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County buys up $400M in medical debt, city sets permanent limits on downtown nightclubs, poll shows 30% of Florida women are unclear on new abortion rules and other news you may have missed.
BY MCKENNA SCHUELER, MATTHEW MOYER, AND JACKIE LLANOS/FLORIDA PHOENIX
» Orange County moves to abolish more than $400 million in residents’ medical debt
The Orange County board of commissioners last week voted 5–2 to approve a plan that will eliminate an estimated $424 million in medical debt for 154,593 residents. The plan involves an investment of $4.5 million in unused federal funds that the county received from the feds through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The process of medical debt cancellation will be handled by Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit in New York that is currently working with 20 other state and local governments across the U.S. on the same kind of initiative. Altogether, the nonprofit has abolished over $13 billion in medical debt for more than eight million U.S. families. The plan here in Orange County was spearheaded by Central Florida Jobs With Justice, a coalition of labor unions, social advocacy and faith groups. There’s no application process — rather, Undue Medical Debt has an analysis process that will identify local residents saddled with medical debt, and will send notification letters to them when/if their debt is abolished. The nonprofit is going to be working with Orlando Health and Advent Health — so debt resulting from services through them will be prioritized. The program will run from now through Sept. 2026.
» Orlando City Council approves permanent limits on downtown nightclubs Despite concerns from some downtown bar and club owners, Orlando City Council voted unanimously to approve new and permanent mandates on nightlife in downtown Orlando that will take effect this fall. The new rules permanently limit nightclubs to one per block in Orlando’s downtown entertainment area, requiring a 300-foot distance between each new club. Existing nightclubs that don’t conform to this distance limit would be grandfathered in under the proposal, although they could be prevented from expanding under these rules. Concurrently, city leaders lifted a moratorium on new bar and nightclub construction, but any new construction would be potentially hamstrung by these limitations. City leaders made the case that the new rule is another step toward a “safer” and more family-friendly downtown. During the meeting, District 4 commissioner Patty Sheehan did a little bit of pearl-clutching about the supposed dangers of downtown Orlando: “We just have too many bars and too much going on — and I walk through downtown, sometimes. I see the craziness. I hear the craziness!”
» Florida Dems urge DeSantis to participate in federal food assistance program for kids
Florida House Democrats sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis last week pressing him to apply for a federal program that would provide food assistance to low-income kids next summer. According to the States Newsroom’s D.C. Bureau, the Sunshine State was one of 13 to pass up millions in federal funds for the summer EBT program that gave low-income families $120 for school-aged children this year. Pressure from parents, anti-hunger and child advocacy groups, and now Democrats keeps mounting on Florida to notify the federal government that it plans to participate in the program next year, as the Aug. 15 deadline approaches. “Florida has an opportunity to correct the egregious error made by DeSantis in 2024 when he decided to politicize food insecurity,” House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell wrote in a press release. The USDA estimates that more than 2 million children in Florida would get around $258.9 million in federal aid through the program. Florida would only have to fund half of the administrative costs to distribute the benefits, which adds up to $13 million.
» Survey: Nearly 30% of Florida women don’t know what the state’s abortion rules are Florida’s six-week abortion ban went into effect three months ago, but 29% of women remain unsure about the legality of abortion in the state, according to a new survey from KFF, a health policy research and news organization. Women with lower incomes and those who identify as “pro-life” are less informed about abortion laws, according to a KFF survey of 512 Florida women between the ages of 18 and 49. KFF surveyed the women from May 13 to June 18, and the six-week abortion ban went into effect on May 1. This November, Florida voters have the chance to weigh in on a ballot proposal that would put abortion rights into Florida’s state constitution, if approved by at least 60%. Essentially, it would legalize abortion up to roughly 24 weeks of pregnancy. According to the same survey, the lack of education extends to women’s familiarity with abortion resources.
One-third of Florida women don’t know where to get an abortion or where to find information about it, and the rate of uncertainty was higher (45%) for Hispanic women. Despite the gaps in knowledge, 72% of women surveyed responded that they think abortion should be legal in all or most cases. That includes 51% of Republican women.
» Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su visits Orlando to discuss heat safety on the job
As working people in Florida grapple with staying safe from heat on the job amid rising temperatures, U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su visited Orlando to discuss heat stress protections with local workers. Su, a former Secretary of Labor for the state of California, has been on a national tour to stress the importance of creating and sustaining “good jobs” for working people — jobs that are safe, pay well, and offer benefits and protections for workers and their families. Florida has been a hotspot (no pun intended) for discussions about heat on the job since the state recently passed a new law that bars local governments from creating any mandatory heat safety standards to protect workers. There is no state or federal standard currently in place, although the feds are working on it. Su came to Orlando last week to discuss that federal proposal with workers, meeting construction and farm workers at a local union hall with U.S. Congressman Maxwell Frost, who has also prioritized labor issues for Central Florida families in Congress.
Hello, Orlando, and welcome to Best of Orlando® 2024: Orlando Olympics!
At this point we would usually engage in some hyperbole regarding this issue’s size and scope but, no foolin’, this is truly our biggest and most-voted on issue ever. Orlandoans came out in force to vote for their favorite people, places and things. So give yourself a round of applause before you peruse these pages.
To match the competitive ferocity of this year’s voting, we chose an Olympics theme for the issue — with a local-centric spin.
Sure, worthies from around the world converged on Paris to run, jump, lift and breakdance — but would they be up to navigating the particularly fraught and taxing tests of strength of living in the 407? Could they deadlift multiple pallets of water into a Costco cart hours before the hurricane hits? Could they take the kind of punches that our state government keeps dishing out to local artists? Our very skilled lifeletes photographed in this issue were up to the task, but we urge you not to try these feats without the proper conditioning. (Or if you do, please send us photos immediately.)
In these pages, thrill to the hard-fought victories in our 10 categories: Arts + Entertainment, Attractions + Recreation, City Life, Drinking + Nightlife, Food + Dining, Health Beauty + Wellness, Local Music, Local Notables, Services, and Shopping + Retail.
We hope you enjoy this issue. Be sure to offer a hearty congratulations to your Orlando Olympians.
Editorial contributors: Rob Bartlett, J.D. Casto, Kyle Eagle, Chloe Greenberg, Faiyaz Kara, Grayson Keglovic, Seth Kubersky, Bao Le-Huu, Jim Leatherman, Matt Keller Lehman, David Loyola, Sarah Lynott, Gabby Macogay, Pedro Macias, Matthew Moyer, Mauricio Murillo, McKenna Schueler, Nicolette Shurba, Zoey Thomas, Jessica Bryce Young
Orlando fencing: More and more restaurants compete to dish out better and better food, ambience and experience. Winner: the dining public
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Food + Dining
Best Tasting Menu: Ômo by Jônt
In Orlando’s crowded field of small-capacity, budgetbusting chef’s tasting counters jockeying for multicourse supremacy, Ômo by Jônt, Ryan Ratino’s 16-seat offshoot of his two-Michelin-star Jônt in Washington, D.C., may very well reign supreme. Elite ingredients, innovative cooking techniques, meticulous plating and an eyepopping check are, of course, givens. But Ratino is careful to toe the line between progressive and esoteric in presenting a stunning sequence of crowd-pleasers that patrons can enjoy in a choice of three tiered options — the $145 “Excursion,” $195 “Journey” or the $375 “Jaunt” featuring 20-plus courses with all the caviar, wagyu, sea urchin and crown melon upgrades.
115 E. Lyman Ave., Winter Park, omobyjont.com
Best Spot to Obtain Both Hangover-Inducing and Hangover-Curing Fare: Stardust Video & Coffee
Of all the hangouts around town, this one takes the cake for functionality at all hours. Open from 7 a.m. to midnight — and with both a coffee bar and a cocktail bar, not to mention a never-dry tap of lethal St. Bernardus Abt 12 — Stardust has long stood as a go-to for daytime laptop users and nighttime tomfoolery seekers. It’s not hard to find yourself here too many drinks deep for an evening show and back the next morning for a revitalizing cup of joe.
1842 E. Winter Park Road, stardustvideoandcoffee.wordpress.com
Readers Choice
Best Altamonte Springs Restaurant
Winner: Santiago’s Bodega santiagosbodega.com
2nd: Antica Pizzeria and Market antica-pizzeria.com
3rd: Nonno’s Italian Restaurant nonnositalianrestaurant.com
Best Audubon Park or Baldwin Park Restaurant
Winner: Domu, domu.com
2nd: Seito Sushi, seitosushibp.com
3rd: The Osprey, theospreyorlando.com
Best Bakery
Winner: Charlie’s Bakery and Creamery charliesbakery.com
2nd: The Glass Knife, theglassknife.com
3rd: Buttermilk Bakery, buttermilk-bakery.com
Best Bar Food
Winner: Tori Tori, toritoripub.com
2nd: Don Julio Mexican Kitchen and Tequila Bar donjuliomexicankitchen.com
3rd: Crocante Restaurant, crocantekitchen.com [continued on page 25] [continued on page 25]
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There is simply no other restaurant space in the city quite like Sorekara’s. The multimillion-dollar sanctuary steeped in Japanese serenity and the temporal philosophy of sorekara (the appreciation of how every moment in time is unique) is more like a museum than a restaurant, with a chef’s table fashioned from a 700-year-old keyaki tree as the centerpiece. As guests are ushered from one room to the next, it’s hard not to stare out the floor-toceiling windows overlooking a Zen garden and Lake Baldwin, but chef William Shen’s masterful and beautifully plated courses drawing inspiration from Japan’s 72 microseasons easily lures eyes back. Orlando’s most beautiful restaurant may also be its finest.
4979 New Broad St., sorekarafl.com
Best Icy Treat: Kakigori at Koko Kakigori
Lines are a given at this little shop of frozen treats situated behind Kaya, and justifiably so. They come for the frozen, airy confection known as kakigori — a Japanese summertime treat of shaved ice that takes on the texture of freshly fallen snow. “It’s sooo fluffy!” is a common refrain heard at the standing tables beneath the bodhi tree where scores have enjoyed Koko Kakigori’s kakigorgeous snow sculptures flavored with an everchanging variety of flavors (mango-strawberry, black sesame–coconut and “strawberry dream” are our faves).
620 N. Thornton Ave., kokokakigori.com
Best Concentrated Pizza
Offerings: Corner of Horatio Avenue and U.S. 17-92
Looking for a naturally leavened Neapolitan? Or a comically large slice that hangs off your plate? A pie delivered licketysplit to your door? Or a little taste of the Eternal City? Luckily for the flip-flopping foodie or noncommittal nosher, the corner of Horatio Avenue and U.S. 17-92 has everything you need. There are a whopping six different pizza parlors in this same three-quarter-mile stretch near Maitland City Centre. And between Slidders Pizza, Antonio’s, Francesco’s, Papa John’s and (opened just this year) Lazy Moon and Pizza Bruno, the choice is yours.
Food + Dining
Best Knight-Time Sushi: Sus Hi Eatstation on Alafaya Trail
Located across the road from University of Central Florida’s main campus, Sus Hi Eatstation on Alafaya Trail is the best place for a Knight to grab a quick bite and some school spirit. The menu ranges from sushi bowls, burritos, rolls, desserts and more — all beckoning to students from just a crosswalk away. Covered in UCFthemed decor and a “Charge On For Sushi” sign, this spot keeps students (and those who work with and around them) full of sushi and Knightly passion.
4498 N. Alafaya Trail, sushieatstation.com
Best Restaurant for Jaded Gastronomes: Coro
It’s easy to become numbed to all the high-dollar indulgences that restaurants in this city espouse, particularly the barrage of tasting menu concepts that have opened in every corner of the city. But a meal at Coro in Audubon Park can unjade the jaded and bring smiles to the faces of burned-out bon vivants in a matter of bites. Chef-owner Tim Lovero presents a perpetually changing menu that leans Italian but celebrates flavors and ingredients from the Far East and the Indian subcontinent to the Middle East and West Africa. Menu descriptions can be misleadingly sparse, but the end result always intrigues with turns both surprising and spectacular.
3022 Corrine Drive, cororestaurant.com
Best Vegan Sweet Treats: Sampaguita
While their whole menu isn’t solely vegan, Sampaguita has a variety of delectably creative offerings to satisfy even the least lactose-tolerant sweet tooth. Using ice cream as a means to explore Filipino culture and tradition, Sampaguita offers fun flavors you’re unlikely to find elsewhere in the area, with vegan options including buko pandan, mango royale, and even vanilla-and-ube soft serve.
1233 E. Colonial Drive, sampaguitausa.com
Readers Choice
Best Casselberry Restaurant
Winner: Bagel King, bagelking.net
2nd: Johnny’s Diner, johnnys-diner.com
3rd: Colorado Fondue Co., coloradofondue.com
Best Cheap Eats
Winner: Beefy King, beefykingorlando.com
2nd: Tacos My Guey, tacosmyguey.com
3rd: Gringos Locos, gringoslocos.com
Best Cheesesteak
Winner: LaSpada’s Original Cheesesteaks and Hoagies, laspadas.com
2nd: Kappy’s Subs, kappyssubsfl.com
3rd: Cavo’s Bar and Kitchen, cavosbar.com
Best Chinese Restaurant
Winner: Hawkers Asian Street Food, eathawkers.com
2nd: Taste of Chengdu, tasteofchengdufl.com
3rd: Peter’s Kitchen China Bistro peterskitchencb.business.site
Best Coffee Bar
Winner: Foxtail Coffee Co., foxtailcoffee.com
2nd: Lineage Coffee Roasting, lineageroasting.com
3rd: Haan Coffee, haancoffee.com
Best College Park Restaurant
Winner: The Tap Room at Dubsdread taproomatdubsdread.com
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Food + Dining
Best Windowless Restaurant: Bar Kada
It may be glued to Soseki’s coutured hips, but Michael Collantes’ unfenestrated den of drinks and delectables is so unaffectedly chill, it’s hard to resist lingering. The healthy dose of rice wine education courtesy of sommelier Benjamin Coutts and sake geek Daniel Lugo is a determining factor, as are the addictive bites of Viet-inflected Japanese fare head chef Mike Vang plates. It goes without saying, but there’s no window dressing here.
957 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, barkadafl.com
Best Place to Tap Into Your Inner Hemingway: Death in the Afternoon
Ernest Hemingway and bullfighting go hand in hand like Ernest Hemingway and drinking, so the fact that there’s a bar named after Papa’s book on the subject — bullfighting, not drinking — is hardly a surprise. But Death in the Afternoon, the book, certainly has its fair share of dipsomaniacal characters, as does Death in the Afternoon, the bar. The primary culprit in both is absinthe, that much-maligned spirit falsely accused of causing everything from hallucinations to murder. No, if there’s any slaying going on inside this moody Mills 50 booze den, it’s at the hands of the expert bartenders who kill it with their cocktail game, and chef Eric Norvelus, who executes with aplomb.
