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Orlando Weekly

Feb. 22-28, 2023

News & Views

10 Your Words: We must curb the scourge of reading that plagues this nation’s children

11 ICYMI: Gaetz skates, Starbucks workers call out their ‘toxic partner,’ and more news you may have missed

13 One bird, two stones: Two bills with vastly different approaches to combating Florida’s opioid crisis have advanced through committee

15 Mickey Rat: After Orlando Disney workers overwhelmingly reject a paltry pay raise, Disney comes back with a worse offer

15 Down to party: Proposal in the Legislature would make school board races no longer nonpartisan

Arts & Culture

17 Live Active Cultures: Downtown Orlando dispels the notion that our city offers infinite opportunities to be entertained, but few places to experience true art

Food & Drink

19 Yippee Kaya: Kaya, and its menu of modern Filipino fare, draws plenty of praise and delight

19 Tip Jar: Local restaurant openings and closings, plus local food news and events

Film & Music

21 On (small) Screens: What’s new on Netflix, Hulu, etc. this week

22 House party: Colony House invites you into their musical home as their Cannonballers Tour reaches Orlando

23 Southern curls: Julie Williams blazes her own trails in country music

25 This Little Underground: Better known as a mainstay at SAK Comedy Lab and Universal, Adam Scharf releases his baroque pop album ‘Parade!’

Back Pages

26 The Week: Our selections of the best things to do and see this week, plus plenty of event listings

29 Free Will Astrology: Your horoscope for the week of Feb. 22-28

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READING: JUST SAY NO

We must curb the scourge of reading that plagues this nation’s children

BY KAREN HOUPPERT

The biggest problem with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his minions on the State Board of Education in this school library kerfuffle is that they don’t go far enough.

Yes, yes, teachers in Manatee and Duval counties were required on Jan. 1 to remove or cover all books in their classroom libraries until they’ve been vetted by multimedia specialists or face felony charges and fines up to $5,000. And yes, the shelves of school libraries across the state may be bare as librarians pore over thousands of volumes to ferret out inappropriate content, such as nudity, before putting Winnie the Pooh (where are his pants?) into the dustbin or back on the shelves. The problem is, children are still reading.

A whopping 53 percent of them at grade level, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2021 standardized tests scores for third-graders.

To truly execute the sweeping reforms DeSantis envisions, he needs a proper ad campaign along the lines of Nancy Reagan’s 1980s ground-changing ditty in the war on drugs: “Reading, just say no.” Or, because some hapless fifth-grader could easily stumble on the passage about menstruation in the classic Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, harsh scare tactics need to be employed. Consider the effective role that the grim egg-frying PSA circa 1987 played — ”This is your brain on drugs” — in stamping out narcotics use. The kiddie-lit cautionary tales are rife and could benefit from such a tagline. For example, “This is your brain on Seuss,” or “This is your brain on Eastman.” Do not diminish the corruptive power of the orgy scene with 20 naked dogs in bed together in P.D. Eastman’s seemingly innocuous Go, Dog. Go!

A thoroughly comprehensive battle to curb the scourge of reading that plagues the country’s children must take place on three fronts: in schools, around schools and at home.

First, the metal detectors in so many schools must be re-deployed to scan for contraband books. Innocent children, or “mules,” may appear guileless on the surface, but who’s to say whether they courier in their Little Mermaid backpacks illegal copies of Heather Has Two Mommies? Schools need to stay vigilant. It’s one thing to say Frog and Toad are “friends,” but educators need to go beyond titles and text to consider illustrations, as well. What will children make of the two male amphibians in the bedroom, a dolorous Toad slumped on his bed in full dishabille? In fact, children should not be exposed to frogs, period, since everyone knows the genus has a history

of gender fluidity. (Think trans amphibians like the African reed frog, which may be born female then become male based on shifting environmental factors.)

And don’t get me started on Toot and Puddle, those turtleneck-wearing pigs who cohabitate in Woodcock Pocket.

Second, just as we have drug-free school zones that jack up sentencing for offenders who peddle pot near playgrounds, we need comparable laws for the private after-school programs that collect students at day’s end and sweep them off to dens of iniquity, rec centers and YMCAs that line their rooms with reading material to tempt reluctant readers with the half-clad Captain Underpants. Add to that outsiders who seem to have a hall pass. Scholastic book fairs regularly infiltrate, flogging books like the Goosebumps series, which the American Library Association lists in its “100 Most Banned or Challenged Books” and which many — the moral majority? — rightly object to for its lack of morals.

Temptation continues apace when children leave the school grounds; the Little Free Libraries that proliferate on every urban block are a tinderbox.

Third, if we are truly concerned about the dangers of reading, we must not limit ourselves to schools and their surrounds. We must put homes in the cross-hairs. Hundreds of thousands of American families keep their books on open shelves in living rooms, in family rooms, in bedrooms where wee ones have open access. Just as basic safety concerns lead gun-owning parents to lock their Glock in a gun cabinet, we should require basic safety training for literary parents and require safety protocols for dangerous books. Parents don’t need to get rid of all their books — that would be a violation of their First Amendment rights — but they should lock them up. Moderation can be useful here, keeping in mind that books don’t kill people, people kill people.

The liberal elite have decried Florida’s moral struggle to mold the minds of its youth by censuring their access to books, yada yada yada, but the truth is, Florida understands that reading is life-changing and thus, ought to be snuffed out.

Rather than confining itself to this first modest foray into curbing youth reading, the state should go big with a threestrikes-you’re-out law for literary perps who seduce children into reading. Florida needs to throw the book at them.  Or whatever.

Karen Houppert is an author, director of the MA in Writing Program at Johns Hopkins University, and former editor in chief of the Baltimore City Paper.

BY CHLOE GREENBERG, MATTHEW MOYER, MCKENNA SCHUELER AND NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

» DOJ will not charge Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz after a years-long sex trafficking investigation

The U.S. Justice Department last week said the agency will not bring any charges against U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Republican congressman representing parts of Florida, after a years-long federal sex-trafficking investigation. This punctuates a two-years-long probe into the alleged sex-trafficking case, during which prosecutors filed no charges against Gaetz, rendering the DOJ’s final decision unsurprising. Gaetz faced allegations that he violated federal law by paying for sex, including sex with underage girls. The investigations, which began in 2020, intensified when Gaetz’s then-friend Joel Greenberg pleaded guilty to six federal crimes, including stalking and sex trafficking of a minor. The disgraced Seminole County tax collector agreed to cooperate with prosecutors as part of his plea agreement, which prompted a look at Gaetz. Gaetz has repeatedly denied allegations of any wrongdoing.

» Union Orlando Starbucks workers continue fight for contract and benefits given to non-union workers

Starbucks workers at more than 100 union and non-union Starbucks locations across the U.S. participated in a Valentine’s-themed Day of Action to raise awareness of their “Toxic Partner” — i.e. their employer, Starbucks. ICYMI, Central Florida is home to one unionized Starbucks: the East Mitchell & Hammock Plaza location in Oviedo. But, after unionizing last June, Starbucks workers at that store have yet to reach a collective bargaining agreement (or union contract) with Starbucks. Workers say Starbucks is refusing to come to the bargaining table. The company’s also been accused of giving new benefits (e.g., a credit card tipping option) to exclusively non-union locations, which might be illegal under federal labor law, according to legal experts. (It’s sort of a gray area.) A worker at the union Oviedo store told Orlando Weekly they received credit card tipping in November … then had it stripped away the following month. They’re still fighting to get that back, and to get Starbucks to negotiate with them in good faith (again, as labor law requires) for a contract. Starbucks has denied “bad faith” behaviors, but could not tell Orlando Weekly when they plan to actually sit down with our local baristas to hammer out a deal. Do: Support your local union baristas by visiting their location for drinks n’ such. Also, do: Continue reading our coverage as we continue following this fight moving forward.

» Brightline announces plans for service to Orlando this year

Brightline, a Miami-based “higher-speed” rail service (faster than conventional train travel, but below high-speed’s accepted 150 mph or above), has set a target for when its Orlando station will begin passenger service, according to its monthly revenue and ridership report. They say they want to start service in the second quarter of 2023, with 90% of their 170-mile expansion already reportedly completed. Brightline also plans to finish its 37,350-square-foot Orlando station at Orlando International Airport’s Intermodal Terminal Facility in March, according to the Orlando Business Journal. But wait — there’s more! The rail service company is also working on its Sunshine Corridor, a station shared with SunRail that’ll allow connections to the Orange County Convention Center, Universal Orlando and the Orlando International Airport. That project has come under some fire, due to concerns about a lack of transparency in determining how it’s all going to shape up, where it’s going to stop, who’s going to pay for it, and how.

» Orlando Hospitality Alliance puts forward alternative proposals for looming downtown nightlife restrictions

With Orlando city leaders actively mulling over new restrictions on downtown’s nightlife scene, including permitting requirements for alcohol sales after midnight and a sixmonth moratorium on new nightclubs, the Orlando Hospitality Alliance is offering alternative proposals of their own. The local nightlife advocacy group is concerned the current ordinance that city leaders are considering would hurt small nightlife operators, who’ve also shared that they feel blind-sided by the process, which has advanced rather quickly. An alternative proposal from the OHA includes putting a 5% surcharge on downtown purchases to defray the expense of more cops and security measures. This surcharge would bring in an estimated $3 million, which far exceeds the current downtown surge budget for increased OPD presence. OHA also proposed making the new ordinance a pilot program that would expire after 12 months, so that the new rules’

effectiveness (or not) in increasing safety downtown could be evaluated by an outside consultant. Meanwhile, the City District launched an online survey at the beginning of February to gather community feedback on safety improvement solutions. (That survey’s open through Feb. 28; a link can be found on orlandoweekly.com.) The City District plans to present those survey results to city leaders ahead of a second vote in March on whether to adopt the new ordinances. The first vote was unanimous, with city leaders in favor — albeit with some concerns regarding transparency and ensuring all stakeholders’ voices are heard.

» Suspended Tampa prosecutor Andrew Warren has filed a new lawsuit with the Florida Supreme Court to get his job back

Former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, a twice-elected Democratic prosecutor in Tampa, has filed a new lawsuit in the Florida Supreme Court in an effort to get his job back. Last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended and replaced Warren, alleging “incompetence” and “neglect of duty” after Warren signed a pledge to avoid enforcing Florida’s law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. DeSantis also targeted a statement Warren joined condemning the criminalization of trans folks and gender-affirming care. Warren argues DeSantis “exceeded his powers” as governor in suspending him. Warren had filed a federal lawsuit challenging DeSantis, and U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle last month ruled that the suspension violated the Florida Constitution and the U.S. Constitution. But Hinkle said he lacked the authority to reinstate the prosecutor. DeSantis could do so voluntarily, but has ignored a request from Warren to do so. Warren is seeking a “writ of quo warranto,” which means that the governor overstepped his authority, or, alternatively, a “writ of mandamus” ordering DeSantis to reinstate him. But Warren could face an uphill battle at the Supreme Court, which is packed with a conservative majority that includes four DeSantis appointees.

Gaetz skates, Starbucks workers call out their ‘toxic partner,’ Brightline says Orlando station will open by summer and other news you may have missed this week.

VALENCIA COLLEGE PRESENTS

MASTER MUSICIAN SERIES

MUSIC

Three exciting performances to inspire and astound.

Faculty Recital Free Performance

February 28, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.

Members of the Valencia College Department of Music faculty bring their talents to the stage.

Nahre Sol $15; free with Valencia College ID March 1, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.

Pianist and composer Nahre Sol performs an eclectic mixture of music that draws from aspects of improvisation, the avant-garde, traditional Western forms and harmony, jazz and minimalism.

The Sam Rivers Rejuvenation Orchestra

Free Performance

March 2, 2023, at 7:30 p.m.

This ensemble continues in the improvisational free jazz tradition of the late, great soprano saxophonist Sam Rivers.

Performing Arts Center Valencia College East Campus 701 N Econlockhatchee Trl, Orlando

For tickets or to learn more: valenciacollege.edu/arts 407-582-2900

Faculty Recital

Nahre Sol

The Sam Rivers Rejuvenation Orchestra

ONE BIRD, TWO STONES

Two bills with vastly different approaches toward combating Florida’s opioid overdose crisis have advanced through committee

BY MCKENNA SCHUELER

The Florida Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee last week advanced two bills that take vastly different approaches toward addressing Florida’s overdose crisis.

One bill, filed by Sen. Tina Polsky (D-Boca Raton), would decriminalize fentanyl test strips, a tool that’s generally effective at detecting the presence of fentanyl — a powerful synthetic opioid — in drugs. The strips are easy to use, costeffective and can save lives.

But, under current law, they’re considered illegal to have, purchase or distribute in Florida, along with at least a dozen or so other states across the country.

The other bill filed by Sen. Jason Brodeur (R-Lake Mary), takes a more tough-on-crime approach. Brodeur’s Senate Bill 280, similar to one that died in its first committee in 2021, would enhance criminal penalties for adults who dispense, deliver or sell fentanyl — a synthetic opioid — fentanyl analogs or heroin that results in injury or overdose, regardless of whether or not that overdose is fatal.

Currently, Brodeur said, “nothing” happens to a person who illegally provides fentanyl to someone who overdoses and lives — disregarding charges that could be made on account of illegal drug possession or drug distribution.

Brodeur’s bill would also allow prosecutors to pursue a first-degree murder charge for adults who give fentanyl (but not prescription opioids, heroin, or other drugs like cocaine or meth) to someone who consequently suffers a fatal fentanyl-involved overdose.

