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7 ICYMI Sentient gumboot tanks on Twitter, socialists flame Capt. Medicare Fraud’s fake travel advisory, UCF student stays three steps ahead of the olds, and other news you may have missed. Plus ‘This Modern World’

9 To protect and swerve Florida’s lack of a labor department leaves working victims of wage theft with limited options

11 Adding insult to moral injury HCA hospital workers will refuse to take on voluntary overtime next month after filing a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. Hospital administration claims they do this every three years when it’s time to bargain for a new contract

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13 Live Active Cultures

Where can you find SeaWorld’s best new roller coaster of 2023 — in Orlando, or in Abu Dhabi?

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17 Smash and grab Papi Smash Burger in downtown Orlando makes mince of its rivals

17 Tip Jar

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23 On (small) screens

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BY CHLOE GREENBERG, MCKENNA SCHUELER, JESSICA BRYCE YOUNG AND THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

» DeSantis vows to ‘get the job done’ in 2024 presidential race

Let’s get this out of the way, shall we? Surprising no one — like literally no one, he’s been dragging this out so long — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finally announced his campaign for president last week. It was such a slow burn, in fact, that the fuse fizzled. The announcement on Twitter Spaces, co-hosted by Elon Musk, was so plagued by tech issues that words like “botch,” “flop” and “meltdown” were freely tossed around in the national media. (Even President Biden got in a dig.) As he entered the Republican primary field, DeSantis, 44, pledged to be an “energetic executive” who “will get the job done” as president to rein in government agencies that “are totally out of control.”

Shortly before the interview with Musk, DeSantis signed an elections bill (SB 7050) that, among other anti-democratic points, changed Florida’s resign-to-run law so that he could run for president without having to submit his resignation as governor.

» UCF student tracking Elon Musk’s jet is now following DeSantis’ jet too

University of Central Florida student Jack Sweeney made headlines when he began tracking Elon Musk’s private jet on Twitter, using publicly available flight data. (Famously, Musk tried to buy his account, then suspended it rather than meeting Sweeney’s price.)

Now, he’s back and keeping tabs on Gov. Ron DeSantis. Sweeney started tracking DeSantis’ government-owned plane shortly after the governor signed a bill shielding his transportation records from the public. While the transportation bill (SB 1616) will provide a public-records exemption for DeSantis’ travel records, it’s still possible to track down his jet’s whereabouts using the flight tracking platform ADS-B Exchange.

» Florida socialists blast Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s anti-socialist travel advisory

Self-identified socialists in Florida blasted U.S. Senator Rick Scott’s travel advisory issued last Tuesday on Twitter, warning socialists that Florida is “openly hostile to them.” The travel advisory is presumably meant as a mockery of earnest advisories recently issued by advocacy groups such as Equality Florida for LGBTQ+ people, and the NAACP for African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ people, in “direct response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Florida schools.” DeSantis championed what critics have dubbed a “slate of hate” bills during this year’s legislative session, under the guise of eradicating “wokeness” (a term first used by Black people to describe an alertness to racism and racial prejudice).

Scott, a Republican who formerly served as Florida Governor and who’s associated with one of the largest cases of Medicare fraud in American history, wrote that his travel advisory “comes in direct response to the Biden administration attempts to erase capitalism and the system that has brought prosperity to Florida and the United States.”

Biden has, in fact, openly denounced socialism and embraced capitalism. That difference in ideology is part of what caused him to butt heads with actual self-described socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, during the 2020 election for U.S. president. (The two have since reconciled, and Sanders has endorsed Biden’s reelection bid in 2024.) But Scott evidently wasn’t deterred by fact, stating that Florida “is openly hostile to Socialists, Communists, and those who enable them.”

» Florida school bans Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem after parent complains of ‘hate messages’

Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes has restricted access to “The Hill We Climb,” the poem read by Amanda Gorman at President Joe Biden’s inauguration. That book and four others were removed from elementary schoolers’ reach after a parent complained about them, saying they are “not educational and have indirectly hate messages,” reported the Miami Herald after research by the Florida Freedom to Read Project. (The parent, who has two kids in the school, also attributed the poem to Oprah Winfrey.)

After reviewing Gorman’s poem and the other four books in the complaint, the school decided they were “more appropriate” for middle schoolers, but says that Gorman’s poem, The ABCs of Black History, Cuban Kids and Love to Langston will still be available to older children. “I wrote ‘The Hill We Climb’ so that all young people could see themselves in a

historical moment,” said Gorman, now 25, in an open letter responding to the complaint and removal. “Robbing children of the chance to find their voices in literature is a violation of their right to free thought and free speech.”

» Pediatricians fight Florida House’s subpoena over genderaffirming care standards

A statewide pediatricians association is pushing back in federal court against the Florida House’s efforts to obtain internal communications showing how the group adopted standards of care for the treatment of gender dysphoria. House Health & Human Services Chairman Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, issued subpoenas last month, amid efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican legislative leaders efforts to wipe out treatments such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgical procedures for transgender minors.

Fine issued the subpoenas after House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, directed the committee to launch an investigation into standards of care adopted by Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Florida Psychiatric Association. The pediatricians’ group filed a federal lawsuit, arguing that the communications sought by the House are speech protected by the First Amendment. Compliance with the subpoena issued to the group would result in “disclosure of the position of individual members with respect to a controversial political issue,” which “not only violates the First Amendment rights of those individuals but can reasonably be expected to discourage future membership in the association,” Tallahassee attorney Barry Richard, who represents the pediatricians, wrote.

The subpoenas are aimed at getting information related to guidelines established by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, or WPATH, and the Endocrine Society. Dozens of medical groups — including the two Florida groups targeted by the House — point to the WPATH guidelines, which have been revised eight times over the past two decades, and which support the treatments.

Sentient gumboot tanks on Twitter, socialists flame Capt. Medicare Fraud’s fake travel advisory, UCF student stays three steps ahead of the olds, and other news you may have missed.

TO PROTECT AND SWERVE

Florida’s lack of a labor department leaves working victims of wage theft with limited options

BY MCKENNA SCHUELER

For more than 20 years, the state of Florida has lacked a state labor department, which was once tasked with enforcing Florida’s state minimum wage and other wage and hour laws.

That’s right: While Florida has the nation’s third-largest workforce, it’s also one of just a few states that lacks even a single dedicated investigator on the state payroll tasked with looking into wage violations, which the labor department used to handle. And very few people in elected office — Democrat or Republican — ever really talk about it.

Former Florida governor and failed presidential candidate Jeb Bush (“Please clap”) prioritized the abolition of the state’s Department of Labor and Economic Security early on in his first term, in the early 2000s, and the state legislature moved forward with dismantling it in 2002.

As it stands, no such agency exists in the state today.

But “it’s not for lack of trying,” Florida Sen. Victor Torres, an Orlando Democrat and self-described “labor guy,” told Orlando Weekly.

Legislation filed by Torres — a former union cop and bus driver — in the state Senate (SB 1598) and Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, in the Florida House (HB 137) sought to reestablish a state labor department.

But, as in previous years, both bills died without being heard by a single committee.

That means Florida still doesn’t have any meaningful mechanism for investigating incidents of wage theft, which encompasses everything from failing to pay workers at least minimum wage to stealing a worker’s tips, failing to pay overtime, or asking employees to work “off the clock” before or after their shift ends.

That is, it’s really any form of underpayment or nonpayment of wages that a worker is legally entitled to.

Between 2017 and 2020, more than $3 billion in stolen wages were recovered by the U.S. Department of Labor, state departments of labor (must be nice to have one!), attorneys general, and through litigation, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

But Florida’s labor laws are weak, and victims of wage theft in Florida have few options to recover wages they’re owed, despite the fact that it’s a rampant problem, particularly in low-wage industries, and among women, immigrants and people of color.

And it could grow worse as Florida’s minimum wage increases.

A 2021 report from the Florida Policy Institute, a progressive think tank, shared that minimum wage violations in Florida doubled after the state raised its minimum wage in 2005, affecting 17% of Floridian’s low-wage workforce, or roughly 250,000 Florida workers each year on average.

Florida’s minimum wage, which currently sits at $11 for non-tipped employees, is set to rise to $15 by October 2026. It will increase to $12 in October of this year, thanks to a ballot initiative passed by over 60% of Florida voters in 2020.

That measure was more popular among Floridians that year than President Joe Biden or even former president Donald Trump, who won the Sunshine State’s popular vote.

But, again, without a strong enforcement mech-

anism for the minimum wage, there’s little help available to those who are paid less than minimum wage, or who suffer other forms of wage theft on behalf of greedy or uninformed bosses.

What are your options? You can file a complaint with the feds through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. But that agency is not only understaffed, its powers are also limited. If your allegation concerns a minimum wage violation, the feds can only enforce the federal minimum wage. That means they can only recover up to $7.25 per hour that a worker who makes minimum wage is owed — even though Florida’s base pay is nearly $4 per hour higher.

The power of grassroots activism

To help fill the gap, some Florida municipalities have stepped in to, at the very least, help workers within their own communities by establishing local mechanisms for recovering stolen wages.

In 2010, Miami-Dade County established the nation’s first broad municipal wage theft law, according to the Economic Policy Institute, providing enforcement at no cost to taxpayers.

In just its first year, the county investigated over 600 claims of wage theft and recovered over $1.7 million in stolen wages, according to the New York Times.

The same program — which accepts claims of more than $60 in unpaid wages — recovered over $3.6 million in owed wages and penalties from 2013 to 2018.

Bruce Nissen, a retired professor of labor studies at Florida International University and the author of a 2014 report on wage theft, told Orlando Weekly that victory was born out of a grassroots effort by a coalition of community groups and organizers.

He should know; he was one of them. A former labor organizer, Nissen also helped push for similar local laws in Broward County, Hillsborough County, Pinellas County and the city of St. Petersburg.

Alachua County and Osceola County also have similar laws on the books to help combat wage theft. The city of Orlando and Orange County do not.

“The key,” said Nissen, “is grassroots activism.”

He’s not sure why a similar push hasn’t yet taken root in Orlando.

But, he said, when he was part of the push over a decade ago for the wage theft law in Miami, there was not a strong, boots-on-the-ground base of organizers pushing for the same in Central Florida.

“The working class,” said Nissen, “are the only thing that can really make substantive, transformative change in our country.”

Backed by a powerful lobby of corporate interests, Florida Republicans have explicitly tried to overturn local wage theft ordinances — but have yet to see any real success.

In 2019, a bill to accomplish as much at the statehouse died in committee.

The cost of recovering earned wages

Other than that, you can secure a lawyer or file a complaint with the state Attorney General’s Office.