930 N. Mills Ave., instagram.com/death.in.the.afternoon_
Best Cronenbergian Dish: Omurice at Kyuramen
It’s known as omurice, but “Eggs Videodrome” may be a more fitting moniker for this dish served at Kyuramen. The scene plays out like so: Enter a fluffy omelet sitting atop a mound of chicken fried rice. A server slits the omelet lengthwise and it unfurls over the rice, revealing its custardy innards. After a scattering of furikake, the server (who, thankfully, looks nothing like James Woods) pours curry sauce and demi-glace over the gory Cronenbergian concoction in appropriately heavy-handed fashion. Long live the new flesh!
3402 Technological Ave., kyuramen.com
Readers Choice
Best East Orlando Restaurant
Winner: Don Julio Mexican Kitchen and Tequila Bar, donjuliomexicankitchen.com
2nd: Viet-Nomz Waterford, vietnomzfl.com
3rd: Johnny’s Diner, johnnys-diner.com
Best Food Hall
Winner: East End Market, eastendmkt.com
2nd: Plant Street Market instagram.com/plantstreetmarket
3rd: À La Cart, alacartorlando.com
Best Food Truck
Winner: Red Panda Noodle, redpandanoodle.com
Best Ivanhoe Village Restaurant
Winner: Santiago’s Bodega, santiagosbodega.com
2nd: White Wolf Cafe, whitewolfcafe.com
3rd: The Hammered Lamb, thehammeredlamb.com
Best Juice or Smoothies
Winner: Grounding Roots, groundingroots.com
2nd: Soho Juice Co., sohojuiceco.com
3rd: Juice Bar Orlando, juicebarorlando.com
Best Korean Restaurant
Winner: King Bao, king-bao.com
2nd: Korea House Orlando, koreahouseorlando.com
3rd: Chi-Kin, chi-kin.com
Best Lake Mary Restaurant
Winner: Viet-Nomz, vietnomzfl.com
2nd: Don Julio Mexican Kitchen and Tequila Bar donjuliomexicankitchen.com
2nd: Bombay Street Kitchen, bombaykitchenorlando.com
3rd: Tamarind Indian Cuisine, tamarindfl.com
Best Italian Restaurant
Winner: Prato, prato-wp.com
2nd: Francesco’s Ristorante and Pizzeria francescos-rist.com
3rd: Antonio’s, antoniosonline.com
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Readers Choice
Best Locally Made Hot Sauce
Winner: Tijuana Flats Smack My Sweet Ass and Call Me Sally Hot Sauce tijuanaflats.com
Orlando gymnastics: Getting from the bar back to your spot with multiple drinks. Points deducted if you or anyone else end up wearing said drinks.
Drinking + Nightlife
Best Neighborhood Bar Regularly Hosting Local Burlesque: The Falcon
In addition to art and music, one of our staff’s favorite beer-and-wine bars in Thornton Park, The Falcon, offers monthly burlesque shows for adults (Naughty Nightcap, every second Friday) that we love because 1) they always feature stellar talent, 2) they show consistent support for local performers and 3) there’s a low barrier to entry. Attendance is free — though reserved seating is available for $10 — with tips and donations strongly encouraged, of course. We appreciate the gothic vibe inside creating a perfectly fitting atmosphere for a naughty little nightcap.
819 E. Washington St., facebook.com/thefalconbar
Best Little Sibling: d.b.a.
The sister bar to popular Mills 50 resto The Strand was recently brought into the world by Olivia, Leo and Zack Rees (the offspring of The Strand’s Alda and Joe). d.b.a. delivers cozy corners, delicious small plates and apps, a refreshing and creative cocktail menu, jazz and rock records and our new favorite bathroom selfie spot [there, we said it!] featuring midcentury space-age design.
809 N. Mills Ave., instagram.com/d.b.a.orlando
Best Place to Smoke Inside: Tanqueray’s
There’s a point when a tipsy night on the town starts tasting like “I need a cigarette.” And sometimes that’s followed up with the thought, “I need to hear live music, immediately.” Venerable downtown bar Tanqueray’s scratches both itches — with a Pabst Blue Ribbon tallboy thrown in! Who doesn’t want to spin around to jazz with a dart clenched between your teeth? If that’s you, Tanqueray’s is the place. (Until it gets sold, maybe.)
100 S. Orange Ave., 407-649-8540
Best Improbable Trend: Explosion of gothic nights in Orlando
Sharp-eyed readers might remember DJ Hexorcist, in our year-end music roundtable, boldly predicting that the City Beautiful might soon surpass Tampa in number of regular gothic nights out. Guess what? She was right! The greater Orlando area now hosts regular gothic dance soirees from Sanford down to the “Packing District” on OBT: Memento Mori, Venue 13, Void.Terror.Silence, Of the Darkness, Panic! and Crux. Tropi-goth, indeed!
Best Cigar Lounge for Chill Punks: Nora’s Sugar Shack
Offering a low-key option for cigar smokers in the Ivanhoe Village area, Nora’s Sugar Shack is a funky but charming cigar “lounge” (a generous way to describe a tiny house off Virginia Drive) that every cigar smoker in the area should visit at least once. The cigar selection is limited but still impressively sized, considering the size of the place itself. And for those who aren’t there to smoke, Nora’s also offers wine, cheap craft beer, non-alcoholic, and canned cocktail options for anyone who just wants to hang out. Nora’s always there holding down the fort, and she’s very welcoming of new customers willing to put up with the shack’s odd business hours and altogether eclectic vibe.
636 Virginia Drive, facebook.com/norassugarshack
Best Place to Unleash Your Inner Brat: Off the Record Wednesdays
When you go out for the night do you want to hear those club classics? Do you want to immerse yourself in a local drag show? Or are you looking to have a messily fun night out with your friends? Three things can be true at once, and the answer to all questions is Off the Record’s recent Charli XCX-themed “Club Brat.” It’s no secret that OTR puts on a gag-worthy show at the Renaissance Theatre Co. on Wednesday nights, but this particular themed show has lured an abundance of Orlando’s hottest residents. It is still brat summer, after all.
The Ren, 415 E. Princeton St., instagram.com/otrwednesdays
Best Kava and Kratom Bar Offering Chill Vibes Only: Kava Cove Lounge
Kava bars can offer a chill alternative to an alcohol-serving bar for adults who are sober, or just enjoy or prefer kava (a natural root and central nervous system depressant with some alcohol-like effects). Our local favorite is Kava Cove Lounge, which also offers kratom drinks and kombucha on tap, in addition to various kava drink options. They have a pool table and host weekly movie nights, bingo, trivia, and other events for locals who don’t want to stay in but also don’t want to venture out on the bar scene. It’s a cozy spot for adults to kick back with nice staff and friendly regulars.
2020 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, kavacove.co
Drinking + Nightlife
Readers Choice
Best Club Night
Winner: Girl the Party, Southern Nights facebook.com/girltheparty
2nd: Burlesque Saturday, Mathers Social Gathering, mathersorlando.com
2nd: Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub and Eatery fiddlersgreen.pub
3rd: The Courtesy thecourtesybar.com
Orlando boxing: That knockout punch Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered to Florida’s arts organizations by canceling all state funding. Ouch!
Arts + Entertainment
Best Response to Ron DeSantis’ Sexualization of Statewide Arts and Culture: Orlando Fringe
Gov. DeSantis this summer unapologetically gutted $32 million in arts and culture funding across the state. He also took the opportunity to slam what he calls the “sexual” Fringe Festival. Luckily, Orlando (and Tampa) Fringe bit back with a response — “Our festivals are uncensored, not unlawful” — and a level of decorum Ron could stand to take notes on. “We look forward to working with you for the betterment of all Florida citizens,” they signed off. We’re waiting, Mr. Governor.
3rd (tie): Hollerbach’s Art Haus hollerbachsarthaus.com
Best Arts Event or Art Festival
Winner: Orlando Fringe Festival orlandofringe.org
2nd: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, wpsaf.org
3rd: EPCOT Festival of the Arts disneyworld.disney.go.com
Best Burlesque Troupe
Winner: Les Vixens Burlesque lesvixens.com
2nd: Corsets and Cuties, corsetsandcuties.com
3rd: Mystix Burlesque, mystixburlesque.com
Best Dance Company
Winner: Orlando Ballet orlandoballet.org
2nd: Phantasmagoria, phantasmagoriaorlando.com
3rd: Chance 2 Dance, chance2danceinc.org
Best Film Festival
Winner: Florida Film Festival floridafilmfestival.com
2nd: Orlando Film Festival, offvirtual.com
3rd: Freak Show Horror Movie Festival freakshowfilmfest.com
Best Local Actor or Actress
Winner: Benjamin Ptashinsky-Skinner instagram.com/equityben
2nd: Carlos Navarro, iamcarlosnavarro.com
3rd: Tymisha Harris, facebook.com/tymisha.harris
Best Local Author
Winner: Owl Goingback owlgoingback.com
2nd: Ilene Lieber, passionprconsulting.com
3rd: Vanessa Frances, instagram.com/faaemusic
Best Body-ody-ody Horror: La Petite Mort drag shows
Filling Will’s Pub to capacity on a Monday night is a tall order, eschewing bands and presenting a night of adventurous alt-drag performers is an even harder sell, but La Petite Mort does it with terrifying flair. The bimonthly events gather the spiritual children of the Black Haus drag family for a heady 10-car pileup of horror and glamor. There is a crackle of anxious excitement in the crowded room: Is this drag? Is this punk? Is this performance art? Yes to all of the above, ghouls.
instagram.com/allie.slasher
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Best Local Beer Label Design
Winner: Ivanhoe Park Brewing “Solar Bears” by Chill Artistry ivanhoeparkbrewing.com
2nd: Redlight Redlight and Grandma Party “Granny Panties” by Featherhead Studio instagram.com/redlightredlight
3rd: Persimmon Hollow “Daytona Dirty Blonde” by Clark Orr, persimmonhollowbrewing.com
2nd: Ryan Holmes realradiomonsters.com/ryan-holmes
3rd: Sabrina Ambra, sabrinaambra.com
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LA PETITE MORT’S FANGBANG DRAG EVENT AT WILL’S PUB | PHOTO BY MATT KELLER LEHMAN
Best Weirdo Film Preservation: Freaky Fridays at Enzian
Since its debut a couple of years back, the Enzian’s midnight-movie series has become a reliable haven for those who prefer their cinema on the wilder side. The firstFriday events are also a reliable spot to check out outré Florida cinema going back decades. From the Technicolor killer-jellyfish-man romp Sting of Death to the VHS phantasmagoria Video Diary of a Lost Girl, it’s worth being a li’l bleary-eyed on Saturday morning to take in these delights.
1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, enzian.org
Best Big Birds: DTOLive installation “Big City Birds”
In a very late entry to this year’s Picks, we can’t let this flock go without mention. From the delightfully sideways brain of Brendan O’Connor and the sounds-weird-let’s-do-it mentality of the Creative City Project comes “Big City Birds,” an installation of 16 neon-hued inflatable pigeons perched on various downtown rooftops, presented as part of the Downtown Development Board’s DTOLive initiative to “increase community engagement.” The birds touched down the same week we went to press on this issue (so mea culpa if an inflatable disaster happens after publication), but earned their spot here by dint of the immediate furious explosion of commentary. Is it an invitation to ponder the resilience and adaptability of urban wildlife? A commentary (or simply a me-too ploy) on the way tourism marketing has been reduced to a series of selfie opportunities? A waste of public money? A nosetweak to the haters? Whatever the intent — and there are surely multiple at work — it made you look. And it made us smile.
through Oct. 17, downtownorlando.com/dtolive, creativecityproject.com, instagram.com/bkeepz
Best Return to Church Street Roots: SAK Comedy Lab
Nearly a quarter-century after they first set up shop inside an abandoned storefront on Church Street, SAK Comedy Lab returned to the block this spring. This homecoming isn’t a step backwards but a big glow-up, as their new
Arts + Entertainment
home at 55West boasts a theme park-quality lobby and fully equipped 175-seat theater — a far cry from their hardscrabble beginnings. Remember: Just because there aren’t live rats running across the stage anymore, it doesn’t mean these improvisers are any less hilarious.
55 W. Church St., sakcomedylab.com
Best Feel-Good Moment: Njeri Kinuthia wins People’s Choice award in OMA’s Florida Prize
Since local artist Njeri Kinuthia came onto the scene in recent years, it’s been love at first sight for Orlando art appreciators. Her bold style melds with her classical compositional training in large, wildly shaped, threedimensional installations that often include long flowing textiles. Like a favorite draft pick who goes the distance, Kinuthia has gone from triumph to triumph, starting modestly but all building up to winning the People’s Choice award at OMA’s 2024 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art. “It was a night “filled with gratitude and joy,” said Kinuthia.
omart.org
Readers Choice
Best Local Drag Event
Winner: Marys and Mimosas Brunch at Hamburger Mary’s hamburgermarys.com (closed)
2nd: Bingo at Tactical Brewing, tacticalbeer.com
3rd: Spikefest, instagram.com/spikefesthhe
Best Local Graphic Artist/ Designer
Winner: Chill Artistry chillartistry.com
2nd: Jennifer Slogar, Happy Day Design Co. happydaydesign.co
3rd: Hugo Hunte, Broken Gumball Machine facebook.com/jonathanhunte
Best Local Visual Artist
Winner: Boy Kong boykongart.com
2nd: Mindy Z. Colton, mindycolton.com
3rd: Synthestruct, synthestruct.com
Best Movie Theater
Winner: Enzian Theater enzian.org
2nd: Regal Cinemas Winter Park Village regmovies.com
3rd: AMC Disney Springs, amctheatres.com
Best Museum
Winner: Orlando Science Center osc.org
2nd: Orlando Museum of Art, omart.org
3rd: The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, morsemuseum.org
Best Recurring Arts Nights
Winner: Monthly LGBT Center Art Show thecenterorlando.org
2nd: Thornton 2nd Thursday Wine and Art Walk thorntonparkdistrict.com
3rd: Morse Museum Friday Nights at the Morse morsemuseum.org
Best Recurring Comedy Night
Winner: SAK Comedy Lab, King of the Hill sakcomedylab.com
2nd: The Corner Gallery, The Fourth Friday Improv Show, thecorner.gallery
3rd: Milk District Comedy, Barley & Vine Biergarten instagram.com/milkdistrictcomedy
Best Theater Company
Winner: Orlando Shakes orlandoshakes.org
2nd: Renaissance Theatre Co., rentheatre.com
3rd: Phantasmagoria, phantasmagoriaorlando.com
Best Theater Space
Winner: Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts drphillipscenter.org
2nd: Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, drphillipscenter.org
3rd: Renaissance Theatre Co., rentheatre.com
Orlando karate: Breaking bricks or boards? Pfft. The City Beautiful is the birthplace of Orlando Breaks, a heavy, syncopated subgenre of breakbeat all our own
Local Music
Debut Album: Watts, Retribution
It’s been awhile since a band has ignited the underground like young hardcore group Watts has. While they quickly became the stuff of live lore with the way they stoke instant riots on the floor, Watts released a debut collection this summer that bottles their sheer muscle and fury. Like a deadly serious Amyl & the Sniffers, Watts kill and thrill on the six-song Retribution like no other locals right now.
wattshatesyou.bandcamp.com
Best Next Wave Haven: Castle Smoke
The Casselberry smoke shop that doubles as a crucial DIY venue is a gathering point for the next generation of Orlando underground stars — ravers, hardcore kids, goths, drag performers, pop singers or experimental musicians. Overseen and curated majestically by Haize and Bunnii, Castle Smoke may be a little “out of the way” if your GPS only points you to Mills 50, but this all-ages spot gives a stage to a dazzling array of young and queer creativity. Its uncertain future as we go to press is another lesson in appreciating DIY spaces while you have them.
