows. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, backed the Central Florida venue Hamburger Mary’s in a First Amendment challenge to the law. The state appealed in 2023 after U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell issued a preliminary injunction. Tuesday’s majority opinion said that “by providing only vague guidance as to which performances it prohibits, the act [the law] wields a shotgun when the First Amendment allows a scalpel at most.” The law, dubbed by sponsors the “Protection of Children” bill, sought to prevent venues from admitting children to “adult live performances.” It defines adult live performances as “any show, exhibition, or other presentation that is performed in front of a live audience, which, in whole or in part, depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or specific sexual activities, … lewd conduct, or the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts.” The law would allow regulators to suspend or revoke the licenses of restaurants, bars and other venues that violate the law. Also, it would prohibit local governments from issuing public permits for events that could expose children to the targeted behavior.
» Divers at Orlando’s Discovery Cove theme park unanimously voted to unionize
A group of divers and diver technicians who perform maintenance work at the SeaWorld-affiliated Discovery Park resort in Orlando unanimously voted to unionize last week in an election that featured 100 percent voter turnout. According to the National Labor Relations Board, the workers voted 15 to 0 in favor of unionization with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 30, a union headquartered in New York that recently expanded its organizing capacity to Florida. An organizer for the union, Jonathan Ellington, told Orlando Weekly that a primary motivator for the organizing drive was stagnant pay that hasn’t kept up with similar jobs at neighboring parks. Union contracts negotiated by the union elsewhere have also managed to secure just-cause protections (to prevent unjust firings), improved healthcare and retirement benefits. This is the first group of workers at Discovery Cove to unionize. It comes after security guards at SeaWorld, owned by the same parent company, similarly voted to unionize with a different union in March.
» Orange County eliminated more than $470 million in medical debt Orange County government has managed to wipe out more than $472.5 million in medical debt for over 310,000 local residents, in partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. The county initiative, approved by the Orange County Commission last August, was funded by federal relief funds allocated to the county during the COVID-19 pandemic under the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan Act. This has cost the county just $3 million in the program’s budget, which was then leveraged by Undue Medical Debt to erase the debt for pennies on the dollar. The County Commission approved the use of up to $4.5 million in ARPA funds for this initiative last year, allowing Undue Medical Debt to work with the county to erase medical debt associated with the Orlando Health system, Advent Health and third-party debt collection agencies. The program didn’t allow applications — instead, Undue Medical Debt worked with debt collection agencies and health systems to identify debt and eliminate it. Locals who saw their debt eliminated through the program began receiving letters from the county informing them of their debt cancellation earlier this month.
» Starbucks workers near Orlando walked off the job on one-day strike Baristas at Oviedo’s one and only unionized Starbucks location, on East Mitchell Hammock Road, walked off the job for a one-day strike last week in protest of a new dress code policy and other unfair labor practice allegations. They were joined by thousands of unionized Starbucks workers elsewhere in the country throughout the week, as a weeklong action organized by their union, Starbucks Workers United. Baristas at the Starbucks in Oviedo first voted to unionize in 2022. They’re still working with Starbucks — along with delegates from other unionized locations — to hammer out a union contract. The new dress code policy drew protest from baristas in part because it was decided unilaterally by the company. The union argues that, because it’s a major policy
change, it should have first been negotiated with union leaders. “They want to circumvent the law, but we have every right to fight for better conditions,” said Kevin Beljan, a Starbucks employee at the Oviedo store. “I believe it to be a truly noble cause, and I believe that a contract for Starbucks workers can mean contracts for a lot of workers in food service and retail. And I believe we could, potentially, you know, change the game.”
» Florida court said law allowing minors to have abortions without parental consent is unconstitutional
Citing parental rights, a Florida appeals court ruled that a law allowing minors to have abortions without their parents’ consent is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the 5th District Court of Appeal, backing arguments by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, said the law violates parents’ due-process rights. The ruling came as the appeals court rejected a request by a 17-year-old girl to have an abortion without parental consent. The law in question sets up a process for minors to seek court approval to have abortions without consent from their parents. Judges can grant such parental-consent “waivers” if they find a minor is “sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy” or find by “clear and convincing evidence” that the consent requirements “are not in the best interest” of the minor. The notice-and-consent issue has long been controversial, with supporters saying minors are not mature enough to make abortion decisions. But opponents have argued, for example, that some minors could face issues such as abuse if their parents found out they were pregnant.
TEN YEARS OF FOIA FAILS
The Electronic Frontier Foundation looks back at the games governments played to avoid transparency
BY DAVE MAASS, EFF
In the year 2015, we witnessed the launch of OpenAI, a debate over the color of a dress going viral, and a Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples have the right to get married. It was also the year that the Electronic Frontier Foundation first published The Foilies, an annual report that hands out tongue-in-cheek “awards”to government agencies and officials that respond outrageously when a member of the public tries to access public records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or similar laws.
A lot has changed over the last decade, but one thing that hasn’t is the steady flow of attempts by authorities to avoid their legal and ethical obligations to be open and accountable. Sometimes, these cases are intentional, but just as often, they are due to incompetence or straight-up half-assedness.
Over the years, EFF has teamed up with MuckRock to document and ridicule these FOIA fails and transparency trip-ups. And through a partnership with AAN Publishers, we have named-and-shamed the culprits in weekly newspapers and on indie news sites across the United States in celebration of Sunshine Week, an annual event raising awareness of the role access to public records plays in a democracy.
This year, we reflect on the most absurd and frustrating winners from the last 10 years as we prepare for the next decade, which may even be more terrible for government transparency.
The Most Infuriating FOIA Fee: U.S. Department of Defense (2016 Winner)
Under FOIA, federal agencies are able to charge “reasonable” fees for producing copies of records. But sometimes agencies fabricate enormous price tags to pressure the requester to drop the query.
In 2015, Martin Peck asked the U.S. Department of Defense to disclose the number of “HotPlug” devices (tools used to preserve data on seized computers) it had purchased. The DOD said it would cost $660 million and 15
he filed a request for the guest list and pictures taken at the event. In response, the FBI sent a series of surreal photos of the attendees, hugging, toasting and posing awkwardly, but all with polygonal redactions covering their faces like some sort of mutant Minecraft family reunion.
Runner-Up
U.S. Southern Command (2023 Winner): Investigative journalist Jason Leopold obtained scans of paintings by detainees at Guantanamo Bay, which were heavily redacted under the claim that the art would disclose law enforcement information that could “reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law.”
million labor hours (over 1,712 years), because its document system wasn’t searchable by keyword, and staff would have to comb through 30 million contracts by hand.
Runners-up:
City of Seattle (2019 Winner): City officials quoted a member of the public $33 million for metadata for every email sent in 2017, but ultimately reduced the fee to $40.
Rochester (Michigan) Community Schools District (2023 Winner): A group of parents critical of the district’s remote-learning plan requested records to see if the district was spying on their social media. One parent was told they would have to cough up $18,641,345 for the records, because the district would have to sift through every email.
Willacy County (Texas) Sheriff’s Office (2016 Winner): When the Houston Chronicle asked for crime data, the sheriff sent them an itemized invoice that included $98.40 worth of Wite-Out — the equivalent of 55 bottles — to redact 1,016 pages of records.
The Most Ridiculous Redaction: Federal Bureau of Investigation (2015 Winner)
Brad Heath, who in 2014 was a reporter at USA Today, got a tip that a shady figure had possibly attended an FBI retirement party. So
The Most Reprehensible Reprisal Against a Requester: White Castle, Louisiana (2017 Winner)
Chris Nakamoto, at the time a reporter for WBRZ, filed a public records request to probe the White Castle mayor’s salary. But when he went down to check on some of the missing records, he was handcuffed, placed in a holding cell and charged with the crime of “remaining after being forbidden.” He was summoned to appear before the “Mayor’s Court” in a judicial proceeding presided over by none other than the same mayor he was investigating. The charges were dropped two months later.
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Some agencies will make you wait a ridiculously long time for records.
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Ain’t no party like a [redacted] FBI party!
PHOTO SOURCE: FBI
WBRZ Reporter Chris Nakamoto was cuffed for trying to obtain records in White Castle, Louisiana.
PHOTO: WBRZ-TV
THE FOILIES FOR 2025
Recognizing the year’s worst in government transparency
BY DILLON BERGIN, KELLY KAUFFMAN, BERYL LIPTON, DAVE MAASS, AARON MACKEY AND MICHAEL MORISY; ART BY HANNAH DIAZ
The public’s right to access government information is constantly under siege across the United States, from both sides of the political aisle. In Maryland, where Democrats hold majorities, the attorney general and state legislature are pushing a bill to allow agencies to reject public records requests that they consider “harassing.” At the same time, President Donald Trump’s administration has moved its most aggressive government reform effort — the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE — outside the reach of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), while also beginning the mass removal of public data sets.
One of the most powerful tools to fight back against bad governance is public ridicule. That’s where we come in: Every year during Sunshine Week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, MuckRock and AAN Publishers team up to publish the Foilies Awards. This annual report — now a decade old — names and shames the most repugnant, absurd and incompetent responses to public records requests under FOIA and state transparency laws.
Sometimes the good guys win. For example, last year we highlighted the Los Angeles Police Department for using the courts to retaliate against advocates and a journalist who had rightfully received and published official photographs of police officers. The happy ending (at least for transparency): LAPD has since lost the case, and the city paid the advocates $300,000 to cover their legal bills.
Here are this year’s “winners.” While they may not all pay up, at least we can make sure they get the negative publicity they’re owed.
The Exorbitant FOIA Fee of the Year: Rapides Parish School District
After a church distributed a religious tract at Lessie Moore Elementary School in Pineville, La., young students quickly dubbed its frank discussion of mature themes “the sex book.” Hirsh M. Joshi from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a lawyer representing a parent, filed a request with the Rapides Parish School District to try to get some basic information: How much did the school coordinate with the church distributing the material? Did other parents complain? What was the internal reaction? Joshi was stunned when the school district responded with an initial estimate of $2 million to cover the cost of processing the request. After local media picked up the story and a bit of negotiating, the school ultimately waived the
charges, then responded with a mere nine pages of responsive material.
While Rapides Parish’s sky-high estimate ultimately took home the gold this year, there was
fierce competition. The Massachusetts State Police wanted $176,431 just to review — and potentially not even release — materials about recruits who leave the state’s training program early. Back in Louisiana, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s office insisted on charging a grieving father more than $5,000 for records on the suspicious death of his own son.
The Now You See It, Now You Don’t Award: University of WisconsinMadison
Sports reporter Daniel Libit’s public records request is at the heart of a lawsuit that looks a lot like the Spider-Man pointing meme. In 2023, Libit filed the request for a contract between the University of Wisconsin and Altius Sports Partners, a firm that consults college athletic programs on payment strategies for college athletes (“Name, Image, Likeness” or NIL deals), after reading a university press release about the partnership. The university denied the request, claiming that Altius was actually contracted by the University of Wisconsin Foundation, a separate 501(c)(3). So, Libit asked the foundation for the contract. The foundation then denied the request, claiming it was exempt from Wisconsin’s open records laws. After the denial, Libit filed a lawsuit for the records, which was then dismissed, because the university and foundation argued that Libit had incorrectly asked for a
contract between the university and Altius, as opposed to the foundation and Altius.
The foundation did produce a copy of the contract in the lawsuit, but the game of hiding the ball makes one thing clear, as Libit wrote after: “If it requires this kind of effort to get a relatively prosaic NIL consultant contract, imagine the lengths schools are willing to go to keep the really interesting stuff hidden.”
The Fudged Up Beyond All Recognition Award: Central Intelligence Agency
There are state secrets, and there are family secrets, and sometimes they mix … like a creamy, gooey confectionery.