Unfortunately, neither Attorney General Ashley Moody nor her predecessor, Pam Bondi, have prioritized the enforcement of wage and hour violations.

From 2011 to 2016, the state of Florida failed to take a single action against an employer to enforce wage and hour laws, according to records obtained by In These Times.

Moreover, a records request from the Florida Policy Institute found that the Attorney General’s Office apparently received just 29 complaints from 2016 to 2019 and took no formal enforcement action in that time, therefore recovering no money for Floridians who filed complaints during that period.

In comparison, researchers at the institute have noted, the state of New York fielded 6,000 complaints in 2017 alone.

Moody’s Democratic challenger last year, Aramis Ayala, sort of campaigned on addressing Florida’s rampant wage theft in her 2022 bid for attorney general. But Ayala lost to Moody, earning just under 40% of the statewide vote.

Orlando Weekly has called the AG’s office to ask about their enforcement of wage complaints, but hasn’t received any response.

When Florida legislators dissolved the state’s labor department in the early aughts, it was cited as a cost-saving measure.

The state tasked the Florida Attorney General’s office with enforcing minimum wage laws, establishing it as “both the first and the last line of defense for exploited workers,” as The Nation put it.

Other responsibilities of the eliminated agency were delegated to Workforce Florida (a not-for-profit created by Florida statute which operates at the direction of the state Department of Economic Opportunity, renamed CareerSource Florida in 2014) and the Agency for Workforce Innovation.

In recent years, labor supporters Torres and Nixon have consistently filed bills in the legislature to re-create the department.

If their legislation had advanced, a fiscal impact statement would have been required, and that would have provided a picture of the costs of adding that enforcement arm back to state government.

Not having that enforcement, however, also comes with a cost.

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Wage theft siphons billions from Americans’ paychecks each year.

“When employers withhold pay from their workers, they also hurt local economies and incur costs to taxpayers,” Economic Policy Institute researchers wrote in a 2021 report.

Just one type of wage theft — misclassification — costs the state of California over $7 billion each year, according to California’s Department of Labor Enforcement.

A meaningful enforcement mechanism — and penalties for violating wage and hour laws — could theoretically help to curtail the scope of wage theft.

A CBS News investigation this year found that even with state systems in place, however, employers often face little accountability for wage theft, which siphons billions from Americans’ paychecks each year.

Both Nixon and Torres told Orlando Weekly that a change in state leadership would be needed in order to move forward with establishing a stronger wage and hour enforcement mechanism.

“It’s gotta be changed from the top,” said Torres, who’s term-limited from seeking reelection in 2024.

Gov. DeSantis, Nixon said, “has created an environment in the state where we’re pushing working-class families out.”

Nixon pointed to the union-busting (or “paycheck protection,” as DeSantis called it) bill that the governor signed into law last week as another example of the GOP’s antiworker priorities.

The GOP-controlled legislature also passed a bill targeting undocumented immigrants, which Florida’s Republican agriculture commissioner warns could be “a challenge” for farmers, along with the construction and tourism industries.

“Time after time after time again, we [Democrats] file legislation that is reflective of what the people want, what the people need, what they’ve been asking us for,” said Nixon, “and time and time again, like our bills aren’t heard.”

Republicans hold a supermajority in the state legislature, and thus have significant influence over what bills are heard by legislators or left to languish.

Nissen, a retiree in his 70s who now lives in Pinellas County, has a cynical outlook on the state Legislature (most Democrats included), but has a hopeful take on the kind of power that can be built from the ground up, within local communities, to force change.

Protection against wage theft, he suggests, doesn’t come to people on a silver platter, no matter who’s in office.

“The key would have to be: Can we build an activist organizing base, with a workingclass base strong enough to agitate to push for these things?” said Nissen. “Because if we do, we can win it.”

mschueler@orlandoweekly.com

ADDING INSULT TO MORAL INJURY

HCA hospital workers will refuse to take on voluntary overtime next month, after filing a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. Hospital administration claims they do this every three years when it’s time to bargain for a new contract

BY MCKENNA SCHUELER

Amid claims of understaffing, workers at 19 hospitals across Florida owned by the Hospital Corporation of America will refuse to volunteer for overtime for five days next month. The move comes in protest of workplace conditions that they say are unsafe.

“HCA can’t run our hospitals without us volunteering to work overtime because of their understaffing,” Donna Delia, a worker at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Palm Beach County, said in a statement shared by her union. If there’s not enough staff scheduled for a shift, overtime helps to fill gaps in staffing that could otherwise pose a safety risk for patients, particularly those with complex healthcare needs.

“It’s time we sent a message that we won’t be exploited or taken for granted anymore,” added Delia, who’s a delegate for her union.

Delia’s union, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, represents 10,000 hospital workers in HCA centers across Florida, including HCA Florida Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee. In addition to the vote to refuse voluntary overtime, the union has also filed a complaint against the HCA hospital system for refusing to provide information about workplace injuries and safety issues within the HCA facilities.

The unfair labor practice complaint, filed with the National Labor Relations Board on May 19, alleges that HCA Healthcare has violated federal law by refusing to provide the union with information about hospital staffing and Occupational Safety and Health Administration logs concerning workplace injuries and illnesses, as they bargain for a new union contract.

Earlier this month, hospital workers rallied outside HCA Florida Osceola Hospital to warn the public of a “staffing crisis” in hospitals that they say has created unsafe conditions for patients and has left staff overworked and burnt out.

“Within the last few weeks, we’ve had situations where we have the ER overwhelmed with ICU patients,” Vaughn Benton, a clinical pharmacist at the Osceola hospital, said during the rally. “But, because we don’t have enough nursing staff, or enough staff in general to place them into ICU, they just closed the ICU down,” he said.

In response to our request for comment, a spokesperson for HCA Healthcare told Orlando Weekly in a prepared statement, “At HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, we believe a strong culture of respect and collaboration among our colleagues is critical to our mission. We value all members of our care teams and we provide a safe environment for our patients.” The spokesperson pointed to HCA Florida’s accolades, including several of their hospitals’ inclusion on a Healthgrades list of America’s 250 Best Hospitals (including HCA Florida Osceola).

1199 SEIU is currently negotiating a new contract for workers at Florida hospitals owned by HCA Healthcare, the nation’s largest for-profit healthcare system. The labor union’s rallies and unfair labor practice charge “is part of this labor union’s normal actions during collective bargaining, which happens every three years at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital,” the HCA spokesperson told Orlando Weekly.

“During those negotiations, our goal is the same: to secure a fair agreement that continues to support a culture of colleague safety, care excellence and compassion,” the spokesperson added.

Florida HCA workers have rallied and filed other unfair labor practice charges in the past, but their voiced concerns — particularly that of short-staffing — are not unique to the company’s Florida hospitals. Nationwide, the hospital system is frequently hit with complaints of understaffing, union-busting, and prioritizing profit over patients (HCA Healthcare reported $5.6 billion in profits in 2022). The Nashville-based company is also facing allegations of Medicare fraud.

“HCA takes in billions of dollars each year with a CEO who made $30 million and can afford to make care for patients, caregivers and our communities a priority while still earning a fair profit,” said Joaquin Garcia, a radiology technician at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in Miami, in a statement.

A study published by the union earlier this year found that staffing ratios at HCA facilities, located in 20 states nationwide, were 30% lower than national averages. Weighted staff ratios at HCA facilities in Florida were 32% lower than state averages for other hospitals.

Workers warn that this is a big deal. Short-staffing can reduce the amount of time hospital workers have to spend with patients who have acute or complicated health needs, by forcing them to multitask. It can also increase the risk for mistakes — some of which can have fatal consequences. In 2019, for instance, the family of a former HCA Florida Osceola Hospital patient sued the hospital after she died “as a result of the severe anoxic brain injury,” received in the aftermath of ovarian cyst surgery.

Working short-staffed, or otherwise lacking the resources or knowledge to adequately care for patients, can risk causing workers to develop what’s been termed moral injury.

Moral injury, according to the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a form of trauma that can have a “lasting psychological, spiritual, behavioral or social impact.”

Maria Campbell, a patient technician at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, said at a rally earlier this month that she believes that “profit is being put over patients,” as well as over their care and safety. The tech added that she’d like to give the care to patients that she would want for herself or her loved ones. “But at this point, we can’t,” she said. “Our hands are tied.”

According to a copy of the latest NLRB complaint, obtained by Orlando Weekly, the union requested copies of OSHA 200 logs (on workplace injuries and illnesses) on Jan. 17, 2023, in addition to information on hospital staffing, and a list “of all reported sentinel events or adverse incidents.”

The union reiterated and clarified its request twice to HCA in March, per the complaint, then again on May 16, with additional clarification that they were specifically seeking this information because it related to their bargaining process with HCA. Refusing to provide information relevant to this process is considered a form of bad faith bargaining under Section 8 (5) of the National Labor Relations Act.

This, as well as ongoing conditions within hospitals (according to the workers), prompted them to vote to refuse voluntary overtime — a move meant to spur HCA into action.

Workers at 19 HCA Florida hospitals, including the Osceola hospital, will refuse to take on voluntary overtime from June 2 through June 7, 2023, according to the union.

BY SETH KUBERSKY

Where can you find SeaWorld’s best new roller coaster of 2023 — in Orlando, or in Abu Dhabi?

Hiya, folks! I just flew in from Abu Dhabi, and boy, are my arms tired! As if reviewing 40-plus shows at the recently concluded Orlando Fringe weren’t masochistic enough, last week I accepted an invitation to leave town in the middle of the Festival and spend four days in the United Arab Emirates covering the grand opening of SeaWorld Abu Dhabi for Attractions Magazine.

The first marine life attraction in the Middle East is a collaboration between SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment — which provided their intellectual property and veterinary expertise in exchange for licensing fees — and owner/operator Miral, the development company behind Yas Island, a man-made mega-resort that’s actively seeking to rival Central Florida as a global tourism destination.

While it shares the name and theming of Orlando’s half-century-old park, this $1.2 billion state-of-the-art SeaWorld is a big departure from what you might expect.

For starters, the entire facility is located indoors under air conditioning (a must when it’s 125 degrees Fahrenheit outside), and it’s impeccably themed to Tokyo Disney-style standards, starting with the astounding 6.6 million-gallon, 60-foot-deep Endless Ocean aquarium, which makes EPCOT’s Seabase Alpha look like Petco’s fishtank aisle.

Even more importantly, there isn’t a single orca to be seen (outside of some subtle stylized Shamu iconography in the spareno-expense design), and although marine mammals like dolphins and walruses are in residence, they’ve been upgraded from dilapidated facilities around the globe into enormous naturalistic habitats, which could soon sadly be superior to the wild due to climate change.