668 State Road 436, Casselberry, instagram.com/ castlesmoke
ORLANDO GIRLS ROCK CAMP ENSURES A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR LOCAL MUSIC | PHOTO BY JIM LEATHERMAN
Local Music
Best New Venue: Judson’s Live
The Dr. Phillips Center’s swank new supper club has been the talk of the town for obvious reasons. The national names featured there have been exceptional, but the real revelation has been how much of a local spotlight Judson’s has turned out to be, giving stage to a diverse parade of native talent like Harber Wynn, Thomas Milovac Quartet, Claire Vandiver and others. That can be credited to Judson’s booking manager Chris Belt, perhaps the city’s best non-rock promoter.
445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org/events/ judsonslive
Best After Hours: Shows at Framework Craft Coffee House
The coffeehouse show is a shiver-inducing trope for good reason. The ones happening at Framework Craft Coffee House, however, are the exception. That has a lot to do with the fact that owner Danny Forester is a DIY champion. And his Mills 50 café has taken on a second life after hours as a space for all stripes of interesting music, so you can get your latte spiked with live indie rock, psych, shoegaze, folk, punk and more.
1201 N. Mills Ave., facebook.com/frameworkcoffeehouse
Best Display of Hope for the Future of Local Music: Orlando Girls Rock Camp
Orlando Girls Rock Camp continues to shine a light on the future of local music, and in these young stars’ hands, that future is bright. Reserved for female, nonbinary and trans campers aged 8 to 17, OGRC provides young’uns with an environment conducive to empowerment and patriarchal ass-kicking. It’s more than a legitimately cool music camp, it’s a safe and inclusive space for the next generation. Don’t forget the annual OGRC showcase, where you’ll find that girls really do rock.
facebook.com/orlandogirlsrockcamp
Best Nomads: Blue Bamboo Center
Things looked bad for jazz haven the Blue Bamboo Center last year. Forced out of their longtime address because of rising rents, it would have been easy to give in to despair and cease operations. It only gave Bamboo headman Chris Cortez a greater sense of mission. BB became a roving entity, with shows spread over venues all over the city. The Center’s biggest triumph came with a green light from the City of Winter Park to take over the old library building and turn it into a performance space and arts hub. Quite a long and winding road … bluebambooartcenter.com
Best Import: Zoya Zafar’s Slovakian cassette
International shipping charges during the seemingly eternal reign of Louis DeJoy are a bad joke; however, we would gladly fork over many dollars to get a cassette copy of Zoya Zafar’s debut album, Some Songs, from Eastern European imprint Start-Track. Zafar’s collection of lush electro-pop hymns and romps are captured on spools of magnetic tape housed in a crystal blue shell, all yours with no need for wifi or streaming platforms. Protip: Zafar still has a few for sale at shows.
starttrack.bandcamp.com
Best Concert That’ll Never Happen Again: Rolling Stones at Camping World Stadium
It was “only rock & roll” at the Rolling Stones’ Camping World Stadium show in June, as the group that has been rocking since 1962 greeted fans old and very new. The sold-out “Hackney Diamonds Tour” set saw a rowdy audience spanning generations and an ever-energetic band that put many younger acts to shame. A show like this may not happen again — and another world tour by the Rolling Stones seems extremely unlikely — but Orlando sure made this one count.
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Readers Choice
Best Local Record Label
Winner: Smartpunk smartpunk.com
2nd: Raised Eden Records linktr.ee/raisededen
3rd: Popnihil, popnihil.bandcamp.com
Best Metal Act
Winner: Meka Nism meka-nism.com
2nd: Gargamel!, facebook.com/gargamelorlando
3rd: Breed, linktr.ee/breedband
Best Open Mic
Winner: The Alley thealleylive.com
2nd: Austin’s Coffee, austinscoffee.com
3rd: Celery City Craft, celerycitycraft.com
Best Pop Act
Winner: Billy Mick linktr.ee/billymick
2nd: The Sourdrops, sourdrops.neocities.org 3rd: The 502s, instagram.com/the502s
Best Punk Act
Winner: Petty Thefts facebook.com/pettytheftsfl
2nd: Warm Frames warmframes666.bandcamp.com
3rd (tie): TV Generation instagram.com/tvgenerationband
3rd (tie): 0 Miles Per Hour, linktr.ee/0.mph.band
Best Recording Studio
Winner: Red Lion Recording Studio redlionrecordingstudio.com
2nd: Radio Information Services linktr.ee/radioinformationservices
3rd: The Melrose Center ocls.info/locations-hours/melrose-center
It’s a tough sell, a full weekend of music based on the most minimal of sonic and conceptual trappings. But the organizers of the inaugural ODrone Festival pulled it off. Taking place outdoors at Milk District destination the Nook on Robinson, the Circuit Church-offshoot event gathered a multigenerational crew of ambient and electronic practitioners who pushed single notes to their very limits. Familiar faces like Dan Reaves and Daniel Fuzztone shared space with a plethora of new practitioners like Terrapin and Salty Jazz Crabs. It was, inevitably, dreamy.
odrone.org
DAN REAVES PLAYS ODRONE | PHOTO BY MATTHEW MOYER
Orlando weightlifting: Getting the maximum amount of bottled water into your cart right before a hurricane
Shopping + Retail
Best No Future, Just Glamour: Chainkiller Jewelry
If you’re looking for a special accoutrement for your sweetie — or yourself — that will withstand adverse conditions, be it mosh pit or a Mad Max-style dystopia, look no further than Chainkiller. Solely the province of Amanda Little, also the frontperson of Orlando punks Vicious Dreams, Chainkiller offers up bespoke chokers, necklaces, earrings, bolos and bracelets that are spiky and industrial and brokenhearted and vulnerable. Little sells her wares through Etsy, at Prometheus Esoterica and at sundry markets around town.
instagram.com/chainkiller_jewelry
Best Banding Together of Local Small Businesses: Milk District v. Robinson Street construction
When a city construction project took over Robinson Street, the Milk District’s small businesses wasted no time in banding together to get people through their doors. Etoile Boutique, Bull and Bush, Hair Godz, Minuteman Press, Rugged Perspective, Gringos Locos, Sportstown Billiards, Stay Still Studio and The Nook on Robinson were all impacted, and most of them took to social media to make some noise and drum up community support. And we’re happy to report — it worked.
themilkdistrict.org
Readers Choice
Best Antique Store
Winner: Orange Tree Antiques Mall orangetreeantiques.com
2nd: The Owl’s Attic, theowlsattic.com
3rd: The Lovely thelovelyboutiquemarket.com
Best Bicycle Shop
Winner: Orange Cycle, orangecycleorlando.com
2nd: Kyle’s Bike Shop, kylesbikeshop.net
3rd: Pedal Driven Co., pedaldrivenco.com
Best Bridal Store
Winner: Lily’s Bridal, lilysbridal.com
2nd: Angel Rivera Atelier, angelriveraatelier.com
3rd: Calvet Couture Bridal, calvetcouture.com
Best Comic Book Shop
Winner: Gods and Monsters, godmonsters.com
2nd: Coliseum of Comics, coliseumofcomics.com
3rd: Blackbird Comics and Coffeehouse theblackbirdroost.com
Best Costume Shop or Party Store
Winner: Orlando Vintage Clothing and Costume orlandovintage.com
Take an inactive mall that has definitely seen better days, give it two years of construction, renovation and reimagining … and voilà, you have the new-model Winter Park Village. The shopping center now looks sleek and sharp after shedding its dated mid-Med style. It boasts plenty of dining and entertainment options, including an outdoor stage for local entertainers, and is regularly packed with eager local folks.
510 Orlando Ave., Winter Park, shopwinterparkvillage.com
Best They Did It Their Way: East West Records
Orlando music emporium East West Records, founded by Hannah and Roman Skrobko, was a haven for vinyl (and more) lovers in the local area since 1971, the oldest continually operating record store in our area. They sold up in 2018, and in early August of this year, the store’s new owner announced the unthinkable: They would be closing their doors imminently. But East West went out in high style, with a blockbuster weekend-long sale that at times felt more like a family reunion and a party than a wake. Orlando’s music scene is undoubtedly a good deal poorer with the void left by this institution’s imminent closure.
4895 S. Orange Ave., 407-859-8991, eastwestrecordsusa.com
Best Strip Mall: Dover Shores Shopping Center
Strip malls have long been perceived as a blight on Central Florida roadways, and for the most part, it’s true. But this strip at the intersection of Curry Ford and Crystal Lake gets it so right that we’ve daydreamed up a staycation where we start at Daybreak Diner and end up by mailing some postcards at the anything-goes, cash-only post office. What’s in between? To name a few: Clemons Produce, Charlie’s Bakery and Creamery, Divine Torture Tattoos, Living Dead Comics, Sun Thrift, the Band Room. Shop ’til you drop.
corner of Curry Ford Road and Crystal Lake Drive
Shopping + Retail
Best Place to Claw Your Way to Glory: Gatcha Orlando
Gatcha is a “clawcade” full of gashapon game machines granting prizes big to small, plush to plastic. Don’t be embarrassed if you shout out “gotcha!” as you maneuver your way to the win — victoriously claiming that squishy Gudetama would make anyone yell.
Florida Mall, 8001 S. Orange Blossom Trail, gatcha.us/ project/orlando
Best Capitalism Gets it Right: Explosion of Lego stores in Orlando
From Sanford to Longwood to Kissimmee to the Florida Mall area, one cute retail trend is an explosion of Lego specialty stores. No longer the sole province of Disney Springs, these brick hubs draw in crowds of enthusiasts of all ages. Whether you’re looking for a project to engage your child, the missing piece to complete a build, or a minifigure of a villain from a certain Clive Barker horror franchise … these spots are more colorful than the dreary internet. And anything that keeps us off our stupid phones and using our hands to create objects and projects and constructs is a net positive.
Readers Choice
Best Jewelry Store
Winner: Be On Park, beonpark.com
2nd: Almut Belote Jewelry
almutbelotejewelry.com
3rd: Dora Mae Jewelry doramaejewelry.com
Best Lingerie Store
Winner: Fairvilla Boutique, fairvilla.com
2nd: Soma Intimates, soma.com
3rd: LaBella Intimates and Boutique shoplabellaintimates.com
Best Local Men’s Clothing Store
Winner: Siegel Clothing, siegelclothing.com
2nd: John Craig Clothier, johncraigclothier.com
3rd: Freehand Goods, freehandgoods.com
Best Local Women’s Clothing Store
Winner: Orlando Vintage Clothing and Costume orlandovintage.com
2nd: Jarboe, jarboeinc.com
3rd: The House on Lang, houseonlang.com
Best Mall or Shopping Center
Winner: The Mall at Millenia, mallatmillenia.com
2nd: Swanson’s Ivanhoe Row, ivanhoevillage.org
3rd: Winter Park Village, shopwinterparkvillage.com
Best Musical Instrument Store
Winner: Sam Ash, samash.com
2nd: Guitar Center, guitarcenter.com
3rd: Blackbird Vintage Music instagram.com/blackbirdvintagemusic
3rd: Rock n’ Roll It Smoke Vape Hemp, rocknrollit.com
Best Store for New Furniture
Winner: City Furniture, cityfurniture.com
2nd: Eyre Home, eyrehome.com
3rd: American Freight Furniture, americanfreight.com
Orlando marathon: That long, long, long, longgggggggg wait in the theme park queue. It’s all about endurance, champ!
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Best LGBTQ+-Friendly Sports League: OUT Sports League
OUT Sports offers an inclusive league for Orlando locals across the LGBTQ+ spectrum (including straight allies) who want to get involved in recreational soccer, dodgeball, kickball, volleybal, or even cornhole (100% NOT a sport, but FINE). Let’s face it, if you’re LGBTQ+, it’s hard not to have a sort of lingering concern about judgment from peers if you’re not straight-passing or cis. Maybe you’ve had a bad experience (gym class trauma?), or are someone who keeps up with the news and sees that it’s a difficult time for queer people in Florida right now. OUT offers a place where you don’t have to worry about that, offering what is really just a critical baseline of solidarity for adults who just want to Do a Sport.
1304 E. Washington St., outsportsleague.com
Best Non-lethal Use of Aerial Drone Technology: Universal Studios Florida’s “CineSational: A Symphonic Celebration”
Universal Orlando introduced a flood of summer entertainment this year — including the nostalgic Mega Movie Parade and superb “DreamWorks Imagination Celebration” — but none flew higher than their new nighttime spectacular, “CineSational: A Symphonic Celebration,” which features 600-plus choreographed drones amid the fireworks and fountains. After all the wartime news reports of drones causing devastation, it’s heartwarming to see Universal’s fleet forming friendly faces like E.T. in the sky instead.