This could include, but is not limited to, a friend, partner or anyone who gives someone fentanyl that leads to fatal overdose, regardless of that person’s intention.

This matter of intent was a subject of debate among lawmakers.

“What if it wasn’t intentional?” Sen. Blaise Ingoglia (R-Spring Hill), asked.

One of the most insidious aspects of the current overdose crisis is illicitly manufactured fentanyl’s deadly presence in the street drug supply. It’s being found in everything from counterfeit pills to cocaine, meth and even marijuana, often unbeknownst to the person who uses it — but also, sometimes those who purchase it for themselves or others, as well.

According to data from the state, fentanyl-related deaths in Florida have increased 790% since 2015. In 2021, the drug was involved in 6,417 deaths in Florida, according to the state’s Medical Examiner’s Commission, and about twothirds of the 107,000 drug overdose deaths that occurred nationwide.

These deaths often involve at least one other drug, such as pills, alcohol or illicit stimulants. Brodeur himself presented data demonstrating that between 83% to 95% of all fentanylrelated deaths in Florida also involve another drug.

“So even if you think you’re just buying a joint from somebody off a college campus, you should assume that when you hand it over to my kid, if they end up dying because there was something in it, you’re going down?” asked Sen. Jason Pizzo.

“That’s correct,” Brodeur replied.

But the Republican senator emphasized that an amendment he filed to the bill prior to the Tuesday meeting contains language that’d direct prosecutors not to go after everyday folks who unknowingly give someone synthetic opioids that lead to overdose.

“We’re not trying to go after the boyfriend who gave the girlfriend a drug and there was an accident,” said Brodeur. “We’re trying to go up the chain,” he added, saying that if there was a more “artful” way to articulate that in the bill’s language, he’s all ears.

Various State’s Attorney offices and Sheriff’s offices throughout the state waived in support of the bill, while groups like the ACLU, Florida Rising, and the Florida Public Defenders Association opposed.

Jonathan Webber, Florida policy director of the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund, told lawmakers the bill would insufficiently address the crisis at hand, and could worsen the cycle of addiction and incarceration: “SB 280 makes this problem worse by over-empowering a system that, at its best, has failed to reduce the underlying problem of drug addiction, and at its worst, has exacerbated this vicious cycle of addiction, relapse, and poverty, especially in Black and Hispanic communities.”

The Senate Criminal Justice Committee approved the bill in a 6–2 vote, with Democratic senators Tina Polsky and Bobby Powell voting against it. Democratic Sen. Pizzo, who had concerns about the bill language as is, nonetheless voted in favor.

‘This bill could save lives’

Meanwhile, Polsky’s bill to decriminalize fentanyl test strips, by removing fentanyl testing equipment from Florida’s legal definition of illegal “drug paraphernalia,” passed unanimously.

Last year, a similar bill also advanced through the state legislature, but was blocked by Florida’s GOP-controlled legislature at the last minute. And the impact of that wasn’t lost on senators Tuesday.

“There would be people alive today that have died, not having this or being in possession of this if this has passed last year,” said Sen. Pizzo, who last year urged lawmakers to revisit a proposal to decriminalize fentanyl test strips in the future.

While Brodeur’s bill focuses on criminalizing drug distribution and possession that, understandably, can devastate the lives of families affected by the loss of a loved one to fentanyl overdose, Polsky’s bill takes a harm reduction approach that empowers those who use drugs to make an educated decision about what they’re putting into their body. The use of fentanyl test strips as an overdose prevention strategy is endorsed by the Biden administration, as well as various agencies within the federal government, such as the CDC. But it’s not just supported by Democrats.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, for instance, a Republican who previously opposed test strip decriminalization, reversed course late last year, saying he supported the idea. And a growing number of states have made the move to decriminalization.

Mary Beth Creighton, who lost a 31-year-old son to fentanyl overdose in West Palm Beach last year, testified in support of the bill. “This bill could save lives as soon as it’s approved,” she said.

Creighton said her son Zachary, a former auto mechanic and “very talented appliance technician” with an associate’s degree, was first introduced to “oxys” (a common street name for any prescription opioid) after a severe snowboarding injury and became addicted.

“He did live over four and a half years of beautiful recovery here in Florida, but unfortunately slipped, and his death was ruled due to a lethal dose of fentanyl,” she said.

“He’s not just a statistic,” Creighton added. “He is the face of the tens of thousands dying in this country every year.”

mschueler@orlandoweekly.com

MICKEY RAT

After Orlando Disney workers overwhelmingly reject a paltry pay raise, Disney comes back with a worse offer

BY MCKENNA SCHUELER

Less than two weeks after thousands of unionized Disney World workers in Orlando rejected a contract proposal from Disney offering just a $1 pay raise this year for most, the multinational company came back with an even worse offer after one day back at the bargaining table.

“Despite the overwhelming message sent by Cast Members, Disney refused to add even one cent to its wage proposal,” the Service Trades Council Union, a coalition of six labor unions representing 45,000 Disney World employees, shared in an email. “Moreover, Disney’s proposal today reduced retroactive pay for thousands of workers, making today’s proposal even worse than the offer already rejected,” the STCU added.

Matt Hollis, president of the STCU, confirmed with Orlando Weekly that Disney last Wednesday offered “no meaningful change” from their last offer, which was rejected by 13,650 workers, out of about 14,200 workers who’d voted on whether to accept Disney’s offer earlier this month.

A spokesperson for the Walt Disney Co. had told Orlando Weekly that their last offer had included retroactive increased pay dating back to October 2022, starting at a minimum of $700 for those working at least 40 hours per week. Hollis told Orlando Weekly that Wednesday night the total reduction in retroactive pay in Disney’s latest offer varied by job classification, but was disappointing, to say the least.

And they did not return to the bargaining table the next day.

Andrea Finger, a spokesperson for Walt Disney World, told Orlando Weekly in an emailed statement last Thursday morning, “We’ve provided the union with options that would set all non-tipped cast members on a path to $20 an hour and provide opportunities for immediate increases, and we look forward to continuing discussions.”

According to the company, the offer included an option that would have raised wages for non-tipped workers to at least $17 an hour, upon ratification of the contract by both parties, with some workers reaching $20 within the first year.

Paul Cox, president of IATSE Local 631, which represents about 2,000 Disney World workers, shared on Twitter that the offer essentially moves the money around, but still represents a $5 wage increase for workers (or a “path” towards a $20 minimum wage, up from $15) over the life of a multi-year contract.

STCU represents various classifications of Disney World workers, from costuming to attractions, bus drivers, culinary workers and character performers. The coalition has been negotiating for a new collective bargaining agreement, or union contract, for frontline workers since August. They’ve been working under a contract that expired in October, but has been extended.

For nearly six months, the unions have been fighting for an $18 minimum wage for Disney World workers, up from $15, in a region where a living wage for a single adult with no children is about $18.85, or $32.51 in a household of two working adults with one child.

DOWN TO PARTY

School board races are traditionally nonpartisan — a new proposal in the House would change that

Making Disney’s theme parks magical is laborintensive, but workers can’t pay their bills with magic. Many workers are fighting for better pay and other job benefits because they love their jobs and want to stay in them — but also want to be able to do them without falling behind on bills or skipping meals in order to keep family members fed.

A recent survey by one of the unions found that 69% of local tourism workers surveyed last year said they haven’t had the money to pay rent or mortgage. Sixty-two percent say they have less than $100 in savings, and 45% reported skipping meals.

Meanwhile, the Disney Parks’ division, which accounted for a third of the company’s revenue and more than half its operating income over the first nine months of last year, made $28 billion in revenue in 2022. The company found the money to pay CEO Bob Iger $27 million, and to say goodbye to former CEO Bob Chapek, who was fired in November, with a $20 million severance package. During the 2020 election cycle, the “woke” corporation (so-called by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis) also found the money to give DeSantis’ re-election campaign $50,000 in March 2021, and another $50,000 two years before that.

Granted, that was before DeSantis directed Florida’s GOP-controlled legislature to pass legislation approving a state takeover of Disney’s Reedy Creek special tax district, created in 1967, which essentially serves as a fully fledged government. The state has since solidified a plan for how to carry that takeover out.

This latest offer came right after Walt Disney Co. announced it would lay off 7,000 workers — 3% of its workforce — as its movie and TV streaming efforts continue to lose the company money. But frontline workers at Disney theme parks in Orlando are expected to be spared.

“You don’t save the company money by cutting your lowest-paid workers,” Eric Clinton, president of Unite Here Local 362, told the Orlando Sentinel

This disappointing news for the thousands of workers waiting for a serious proposal from Disney also comes on the heels of Universal Orlando’s announcement last week that they will increase their minimum wage for workers up to $17, effective June 4, 2023.

Sodexo, a multinational corporation that contracts food service work at the Orange County Convention Center, recently agreed to raise base pay for workers there from $13 to $18 this year, through an agreement with their union.

According to the STCU, Disney World workers plan to hold public actions in the near future “to bring light to the plight of Cast Members struggling to survive the devastating increase in the cost of living.” Hollis, the STCU president, told Orlando Weekly no date has been set yet for those actions.

Their previous contract, since extended, includes a no-strike clause. It’s unclear at this time what the workers might be planning, although the unions have rallied to bring attention to their demands in the past.

mschueler@orlandoweekly.com

The Florida House last week began inching forward measures that would make school-board elections partisan contests and continue to shorten board members’ term limits.

The Republican-controlled House Choice & Innovation Subcommittee supported putting a proposed constitutional amendment (HJR 31) on the 2024 ballot about changing to partisan school-board races. If the proposal is ultimately approved by the Legislature and voters, Florida school-board candidates could run with party affiliations starting in 2026.

The state Constitution currently requires school-board races to be nonpartisan.

“This is not about, at least for me, advancing the cause of one political party over another,” said Rep. Spencer Roach, a North Fort Myers Republican who is the proposal’s sponsor. “But for me it’s about transparency, and I simply believe that we have an obligation to give voters as much information about a candidate as possible, and let them make a decision about vetting a candidate.”

Democrats on the panel voted against the measure, with some pointing to an intensified focus on school-board politics in recent years. Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, called for “freedom away from party politics” when it comes to school boards.

“I believe this bill is not about transparency at all. This bill is about making our school-board elections and our school boards more contentious, more like D.C., which y’all [Republicans] honestly always try to oppose,” Nixon said. School-board elections last year drew heavy attention, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis taking the rare step of endorsing a slate of conservative school-board candidates. Many of those candidates went on to win and, in some cases, flipped boards to conservative majorities.

The subcommittee also gave the go-ahead to a bill (HB 477) that would cap school board members’ terms at eight years. The measure comes after lawmakers last year elected to limit board members to 12-year terms.

Rep. Alex Rizo, a Hialeah Republican who is sponsoring the bill, argued that shortening school-board terms would have multiple benefits.

“Number one, it would foster regular open-seat elections. Number two, encourage independence by the school board, as term limits will regularly sever relationships that grow between special interests and incumbent board members,” Rizo said.

But Chris Doolin, who represents the Small School District Council Consortium, said the proposal would usher in a “restrictive regulation” that will reduce the pool of candidates.

“This bill imposes an unnecessary government regulation. This bill does not support maximum choice,” Doolin said. — Ryan Dailey, News Service of Florida news@orlandoweekly.com

BY SETH KUBERSKY

It sometimes seems that our city offers infinite opportunities to be entertained, but precious few places to experience true art. Happily, that dyspeptic perspective was dispelled last weekend by a pair of performances that proved quality culture is alive and well, and living in downtown Orlando.

On Friday, Feb. 17, the Dr. Phillips Center’s Great American Orchestra series continued with a special appearance by the Philadelphia Orchestra, under the baton of internationally renowned conductor Nathalie Stutzmann. I’ve been vocal about my criticisms of the “acoustically perfect” Steinmetz Hall before, but this concert showed the year-old venue at its very best. The program began with Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major, featuring Grammy-winning violinist Gil Shaham; his elfin exuberance while dexterously executing the notoriously difficult cadenza (sans seat or sheet music) earned the evening’s first of several standing ovations.

After intermission, Dvorak’s familiar Symphony No. 9 “From a New World” received an equally rousing rendition, with Stutzmann’s subtly restrained conducting becoming more boldly expressive through the languid Largo movement and into the dramatic Allegro con fuoco finale. In fact, the only flaw in this magnificent presentation was the one it exposed in the Steinmetz’s celebrated acoustic configuration, which includes seating audience members behind and above the orchestra: Just as you can clearly hear every toot, whistle and plunk from the stage, every cough, whisper and phone alarm from the peanut gallery carries across the hall with crystal clarity. Until additional sound dampening is installed to muffle the din from patrons, perhaps every concert here should simply be billed as an audience participation affair.

As wonderful as it was to start my weekend with a world-class import, my Saturday night spent with Kangagirl’s production of Will Eno’s Middletown was even more special, because it showed that Orlando’s homegrown

talent is equal to the best in any city. The new Fringe ArtSpace in Church Street’s former Mad Cow Theatre has been active nonstop since debuting with January’s Winter Mini-Fest, and its stages have already hosted premieres from Blue Star’s VarieTease and Phoenix Tears Productions, as well as events and seminars with Whiskey Theatre Factory and Meka King’s SJM Creative. But watching Middletown was the moment I became convinced that Fringe ArtSpace can be an important positive force for platforming the kind of challenging, sophisticated theater that other venues may be deem too unconventional or noncommercial to take a chance on.