Finally, for Orlando theme park fans, the biggest difference between SeaWorld Orlando and Abu Dhabi is the focus — or lack thereof — on thrills. Visitors to Yas Island can enjoy neighboring Ferrari World’s 149 mph Formula Rossa, the world’s fastest roller coaster, if you want to know

how it feels to be air-fried; or find DC and Looney Tunes dark rides that rival Universal’s at Warner Bros World down the block. Inside SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, there’s a child-focused MicroOcean with carnival rides and a kiddie coaster, but if you’re looking for Mako or Kraken, just keep swimming.

The only adult coaster you’ll find here is Manta, whose bright blue Intamin tracks snake outside the building’s entrance through a maze of artificial coral and sculpted rip-curls.

Riders board inside a richly decorated underwater cave and pass a massive tropical aquarium before the first of three launches blasts you into what feels like a slightly milder (and surprisingly long) cousin of IOA’s VelociCoaster, filled with head-chopping close calls and copious outof-your seat airtime. It’s both exhilarating and incredibly re-rideable, aside from the blinding glare of the desert at midday; I had to wait until twilight to even be able to open my eyes during the ride.

Manta in Abu Dhabi may have made my eyes water, but that’s nothing compared to what SeaWorld Orlando’s newest coaster did to me. Pipeline, advertised as the world’s first “surfing coaster,” officially opened on May 27, but I got to experience it during a media preview several weeks earlier. To be honest, I’ve been skeptical about this B&Mbuilt stand-up since it was announced, because I still have painful memories of riding its predecessor Shockwave at Six Flags Great Adventure in the early 1990s. Seeing the surfboard-shaped ride vehicle — with its bicycle-like seat mounted on bouncing piston, rather than fixed as in older standup designs — displayed at last November’s IAAPA did a bit to assuage my fears of intimate injury, so when I got the chance to be one of the very first members of the media

to give it a whirl, I saddled up and strapped down the ironically named “comfort collar” across my collarbones.

From the unexpectedly swift launch to the equally startling final dip before the break run, Pipeline provides a visceral 110-second demonstration of Newtonian physics that is equal parts ecstasy and agony, especially for the cisgender males of the species. I’ve never experienced anything quite like the aggressive ejector airtime delivered throughout Pipeline, which lifted my feet off the floor at every crest for an invigorating instant of wonderful true weightlessness. However, what comes up must come down, and when Pipeline’s seats bottom out in the track’s troughs, all those positive Gs have nowhere to go but your perineum. For the first few hills, I made the mistake of following the ride operators’ instructions to stand up straight, and paid the price. Instead, you need to flex your knees while pointing your toes down, ensuring that your feet make first contact when falling instead of your family jewels. Ideally, this coaster should be accompanied by a preshow training course on how to ride it comfortably, and even then the boys may require some undignified adjustment (or an athletic cup).

Pipeline is certain to provide extreme ride junkies with a unique thrill that they can’t find anywhere else right now. Although I’m glad I rode it once, I’m not rushing to repeat the experience, and I don’t think any theme park attraction should requires riders to put in this much active effort just to avoid joining the Vienna Boy’s Choir.

Bottom line: If you really want to experience 2023’s best new SeaWorld roller coaster, you’re going to have to take a 15-hour flight to the UAE … but at least you won’t have to drive down I-Drive!

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Abu Dhabi’s SeaWorld outpost impresses with nary an orca | Photo by Seth Kubersky

SMASH AND GRAB

Papi Smash Burger in downtown Orlando makes mince of its rivals

BY FAIYAZ KARA

There’s no question that the smashburger positively flattens the competition when it comes to nostalgic food trends. Baked Alaska? Nice try. Beef Wellington? Come off it! And you better just zip it, espresso martini, before I swipe you with a Sidecar. It’s the classic handheld that’s all the rage, and folks are flipping over the patties sizzled at Papi Smash Burger in downtown Orlando.

The big “Papi” is Chris Hernandez, an experienced chef who’s worked at Citricos and alongside Michelin-starred maestro Pascal Sanchez. He applies all that gleaned knowledge (and possibly the cheeseburger scene from The Menu) to his smashburgers and, to quote a line from the film, made me feel as if I were eating the first cheeseburger I ever ate — a cheap one my parents could barely afford. Not that they’re cheap-cheap at Papi’s, but the prices are certainly reasonable — $9.50 for a single, $12 for a double and $14 for a triple “Papi OG Burger.” But it’s the way he goes about making that burger that makes it well worth the price. First, on the flattop: American wagyu beef tallow from Snake River Farms. Hernandez melts it before squeezing mustard into the liquefied fat. A ball of seasoned Florida beef (it’s a

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OPENINGS and CLOSINGS

proprietary blend that Hernandez wants to keep secret, and I don’t blame him) topped with thinly shaved onions is then smashed into the mustard-fat before it’s flipped. The mustard, in case you’re wondering, is essential for that tangy, crispy edge on the patty. And the capper: slices of American cheese are added to the flip side, forming the building blocks of one of my favorite burgers in the city.

Bananas and onions, both caramelized, along with bacon, chimichurri and white American cheese, make it the near-perfect burger experience.

PAPI SMASH BURGER

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In the case of the “OG,” the patty is placed in a Martin’s potato bun smeared with “papi sauce” — a Duke’s mayo–based condiment seasoned with a hush-hush mix of spices — and braced with “sweet heat” pickles. You can also get it with “boujee truffle sauce” spiked with Calabrian chili but, no matter the schmear, drop the extra 50 cents and get it with the pepper relish.

What really separates Papi’s smashing burgers from others, however, are the Puerto Rican and Cuban influences Hernandez works into them — like mojo pulled pork, sweet plantains, guava reduction, mojo aioli, pickles and plantain chips in the over-the-top Noche en Miami ($14.50), for example. But I was far more content with less weighty options, like the double-pattied “Papi Chulo” ($13.50).

Almost as good is the “Uuuumami Papi” ($14), another double-pattied whopper with bacon, crispy onion, raspberry jam, pickles and a sauce fashioned from shiitake and baby bellas all squished inside a sesame seed bun. The “Cuban Frita” ($14) is right up there, too, thanks to the imported Spanish chorizo Hernandez blends into the beef. A Spanish romesco aioli, plantain crisps, American cheese and pickles made me want to take this one by the horns. BTW: On Fridays and Saturdays at 10 p.m., a riff on the messy, meaty revelation served at Junior’s Colombian Burger is offered until 3 a.m., caramelized pineapple, potato chips and all. Cuban sandwiches too. And breakfast service is being planned for mid-June. Oh, and Hernandez gets into the hot chicken game as well. “Papi’s Side Chick” ($12), comprised of 24-hour spice-brined chicken and hot spice dust, may not be at the level of, say, Jam Hot Chicken, but it doesn’t make it any less gratifying a sandwich. There are crinkle fries ($4) and yuca fries ($5) that can be enjoyed “chulo style” — that is, with crispy chorizo, caramelized onion, Manchego cheese and chorizo aioli — with any of the sandwiches. There are milkshakes ($6) as well, like the mango and cream, that can be made boozy with rum for $6 more.

But, really, it’s all about the burger at Papi’s and not, as The Menu’s Margot would say, “some fancy, deconstructed, avant bullshit,” but a real burger.” And just like Margot, you can take yours to go.

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Tim Liu, the man behind Mikado Sushi in MetroWest and Boku Sushi in Maitland, will open a new concept called Oza Izakaya later this summer at 5310 Central Florida Parkway in Williamsburg. Liu is also planning to open another location of Oza at Eagle Creek Plaza in Lake Nona sometime next year … At long last, The Mongolorian BBQ has soft-opened at 2217 E. Colonial Drive. Patrons of the Mongolian barbecue joint will build customized bowls, cooked in front of their eyes in tabletop stir-fryers … Baldwin Park haunt The Wildflower has opened a second location in the former home of the Smiling Bison at 101 S. Magnolia Ave. in Sanford. In addition to cocktails, the Wildflower Provisions & Cocktails offers a robust food menu with everything from crudos to crab cakes to chimichiurri skirt steaks … Speaking of Baldwin Park, Camille, chef Tung Phan’s stellar FrenchVietnamese pop-up, will open its spanking new digs at 4962 New Broad St. June 13. The 2,500-square-foot, 30-seat restaurant will offer guests a 10-course tasting menu at an intimate eight-seat chef’s counter, with additional seating in a dining room. Head to camilleorlando.com for reservations … Red Sea, a Middle Eastern restaurant serving a full slate of cold and hot appetizers, kebabs, pastries and hookah, has opened in the former Daniel’s Bakery space at 274 W. State Road 434 in Longwood … Over in Lake Mary, Grafton Street Pub has opened in the old Applebee’s space at 7055 County Road. Inside, an exclusive speakeasy called Crown Alley offers an elevated cocktail experience. Both concepts come from the folks who ran Liam Fitzpatrick’s Irish Restaurant, which closed last month … A little more than a year after opening at 501 N. Orlando Ave. in Winter Park, chicken-andwaffle chain Chick’nCone has closed.

NEWS and EVENTS

The 10th Annual Clermont Caribbean Jerk Festival goes from noon-9 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Waterfront Park. Caribbean Sunshine Bakery and Golden Krust will be among the food vendors present. Admission is free … Christner’s Prime Steak & Lobster celebrates its 30th anniversary June 9 with a special dinner; 100% of the dining proceeds will be equally shared and donated to Aspire Health Partners and the Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families. Snag tix at christnersprimesteakandlobster.com … Chef Chau Trinh will stage his Ultimate Omakase, featuring 17-plus courses, June 10 at 5:15 p.m. at Sushi Pop. Cost is $195. Visit sushipoprestaurant. com for more … Menus for Bite30 have been posted at bite30.com. Be sure to check out all the restaurants serving special prix-fixe menus for a set price of $35.

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(NOTE: All premiere dates remain subject to change as long as the writers’ strike goes on. And with SAG-AFTRA and the DGA poised to join the party, you’d better be brushing up on your Pictionary!)