6000 Universal Blvd., universalorlando.com
Best Sanford Spot for Some Peace, Quiet and Contemplation: Lake Monroe
A hidden gem of the Orlando lakes! Downtown Sanford is a constant buzz of activity these days, full of delightful spots and special events that lend themselves to a perfect
Attractions + Recreation
treat-yourself day. But sometimes, we need a break from the hustle and bustle. We’ve ended up here on multiple occasions — sometimes taking a quick break from an event, sometimes making a special trip — to escape the crowds, read a book or simply gaze out onto the water. volusia.org
Best Upgrade for Aging Animatronic Ursines: Walt Disney World’s “Country Bear Musical Jamboree”
Disney ruffled some fans’ fur by overhauling “Country Bear Jamboree,” the iconic Magic Kingdom animatronics show that spiritually spawned Chuck E. Cheese and Freddy Fazbear. Swapping beloved but borderline-inappropriate ditties like “Blood on the Saddle” for Nashville-ized Disney tunes could have made “Country Bear Musical Jamboree” the worst makeover since “Enchanted Tiki Room Under
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Readers Choice
Best Arcade
Winner: Arcade Monsters arcademonsters.com
2nd: Player 1 Video Game Bar player1orlando.com
3rd: Andretti Indoor Karting & Games andrettikarting.com
Best Attraction That’s Not a Theme Park
Winner: Gatorland, gatorland.com
2nd: Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens centralfloridazoo.org
3rd: Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour, scenicboattours.com
Best Axe-Throwing Place
Winner: The Axe Trap (The Trap Winter Park) theaxetrap.com
2nd: Axe Hole, facebook.com/theaxeholeapopka
3rd: Keg Social Orlando, keg.social
Best Beach
Winner: New Smyrna Beach, visitnsbfl.com
2nd: Siesta Key, visitsarasota.com/siesta-key
3rd: St. Pete Beach, stpetebeach.org
Best Bowling Alley
Winner: Splitsville Luxury Lanes Disney Springs splitsvillelanes.com
2nd: Primrose Lanes Restaurant and Bowling Club primroselanes.com
New Management.” Instead, Imagineering satisfied fans with a pun-filled script that captures the original’s essence, and a toe-tapping soundtrack; Big Al’s bawling “Remember Me” is a banger. Sporting rebuilt robots that look better than ever and a lobby filled with fan-service Easter eggs, we’ll hopefully be bearing with this new Jamboree for another 50-odd years.
Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom, disneyworld.disney.go.com
Best
It’s Still Real To Me,
Dammit:
Glory Days Grapplecon
The Sunshine State is rich in pro-wrestling history and this new convention, put on by the folks behind the Championship Wrestling from Florida fanfests, paid homage to many of the leading lights of classic Florida wrestling. Holding court over the April weekend were big names from the past like One Man Gang, Stan “The Lariat” Hansen, Jack Victory, Missy Hyatt, Ron Simmons, Abdullah the Butcher and Mad Maxine — telling stories, signing autographs and whooping it up. Orlando treated them like champs.
3rd: Orlando Tree Trek Adventure orlandotreetrek.com
Orlando table tennis: When candidates for office bat away every tough question they get from reporters in an election year
Local Notables
Best It’s Funny Because It Hurts: Rauce Padgett
It was a head-scratcher when Real Radio 104.1 FM personality Rauce Padgett was fired from his post on the drive-time “Jim Colbert Show.” In other times, Padgett’s off-kilter humor and surrealist non sequiturs (had his corporate bosses never seen his video, “If Orlando Was a Movie”??) would be highly sought-after by FM brass. Padgett has bounced back admirably, with hit Fringe show 10 Sketches With Rauce and Joel and a return to the airwaves in the “Good Sauce” podcast/weekly radio show. We await his Tom and Dan-esque supremacy.
facebook.com/raucepadgettcomedy
Best Press: Andrea Montanez in The Cut
The subheadline was pure poetry: “Andrea Montanez went head-to-head with Pablo Escobar. Now, she’s taking on Ron DeSantis.” Orlando-area trans activist Montanez, now a field organizer with the National LGBTQ Task Force, among a myriad of other undertakings, was profiled in New York magazine online offshoot The Cut back in June. It’s a great piece of long-form that captures Montanez’s constant blur of motion, following her from meeting to meeting, facing down anti-trans bigots in the state house and never losing hope. (And yes, it’s true: Montanez was a cartel cop once upon a time in Colombia. Do not mess with her.)
thecut.com
Readers Choice
Best Local Activist Group
Winner: Stand With Abortion Now (SWAN), linktr.ee/swanofcentralfl
2nd: Florida Rising, floridarising.org
3rd: Central Florida Queers for Palestine instagram.com/cflqueersforpalestine
Best Local Animal Rescue
Winner: Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando linktr.ee/petalliancego
2nd: Poodle and Pooch Rescue of Florida poodleandpoochrescue.org
3rd: Pet Rescue by Judy, petrescuebyjudy.com
Best Local Big Shot Who’s Not an Elected Official
Winner: Lulu the Cat, instagram.com/lulunleashed
2nd: Scott Maxwell orlandosentinel.com/author/scott-maxwell
3rd: Savannah Boan, instagram.com/savannahboan
Best Local Charitable Group
Winner: Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida feedhopenow.org
2nd: Guys With Ties Philanthropy, guyswithties.org
3rd: Mustard Seed of Central Florida mustardseedfla.org
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ANDREA MONTANEZ (IN DENIM JACKET) | PHOTO BY J.D. CASTO
Local Notables
Best OrganizationCommunityFighting Wage
Theft When the State Isn’t: Farmworker Association of Florida
Florida used to have a state department that would go after employers accused of violating minimum wage requirements, but thanks to former Gov. Jeb Bush, the department was abolished in 2002 with no replacement. Florida’s State Attorney General is allowed to pursue those law-breakers, but in business-friendly Florida, generally doesn’t go after these cases today. In the absence of that enforcement, some community organizations like the Farmworkers Association in Apopka join federal efforts to go after minimum wage violators and other wage thieves. It’s an inspiring effort by locals to fill in the gaps, all to support local workers in getting the money they’re owed after a boss refuses to pay up.
Best Public Health Crisis Comeback Icons: Lake Eola swans
It’s no secret Lake Eola’s avian residents endure quite a bit: littered living quarters, sticky-fingered raccoons, popcorn overdoses and more. And this year, our celebrity swans were tested yet again. City officials announced in February several swans had died from bird flu. The lake’s walking loop went into a quasi-quarantine (guests were asked to avoid the birds), but that didn’t stop these tough-as-nails creatures from overcoming the outbreak — and looking good while doing it. HONK!
orlando.gov
Best Orlando Celeb: Noodle
Keep your Carrot Top, your *NSYNCers and Magic players, even your Wesley Snipes. The celeb we’re hungriest to meet has long silky beige hair and the roundest, bluest eyes; he’s about 12 inches tall, and he’s never been fed in his entire life. He’s Noodle, Orlando’s most photogenic webcat (he’s got competition, but we said what we said).
Whether you find him on TikTok, Instagram or YouTube, you’ll fall in love with Noodle and his siblings Squid, Haku and Atlas — not to mention his evil alter-ego, Needles. Noodle’s mom, Rebecca Salinas, is an accomplished painter in her own right; her ever-growing canvas of popular webcats is mind-boggling.
After several grueling months of power moves, pettiness and not-so-magical language, Gov. DeSantis and Disney finally put their feud to bed. Stemming from disagreements over DeSantis’ “Don’t Say Gay” bill back in 2022, the battle for control of Disney’s oversight district settled, solidifying a “long-term partnership” between the two. Will it stick? Who knows. Will we forget DeSantis once loved Disney World so much he got married there? No way!
3rd: Brooks Garner, WOFL Fox 35, fox35orlando.com/ person/g/brooks-garner
Orlando synchronized swimming: Trying to keep your perfect hair and makeup from sliding off your head in 100% humidity
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Health, Beauty + Wellness
Nose Knows Best: The Salt Room
Orlando is rich in the things that can irritate your nose and skin: pollen, mold, humidity and the rest. Sensitive sufferers in the know take advantage of the Salt Room’s speleotherapy, or “cave therapy” to treat allergies, sinus infections, even asthma and emphysema. We aren’t doctors(!), but we’ve experienced relief from various respiratory symptoms after sitting a spell in the Salt Room’s restful rock-salt chamber, where you’ll recline in a halotherapeutical microclimate breathing in negative ions and microscopic salt particles, and hopefully, breathing out the nasties.
508 N. Mills Ave., saltroomorlando.com
Best Chomp: Camino Soft Chews, AYR Cannabis Dispensary
THC gummies, or, as Florida’s Department of Health prefers to call them, “soft chews,” are a tasty way to get a buzz for those who can’t smoke (or prefer not to), but all chews are not made equal when it comes to either flavor or effects. Camino gummies, available at AYR, are sweet but not saccharine; they’d be a tasty treat even without any THC, but rest assured, after the 60 or 90 minutes it takes most edibles to kick in, they deliver. Pineapple Habañero (which reminds us of a spicy margarita in the best way) induces the energetic head tingles characteristic of sativas, while Midnight Berry will give you that stereotypical indica couch-lock. Chomp chomp.
multiple locations, ayrdispensaries.com
Readers Choice
Best Acupuncturist or Acupuncture Practice
Winner: Be Well Holistic Care bewellcfl.com
2nd: Dr. Audra Baker, Baker Family Chiropractic bakerfamilychiro.com
3rd: Melanie Mendoza, The Salt Room and Wellness Spa, saltroomorlando.com
Best Barre Studio
Winner: The Bar Method Winter Park barmethod.com
2nd: Pure Barre Orlando, purebarre.com
3rd: Breaking Barre, breaking-barre.com
Best Chiropractor or Chiropractic Practice
Winner: Dishman Chiropractic and Wellness Center celebrationchiro.com
2nd: Baker Family Chiropractic, bakerfamilychiro.com
3rd: Dr. Brooks Saunders facebook.com/brooks.saunders.3
Best Day Spa
Winner: The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Orlando, Grande Lakes ritzcarlton.com
2nd: The Now Massage Downtown Orlando thenowmassage.com/downtown-orlando
3rd: Be Well Holistic Care, bewellcfl.com
Best Dentist or Dental Practice
Winner: Park Smiles Dentistry, dentistwinterpark.com
2nd: Hamlin Modern Dentistry hamlinmoderndentistry.com
3rd: Celebration Dental Group celebrationdentalgroup.com
Best Dermatologist or Medical Dermatology Practice
Winner: Sand Lake Dermatology Center sandlakedermatology.com
2nd: Derrow Dermatology, derrowdermatology.com
3rd: Knight Dermatology, knightdermatology.com
Best Esthetician
Winner: Erica Icovitti, Be Well Holistic Care bewellcfl.com
2nd: Victoria Nelson drphillipsaesthetics.net/victoria-nelson
3rd: Karen Marie Schmal facebook.com/karen.carnicellischmal
Best Eye Doctor or Ophthalmology Practice
Winner: Oxford Eyes, oxfordeyes.com
2nd: Eola Eyes, eolaeyes.com
3rd: Florida Eye Clinic, floridaeyeclinic.com
Best Eyelash and/or Brow Salon
Winner: SoDo Nail and Lash Bar sodonailsandlashbar.com
2nd: Skins Studio, skinsstudio.glossgenius.com
3rd: The Lash Nook, instagram.com/thelashnook
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Health, Beauty + Wellness
Best Pod People: Float8 Wellness Lounge
OK, we have to admit one downside to living in Orlando: the drive to a beach is too far. When you just absolutely need to be surrounded by saltwater — and nothing else — but you don’t have an hour to spare to get to the ocean, it’s Float8 to the rescue. With locations in SoDo and Baldwin Park, you’re never too far from the sweet mental reset that comes from bobbing buoyantly with not a single unwanted distraction around you.
float8ion.com
Best Sweet Smell of Success: La Jetée Perfumery
Online shopping has its merits, but there are some things you just have to try before you buy, and perfume is at the top of that list. (Not to mention that trusting delicate liquids to the mail in Orlando’s climate is just a very bad idea.) La Jetée in Ivanhoe Village serves the needs of discerning scenthounds, stocking niche brands you won’t find at department stores or Sephora. We’re psyched to know we can always replace our favorite (Dirty Velvet, Vilhelm Parfumerie) without having to go to the Big City.
1217 N. Orange Ave., lajeteeperfumery.com
Best I Just Need to Take a Breath: THC oral spray, MÜV
Medical Cannabis Dispensary
This spray is utterly discreet, with no giveaway labeling or aroma, just minty-fresh (and faintly citrusy) breath. It’s perfect for those moments when the social overwhelm sets in and all you need is a little tension relief, not a major high.
3rd: Fallen Heroes Tattoo and Piercing fallenheroestattoo.com
Best Waxing Salon
Winner: European Wax Center, waxcenter.com
2nd: SoDo Nails And Lash Bar sodonailsandlashbar.com
3rd: Be Well Holistic Care, bewellcfl.com
Best Yoga Studio
Winner: Orlando Power Yoga orlandopoweryoga.com
2nd: Red Sun Yoga, redsunyoga.com
3rd: Warrior One, wearewarriorone.com
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Best Nary a Dropped Stitch: The Black Sheep
Needlepointing is a godsend for anyone looking for something to do with their hands that doesn’t involve a screen — more regimented than embroidery, less threedimensionally unwieldy than knitting, it’s almost an analog version of Tetris. But the soothing stitch-fest can turn into a bitchfest when you can’t master that damned French knot, or when you don’t know what to do with your canvas once you’re done. Lucky you, Orlando — the Black Sheep is here to help. They offer classes where you’ll finally master expert stitches like the raised stem or the Rhodes square; project finishing where they’ll turn your canvas into a pillow, tote bag, belt or the like; even “ghost stitching,” where they’ll complete your (or a loved one’s) abandoned projects.
1201 W. Fairbanks Ave., theblacksheepshop.com
Best Place to Accidentally Find Your Soulmate: The Kitty Beautiful
Downtown’s Kitty Beautiful is more than just a stop for coffee and cuddles. The family-owned cat café and its fearless team of matchmakers show no lack of passion for the furry friends that (hopefully temporarily) call the café home. And they’ve been known to pounce at the chance to help patrons learn more about the kitties and what makes the perfect fit. So, stop in for a latte and a muffin and you might just leave with your soulmate.