Much of the credit for the transcendent journey that is Middletown must go to director David Lee, who won awards for his performances of Eno’s solo shows at the Fringe. Lee has wanted to direct Middletown since discovering the script in 2010, and he told me after the show that he submitted it for ArtSpace’s opening season because he thought “the play would be an amazing piece of theatrical sage for the space and for the community,” citing members of his cast who had been “wounded by the previous incarnation of the space.”

“It’s just amazing to have them back in the space, full circle, ” Lee said.

To populate the close-knit community of Middletown — which is most easily summarized as a surrealist self-aware Our Town scripted by Samuel Beckett — Lee called upon many of his longtime friends (and mine), assembling the most overqualified acting ensemble Orlando has seen in ages. Joe Swanberg’s assertively obtuse police officer, Anitra Pritchard’s kindly (but kinda spooky) librarian, and Daniel Cooksley’s self-destructive shaman are just a few of the fractured, friendly people that you’ll meet in this neighborhood, which also includes Janine Klein, Megan Borkes, Robert Laurita, Nick Rodriguez and Barry G. White in brief but memorable moments.

In the middle of Middletown is Felichia Chivaughn as Mary Swanson, a newly arrived

mother-to-be with an absent husband who forms a friendship with Michael Marinaccio’s John Dodge, a hard-luck handyman. Marinaccio gives a masterclass in dramatic range, from charming, childlike enthusiasm in the early scenes, to agonizing physicality in the (spoiler alert) heartrending ending. But it’s Chivaughn’s beatific calm and grounded serenity — despite being surrounded by a swirling storm of non sequiturs and shattered fourth walls — that makes her Mary the “regular human being” who truly holds Middletown together.

Every element of Middletown’s production contributes to its intense emotional — even spiritual — impact, from Matt Lynx’s haunting original live score and Kyla Swanberg’s timeless costumes to Lee’s abstract set of floating windows, backlit in moonlight by Amy Hadley.

But Middletown is ultimately not about its visuals — it’s Eno’s powerful, perplexing poetry that this peerless cast gorges on with glee, proving that “making sounds with your mouth” is among the highest things humans can do.

And please don’t be intimidated out of seeing one of the best shows in years because I’ve made it sound too highbrow; just like Waiting for Godot, Middletown is often laughout-loud funny, and sometimes sounds like a SAK improv skit that’s gone off the rails. Fair warning, though: You’ll still want some tissues for the finale.

Following two first-class outings in a row, I’m officially eager to return downtown for more than booze and Broadway, but Orlando’s nightlife needs to meet arts-loving audiences halfway. After a performance, there’s currently nowhere available within walking distance to sit and talk over affordable food or drinks, without navigating aggressive crowds along Orange Avenue.

If the city really wants to shift the vibe, a couple of late-night venues catering to the culture crowd would be a smart start.

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A weekend in downtown Orlando dispels the notion that our city offers infinite opportunities to be entertained, but few places to experience true art

The Philadelphia Orchestra showed the Steinmetz at its very best | photo by Seth Kubersky

YIPPEE KAYA

Kaya, and its menu of modern Filipino fare, draws plenty of praise and delight

BY FAIYAZ KARA

“Bahay Kubo,” a folk song entrenched in Filipino culture, tells of a country home and the various plants and vegetables that grow around it. The song is familiar to virtually every schoolchild raised in the Philippines. A bahay kubo is also the name of the indigenous stilt house of the island archipelago, and a national symbol of the Philippines. It’s a place of refuge, community and, yes, gastronomy.

At Kaya, the modern Filipino restaurant by Kadence alums Lordfer Lalicon and Jamilyn Bailey, the structure housing the restaurant has the look, and certainly the feel, of a bahay kubo. Calamansi, lemongrass, banana, pineapple and tomato as well as herbs and edible flowers bloom about the restaurant’s outdoor garden. Inside, Kaya has all the homey feels: on the walls, personal effects and family photos of Lalicon and Bailey provide the backdrop, while artwork, ceramic serveware, terracotta floor tiles, even a ceiling resembling a terraced rice field, lend Kaya an intimacy rarely found in any “casual fine dining” restaurant.

Bailey pointed out the bahay kubo print on the wallpaper next to the kitchen on our inaugural visit, and we got a kick out of hearing her sing the song. A couple of

months later, chef Lo croons a few lyrics while serving us one of the five “waves” of Kaya’s $95 tasting menu — a menu rooted not in the fried and porky Pinoy faves we’ve come to know and love, but in seafood and vegetables. No question, it’s a menu that deliberately tests any preconceived notions people may have of Filipino fare. Seeing a harukei turnip from Winter Park Urban Farm dramatically impaled into rice fermented with Cape Canaveral shrimp sautéed with garlic, onions and tomato was eye-opening — as eye-opening as a dish of fried tilefish from Ponce Inlet served in a traditional palayok clay vessel. Clay bowls come lined with a tamarind-miso-guava paste and wee marigold petals, into which a starfruit-dashi broth embellished with gai lan broccoli and Worden Farm Seminole squash is poured. If it’s not abundantly clear by this second wave that local sourcing is of the utmost importance at Kaya, then you’ve likely downed one too many “alleged negronis” ($14), with their pina colada vibes, or enjoyed Brett Ware’s curated wine and sake pairing ($85) a bit too much.

Local purveyor Fungi Jon’s gourmet mushrooms are a star ingredient, particularly in the third wave’s noodle and veg-forward

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pancit sotanghon featuring mung bean noodles sautéed with mushroom jus and oyster sauce, and textured with Italian brown mushrooms in addition to a host of other ingredients (red napa cabbage, yellow beans, okra and a poached egg for crowning glory). Another third-wave fave saw fairy-tale eggplant glazed in patis (Filipino fish sauce) artfully nestled next to Seminole squash simmered in garlic, bagoong (shrimp paste), onion and coconut milk. It’s hard not to applaud how Lo fuses Filipino flavors into our local bounty, even in the rare lackluster offering. Thinly shaved picanha marinated and cooked in soy sauce, kalamansi, black pepper and garlic was surprisingly tough, and serving it with snow pea tips seemed a bit of a head-scratcher. It was part of the fourth (and most substantial) wave of dishes that are meant to be enjoyed communally with garlic rice. Lift the lid off that cauldron and you’ll be greeted with what our server described as a “garlic facial.”

Pores were opened almost as wide as our mouths when those stellar kernels were forked along with a sausage round fashioned from tilefish and scallops. It sat in a roasted red pepper and pineapple sauce and came topped with a sweet pepper salad sheened in a fermented datil chili vinaigrette. Fried pea tendrils were a graceful finishing touch. One of the best things I shoved into my yap in 2022 were Kaya’s grape and cherry tomatoes marinated in mango vinegar and calamansi gastrique and served with a salted egg salad. I had that fourth-waver on my first visit to Kaya, along with thrice-cooked Berkshire pork belly served over a brown butter sweetpotato puree, U10 shrimp cooked in coconut milk and crab fat, and mushroom adobo featuring a host of Fungi Jon’s finest. A similar mushroom adobo was served on my last visit, as was a dish called laing — kale and collards stewed in coconut milk with ginger, garlic, datil peppers and shrimp paste, then topped with fried Patagonian bay scallops and Berkshire pork belly. It was thoughtful, gorgeous and according to one Filipina server, “very familiar in its flavor.”

It’s the restaurant’s goal, after all, and it’s a goal that’s accomplished in the fifth wave, dessert — be it with coconut-milk sticky rice steamed in a banana leaf with ube and caramel sauce, or the fruit salad to end all fruit salads comprising strawberries, brown sugar apple, pandan jelly, macapuno coconut and sago pearls layered with strawberry pastry cream, yogurt crema and topped with pinipig (flattened rice). It’s very familiar in its flavor, I thought to myself and pictured my mum or dad or anyone in my household thinking the same. No surprise, really, considering that at Kaya, home is where the heart is.

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BY FAIYAZ KARA

OPENINGS + CLOSINGS:

Foreigner Restaurant, Bruno Fonseca’s “Nouveau American” chef’s tasting concept, will soft open Feb. 27 next to Redlight Redlight at 2816 Corrine Drive. The 10-seat restaurant is taking reservations at exploretock.com/ theforeigner … Smoke & Donuts, housing one of the largest smokers in Orlando, is firing smoked meats and made-to-order cake donuts out of their new brickand-mortar restaurant at 601 N. Primrose Drive in the Milk District. The new location offers a full bar serving specialty cocktails as well … Friendship BBQ, a stateside chain offering Xinjiang-style chuan’r (grilled skewers cooked over wood), has opened at 5126 W. Colonial Drive, next door to the Enson Market … New York City import Park Avenue Tavern has opened its Florida outpost at 558 W. New England Ave. in Winter Park’s Hannibal Square … Aji Express, sister operation to Aji Ceviche Bar in Casselberry and South OBT, has opened near the airport at 5928 Butler National Drive.

NEWS + EVENTS:

Puerto Rican/Latin pop-up outfit MariaLina will stage a five-course dinner March 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Edible Education Experience in College Park. The menu will feature tuna crudo, jardinera, bolognese criolla, mole lamb chop and coconut rice pudding. Cost is $95 plus tax and tip … The Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida hosts a Food Crawl March 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. stopping at Meng’s Kitchen, Sampaguita Ice Cream, Qreate Coffee and Z Asian Vietnamese Kitchen. Visit asianamericanchambercfl.org to register. Got restaurant dish? Send tips to dining@orlandoweekly.com

Local sourcing is of the utmost importance at Kaya | photo by Rob Bartlett

ON (small) SCREENS IN ORLANDO

by Steve Schneider

PREMIERES WEDNESDAY:

The Low Tone Club — Colombia is the source of a youth-oriented series in which a music teacher fights against her school’s policy of only rewarding pupils whose work seems commercially viable. Wake up, academia! You could be missing the next Chris Gaines! (Disney+)

Melody — The true story of Latina popsters Yas Gagliardi and Sarah Lenore inspires a Spanish-language series that balances music, romance and social awareness. Guitar maker Gibson is said to be a sponsor — which probably explains why the girls’ onscreen boos are named Les and Paul. (Prime Video)

Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal — Three months after HBO Max had a go at the story, Netflix takes on South Carolina’s embattled Murdaugh family in a three-part doc that examines their history of corruption and suspicious deaths. With young Alex Murdaugh on trial for murder at press time, there’ll still be plenty to cover when Nick Jr. gets its turn. (Netflix)

The Strays — British actor/poet/playwright Nathaniel Martello-White wrote and directed this thriller about a private-school teacher whose life is interrupted by the arrival of an ominous pair of interlopers. Gosh, do Meghan and Harry have to be in everything now? (Netflix)

PREMIERES THURSDAY:

Bel-Air — The dramatic reboot of Fresh Prince gets a Season 2, welcoming original cast member Tatyana “Ashley” Ali in a newly created role. If there’s a Season 3, expect to see Janet Hubert show up as a character who has osteoporosis and hates everyone. (Peacock)

Outer Banks — Season 4 of the treasurehunting teen series finds the Pogues stranded on a desert island. And in a mirror-image subplot, the Pixies have to steal the Declaration of Independence. (Netflix)

The Reluctant Traveler — Eugene Levy assumes the mantle of the ugly American (act-

ing!) in a travel series that finds him visiting places he’s never been particularly fascinated by — and, if anything, is kind of scared of. Say what you will about Fred Willard, but at least he could feign an interest in all those countries outside Blaine he was never going to see. (Apple TV+)

PREMIERES FRIDAY:

Bruiser — What happens when a bullied 14-year-old doesn’t get the emotional support he needs from his own father, and has to turn to a mysterious adult who’s new in town?

John Mulaney had better learn Tae Kwon Do real quick, that’s what. (Hulu)

The Consultant — Christoph Waltz plays the new head of a gaming firm, whose CV includes a number of dead bodies left in his wake. Then again, you pretty much know what you’re in for when your boss puts up a sign in the break room that reads “Don’t leave your half-eaten lunch in the fridge. FINISH HIM!” (Prime Video)

Die Hart: The Movie — Remember when select episodes of shows like The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Adventures of Superman would get slapped together into a “feature film” to make the producers some extra cash? That’s what Kevin Hart has done with his 202 Quibi series, Die Hart, which offered a fictionalized portrayal of his transition from a comedy titan into an action star. Hey, if we’re going to condense a show into its best parts and call it a work of cinema, I’m all-in for Game of Thrones: Those Three Seasons Before Winter. (Prime Video)

Formula 1: Drive to Survive Season 5 — This document of the 2022 racing season depicts the dramatic upshot of “the biggest overhaul that the regulations have ever had.” It’s crazy that we ever thought letting those guys ride Big Wheels was a good idea. (Netflix)

Liaison — Imagine having to work with your ex. Day in, day out. Now imagine you’re both government agents tasked with protecting Britain from cybercrime. Makes it easier to understand why those email alerts don’t always

make sense, doesn’t it? “Your address has been found on the Dark Web, and also THAT BITCH WILL NEVER KNOW HOW TO GIVE HIM WHAT HE NEEDS.” (Apple TV+)

Murder of God’s Banker — Four documentary episodes investigate the 1982 death of Robert Calvi, a financier who was revealed to have ties to both the Mafia and the Vatican. Yes, this is the case that gave us Godfather III — but you can go on blaming Sofia Coppola if you want. (Paramount+)

Oddballs Season 2 — Welcome back to Dirt, Ariz., for more misadventures with James, the opinionated teenager who’s outwardly just an undistinguished mass of all-white protoplasm. Hey, in Arizona, that description alone could get you elected to the statehouse. (Netflix)

Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series —

The exploits of Ash and Goh continue in Part 2 of Ultimate Journeys, which represents the 25th season of Pokémon and the third season of the Pokémon Journeys arc in particular. Having to know this stuff is why I huff.