After Mike Pompeo finished his first year as Trump’s CIA director in 2017, investigative reporter Jason Leopold sent a FOIA request asking for all of the memos Pompeo sent to staff. Seven years later, the agency finally produced the records, including a “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year”message recounting the annual holiday reception and gingerbread competition, which was won by a Game of Thrones-themed entry. (“And good use of ice cream cones!” Pompeo wrote.) At the party, Pompeo handed out cards with his mom’s “secret” recipe for fudge, and for those who couldn’t make it, he also sent it out as an email attachment.
But the CIA redacted the whole thing, vaguely claiming it was protected from disclosure under federal law. This isn’t the first time the federal
government
toppings and favorite sandwich from emails.
The You Can’t Handle the Truth Award: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin In Virginia, state officials have come under fire in the past few years for shielding records from the public under the broad use of a “working papers and correspondence” FOIA exemption. When a public records request came in for internal communications on the state’s Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, which provides tuition-free college to spouses and children of military veterans killed or disabled as a result of their service, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office used this “working papers” exemption to reject the FOIA request.
The twist is the request was made by Kayla Owen, a military spouse and a member of the governor’s own task force studying the program. Despite Owen’s attempts to correct the parameters of the request, Youngkin’s office made the final decision in July to withhold more than two folders’ worth of communications with officials who have been involved with policy discussions about the program.
The Courts Cloaked in Secrecy Award (Tie): Solano County Superior Court, Calif., and Washoe County District Court, Nev.
Courts are usually the last place the public can go to vindicate their rights to government records when agencies flout them. When agencies lock down records, courts usually provide the key to open them up.
Except in Vallejo, Calif., where a state trial court judge decided to lock his own courtroom during a public records lawsuit — a move that
has protected Pompeo’s culinary secrets: In 2021, the State Department redacted Pompeo’s pizza
A CIA official’s grandma’s fudge recipe was too secret for public consumption.
ART BY HANNAH DIAZ/EFF
Vallejo Police Department officers are caught in a scandal over transparency and “badge-bending” to celebrate kills.
PHOTO: GEOFF KING/OPEN VALLEJO
Assessing huge fee estimates is one way agencies discourage FOIA requesters.
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Runners-up
Jack White (2015 Winner): One of the rare non-government Foilies winners, the White Stripes guitarist verbally abused University of Oklahoma student journalists and announced he wouldn’t play at the school anymore. The reason? The student newspaper, OU Daily, obtained and published White’s contract for a campus performance, which included his no-longer-secret guacamole recipe, a bowl of which was demanded in his rider.
Richlands, Virginia (2024 Winner): Resident Laura Mollo used public records laws to investigate problems with the 911 system and, in response, experienced intense harassment from the city and its contractors, including the police pulling her over and the city appointing a special prosecutor to investigate her. On two separate occasions, Morro even says she found her mailbox filled with spaghetti and manure.
Worst Federal Agency of the Decade: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bashing the FBI has come back into vogue among certain partisan circles in recent years, but we’ve been slamming the feds since long before it was trendy.
The agency received eight Foilies over the last decade, more than any other entity, but the FBI’s hostility toward FOIA goes back much further. In 2021, the Cato Institute uncovered records showing that, since at least 1989, the FBI had been spying on the National Security Archive, a nonprofit watchdog that keeps an eye on the intelligence community. The FBI’s methods included both physical and electronic surveillance, and the records show the FBI specifically cited the organization’s “tenacity” in using FOIA.
Cato’s Patrick G. Eddington reported it took 11 months for the FBI to produce those records, but that’s actually relatively fast for the agency. We highlighted a 2009 FOIA request that the FBI took 12 years to fulfill: Bruce Alpert of the TimesPicayune had asked for records regarding the corruption case of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, but by the time he received the 84 pages in 2021, the reporter had retired. Similarly, when George Washington University professor and documentary filmmaker Nina Seavey asked the FBI for records related to surveillance of anti-war and civil rights activists, the FBI told her it would take 17 years to provide the documents. When the agency launched an online system for accepting FOIA requests, it somehow made the process even more difficult.
The FBI was at its worst when it was attempting to use nondisclosure agreements to keep local law enforcement agencies from responding to public records requests regarding the use of cell phone surveillance technologies called cell-site simulators, or “stingrays.” The agency even went so far as to threaten agencies that release technical information to media organizations with up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine, claiming it would be a violation of the Arms Export Control Act.
But you don’t have to take our word for it: Even Micky Dolenz of the Monkees had to sue the FBI to get records on how agents collected intelligence on the 1960s band.
Worst Local Jurisdiction of the Decade: Chicago, Illinois
Over the last decade, the Foilies have called out officials at all levels of government and in every part of the country (and even in several other countries), but time and time again, one city keeps demonstrating special antagonism to the idea of freedom of information: the Windy City.
In fact, the most ridiculous justification for ignoring transparency obligations we ever encountered was proudly championed by now-former Mayor Lori Lightfoot during the COVID-19 lockdown in April 2020. She offered a bogus choice to Chicagoans: The city could either process public records requests or provide
pandemic response, falsely claiming that answering these requests would pull epidemiologists off the job. According to the Chicago Tribune, she implied that responding to FOIA requests would result in people having to “bury another grandmother.” She even invoked the story of Passover, claiming that the “angel of death is right here in our midst every single day” as a reason to suspend FOIA deadlines.
If we drill down on Chicago, there’s one particular department that seems to take particular pleasure in screwing the public: the Chicago Police Department. In 2021, CPD was nominated so many times (for withholding records of search warrants, a list of names of police officers and body-worn camera footage from a botched raid) that we just threw up our hands and named them “The Hardest Department to FOIA” of the year. In one particularly nasty case, CPD had mistakenly raided the home of an innocent woman and handcuffed her while she was naked and did not allow her to dress. Later, the woman filed a FOIA request for the body-worn camera footage and had to sue to get it. But CPD didn’t leave it there: The city’s lawyers tried to block a TV station from airing the video and then sought sanctions against the woman’s attorney. [email protected]
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even Franz Kafka would have dismissed as too surreal and ironic. The suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union sought a report detailing a disturbing ritual in which officers bent their badges to celebrate their on-duty killings of local residents.
When public access advocates filed an emergency motion to protest the court closure, the court denied it without even letting them in to argue their case. This was not just a bad look; it violated the California and U.S. constitutions, which guarantee public access to court proceedings and a public hearing prior to barring the courtroom doors.
Not to be outdone, a Nevada trial court judge has twice barred a local group from filming hearings concerning a public records lawsuit. The request sought records of an alleged domestic violence incident at the Reno city manager’s house.
Despite the Nevada Supreme Court rebuking the judge for prohibiting cameras in her courtroom, she later denied the same group from filming another hearing. The transparency group continues to fight for camera access, but its persistence should not be necessary: The court should have let them record from the get-go.
The No Tech Support Award: National Security Agency
In 1982, Rear Adm. Grace Hopper (then a captain) presented a lecture to the National Security Agency titled “Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software and People.” One
can only imagine Hopper’s disappointment if she had lived long enough to learn that in the future, the NSA would claim it was impossible for its people to access the recording of the talk. Hopper is undoubtedly a major figure in the history of computing whose records and lectures are of undeniable historical value, and Michael Ravnitzky, frequent FOIA requester and founder of Government Attic, requested this particular lecture back in 2021.
Three years later, the NSA responded to tell him that they had no responsive documents.
Befuddled, Ravnitzky pointed out the lecture had been listed in the NSA’s own Television Center Catalogue. At that point, the agency copped to the actual issue. Yes, it had the record, but it was captured on AMPEX 1-inch open reel tapes, as was more common in the 1980s.
Despite being a major intelligence agency with high-tech surveillance and communication capabilities, it claimed it could not find any way to access the recording.
Let’s unpack the multi-layered egregiousness of the NSA’s actions here. It took the agency three years to respond to this FOIA. When it did, the NSA claimed that it had nothing responsive, which was a lie.
But the most colossal failure by the NSA was its claim that it couldn’t find a way to make accessible to the public important moments from our history because of technical difficulties.
But leave it to librarians to put spies to shame: The National Archives stepped in to help, and now you can watch the lecture in two parts. [email protected]
Some agencies, like the city of Chicago, treat FOIA requests like a plague.
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NSA claimed it didn’t have the obsolete tech to access lecture by military computing pioneer Grace Hopper
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
The Constitution sets out many protections on the basis of personhood, using the term “people” or “person” rather than “citizen.” U.S. court precedent historically supports the idea that these laws apply to all people on U.S. soil, whether or not they are citizens. These cards may be helpful to any English, Spanish, Kréyol or Arabic speakers who fear detention.
Cut along the dotted lines and fold in the center to make a two-sided card. Sandwich around a piece of thin cardboard if possible, and reinforce with a layer of clear tape.
You have constitutional rights.
• DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking on the door.
• DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS from an immigration agent if they try to talk to you. You have the right to remain silent.
• DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING without first speaking to a lawyer. You have the right to speak with a lawyer.
• If you are outside of your home, ask the agent if you are free to leave. If they say yes, LEAVE CALMLY.
• GIVE THIS CARD TO THE AGENT. If you are inside your home, show the card through the window or slide it under the door.
Usted tiene derechos constitucionales.
• NO ABRA LA PUERTA si un agente de inmigración está tocando la puerta.
• NO CONTESTE NINGUNA PREGUNTA de un agente de inmigración si trata de hablar con usted. Usted tiene el derecho a guardar silencio.
• NO FIRME NADA sin antes hablar con un abogado. Usted tiene el derecho de hablar con un abogado.
• Si usted está fuera de su casa, pregúntele al agente si tiene la libertad de irse. Si le dice que sí, VÁYASE CON TRANQUILIDAD.
• ENTRÉGUELE ESTA TARJETA EL AGENTE. Si usted está dentro de su casa, muestre la tarjeta por la ventana o pásela debajo de la puerta.
Ou gen dwa konstitisyonèl.
• PA LOUVRI PÒT la si yon ajan imigrasyon frape pòt la.
• PA REPONN OKENN KEKSYON yon ofisye imigrasyon si yo eseye pale avèk ou.
Ou gen dwa pou rete an silans.
• PA SIYEN ANYEN san w’ pa pale anvan avèk yon avoka. Ou gen dwa pale ak yon avoka.
• Si w’ deyò lakay ou, mande ajan an si w’ lib pou ale. Si yo di wi, ALE AVÈK KALM.
• BAY AJAN KAT SA. Si ou anndan lakay ou, montre kat la nan fenèt la oswa glise li anba pòt la.
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BEST OF THE FEST
Five Orlando Fringe shows worth your time and your money
BY SETH KUBERSKY
1-Man No-Show
If the Great Gonzo were a black beret-wearing bearded beatnik artiste (instead of a blue weirdo with Dave Golez’s hand up his ass), he probably would have produced a Fringe show very much like Isaac Kessler’s 1-Man No-Show , an Andy Kaufman-esque trainwreck that had me rolling in the Yellow Venue’s aisles.
Kessler encouraged me to write my review while his show was in progress, on the assumption that anything I experienced at the press preview might never appear in subsequent performances, so it doesn’t really matter what I say. Under Gordon Neill’s direction, Kessler engages in theatrical tomfoolery like shadow-fucking and minimalist eyeball choreography, while exhorting his befuddled audience to heckle him. The hour I attended featured an endlessly spiraling fever dream of audience participatory improvisation, groan-worthy visual puns and slapstick physical comedy; there was an injured ankle routine recalling Danny Kaye’s schtick in White Christmas and bubble gum-chewing and banana-tossing bits that would make the Blue Man Group gag.