PREMIERES WEDNESDAY:

Fake Profile — Prepare yourself for an entire season’s worth of sexy revenge, as a Colombian woman sets out to get even with a guy who misrepresented his identity and marital status on a dating app. Honestly, those seem like relatively harmless fibs. When a guy says he enjoys “all kinds of music,” that’s when you need to break out the duct tape and shovel. (Netflix)

PREMIERES THURSDAY:

A Beautiful Life — Danish pop sensation Christopher may have found his very own Glitter in this story of a fisherman who has to think very hard when he’s offered the chance to become a singing star. And he’s right to feel trepidatious, because not everyone is cut out to withstand the harsh glare of the spotlight like the immortal Lukas Forchhammer. (Netflix)

The Days — HBO’s Chernobyl scored big in the ratings and got great reviews, so here’s a dramatic series adaptation of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. If this one’s a hit too, it’s going to be clear that the public can’t get enough of watching historic meltdowns. Fingers crossed that somebody was following Brett Butler around with a camcorder in the ’90s. (Netflix)

iCarly Season 3 — Now that Pearl has broken up with Freddie so he can be free to act on his feelings for Carly, will #Creddie once again be a smooth-sailing ’ship? Your answer probably depends on how much you believe

Ben Affleck is “just goofing around” in those photos. (Paramount+)

Lego Ninjago: Dragons Rising — The Lego franchise that couldn’t cut it in feature films is apparently still good enough for TV. Its latest series incarnation has heroic ninjas fighting evildoers for control of dragon energy that could destroy the world. “I’d like to help, but I still have a career, huhuhuh,” taunts Lego Batman in a priceless flyby. (Netflix)

Naked. Loud. Proud. — Documentary cameras capture the colorful drag scene that manages to exist in Poland, in defiance of that country’s draconian anti-LGBT laws. Yeah, but could they pull off a decent production of James and the Giant Peach? (Max)

PREMIERES FRIDAY:

Deadloch — Mismatched lady detectives have a murder to solve when a rotten, stinking corpse washes up on an Australian beach during a big cultural festival. Either that, or somebody botched a delivery to the Vegemite factory. (Prime Video)

Queen of the Universe — Orlando expat Jazell Royale is among the contestants in Season 2 of the drag sing-off. I was going to snark that the grand prize is never having to come back to Florida … but given that she now lives in Texas, that’s two around-theworld trips the show would have to pony up for. (Paramount+)

Love Allways — Contestants from across the gender spectrum line up to win the love of pansexual bachelorette Lexi Paloma in a dating show that’s sure to give Randy Fine conniptions. But the appearances by relationship experts Anthony Recenello and Spicy Mari probably won’t bother him that much, because his kids told him those are

anime characters. (Paramount+)

Manifest Season 4 Part 2 — The final episodes of the series will reveal if the passengers from Flight 828 can manage to save a world that hates and fears them. Forget “can”; I want to know if they should. I wouldn’t even save Tavares if it looked at me funny. (Netflix)

Medellín — French actor-filmmaker Franck Gastambide directs himself in an action comedy about a guy who comes up with a bold plan to rescue his brother from Colombian drug lords. Let me guess: a deadly alliance with the coffee people? (Prime Video)

Searching for Soul Food — Chef Alisa Reynolds travels from Mississippi to South Africa to L.A., investigating local dishes that meet the definition of “soul food.” A particularly illuminating trip to the Hamptons reveals the wonders of raisins. (Hulu)

Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets — Though they’ve been exposed as a bunch of dangerous freaks and sickos, America’s first family of ludicrous fertility is somehow being given another platform to burnish their public image. In their own words, hear the Duggars blame their horrific crimes on the unorthodox religious environment in which they were raised. As opposed to those orthodox religious environments, you understand, where you never see anything weirder than a girl going to the prom with her dad. (Prime Video)

Shooting Stars — When the finishing touches were being put on this documentary profile of LeBron James’ incredible life and career, nobody involved expected he’d soon be facing retirement after a humiliating loss in

the playoffs. It’s too late to incorporate that major plot twist, but maybe there’ll be the chance of a follow-up series if he can find his way into a good interstate crime spree.

(Peacock)

An Unforgettable Year: Summer — In the first of four seasonally themed romps dropping over the coming weeks, a fashion student aspires to become the seamstress for a famous costume designer. And just in time, because those MegaCon Naruto outfits ain’t gonna hem themselves. (Prime Video)

Valeria — It’s been over a year and a half since this Spanish Sex and the City left us wondering if Val would be getting back with Victor permanently, or if she’d prioritize her career instead. In the interim, star Diana Gomez had time to have a whole-ass baby. If her character follows suit in the show’s third and final season, we may have to admit we’ve been witnessing history’s sneakiest end run for breaking your kid into show business.

(Netflix)

With Love — Also back after a lengthy hiatus, the Latinx romcom will reveal which of its three central couples got engaged at the end of Season 1: the straight one, the gay one or the cis/trans one. I’m hoping it’s the straight one, because we’ve made everybody else suffer enough. (Prime Video)

PREMIERES SUNDAY:

Joe Pickett — And yet another protracted wait comes to a close, with the adventures of Joe the Wyoming game warden landing on a new streaming service for Season 2. This time, Joe is trying to find the culprit in a killing spree that’s put his own family in jeopardy. Given that it’s Wyoming, I’m assuming the biggest risk they’re facing for exposing the criminal is expulsion from Congress. (Paramount+)

PREMIERES MONDAY:

The Age of Influence — This six-part docuseries probes the ways in which socialmedia influencers guide our perception of what’s important. If you’re going to watch, I recommend you do so with a cold can of Living Vitalitea Kombucha firmly in hand! (Hulu)

Barracuda Queens — A combination of boredom and debt drives a group of Swedish teenage girls to start burglarizing their neighbors. The series that chronicles their exploits is said to have been “loosely inspired by true events,” which I guess means that even in Scandinavia, nobody wants to be too overt about ripping off The Bling Ring (Netflix)

PREMIERES TUESDAY:

Destination: European Nights — Soccer journalist Guillem Balagué hosts a fiveepisode docuseries that sets the stage for Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final. Just think: When Orlando gets Major League Baseball, we won’t have to pretend to care about this stuff anymore! (Paramount+)

ON (small) SCREENS IN ORLANDO

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

by Steve Schneider

The Days, a dramatic retelling of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, premieres this week | photo courtesy Netflix

AUNT M?!

Freaky Fridays excavates a forgotten slice of Floridian queer horror

BY MATTHEW MOYER

The programming minds behind the Enzian’s monthly midnight film series Freaky Fridays have earned our trust as archeologists of forgotten Floridian B-movie treasures with screenings of Miami Connection and William Grefé’s peerless killer-jellyfish-man Sting of Death. This week yields the results of their latest celluloid dig, the 1971 cult oddity Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things.

A trippy, campy slasher-crime flick filmed in South Florida, Aunt Martha tells the story of two Baltimore bank robbers, Paul and Stanley, who hide out in the suburbs of Miami after a heist. Paul assumes the identity of elderly “Aunt Martha” (because that’s where the retirees go?) and slowly unravels, culminating in, well, mayhem.

It’s a wild, over-the-top ride with plenty of humor (intentional and not), DIY gusto in the filming, some bloody kill scenes, jarring Odd Couple-style banter, hippie freakouts and cheesecake oomph.

“There simply isn’t another film quite like it, and with Florida heading in the direction it has been, I think it’s more important now than ever to highlight films like it that show just how queer the state always has been,” Purchell says.

Freaky Fridays programmer Tim Anderson further filled us in with some historical insight:

“Aunt Martha is such an anomaly, as it was made for the regional drive-in movie circuit in the south. Specifically shot in Miami and Hollywood, Florida, for local consumption. In fact, records show it only played in like two drive-ins and was then basically ‘lost’. The director Thomas Casey was active in the Florida exploitation scene, working with Herschell Gordon Lewis and William Grefé. But this was his only film as director.”

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“To me, Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things is really one of the quintessential Florida films. There are other similar films like Satan’s Children and She-Man: A Story of Fixation, but the sheer intensity of the performances — especially one-and-done actor Abe Zwick as the titular Aunt Martha — and the weird mishmash of the plot just take it over the top,” said queer film historian Elizabeth Purchell, who did a commentary track for the Vinegar Syndrome reissue of the film, to OW

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Though audiences at the time were baffled by what was promised as a crime drama with a slasher twist, for modern audiences who have already seen Pink Flamingos (more Baltimore!), The Room and Plan 9 From Outer Space, this is a film that succeeds almost in spite of itself.

“I think it ranks higher than films like Vapors, Saturday Night at the Baths or even mainstream fare like Midnight Cowboy and Boys in the Band as a fascinating piece of queer history,” says Anderson.

See for yourself this Friday night at the witching hour.

And make sure not to wake Aunt Martha when you’re heading out.

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Something’s not quite right with Aunt Martha | still courtesy Vinegar Syndrome

Best Attraction THAT’S NOT A THEME PARK

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SING OUT!

Orlando Gay Chorus loudly ‘say gay’ and ‘sing gay’

BY MATTHEW MOYER

The atmosphere in Steinmetz Hall was more charged than usual last Wednesday night as the Orlando Gay Chorus held court for the final date of their BroadGAY Spectacular mini-tour. On the same evening that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Elon Musk were driving Twitter off a cliff like a shitty Thelma and Louise to herald the former’s presidential bid, OGC took the stage in front of a vocal local crowd along with outspoken guest MCs Anna and Ida V. Eskamani.

The setlist, though chosen many months in advance — “One of our mantras when we look for music is ‘where’s the gay?’” says Brian Lorenz, OGC Board of Directors Vice Chair and performer — there was a new poignancy and urgency palpable in performances of songs like Kinky Boots’ “Not My Father’s Son” and The Life’s “My Body.” The performers embodied both the joy of expression and frustration at a flood of anti-gay and anti-trans legislation pouring out of Tallahassee. The sentiments hinted at in song were amply underlined by the Eskamanis’ introductions and ad-libs.

“It was, unfortunately, very fortuitous,” says Lorenz of the song selections. “We already knew we had something that we needed to say already a year ago and then it was literally being beaten down. … The last song we played said it all, ‘We’ve come so far/ We’ve got so far to go.’”

“We realized there were much higher meanings to the songs than we had previously ascribed,” says Sean Mundyschein, OGC performer and Board of Directors Chair.

“So it became super important that we were able to get our message out there of love and acceptance in a time where we’re starting to feel that love and acceptance go away.”

This tour also included stops in places familiar — the Ritz in Sanford — and new — Theatre Winter Haven. All part of a mission to take their message to new ears, perhaps outside the “Orlando bubble.”

“We were nervous going into a different political sphere out in Winter Haven and Polk County. All of our fears were assuaged the moment we saw our audience,” says Mundyschein.

Moments of connection and communication like these only lend more conviction to the sense of mission that Orlando Gay Chorus feels collectively, a mission dating back to 1990.

“We are one of the largest, if not the largest, mixed LGBT chorus in the nation and we’ve always had women and upper voices performing in our chorus since its inception. And now we have so many gender-nonconforming, gender-fluid members … we have such a spectrum of voices and experience and talent, that it just makes everyone’s voices more powerful together,” says Mundyschein.

Orlando Gay Chorus next performs at Kissimmee Pride on Saturday, June 3, and that’s the beginning of a busy June for this ensemble — from Pride events to performances at soccer matches. Follow their social media to keep up with all performances.