(Netflix)

We Have a Ghost — Moving into a haunted house makes a family internet stars but also draws the attention of the government, in a series that features David Harbour, Jahi Winston, Anthony Mackie and Tig Notaro in the lead roles. Since I tend to compare every one of these high-concept shows to some all-but-forgotten ’60s sitcom, I guess you’re expecting me to dismiss this one as a riff on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. But I’m working on an analogy to Gentle Ben instead, just to keep you on your toes. (Netflix)

PREMIERES TUESDAY:

Too Hot to Handle Germany — Those notoriously passionate folk, the Germans, are the next to subject themselves to self-denial in search of a big cash payout. Can a cast of frustrated Gunthers and Bettinas abstain from all forms of sex on their getaway to a tropical resort? Especially when they can’t even channel their desires into annexing a neighboring island? (Netflix)

Streaming premieres you won’t want to miss this week.

Three months after HBO Max, Netflix releases their look at the embattled Murdaugh family, Murdaugh Murders | photo courtesy Netflix

COLONY HOUSE

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HOUSE PARTY

Colony House invites you into their musical home as their Cannonballers Tour reaches Orlando

BY GABBY MACOGAY

When a fan told Colony House vocalist Caleb Chapman that his band reminded her of the movie The Sandlot, Chapman said he wanted to take that and run with it.

“That’s everything to me,” Chapman tells Orlando Weekly in a phone interview. “If I were going to dissect that, it’s really important for Colony House. We’ve always said we’re a conversational band. To have a good conversation, you have to be willing to start at surface level and then go deeper, ask the deeper questions.”

Existing within their own self-coined genre of “landlocked surf-rock,” Colony House draws influence from both East and West Coast alternative rock sounds while still remaining true to their home state of Tennessee — which happens to be a huge influence on their latest album, The Cannonballers.

Chapman and his brother, Will — Colony House’s drummer — were both raised in Nashville, while their bandmates Scott Mills and Parke Cottrell grew up in Knoxville. Although Colony House have never intentionally leaned into their Tennessee roots, Chapman said this newest album found its roots in nostalgia and a fondness for home.

“It’s a really unique thing — we’ve all come from the same place. There’s synergy to that, that I don’t know if we’ve

ever fully leaned into,” Chapman says. “Tennessee is such a beautiful place and it’s so much a part of our lives that it feels like in the effort to be authentic and real with people, why not bring that alongside us?”

The title The Cannonballers is a reference to one of the Chapman brothers’ favorite rollercoasters from their youth — Opryland USA’s Wabash Cannonball. Chapman said that his fond memories of the coaster, the lore behind the folk song that inspired the coaster’s name and the nostalgic feeling it summoned up all inspired the title track on the record.

Almost a decade after Colony House’s first album, 2014’s When I Was Younger, Chapman said the band continues to lean on each other creatively and build trust in each other as they grow more confident in their sound.

“When you’re confident, you take bigger risks and you also settle into what you’re good at. And so I think we’re a little more focused, we’re a little more comfortable being a guitar rock & roll band and not trying to chase as many random sounds as we were back then. At the same time, we’re always trying to explore,” Chapman says.

Although their confidence has evolved over time, Chapman said he is glad the band has remained consistent throughout the years with their dedication to observational songwriting. Colony House continues to push for connec-

tions with the audience and dip deep into the human heart in a way that’s even bigger than themselves.

“Trying to be honest and vulnerable and real has always been a really important thing for Colony House,” Chapman says. “We have a good balance of fun and emotion, kind of all wrapped up in one. It just feels like a big group hug, in my opinion.”

Colony House holds a specific fondness for Orlando as well. Chapman thinks back to the band playing one of their first-ever gigs in the City Beautiful years ago, opening for Christian musician Amy Grant — a personal icon of his.

“We’ve played shows where we’re in the smallest, tiniest [venue] … no air conditioning, literally throwing our clothes away after the show just because there’s no point in keeping them because we got so sweaty, and our catering was gator, you know, like alligator,” recalls Chapman.

“So, so many memories there. And pre-show Disney trips. I have so many fond memories of Florida. It’s a beautiful, mysterious place.”

When asked how he would describe The Cannonballers tour, Chapman referenced a post his dad made celebrating the album’s release. In Chapman the elder’s words, the album radiates an energy summed up in three words: fierce, fearless and fun. So it goes for this tour, airing these songs for the first time live.

With this current tour, Chapman says he’s excited to bring such a big piece of his and his bandmates’ lives out on the road for people to see, returning to how the band’s roots in Tennessee have helped shape their sound and inspiration throughout the years.

“Down to the band’s name — it’s our apartment complex that we started the band in, here in Franklin. It’s all kind of woven through our band,” Chapman says. “So we’ll just keep preaching the good word about Tennessee, and all it has to offer.”

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Colony House keeps preaching the good word of Tennessee | photo by Cody Bennett

SOUTHERN CURLS

Julie Williams blazes her own trails in country music

BY MATTHEW MOYER

Julie Williams is a bold new voice in country music, and Orlando will see why when she plays the Blue Bamboo. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter is currently on tour, trying out new music in front of audiences around the country. Williams has received critical plaudits from the likes of PBS, CMT and Billboard for her song “Southern Curls,” and it’s well-deserved. In the same way that Lavender Country and Charley Pride spoke their personal truths through country, so does Williams. Welcome her back to where her musical journey started on Friday.

You grew up in Central Florida. Was that formative to your musical life?

You can hear the influences of growing up mixed in Central Florida in my songwriting. I talk about racism that I encountered when I was in elementary and middle school, due to my hair and the color of my skin, in my song “Southern Curls.” In my song “Take Me Home,” I write about leaving a complicated place, yet longing for it always, and learning to forgive the things that made me want to leave in the first place. But I also write about family and love, two themes that always make me think of my childhood in Florida and feel grateful to have grown up in such a diverse, vibrant and resilient state.

tion from its listeners and speaks to everything that I am: Black, white, Southern, a woman, hopeful, truthful. While you might not think of country music when you hear some of those words, country music was heavily influenced by the Black musical tradition — from Negro spirituals that were the oldest American folk songs or the banjo that was created by enslaved Africans and their descendants. It feels spiritual and honorable to play a genre that was so heavily influenced by my ancestors and to bring attention to their legacy through my music.

Tell us about “Southern Curls.”

JULIE WILLIAMS

8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24

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What is it about country music that satisfies you creatively?

Country music is a genre rooted in storytelling, and I am a storyteller at heart. My music uses imagery and strong hooks to evoke emo-

“Southern Curls” is a song about growing up mixed and learning to love myself, through the metaphor of my hair. When I was younger, I hated my hair. It was difficult for me to style by myself and was often the subject of taunts by bullies in elementary and middle school. As soon as my mom let me, I began to relax and straighten my hair. I wanted to blend in and maybe then I would feel “normal.” But after many years of destroying my hair with harsh chemicals, my tattered curls began to fall out. I had to stop putting chemicals and heat on my hair and slowly grew out the curls that had caused me so much grief growing up. In learning to love my curls, on their good and bad days, I began to learn to love myself, as myself, in all of my good and bad days. “Southern Curls” speaks of that journey from past to present and acknowledges that not all girls, especially girls of color, grow up feeling beautiful in their own skin.

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Julie Williams is a storyteller at heart | photo by Mackenzie Ryan

LOCAL RELEASE

While perhaps better known locally as a veteran comedic actor through his longtime work as a professional improviser at SAK Comedy Lab and Universal Studios, Orlando artist Adam Scharf has also been making music in recent years. Today, Feb. 22, he releases his third album Parade!

Inspired by the philosophy of Camus, the overarching theme of Parade! is about living fully in the now because that’s all there is. In a nutshell, carpe dat diem. Such conceptual loftiness seldom results in simple pop music, and it doesn’t here.

Parade! pumps all of its nine songs full of florid, sweeping style. Lush in strings, keys and theatrical vocals, it’s baroque pop done with 1970s scale that soars between chamber, glam and psych. Even amid all that swirling sonic density, Scharf’s lyrical humor gives the affair an alternative sensibility.

Parade! is now available on major streaming services.

CONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK

Cardiel, The Tremolords: Are Cardiel punk, metal or reggae? Yes, all of it, all at once, and somehow they’re not a monstrosity but a straight-up monster. For as kitchen sink-y as they look on paper, the Mexico City duo are especially exciting in sound. Dissect their thick rock brew further and you’ll find dub, punk, fuzz, heavy psych and pretty much anything else that stoners love. And rather than turning out like an indistinguishable fog, their music is a thrilling nebula that’s massive but agile, and unpredictable yet cohesive. All this from a White Stripes setup. Local garage kings The Tremolords bring their own (high) kicks. (9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, Uncle Lou’s, $8)

his third album, Parade!, baroque pop with 1970s scale that soars between chamber, glam and psych

King Buffalo, The Swell Fellas, Umbilicus: New York State’s King Buffalo and Maryland’s The Swell Fellas will be a big double shot of heavy psych rock. While King Buffalo’s huge, streamlined sound is built for intergalactic travel, The Swell Fellas will conjure that inner wizard with their towering, proggy odysseys.

But perhaps the most intriguing act on the bill are new Tampa band Umbilicus, who are a group of certified metal stars acting out a serious undercover jones for classic hard rock. Their members sport a collective CV that includes notable bands like Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Inhuman Condition, Skull Fist and Anarchus, among others. From their work together as Umbilicus, however, they clearly want you to overlook all that. Their debut album, Path of 1000 Suns, from last autumn is an instant wormhole back to the heavy ’70s that is pure and glorious worship. (8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, Will’s Pub, $15-$20)

Sanford Porchfest: There are few happenings that are as quintessentially Sanford as this annual music festival. One of the most novel and unique music events in the metro, the annual Sanford Porchfest reclaims live music from the formal venues and takes it back to its communal roots. Rather than stages and festival grounds, this family-friendly daytime extravaganza takes over 70 acts and sets them on 17 porches in a walkable grid of Sanford’s idyllic historic residential district. While practically all genres will be represented, the folk acts featured are some of the area’s best. (11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, Downtown Sanford, free)

Weedeater, Rebelmatic, Hollow Leg, Stoned Morose: There’s either some real good love or some real good pot here in Orlando, because North Carolina sludge masters Weedeater keep coming through on the reg. Whatever it is, may it never run dry so that their impressively noxious Southern doom will continue to crush us into sweet oblivion.

But just as notable, and less frequent to Orlando, are New York City tourmates Rebelmatic, whose funk-strutting hardcore is putting rock’s original Black pulse back into punk. Fishbone’s Angelo Moore appeared on their latest record (2022’s Mourning Dove EP), so you know these dudes are down. When HR says that Rebelmatic reminds him of Bad Brains then, boom, case closed: They are officially a must-see.

Homegrown openers Hollow Leg and Stoned Morose will keep it nasty and neckdeep in the smoked-out tarpits of doom and sludge. (7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, Will’s Pub, $20)

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While better known locally as a veteran comedic actor, Orlando artist Adam Scharf this week releases

BY BAO LE-HUU

Adam Scharf | courtesy photo

THURSDAY, FEB. 23

Whiskey Business

In its eighth year, Whiskey Business is bringing big changes as the event moves into the swanky digs of the brand-new, lakefront Winter Park Events Center. So expect a more upscale feel, along with more than double the number of whiskeys and local food vendors as in years past. And as always, tickets are allinclusive of the whiskeys, the food and complimentary beer and wine, which means even the non-whiskey-lover will

of the

Kevin Harris, this “musical celebration of Black history” promises a survey of Black-innovated songforms including South African hymns, African American spirituals, jazz, blues, gospel and beyond. Harris will lead an A-list ensemble of area musicians and a choir through original arrangements of music spanning decades and continents for two nights only. 7:30 p.m.; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; timucua.com; $7.50.

— Matthew Moyer

SATURDAY, FEB. 25

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enjoy the night. Eighty whiskeys and spirits will be available for sampling, offered by 28 distillers, from national brands including Maker’s Mark and Jim Beam to regional craft distillers Loggerhead, Manifest and James Two Brothers, and even a few Japanese whiskeys. DJ BMF and the Phat ’n’ Jazzy Players will be joined by DJ ToddLove and Mr. Mogembo to soundtrack your night. And a collaboration with BlueStar’s Blue La La Productions will provide totally new entertainment and

ambience. Drink it all in. 7 p.m.; Winter Park Civic Center, 1050 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park; whiskeybusinessorlando. com; $35-$70. — OW Staff

FEB. 24-26

A Joy-Filled Noise

Timucua Arts Foundation marks the end of Black History Month strong with the return of the program “A Joy-Filled Noise.”