360 State Lane, thekittybeautiful.com
Readers Choice
Best Auto Body Shop
Winner: Orlando Auto Body orlautobody.com
2nd: Precision Collision and Restoration precisioncollisionorlando.com
3rd: Orlando City Auto Body orlandocityautobody.com
Best Auto Repair Shop
Winner: C&D Tires and Auto Repair cdtiresandautorepair.com
2nd: Orlando Import Auto Specialists orlandoimportspecialist.com
3rd: Mike the Mechanic, autorepairwintergarden.com
Best Car Wash
Winner: Octopus Car Wash octopuscarwashflorida.com
2nd: After Hours Garage instagram.com/_afterhoursgarage
3rd: Joe’s Express Car Wash, joescarwashes.com
Best Criminal Defense Attorney or Firm
Winner: TK Law, onefirmforlife.com
2nd: Panella Law Firm, panellalawfirm.com
3rd: The Law Office of Maryjane Cooper, cooperesq.com
Best Dog Trainer
Winner: Take the Lead K9 Training taketheleadk9training.com
3rd: Orlando Farmers Market at Lake Eola Park orlandofarmersmarket.com
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Best Local Government Resource for Opioid Addiction Help: Orange County Office for a DrugFree Community
While some state and local governments across the U.S. are getting flack for using funds received through legal settlements with opioid manufacturers and sellers on things like police gear or budget shortfalls, Orange County has led by example. The county’s Office for a Drug-Free Community is spending funds on addiction prevention, treatment and recovery services, as well as overdose prevention programs (e.g., distributing free Narcan and fentanyl test strips). It’s a noble effort to assist locals in need of real help — particularly in communities most hard-hit by fatal overdose or addiction — that we will strive to continue covering for you.
109 E. Church St., Suite 405, 407-836-7335, ocfl.net
Best Free Stuff: OCLS extras
Three ways you can tell the difference between Chipotle and the Orange County Library System: 1) the lines are shorter; 2) we have 100% confidence they know how to roll a burrito — if they didn’t, they’d look it up — and 3) guac might be extra at Chipotle, but the extras are gloriously free at OCLS. Library members can have books delivered directly to their homes, for no extra charge. Through apps like Libby and Hoopla, members have access not only to ebooks, but magazines,
Readers Choice
Best Financial Institution
Winner: Fairwinds Credit Union fairwinds.org
2nd: Addition Financial Credit Union additionfi.com
2nd: Kaufman & Lynd, Personal Injury and Accident Attorneys, whenyouneedus.com
3rd: Dan Newlin, newlinlaw.com
Best Pest Control
Winner: Massey Services, masseyservices.com
2nd: Stark Exterminators, starkexterminators.com
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comic books, music, TV shows and movies, free and without commercials. OCLS card holders get access to Kanopy, which streams critically acclaimed films and documentaries unavailable elsewhere; Craftsy, a treasure trove of how-to videos and handicrafts classes; and Rocket Languages, if that Duolingo owl gives you the creeps. There’s even a “library of things,” from which members can check out a disc golf set, circular knitting needles or a blood pressure monitor (say it with us) for free. That’s on top of dozens of virtual and in-person classes on everything from web design to QuickBooks, sewing to cooking, job interviewing to résumé-building. They may not offer free guac, but by using all the free resources OCLS offers, you could learn how to make it, run a business selling it, build a website advertising it, and write and publish a book about your empire.
ocls.info
Best Alternative to I-95 When Catching a Cruise: Brightline High-Speed Rail
For many Central Floridians, the most stressful part of taking a cruise vacation out of South Florida is simply getting to the ship alive and on time on I-95. Thanks to Brightline’s train service from Orlando International Airport to stations near Port Miami, Port Everglades and West Palm Beach, there’s now another option: Leave your car (and outrageous cruise port parking fees) behind, and ride the rails instead.
10705 Jeff Fuqua Blvd., gobrightline.com
Best Home Builder
Winner: Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County, habitatorlando.org
2nd: Z Properties, zpropertiesinc.com
3rd: ODC Construction, odcbuilds.com
Best HVAC Company
Winner: Frank Gay Services, frankgayservices.com
2nd: Rinaldi’s Energy Solutions, rinaldis.com
3rd: Osceola Air, osceolaair.com
Best Insurance Agency
Winner: J Meyers Insurance Agency, jmeyers.com
2nd: State Farm, Amanda Chase, statefarm.com
Best Law Firm Overall
Winner: Todd Miner Law, toddminerlaw.com
2nd: Payne Law, thepaynelaw.com
3rd: JustCallMoe Injury and Accident Attorneys justcallmoe.com
Best Moving Company
Winner: Two Men and a Truck, twomenandatruck.com
2nd: Cento Moving, centomoving.com
3rd: Good Greek Moving and Storage, greekmoving.com
3rd: Truly Nolen, trulynolen.com
Best Pet Groomer
Winner: Woof! Orlando, wooforlando.com
2nd: All Creatures Pet Grooming allcreaturespetgrooming.com
3rd: Beyond the Leash Dog Training, btl.dog
Best Place to Adopt a Pet
Winner: Poodle and Pooch Rescue of Florida poodleandpoochrescue.org
2nd: Central Florida Pet Alliance, petallianceorlando.org
3rd: Pet Rescue by Judy, petrescuebyjudy.com
Best Plumber or Plumbing Company
Winner: Frank Gay Services, frankgayservices.com
2nd: Shamrock Plumbing and Drain Cleaning shamrockplumbingfl.com
3rd: Emerald Plumbing, emeraldplumbing.net
Best Real Estate Agent
Winner: Ryan Rapolti, facebook.com/rapolti 2nd: Beth Hobart, bethhobart.com
3rd: Jennifer and Lisa Grey, Keyseekers Real Estate keyseekers.com
Best Real Estate Attorney or Law Firm
Winner: Roberto Santoni, fihclawgroup.com
2nd: Rosenthal Meyer, rosenthalmeyer.com
3rd: Barry Miller Law, barrymillerlaw.com
Best Real Estate Company
Winner: Fannie Hillman and Associates fanniehillman.com
2nd: Keyseekers Real Estate, keyseekers.com
3rd: Metropolis Real Estate Solutions metropolisrealestatesolutions.com
Best Roofer
Winner: Central Homes Roofing and Solar centralhomesroofing.com
3rd: BluePearl Pet Hospital Maitland bluepearlvet.com
Best Wedding Venue
Winner: Harry P. Leu Gardens leugardens.org
2nd: Casa Feliz, casafeliz.us
3rd: The Acre, theacreorlando.com
3rd: State Farm, Maria Acosta, statefarm.com
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Best
Corporate Social Media Account That’s Basically an Influencer: Orlando
International Airport
From relatable content about Florida’s scorching heat to memes and updates on major weather events, whoever runs MCO’s social media at this point is effectively an influencer of their own merit. Interspersed with posts relaying basic updates and information about the operations of MCO, the airport’s social media person inserts a refreshing jolt of personality into its professional communications without alienating Boomers or making Gen Z cry “cringe!”
x.com/MCO; instagram.com/flymco
Best Backdrop for Calls to Action: Lake Eola Park
There are plenty of places in Orlando perfect for sticking it to oppressive politicians and parties, but there’s only one that so flawlessly doubles as a picturesque community hangout. Lake Eola Park offers activists of all degrees the Lake Eola loop for marching, the Walt Disney Amphitheater for rallying and the fountain-adorned and swan-populated lake itself as a scenic backdrop for powerful photo-snapping. No matter the noble cause, there’s a safe space for civic engagement here.
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Readers Choice
Best Apartment Building or Community
Winner: The Ivy Residences at Health Village
theivyorlando.com
2nd: The Yard at Ivanhoe theyardivanhoe.com
3rd: Lake House Apartments lakehouseapartmentsorlando.com
Best Boutique Hotel
Winner: The Alfond Inn thealfondinn.com
2nd: Grand Bohemian kesslercollection.com/bohemian-orlando
2nd: Walt Disney’s Grand Floridian disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/ grand-floridian-resort-and-spa
3rd: Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, fourseasons.com/orlando
Best Category to Eliminate From Best of Orlando 2025
Winner: Best Politician
2nd: Best Hot Sauce
3rd: Best Club DJ
Best New Category to Add to Best of Orlando 2025
Winner: Best Place for People Watching in Orlando
2nd: Best Charity Event
3rd: Best Local Photographer
Best Event Venue
Winner: The Plaza Live, plazaliveorlando.org
2nd: Orlando Science Center, osc.org
3rd: The Abbey, abbeyorlando.com
Best Kept Secret in Orlando
Winner: Winter Park Scenic Boat Tours scenicboattours.com
2nd: Alaska Farms, alaskafarmsorlando.com
3rd: Timucua Arts Foundation, timucua.com
Best Local Festival Overall
Winner: Orlando Fringe Festival orlandofringe.org
2nd: Milk Mart, milkmartorlando.com
3rd: Come Out With Pride, comeoutwithpride.org
Best Local Mural
Winner: Pulse Mural at LGBT Center thecenterorlando.org
2nd: Flamingo mural at GB’s Bottle Shop gbbottleshop.com
3rd: Billy Manes mural at Burton’s Bar instagram.com/burtonsthorntonpark
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RALLYING AT LAKE EOLA PARK | PHOTO BY MATT KELLER LEHMAN
For clean water, please follow Orange County’s fertilizer rules.
Tickets are $25, including one signed copy of The Cottage on Pelican Bay, complimentary wine, and chocolate. To purchase tickets, visit ocls.info/rwc.
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Best Choose Your Own Adventure: Veranda at Thornton Park
Thornton Park’s Veranda event space has seen a lot of shuffling and change in the last few years of operation, but in the last 1 2 months the venue found its groove as the spot of choice for a diverse slate of only-in-Orlando events. If we’re leaving out any, apologies — they’ve got a whole lot going on — but any venue that hosts the very popular Gala of Ghouls alt-drag showcase, the Moon Mercado lunar-themed night market, and the surreal and thrilling pro-wrestling spectacle that is Mayhem on Mills is one worth keeping on your radar.
111 N. Summerlin Ave., verandaevents.com
Best New Reason to Pick Up a Damn Book and Read: Silent Book Club Downtown Orlando
Are you a bookworm who wants to be able to go read a book out in the wild, like a bar or brewery, without getting strange looks or an eye-roll? Then Orlando’s new Silent
Book Club chapter is for you. It’s no-cost, volunteer-run, and a no-strings-attached meetup that sets up monthly/ bimonthly group reading events for locals. You bring your own book to read (whatever you’d like). Afterwards, folks are free to stick around and discuss. RSVPing for events is strongly encouraged — links are posted to the Instagram account, @silentbookclubdtorl — mostly to accommodate venue owners and make sure they’re not exceeding capacity.
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Best Liminal Space: Fashion Square Mall
We’re not sure what’s keeping this capitalistic relic alive, but we’re here for the fever dream fuel. Of all the abandoned retail space in Orlando, Fashion Square is the most aesthetically pleasing: eerie parking lots, a fenced demolition site, a handful of stores barely hanging on and a certain overall post-apocalyptic charm. If you’re looking to take the otherworldly feels a step further, pop into the mall’s Premiere 14 theater, which hasn’t seen a touch of modernity past 1999.
3201 E. Colonial Drive, orlandofashionsquare.com
Readers Choice
Best Neighborhood to Drink In
Winner: Mills 50 mills50.org
2nd: Ivanhoe Village, ivanhoevillage.org
3rd: Milk District, themilkdistrict.org
Best Neighborhood to Eat In Winner: Mills 50 mills50.org
2nd: Winter Park, cityofwinterpark.org
3rd: Milk District, themilkdistrict.org
Best Neighborhood to Live In Winner: Winter Park
cityofwinterpark.org
2nd: College Park, collegeparkmainstreet.com
3rd: Winter Garden, cwgdn.com
Best Neighborhood to Shop In Winner: Winter Park
cityofwinterpark.org
2nd: Millenia area
3rd: Ivanhoe Village, ivanhoevillage.org
Best New Thing in Orlando
Winner: Brightline, gobrightline.com
2nd: I-4 Express, i4express.com
3rd: Goblin Market, goblinmarketfl.com
Best Orlando Weekly Event
Winner: Bite30, bite30.com
2nd: Tacos and Tequila, tacosandtequilaorlando.com
3rd: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts drphillipscenter.org
FASHION SQUARE MALL | PHOTO BY CHLOE GREENBERG
14 WAYS FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE TO FLOURISH AT J. ARDIN APOPKA LAKESIDE APARTMENTS
Apopka is a popular lifestyle destination for those who want to explore nature and new horizons. Tucked into a tranquil lakeside retreat, the brand new apartments at J. Ardin Apopka offer an elevated lifestyle that blooms with possibilities. Timeless sophistication with contemporary apartment designs and resort-inspired amenities all set amid lush, natural surroundings.
Read on to discover the top 14 ways your lifestyle can flourish at J. Ardin Apopka.
1. LAKESIDE FIRE PIT LOUNGE As the sunshine yields to moonlight, find yourself nestled in nature while gathering with friends and neighbors for fireside chats at the two lakeside fire pit lounges, which offer a serene view of Medicine Lake and its water lilies.
2. RESORT INSPIRED POOL Relax poolside in one of the chic cabanas with daybeds and listen to the soothing sounds of the water feature. Perhaps the heat of the day calls for a dip in the pool or opt to settle into an immersed chaise on the sunshelf to refresh your perspective.
3. CONTEMPORARY APARTMENTS Finely crafted one, two, and three bedroom layouts showcase style with a natural flair. Residences feature the distinctive details including everything you’ve come to expect in luxury living with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, porcelain tile backsplash, Shaker cabinetry in a selection of two designer color palettes. and sleek plank flooring.
4. SMART STORAGE SOLUTIONS These thoughtfully designed apartments fuse elevated style and function. The front entry showcases a drop zone with shelving, hooks, and cubbies to keep you
organized. Other smart storage solutions include a built-in pantry, walk-in closets, linen closet, a kitchen island that serves double-duty for both meal prep and serving, in addition to ample counterspace in the bathroom with a double-sink vanity.
5. ABUNDANT AMENITIES The Clubhouse showcases over 11,000 square feet of amenity space featuring a lounge with shuffleboard, billiards, flatscreens, entertainment kitchen, and comfortable conversation areas to mingle and socialize. Residents of J. Ardin Apopka can appreciate the distinction between living - and living well.
6. WFH PRODUCTIVITY Thrive in the details in the tech lounge with private offices that serve as your work-from-home executive suite. There are also apartments with a den option providing an entire room dedicated to a home office with a distinct workspace.
7. HEALTH AND WELLNESS The fitness center features leading-edge training equipment to help you meet your wellness goals including Peloton bikes, cardio, TRX, weights, and an outdoor yoga lawn to find your zen lakeside.
8. RELAXING HAMMOCKS Sway in a lakeside hammock under the shade of a palm tree and take a moment to appreciate life in bloom.
9. AMENITIES FOR THE LITTLEST RESIDENTS Lifestyle amenities abound for even the littlest residents of this Apopka apartment community with an enclosed playground to frolic and play.
10. FIDO-FRIENDLY Take your very good boy on a stroll around the neighborhood or go for a romp in the on-site dog park for unleashed play, and then
give your pet the spa treatment at the grooming stations.
11. OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE It’s easy to embrace an outdoor lifestyle with screened balconies or patios offered in each of these brand new apartments for the comfortable enjoyment of nature in style. There is also a summer kitchen with grilling stations, dining areas, an outdoor flat screen, and abundant lounge seating for neighbors and friends to gather together.
12. BLOOMING IN EVERY DIRECTION Bike and walk on the Lake Apopka Loop Trailhead, only 3 minutes away from J. Ardin.
13.CONVENIENCE COMES NATURALLY Apopka is the perfect lifestyle destination for those who want to embrace nature but still take advantage of easy connectivity with direct access to the 429 and 414 expressways in addition to connections to Florida’s Turnpike, the 408 expressway, I-4, and beyond.
14. ECO-FRIENDLY APARTMENT LIVING You’ll see countless shades of green year-round at J. Ardin and not just in their 16-acre gated community with ample greenspace but with their green environmental features including smoke-free apartment living, a saline swimming pool, and EV car charging stations.
Opportunities for your lifestyle to thrive are always in bloom at J. Ardin Apopka. Take the next step to plant new roots. For more information about stylish lakeside apartment living with natural flair, call 321-382-4601 to schedule a tour of J. Ardin Apopka. Explore floorplans, view availability, browse the photo gallery, and learn more on their website at J-ArdinApopka.com or scan this QR Code.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21
Official Unofficial “Best Of” Orlando Weekly Party and Award Pick-Up
Another Best of Orlando, come and gone! This calls for a celebration! How about today, in fact? So put down this paper — actually don’t; pore over every category lovingly and commit them to memory — and head over to Will’s Pub for our second annual “Official Unofficial ‘Best Of’ Orlando Weekly Party and Award Pick-Up.” Hobnob with and toast a legion of award winners, come grab your own award (if applicable), buy OW staff a drink for not having slept for a month putting this together, take in the sights of Will’s Pub, and check out a bonus live set from roots-music rampager Scott H. Biram who’s currently on tour. Not to be missed. 8 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., willspub.org, free. — OW Staff
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SATURDAY, AUG. 24
BLK JOY Festival
Orlando is set to host the fourth annual BLK JOY Festival later this week, with a daylong celebration and a focus on community care. BLK JOY Fest happens at Lake Lorna Doone Park and is hosted by the Black Health Commission. The event aims to spread education and fun with the help of small business vendors, live performances by local artists, a wellness zone and a kids zone. The family-friendly festival is free to attend. 11 a.m., Lorna Doone Park, 1519 W. Church St., blackhealthcommission.com, free. — Chloe Greenberg
SATURDAY, AUG. 24
CatVideoFest
THURSDAY, AUG. 22
Donzii
This writer first saw Miami darkwave deities Donzii play a mostly empty Blackstar in 2018 and was transfixed utterly. Just a few months ago this writer saw Donzii play a sold-out Abbey with Sextile and was again transfixed utterly. Now, the band helmed by power couple Dennis Fuller and Jenna Balfe are — gasp! — decamping from their Miami home and heading west to Los Angeles, leaving Florida a much creatively poorer place. On the way out, the band are playing Orlando at Will’s. Donzii has a long and friendly history with the Orlando music scene; since that first Blackstar show, they’ve played here once a year at spots ranging from Stonewall to Lou’s, driving crowds into a frenzy with their incredibly danceable post-punk symphonies. We might cry, but that’s pretty gothic. 8 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., willspub.org, $12. — Matthew Moyer
Cat videos got us through the worst of the pandemic, and cat videos still get us through all manner of travails and tragedies — both personal and political. There’s just something about the way that these incredibly strange and bossy creatures navigate reality that keeps us coming back for more. The Enzian’s got your number big time with the return of the traveling cat-clip-apalooza CatVideoFest, a master reel of felines doing what they do best: being excessively odd and/or mean and/or cute. (Sometimes all at once.) A percentage of ticket proceeds go to Pet Rescue by Judy, who will be on hand with adoptable cats. 11 a.m., Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland, enzian.org, $12.50. — MM
SUNDAY, AUG.
25
Corsets and Cuties 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
Orlando-based burlesque troupe Corsets and
Thursday: Donzii at Will’s Pub
PHOTO BY ROBERT BADILLO
Cuties is set to celebrate their 10-year anniversary (and, sadly, its final season) with a jam-packed show this week. The anniversary soiree comes to the Abbey on Sunday, featuring guest stars, retrospective showings and surprises aplenty. Attendees can expect a first look at the cast music video, plus clips and displays honoring the group’s legacy and impact. The show will ring in their final season, which is set to run through an amateur competition in September, a Halloween show in October, a holiday kickoff in November and a Valentine’s Day show in February. Then a spring show will lead the troupe into its final farewell shows at Orlando International Fringe Festival in May of 2025. Corsets and Cuties founder Lady Jaimz says 10 years is a number to be “pretty damn proud of.” She’s not wrong. 8 p.m., The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive, abbeyorlando.com, $25. — CG
Cults
SUNDAY, AUG. 25
Cults is bringing their indie pop-rock sweetness to Orlando, with a serene sound that’ll make you question whether you’re truly awake or lost in an ethereal dreamscape. Starting out as a college duo over a decade ago, Cults has made a name for themselves with alt-rock hits “Gilded Lily” and “Always Forever,” two tracks that merely scratch the surface of a extensive, meditative discography rounded out with their most recent album, In the Ghosts, which was released in July. Their Orlando show is their last tour date in Florida, and it’s one you’ll surely not want to miss. Supporting them is Chicago indie rock band Bnny. 7 p.m., The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave., foundation-presents. com, $25. — Gabby Macogay
SUNDAY, AUG. 25
Mayhem on Mills: The Score, A Live Pro Wrestling Who-Won-It
The poster for the event alone qualifies this wrestling card as Selections-worthy: a Cluethemed layout promising a “Live Pro-Wrestling Who-Won-It. Returning to familiar stomping (literally) grounds at Thornton Park’s Veranda, the talent roster is more than ready to rumble. Confirmed as suspects are The Cheese (an improbable slice-tossing sensation), Drennen, Troy Hollywood, Kelsey Raegan, Handsome Man of Science, Dirty Dievn Diaz, Daniel Starling and more to be added. These shows are outdoors, so be prepared, but Will’s always posts up with a mobile bar offering some form of hydration. 5 p.m., The Veranda at Thornton Park, 707 E. Washington St., willspub.org, $25. — MM
TUESDAY, AUG. 27
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Live
Racers, start your engines and speed down to the Dr. Phillips Center to celebrate a night with Drag Race royalty. Fan-favorites from the most recent season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars are ready to take the stage and spill the tea on what it takes to be America’s next drag superstars. Performers include Jorgeous, Plastique Tiara, Shannel, Vanessa Vanjie, All Stars Season 9 winner Angeria VanMicheals and Orlando’s very own Roxxxy Andrews. Tickets are still available, along with add-on passes for an exclusive meetand-greet experience before the show. 7:30 p.m., Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $34.50-$259.48. — GM
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Sunday: Cults at The Social
CONCERTS
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21
Nesto’s Jazz Trio 10 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
Per Danielsson Quartet 7 & 9 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $15-$30.
Scott H. Biram 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; free.
THURSDAY, AUG. 22
Almost ABBA: The Tribute to ABBA 5 pm; The Promenade at Sunset Walk, 3251 Margaritaville Blvd., Kissimmee; $25-$45; 407-338-4811.
Donzii, Romeo Blu, Warm Frames, KT Kink, DJ Bretto Rush 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $12.
Pylon Reenactment Society: Aug. 30, Will’s Pub
Buckethead: Aug. 31, Hard Rock Live
Amorphis, Dark Tranquillity, Fires in the Distance: Sept. 7, Conduit
Twenty One Pilots: Sept. 11, Kia Center
Cigarettes After Sex: Sept. 13, Kia Center
Herbie Hancock: Sept. 14, Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Punk in the Park: Sept. 14, Orlando Amphitheater
Jelly Roll, Warren Zeiders, Alexandra Kay: Sept. 17, Kia Center
Weezer, The Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr.: Sept. 20, Kia Center
Squeeze, Boy George: Sept. 22, Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
FRIDAY, AUG. 23
ARTMS 7:30 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $59.50$225; 844-513-2014.
Beres Hammond 9 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $45-$77.50; 407-351-5483.
Blue Bamboo Summer Concert Series: Don Soledad Arté y Pasion 8 pm; Casselberry Arts Center, 137 Quail Pond Circle, Casselberry; $35; 407-636-9951.
Eyelight, J. Matz, Product, Division 9 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free.; 929-722-4873.
Nashville Night: Trannie Anderson and Andy Albert 8 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $67.50.
Soul Pop: Summer of Soul 6:45 pm; Fringe ArtSpace, 54 W. Church St.; $20; 407-436-7800.
XL106.7 Summer Unplugged: Zach Myers, Brent Smith, Smith & Myers, Hello Sister, Isabel LaRosa, Mark Ambor 6 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $57; 407-934-2583.
SATURDAY, AUG. 24
Andy Montañez, Charlie Aponte 7:30 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $47.50$152.50; 407-934-2583.
Blue Bamboo Summer Concert Series: Orlando Jazz Orchestra 3 pm; Casselberry Arts Center, 137 Quail Pond Circle, Casselberry; $35; 407-636-9951.
Cults, Bnny 7 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $25; 407-246-1419.
Jayo 10 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
The March Violets, Rosegarden Funeral Party 7 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-673-2712.
Soul Pop: Summer of Soul 12:45 pm; Fringe ArtSpace, 54 W. Church St.; $20; 407-436-7800.
MONDAY, AUG. 26
Kaleigh Baker 7 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
FILM
Between the Temples Ben (Jason Schwartzman) is a 40-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the expectations of his rabbi, congregation,
and not one but two Jewish mothers (Caroline Aaron and Dolly De Leon), Ben finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student. Opening Friday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $12.50; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.
CatVideoFest A compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. 11 am Saturday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $12.50; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.
Cult Classics: Burlesque Ali (Christina Aguilera), a small-town gal with a great voice, leaves a troubled life behind and follows her dreams to Los Angeles. 9:30 pm Tuesday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian. org.
Rear Window 70th Anniversary
Tells the gripping story of a photographer (James Stewart) who suspects his neighbor of murder and enlists his girlfriend (Grace Kelly) to help investigate. 1 & 7 pm Sunday; various theaters; $14-$15; fathomevents.com.
Studio Ghibli Fest: The Cat Returns
On her way home from school, Haru spots a cat with a small gift box in its mouth attempting to cross a busy street. 7 pm Monday; various theaters; $14.91-$16.05; fathomevents.com.
Studio Ghibli Fest: Whisper of the Heart
When quiet bookworm Shizuku follows a mysterious cat to an antique shop, she meets Seiji, a classmate who is determined to become a violin maker. 3 & 7 pm Sunday and 7 pm Tuesday; various theaters; $14.91-$16.05; fathomevents.com.
COMEDY
Bonus Tracks: Laugh Dojo No prior experience is needed to learn improv rhyme and rap techniques. Workshop taught by Francisco J. Laboy, a professional freestyle rapper, and member of the rap comedy group Free Daps, since 2015. 6:30 pm Wednesday; Casselberry Recreation Center, 200 N. Triplet Lake Drive, Casselberry; $35; 407-719-9687.
Channing Crowder
5 pm Sunday; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $37-$67;
407-480-5233; orlando.funnybone. com.
Comedy Dark A showcase featuring professional comedians doing their craziest material. 8 pm Thursday; Grape and the Grain, 1110 Virginia Drive; $12; 407-674-6156.
History Bluffs Live Comedy Game
Show A history-themed comedy game show where one of three armchair historians is bluffing and everyone (including the audience) has to guess who it is. 7:30 pm Friday; Casselberry Recreation Center, 200 N. Triplet Lake Drive, Casselberry; $12-$15; 407-719-9687.
Kristin Key 6 pm Thursday; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $37-$67; 407-480-5233; orlando.funnybone.com.
Mark Smalls 6 pm Wednesday; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $27-$57; 407-480-5233; orlando.funnybone.com.
Pegasus Palooza: Marcello Hernandez SNL featured player. 7 pm Wednesday; Addition Financial Arena, 12777 N. Gemini Blvd; $35; 407-8236006; additionfiarena.com.
Psych! A Diagnostic Stand-Up
Therapy Comedy Show A beautiful journey that includes interactive therapeutic crowd work, stand-up comedy, personal and intimate questions during a diagnostic comedian session with a licensed therapist, improvised group therapy, and some surprises. 9 pm Saturday; Bull and Bush, 2408 E. Robinson St; $10; 407-896-7546; bullandbushorlando.com.
Radel Ortiz 6 & 9 pm Friday; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $27-$57; 407-480-5233; orlando.funnybone.com.
Tres Comedias de Emilio Carballido Acompáñanos en una noche de mucha risa con tres comedias cortas del reconocido escritor Mexicano, el Maestro Emilio Carballido. 7:30 pm Saturday and 6 pm Sunday; Orlando Family Stage, 1001 E. Princeton St; $25-$35; 407-719-9251; descoteatro.org.
EVENTS
4th Annual BLK JOY Festival Experience community care with a fun-filled kids zone, diverse vendors, wellness sessions, and performances
from local artists. 11 am Saturday; Lorna Doone Park, 1519 W. Church St; free; 407-801-4877.
Corsets and Cuties 10 Year Anniversary Celebration Guest stars, surprises, giveaways, and more. 8 pm Sunday; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $25; 407-920-0156.
Dog Days of Summer Canine activities, vendors and rescues, demonstrations, bounce house and slides, live music, farmers market, and more. 9 am Sunday; Independence Square, 1776 Independence Lane, Maitland; free; 407-539-6268; itsmymaitland.com.
Mayhem on Mills: The Score, A Live Pro Wrestling Who-Won-It 5 pm Sunday; The Veranda at Thornton Park, 707 E. Washington St; $25; 336-4918489; willspub.org.
Official Unofficial “Best Of” Orlando Weekly Party and Award Pick-Up
Orlando Boat Show Features a wide variety of boats, including bowriders, center consoles, deck boats, flats boats, freshwater fishing boats, jet boats, pontoons, and surf boats. Friday-Sunday; Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive; $10; 407-498-0079; orlandoboatshow.com.
Ride the Cyclone In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller
invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life. Friday-Saturday; Theatre South Playhouse, 7601 Della Drive; $20-$42; theatresouthplayhouse.org.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Live 7:30 pm Tuesday; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave; $34.50$259.48; 844-513-2014; drphillipscenter.org.