After 60 minutes of listening to Kessler shrieking over a scratchy battery-powered microphone at his
An aimless overachiever desperate to be the first person in history to do something with his political science degree, Wesley worked tirelessly to help an anti-development Democrat defeat his ineffectual incumbent opponent in The Villages, Central Florida’s massive master-planned retirement community that is known nationwide for its golf carts, rampant STDs and self-selected segregation.
As a progressive activist since a young age, Wesley comes equipped with a flag to wave and literal soapbox to stand on, even if his campaign headquarters was merely a camper trailer parked in a cow pasture. During his tale of “Optimism turned OMG,” he faces sloshed supervoters, septuagenarian sex scandals, crazed country line dancers and chiropractic catastrophe.
Wesley’s clean-cut, buttoned-down stage presence isn’t as dramatically dynamic as some flashier solo performers. But he displays solid command of his material, and even if his presentation style is more NPR than WWE, his story of small-scale successes and deflating failures is a wholesome, hopeful reminder that America remains our republic — if we can keep it. (Pink Venue, Lowndes Shakespeare Center; 60 minutes; $15)
The Bunker
Fair warning: The Bunker is NOT the show you came here to see. Award-winning writer Martin Dockery was too busy tending to his 6-year-old “baby” to bother writing the epic script about American fascism that he promised us. Instead, you’re invited to watch him and Andrew Broaddus bicker their way through a completely different play (or at least the middle third of one) about the last two actors left on Earth after an apocalypse.
From her first playground crush at age 6 to her first kiss at age 18, Frey always imagined that she’d be married with kids by age 30. But while being born without feet or a right hand is a big advantage when skipping the queue to meet your celebrity crush, it doesn’t make finding a mate any easier; after all, it’s hard to grind against someone on the dance floor when you don’t have ankles.
The pitfalls of dating with a disability include facing ableist insults and finding unwelcome attention from fetishists at best, and sexual assault at the worst, but Frey’s seemingly ceaseless string of relationship horror stories are shared with appealing self-deprecating humor. With only a 30-minute running time, she could use a director to help expand and shape these episodic anecdotes into a dramatic arc; ending her story with a digression about Dawson’s Creek’s soundtrack streaming rights doesn’t make for the strongest finale. But I’m choosing to swipe right on this engaging show, because after so much heartache it’s inspiring to see Frey still standing on her own two feet — even if they are made of plastic. (Blue Venue, Lowndes Shakespeare Center; 30 minutes; $15)
The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen
While stuck in a hospital bed awaiting surgery, writer-performer Les Kurkendaal-Barrett read an online article about William Dorsey Swann, the first Black drag queen and queer activist on record in the USA. That discovery launched Les into an anesthesia-fueled trip back through time to the late 1800s, when Swann was the Queen of Washington, D.C.’s homosexual community, until she was busted for running a brothel.
shanghaied spotlight operators [warning: strobe lights!] and other victim-cum-volunteers — he even managed to drag the Orlando Sentinel’s Matt Palm onstage for a painfully protracted finger-pointing dance — 1-Man No-Show inevitably left me with more questions than answers, such as: Has the show started yet? Does this thing actually have a script?
And most importantly, WTF did I just watch?
Aficionados of refined fine art should probably cross the Loch Haven parking lot and go visit OMA instead. But if you’re up for an hour of unbridled idiocy, this surreal solo spin on The Play That Goes Wrong is an exercise in unapologetic anarchic absurdism that’s well worth showing up for.
It’s impossible for me to not be cynical about the next nationwide election (assuming we ever have another one of those) but if anything might reignite my faith and optimism in local politics, it’s Orlando-based storyteller Bobby Wesley’s (a) political, a seriocomic recounting of his 2006 stint as a fledgling campaign manager for his graduate-school pal.
Under Vanessa Quesnelle’s deceptively strippeddown direction, The Bunker becomes a brilliantly metatextual headtrip that doesn’t merely break the fourth wall; it pulverizes it into a fine powder. Andrew Broaddus takes on the hyperverbal role in this two-hander, delivering a throat-clearing stem-winder of an introduction that takes up more time than the intended act itself. Dockery, playing Broaddus’ half brother, sits on the sidelines being uncharacteristically taciturn until their familial tragedy is brought to the forefront.
For longtime fans (like myself) of Martin Dockery’s brain twisting sci-fi dramas, The Bunker initially comes across like a pointed self-parody of his own self-invented genre. The topics of disappointment, disconnection and political divides hit unusually close to home, despite being dipped in a candy coating of comedically circular wordplay. This emergency ration of irrationality goes down easy at first, but the pervasive sense of approaching doom that suffuses the surrealistic finale will take days to fully digest. (Peach Venue, Orlando Family Stage; 60 minutes; $15)
The Greatest Betrayal I’ve been blissfully absent from the dating market for nearly two decades, and would dread returning to it in this digital age, even as an able-bodied male. So I can scarcely imagine how much more difficult it must be to date as a disabled woman like Canadian solo performer Morgan Frey.
Popping the Glinda-like self-protective bubble that Les uses to hide from the realities of racism and homophobia, Swann shares the story of her rise from slavery to high society and subsequent fall. Swann’s resilience and unshakable sense of self-worth stand as an inspiration for both Les, who is still haunted by his elementary-school humiliations, as well as the audience.
Under Tom Trudgeon’s unobtrusive direction, this petite yet powerful performer slips into Swann’s imposing shoes and silks, transforming his vocal register to deliver cutting observations in her richly resonant voice. The tragedy of Trayvon Martin, the trauma of “driving while Black,” and the trap of alcohol abuse all interweave with childhood memories of The Wizard of Oz in Les’ agonizing autobiographical on-stage essay, which distills more than a century of queer revolutions into a moving remembrance of an overlooked trailblazer.
This solo show sometimes seems a little too overstuffed with a wide range of racism-related anecdotes, and might benefit from a tighter focus on its fascinating central character. But it does eventually build up to an impassioned conclusion, as Swann strikes back against her culture’s oppression. It’s sad to see we’re still fighting the same battles so many generations later, but Les’ touching tribute to Swann’s courage stands as testament that queer Black lives do matter. (Blue Venue, Lowndes Shakespeare Center; 60 minutes; $15) [email protected]
Les Kurkendaal-Barrett in The Real Black Swann | Courtesy photo
FROM HUSK ’TIL GONE
Tamale Co.’s approachable “modern Mexican” menu resonates with College Park
BY FAIYAZ KARA
Their tamales were chingón , whether served from a food truck, a takeout stall next to an Altamonte gas station or their colorful space inside the Hourglass Market. But eating one of Tamale Co.’s husk-wrapped cornmeal pockets inside their very own proper restaurant (with full bar, I might add) added an extra bit of relish to the experience — an experience 13 years in the making.
Owners Jennifer and Hernando Tamayo took over the Mid-Drive Dive space in College Park in January with the intent to open the restaurant in time for Cinco de Mayo. But they opened two months ahead of schedule — a rarity in the restaurant world. Not a rarity, at least inside this tastefully festooned restaurant,
are the aforementioned tamales. As great as the al pastor tamale ($5.99) was with its grilled pineapple cubes, infernal chile de árbol and shredded pork filling, the “El Oaxaqueño” ($5.99) was the bundle of joy that delivered. Slathered with green tomatillo salsa, the masa pouch filled with diced sweet plantains and seasoned chicken is, like all Tamale Co.’s poultry, vegetarian and vegan tamales, made with vegetable shortening. The al pastor, as well as the other meat-filled tamales, are made with lard. And a tub of it is what I felt like after gorging on the gorgeous block of queso frito ($14) swimming in a pool of tangy salsa verde. The crispy, pico-topped goo square arrived with three flour tortillas, but if corn turns your crank,
ask for their homemade rounds. And speaking of corn, the esquites ($12) are served here on a miniature tricycle cart. In fact, for a restaurant that bills itself as a “Modern Mexican Kitchen,” they sure do love the food props. An absolutely smashing torta Milanesa ($18) had us comparing it to the sandwiches we enjoyed at La Esquina del Chilaquil in Mexico City. Only here, the breaded steak sandwich on bolillo bread stuffed with chihuahua cheese, pickled jalapeños, refried black beans, mayo, onion and avocado was served atop a miniature Mexican street food stand, complete with a miniature counter and miniature stools.
“That’s cute as hell,” I said to the dining pal.
“Yeah, but what if every table ordered the Milanesa or esquites or the churros?”
He had a point. I mean, how many miniature props do they have? Cleaning and storing them all has to be a pain. On a nearby table, I saw a miniature churro cart out of which a live sparkler lit up six sugared sticks. The cart had circular slots for dulce de leche and chocolate dips while the sparkler itself was set in, um, whipped cream. Of course we ordered it, but not before sampling birria empanadas ($12) presented on a miniature clothesline, yet another prop in Tamale Co.’s arsenal. Clothespins affixed to a trio of empanadas allowed them to dangle off a string (à la chef David Burke’s much-imitated clothesline bacon). We dipped each of the brisket-filled turnovers into a wee bowl of birria broth and another wee bowl of honey mustard. If you’re averse to double-dunking or dip-sharing, take heed.
The pear, apple and goat cheese salad ($14), colored with dried cranberries, fried carrot strips and caramelized pecans, doesn’t seem a very south-of-the-border dish, but when you consider the salad was inspired the version plated at Del Bosque Restaurante in Mexico City, it makes sense. Right down to the chipotle-honey-toasted almond vinaigrette. And it’s served prop-free!
Back to those churros: The presentation was dramatic, no doubt, but the fried dough was just a bit too stiff. So were the cocktails, like the “La Iguana” mezcalita ($16) rimmed with salt and chile pequin and the “Cadillac” margarita ($20) with its top-shelf tequila and Grand Marnier float.
Truth be told, I had hoped that College Park would embrace Mid-Drive Dive and Matt Hinckley’s ambitious menu but, alas, it was not to be. Admittedly, Tamale Co. seems a lot more accessible to the neighborhood’s denizens, and their menu drives home the point. [email protected]
OPENINGS & CLOSINGS:
Hikiniku to Sumi, Lewis Lin’s lunchtime hambugu concept, launches in June at the counter inside Juju. Hikiniku offers Japanese wagyu hamburger steaks served with koshihikari rice, egg and a host of sides. The meal includes two hambugu as well as fish soup and ice cream for $42. Add-ons include mapo tofu and Japanese curry … Sparrow, Good Salt Group’s wine bar offering a Southern European small-plate menu by chef Wendy Lopez and classic cocktails by Lorena Castro, officially soft-opens Monday, May 26, with a grand opening slated for June 9 … South Floridabased Agave Bandido, known for its upscale Mexican cuisine and high-energy ambience, will open at the Hamlin Town Center in early June. The location will feature a 4,000-squarefoot covered patio with a street-style mural by Miami artist Ruben Ubiera created entirely with spray paint … Bojangles in Sanford has reopened after a fire closed it down last June. The location at 101 S. Oregon Ave. is the only one in Seminole County … Fritterbox, a Jamaican eatery specializing in fritters ranging from chicken and plantain to ackee and chickpeas, opens Monday, May 26, at 4710 S. Orange Ave. Homemade juice and shakes will also be offered … Rock ’N Rev American Music Bar ’N Grill, billed as a “gathering place for locals to share their passion for American music while enjoying a great American dish,” has opened at 8969 W. Colonial Drive in Ocoee.
NEWS & EVENTS:
The Edible Education Experience in College Park will now go by the name of The Kitchen House. The nonprofit organization creates opportunities to explore deeper connections with food through immersive, garden-to-table experiences … Mills Market celebrates its first Night Market Friday, May 30, from 8 p.m. to midnight, featuring unlimited Asian eats and drinks and live beats courtesy of DJ Spinfamous. Presale tickets are $40. Visit mills-market.com for more.