“We never take a break,” says Lorenz. Plenty of truth to sing.

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Orlando Gay Chorus in action | courtesy photo

LOCAL RELEASES

A momentous new release is a fresh debut from an established local musician. Katie Burkess has long been a well-known, and well-heard, figure as backup singer in notable Orlando bands like the Legendary JC’s, Liberation 44, Eugene Snowden’s combos, the Absinthe Trio, Kevin Maines Band and Leisure Chief. But after well over a decade of high-profile ensemble work, Burkess is now finally stepping to the fore on her own with debut solo single “Stone Cold Love.”

Dripping in 1970s swagger, the song is a sweltering brick house of funk, soul and rock. It’s got the kind of pimp strut that turns heads and knocks ’em dead. What it’s not, though, is the mark of backup singer.

Fortunately, “Stone Cold Love” is just the beginning of Burkess’ awakening as a solo artist. She’s been writing songs for years and is now working on recording them for release, so stay tuned for more. As they say, better late than never. And it’s about time for the backing star power that has fueled

some of Orlando’s most soulful acts to shine on its own. “Stone Cold Love” now streams everywhere.

Those who know guitarist Jonas Van den Bossche from his thoroughly avantgarde and extemporaneous live shows as I do apparently know but a tip of an iceberg

that’s been revealing more range of late. Beginning with 2021’s A Little Insecurity Goes a Long Way, he began showing a more structured and accessible side of himself, one not rooted in free jazz or noise. That release and last month’s To Those With Hearts to Break (on Belgian label Gazer Tapes) were acoustic excursions into pastoral singer-songwriter territory.

Van den Bossche’s latest single, “Spirals on the Horizon,” reveals yet another dimension of an increasingly chameleonic artist. In his most indie-rock look yet, the extended nine-and-a-half minute piece is a dreamstate voyage of multiple passages. It begins as a rock drive, breaks into a suspended spell of dramatic relief and culminates in a gorgeous mountain of post-rock grandeur. “Spirals on the Horizon” is on Bandcamp.

CONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK

Tiny Desk Central Florida local showcase: One of WMFE’s most inspired

bits of community engagement began several years ago when the local NPR affiliate station began doing a hometown version of NPR Music’s famous Tiny Desk concerts. This year, the top vote-getters from WMFE’s Tiny Desk contest are a bright kaleidoscope of local talent.

And instead of a tiny desk, this showcase will give them full stage to show their live goods. The featured winners on display will be folk soul artist Hannah Stokes, virtuosic vocal looper Josh O, soul jazz combo Joseph Jevanni & iNtensity, folk harpist Megan Elliot and silky R&B crooner Too’flyy Woody. Orlando legend Swamburger returns home to host. (6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 1, The Social, free)

Throwin Up, Cursed Birth, Apprehend, JoyBoy, Shock & Awe: This diverse showcase is for heavy-music heads who like it extreme but interesting. Orlando’s Throwin Up drag the dirtiest, most exhilarating trenches of hardcore and metal, pack it all in tight and blast that shit like a volcano. Live, they are unhinged.

The special touring guests are a gruesome Alabama twosome featuring the dense, harrowing hardcore of Apprehend and the raw, angular punk of JoyBoy. Rounding things out will be Gainesville metalcore band Cursed Birth and Orlando experimental metal group Shock & Awe. (8 p.m. Friday, June 2, Uncle Lou’s, $10)

Peace Cult, Sistamatic, Deux Visages, Holly Pocket: Billed appropriately as “Grrrls Night,” this prismatic roster of nascent female and female-led bands is an auspicious glimpse at the next class of the Florida scene. Orlando will be repped by new indie act Holly Pocket and Sistamatic, the promising band that recently came out of Orlando Girls Rock Camp and are beginning to make inroads into the local scene. Tampa’s Peace Cult are alt-rockers who are a colorful amalgam of classic and modern styles, while South Florida’s Deux Visages pack the very en vogue 1990s indie-rock combination of brawn, angles and melody. Together, these young bands are a look at who’ll run the world soon. (Girls!) (6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3, Stardust Video & Coffee, $12-$15)

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Debut single ‘Stone Cold Love’ is the beginning of Katie Burkess’ awakening as a solo artist. It’s time for the backing singer who’s fueled some of Orlando’s most soulful acts to shine on her own

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Katie Burkess | Photo by Lynette Ortiz

time for smaller classes.

With an average of just 21 students per class, you can get the personal attention you deserve.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31

Fridge Party Benefit Show

The political landscape in Florida is particularly grim, and many in our community are struggling with a higher cost of living, as well as inflated food prices. That’s the bad news. The good news is, there’s an enjoyable thing folks can do to help besides hand-wringing (not fun) and watching the nightly news with a single eye open (ughhh). This week, Orlandoans can show support for our fellow neighbors and have fun doing it by hitting up Montgomery Drive’s Fridge Party Benefit Show, benefiting Orlando’s Neighborhood Fridge. The Neighborhood Fridge is a grassroots project that aims to address food waste and combat food insecurity in underserved communities in Central Florida, operating on principles of mutual aid. The benefit show features performances by Leg Biters, Loner, Summer Hoop and Cafetorium. Suggested donation is $10, or $5 plus pantry donations (some high-demand items include nut butters, canned soups and veggies, ramen noodles and hygiene products). 8 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., willspub.org, $5-$10. — McKenna Schueler

FRIDAY, JUNE 2

Dark Echoes

Joining worthies like Panic!, Memento Mori, Crux, Venue 13 and Void. Terror. Silence. is Dark Echoes — a notable entry into the goth-night calendar in Orlando. It’s notable for several reasons. Firstly, it’s the return of a dedicated darkwave dance night to the Falcon, which hosted Panic! predecessor Überbahn for several years. The Falcon provides an intimate, close-quarters space to dance, socialize and/or brood (or all three?). Secondly, the resident DJs are formidable: DJ Azy Bats from Tampa is wellknown as part of the Obscura Undead collective and quite busy spinning down that way, and Hexorcist from Call In Dead and Caustic Bats is making a name for herself as a forward-pushing DJ. Having a trans woman and nonbinary person heading up a gothic night is a (dare we say) refreshing change-up, and this is reflected in the eclectic crowd that comes through. Finally, the night typically hosts a regional dark-music-inclined act, in the past including Woven In, Draining Kiss, Super Passive, Haize and Warm Frames. This week it’s Gainesville post-punks Last Grasp’s turn. And if Lulu the cat maybe shows up wearing a Dracula cape, game fucking over. 9:30

of the

p.m., The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St., facebook. com/thefalconbar, free but donations accepted. — Matthew

Moyer

Florida Prize Exhibition Preview Party

Friday marks the opening of the ninth edition of the Florida Prize in Contemporary Art, aka one of the best things the Orlando Museum of Art has pulled off in the last decade and the most likely to help save its reputation after the annus horribilis of 2022. The Florida Prize is that rare Orlando art event that manages to celebrate locals while still being artistically rigorous: Ten working contemporary artists are singled out as part of this prestigious annual exhibition, each with a chance to win a $20,000 award. The party gets you in to see the work before (most) other people in town, plus a full bar and a chance to rub elbows with Orlando’s cultural elites. Proceeds from the party support the exhibition and OMA education programs. The exhibition opens to the public for regular admission Saturday, June 3, and is slated to run through Aug. 27. 6 p.m., Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave., omart.org, $50-$60. — Jessica Bryce Young

Waterparks

Waterparks fans (and no, we’re not talking about Volcano Bay), prepare yourselves for a “Turbulent” night of fun. The Houston-based rock band Waterparks takes to the House of Blues stage Friday. The trio — vocalist Awsten Knight, guitarist Geoff Wigington and drummer Otto Wood — continue to defy the odds, breaking down genre barriers to create a hybrid rock music that draws inspiration from pop-punk, hyperpop, hip-hop and R&B. Waterparks’ last visit to Orlando included a raucous in-store at Park Ave CDs in June 2021 and a show at House of Blues just a few months later. The twin sell-outs were decisive proof that the Waterparks fandom thrives down here in Florida. The release of Netflix’s Heartstopper catapulted “Telephone,” a song off the 2019 album Fandom, into the spotlight, playing behind one of the series’ most iconic scenes (no spoilers!). With previous gigs opening for My Chemical Romance and comparability to other iconic pop-punk groups, Waterparks threads the needle of defining their own sound while still bringing a welcome sense of nostalgia to longtime fans. Opening will be HUNNY and Sophie Powers. 7 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista, houseofblues.com/orlando, $32.50-$80. — Gabby Macogay

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Friday: Waterparks at House of Blues

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

CommUNITY Rainbow Run

To kick off Pride Month, start stretching and hydrating for the 7th annual 4.9K CommUNITY Rainbow Run this Saturday. The event benefits the OnePulse Foundation and the National Pulse Memorial and Museum. And though the Foundation has been thrown for a bit of a loop amid struggles with some property owners of the Pulse site, they’re searching for a new location as we type. Back to the run: If you’re wanting to participate but are out of town on business or on a lavish summer vacation, no worries, as this event is also being held virtually. Runners will receive merch including a T-shirt, tote bag, runner’s bib and commemorative medal. The family-friendly event has food, games and even a Kids Fun Run. With the current downward spiral of human rights in our state, this run can serve as an opportunity for the community to gather and remember that our LGBTQ+ and Latino community are an integral part of not only Orlando, but Florida as a whole. 7 a.m., Wadeview Park, 2177 S. Summerlin Ave., onepulsefoundation.org, $49-$149.

— Sarah Castillo

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 3-4

Central Florida Orchid Society’s 65th Annual Show and Sale

A “Rainbow of Orchids” will be frontand-center at the Central Florida Orchid Society’s 65th Annual Show and Sale. This is an “open show,” so all are welcome to register through CFOS to exhibit an orchid plant in bloom. The American Orchid Society will be on-site judging, with awards for each class of orchid. The plants just need to be registered in advance of the show. Over 15 vendors are attending with a wide variety of orchids and orchid-related items for sale — and with thousands of species and hybrids of orchids there will be some amazing sights and scents for purchase. The event

also includes speakers, presentations, raffles and a scavenger hunt for kids. And lest you worry about Florida’s heat and humidity wilting your precious potential plant purchase, these flowering plants thrive in balmy climates. 10 a.m., Florida National Guard Armory, 2809 S. Ferncreek Ave., cflorchidsociety.org, $5.

— Bellanee Plaza

LIVE MUSIC

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31

Dermot Kennedy 6:30 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $45-$79.50; 407-934-2583.