The Shift: Choreographers
Showcase Brings together the area’s finest choreographers and dancers to showcase ballet, jazz, and contemporary styles. 7:30 pm Saturday and 5 pm Sunday; ME Theatre, 1300 La Quinta Drive; $25-$30; 844-633-2623; emotionsdance.org.
Summer Fest Dance performances, games, vocalists, DJs, prizes, food vendors, BBQ, free haircuts, and wellness screenings and information. Noon Saturday; Dr. James R. Smith Neighborhood Center, 1723 Bruton Blvd; free; 407-777-2022; nbacinc.org.
Sunset at the Zoo: Native American and Alaska Native Cultural Celebration 5 pm Friday; Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens, 3755 W. Seminole Blvd., Sanford; $6-$44; 407-339-0879; centralfloridazoo.org.
Tequila and (Head) Shots
Benefiting Runway to Hope Tequila drinks, light bites, a chance at raffle items, a free ride on the Orlando Eye and a great experience for networking. 5:30 pm Thursday; Icon Park, 8375 International Drive; $35-$120; 407802-1544; runwaytohope.org.
LEARNING
Roots of Herbalism For one weekend, delve into the characteristics of all sample herbs, tasting each one along the way. Discuss the philosophies of being ecological in herbalism, practicing herbal nutrition, and more. 10 am Saturday-Sunday; Florida School of Holistic Living, 650 Maitland Ave., Altamonte Springs; $297; 407-5953731; holisticlivingschool.org.
Sex (re)Education for Women
Facilitated by a licensed mental health therapist, this workshop is perfect for any woman age 18+ who wants to unlearn harmful misinformation about the body and sexuality, and learn how to heal her relationship with her body, and lean into a shame-free sexuality based on liberation. 8 am Saturday; Eyre Home, 1219 N. Orange Ave; $150; 407-533-1839; salviacounseling.com.
Taller HUD Para Compradores de Vivienda Por Primera Vez Un taller para compradores de vivienda por primera vez. 9 am Saturday; Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County, 4116 Silver Star Road; free; 407-648-4567.
CIVICS
August Hot Topic Lunch: Amendment 4, Implications for The Future of Women’s Healthcare A presentation on Amendment 4 — an amendment to limit government interference in abortion. Our focus will be on organizing for passage of the amendment and implications for women’s healthcare in Florida without the protections of this amendment. 11:30 am Thursday; Chianti’s Event Center, 695 Towne Center Blvd, Sanford; $30; 407-314-6809; lwvseminole.org.
DRAWN BY KIERAN
CASTAÑO
[ free will astrology ]
BY ROB BREZSNY
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A wealthy hedge fund manager named Raj Rajaratnam paid Leo singer Kenny Rogers $4 million to perform at his epic birthday party. But the night turned nightmarish for Rogers when Rajaratnam insisted that he sing his hit song “The Gambler” over and over again. Finally, after 12 repetitions, Rogers refused to do more. I wonder if you, too, might soon have to deal with a situation that’s too much of a good thing. My advice: Make sure all agreements between you and others are clear and firm. Get a guarantee that you will receive exactly what you want, and don’t do more than you have promised.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Now and then, zoologists decide that their classifications of species need to be revised and refined. For example, three subspecies of soft-furred, teardrop-shaped hedgehogs in Southeast Asia were recently elevated to distinct species of their own. They are no longer considered to be subspecies of Hylomys suillusbut, but are now named H. dorsalis, H. maxi and H. peguensis I bring this to your attention, Virgo, because I suspect that you, too, are ready for an upgrade to a new category all your own. It’s time for you to claim greater sovereignty. You will be wise to define how distinctive and unique you are, to distinguish yourself from influences that are superficially like you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When mega-famous artist Pablo Picasso was asked how he felt about NASA landing people on the moon in 1969, he said, “It means nothing to me. I have no opinion about it, and I don’t care.” I invite you to use his statement as one of your power mottoes in the coming weeks. Now is an excellent time to identify the experiences, influences, events and people about which you have absolutely zero interest. Once you do that, I predict you will have a rush of clear revelations about the most interesting experiences, influences, events and people you want in your future.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu made an observation that could serve as your watchword in the coming months. “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,” he wrote, “while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” In my astrological opinion, Scorpio, you are now primed to embody and express these states with unique intensity. If you embrace the inspiring challenge of loving deeply and being loved deeply, you will reach new heights of strength and courage.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Many musical instruments must be constantly adjusted to ensure they stay in tune. This usually means
that the note A above middle C vibrates at 440 cycles per second — with all other notes tuned in relation to it. Having sung in bands for years, I have seen how guitarists, bass players, violinists and even drummers have to continually attend to their tuning during performances. Imagine the diligent finesse it takes to keep an entire orchestra of many instruments in tune with each other. I suspect that one of your jobs in the coming weeks, Sagittarius, will have similarities to this kind of management and coordination.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Dancing is always good for you, but it will be extra healthy and energizing in the next four weeks. I hope you will be inspired to dance as often as possible, even if you just do it alone in your kitchen or bedroom while listening to music that moves you. Do you need rational explanations for why this is a good idea? OK, here are the hard facts: Dancing reduces stress, raises serotonin levels, enhances well-being and is excellent physical exercise. Here’s another motivational reason: Dancing literally makes you smarter. Scientific research clearly says so (tinyurl. com/smartdancing). Furthermore: In the near future, you will be in a playful, sexy, exuberant phase of your astrological cycle.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Quo signo nata es?” is the Latin expression for “What’s your sign?” Did anyone in ancient Rome ever say that? Probably not, since it’s a modern idiom. However, astrology was very popular in that society and era. According to scholar Rhianna Padman in her essay “Astrology in Ancient Rome,” Romans “believed that the specific positions of celestial bodies at the moment of a person’s birth could greatly impact their life and character.” Back then, Thrasyllus of Mendes was a prominent astrologer who became a key advisor to Emperor Tiberius. Anyway, Aquarius, I bring “Quo signo nata es?” to your attention so as to inspire the following assignment: Update all your old favorite things. Put new spins on symbols and ideas that have served you for a long time. Take the best parts of your traditions and transplant them into the future.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The coming weeks will be an excellent time to declare amnesty about all matters affecting your close alliances. Dissolve grudges, please. Tussle less, play more. Relax your demands and expectations — and nicely ask your companions to relax their demands and expectations. If possible, forgive others and yourself for everything; failing that, forgive as much of everything as feels right. You might even convene a ritual in which you and your intimate collaborators chant the following affirmation: “We are gleefully free to reimagine and reinvent the ways we fit together!”
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Some centenarians testify they have lived more than a century because they smoked many cigarettes, drank a lot of booze and ate a steady diet of junk food. Should the rest of us adapt their habits? Of course not. The likelihood of remaining healthy while following such an unsound regimen is infinitesimal. Just because a few lucky people miraculously thrived like that is not a sound argument for imitating them. I bring this to your attention, Aries, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to upgrade your commitment to healthy habits. If you’ve been waiting for the right time to love your body better, this is it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus stage magician Doug Henning had lavish ambitions. They served him well as he became a star performer in theater and on TV. “If I produce a 450-pound Bengal tiger,” he said, “it’s going to create a lot more wonder than if I produce a rabbit.” That’s the spirit I invite you to embrace in the coming weeks, Taurus. The cosmos is authorizing you to expand your understanding of what you can accomplish — and then accomplish it. Dream bigger dreams than you have previously dared.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The color of planet Earth is predominantly blue with green, brown and white mixed in. And for people all over the world, blue is more often their favorite color than any other. Why? In part because blue typically evokes peace, tranquility, security and stability. It’s often used in therapeutic environments, since it makes us feel more at ease about expressing our feelings. I bring these thoughts to your attention, Gemini, because you are entering a blue phase of your cycle. It will be a favorable time to harvest the benefits of relaxing and slowing down. You are more likely to feel at home with yourself and accept yourself just as you are.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Harvard Business School professor Gerald Zaltman, born under the sign of Cancer, says that 95 percent of our buying choices originate in our subconscious minds. Behavioral psychologist Susan Weinschenk believes 90 percent of all our decision-making is unconscious. But I propose that in the coming weeks, you increase the amount of conscious awareness you bring to sorting out your options. Cosmic energies will conspire in your favor if you do. You will receive unexpected boosts and generate creative enhancements if you resolve to rouse more lucid analysis and careful thoughtfulness.
Meet Sky!
Sky (A439699) was an owner surrender. Her owner admitted to us that he did not try to rehome her; he was moving, and he could no longer care for her. Sky came in looking very rough, with skin issues, small masses and some hair loss. But from her first day, she has been nothing but sweet, calm and extremely intelligent. Sky has a big heart and her stay with us has not affected her negatively. If anything, she has gotten better in the month that she’s been here, and she continues to heal, both physically and emotionally. We discovered quickly that Sky is intelligent and knows an impressive amount of commands. She’d sit for treats and before we knew it, she was lying down, turning around, rolling over and giving paw like a pro. She’s gentle and eager to please, but mostly she seeks affection. She’ll lie on her back, eyes closed, and lean into every touch. Sky has been abandoned once, but still believes in love; we’re hoping that this time, her person will keep her forever.
Orange County Animal Services is celebrating the Summer Olympics and back-to-school with two adoption promotions for the entire month of August: Gold Medal Favorites and Teacher’s Pet. Pets who have been in the shelter’s care for four weeks or longer will qualify as a “Gold Medal Favorite,” and will have a reduced adoption fee of $10. OCAS will also celebrate the people who dedicate their careers to our local schools and children with the “Teacher’s Pet” promotion. The shelter will waive adoption fees for any school district employee (with proper school district identification) who decides to adopt a pet. Each adopted pet is spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped before going to their new home.
OCAS 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, 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 September 10th, 2024 at 12:00pm Jordan Roberson: household goods, Jason Mendez : Household Goods, Andrew Zic: 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: Life Storage, #3700, 5645 W State Road 46, Sanford, FL 32771 (321)2867326. On September 10th, 2024 at 12:00 PM Wayne Martin Jr-Household goods/ furniture. Max Berry-Household goods. Yolanda M. Szobonya-Household goods/ furniture. Justice Morgan-Household goods/Furniture. 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 purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF GIBSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. CLINTONISHA MOORE, PLAINTIFF, VS. JOEL JEROME ROGER, DEFENDANT, DOCKET NO. 25136. PUBLICATION NOTICE TO: JOEL JEROME ROGER In this Cause, it appearing from the Complaint which is sworn to, that the whereabouts of the Defendant, JOEL JEROME ROGER, is unknown and cannot be ascertained by the diligent search and inquiry made to that end. JOEL JEROME ROGER is therefore, hereby, required to appear and Answer the Complaint filed in this Cause in the Chancery Court of GIBSON COUNTY, Tennessee, within thirty days of the last publication of this Notice and serve a copy of said Answer on Howard F. Douglass, P.O. Box 39, Lexington, Tn., 38351, Attorney for Plaintiff, within said time. If you fail to do so judgment by default will be taken against you for relief demanded in the Complaint and this matter will be presented to the Court without further Notice. It is further Ordered that this Notice be published for four consecutive weeks in The Orlando Weekly. This the 24th day of June, 2024. /s/ CLERK & MASTER.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY IN THE INTEREST OF: Y.R.J. DOB: 9/24/2022, MINOR CHILD / CASE NO. DP22-492 NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: ARIEL HOWELL Address Unknown YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the following child for adoption: Y.R.J. born on September 24, 2022. You are hereby commanded to appear on September 17, 2024, at 9:30 A.M. before the Honorable Greg A. Tynan, at the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street Courtroom 5 Orlando, FL 32806, for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD OR CHILDREN NAMED IN THIS NOTICE. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Human Resources, Orange County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 510, Orlando, Florida 32801, (407) 836-2303, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS, my hand as Clerk of said Court and the Seal thereof, this 22nd day of July, 2024. Clerk of Court By: /s/ As Deputy Clerk.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY IN THE INTEREST OF: E.D. DOB: 1/20/2008, MINOR CHILD / CASE NO.DP21-156 NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: IBRAHIMA DOUKANSE, Address Unknown YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the following child for adoption: E.D. born on January 20, 2008. You are hereby commanded to appear on October 16, 2024, at 10:00 AM before the Honorable Greg A. Tynan, at the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street Courtroom 5 Orlando, FL 32806, for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD OR CHILDREN NAMED IN THIS NOTICE. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Human Resources, Orange County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 510, Orlando, Florida 32801, (407) 836-2303, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance
is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS, my hand as Clerk of said Court and the Seal thereof, this 6th day of August, 2024. Clerk of Court By: /s/ As Deputy Clerk.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 7/WOOTEN CASE NO.: DP22-166 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: C.C.Y. DOB: 10/13/2009 NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: IRMA YAXCAL MARQUEZ,mother, Address Unknown. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the following child for adoption: C.C.Y., born on October 13th, 2009. You are hereby commanded to appear on October 2nd, 2024, at 9:30 A.M. before the Honorable Wayne C. Wooten, Judge of the Circuit Court, in Court Room 6 of the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 E. Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PRESENT TO REPRESENT YOU IN THIS HEARING AND AT ALL STAGES OF THIS PROCEEDING. IF YOU WANT AN ATTORNEY BUT ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD ONE YOU MUST NOTIFY THE COURT AND THE COURT WILL DETERMINE IF YOU ARE ENTITLED TO COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD(REN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD OR CHILDREN NAMED IN THIS NOTICE. WITNESS my hand as Clerk of said Court and the Seal thereof, this 15th day of August, 2024. This summons has been issued at the request of George Lytle, Esquire Florida Bar Number: 985465 george.lytle@myflfamilies. com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, By: /s/ Clerk (seal)
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA. CASE 2023-DP060 IN THE INTEREST OF J.P.A. DOB: 6/19/2023, MINOR CHILD, NOTICE OF ACTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. TO: JOANNELLIE DIAZ, Address Unknown. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the following child for adoption: J.P.A. born on 6/19/2023. You are hereby commanded to appear on October 22, 2024, at 10:30AM., before the Honorable Laura Shaffer, Juvenile Division, Courtroom 4C, at the Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 6300, Kissimmee, Florida, (407) 742-2417, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 12th day of August, 2024. Kelvin Soto, as Clerk of Court. By: /s/ as Deputy Clerk (Court Seal).
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA. CASE 2024-DP-108 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: J.A. DOB: 7/25/2024, MINOR CHILD, NOTICE OF ACTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. TO: JOANNELLIE DIAZ, Address Unknown. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the following child for adoption: J.A. born on 7/25/2024. You are hereby commanded to appear on October 22, 2024, at 10:30AM., before the Honorable Laura Shaffer, Juvenile Division, Courtroom 4C, at the Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration, Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 6300, Kissimmee, Florida, (407) 742-2417, at least 7 days before your scheduled
court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 12th day of August, 2024. Kelvin Soto, as Clerk of Court. By: /s/ as Deputy Clerk (Court Seal).