Cocktails are stiff at Tamale Co.’s new College Park outpost | Photo by Matt Keller Lehman
LUCA TURCI
Beautiful plates of comforting Italian fare are the draw to this off-Park spot where patrons come dressed to impress. Sharable winners include meatless carpaccio of thinly sliced pears with gorgonzola, walnuts and truffle honey as well as fried burrata in a rich Bolognese. Signature items, like duck served with gnocchi and lamb shank over saffron risotto, don’t disappoint. Open daily. (reviewed May 14) 153 E. Morse Blvd., Winter Park, 407-636-2014, lucaturcirestaurant.com, $$$$
PAREA GREEK TAVERNA
The most prominent space in Maitland fires Greek staples of worth, from octopus to lamb chops to brandy-soaked vlahotiri sheep cheese. Other items not to be passed on include flaky spanakopita, lemony white sardines and warm lamb- and beeffilled grape leaves. Poofy loukoumades drizzled in honey with walnuts and portokalopita, a Greek orange cake, are best enjoyed with Greek coffee. Open daily. (reviewed May 7) 111 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, 407-813-1158, pareagreektaverna.com, $$
EL COQUI NINJA
The Curry Ford West charmer lures islanders in with their brand of Chino Boricua — a fusion of Puerto Rican and Asian flavors in such dishes as kung pao mofongo and cuerno, or corned beef, egg rolls. Closed Monday. (reviewed April 30) 3097 Curry Ford Road, 407-270-7634, elcoquininjarestaurant.com, $$
ZEN DUMPLING
Steaming some of the best soup dumplings in the city, this Waterford Lakes hotspot also impresses with its dan dan noodles, chili wontons, Mongolian beef and spicy cucumber. Open daily. (reviewed April 23) 423 N. Alafaya Trail, 407-237-9037, zendumplings.com, $$
THE CHAPMAN
One of the biggest restaurant openings on Park Ave. in years, the Chapman celebrates the history of Winter Park with a Florida-centric menu that misses the mark more than it hits it. Of note, however, is the colossal lump crab cake, a mustorder along with any of the deftly made cocktails. Open daily. (reviewed April 16) 500 S. Park Ave., Winter Park, 407-635-1967, thechapman.com, $$$$
TALAY
The North Quarter charmer brings a different take on Thai cuisine, one focused primarily on seafood. Panang scallops, jumbo river prawns and the signature hor mok talay (mixed seafood coated in a red curry custard served inside a coconut) are just some of the notables. Cocktails are about as pretty as the space itself, which connects to Noir Bar, a moody speakeasy. Open daily. (reviewed April 9) 861 N. Orange Ave., 407-271-4206, talayorlando.com, $$$
CHEZ LES COPAINS
Brasserie classics and familiar French dishes get modern reinventions at this second-story restaurant inside the rebranded City Food Hall in Ivanhoe Village. Chef DJ Tangalin’s skills shine in such dishes as steak tartare with bone marrow, mussels in sofrito-scented blue cheese sauce, orange-glazed duck and bouillabaisse. Closed Monday and Tuesday. (reviewed April 2) City Food Hall, 1412 Alden Road, 407-419-9900, clcrestaurant.com, $$$
CHAYHANA
Central Asian delights with an emphasis on Kyrgyzstan are worth seeking out on the western fringes of Altamonte Springs. Plov, a heady rice dish popping with pomegranate arils, plush lulya
kebab, hand-pulled lagman and a stew called kuza dymlyama are all standouts. End with homemade, layered honey cake. Open daily. (reviewed March 26) 851 W. State Road 436, Altamonte Springs, 321422-0143, chayhanaorlando.com, $$$
GYUKATSU
ROSE
Gyukatsu (flash-fried beef cutlets that are seared tableside by guests) is the latest concept explored by Domu’s Sonny Nguyen. Along with the 130gram or 260-gram “proprietary cut” of crossbred wagyu are a host of sides and starches. Wagyu aficionados may find the marbling lacking, but the price point will appeal to a broader audience. Open Thursday to Sunday. (reviewed March 19) 3201 Corrine Drive, gyukatsurose.com, $$$
VOODOO BAYOU
The small Florida chain brings some true Crescent City vibes and a decent roster of NOLA staples, most notably jumbo shrimp in an infernal BBQ sauce, buttery biscuits, beignets. Redfish, gumbo and crawfish-shrimp étouffée pass muster but beware rice with undercooked kernels. Live music Wednesdays and weekends. Open daily. (reviewed Feb. 26) 7525 W. Sand Lake Road, 407-574-5755, voodoobayou.com, $$$
WALALA ASIAN
NOODLE HOUSE
The latest addition to the city’s hand-pulled noodle scene marries flawless squigglers with an exquisite beef-chicken broth. No matter the protein (shaved beef flank and chunks of braised short rib rule), the soup bowls gratify, as do cumindusted grilled beef skewers. Open daily. (reviewed Feb. 19) 5062 W. Colonial Drive, 407-286-5478, walalaasiannoodlehouse.toast.site, $$$
PALM BEACH MEATS ORLANDO
This is the place to procure prized and pricey cuts of Japanese and Australian wagyu, with a beefy menu of lush delights, most notably the wagyu katsu sandos, cheesesteaks and burgers. Those with deep pockets will want to splurge on the 4-ounce Kagoshima wagyu steak. The brownie sundae, employing wagyu tallow in the brownie, whipped cream and caramel, is an absolute must. (reviewed Feb. 12) 3421 S. Orange Ave., 407-2334094, palmbeachmeats.com, $$$$
SURAH
Surah’s menu of Korean cuisine veers traditional, but it’s traditional fare blended with comforting aspects, and it’s brilliantly executed. Of note: galbijjim, braised beef short ribs served with starchy vegetables. Other considerations: bulgogi hot pot, seafood pancake and spicy squid stir-fry. Closed Mondays. (reviewed Feb. 5) 5100 Dr. Phillips Blvd., 407-270-8973, surahorlando.com, $$$
MOSONORI
Henry Moso’s Winter Park handroll bar spares no expense in quality of fare (the nori is unmatched) or quality of design (the horseshoe-shaped bar is absolutely stunning). Set menus ranging from $19$36 allow patrons to sample a variety of stellar rolls without breaking the bank. Open daily. (reviewed Jan. 29) 1100 Orlando Ave., Winter Park, 321-9722925, mosonori.com, $$$
J’ADORE THE FRENCH BAKERY
This boulangerie tucked in a hidden strip plaza near the Altamonte/Longwood border serves baguettes and French pastries of the highest order. And their Croissants are some of the best you’ll find in town. Open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; closed Monday. (reviewed Jan. 22) 910 Sand Lake Road, Altamonte Springs, 321-972-1511, instagram.com/jadore. thefrenchbakery, $$
BARKHAVEN DOG BAR
This dog bar is a playground for man and his best friend. An ambitious, Middle Eastern-leaning menu curated by Chris Hernandez, as well as a full bar specializing in martinis, make the venue a draw whether you own a dog or not. Open daily. (reviewed Jan. 15) 724 Brookhaven Drive, 407-7872275, barkhaven.com, $$$
OZA IZAKAYA
Tim Liu, the man behind Mikado Sushi in MetroWest and Boku Sushi in Maitland, spent a fortune to outfit this SeaWorld-area stunner. The varied menu of hot and cold tastings, sushi and ramen achieves varying degrees of success. Yakitori and kushiyaki offerings are solid, as is sashimi with premium cuts from Japan. Open daily. (reviewed Dec. 18) 5310 Central Florida Parkway, 407-778-1038, ozaizakaya. com, $$$
COUCHSURFING
BY STEVE SCHNEIDER
Premieres Wednesday:
Nine Perfect Strangers — Christine Baranski and Lena Olin are among the wellness hounds being manipulated by spa mistress Nicole Kidman in the series that’s taken four full years to get to a Season 2. But give Nic a break, because in the interim, she’s had to appear in every single other show on streaming. We come to this sofa for magic! (Hulu)
Real Men — Here comes yet another comedy series about middle-aged guys who are confused by the shifting definition of masculinity. This one’s set in Italy, which means the main conundrum is going to be learning not to pinch a chick on the street unless you’re sure she’s 21. (Netflix)
Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark — The reality genre defines “dating” downward once again: A bunch of ostensibly single horndogs check into a motel to find some action, only to discover they’ve been paired up with people they’re already screwing yet had avoided
making a genuine commitment to. You know what? I’m going to give Project 2025 a mulligan on this one. Tariff the shit out of these chuds. (Netflix)
Premieres Thursday:
90 Minutes, Season 1 — A gone-to-seed soccer player signs on to help reverse the fortunes of a formerly beloved team that’s fallen into disgrace. But once you’ve already dedicated your life to playing soccer, how much more of a disgrace can fate hold? (Peacock)
Earnhardt — Get pumped for the Coca-Cola 600 by brushing up on the legendary career of Dale Earnhardt Sr., who defined NASCAR before dying on the track at age 49. Now it’s up to Junior to continue the family philosophy of “If you ain’t first, you’re last.” (Or was that the other guy?) (Prime Video)
Sirens — Playwright Molly Smith Metzler adapts her 2011 work Elemeno Pea into a series vehicle for Julianne Moore, Meghann
attempting to open his own pub. The hardest part is getting just the right edge in your voice when you have to warn a customer “Be careful, lad! The moors tonight are full of werewolves!” (Prime Video)
Forget You Not — Difficulties with her husband and her father help fuel a Taiwanese convenience-store owner in her side career as a stand-up comic. It’s like The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, except China recognizes her right to exist. (Netflix)
Fear Street: Prom Queen — The fourth flick based on R.L. Stine’s series of teen horror stories takes us to Shadyside in the year 1988, where a mysterious killer is eliminating the nominees for high-school prom queen. Not to be outdone, the AV club has reported an epidemic of being stuffed in a locker. (Netflix)
Off Track 2 — Three years ago, a Swedish single mom and her brother teamed up to compete in a 90-kilometer ski race. Now they’re paired up once again, but for a 200-mile bicycle tournament that tests their relationships with their respective significant others. Whatever comes out of it, at least they’ve managed to graduate from that stupid metric system. (Netflix)
Fahy, Milly Alcock and Kevin Bacon, in which an impressionable personal assistant develops an unhealthy relationship with her wealthy boss. As far as I’m concerned, the only unhealthy relationship you can have with the rich is getting salmonella from their undercooked flesh. (Netflix)
Tyler Perry’s She the People — A newly elected lieutenant governor learns that fulfilling the duties of her office is a lot harder for a Black woman than getting elected, in a series that was clearly in production back when we thought May 2025 was going to find us hip-deep in Kamalot. Another element that’s ripped from today’s headlines: The cameo by unshakable cultural avatar Diddy. (Netflix)
Premieres Friday:
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds — A documentary crew follows our military’s Air Demonstration Squadron as they rehearse the intricate maneuvers that sell U.S. dominance of the skies to impressionable audiences. Just remember, if we still had a draft, you could be watching Severance instead. (Netflix)
Big Mouth — The eighth and final season adds Holly Hunter as the voice of Compassion, who helps our teen protagonists navigate thorny concepts like cancel culture and enthusiastic consent. For those of you without kids, “enthusiastic consent” is what we teach them to seek these days instead of Boone’s Farm. (Netflix)
Clarkson’s Farm — Series 4 finds Jeremy adding to the complexities of farming life by
The Surrender — Horrific consequences await a newly widowed wife and mother who strikes a Faustian bargain to reanimate her dead husband’s corpse. And when I say Faustian, I mean Faustian: She had to sacrifice a perfectly good goat she was going to use for yoga. (Shudder)
Premieres Monday:
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders — Some 43 years later, we still don’t know who turned the American pharmaceutical industry upside down by lacing commercially available painkillers with cyanide. But if we did, Luigi Mangione would be doing a bang-up job of explaining why the CEO of Johnson & Johnson should get the gas chamber instead. (Netflix)
Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life — In his fourth Netflix special, the comic explains the life-changing epiphany he had after his father suffered a stroke. Here’s where we learn if there’s a bittersweet way to say “Always tell them you love them while they’re still coherent enough to give you the combo to the safe-deposit box.” (Netflix)
Premieres Tuesday:
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy — In Season 2, our pair of alien surgeons discovers that a loss of privacy is the price of success in the medical game. Not to beat a dead horse here, but I understand this is the exact defense strategy being prepared for Luigi Mangione. (Prime Video)
R.L. Stine gets the adaptation treatment (again) in Fear Street: Prom Queen | Photo courtesy of Netflix
YOUR NEW PERCUSSION OBSESSION
Deantoni
Parks drums up excitement at Judson’s Live this week
BY GRAYSON KEGLOVIC
Genre-bending percussionist Deantoni Parks is drum-rolling into the Dr. Phillips Center’s Judson’s Live on Thursday. His boundary-pushing project Technoself will fill the concert hall with bleeding-edge beats accompanied by compelling light and video projections. Parks describes his sound as “avant-garde and futuristic, with a bit of funk.” His CV of collaborations shows just how eclectic Parks is, including artists like Mars Volta, André 3000,
John Cale from the Velvet Underground and even Rockstar Games for “Grand Theft Auto V.”