Helmed once again by musical director

For the last 30 (!) years of her career, Sarah McLachlan’s music has been something of a quick fix for music supervisors looking for some midtempo heartstring-pulling that’s neither bombastic nor too specific. After all, is “Angel” about abused animals or heroin overdoses? It doesn’t matter, because you are 100% about to cry mere seconds after the piano melody hits you. And while many of her most well-known songs stick to that slightly banal but incredibly effective formula, the totality of her work over the years has shown her to be remarkably talented — if not terribly versatile — on both sides of the singer-songwriter equation. This run of Florida dates will find her in “songs and stories” mode, which is a perfect setting for someone like McLachlan, whose voice is still in incredible shape, even if her recorded output has dramatically slowed over the past couple decades (she’s only released five albums this century, two of which were Christmas albums), giving fans a chance to hear their favorites in a new context. 8 p.m.; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; drphillipscenter.org; $50.50-$126. — Jason Ferguson

Chris Thile

Rhetorical question: Will “high lonesome” sounds sound even more lonely in an acoustically perfect hall? You can find out on Saturday if you make it out to

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Punch Brothers’/Nickel Creek’s Chris Thile’s headlining show at the Steinmetz. And though this is a solo show, he’s not coming alone. The Orlando Philharmonic, conducted by Eric Jacobsen, will back up Thile in a one-off collab. The Grammy winner and NPR fave — Thile hosted “Live From Here” for a spell — joins the Phil as part of the orchestra’s 2022/2023 crossover Pops Series. Expect plenty of new material from Thile’s recent solo album, Laysongs, a collection of original material and interpretations (including material from Bartók and Bach). What at first seems an unlikely pairing should develop into an easy creative bonhomie during the course of these two unique performances. 3:30 & 7:30 p.m.; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; drphillipscenter.org; $46.50-$135. — MM

TUESDAY, FEB. 28

The Beach Boys

Despite the fact that this is a band that needs no introduction, it should be noted that the current touring lineup of the Beach Boys is the one featuring the, uh, divisive original member Mike Love and longtime contributor Bruce Johnston. Which means it doesn’t include founding members Al Jardine or Brian Wilson or anyone else who was around during the band’s prime years, but it does include Mike Love’s kid and one-half of the Cowsills. Confused? Don’t be. Just know that this is the Beach Boys lineup that played Donald Trump’s 2020 New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, a Donald Trump re-election fundraiser and a convention for big-game-hunting lobbying organization Safari Club International. So, you know, spend your money how you wish. Over the course of a week, the Beach Boys will be playing nine (!) shows in Florida, so if you really want to see them and can’t make the Orlando performance at Hard Rock Live, you’ll have plenty of other opportunities. 7:30 p.m.; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; hardrock.com/live; $68.50-$89.50. — JF

MUSIC

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22

Clem Snide 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $15.

Donnie Lee 6 pm; Fredster’s, 1720 Fennell St., Maitland; free; 321-444-6331.

JazzPro Series Presents: Richard Smith 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $25; 407-636-9951.

Stayin Alive: A Tribute to The Bee Gees 8 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; 407-228-1220.

Witt Lowry 7 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $20; 407-246-1419.

THURSDAY, FEB. 23

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer 6:30 & 9 pm; Azalea Lodge at Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park; $45-$55.

Colony House 8 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $21-$65; 407-934-2583.

King Buffalo, Swell Fellas, Umbilicus 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $15-$20.

FRIDAY, FEB. 24

0 Miles Per Hour, Get With This, Woolbright, The Gas 7 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $10; 407-673-2712.

Alone Together: A Night Of SingerSongwriters 8 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; $10; 407-270-9104.

Ari Lennox 8 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $32.50-$85; 407-934-2583.

Cat Dealers 9 pm; The Vanguard, 578 N. Orange Ave.; $14.99-$44.99; 570-592-0034.

Ecos Concert Series: Pocketshot, Leo Aether, The Blumes 7:30 pm; Bynx Orlando, 420 E Church St.; $10.

Glass Chapel, Limo Scene, Super Passive, Whirlynn 8 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; $5; 407-623-3393.

Greeicy and Mike Bahia 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $37-$147; 407-351-5483.

The Groove Slayers 8 pm; Fredster’s, 1720 Fennell St., Maitland; free; 321-444-6331.

A Joy-Filled Noise: A Musical Celebration of Black History 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $7.50; 407-595-2713.

Julie Williams 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $25; 407-636-9951.

Nirvanna: Tribute to Nirvana, Still Alive: Pearl Jam Tribute 6 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $17; 407-648-8363.

Orlando Jazz Festival Concert

8 pm; UCF Communications Building Auditorium, 4000 Central Florida Blvd.; free-$25; 407-823-1500.

Sundown Sessions: Hannah Harber

7 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

SATURDAY, FEB. 25

3 Doors Down 8:30 pm; Universal Studios Florida, 6000 Universal Blvd.; $188.99; 407-363-8000.

430 Steps, Hollow Leg, Days Spent, Blunt Force Trauma, Trash World 6 pm; American Legion Post 183, 2706 Wells Ave., Casselberry; $10-$12.

6th Annual Sanford Porchfest Music Festival 11 am; Sanford Porchfest Music Festival, 800 S. Park Ave., Sanford; free; 321-356-2210.

’80s Night: Rockit Fly 7 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; free; 407-704-6261.

Chris Thile 3:30 & 7:30 pm; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $10-$134.94; 407-358-6603.

Danny Ocean 8 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $39.50-$99.50; 407-934-2583.

Don McLean 7 pm; Bayside Stadium, 5677 SeaWorld Drive; $9.99-$85.

Jake Wesley Rogers 6 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $25-$124; 407-246-1419.

Leatherette, Womb Worm, Audible Parts, The Synthetics 8 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; $10.

Lisa Terry and Joanne Kong 3 pm; Rollins College, Knowles Memorial Chapel, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2000.

Living Dead Girl, Not Enough Space, Baby Chaos, Dancing With Ghosts 7 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $10; 407-673-2712.

Melendi 8 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $50-$210; 407-351-5483.

Music in the Library: Don Black 4 pm; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323.

Music in the Library: Hungrytown 11 am; Chickasaw Library, 870 N. Chickasaw Trail; free; 407-835-7323.

Oklahoma Stackhouse, Pangolin, Fast Preacher 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10-$15.

The Redcoats 8 pm; Fredster’s, 1720 Fennell St., Maitland; free; 321-444-6331.

Sarah McLachlan 8 pm; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $50.50-$126; 844-513-2014.

Sundown Sessions: Zelda Grey 7 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

Sunset Session: MAU P 6 pm; Elixir, 9 W. Washington St.; $10; 407-985-3507.

Suzy Park Quartet 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $25-$35; 407-636-9951.

Trivecta, Bernzikial, Mashbit, Jivea 9 pm; The Vanguard, 578 N. Orange Ave.; $9.99-$44.99; 570-592-0034.

THE WEEK

SUNDAY, FEB. 26

Candlelight Open Air: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons 7 & 9 pm; The Veranda at Thornton Park, 707 E Washington St.; $35-$40; 407-872-8454.

Eddie Marshall’s Blue Bamboo Big Band 3 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $25-$35; 407-636-9951.

A Joy-Filled Noise: A Musical Celebration of Black History 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $7.50; 407-595-2713.

J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion 3 pm; Rollins College, Knowles Memorial Chapel, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; $30; 407-646-2000.

Justin Biltonen 6 pm; Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford; $15.

Ludacris 7 pm; Bayside Stadium, 5677 SeaWorld Drive; $9.99-$85.

Marisela and Alvaro 8 pm; Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park, 1875 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee; $89-$154; 321-697-3333.

Orlando Jazz Festival Concert II 8 pm; UCF Communications Building Auditorium, 4000 Central Florida Blvd.; free-$25; 407-823-1500.

Oscar G & Cocodrills 6 pm; Elixir, 9 W. Washington St.; $15; 407-985-3507.

Trapt 7 pm; Shovelhead Lounge, 900 S. Highway 17-92, Longwood; $20-$60; 407-332-9199.

The World I See, Tether, 6 Days in September, Counter Attack, Enigmal, Real Men 6:30 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $12; 407-673-2712.

MONDAY, FEB. 27

Adore Delano: Party Your World 8 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $36; 407-648-8363.

TUESDAY, FEB. 28

The Beach Boys, John Stamos 7:30 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $68.50-$89.50; 407-351-5483.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra 7:30 pm; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $120-$300; 407-358-6603.

Spirit Machines, Mirror Parts, Sistamatic, Iesha Marie 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10-$12.

THEATER

A Big Day for Jackie Robinson: A Magic Tree House Adventure Jack and Annie are back in this musical journey, based on the book by Mary Pope Osborne. Margeson Theater, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $12-$18; 407-447-1700; orlandoshakes.org.

The Addams Family A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family. Opens Thursday; Fashion Square Mall, 3201 E. Colonial Drive; $20-$60; 407-896-1131.

Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika Bold conclusion to Tony Kushner’s epic theatrical masterpiece.

Thursday-Saturday; Valencia East Campus Black Box Theater, 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail; $12; 407-5822900; events.valenciacollege.edu.

As You Like It One of Shakespeare’s most beloved romantic comedies, interfused with song and movement. Wednesday-Saturday; Rollins College, Annie Russell Theatre, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-646-2145; rollins.edu/annie-russell-theatre.

Beacon Street Staged reading of a new musical by Stan Madray, featuring the music of Nancie Griffith.

Friday-Saturday; Renaissance Theatre Company, 415 E Princeton St.; $20; rentheatre.com.

Best of Broadway: 1965-1974 Songs from Seesaw, Lorelei, Pippin, A Little Night Music, Grease, Follies and many more shows. Breakthrough Theatre Company, 6900 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $12-$20; 407-9204034; breakthroughtheatre.com.

Breaking Our Mold: A Ghost Light Theatricals Cabaret Series Six local artists explore why they chose theatre as a profession. 7 pm Sunday; The Mezz, 100 S. Eola Drive; $15-$60; 407-423-9999; mezzorlando.com.

Creature Feature Weekly horrordrag show by Black Haüs. Ages 18+; 10 pm; Renaissance Theatre Co., 415 E. Princeton St.; $7-$10; instagram. com/blackhaus_creaturefeature.

Home of the Brave The concept of

home can mean a lot to different people. Friday-Sunday; UCF Black Box Theatre, Theatre Building, Main Campus; $15; 407-823-1500; arts.cah.ucf.edu.

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill

In a seedy bar in 1959 Philadelphia, celebrated singer Billie Holiday gives one of her final unforgettable performances to a captive audience. Mandell Theater, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $25-$57; 407-447-1700; orlandoshakes.org.

Luchadora! Imagine the Chinese legend Hua Mulan set in the world of lucha libre — Mexican wrestling! Sarurday-Sunday; Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St.; 407896-7365; orlandorep.com.

Middletown The lives of the inhabitants of Middletown intersect in strange and poignant ways in a journey that takes them from the local library to outer space and points between. Fringe ArtSpace, 54 W. Church St.; $27; orlandofringe.org.

The Prom A funny, playful, zazzy show, brimming with satire, and packing a powerful message. Thursday-Sunday; Theatre South Playhouse, 7601 Della Drive; $32; theatresouthplayhouse.org.

Rock of Ages The show features an all-star cast, including Bo Bice, Omar Cardona and Justin Sargent. Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden; $35-$75; 407877-4736; gardentheatre.org.

The Vagina Monologues Celebrate the good, the bad, and the sisterhood while raising awareness and funds. 5 pm Sunday; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $25; 407-704-6261; abbeyorlando.com.

COMEDY

David Jolly and Friends 6 pm Sunday; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $15; 407-4805233; theimprovorlando.com.

Marlon Wayans Multiple shows Thursday-Saturday; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $48-$58; 407480-5233; theimprovorlando.com.

Open Mic 7 pm Thursday; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; free; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com.

Phil Rosenthal 8 pm Saturday; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave; $39-$59;

407-228-1220; plazaliveorlando.org.

EVENTS

The 12th Annual Chili for Charity Winter Park chefs’ unique chilis and fixings, live entertainment, and silent auction.

5 pm Friday; Winter Park Library and Events Center, 1052 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park; $75-$500; 407-399-9354.

BLK on the Block Games, vibes, and a visit from the neighborhood candy lady, plus enter for a chance to win a Tampa Bay Bucs signed football. Music by DJ Intel. 2 pm Saturday; The Veranda at Thornton Park, 707 E. Washington St.; $5-$20; 407-801-4877.

Collect-A-Con The nation’s largest trading card, anime & pop culture convention. 10 am Saturday; Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive; $25-$100; 407-685-9800.

Daytona Beach Carnival Exciting rides and games, plus deep-fried treats, sweets and carnival eats. Wednesday-Sunday; Daytona Beach Racing and Card Club, 960 S. Williamson Blvd., Daytona Beach; free-$60; 866-666-3247.

An Evening With Fabulous Friends Fundraising gala with music, cocktails, dinner, luxury auction. 6 pm Saturday; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; 407-246-4278; mennellomuseum.org.

HeART and Soul Paying homage to the beauty of Black culture across the Diaspora. All ages. 2 pm Saturday; Winter Park Library and Events Center, 1052 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-623-3300; winterparklibrary.org.

Heroes, Villains, and Blerds: For the Love of Cartoons A gathering of black nerds and artists from all fandoms. It creates space for black fans, artists, and other POC in the nerd community. 2 pm Sunday; Winter Park Community Center, 721 New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-5993275; scarlettswitch.com/hvandb.

Scavenger Hunt Orlando Venture through downtown Orlando to solve clues, compete in photo challenges, and test knowledge of local trivia, benefitting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central FL. 12:30 pm Saturday; Ember Bar and Restaurant, 42 W. Central Blvd.; $200; 407206-0957; fb.me/e/2u3KrFZR6.

