ORLANDO WEEKLY ● DEC. 28, 2022-JAN. 3, 2023 ● orlandoweekly.com

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NEWS+VIEWS

7 The Year in Review Our Informed Dissent columnist with a national news roundup for 2022 9 The Year in Review The most important Orlando stories of 2022, plus a list of the stories you actually read in 2022 13 The Year in Review Snapshots of Orlando nightlife in 2022

ARTS+ CULTURE

15 Live Active Cultures

A look back at a tumultuous year of triumph, tragedy and transformation in Orlando’s theaters and theme parks

FOOD+ DRINK

16 Top Tables

The five best restaurants that opened in 2022 19 Top Tastes

Our best bites of the year

FILM+ MUSIC

21 On (small) Screens

What’s new on Netflix, Hulu, etc. this week 25 This Little Underground

It’s time for the Undie Awards, honoring some of the most superlative things that happened this year in Orlando music

BACK PAGES

26 The Week

Plenty of event listings to finish this year and ring in the new 31 New Year’s Eve All the New Year’s events you can handle — and then some 35 Classified advertisements

Top: ‘Marital Bliss’ (comic by Clay Jones) Cover: Flaming Lips at Hard Rock Live, Oct. 14, 2022 (photo by Jim Leatherman)