He released his ninth body of work, OBSERVERS , in late April, including several songs that feature vocalist Hanna Benn. Parks’ approach to his craft is unorthodox, meant to keep both him and the audience on their toes.
“I think [Technoself] is something people have not heard or seen before,” Parks says. “They’re going to be experiencing a true
quantum experiment where I actually don’t know what I’m going to hear until it happens.”
With each cymballic interaction and experience, Parks has found that the subconscious is the key that unlocks his creativity. Parks says he approaches a performance with a “plan to be in the flow and to find my flow.”
Parks explains, further, his “flow” and his subconscious go hand-in-hand. According to Parks, they work together to create the entire show.
with Kurt Rambus
7 p.m. Thursday, May 22 Judson’s Live Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 445 S. Magnolia Ave. drphillipscenter.org
$19.50
“It is a ride because I’m really searching for essentially new ways to create, and I’m doing that by focusing more on my subconscious and getting in the flow. I’m using less of my frontal lobe and more of everything else,” Parks says. “I’m literally using all the subconscious data from my life. We’re talking a few decades of data that I have to pull from. It seems like the music is just streaming, but it’s really not because I’m reevaluating years of data within the time of a thought while onstage.”
Parks, as Technoself, isn’t just a jack-of-allgenres: He’s a jack-of-all-disciplines.
Over his 20 years in music, Parks has learned from the best, worked with the best and even created a school to teach some of the best of music’s future.
Very much marching to the beat of his own drum, Parks has been playing the instrument since he was a toddler banging away on a DIY drum kit made of pots and pans from his grandma’s kitchen cabinets. Parks proceeded to practice his passion all the way to Berklee College of Music, where he became curious about production and earned a Bachelor of Arts.
“My time at Berklee was extremely important, because that was my time to really expand my creative system,” Parks says.
Parks traded his pots and pans for books and pencils that helped mold his current performance style. As a percussionist, drums are his main instrument, but his schooling at Berklee introduced him to production techniques that elevated his rhythms. He uses a “stripped-down drum kit” that consists of a snare drum, a kick drum, a hi-hat cymbal and a small MIDI controller as the foundations of his hybrid sound.
Parks’creative visions expanded into providing musical education to anyone who is interested.
In 2020, Parks created the Technoself School of Philosophy, where he has mentored hundreds of participants in their own instrumental journeys. He says the school is completely online, and serves as a community for like-minded individuals looking to expand their knowledge of music.
“I’m a big supporter of each of our inner selves, and the things that we have embedded within us that we don’t even know,” Parks says. “The curriculum is about each participant bringing out these different aspects, so they’re all having a different curriculum experience while receiving the same information.”
Deantoni Parks brings his Technoself project back to Orlando | Courtesy photo
LOCAL RELEASES
Reverist — the electronic pop project of Orlando’s Omar Qazi — has never been prolific. There’ve only been three EPs released in the past decade, and not since the late 2010s has Reverist been a regular live act. But between being both a medical doctor and a family man, the guy’s been full-time adulting. Regardless, Reverist’s music and performances have always been remarkably solid and professional for an act that’s, at best, part-time.
Now Qazi has just returned with his first release in seven years, and it marks a distinct new chapter for Reverist. Not only is Reverist down to a solo act, but the brand-new Almost Home EP departs from the radio-ready indie-pop sound that Qazi had already mastered early on. Here, he goes all in on the new horizon of the somewhat less mainstream world of synthwave, a direction that Qazi says was “kind of the original intent of my music endeavors.”
That intent is already manifest within seconds on opening track “Pressure,” with a synthesizer symphony that exudes pure 1980s cinema. The grand scale and sweeping melodicism that’ve always been hallmarks of Reverist’s music translate well in this new phase. Here, they conjure widescreen, hyperrealistic vistas made for science fiction.
In keeping with the synthwave aesthetic, Qazi’s vocals are almost entirely absent. Not until the fourth song, “Almost Home,” does his voice come in, but that track’s only a one-minute interlude. The five-song collection is otherwise a primarily instrumental work.
But for all the surprise of not just reappearing from out of the blue but as a completely retooled act, Reverist’s dramatic transformation from pop band to synthwave act is remarkably seamless.
Reverist’s Omar Qazi has returned with his first new release in seven years, and it marks a distinct new chapter. Not only is Reverist down to a solo act, but the brand-new Almost Home EP is all in on a new creative horizon of synthwave
It’s a fresh reboot worth new ears. Almost Home now streams everywhere.
CONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK
Eliza & the Delusionals, Kate Stephenson: Australian breakouts Eliza & the Delusionals have become a young band on the rise through fundamentals, not flash. Their calling card is straightforward but well-crafted indie-leaning rock that goes down easy, hitting all the sweet spots between pop appeal and altrock octane. It’s a sound that’s big, tender and immediate. Illinois opener Kate Stephenson, on the other hand, takes a more oblique approach with melodic indie pop that’s got a charmingly bent sense of humor. Both acts will find their way into your heart, just via two very different paths. (7 p.m. Friday, May 23, The Social, $20)
The Mar-Mars, Stiletto, Warm Frames, The Shot: Just when you thought punk was getting boring, this rough and ready bill brings back the living color with a striking roster of rock & roll primitives who know how to kick out the jams with a little trash and glam. Headlining will be Savannah band The Mar-Mars, who specialize in garage punk with plenty of burn and blare. They’ll be flanked by a noteworthy Orlando contingent that includes feminist punk marauders Stiletto, noise-rock wreckers Warm Frames and new proto-punk squad The Shot. It’s a loaded lineup that knows how to keep it nice and dirty. (7 p.m. Saturday, May 24, Stardust Video & Coffee, $10)
OMD, Walt Disco: There are so many times where OMD could’ve just put it on cruise control and coasted into the golden sunset of history with their laurels. First, their spots in the pantheons of electronic and alternative music were already guaranteed by the mid-1980s with a stellar track record of blending innovation and melody. And then their generation-defining Pretty in Pink anthem alone would’ve been enough to fuel the nostalgia train for life. But no, they stayed in the creative grind, overcoming post-stardom slump and breakup to ultimately reunite and reinvent themselves. Now, they’re on their most critically lauded stretch in decades as one of the most enduring acts of their time with a live show that continues to be remarkably spry for a synthpop band nearly 50 years old. Whatever they’re drinking, I’ll take a double, please. Opening will be Scottish glam-pop outfit Walt Disco. (7 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, The Plaza Live) [email protected]
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THURSDAY, MAY 22
Foxy Shazam
With no lack of eccentric sounds and visions, Foxy Shazam makes their way to Orlando in the midst of their Rockin’ Rolla Coast Tour. The Cincinnati-based band recently released their ninth album, Animality Opera, which holds true to their nostalgic arena rock-infused sound, mingling notes of David Bowie and the Flaming Lips with their own eccentric vibes. Frontman and focal point Eric Nally brings big-time leading-man energy on stage, inspired by — his words — Evel Knievel, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and Iggy Pop. And Animality Opera is a
proper tribute to that canon, a chaotic fusion of soulful vocals with the flamboyant theatrics of glam rock. Expect stadium-rock presence in the intimate confines of the Social. 7 p.m., The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave., foundation-presents.com, $25. — Lola Fontanez
THURSDAY, MAY 22
Epic Universe Opening Day
I-4 traffic is about to get even less epic this week. The long, long-awaited newest addition to the theme park cosmos that is Universal Orlando is finally opening its doors — or, portals — this
week to all the locals, tourists and thrill-seeking freaks it can hold. Epic Universe officially opens Thursday with five new lands, eats, rides and thrills aplenty. The hotly anticipated and grandly ambitious new venture is the fourth park under Universal Orlando’s banner, spotlighting both decades-old and more modern Universal franchises and themes. Guests are transported via portals to the immersive wonderlands, which include Super Nintendo World, Ministries of Magic in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon’s Isle of Berk, a monster-infested Dark Universe and futuristic oasis Celestial Park. The park brings with it 11 rides, eight interactive shows and experiences, dozens of food purvey-
ors slinging themed eats and countless ways to be amazed. Will you brave the epic crowds, though? Epic Universe, Universal Orlando Resort, 1001 Epic Blvd., universalorlando.com, $139. — Chloe Greenberg
FRIDAY, MAY 23
EXTC
In the 1980s, musically, XTC had it all — hooks and memorable choruses for miles, pop smarts on par with Elvis Costello, lyrics with a barely hidden bite and snarl posing as sing-alongs, an urgent attack and the plaintive voice of frontman Andy Partridge. One thing they didn’t have was a desire to tour — particularly frontman Andy Partridge. Well, nearly 20 years after the initial lineup splintered, XTC drummer Terry Chambers — with the full blessing of Partridge, crucially — leads power-trio EXTC from his drummer’s stool, playing the still-immaculate XTC catalog to fans whose patience is finally being rewarded. So many fingers are crossed in hopes we’ll hear “Making Plans for Nigel,” “Dear God” and “King For a Day” reverberate through Conduit. 7 p.m., Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park, conduitfl.com, $20. — Matthew Moyer
FRIDAY-SUNDAY,
MAY 23-25
Carnival Downtown
Things are hot enough in Orlando already, but now the big and blazing Carnival takeover of downtown is back just in time for Memorial Day weekend. The downtown quadrant will burst into vibrant-hued life with three days of fashion shows, dancing, live soca, reggae and calypso music, and an unmissable parade. Carnival on the Runway kicks things off on Friday at Camping World Stadium; the action continues Saturday with two different live-music destinations as Carnival Jouvert happens at the Stadium and Soca Anthropology spills out into the Dr. Phillips
Thursday: Foxy Shazam at The Social
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Center’s front lawn. There will be no time for any comedowns or hangovers on Sunday, because the Carnival parade and yet another concert fills the downtown streets. Various times, downtown Orlando, orlandocarnivaldowntown.com, various prices. — MM
SATURDAY, MAY 24
ODrone Fest
Like a sudden onset of ennui on an otherwise sunny day, the locally-born ODrone Fest snuck up on us this year. This year’s sequel is a bit more of a scaled-down affair than last year, with only one stage and a condensed roster of acts, but what ODrone 2.0 lacks in quantity, it packs in quality, featuring acts including Zap Danger, the dark ambience of Strangelace, the usually noisy Mitar and LightsintheDeerHead. Collabs are on the menu bigly this year, with new tandem Salty Berz3kr, as well as group jams from the ODrone Orchestra and the very on-the-nose “Collaborative Drone” sesh. Get static. 7 p.m., The Nook on Robinson, 2432 E. Robinson St., instagram.com/odronemf, free. — MM
SUNDAY, MAY 25
Wickedly Good Wizard of Oz Tribute Drag Brunch
Tap your ruby slippers together to be transported to the land of … Funny Bone Comedy Club this weekend for some drag worthy of the glittering Emerald City. This isn’t Kansas, this is International Drive and it’s the place to be for a drag tribute to the film and musical Wicked. To that end, RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 11 contestant Shuga Cain presides majestically over a stacked drag brunch where both cinnamon roll bread pudding and satirically glam numbers based around the Wicked songbook are on the menu. 12:30 p.m., Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive, orlando. funnybone.com, $29-$59. — MM
TUESDAY, MAY 27
Rauw Alejandro
Rauw Alejandro brings his cinematic Cosa Nuestra tour to an Orlando arena stage this week. The songs from Alejandro’s newest album, 1970s NYC-nostalgic Cosa Nuestra, form the
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spine of a cinematic stage show made for an arena stage. The evening is structured more like a big Broadway production than “just” a concert, with the songs divided into four narrative acts … hell, you can even buy a Playbill to follow along. The two-hour extravaganza finds Alejandro and his band and dancers dressed to the nines
in their finest, giving their all on the newer reggaeton and salsa numbers of Cosa Nuestra and Alejandro’s familiar hits. “Welcome to my world,” says Alejandro in the program. And we’re ready to join the family. 8 p.m., Kia Center, 400 W. Church St., kiacenter.com, $47.50-$227. — MM
Friday: EXTC at Conduit
CONCERTS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
Earthtonez, Philip Charos, Bridge Noise 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $12-$15.