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 41 CASE NO.: 2022-DP-48. IN THE INTEREST OF: J. M. DOB: 12/29/2021, Minor child. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. TO: Gabriel Montanez, Unknown Address. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child; you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on September 30, 2024, at 11:00am at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD WHOSE INITIALS APPEAR ABOVE. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand as the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 25th day of July, 2024. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Kevin Soto, Deputy Clerk.
LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY FOUND OR RECOVERED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED WILL EITHER BE SURRENDERED TO THE FINDERS OR RETAINED FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT. PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
August 2024
DESCRIPTION - FOUND PROPERTY:
1. Cellphone Rio Ln/ 26th St
2. Bag with Cellphone 40 Blk of W Washington St
3. Backpack with keys 5830 Blk of T G Lee Blvd
4. Electronics 800 Blk of Main Ln
5. Electronics 6400 Blk of Raleigh St
6. Electronics 800 Blk of Mcfall Ln
7. Electronics 5800 Blk of Precision Dr
8. Cellphone 20 Blk of N Fanfair Ave
9. Cellphone 60 Blk of N Orange Ave
10. Cellphone 4800 Blk of Silver Star Rd
11. Cellphone 4890 Blk of Lake Ridge Rd
12. Bag with tools and electronics 1000 Blk of E Kayley St
13. Bag with electronics 510 Blk of Virginia Dr
14. Electronics 10300 Blk of Jeff Fuqua Blvd
15. Cellphones 9600 Blk of Jeff Fuqua Blvd
16. Cellphones 4640 Blk of Millenia Plaza Way
17. Electronics 5800 Blk of Raleigh st
18. Electronics 20 Blk of N Fanfair Ave FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY – THRU THURSDAY, 9:00 AM TILL 3:00PM
NOTICE OF FILING OF BRANCH APPLI-
CATION Notice is hereby given that Helm Bank USA, 999 Brickell Avenue #100,
Miami, Florida 33131, has submitted an application to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia for its approval to establish a branch office at CNL Center II, 420 South Orange Avenue, Suite 270, Orlando, Florida 32801. This Notice is published pursuant to Section 18(d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. §1828(d)) and Section 303.44 of the FDIC Rules and Regulations. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments, in writing, with the Regional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its Regional Office located at 10 Tenth Street, NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia 30309- 3906. Comments by interested parties must be received by the Regional Director within 15 days following the date of publication, unless the comment period has been extended or reopened in accordance with Section 303.9(b)(2) of the FDIC Rules and Regulations. The non confidential portions of the application are on file at the FDIC Atlanta Regional Office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the non confidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request. A schedule of charges for such copies can be obtained from the Regional Office.
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 September 5th, 2024 and will continue until all locations are done. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Maitland Blvd, 7815 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810; B33 MARCELLA YOUNG
$547.75, L46 Kiana Hartwell $781.74, 1004
SANDREA SHANEA ERNEST $1,204.70, F26 jeffrey mcwhorter $689.65, B05
Shalayia Ferguson $831.10, D39 Twyla Hill
$1,388.24, U99 Johanna Rodriguez $506.79, D19 ENOCK SENOGA $1,123.34, A30 vieta sawyer $1,020.55, D14 TROY DUNNELL
$860.94, L66 BENJAMIN MARKESON
$380.94, B10 Ahmani Standifer $1,101.30, L47 ROBERTA BRYANT $1,349.89, C73
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCKERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPANY FACILITIES. STORAGE LOCATIONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, MISCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD TO SATISFY OWNER’S LIEN FOR RENT AND FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 8:00am and RUNS CONTINOUSLY. Auction will be held online: www.storagetreasures. com.
U-Haul Moving and Storage of Haines City, 3307 US Hwy 17-92 W. Haines City, FL 33844 09/10/2024: H0931 Claudia Vila, F0623 Janese or Innocent Mendez or Verneuil, F0608 Michael Jacoby, F0621 Josian Medina, G0758 Courtney Coombs, H0927 Ricardo Zelaya. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Kirkman Road, 600 S. Kirkman Rd. Orlando, Fl 32811 09/10/2024: 3022 Christian Oliver, 3058 Mathew Arana, 6035 Angilyn T Lamey, 2028 Daniyal Asghar, 3010 Wanda Jones, 5006 Christopher Paige, 8025 Courtney Gordon, 5009 Matthew Downs II, 4049 Cain Patterson, 2093 Richard Lemmon, 1009 Waldi Dupre, 4029 Victor Clavizzao, 3094 Claude Baker, 3003 Wanda Jones, 8020 Sylvia Mincey, 2000 Kim Droz, 2020 Ranise Santiago, 1045 Kenia Ruiz, 3018 Wanda Jones, 1088 Shantania Bell, 2042 Kamiya Gwinn. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Clermont, 13650 Granville Ave. Clermont, Fl 34711 09/10/2024: AA4204Q Angela Hernandez, 2025 Juana Cotto, 3087 Jeremy Clapper, 2123 Jacorey Bush. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Ocoee, 11410 W. Colonial Dr. Ocoee, Fl 34761 09/10/2024: 2361 Jessica Williams-Nelson, 3400 Keshia Brady, 1565 Kenneth Knight, 2490 Brittany Graham, 2508 Glenwood Pilson, 1407 Chimene Jackson, 1102 Christopher Szuhay, 3456 Chimene Jackson, 2203 Shisshonna Raynorcossom. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Four Corners, 8546 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy. Kissimmee, Fl 34747 09/10/2024: 2008 Tifany Maldonado Medina, 2459 Miguel Rivera, 1142 Angela Howard, 1841 La’Sharae Abrams, 1336 Vaughn McDougal, 2223 Shareefah Bailey, 1249 Lashaunda Wiggins, 1890 Shirley Etienne, 1047 Alyshia Bottomley, 2192 Alexander Irizarry Muniz, 2300 Amil Collins.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCKERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPANY FACILITIES. STORAGE LOCATIONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, MISCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD TO SATISFY OWNER’S LIEN FOR RENT AND FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 8:00am and RUNS CONTINOUSLY. Auction will be held online: www.storagetreasures.com U-Haul Ctr 14651 Gatorland Dr. Orlando Fl. 32837 09/04/2024: 1132 Jairo Rojos, 578 Deivy Mangones, 507 Mohammad Alsayed, 527 Michael Zurita, 962 Jessica Santiago, 446 Kirk Gregory Jackson Jr, 368 John Eustance, 241 Marlyn McNair, 849 John Porter, 447 Kimberley Layne, 559 Dorothy Schulert, 629 Alexis Rodriguez,
Personal property of the following tenants will be sold for cash to satisfy rental liens in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self Storage Facility Act, Sections 83-806 and 83-807. Contents may include kitchen, household items, bedding, toys, games, boxes, barrels, packed cartons, furniture, trucks, cars, etc. There is no title for vehicles sold at lien sale. Owners reserve the right to bid on units. Lien sale to be held online ending Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 at times indicated below. Viewing and bidding will only be available online at www.storagetreasures.com beginning at least 5 days prior to the scheduled sale date and time! Also visit www.personalministorage.com/Orlando-FL-storage-units/ for more info. Michigan Mini200 W Michigan St Orlando, FL 32806-at 10:30am: 26 Peter Hanson 43 Tameka Washington 55 David Tyrone Hill 62 Lisa McConnell 132 Scott Zubarik 211 Jacob Edwards VIN KMHCG35C25U350142 Personal Mini Storage Forsyth-2875 Forsyth Rd Winter Park FL, 32792-at 10:00 am: 75 Christopher Stafford 132 Jennifer Rene Horn 327 Jonathon Rivera 368 Sergio S Rodriguez Rojas 509 Tichannia Towns Personal Mini Storage West-4600 Old Winter Garden Rd Orlando, FL 32811-at 11:30 am: 2 Isaac Black 86 Carlton Woods 97 Wayne Ramsey 105 Detric Williams 114 David Faniel 121 Darius Simpson 123 Alan L Hendrickson 161 Yolanda Jones 285 Debbie Harris 349 Elsa Duffy 382 Shaun Oswald Smith 491 Angela Denise Cade Fane 500 Deshonda Green 504 Drenesha Burks 522 Christopher O’Gilvie 533 Adrain Collins 631 Aaron Tolbert Sr. Personal Mini Storage Lake Fairview-4252 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804-at 11:00 am: 0089 Leena Marie May-Quinones 0097 SEQUOIA MCKINNEY 0260 Chezar Chablis Phanord 0295 Maurice Willis 0305 Lucien Maddicks 0327 Kienon Carter 0373 Jessica Freeman 0994 Javon Dierius Fairview Mini Storage-4211 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804-at 11:30 am: D32 Awilda Santiago Personal Mini Storage Edgewater-6325 Edgewater Dr Orlando, FL 32810-at 11:30 am: 139 Daunte James 529 William Jacobe 605 Tara Bentley 843 Donna Arroyo 1107 Lymarie Santiago 1418 Stefan Sheppard Personal Mini Storage Forest City Rd-6550 Forest City Rd Orlando, FL 32810-at 12:00 pm: 1030 Jamale Omar Ruise 1080 Jaquan Jolly 2041 Sherann Peters 3029 Kimberly Martin 3222 Tony Marks 3291 Cherrie Rauls 3318 Calvin Batie, Jr. 4025 Kamesh
Moving storage unit contents of the following customer containing household and other goods will be sold by Cento Family Moving & Storage - 717 S Kirkman Rd, Orlando, FL 32811 to satisfy a lien, with bids closing on Friday, September 20, 2024, at approximately 12:00 PM at www.storagetreasures.com: Shaqwan Green. Unit will be posted for bids starting Monday 09/09/2024 at www.storagetreasures.com - no onsite bidding. Cento Family Moving & Storage reserves the right to cancel the sale at any time for any reason. 8/21/2024, 8/28/2024
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE 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 on August 30, 2024 at the location indicated: Store 8460: 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd Kissimmee FL 34746 407.429.8867 @12:15 PM: Hector Garciabags, clothes; Charmaine Byrd- Furniture Store 8753: 540 Cypress Pky, Poinciana, FL 34759 863.240.0879 @ 12:45 PM: Michelle Simons- Household Items; Tnia CookHousehold Items; Zachary Hill- Household Items; Delia Brown- Household Items; Hector Roman- Household Items; Bernard Turner- Couch, Boxes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE 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, September 10, 2024 @ 12:00 pm Johnny Joachimtools, jacks Natalie Brooks- boxes Doug Appel- Household Goods/Furniture Mitchell jacobowitz- clothes, tools, furniture, decorations Angela Wilkins- Boxes. 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 purcase 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 SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 at approx. 10:30am at www.storagetreasures.com: Latori Franklin, Tiffany Jordan, Dasha Rosado 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 SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 at approx. 11:00am at www. storagetreasures.com: Marcel Welch, Simon Kenga Martin, Barbara Gonzalez De Vasallu, Antonio Santiago, Benjamin A Ball, Stevie McLeod, Samuel Gonzalez 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 SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 at approx. 11:30am at www.storagetreasures.com: Trevon Bryant, Adolfo ivan Hernandez, Kymberly Smith, Mathieu Elbaz, Jorge M Gonzalez, Frances Perez, Diedra Shoultz, Terrell Douglas, Jasmine Rodriguez 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 SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 at approx. 12:00pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Crystal Ann Elliott, Jorge Pena, Robert Mack, Daniela Jimenez, Lisa Parenti, Herbert Jerome Barber 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 SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 at approx. 1:00pm at www.storagetreasures.com: David Beacham 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 SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 at approx. 10:30am at www.storagetreasures.com: William Marvin Langston Jr, Bibi Sabreena Ackbar, Mary Sanders / M Sanders, Jamaal Thomas Davis, Deontray Tyshaun Jones, Ralph Laurence Schmidheini 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 SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 at approx. 11:00am at www.storagetreasures. com: Shakenya Evans, SM Evans, Dona Barconey, Angelica Brown, James Watkins, Rasheda Saunders, RS, Nathalie Dessant, Evana Session 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. SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 at approx. 11:30am at www.storagetreasures.com: Summer Lynne Robinson, Norman Marquise Gary, Jerald Denard Stringfield Jr, Omar Ali, Dream Hunter, Lilkeasha Williams, Eddie Scott, Malvin Ann Williams-Tyson , Oliver James Roberto / Oliver Robert, vincent king, Samantha Ford, KENNETH JONES, Jhiliah Latrelle Weatherspoon, Lundi Sharron Pinder Campbell, James Bradshaw, Brayann Torres, Olivia Mo Reeze , Leon Mays 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 SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 at approx. 12:00pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Joash Sukra, Replethia ANDREWS, repletha l andrews, Mark Lobin, Pamela Yelverton, Paulo Libonati, Desiray Tolliver, Desiree Tolliver, Ruther Ford Joassaint, Vonetta Brooks, Sharrice Abney, Jacqueline Torres, Jakayla Ryan, Jalisa London, Miguel Angel Camacho III 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 SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 at approx. 10:30am at www.storagetreasures.com: Taylor Gill, Christine Taylor, Christine Ducille Taylor, Sophia Hicks, James Junior Davis, Esai Smith, Nina Wolf, Tashira Renae Burgman, Amanda Singh, Ronald Stowers, 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 Management, LLC #351 - 10425 S. John Young Parkway, Orlando FL 32837 to satisfy a lien on SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 at approx. 11:00am at www.storagetreasures.com: Dally Irizarry
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 SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 at approx. 11:30am at www.storagetreasures.
com: Cortney Anderson, Alexus Capers, Michael Philon, Brian Mason, Luis Baez Zayas, Manuel A Quiros, Henry Stanley Wooley, Ojas Patel, Richard Ronald Sedlak, Orlando Meza, Daniel Macauley, Jessica Rocker, Omar Vargas 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 SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 at approx. 12:00pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Eddie Pereira, Minelka Muniz, Dion Rashard Eddie, BELINDA VEGA ALMONTE, Darine Placido, Alyssa Carey, Nicholas Tiberio, Jamie Antonio Silva Luna, Charisa Rios.
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 SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 at approx. 12:00pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Alec Gress.
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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: Site #3503, 1170 W State Road 434, Longwood, FL 32750(407)602-3999, September 10, 2024 @ 12:00 pm Frederick Hayler-Household Goods/ Furniture/Office Furn/Machines/Equip, Dah’Neisha Pringle- Bedroom set/ boxes, Milanna Otway- Household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
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