Whiskey Business More than 70 whiskeys, Scotches, bourbons & ryes, plus craft beer and wine, bites from top Orlando restaurants, live music & performances, local vendors and much more. Ages 21+ only. 7 pm Thursday; Winter Park Civic Center, 1050 W. Morse Blvd., Winter Park; $35-$70; whiskeybusinessorlando.com.

LEARNING

Brechner Series: “Joy and Pain: Black Music of the United States Global Praxis” Don Harrell, University of Central Florida professor of Africana Studies and CEO of African Diasporic Arts and Education Inc., leads a discussion of the relationship between music and society. 2 pm Sunday; Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E. Central Blvd; free; 407-836-8500; thehistorycenter.org.

Snack and Learn: Black History Bingo In Black History bingo, we all win by learning the history of African Americans. Snack will be provided. Noon Wednesday; Eatonville Branch Library, 200 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville; free; 407-835-7323; attend.ocls.info.

Vision Board Workshop Create a vision board to help you imagine your best life. 2 pm Saturday; Southeast Branch Library, 5575 South Semoran Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323; attend.ocls.info.

LITERARY

Joybird’s Book Club: I Contain Multitudes Every animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes. Thursday 7 pm; Joybird Books, 3018 Corrine Drive; 407951-5436; joybirdbooks.com.

SPORTS

Thunder City Siren Recruit Night 7:15 pm Sunday; Deland Skating Center, 1779 N. Spring Garden Ave., DeLand; 386-734-9444; facebook. com/events/1563220344180889.

Yoga in the Sculpture Garden Start your Sunday out blissfully with a relaxing lakeside flow. 11:30 am Sunday; Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $5-$25; 407246-4278; mennellomuseum.org.

Yoga With Cats 9:30 am Saturday; Orlando Cat Cafe, 532 Cagan Park Ave., Clermont; $20; 352-9894820; orlandocatcafe.com. n

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “What is originality?” asked philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Here’s how he answered: “to see something that has no name as yet, and hence cannot be mentioned though it stares us all in the face.” Got that, Pisces? I hope so, because your fun assignments in the coming days include the following: No. 1, to make a shimmering dream coalesce into a concrete reality; No. 2, to cause a figment of the imagination to materialize into a useful accessory; No. 3, to coax an unborn truth to sprout into a galvanizing insight.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Philosopher John O’Donohue wrote a prayer not so much to God as to Life. It’s perfect for your needs right now. He said, “May my mind come alive today to the invisible geography that invites me to new frontiers, to break the dead shell of yesterdays, to risk being disturbed and changed.” I think you will generate an interesting onrush of healing, Aries, if you break the dead shell of yesterdays and risk being disturbed and changed. The new frontier is calling to you. To respond with alacrity, you must shed some baggage.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Right-wing religious influencers are rambling amok in the United States. In recent months, their repressive pressures have forced over 1,600 books to be banned in 138 school districts in 38 states. The forbidden books include some about heroes Nelson Mandela, Cesar Chavez and Rosa Parks. With this appalling trend as a motivational force, I encourage you Tauruses to take inventory of any tendencies you might have to censor the information you expose yourself to. According to my reading of the astrological omens, now is an excellent time to pry open your mind to consider ideas and facts you have shut out. Be eager to get educated and inspired by stimuli outside your usual scope.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I think we can all agree that it’s really fun to fall in love. Those times when we feel a thrilling infatuation welling up within us are among the most pleasurable of all human experiences. Wouldn’t it be great if we could do it over and over again as the years go by? Just keep getting bowled over by fresh immersions in swooning adoration? Maybe we could drum up two or three bouts of mad love explosions every year. But alas, giving in to such a temptation might make it hard to build intimacy and trust with a committed, long-term partner. Here’s a possible alternative: Instead of getting smitten with an endless series of new paramours, we could get swept away by novel teachings, revelatory meditations, lovable animals, sublime art or music, amazing landscapes or sanctuaries, and exhilarating adventures.

I hope you will be doing that in the coming weeks, Gemini.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The scientific method is an excellent approach for understanding reality. It’s not the only one, and should not be used to the exclusion of other ways of knowing. But even if you’re allergic to physics or never step into a chemistry lab, you are wise to use the scientific method in your daily life. The coming weeks will be an especially good time to enjoy its benefits. What would that mean, practically speaking? Set aside your subjective opinions and habitual responses. Instead, simply gather evidence. Treasure actual facts. Try to be as objective as you can in evaluating everything that happens. Be highly attuned to your feelings, but also be aware that they may not provide all facets of the truth.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Is there anything in your psychological makeup that would help you do some detective work? How are your skills as a researcher? Are you willing to be cagey and strategic as you investigate what’s going on behind the scenes? If so, I invite you to carry out any or all of these four tasks in the coming weeks: No. 1: Try to become aware of shrouded half-truths. No. 2: Be alert for shadowy stuff lurking in bright, shiny environments. No. 3: Uncover secret agendas and unacknowledged evidence. No. 4: Explore stories and situations that no one else seems curious about.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The country of Nepal, which has strong Virgo qualities, is divided into seven provinces. One is simply called “Province No. 1,” while the others are Sudurpashchim, Karnali, Gandaki, Lumbini, Bagmati and Janakpur. I advise Nepal to give Province No. 1 a decent name very soon. I also recommend that you Virgos extend a similar outreach to some of the unnamed beauty in your sphere. Have fun with it. Give names to your phone, your computer, your bed, your hair dryer and your lamps, as well as your favorite trees, houseplants and clouds. You may find that the gift of naming helps make the world a more welcoming place with which you have a more intimate relationship. And that would be an artful response to current cosmic rhythms.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Are you aimless, impassive and stuck, floundering as you try to preserve and maintain? Or are you fiercely and joyfully in quest of vigorous and dynamic success? What you do in the coming weeks will determine which of these two forks in your destiny will be your path for the rest of 2023. I’ll be rooting for the second option. Here is a tip to help you be strong and bold. Learn the distinctions between your own soulful definition

of success and the superficial, irrelevant, meaningless definitions of success that our culture celebrates. Then swear an oath to love, honor and serve your soulful definition.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The next four weeks will be a time of germination, metaphorically analogous to the beginning of a pregnancy. The attitudes and feelings that predominate during this time will put a strong imprint on the seeds that will mature into full ripeness by late 2023. What do you want to give birth to in 40 weeks or so, Scorpio? Choose wisely! And make sure that in this early, impressionable part of the process, you provide your growing creations with positive, nurturing influences.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I recommend you set up Designated Arguing Summits (DAS). These will be short periods when you and your allies get disputes out in the open. Disagreements must be confined to these intervals. You are not allowed to squabble at any other time. Why do I make this recommendation? I believe that many positive accomplishments are possible for you in the coming weeks, and it would be counterproductive to expend more than the minimal necessary amount on sparring. Your glorious assignment: Be emotionally available and eager to embrace the budding opportunities.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Actor Judi Dench won an Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth in the film Shakespeare in Love — even though she was onscreen for just eight minutes. Beatrice Straight got an Oscar for her role in the movie Network, though she appeared for less than six minutes. I expect a similar phenomenon in your world, Capricorn. A seemingly small pivot will lead to a vivid turning point. A modest seed will sprout into a prismatic bloom. A cameo performance will generate longterm ripples. Be alert for the signs.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Most of us are constantly skirmishing with time, doing our best to coax it or compel it to give us more slack. But lately, you Aquarians have slipped into a more intense conflict. And from what I’ve been able to determine, time is kicking your ass. What can you do to relieve the pressure? Maybe you could edit your priority list — eliminate two mildly interesting pursuits to make more room for a fascinating one. You might also consider reading a book to help you with time management and organizational strategies, like these: Getting Things Done, by David Allen; The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey; and 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management, by Kevin Kruse.

Let’s say you’re a younger gay guy who’s been doing ethical FinDom (financial domination) for a few years and you’re good at it and you feel good about doing it because you take reasonable amounts of money, aka “tribute,” from your finsubs and you give value in return. In my case, I share sexy text messages and pics and do meet-ups with subs who’ve earned my trust. And let’s say one of your trusted subs — someone you’ve been draining in you’re own ethical way for a few years — offers to sign everything he has over to you. House, condo, vacation home, savings, stocks. Everything. This person says it’s their ultimate fantasy and they ask again and again. Do you have to say no? At what point can you ethically say yes? Let’s say this particular sub has no kids, no spouse and his nearest relatives are Trump supporters and homophobes who were awful to him when he came out. He doesn’t want them to get anything. He says if I don’t take it all, he’s going to give it all to charity. I’m 32 (not that young, I guess) and he’s 72 and he’s not in great health. This would set me up for life and I would be able to help my parents out. Thoughts? What if I had to marry him to make it possible for tax reasons? Should I marry him? No one in their right mind would make an offer like this, right? I half expect him to come to his senses and think I’m a monster if I say yes. Can I do this and still think of myself as an ethical FinDom?

Seriously Entertaining This Unbelievable Possibility

P.S. I told him he could leave me whatever he wants in his will, but he says wants to have the experience of giving it all to me while he’s still alive to enjoy it.

I shared your letter with three random gay dudes who do financial domination online. All three were extremely jealous and all three, perhaps unsurprisingly, felt you should take the money — and the house, the condo, the vacation home, all of it. In fact, two of them initially responded with the same threeword answer: TAKE THE MONEY!

But since you seem concerned with the ethics of the very unique situation you find yourself in, SETUP, I shared your question with a couple of actual ethicists.

“The fundamental, background, taken-forgranted ethical framework assumed by Dom/ sub relationships is that they’re entered into autonomously and both parties are ‘in their right mind’ in some relevant sense,” says Dr. Brian Earp, senior research fellow in Moral Psychology at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford. “Running with that, if SETUP really thinks his sub may not ‘be in his right mind,’ if he thinks his sub is offering to sign over all those assets due to some breakdown in his decision-making competence, then, yeah, it would be exploitative and wrong to say ‘yes’ to this offer.”

So … Earp doesn’t think you take the money? Not necessarily.

Earp cited a relevant debate in the field of bioethics, which is his specialty, that might argue in favor of taking the money. Indeed, it would be “objectionably paternalistic” of you to assume your sub isn’t in his right mind just because he wants to do something others might regard as imprudent or even harmful.

“Take someone who refuses to go on kidney dialysis because she’s ‘tired of life’ and doesn’t want to deal with all the hassle,” Earp says. “In a recent real-life case, the doctors basically said the sheer fact she says she prefers to die instead of getting the doctorrecommended treatment suggests she ‘lacks competence’ to decide about her own healthcare and so she should be forced to go on kidney dialysis ‘for her own good.’ But if you go with that way of thinking, you can basically just declare people incompetent — people who otherwise would not be seen as incompetent — every time they choose something you think is a bad idea.”

So, to avoid even the appearance of behaving in an objectionably paternalistic manner — because God forbid — Earp thinks you should take the money? Not necessarily.

If there’s evidence of diminished mental capacity independent of the specific decision at issue here — your sub giving you everything he owns — that additional evidence of diminished mental capacity would argue against taking the money, the house, etc.

“Basically, if SETUP has some other, independent set of good reasons for thinking the sub is ‘not in his right mind’ apart from the sheer fact of offering to sign away all his assets,” Earp says, “then it’s not paternalistic to say, ‘No, I’m not going to honor your request.’ But if the offer is the only thing that makes the writer think the sub is not in his right mind, then the writer may be projecting their own values, preferences, or worldview onto the sub in a way that is, itself, disrespectful of the sub’s underlying autonomy.”

So, if signing over all his assets is the only crazy thing your sub wants to do, you can take the money. But if signing everything over to you is one crazy tree in a forest full of crazy trees, you can’t take the money.

Now, when it comes to big decisions — and this one more than qualifies — it’s always helpful to get a second opinion.

“KANT SAY NO”

Dr. Manon Garcia, professor of Practical Philosophie at Freie Universität (Berlin), thinks you should consider Kant’s Formula of Humanity: “So act that you use humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end, never merely as a means.” (This is German philosopher Immanuel Kant’s [17241804] first-ever appearance in Savage Love. Shame he isn’t alive to enjoy it.)

What that means, Garcia explained to me, is that we have an ethical duty — a positive duty — to treat people as ends in and of themselves, and not merely as means to our own ends.

“This positive duty is very demanding,” Garcia continued. “It requires attention to the particularities of persons and the fact that they are not abstract beings but individuals who have their own cognitive limitations that could affect their ability to consent in different situations.”

So again, if your sub’s not in his right mind, you can’t take the money. But if you know your sub well enough — and you love and respect them — and you believe your sub truly wants to give you all his money and has the cognitive abilities to make this choice and it would make him happy — if it would achieve his desired end — you can take the money.

It should go without saying — but I’m going to say it anyway — that you have a conflict of interest here, SETUP. So, to be perfectly scrupulous about the ethics of this, you might want to ask your sub to get a full psych workup before you agree and maybe book a few sessions with a sex-and-kink positive couples’ counselor you can talk with together before he give you the ultimate tribute.

Zooming back out for a second: Financial domination took off as a kink over the last 15 years. Its sudden popularity has, I think, something to do with the mass cultural trauma of the worldwide financial crisis of 2008 and the way our smartphones have facili-

tated certain kinds of fantasy play and armslength sex work. And while SETUP may be the first FinDom I’ve heard from facing this particular dilemma, I don’t think he will be the last. I expect the others may find themselves in more ethically challenging dilemmas. Assuming SETUP is telling us the truth — his sub offered, SETUP didn’t demand; there are no children or other dependents — this one seems like a pretty easy call.