Kenny Neal 7 & 9 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $19.50; 407-358-6603.
THURSDAY, MAY 22
Army Fete Orlando Carnival 7 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $20$40; 407-648-8363.
Foxy Shazam 7 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $25; 407-246-1419.
Malcanthearyou 4:30 pm; CityArts, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; free.
OMD: May 28, Plaza Live
Luke Bryan: May 29, Kia Center
Sleigh Bells: May 29, Plaza Live
Yandel: June 1, Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center
Turnover: June 3, House of Blues
Shakira: June 4, Camping World Stadium
Illuminati Hotties: June 9, Conduit
Modest Mouse: June 9, House of Blues
Post Malone: June 10, Camping World Stadium
Peter Hook & The Light: June 13, Plaza Live
Stray Kids: June 14, Camping World Stadium
Quitntron, Aaron Dilloway: June 20, Will’s Pub
BUÑUEL, Today is the Day: June 25, Conduit
Samara Joy 7:30 pm; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $35-$85; 407-358-6603.
Technoself, Kurt Rambus 7 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $19.50; 407-358-6603.
Wim Tapley & the Cannons, John Dorney, Mirror Parts 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $13.
FRIDAY, MAY 23
Brown Bag Brass Band 7 & 9 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $22.50; 407-358-6603.
Candlelight Spring: Tribute to Adele 6:30 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; 407-704-6261.
Carrabelle, Someday River, Treis & Friends 8:30 & 9 pm; Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford; $12.
Club XCX 9 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $20; 407-648-8363.
Cozy Worldwide: Throwback and Current R&B / Hip Hop Party 9 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $12-$41; 407-934-2583.
Eliza & The Delusionals 7 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $20; 407-246-1419.
EXTC (XTC’s Terry Chambers and Friends) 7 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-673-2712.
Orlando Carnival Downtown: Carnival On The Runway 6 pm; Camping World Stadium, 1 Citrus Bowl Place; $50-$150; 407-423-2476.
Alex Warren: Oct. 5, Addition Financial Arena
Clutch, Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown: June 25, House of Blues
Bad Bunny Dance Party 9 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $15; 407-648-8363.
JOA, Dayspells, New Eagles 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $12.
Keyon Harrold 6 & 9 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $55-$105; 407-358-6603.
ODrone Festival 7 pm; The Nook on Robinson, 2432 E. Robinson St.; free.
Orlando Carnival Downtown: Jouvert 8 am; Tinker Field, 287 S. Tampa Ave.; $50; 407-649-7297.
Kali Uchis: Sept. 4, Kia Center
Michael Schenker: Sept. 5, The Plaza Live
Tate McRae: Sept. 13, Kia Center
Sleep Token: Sept. 17, Kia Center
Alex Warren: Oct. 5, Addition Financial Arena
Andrea Bocelli: Oct. 9, Kia Center
Legendary Pink Dots: Oct. 16, Conduit
Minus the Bear: Oct. 21, The Beacham
Aly & AJ: Oct. 26, Hard Rock LIve
Jonas Brothers: Oct. 26, Kia Center
EDC: Nov.7-9, Tinker Field
Lainey Wilson: Nov. 8, Kia Center
Warped Tour: Nov. 15-16, Camping World Stadium
Reggae Night with Hor!zen 8 pm; West End Trading Co., 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; 407-322-7475.
Rock & Roll Concert & Car Show 4 pm; Lake Concord Park, 95 Triplet Lake Drive, Casselberry; free; 407-262-7700.
SiR: The Step Into The Light Tour 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $40-$85; 407-934-2583.
SUNDAY, MAY 25
Best Song Ever: A One Direction Dance Party 8:30 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $18$60; 407-934-2583.
Candlelight: Best of Video Games 6:30 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; 407-704-6261.
Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer 8:45 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; 407-704-6261.
The Don Soledad Group 5 & 7:30 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $19.50; 407-358-6603.
EMO-RIAL DAY: featuring Deserted Will 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10.
One Ok Rock: Detox North American Tour 2025 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $66.50-$96.50; 407-351-5483.
Orlando Carnival Downtown: Parade and Concert 1 pm; Tinker Field, 287 S. Tampa Ave.; $40-$250; 407-649-7297.
MONDAY, MAY 26
Kaleigh Baker 7 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
TUESDAY, MAY 27
408, Twin Rova, Suck Brick Kid 7 pm; Wall Street Plaza, Wall and Court streets; 407-917-1999.
Indie 900 Jam 9:30 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
EVENTS
The 34th Annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival Hundreds of ticketed performances from playwrights, performance artists and musicians from around the world perform for two weeks in Orlando, along with food, drink, music, comedy and more on the Fringe lawn. Through May 26; Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; 407-447-1700; orlandofringe.org.
Artists’ Circle This event is dedicated to empowering artists of all backgrounds and experience levels to showcase their work in a welcoming, relaxed, and fun environment. 7:30 pm Wednesday; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; 407-279-0902; timucua.com.
Barks & Brunch Dog adoptions, brunch specials, live music, tarot readings and pet services from local small businesses. Featuring entertainment by Vaudeville Entertainment LLC. All well-behaved dogs welcome. 11 am Saturday; Maxine’s on Shine, 337 N. Shine Ave.; free; maxinesonshine.com.
Campfire Bring stories, poetry, songs — originals or covers welcome. Share the void with fellow screamers. 7 pm Wednesday; BSide at Ten10 Brewing, 1110 Virginia Drive; free; 321-609-0843
Cult Classics: Frances Ha Frances (Greta Gerwig) stumbles from one situation to another, both in her professional and personal lives, with her expectations and her abilities not always matching each other. She stays true to her off-kilter visions without understanding that she doesn’t have the abilities to meet those visions. 9:30 pm Tuesday; $11; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.
Deep Listening Interactive
Experience: Keith Lay Connecting with mind, body, and spirit, Deep Listening is closer to meditation and not a performance or recording-based listening experience. Florida composer Keith Lay is a Certified Deep Listening instructor trained by late Deep Listening founder Pauline Oliveros. 7 pm Wednesday; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; 407-279-0902; timucua.com.
Isca Greenfield-Sanders: Opening Reception Isca Greenfield-Sanders creates paintings with found vintage photographs as the starting point for enigmatic landscapes. 6:30 pm Friday; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $10; 407-2464278; mennellomuseum.org.
Kevin Deane & Friends Kevin “Mr. 407” Deane mixes his experience in improvisational acting and witty topical humor. You may know him from his classic social media series “Dating in Central FL.” 6 pm Wednesday; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $15-$45; 407-480-5233; orlando. funnybone.com.
Meet the Filmmaker: Dazed and Confused Featuring Jason London Jason London joins us at Enzian for a special screening of Dazed and Confused, featuring a post-film Q&A. 6 pm Wednesday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $35; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.
Moana Jr.
Featuring songs by Lin Manuel Miranda, Moana Jr. celebrates the cultural history of the people of Oceania. Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $35; drphillipscenter.org.
A Monsters Night of Comedy
Get ready for a night of non-stop laughter as Real Radio 104.1’s Monsters in the Morning return for the highly anticipated Monsters Night of Comedy. 6 pm Thursday; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101
International Drive; $35-$65; 407480-5233; orlando.funnybone.com.
Mount Dora Corn Festival This family-friendly celebration showcases Zellwood Sweet Corn and features a full day of festive activities, entertainment and mouthwatering eats — all set along the beautiful Lake Dora waterfront. Saturday; Elizabeth Evans Park, 510 N Baker St, Mount Dora; $20; 352-735-7110; doracornfest.com.
Navigating Home Construction & Renovation This seminar is ideal for anyone planning to build or renovate a home in Winter Park. Gain valuable insights to make informed decisions throughout the construction or renovation process. 7 pm Tuesday; Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-599-3237; wppl.org.
Polasek Nights: Pride Edition Polasek Nights: Explore the bold and moving exhibit Je, Niko Huru? Threads of Freedom: Njeri Kinuthia, where self-portraiture and storytelling come together to question what it means to be free. 5:30 pm Thursday; Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park; $10; 407-636-9234.
The RiOT GiRLz: An Electric Rock Burlesque Show This high-voltage burlesque spectacular unleashes a perfect storm of rebellion, glamour and pure entertainment: neo-burlesque with an electronic rock & roll edge. 8 pm Thursday; Good Times Bar and Grill, 1720 Fennell St., Maitland; $15-$50; 321-430-5776.
She Wrote, Died, Then Wrote Some More This comedic one-act mystery is a hilarious romp that features betrayals, broken hearts, a rather odd but beautiful love story and many twists. Breakthrough Theatre Co., 6900 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $12-$20; 407-9204034; breakthroughtheatre.com.
Symphony in Colors Curated by Alma Collective, the exhibit presents a vibrant, multisensory show alongside an orchestral program, designed to explore the profound connection between visual art and music. 6 pm Sunday; The Nucleus Orchestral Program, 9521 S. Orange Blossom Trail; 407-718-2665; thenucleusorchestral.org.
Taste of Baldwin Wine & Dine
Sip and savor your way through 50 of Orlando’s best restaurants. Your all-inclusive ticket includes unlimited food, drinks and live music on multiple stages. 6:30 pm Thursday; Lake Baldwin Park, 4990 New Broad Street; $55-$300; 407-896-7356.
What Do You Want From Us?!
Control a stand-up comedy show with your very own cell phone. 9 pm Saturday; Bull and Bush, 2408 E. Robinson St.; $10; 407-301-5937; bullandbushorlando.com.
Wickedly Good Wizard of Oz Tribute Drag Brunch
Defy gravity at this fantastic drag brunch devoted to all things Wicked and Wizard of Oz. Hosted by Shuga Cain (RuPaul’s Drag Race). 12:30 pm Sunday; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $29-$59; 407-480-5233; orlando.funnybone. com.