Fridge Party Benefit Show: Leg Biters, Loner, Summer Hoop, Cafetorium, DJ From<3 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $5-$10.

JazzPro Series: Greg Diaz and the Art of Imagination Quartet 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $20; 407-636-9951.

Narrow Head, Graham Hunt 7 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $18; 407-704-6261.

THURSDAY, JUNE 1

Parrotfish, Gary Lazer Eyes, Jen in the Right Light 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $12-$14.

Rico Monaco Band, Ginelle Yvonne 7 pm; Fredster’s, 1720 Fennell St., Maitland; $20; 321-444-6331.

Thursday Night Hang 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-636-9951.

Way Out, The Drain Outs, Watts, The Steel Crows 7 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; $8-$10; 407-623-3393.

FRIDAY, JUNE 2

Attack Attack!, Traitors, Belmont, Colorbind, Fatal Frames 6:30 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $25-$30; 407-673-2712.

Blessd 7 pm; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $74-$94; 407-351-5483.

Deeper, Foyer Red 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $13.

Emo Night Brooklyn 9 pm; Level 13 Event Center/Soundbar, 5043 Edgewater Drive; $12; 407-717-5312.

JK and The Contraband 8 pm; The Nook on Robinson, 2432 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-906-6675.

Palace 6 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $28-$45; 407-648-8363.

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

San Holo 9 pm; The Vanguard, 578 N. Orange Ave.; $24.99$59.99; 570-592-0034.

San Sebastian El Aplauso 8 pm; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $90.22-$196.72; 407-358-6603.

Summer Salt, The Rare Occasions, Addison Grace 7 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $26; 407-704-6261.

Throwin Up, Cursed Birth, Apprehend, Joyboy, Shock and Awe 8 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; $10; 407-270-9104.

Waterparks, Hunny 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $32.50-$80; 407-934-2583.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

Don Soledad Group Presents: Arte y Pasion 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for

the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $25-$35; 407-636-9951.

Grrrls Night: Peace Cult, Sistamatic, Deux Visages, Holly Pocket 6:30 pm; Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 E. Winter Park Road; $12-$15; 407-623-3393.

Indorphine, 5 Billion Dead, Somebodys Hero, 10 Foot Mountain 7:30 pm; West End Trading Co., 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; $12; 407-322-7475.

Kyle Walker 9 pm; Elixir, 9 W. Washington St.; $10; 407-985-3507.

Loveless 6 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $26.50; 407-246-1419.

No Invite: Westxside, Pink Fondu, Savvv, Donnieluv, No Por Na 9:30 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; TBA.

Orlando Big Band Swing Dance 6 pm; German American Society of Central Florida, 381 Orange Lane, Casselberry;$15; 407-834-0574.

Purple Reign 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10.

Red Volume VI: Roundup 8 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $77.25$172.25; 407-934-2583.

Ron Seggi’s Tribute to Dick Clark’s American Bandstand 8 pm; Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $49.75-$59.75.

Screaming At The Silence, Auditory Armory, Orchestra In Black, On Soulwings, Nordic Hamster 7 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $10; 407-673-2712.

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

Symphony Story Time: Carnival of The Animals 9:30 am; Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales; $10-$22; 863-676-1408.

Troyboi, Mr. Carmack, Stooki Sound 9 pm; The Vanguard, 578 N. Orange Ave.; $24.99-$64.99; 570-592-0034.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4

Boogeyman, Jesse Calosso, Harvard Bass, Slugg 6 pm; Elixir, 9 W. Washington St.; free-$10; 407-985-3507.

Boy Named Sue, Teens In Trouble, The Pauses 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10-$12.

The Greenjays and Friends Live Recording 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $25; 321-356-6009.

Greg Parnell’s Classic Jazz Band Plays The Dixieland Story 3 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park; $25-$35; 407-636-9951.

Jayo 10 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

MONDAY, JUNE 5

Emblem3 7 pm; Level 13 Event Center/Soundbar, 5043 Edgewater Drive; $30-$300; 407-717-5312.

Fast Preacher, Suddenly, Julee Bruise 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10.

Rhapsody of Fire, Wind Rose, Seven Kingdoms 6 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $25; 407-673-2712.

TUESDAY, JUNE 6

Hardwired: A Tribute to Metallica, The Pantera Experience 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $18.50-$50; 407-934-2583.

Heart Attack Man, Super American, Arm’s Length, Photocopy 6 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $19; 407-704-6261.

Matt Lapham and Friends 9 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.

The Ruff’tons, Special Guest, Double Bubble 9 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $7.

Tri.be 6 pm; Level 13 Event Center/ Soundbar, 5043 Edgewater Drive; $20-$200; 407-717-5312.

FILM

Freaky Fridays: Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things

A histrionic psychodrama that could only have originated in the alternate dimension known as Florida. 11:59 pm Friday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

Movie Classics: Rocky II Rocky Balboa is enjoying life. He has a lovely wife, Adrian, had a successful fight with Apollo Creed and is able to enjoy the money he earned. 7:26 pm Thursday; Ritz Theater at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford; $5; 407-321-8111; ritztheatersanford.com.

Reel Representation: We Will Speak With fewer than 2,000 fluent speakers left, a small group of Cherokee activists race to save their language from extinction. Stay after the screening for an in-person Q&A with co-director Schon Duncan. 11 am Saturday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $12.50; 407-629-1088; enzian.org.

Reel Representation: Big Boys In this coming-of-age comedy, a teenage boy experiences a sexual awakening when he falls for his cousin’s boyfriend on a family camping trip. Live Zoom Q&A with the cast and crew of the film after the screening. 11 am Sunday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $12.50; 407-629-1088; enzian.org.

Reel Representation: Our Father, the Devil An African refugee’s quiet existence in a sleepy town in the south of France is upended by the arrival of a charismatic Catholic priest whom she recognizes as the warlord who slaughtered her family. Stay for a Zoom Q&A with director Ellie Foumbi. 2 pm Saturday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $12.50; 407-629-1088; enzian.org.

Reel Representation: Plan 75 Government program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be euthanized to remedy an aged society. An elderly woman, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a Filipino laborer face life and death. 2 pm Sunday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $12.50; 407-629-1088; enzian.org.

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Brandon Rogers Join infamous CEO Bryce Tankthrust for her one-woman dissection of the good, the bad, and the ugly decisions it takes to be a Business B*tch. Based on her best-selling novel Be Better! Be Me!, this exclusive seminar is packed with musical numbers, plot twists, and even murder. 7 pm Saturday; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $30-$80; 407-704-6261; abbeyorlando.com.

Desperate Measures When Johnny Blood gets into trouble, can a wily sheriff, an eccentric priest, an authoritarian governor, a saloon girl gone good, and a nun out of the habit pull off the greatest caper yet, or will he be left hanging? Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Winter Park; $20-$46; 407-6450145; winterparkplayhouse.org.

Into the Woods Direct from Broadway, the critically acclaimed and much beloved production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tonywinning triumph comes to Orlando with its Broadway stars. Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave; 844-513-2014; drphillipscenter.org.

Sharknami: The Musical? During the show, everyone’s favorite shark/ natural disaster hybrid will come to life in a musical parody that answers the life-long question: What happens when sharks start raining from the sky? Valencia College East Campus, 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail; $12; 407-5822900; events.valenciacollege.edu.

Theatre UCF’s Pegasus PlayLab: Summertime (an Interlude)

One of three workshops taking place during Pegasus PlayLab; the audience gets to be part of the creative process.

7 pm Friday; UCF Performing Arts Center Studio, 12488 Centaurus Blvd.; $15; 407-823-1500; performingarts.cah.ucf.edu.

COMEDY

Akeem Woods 6:30 pm Thursday; Orlando Improv, 9101 International

Drive; $15; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com.

Bad Friends: Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee 8 pm Saturday; Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd.; $39.50-$69.50; 407-3515483; hardrock.com/live.

Godfrey Multiple shows FridaySunday; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $29-$34; 407480-5233; theimprovorlando.com.

Jen Kober 6:30 pm Wednesday; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $25-$35; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com.

DANCE

Peace, Love and Dance 4 pm Saturday; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $36.50-$39; 407358-6603; drphillipscenter.org.

The Sleeping Beauty 2 & 7 pm Sunday; Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $52.75$62.75; drphillipscenter.org.

Universal Ballet Competition 8:30 am Wednesday; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $20; 407358-6603; drphillipscenter.org.

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7th Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run Benefiting OnePulse Foundation. 8 am Saturday; Wadeview Park, 500 E. Harding St.; free; communityrainbowrun.com.

Gay Days Gay and gay-friendly pool parties, DJ nights and theme park visits. Friday-Monday; DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld, 10100 International Drive; gaydays.com.

Girls in Wonderland Live women’s music, spectacular dance parties, celebrities, pool parties, comedy show, theme parks and thousands of women from around the country and the world celebrating in grand style. Thursday-Sunday; Wyndham Orlando Resort, 8001 International Drive; girlsinwonderland.com.

Pridefest Kissimmee A celebration grounded in welcoming, fostering awareness of, and acknowledging the impactful contributions of our local

LGBTQ community. Enjoy a live performance by the Orlando Gay Chorus, the Kissimmee Queens, and Orlando native Billy Mick. Noon Saturday; Kissimmee Civic Center, 201 E. Dakin Ave., Kissimmee; free; 407-518-2503.

Spektrum Health Inaugural Pride

Ball An evening of fundraising with live entertainment, DJ and dancing, open bar, hors d’oeuvres, dessert bar and silent auction. 6 pm Saturday; Celebration Gardens, 1871 Minnesota Ave., Winter Park; $100; 407-896-0314; orlandocelebrationgardens.com.

ART: OPENING

Color Therapy: The Art of Kimberly Dawn Crowder Meet the Chattanoogabased artist in person. Armed with an iridescent color palette, she turns her focus on things that inspire her: strong women, beauty found in nature, music, food, fa- off places. 6 pm Saturday; Jeanine Taylor Folk Art, 211 E. First St., Sanford; free; 407-323-2774.

Florida Prize Exhibition Preview

Party 6 pm Friday; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $50-$60; 407-896-4231; omart.org.

ART: EXHIBITION

ARTplay: Florida Sculptors Guild

As the world recovers from the events of the past few years, artists escape reality and enter a world of colorful excitement. Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee; free; 407-846-6257; osceolaarts.org.

Burglitecture

Richard T. Reep premieres a new body of work, a suite of sculptural studies expressing his views of the current state of architectural design. Through June 22; Hollerbach’s Art Haus, 205 E. First St., Sanford; 321788-2805; hollerbachsarthaus.com.

An Elegy to Rosewood

The story of the Rosewood Massacre begins in Jim Crow-era 1923, when a white mob descended on the predominantly Black town of Rosewood. Through Aug. 26; Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; 407-539-2680; hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org.