But for sake of argument — and because this might come up again in the future — let’s say SETUP’s sub had children. Could he take the money then?

“Parents have some duties to their children,” Garcia says, citing French law, which requires parents to leave their children at least 30% of their estate, even in cases where children may have been absolute shits.

“In most cases — that is, in cases where the kid does not have psychopathic tendencies — parents have something to do with how children treat them,” Garcia says, “so the children’s behavior cannot be grounds for complete disinheritance. If the sub had kids, I’d say it’d be unethical to agree to receive more than 50-70% of their assets — depending on their number of kids.”

Finally, SETUP, once it’s your money — if you take your sub’s money — you can do what you like with it. That could include setting up a generous trust fund that benefits your sub for the rest of his life, with remaining funds being returned to you after his death. If he doesn’t want and/or need the money from the monthly or quarterly check that comes in the mail while he’s alive, he can sign it over to you. So, even after everything is yours, he would still be in a position to pay you “tribute,” which he clearly enjoys doing.

Good luck to you, SETUP, whatever you decide to do.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A MINOR CHILD, BABY GUIFFRE DOB: 11/10/2022, Minor Adoptee. CASE NO.: 22-DR-12396-0 NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: JOSEPH LAMPING; Caucasian male, approximately 5’5” tall, 120 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes, married to Jamey Guiffre. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses if any to Ashley Filimon, P.A. whose address is 1524 E. Livingston St. Orlando, FL 32803, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 425 N, Orange Ave. Orlando, FL 32801 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter.

If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you and the Court may enter an Order granting the Termination of Parental Rights for Adoption of the child. Copies of all court documents for this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Courts office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Courts informed of your current address, You must file a response with the Clerk by 3/23/2023. Dated 1/26/2023, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, BY: /s/ Juan Vazquez, DEPUTY CLERK. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE:I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been filed with the Clerk of the Court by using Florida Court’s E-Filing Portal system which will send notice of electronic filing and complete service of the foregoing as required by Florida Rules of Judicial Notice to:Ashley Filimon, P.A., 1524 E. Livingston Street, Orlando, Florida 32803, afilimon@legalperson .com and nicole@legalperson.com on this 2nd day of February, 2023. /s/ Ashley Filimon, Esq., Florida Bar No. 0095954, Ashley Filimon, P.A., 1524 E. Livingston St., Orlando, FL 32803, (407) 801-5022, Attorney for the Petitioner afilimon@legalperson.com nicole@legalperson.com

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE

DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP 20568 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: B.B.G. DOB: 12/11/2020. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: TONI GIDDENS, 55 WEST CHURCH STREET, APARTMENT 408, ORLANDO, FL 32801.

A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Circuit Judge Heather Higbee on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE 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. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 25th day of January, 2023. This summons has been issued at the request of: Paul Karasick, Esq., Florida Bar No. 69216, paul.karasick@myflfamilies. com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE

DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP 21277 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: K.S.M. DOB: 5/28/2021. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: ALISA MCCLELLAN, Address unknown. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child.

You are hereby commanded to appear before Circuit Judge Heather Higbee on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE 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. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 30th day of January, 2023. This summons has been issued at the request of: Paul Karasick, Esq., Florida Bar No. 69216, paul.karasick@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07 CASE NO.: DP21-286

IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: L.R. DOB: 6/19/2020. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF MANIFEST BEST INTEREST HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA To: ALEXANDER AYALA last known address: 3435 S. Orange Ave., Bldg. S., Apt. 105 Orlando, FL 32823 WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced child, a copy of which is attached; you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Heather

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FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS MANIFEST BEST INTEREST 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 AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4) (d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 14th day of February 2023. This summons has been issued at the request of: CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Chelsea Bogdan, Esquire FBN: 0123752 Chelsea.Bogdan@myflfamilies. com, Children’s Legal Services. By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07 CASE NO.: DP21-286 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: L.R. DOB: 6/19/2020. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF MANIFEST BEST INTEREST HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA To: ANGELLEIA RODRIGUEZ BACON last known address: 3435 S. Orange Ave., Bldg. S., Apt. 105 Orlando, FL 32823 WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced child, a copy of which is attached; you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Heather L. Higbee, on March 21, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a MANIFEST BEST INTEREST HEARING. You must appear in-person on the date and at the time specified.

FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS MANIFEST BEST INTEREST 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 AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4) (d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 14th day of February 2023. This summons has been issued at the request of: CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Chelsea Bogdan, Esquire FBN: 0123752 Chelsea.Bogdan@myflfamilies. com, Children’s Legal Services. By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. DIVISION: 7/HIGBEE CASE NO.: DP18-325 In the Interest of: E.O DOB: 07/03/2015, E.K DOB: 04/05/2018, minor children. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: EMESE KURSCICS, mother, ADDRESS UNKNOWN. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above - referenced children, you are hereby commanded to appear before The Honorable Judge Heather Higbee on

April 4, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. in court room 6 at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, FL 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified: In Person. 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 YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. WITNESS my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 14th day of February, 2023. This summons has been issued at the request of: KIRSTEN TEANY, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 981540, Attorney for Department of Children and Families, Kirsten.Teany@myflfamilies. com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 41 CASE NO.: 21-DP-62. IN THE INTEREST OF: D. L. L., DOB: 11/18/2018, A. G. L. C., DOB: 06/22/2021, Minor children. NOTICE OF ACTION AND OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: THALIA LOPEZ, Unknown Address. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced children; you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on March 10th, 2023, at 3:00pm at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS 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 30th day of January, 2023. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 41 CASE NO.: 21-DP-62. IN THE INTEREST OF: D. L. L., DOB: 11/18/2018, A. G. L. C., DOB: 06/22/2021, Minor children. NOTICE OF ACTION AND OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: CARLOS MAYSONET, Unknown Address.

A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced children; you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on March 10th, 2023, at 3:00pm at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS 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 30th day of January, 2023. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 41 CASE NO.: 21-DP-61. IN THE INTEREST OF: D.D., DOB: 10/30/2007, Minor child. NOTICE OF ACTION AND OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. STATE OF FLORIDA. TO:

STEPHANIE MAHAN DRAPER, Unknown Address. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the abovereferenced children; you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on April 3rd, 2023, at 3:00pm at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS 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 10th day of February, 2023. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk.

LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY FOUND OR RECOVERED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED WILL EITHER BE SURRENDERED TO THE FINDERS OR RETAINED FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT. PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

February 2023

DESCRIPTION, FOUND PROPERTY:

1. Cellphone 40 Blk of W. Washington St.

2. Jewelry 7000 Blk of Narcoossee Rd.

3. Electronics 11000 Blk of Founders St.

4. Jewelry 2300 Blk of Lake Debra Dr.

5. Cellphones N Parramore Ave/W Washington St.

6. Electronics, key 40 Blk of W. Washington St.

7. Bag w/ misc. items, cellphones W Colonial Dr/Orange Blossum Trl.

8. Cellphone, Currency 2400 Blk of S Hiawassee Rd

9. Cellphone 5300 Blk of Cypress Creek Blvd.

10. Wallet w/keys, cellphone 40 Blk of W. Washington St.

11. Tools, Bicycle Lakeview St./Edgewater Dr.

12. Bicycle Amherst Ave/W New Hampshire St.

13. Currency 2400 Blk of S Hiawassee Rd.

14. Currency 4000 Blk of Prince Hall Blvd

15. Currency 6000 Blk of International Dr. FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY

– THRU THURSDAY, 9:00 AM TILL

3:00PM

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 STAT-

UTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS

83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 8:00am and RUNS CONTINOUSLY. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Ocoee: 11410 W Colonial Dr, Ocoee, FL 34761 03/14/2023 2382

Daniel Mourlam, 3336 Carol Williams, 1565 Jason or Deborah Mayoral, 1533

Jason or Deborah Mayoral, 2006 Chanel Smith, 3394 Wandra Reneishia, 3412

CJ Dye. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Clermont: 13650 Granville Ave, Clermont, FL 34711 03/14/2023 1043 Roxanne Eadie, 2051 Toneicia Chisholm, 1070 Ruben Richardson, 1002 EARL WILLIAMS, 2158 Roberta Nail, 1019 Rigoberto Arauz

Justavino. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Kirkman: 600 S Kirkman Rd, Orlando, FL 32811 03/14/2023 3068 Derek Spies, 1117

Keith Woolfork, 5016 LeRhonda Rogers, 1043 Heidi Molina, 3002 WANDA JONES, 2034 KATRINA EDWARDS, 1068 Reginald MCkinney, 1060 Amy Dorf, 2040 Mike Richardson, 1020 SHERLINE ULYSSE, 2085 Jeffirey Nunez, 5008 SHYRL WILLIAMS, 8020 Jazmine Lopez, 8017 Markel Key.

Notice of Public Sale

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on March 10th, 2023 at 11:00

AM for units located at: Compass Self Storage 3498 Canoe Creek Rd St. Cloud, FL 34772. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances, unless otherwise noted. A282- Tosquani Monsanto B180- Mary Keck.

Notice of Public Sale

Notice is hereby given that Value Store It 27, will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes). The sales will take place on Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa (AU4167) on behalf of the facilities management. Units will be available for viewing prior to the sale on www.storagetreasures. com. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 10% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $50 cleaning deposit per unit. All sales are final. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. No one under 16 years old is permitted to bid. The property to be sold is described as “General Household Items” “Personal Property” unless otherwise noted. Unit

# – Name – Description. Value Store It 27 at 1700 Celebration Blvd, Celebration, FL. 34747 will list storage units on www.storagetreasures.com at 9:00

AM:1020-Marco Geraldes/Marco Antonio Figeiredo Geraldes; 2047-Dulce De Jesus Neziraj;3121-Christopher Johnson/ Christopher Lyn Johnson;4047-Natalia

Cifuentes/Natalia Cifuentes M/Natalia

Cifuentes Motta;4087-Don Claxton Value Store It 36 at 1480 Celebration Blvd, Celebration, FL 34747 will list storage units on www.storagetreasures.com at 5:00 PM:103879- David R. Schemel; 1187 – Joseph William Wharton; 2001 – Devon Clifton Manigault; 2096 – Lexi Coursey;2098 - Arthur Kenneth Price; 3157 – Kyle J. Jakacki.

Notice Of Public Sale

Personal property of the following tenants will be sold for cash to satisfy rental liens in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self Storage Facility Act, Sections 83-806 and 83-807. Contents may include kitchen, household items, bedding, toys, games, boxes, barrels, packed cartons, furniture, trucks, cars, etc. There is no title for vehicles sold at lien sale. Owners reserve the right to bid on units. Lien sale to be held online ending Tuesday, March 7, 2023 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-FLstorage-units/ for more info. Michigan

Mini-200 W Michigan St Orlando, FL

32806-at 10:30am: 34 Latonya Mychele

Johnson 72 Miquisha Paul 130 Scott

Zubarik 191 Brooks Alejandro Cipriano

Personal Mini Storage Forsyth-2875

Forsyth Rd Winter Park FL, 32792-at 10:00

am: 261 Terrance Jones 340 Ferdinand

Gonzalez 360 Donovan Taylor 386 Kasi

Draper 569 Charles Brooks Personal

Mini Storage West-4600 Old Winter

Garden Rd Orlando, FL 32811-at 11:30

am: 74 Regina Stephens Ellis 178 Chatara

Battles 218 Tiffany Lafaye Patterson 237

Shayeon Lamont Davis 306 Gloria Walker

408 Robert Garrett 472 Kattie Morgan 491

Tyqueria Lashon Rivers 530 Tylia Free-

man 533 Adrian Collins 605 Aurora Ala-

triste 731 Paula Staelens Personal Mini

Storage Lake Fairview-4252 N Orange

Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804-at 11:00

am: 146 Daisha Guilford 749 Laud Smith

Personal Mini Storage Edgewater-6325

Edgewater Dr Orlando, FL 32810-at 11:30

am: 103 Sherry Marie Banks 339 Jovan

Donovan Henry 425 Delbra Perry 434

Nancy Bell Lewis 535 Ali Blue Gray-Crist

627 Indera Hiralal 839 Ashley Quiles

919 Henry Flournah 939 Henry Sharron

944 Brandy Ward 1033 Jovan Donovan

Henry 1318 Shakeeria Sheffield 1428

Lindsey Fultz 1608 Luis Gabriel Rodriguez

Gonzalez RODS GARAGE & AUTO BODY

REPAIR 1630 Robin Oelerich 1804 Willys

Fernandez 2003 Loretta Louise Coleman, Travel Trailer No VIN 2319 Luis Gabriel

Rodriguez Gonzalez RODS GARAGE

& AUTO BODY REPAIR 2401 Patricia

Palmer Personal Mini Storage Forest City Rd-6550 Forest City Rd Orlando, FL

32810-at 12:00 pm: 1083 Ludy Bazelais

3231 Alquerria Evans.

Notice of Public Sale is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on March 10, 2023 at 11:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 800 Greenway Professional Ct. Orlando, FL 32824 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances.