Meet Evelyn!
Evelyn (A569193) is a sweet and heartbroken senior. Our vets put her at anywhere between 8-10 years old. It’s hard to tell with Evelyn, because of the way she has shut herself down here. Our vets have checked her out and while there doesn’t seem to be anything physically wrong with her, there is definitely more going on behind those sad eyes. She’s been at our shelter now for almost a month, and very little has changed.
She doesn’t seem to be in pain. She can walk and move when she needs to. And we’ve watched her multiple times cuddling and seeking comfort from her kennel mate. But Evelyn has closed off the rest of the world. In play groups she lies down quietly, away from the pack. When we take her out for yard time, she refuses to walk or explore outside. Evelyn prefers to sit quietly, allowing gentle petting, with eyes closed, letting out deep sighs. Most of the time she won’t get up to go back to her kennel, and has to be carried back.
It seems almost as if Evelyn is just … very, very sad.
We don’t know anything about her. She was a stray, and at first she was called in as injured because of how little she moved around. We quickly realized that this was Evelyn all the time. Gentle, slow and maybe just taking her time, healing in her heart. We’re hoping that the love of a good owner, a safe and quiet home, may be all this sweet girl needs.
Orange County Animal Services is located at 2769 Conroy Road in Orlando, near the Mall at Millenia. The shelter is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. every day except Wednesday, when it’s open 2-6 p.m. For more information, please call 407-836-3111 or visit ocnetpets.com.
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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, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 12th, 2025, at the times and locations listed below: The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage, 11071 University Blvd Orlando, FL 32817, 3213204055: Alisha Jackson: Clothing, books, sports and outdoors, luggage. Zachary Sales: Clothing, Mattress, boxes and totes, toys, bags. Mariguel Delgado Diaz: Cabinets, Dishes, health and wellness, toys, wall art, household, furniture, boxes, basketball hoop, baby stuff. Hahdasha Wiley: Personal effects, totes, boxes. Luis Arce: Toys, personal effects, mattress, furniture, electronics, books. Nikaya Najair: appliance, clothing, mattress, furniture, boxes, bed with frame,
microwave. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:00 AM Extra Space Storage 11583 University Blvd Orlando FL 32817 4077772278: Ricky Health: tables, rugs, tools, ladders, boxes; Robert Brooks: boxes, bags, toys, household items; Karen Miller: totes, Boxes, fan, wall art, headboard, mattress, and bags. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:00AM Extra Space Storage, 9001 Eastmar Commons Blvd, Orlando, FL 32825, 4079016180: Shakira Velazquez: Mobility Scooter, Car Seat, Mattress, Funiture, Boxes, Household. Kyle Noel: Mattress, Furniture, Boxes. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:00AM Extra Space Storage, 12280 East Colonial Drive, Orlando FL 32826, 3212867324: Justin Santiago: Clothing, household goods; Stephanie Salinas: household goods, furniture, clothing; Stacey Clemons: Household goods, furniture, drum set, boxes, clothing; Michael Martin: Household goods, appliances, boxes, tools; Eduardo Lozada Vargas JR: Household goods, furniture, boxes, clothing, tools; Ivelisse Gutierrez: furniture, boxes, shoes, desk The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:00AM Extra Space Storage, 14916 Old Cheney Hwy, Orlando FL 32826, 4079179151: Garett Coleman: fishing rods, saw, weight bench, fish tank; Michael Enck: furniture, wall art, clothing, figurines, dollies; Mary Montez: clothing, bags, skateboard; Jose Luis Vasquez: doors, paint, floor polisher, concrete mix, saw. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:00AM Extra Space Storage, 1010 Lockwood Blvd Oviedo, FL 32765, 4079304370: Shella Macguffie: Black Garbage Bags; Treyvon Haskins: Bag, Bookbag; Glendaley Carrasquillo: Boxes, Halloween Decor, Mini Fridge. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:00AM Extra Space Storage, 6068 Wooden Pine Drive. Orlando, Florida 32829 407.974.5165: Joviah Burns furniture. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:30PM Extra Space Storage, 10959 Lake Underhill Rd Orlando FL 32825, 4075020120: Denisha Jones: totes, fan, wagon, bags of clothes, cover. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:15AM Extra Space Storage, 1305 Crawford Ave. St. Cloud FL 34769, 4075040833: Robert Kizelewicz: Household items, Melissa Somers: Household items. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:30PM Extra Space Storage, 14800 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, FL 32832 407.987.4115: Daywin Weeks: bins, clothes, gardening tools, mirror, boxes household items. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 2:00PM Extra space storage, 12709 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, Fl 32826, 4076343990: Vanessa Fuentes, Furniture, boxes, speakers. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage, 12915 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, FL 32832 407.501.5799: Teresa Fekany; Lamps, clothing & shoes, mattress & bedding, electronics, furniture, sports & outdoors, boxes, electric scooter, vacuum. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 2:30pm Extra Space Storage, 15551 Golden Isle Blvd, Orlando FL 32828 4077101020: Beverly Rodriguez: Bins Boxes Books; Julio Olan: Toys, wall art, mattress, household items, boxes, domino table. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12PM Extra Space Storage, 342 Woodland Lake Drive Orlando FL 32828, 3218004793: Trina Van Till Trott; household items. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:15PM Extra Space Storage, 11261 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando FL 32832,
4072807355: Darryll Helm- documents and boxes. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:45 PM Extra Space Storage, 9847 Curry Ford Rd Orlando, FL 32825, 4074959612: Diamond Overstreet-Stage equipment; Kahynia Rabsatt-Household goods; Maria Cifuentes-Books, boxes; Eric Paulino Couch’s bed clothes, Household goods; Frances Rivera-Furniture, clothing, shoes. 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, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2650 W. 25th St. Sanford, Fl 32771, 407-324-9985 on June 10th, 2025 at 12:00pm Devawn Retemeyer : household goods, Tanya Singh : household goods, Nayleemar Cruz :household goods, Christopher Patterson: household goods, JC Washington: 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, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Extra Space Storage, #3700, 5645 W State Road 46, Sanford, FL 32771 (321)286-7326. On June 10th, 2025 at 12:00 PM Mykelan Presley-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 to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchse 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: HELEN ANNETTE
LAWRENCE A/K/A HELEN A. LAWRENCE, Deceased. File No. 2025-CP-001162-O/B>.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The administration of the estate of HELEN ANNETTE
LAWRENCE A/K/A HELEN A. LAWRENCE, deceased, whose date of death was March 18, 2025, is pending in the Circuit Court for Orange County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 425 NORTH ORANGE AVENUE, ORLANDO, FL 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 SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD 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: 5/14/2025. Signed this 6th day of May, 2025. /s/ CHARLES H. STARK, Attorney for Personal Representative, Florida Bar No. 622680, CHARLES H. STARK, P.A., 941 W. MORSE BLVD., STE 100, WINTER PARK, FL 32789, Telephone: (407) 788-0250, Email: chuck@ attorneystark.com, Secondary Email: [email protected]. /s/ LESLIE ANN PICKERING, Personal Representative, 5675 SHEFFIELD PLACE, MELBOURNE, FL 32940.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2025-CA001471-O RODERICK DUDLEY, Plaintiff, vs. THOMAS CROUCH AND BRADLEY CROUCH, Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION TO DEFENDANT THOMAS CROUCH YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Complaint has been filed against you, THOMAS CROUCH, in the Circuit Court of Orange County, Florida. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to Legally Pink Law, PLLC, at 228 Annie Street, Orlando, FL 32806, [email protected], within twenty (20) days of the first publication of this notice, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiffs attomey or immediately thereafterg otherwise a Default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED this 5/9/25 Tiffany Moore Russell, Clerk of Courts /s/ Brian Williams, Deputy Clerk, Civil Division, 425 N Orange Ave, Room 350, Orlando, FL 32801
LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY FOUND OR RECOVERED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED WILL EITHER BE SURRENDERED TO THE FINDERS OR RETAINED FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT. PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
May 2025
DESCRIPTION - FOUND PROPERTY:
Phones 800 Blk W. Concord
Phone N Orange & E Jefferson St
Phone S. OBT & Long St
Phone 5800 Blk I-Drive
Phone 40 Blk W. Washington St
Phone 3000 Blk C R Smitlh St
Phone Benson Ave & Polk Ave
Phone Millenia Blv & Conroy Rd
Phone 4800 Blk Silver Star Rd
Jewelry / Phone Long Rd & N. Lake
Orlando
Bike 9500 Bacchus Tr
Bike 5300 Blk Brady Ln
Currency 5400 Blk W Oak Ridge Rd
FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY – THRU THURSDAY, 9:00 AM TILL 4:00PM
Notice Is Hereby Given that Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, 2354 Commerce Park Dr., Orlando, FL 32819, desiring to engage
in business under the fictitious name of Walmart Pharmacy #5315, with its principal place of business in the State of Florida in the County of Seminole will file an Application for Registration of Fictitious Name with the Florida Department of State.