Elsa María Meléndez: I Come from an Island of Confusion A selection of three-dimensional constructions, soft textiles, and large-scale embroi-

dered pieces. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/rma.

Eugene Ofori Agyei: Where Is Home? Home Is Where I Belong Agyei’s multimedia practice focuses on the creation of sculptures and installations that coalesce notions of belonging, displacement, identity, memory and dislocation. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/rma.

George Nock: Breaking Barriers The sculptor, a former NFL running back, celebrated the excellence inherent in natural forms. Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park; $12; 407-647-6294; polasek.org.

Impression and Reality Paintings of American Impressionism and Realism alongside important works from prestigious Florida museums. Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $5; 407-2464278; mennellomuseum.org

In Our Eyes: Women’s, Nonbinary, and Transgender Perspectives from the Collection Highlights the unique experiences of female, transgender and gender-nonconforming artists by addressing issues such as racial and gender identity, sexuality, discrimination and violence. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/rma.

“Mediated Terrain: Perspectives of a Re-envisioned Landscape” A gallery tour focusing on a variety of media examining the social dimension of our interaction with the land, considering themes of environmental preservation, contemplation and history. 11 am Friday; Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/rma.

The Outwin: American Portraiture Today Forty-two portraits by contemporary artists as finalists of the 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, including first-prize winner Alison Elizabeth Taylor. Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave.; $20; 407-896-4231; omart.org.

Petty: Ashley Taylor Eye-popping risograph prints by local UCF lecturer Ashley Taylor explore the malaise of the broke millennial, and other “unworthy” emotions. Snap Downtown, 420 E. Church St.; snaporlando.com. n

Dear Readers: One more from the deep archives! This column is from August 1997, back in the “Hey, Faggot” days, and features the birth of one of my readers’ favorite Savage Love-isms: “How’d That Happen?!”

I’ll have a new column for you next week.

HEY, FAGGOT: My girlfriend and I only see each other on weekends. To overcome the overwhelming desire to jerk off during the week, I have discovered that I get great pleasure urinating on myself. I don’t know how this happened — one morning I just did it.

About an hour after drinking a lot of water, I lay down in the bathtub. When I can’t hold it anymore, I direct a clear stream of urine all over my body. Then I pull my briefs back up and soak them. I keep my eyes closed — but do I need to worry about any long-term effects on my hair or skin? Is there anything wrong with me? I don’t want to be urinated on by anyone else.

We get a lot of letters here at Savage Labs. While every letter is unique, patterns do emerge, and Wet’s letter is a good example of a certain type of letter. The kids in the mailroom call them “HTH,” short for “How’d That Happen?!” letters. You see, Wet is doing this whack thing — pissing on himself in the bathtub as a substitute for masturbation (?) — and like a lot of folks doing whack things, Wet has some whack concerns. He has questions about the advisability of this whack behavior: Will urine damage my skin? Is there something wrong with me? So, he writes a letter. Something that he thinks, no doubt, took some courage. But in composing his letter, Wet chickens out: He fails to take responsibility for his actions, casting himself as a passive player in this bathtub drama. He may be peeing on himself, but it wasn’t really his idea, he writes: “I don’t know how this happened — one morning I just did it.” How’d That Happen?!

I’ve been taking unsupervised baths for 27 years, and in all that time I never just “happened” to pee all over myself. The times I have pissed in the tub or shower, it was on purpose — I was too lazy to get out of the shower, or I was fulfilling a special request. But it never just “happened.” I did it.

So, Wet, while I’m happy to answer your questions — no, it won’t hurt you; yes, there is something terribly, terribly wrong with you — your unwillingness to take responsibility for your actions disturbs me. Admit it: You’re into piss — you like it for its own sake, not as a substitute for masturbation. Repeat after me: “I like piss.” This is not

something that just happened to you, like cancer or *Candid Camera*. It’s something you did. You’re a perv, Wet. Own it.

HEY, FAGGOT: I was dog-sitting my friend’s dog and I fell asleep on the floor in my T-shirt (no underwear). When I awoke, the dog was licking my pussy. It felt so good that I didn’t stop him until I came. I was totally embarrassed and disgusted with myself, but the next night, it happened again. My questions:

No. 1. Can I get infected in any way by dog germs on my pussy?

No. 2. Is this harmful to me in any way?

No. 3. How sick am I to fully enjoy this?

I am too ashamed to ask a single soul in the world these questions. I’m so afraid I’m going to catch some kind of infection from his tongue. Please answer because I need to know. I feel sick and ashamed.

Help Me

This letter, at first reading, rings false. The setup — Help Me wakes to find the dog lapping away at her pussy — sounds an awful lot like an urban myth (sans peanut butter). But while Help Me’s setup rings false, her anguish seems so real that I believe this letter to be a genuine cry for help.

What rings false, of course, is her responsibility avoiding HTH presentation. The HTH, in this case, is so laughable it almost discredits the rest of the letter: She fell asleep on the floor, wearing only a T-shirt, and “awoke” to find the dog lapping away at her pussy? What probably happened was

this: She was dog-sitting, feeling horny, and Mr. Dog was doing those whack horny-dog things horny dogs do (sticking its nose in her crotch, following her around, humping her leg). The dog’s behavior was similar to the behavior of males of her own species and Help Me was intrigued. Tempted. So, she did this whack thing, and it felt really good, so she did it again. And now she’s freaking out.

And she writes me a letter, but just can’t take responsibility for her actions. She can’t bring herself to write a letter that begins, “I fuck dogs ….” So, she attempts to pass dog-fucking off as something that “happened” to her, not something she did. She fucks dogs. How’d That Happen?! She was innocently taking a nap on the floor, with no pants or panties on, and woke to find the dog between her legs — why, that could happen to anyone! Twice!

Not by a long shot, Help Me. Anyway, in answer to your questions: No. 1. Yes.

No. 2. Yup.

No. 3. Pretty fucking sick.

HEY, FAGGOT: I’m a 200 percent straight guy, married with children. About six months ago, I went to a masseur who finished things with a terrific blow job. If you wonder why I didn’t stop him, the truth is, I couldn’t, because he was massaging my asshole with his thumb while blowing me. It was so good that I’ve been going back to the guy just about every week, not for the massage but for the blow job. Now I’m starting to worry that this might label me as

gay. I have no interest in blowing this guy, but I wonder if the guy who gets the blow job is as guilty as the one who does it.

200 Percent Straight

This is my personal favorite: Mr. 200 Percent Straight couldn’t stop the big, bad masseur from giving him a blow job because the masseur had his thumb up Mr. 200 Percent Straight’s butt. What, is there a system override switch in straight men’s butts? Can’t … move … thumb … in … ass … send … help! Come on. I’ve had my thumb in a few butts, provoking reactions from delight to discomfort, but my thumb has never, ever, not once, paralyzed a sex partner or struck him dumb.

But Mr. 200 Percent can’t admit that he liked it, that he didn’t object because there was nothing objectionable about this blow job — you let him continue because you were diggin’ it, Mr. 200 Percent Straight — or that he might have sought it out (just where did you find this masseur?). So, he comes up with what has to be the lamest excuse in the long, sordid history of blowjobs: He had his thumb in my butt, Your Honor, what could I do? HTH. Of course, this does not explain why Mr. 200 Percent Straight keeps going back, week after week, for more blow jobs.

Did the masseur leave his thumb in your butt, Mr. 200 Percent?

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DRAWN BY KIERAN CASTAÑO

“HOW’D THAT HAPPEN?!”

Book by VINCENT S. HANNAM

Lyrics by DEIRDRE MANNING

Music by JOHN K. DELISA III

Directed by FREDY RUIZ

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408-7437 Bob Hartner-Household items

Catherine Finegan-Household items

Donna Clark-Household items Humberto Delvalle Fuente-Household items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 16, 2023 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following:

12:00PM Extra Space Storage 11920 W Colonial Dr. Ste 10 Ocoee, FL 34761 (407) 794-6970. Laquintae Johnson- household items. Malinda A Jackson- furniture. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

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: June 14th, 2023 9:30am Mindful Storage facility: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL 34759 (321) 732-6032 The personal goods stored therein by the following: following:

#1143-Households, #B116-Furniture, #1084-Households, #C120-Households, #1003-Furniture, #D205-Households, #D247- Boxes, #F221-Boxes, #H213Households.Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above ref-

erenced 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 June 16th, 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;

1FA6P8AM3H5264078 2017 FORD

1GCDC14H3PE189870

1993 CHEV

1GNKRHKD8FJ322232

2015 CHEV

1GR4M0628NH403379

2022 GDAN

1JJV532W87L009300

2007 WABA

1NXBU4EE0AZ290755

2010 TOYT

2D4RN4DEXAR430344

2010 DODG

2T1BU4EE3BC713380

2011 TOYT

2T1BURHE1FC470411

2015 TOYT

4T1BF3EK7AU571025

2010 TOYT

54DC4W1B4KS801506

2019 ISU

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2022 LEGE

5XYPG4A38KG563353

2019 KIA

7HCGC4537LB014163

2020 TEXP

JTDKN3DUXE1749916

2014 TOYT

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2021 BUIC KMHD84LF0LU928482

2020 HYUN SJKCH5CP6HA021921

2017 INFI YV1VS2557YF481724

2000 VOLV.

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 June 9th, 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. 0010 – Morgan Brother, Inc 0041 – Peter Andre Bernard 0551 – Mike Dorsey.

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:

2002 Ford

VIN: 2FTRX17202CA31924

2008 Cadillac

VIN: 1G6KD57Y38U183231

1996 Chevrolet VIN: 2GCEC19W7T1114497

2006 Audi

VIN: WAUAH74F76N156324

1999 Mazda

VIN: JM1BJ2221X0123185

2004 Ford

VIN: 1FAFP55294A193753

2011 Mini

VIN: WMWZC5C57BWL53917

2020 Kia

VIN: 5XXGT4L33LG429977

2012 Kia

VIN: JTDKDTB30C1513981

To be sold at auction at 8:00 am. on June 14, 2023 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC

ORDER OF PUBLICATION COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Roanoke City Circuit Court Commonwealth of Virginia, in re: Ki’Yon Terell Casan Smith City of Roanoke DSS v. De’Sandra Yvette Wright

The object of this suit is to: terminate the residual parental rights of De’Sandra Yvette Wright pursuant to Virginia Code Sections 16.1-283(B) and 16.1-283(C) and 16.1-283(C)(1) and approve the goal set at the permanency planning hearing of adoption. “Residual parental rights are defined by Section 16.1-228 of the Code of Virginia (1950) as amended as the rights and responsibilities remaining with a parent after the parent loses custody of a child, including, but not limited to the right to visitation, consent to adoption, the right to determine religious affiliation, and the responsibility for support. The termination of your residual parental rights will permanently end all of your rights and responsibilities to the child named in the petition. The ties between you and your child are severed forever and you become a legal stranger to the child.” It is ordered that the defendant De’Sandra Yvette Wright appear at the above-named Court to protect his or her interest on or before July 14, 2023 at 9:00 am. Case Nos. CJ23-40, CJ23-92 Brenda S. Hamilton, Clerk. Run dates 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 and 6/7.