1117 Rosaly

Martinez Rosario 1633 Jahmai Mc Intosh

1815 Yolanda Tate 2019 Ruby Rodriguez

2224 Jeannie Verite 2623 Neilson Branford 2/22/2023 and 3/1/2023 issues.

Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that Storage King USA at 4601 S Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32839 will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes). The sale will take place at the website Stor-

ageTreasures.com on March 15th, 2023, at 9:00 am. The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa (AU4167) and StorageTreasures.com on behalf of the facility’s management. Units will be available for viewing prior to the sale on StorageTreasures.com.

Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 15% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $100 cleaning deposit per unit. All sales are final.

Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. The property to be sold is described as “general household items” unless otherwise noted. Brittney Washington – 0H017, Tanekia Holloway – 0G022, Exanna Celestine – 0C020, Wisly Accius – 0F018, Elton A. Puroy – 0I005, Steve Reville – 0J015, Mario Antoine –0E030, Ernsceau Paul – 0C021, Claudel Raymond – 0J012, Ecclesiaste Josue – 0H037, Georgette Charles – 0I018, Louis Saintil – 0A001, Markinson Veillard –0F021, Nadege Voltaire Dorisca – 0H022, Charlene Sandio – 0D054, Jonas Pyrrhus – 0C011, Marie Louis j. Petit Fond –0A025, Isiah Freeman – 0F026, Michelle Marie Philias – 0C014.

Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www. storagetreasures.com ending on March 10th, 2023 at 11:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 14120 East Colonial Drive Orlando, Fl 32826 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. #1711-Redie Cobb

#1725-James Hayes #1733-Gloria Torres

#2114-Karla Santos #2125-Shirley Ann Sanchez #2131-Karla Santos #2136-Jodie Monosa #1100-Noah Alvarez #1610-Sofia Oquendo #1705 Tom Samoden.

Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on March 10, 2023 at 11:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 203 Neighborhood Market Rd. Orlando, FL 32825 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. Unless Otherwise noted.

1048-David Gonzalez 1058-1085-Joanne LaComb 1059-1084-Joanne LaComb115Kevin Greenough 2069- Anna Rodriguez 2094- Jessica Vera 2116- Bryson O Dell 2230- Anita Ricco 2263- Jermaine Smith 3129- Bryson O’Dell 3199- Frances Arguinzoni.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that Mindful Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the following times and locations: March 15th, 2023 9:30am Mindful Storage facility: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL 34759 (321) 732-6032 The personal

goods stored therein by the following: #1156-Households, #1143- Households, #1096Households, #1078-Households, #2010-Households, #2034- Households, #2063-Households, #2083-Households, #2216-Households, #J220- Households, #K215-Households. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Mindful Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Notice of Public Sale: Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on March 10th, 2023 at 9:00 am, Riker’s Roadside Of Central Florida, INC, 630 E Landstreet Rd, Orlando, FL 32824 will sell the following vehicles and/or vessels. Seller reserves the right to bid. Sold as is, no warranty. Seller guarantees no title, terms cash. Seller reserves the right to refuse any or all bids;

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2022 / CHEVR

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: CORTES TOWING SERVICE gives notice that on 3/10/2023 at 10:00 AM the following vehicles(s) may be sold by public sale at 245 ORANGE AVE., LONGWOOD, FL 32750 to satisfy the lien for the amount owed on each vehicle for any recovery, towing, or storage services charges and administrative fees allowed pursuant to Florida statute 713.78.

JM3TB2MA9A0221739 2010 MAZD.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 08:00 am at 10850 COSMONAUT BLVD ORLANDO, FL 32824, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. reserves the right to accept or reject any and/ or all bids.

MARCH 11, 2023

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and

intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 08:00 am at 2603 OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY KISSIMMEE, FL 34744, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.

MARCH 10, 2023

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Notice of Public Sale: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www. storagetreasures.com ending on March 10th, 2023 at 11:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 2435 W SR 426 , Oviedo, FL 32765 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase.

Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances 0081 – Crystal Peterson.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Preston’s Towing. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 07:00 am 605 E Donegan Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34744 pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale:

3/16/2023

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NISS 2011

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HYUN 2014

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TOYT 2008

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BMW2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #

5341 – 2310 W Carroll St, Kissimmee, FL 34741 to satisfy a lien on TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 at approx. 11:00 am at www.storagetreasures.com:

Andremene Zimero Steevens Apollon

Digna Acosta Rahman Irashad Ndela

Husbands Fermary Santiago Jimenez

Jessica Pinto Rosa Carrion Gilberto

Rivera Javon Bush Asia A Armstrong

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 6174 – 1004 North Hoagland Blvd. Kissimmee, Fl. 34741 to satisfy a lien on TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 at approx. 11:30am at www.storagetreasures.com:

Jennifer Mateo Kenneth Scott Turkel

Natalie Nicole Graham Alexis Woodard

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage

unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 6177 – 1830 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy. Kissimmee, Fl. 34744 to satisfy a lien on TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 at approx. 12:00 pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Yanhong Hou Maria Rivera / Maria de los Angeles Rivera Torres

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 0671 – 100 Mercantile Court, Ocoee, Fl 34761 to satisfy a lien on WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 at approx. 10:30am at www.storagetreasures.com: Barbara Freeman / Barbara / Barbara Karen Piakis Freeman Angel Rojas Concepcion Meagan Orengo Finis Harwell Polly Anne Kazmier Elisan C Costa NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 0693 – 1015 North Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando, FL 32818 to satisfy a lien on WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 at approx. 11:00am at www.storagetreasures.com: Sybac Solar / Iris Arcia Christine Edwards Ducille / Christine Ducille Felicia L Glover / Felicia Billy Germain Leslie Michelle Holt / Leslie M Holt Keith Nicholas NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:

Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 0420 –5301 N. Pine Hills Road, Orlando Fl 32808 to satisfy a lien on WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 at approx. 11:30am at www.storagetreasures. com: Andrecka Wells Brianna Marie Webb Robert William Moriarty Nancy Bell Lewis Brianna Wallace Chantilee Shere Stewart Julius Young Patricia ann Style NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 0430 –7400 West Colonial Dr, Orlando Fl 32818 to satisfy a lien on WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 at approx. 12:00 pm at www.storagetreasures.

com: Marquse Reshard Holiday David E Taylor Dalton Powell/ Dalton L Powell/ Dalton Powell Jr./ Dalton L Powell Jr./ DaltonlL Powell Rodney Leath/ Rodney Ignatius Leath Chris Jackson/ Christopher Joseph Jackson NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 5868 –4752 Conroy Storage Lane, Orlando Fl 32835 to satisfy a lien on THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 at approx. 10:30am at www. storagetreasures.com: Teresa Gayle Cooks Keshawn Hector Selina Shonte Oliver Paola katrina ramos Veronica Nicole Parker Tyler Shay Branham Tyra Elizabeth Laborn Shanethia Crumpton

Crystal Brown NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #351 – 10425 S. John Young Parkway, Orlando FL 32837 to satisfy a lien on THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 at approx. 11:00am at www.storagetreasures. com: Justin Barr Jose Luis Morges

Justin Kalhlil Ferguson Amber Termunde

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage unit contents of the following customers containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart # 5961 – 1540 Sullivan Rd., Davenport, FL 33896 to satisfy a lien on THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 at approx. 12:00pm at www.storagetreasures.com: Lavonia D Wright Vivian Hall Dewberry Zharkyna Antwonai Tyler Carlos Hernandez Pacheco Shannon Talbott-Irye Jennifer Broadnax Charlene Hill.

Legal, Public Notices

NOTICE OF SALE

Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates at 7AM. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale:

3/18/2023

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NISS 2017

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NISS 2018

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BMW 2006

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CHEV 2000

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MITS 2006

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MERZ 2001

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BUIC 2004

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CHEV 2017

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HYUN 2008

2MEFM74W1XX672746

MERC 1999

2720 13th St, Saint Cloud Fl. 34769, Towlando Towing and Recovery

NOTICE OF SALE

Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale:

2010 Honda

VIN: 2HGFA1F96AH515120

2006 Ford

VIN: 1FMZK04116GA03649

2003 Infiniti

VIN: JNKAY41E23M001628

2008 BMW

VIN: WBAVB77518NH79059

To be sold at auction at 8:00 am. on March 8, 2023 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC

NOTICE OF SALE

ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under The Florida Self Storage Facility Act. Bidding takes place on lockerfox.com and concludes Friday the 10th day of March, 2023 at 9:00 AM with payment following in CASH at the facility. Store Space Millenia, 4912 S. John Young Pkwy, Orlando, FL, 32839 Casimir, Guillaumard Household Items; Whitmore, Jasmine Household Items; Clark, Asia Household Items; Jones, Annia Household Items/Goods; Coleman, Cherrie Household Items; Ramirez, Madeline Household Goods; Francis, Melissa Household Items; Vazquez, Delia Household Goods; Louder, Byron Household Items; Yelverton, Renee Household Items; Prehay, Eboni Household Items.

Friday the 10th day of March, 2023 at 9:00 AM with payment following in CASH at the facility. Store Space Sanford - Storage, 3980 E. Lake Mary Blvd., Sanford, FL, 32773. Cruz, Alberto Household Goods; Girard, William Household Goods; Bradford, James Household Goods; Serrano, Janet Household Goods; JUSTICE, KARA ALENA Household Goods; Manley, Jimmy Household Goods; Marimon, Johnneia Household Goods. Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase by cash only. All purchased items are sold as is, where is, and must be

removed at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Run dates 2/22/23 and 3/1/23.

Employment

Admin. Supervisor needed for Brazilian Pet, Longwood, FL to sup. Off. admin., & cust. serv. for bus.; coord. work of 1 or more funct. units by prov. central auth.; coll., eval., & rep. dept. spec. admin. info.; o/sees qual. control of pet prod. & shipt.; cond. Expen./rev. review; resolves oper. Prob.; serves as cent. point to ease admin. work. Req. 2 yrs. Exp. as Superv. or Mangr. FT Mail resume @ 215 Pineda St. # 137 Longwood FL 32827.

Architects Design Group (Winter Park, FL) seeking Project Manager(s) (multiple positions available) responsible for managing small / medium commercial architectural design projects, coordinating the work of various engineers, and assisting in the production of drawings for commercial buildings. This includes application of zoning and building codes, coordination of building systems and materials, and applying knowledge of design in the development of projects. Additional responsibilities include supporting the supervising architect by assisting in establishing and maintaining project milestones, deadlines, and delivery dates, communication with the construction team throughout construction, and assist in communication and documentation with clients. Requires master’s degree in Architecture or related program that meets NCARB licensing requirement (foreign equivalent accepted) and 3 years’ experience in institutional commercial project design including Revit, Bim 360, AutoCAD, and Sketchup. Send cover letter and resume to N. Hevia, 333 N. Knowles Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789.

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Ass. w/ feeding & rem 2 tk med as need. Montr vital signs & rpt 2 Drs. Per hskp duties incl cooking, clean, washing, prep bed. Provide email & comm asst. Req. 1 yr work exp as Caregiver or Admin Asst. F/T mail resume: M. Gonzalez, 1456 Belfiore Wy, Windermere, FL 34786.

International Tax Consultant-Orlando, FL – Maintain accounts for Central & South American entrepreneurs needing tax prep services; assist w/ dvlpng their records & the mgmt of their fixed & liquid assets; dvlp, maintain, & analyze budgets; prep & examine acctg records & financial statements to assess accuracy, completeness & conformance w/ tax laws by utilizing a knowledge of internat’l principles & tax policies of Central & South American countries; keep a gen’l ledger; record bank deposits; maintain accts receivable & payable; mng payroll for perm staff; & mng mkt valuations, examining financing options & investment opportunities. REQ: BA in Acctg + 2 yrs exp. Send resume to: CEO, B&J Consulting Group, LLC, 1650 Sand Lake Rd. Ste. 225, Orlando, Florida 32809.

Mayathera, Inc is seeking to hire an International Regulatory Affairs Specialist with a BA in Pharmacy/Pharmaceuticals, or International Relations, or U.S. Equivalent, and 6 mo of experience. The candidate will be required to work with foreign government agencies to approve the commercialization of the company’s

products in other countries; work with suppliers to formulate products; have knowledge about forbidden ingredients in each country; work with label suppliers to custom and make labels specific to country requirements; work with government agencies like DEA, USP, FDA in each country to meet requirements. Nacional Travel required 3 or 4 times per year. Mail resume to Ricardo Bannatyne at 1141 Orange Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789

Web Applications Programmer to write, analyze & review programs; perf. or direct rev., repairs or expansion of existing programs to increase eff.; dsgn apps.; write, update & maintain comp. programs or sw.; conduct trial runs of programs & mobile sw. Apps to produce desired info.; consult & assist comp. ops. or sys. analysts to define & resolve problems in running comp. & mobile programs; dsgn digital user interfaces or websites; collab. w/ web Dev. profs., such as front-end or back-end dvlprs. to complete the full scope of web Dev. projects; conduct user research to determine dsgn reqs.; create searchable indices for Web page content; dsgn, build, or maintain Websites using authority or scripting languages, content creation tools, mgmt. tools, & digital media; dvlp IOS/Android Apps; & planning & modeling database for Rally & 1Controller. Bach. Deg. in Info. Sys., or it’s US equiv. req. 4 yrs. of work exp. req. as Web Apps. Programmer, or similar occupation. Special skills using Javascript / HTML 5, CSS, MySQL, SQL Server, JIRA, SVN & Git IOS & Andriod, req.. Plz submit written resumes by mail to Echo Interaction Group, Inc., 738 Palm Dr., Orlando, FL 32803, Attn: Mr. Carbonell.

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