Notice of Public Auction for monies due on storage units located at U-Haul company facilities. Storage locations are listed below. All goods are household contents or miscellaneous and recovered goods. All auctions are hold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent and fees in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self-Storage Act, Sections 83.806 and 83.807. The auction will start at 8:00 a.m. on June 5th, 2025 and will continue until all locations are done. Auctions will be held online: www.lockerfox.com U-Haul Moving and Storage at Maitland Blvd, 7815 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810; 1102, Tazeya Collins, $2,297.90 , L63, gabriella cotton, $981.00 , C68, Audrey clarke, $1,747.87 , U102, Amy Ottman, $474.02 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Apopka, 1221 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703; 1135, BIANCA NODA, $2,139.70 , 1078, Javierre Gibbs, $1,862.95 , 1193, AMY ALLEN, $1,983.40 , 1112, monique Washington, $2,139.70 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Altamonte Springs, 598 West Highway 436, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714; B117, Ramesha Glover, $2,840.07 , B139, michael proferes, $2,854.77 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Semoran Blvd, 2055 State Rd 436, Winter Park, Fl 32792; 2322, jheanelle cambell, $1,648.12 , 1013, Melanie Coleman, $2,419.37 , 2276, DACIA SALLETTE, $2,160.05 , 2608, FRANCISCO NIEVES, $1,645.00 , 1094, TREAVOR LEPOSKI, $1,658.00 , 1015, Marquis Hall, $2,571.52 U-Haul Moving & Storage of Longwood, 650 N Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; E069, heather Davis, $1,565.65 , B067, James Price, $1,212.45 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Lake Mary Blvd, 3851 S Orlando Drive, Sanford, Fl 32773; 1324, sondria anderson, $1,068.15 , 2119, Antoinette Griffin, $929.20 , 1301, Daneil Herslebs, $1,970.62 , 1629, Donald Lomneck, $2,105.65 , 1619, Donald Lomneck, $2,218.25 , 2380, Antoinette Griffin, $1,959.20 , 2035-39, GREGORY KINGSBURY, $1,833.25 , 1277, Kimberly Rodriguez, $1,820.75 1306, Kimberly Rios, $975.55, 1290, Jordan Lattimore, $914.15 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Sanford, 3101 S Orlando Drive, Sanford, FL 32773; 0183, Mystery Room, $1,645.50, 1182, Tyrone Gladden, $775.15, 1649, HARRY MANKER $1,263.42 , 1011, HARRY MANKER, $953.80 , 1478, Joshua Lovett, $1,243.42 , 1878, Mystery Room, $2,351.05 , 1685, MATHEW KNIGHT, $1,800.60 , 1722, Humber Millan, $787.75 , 1192, Gerald Brown, $762.00 , 1078, Mystery Room, $965.75 , 1133, Julian Towne, $857.45 , 1470, beth begendorf, $1,340.99 , 1704, Michael Lane, $1,856.60 , 1436, MARIE BARNES, $1,702.15 U-Haul Moving & Storage of Sanford at Rinehart Road, 1811 Rinehart Road, Sanford, FL 32771; 3142, Joel Ortiz, $2,185.80, 1106, Catherine Curbow, $2,989.62.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Site #3086, 130 Concord Drive, Casselberry, FL 32707, 06/10/2025, @ 12:00 pm: Melissa BorjaFurniture. The auction will be listed an advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Extra Space Storage, 1170 W State Rd 434 Longwood, FL, 32750 - (407) 602-3999 June 10, 2025 @ 12:00pm. Milanna Otway: tv, couch, bed, night stands, coffee tables Clothing. 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: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Management, LLC #0695 - 4554 Hoffner Ave Orlando, FL 32812 to satisfy a lien on June 3 ,2025 at approx. 10:30am at www.storagetreasures.com: Jomar F Brache , Joan Marie Lugo Joubert , Zatavia Saint Rose
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC as Agent for Owner CubeSmart # 5341 – 2310 W Carroll St, Kissimmee, FL 34741 to satisfy a lien on June 3 ,2025 at approx. 11:00am at www. storagetreasures.com: John Vega, Simon Kenga Martin, Anthony Gonzales, Juan Gotay, Dukenson Peter Guerrier, Shannon Lyons, Christopher Bryant Mosley, Wulf Perez, Bruce Figueroa NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC as Agent for Owner CubeSmart # 6174 – 1004 North Hoagland Blvd. Kissimmee, Fl. 34741 to satisfy a lien on June 3 ,2025 at approx. 11:30am at www.storagetreasures.com: Porfirio Almonte, Marquita Yvonne Sanders, Glady Estel Lopez, Jessica Barr, William Philip Ellison, LaCandice Michelle Hollinger, Jacob Pearce
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC as Agent for Owner CubeSmart # 6177 – 1830 E Irlo Bronson
Memorial Hwy Kissimmee, FL 34744 to satisfy a lien on June 3,2025 at approx. 12:00pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Sharon Brown, Roberto Adonis Rosado, Crystal Sullins, Marrio Stafford, Pedro Rodriguez, Luvi Burns NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC as Agent for Owner CubeSmart # 4586 – 8235 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32810 satisfy a lien on June 3 ,2025 at approx. 12:30pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Kenneth Byrd II, Tawandra Jackson, Jennifer Stinnett, Ernesto Poux, Pam Davis, Matthew Kingston, Daija Kiser, William Fisher, Erin Belcher, Sabrina Kelley, Jonathan Aldana, Richard Lane, Cortney Harris, Regis Metayer, Cardelus Livingston, Julie Ann Romero Cortes, Aiden Rodriguez, Patria DeLa Cruz Rivas, Rebecca Pringle, Aisha Salcedo NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC as Agent for Owner CubeSmart # 5695 – 1159 Tomyn Blvd Winter Garden, FL 34787 to satisfy a lien on June 3 ,2025 at approx. 1:00pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Vanessa Fournier, Tendres Henry, Charleena Crozier, Tim Pham NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Management, LLC #0671 – 100 Mercantile Ct. Ocoee, FL 34761 to satisfy a lien on June 4,2025 at approx. 10:30am at www. storagetreasures.com: John Brandon Seale, Rickey Jerome McVay, Malary Rae Palmer, Viktoria Vladimirovna Williamson, Susan Addison Stewart / Susan Stewart NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Management, LLC #0693 - 1015 N. Apopka Vineland Rd. Orlando, FL 32818 to satisfy a lien on June 4,2025 at approx. 11:00am at www.storagetreasures.com: Ashana Prashad-Mohammed, Christean Williams, Neyva Garcia / Casplla, Shiquita Charelle Morris, Reon Nicholas, Davison N Buttenbender, Sherri Stewart NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Management, LLC # 0420 –5301 N. Pine Hills Road, Orlando Fl 32808 to satisfy a lien on at approx. June 4,2025 at approx. 11:30am at www. storagetreasures.com: Deanna Talbert, Ryan Blount, Denis Balteanu, Katrina Miller, Tahitisa Mitchell NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Management, LLC #430 - 7400 West Colonial Dr, Orlando Fl 32818 to satisfy a lien on June 4,2025 at approx. 12:00pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Darrell Chester Huges, Amber Elaine Hunt, Guirlaine Estel, Jada Villanueba, Antania Sweeting, Willmeshia Session, James Teabout, Madelon Nicole Marchione, Makalani Stewart NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC as Agent for Owner CubeSmart # 6698 – 45630 US Hwy 27 Davenport, FL 33897 satisfy a lien on June 4,2025 at approx. 12:30pm at www.storagetreasures. com: Evelyn Marie Whittaker, Jeffrey Stone, Victoria Huggins, Rebecca Logan
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC as Agent for Owner CubeSmart # 5868 – 4752 Conroy Storage Lane, Orlando, FL 32835 to satisfy a lien on June 5,2025 at approx. 10:30am at www.storagetreasures.com: Henry Heyward, Rekaya Spencer, Keigan Andrew Akers, Sade Monique Sullivan, Tesheena Marie Lowry, Tashira Renae Burgman, Michael Thomas Quinlan, Jalayzia Jones, Ashley Shervington, Brittany Crumpton NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC as Agent for Owner CubeSmart # 5962 – 49671 Hwy 27 Davenport, FL 33897 to satisfy a lien on June 5,2025 at approx. 11:30am at www.storagetreasures.com: Stephan Jordan, Al Ramos, Reinaldo Morales, Daniel Hatter, Stacy Manion, Phil Knight
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC as Agent for Owner CubeSmart # 5961 – 1540 Sullivan Rd., Davenport, FL 33896 to satisfy a lien on June 5,2025 at approx. 12:00pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Michael Washington, Kinney L MC Graw, Eugene Degraw, Melvin Maurice Booker, Darine Placido, Crystal Prescott, Curtis Reddick, Nicole Parker, Skye Whitney Chin-Williams, Marcella Ann Thomas-Perez
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC as Agent for Owner CubeSmart # 5694 – 7220 Osceola Polk Line Rd. Davenport, FL 33896 to satisfy a lien on June 5,2025 at approx. 12:00pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Derrick Antwon Dalton, Vanquesha S Helms.
Employment
Custm Ser Mng needed for Freddy Autos, Orlando, FL to suprv office admin & custm srv emplys; ensr qult stnd & proper procd; cor errs. Reslv custm complnt, ans custmr ques reg delrsh polcs, procdr, cred & auto loans. Prvd emplys & sales assocts w/ gudn in hndlng & reslv custmr prblm. Disc job perfrmn problms wemplys to id & rslv causes/issues. Req 2 yrs exp as mngr. F T mail resume to 8403 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32817.
Director of Pre-Construction. Manages Engrs, Architects, & Land Use Attorneys, & other dvlpmnt consultants. Resp for timeline & scheds, & deadline submittals for public hearings & meetings, & executing agreement letters. Uses ind stndrd proj mgmt tools to review & assess construction docs, prep’g for approval submission. Manages zoning process & changes in use by holding public hearings. Negotiates w/ municipalities to overcome city & community obj’ns. Manages & delivers site feasibility studies to idntfy req’d codes. Coord w/ power co’s, city process, & appropriate auths for planning & zoning approvals. Manages civil engg & arch’l dsgn processes, providing solutions to complex issues rel to dsgn. Reduces cost & timeline to complete by value engg. Supervises, coaches, & dvlps int & ext teams by delegating & providing feedback/action items for prof’l dvlpmnt. Reso for other key resps as assigned. Req Bachelor’s in Civil Engg & 3 yrs exp in Civil Engg. 3+ yrs of supervisory exp. Exp w/ public hearings & city meetings. Travel throughout U.S. req’d. $99,902/yr. Send resume to: Storage Cap Leasing, LLC, 330 E Crown Point Rd, Winter Garden, FL 34787.
Principal Architect Consultant (Lake Mary, FL). Responsible for providing technical support and expert advice to existing and future clients in North America throughout all implementation stages of the Temenos T24 Transact Core Banking Software and/or other Temenos software products. May require to travel/telecommute. Reference Job Code: G6169-00164 Send CV/Cov. Ltr. to: Human Resources: Temenos USA, Inc., 40 General Warren Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355, or email: [email protected]. EOE.
Tutor for Special Needs. Provide 1-on-1 classes, var ages & skill levels. Utilize learning tech & educ resources. Spprt students in dvlp’g foundational skills. Speaking in Portuguese. Manage autism crises behavior. Reqmts: Bachelor’s in Education. Valid Florida Drivers License. Reliable Transportation. Teacher cert USA or other country. 4+ yrs exp teaching/tutoring. 2+ yrs exp w/ Autism kids teaching/tutoring. Must be native fluency in English & Portugueses. Must need to know Brazilian culture. $52,686/yr. Send resume to: Pathway Tutoring Services LLC, Lake Margaret Dr 4300, Orlando, FL 32812.
3 POSITIONS AVAILABLE – No Experience; No Selling; $2,125/wk/ptnl; PT/FT; Real Estate; No RE-License Req; Start Immediately; EOE; WFH; Call: 703-776-9929
Billing Coord. for Orlando Psychiatric Assoc., Orlando, FL to verfy billing data & revs errs; reslv acctg discrep; Rspn for ensr coding & data is corct to file a clean claim; Prep ltrs of appl to insr comp. if comp ref to pay contrct claims &/or dens claim; Ent. data & chrgs frm chrt into bllng sys; Req 2 yrs. exp in healthcare admin or billing. F/T mail resume to 2345 Sand Lake Rd, Ste 200, Orlando, FL 32809.
Communications Specialist needed 4 AMBU Group, Orlando, FL, 2 plan progs 2 maintain positive pub opn & awareness. Post & update all media content. Consult w/ ad agcy 4 mktg. Post & communicate mktg campaigns 4 new paint svcs. Write press rels & ad copy. Req B Deg in Comm or PR. FT. Mail resume: G. Pabon, 9777 S Orange Blossom Tr, Ste 23, Orlando,
Experienced Teacher Pre-K. Trt each child w/digty & resp. Recog indiv needs. Ensure w-being & care. Encrg creativity, indep prob-solv & mutual respct. Prevent inj/accidts; handle approply. Profic in comp, int, tablets. Attend training, meetings, sch-sponsd progs. Assist w/ feeding & food safety. Perfm other duties as req’d. Report probs to Adm. Engage actly in playgd/classrm. Qualifs: BA Pedagogy. Exp in Pre-K/VPK priv ed. Min 2 yrs teach exp. FT, M-F, 8AM–5PM, in Orlando-FL. Sal: 30,701/yr Send CV: Judith Armas, Piaget Academy, 6395 Raleigh St, Orlando, FL 32835.
Financial Analyst (Kissimmee, FL): Analyze fin. info to interpret data affecting sales. Monitor fin. devs. Determine costs of ops. Prep. monthly analysis, reports, & cash flow projections. Track exp. & rev. vs. budget. Min. req.: Bach. Deg. in Bus. Admin. or foreign equiv. Mail resumes to: Francys Gutierrez, Perez Sales & Service Inc, 2639 N Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee FL 34744.
Luigi 1971 Enterprises LLC in Orlando, FL seeks full-time Operations Manager to plan, direct, and coordinate operations, review financial statements + performance data, and direct personnel training + evaluation. Req. 24 mts exp in a management position. Mail resume to L. Sandoval 11873 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32826