Legal, Public Notices

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below on June 16th, 2023 at the locations indicated: Store 1317: 5592 L B McLeod Rd Orlando, FL 32811, 407.720.2832 @ 2:00 PM- Jose Gonzalez:

Whole house; Reginald Brewer: Furniture, 3TV’S, bags, boxes; Corey Stegall: Household Goods; Jina Jackson: bins of clothing and a love set and crib; JOSEPH Bennett NICHOLS: roofing supplies, tiles; JOSEPH Bennett NICHOLS: roofing supplies, tiles; Bruce K Roudebush: pallest flooring , material Store 1333: 13125 S. John Young Pkwy, Orlando FL. 32837, 407.516.7005 @ 10:00 AM: Robert Simon-home items,Donna Brissettehousehold items,Cesar Ranirez-home items,KendricGuiles-clothing. Store 1334: 5603 Metrowest Blvd Orlando FL, 32811 407.5167751 @ 12:00PM: Amanda

Kensey: clothes, bed; Danny Cade: household goods; DaShawn Pickens Elliott: household items; Deantre Womack: house goods; Felicia Redden: household goods; Felicia Redden: household goods; Jason Connor: household goods; Kamiya Gwinn: Furniture, boxes; Kevin Reddick: household goods; Patrice Willingham: Housegoods; PhattyChow/Mercedes

Hereford: Food trailer; Scott Calain: Car, bedroom furniture; Thelor Bellevue: Home appliances, furniture Store 1335: 1101 Marshall farms rd Orlando ,fl 34761 407.516.7221@ 12:00pm: Vince brown ATV parts only, Jason Chittum Household Goods, Katrina Nelson Household Goods; Vince Brown Water Saw Tools; Adam Lewis Backpacks, Medium boxes, luggage bag, long term; Muhammed Malik Bedroom, mattress set, boxes; Latisha Starke Clothes,2 beds,dresser,tvs,living room; Elisha Smith couch, kitchen table ,2 coffee table, boxes; Debra Romaine furniture and household goods. Store 8753: 540 Cypress Pky, Poinciana, FL 34759, 863.240.0879 @ 12:45 PM- Angelica Rosa Household items, Ashania Solomon Household items, Angela Santiago Boxes, Toys, Eric Nieves Household items, Carol Richards Household items, Bins, Yasmeen Ahmad Household items, Suze Pierre household items, Toya Golden Household items, Paulette Brown Household items, Boxes, Giannisse Vazquec Household items, Boxes, Tools, Maria Solier Household items, Giovanni Ramirez Household items, Jose Alvardo Househo ld Goods, Doralyn Roldan Household items, Jeremy Vazquez Baby items, Clothes, Boxes, Hubert Curtis Couch, Bed Store 7057: 13597 S. Orange Ave Orlando FL 32824, 407.910.2087 @ 10:30 AM- Jaissy

Morales- boxes: Cesar Hernandezhousehold items: Jose R. Cruz- boxes: Kyle Alonzo- boxes, furniture, personal belongings. Store 7143: 6035 Sand Lake Vista Dr, Orlando FL 32819, 407.337.6665 @ 11:00 AM: Cesar Pardo- household items. Valeria Vergara- household items. Rhonda Myhand-furniture, boxes. Michael Velez- household items, bags. Justin Bridges- bags, monitor. Jorge W. Cardenas-tools. Store 8460: 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd Kissimmee FL 34746 (407)

429-8867 @12:15 PM: James Edward Givens- household goods; Nelson Ross- household goods; Brenda Loganhousehold items; Ed Diaz- housegoods; Yazmine T Otero Calderon- household goods; Alexandra Paez- Personal belongings; Susan Costales- household goods; Joshua Diaz- tires, furniture, 1 bd, baby crib, dining table, living room; Andres Rivas- tools; Bertram Hillhousehold goods; Stevens Burton- one bedroom apt; Alexis Diaz- tools; Robert Earl Gooden- household goods; Zico

Miller- boxes; Velande Seide- boxes; Wilfredo Rivera- RV; Harry Martineztrailer Store 7590: 7360 Sand Lake Rd Orlando, FL 32819, 407.634.4449@ 11:45AM: Stone Estok- household items; Leslie Hege- Household Goods; John HainesBoxes,; Harry Gadson- Household Items, Clothes, Boxes, totes; Stephanie Brown- Boxes, tv, bed, couch Store 8136: 3501 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL 32839 407.488.9093 @12:00PM: Gilbert

Rodriguez Household furniture, Deirdre Johnson 1 queen bed /full box spring and mattress/boxes/totes/personal, Karen

Null Household items, Schamard Caneus Household goods, Garry Fevrier Housegoods, Donna Long House Hold Goods, Delroy Woolery Housegoods , Joy Rosario 2 bedrooms, furniture, Taquisha young Presents ,gifts,boxes totes,car, Alecia Rivers 2 bvedroom ,one bed room set ,couch,dresser tall and wide ,entertainment, Marquisha Whitney couch, dresser boxes , bags, Brook Peteroy bed, dresser, boxes, Raychelle Harris personal items, Sable Fuller 2 tv radio clothes.

Store 8612: 1150 Brand Ln Kissimmee FL 34744, 407.414.5303@ 12:30PM: Luis Gomez- Queen bed, boxes, night stands, chest; Desmond Maxwell- Household goods; Sergio Ortolaza- DJ equipment, electronics; Kimbelynne Cardenas- King Bed, 2 dressers, 2 nightstands, ~8 boxes; Edith Alli- household goods, personal items; Luis Aponte Perez- Clothing and Shoes; Luz Cindy Diaz- bedroom sets, tv, and sofa. Store 7306: 408 N. Primrose Drive Orlando, FL 32803 321.285.5021@ 12:15PM: Glenn Pinckney: Household items, furniture.; Keesha Jacobs Edward: Electric, personal, and business property.; Soundbar/Jared Tawasha: Music and sound equipment.; Tiffany Swanson: King size bed and boxes.; Kimberline Arrington: Suitcases and small home items. Store 8778: 3820 S Orange Ave Orlando FL 32806, 321-270-3440 @ 1:00 pm. Alexis Aponte-Household goods/ Melvin Hammond-Clothes, supplies/ Tabitha Macon-Bedroom of furniture, toys/Raheem Ali Abdul-Haqq-King size mattress, boxes, bins Store 8931: 3280 Vineland Rd Kissimmee FL 34746, 407.720.7424 @ 1:30 PM: Bianca Bryant – Household items, Charles McMeekinHousehold items, Shifon JohnsonHousehold Items and Furniture, Lynette George- Furniture, Edna Huff- Clothes, Alfia Jivan- Household items, show case items, Vanessa Benitez Cotto- Household items, Dominic Strong- Tools and Boxes, Jennifer Rodriguez- Appliance Furniture, Kathleen Cabrera- Furniture, Boxes, Justin Barcia- Household Items, William Hendrickson- Boxes, Amelia Brose- Boxes, Dining room chairs. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 13, 2023 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following:

12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 610 Rinehart Rd. Lake Mary, FL 32746 (407)

333-4355 Quick Garage Door Service c/o

Rashad Altarifi-Boxes,Metal, Vernice Brown- Computers,tv,clothing,ect., Alexis Gutierrez-Boxes, Roland Doude Jr-Household Goods, Chris Reed-Household Items, Renee Rosso-10x15,2mattress set,dresser, Han Cheng-Household Goods, Mitchell

Latashuwa-Household Goods. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 14th, 2023 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following:

The personal goods stored therein by the following:

2:00PM Extra Space Storage 11971 Lake Underhill Rd, Orlando FL 32825, 4075167913: Andy Creach golfclubs luggage, La Creashia Blash homegoods, Joan Ouko: totes, Courtney Lau homegoods, Baltazar Quinain homegoods, Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: June 15, 2023 at the times and locations listed below: The personal goods stored therein by the following:

10:15AM Extra Space Storage at 5753 Hoffner Ave. Orlando FL 32822, 4072125890: Asante Sellers- TV stand, coffee maker, toys. Cynthia Colon- dresser, table, toys, luggage, totes. Fredrick Wilson- bed, recliner, dressers, wall art. Charles Sanders- bed, table, appliances, TV, bikes, clothing, chairs, luggage, shoes. Justine Jordon- cooler, crafts, décor, shoes, totes, chair. The personal goods stored therein by the following:

10:45AM Extra Space Storage at 6174 S Goldenrod Road Orlando Florida 32822, 407.955.4137: Roxann Beneby; Household items. Consuelo Regueiro; Drycleaners equipment. Angelina Maria Pastore; Bikes, boxes and home goods. Christina Whiteside; Home goods. Bruce Boulden; Boxes, small items, totes. Brian Garzon; Office supplies, tools, household items, personal items. Alexandra Valderrama Figueroa; Boxes. Milangel Contasti; Boxes, Books. Jamese Robinson; Apartment furnishings, projector screen, air fryer. The personal goods stored therein by the following:

Rd. Orlando FL 32832, 407-280-7355: Devry Lawrence-Household items. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:30PM Extra Space Storage, 10959 Lake Underhill Rd Orlando FL 32825, 4075020120: Mari Sievinen, Furniture, boxes, storage containers; Jessie Martin, clothes; Laresa Moore, Living room, 3 Bedrooms, boxes, household items; Chiseah Rubiera, Appliances, furniture; David Lee, Tools. The personal goods stored therein by the following:

2:00PM Extra Space Storage 12709 E Colonial Dr, Orlando FL 32826, 4076343990: Megan Clar: Mattress, bed, clothes, baby crib travel pack, lamp, pillows; Hanna Alayna Rinner: furniture, small rug. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

FLORIDA DISCOUNT SELF STORAGE

or before 6/29/2023, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Orange County Courthouse, 425 N Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida 32801, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: Optum Health Spending Account, Ameritrade, Black Flag Tactical LLC, 2017 Chevy Silverado, 2012 Harley Davidson FXDB, 2007 Honda Pilot, Winter Garden Pension, 457 Plan, and Firearms. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office.

ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. DIVISION:

7/HIGBEE CASE NO.: DP21-59 In the Interest of: J.W., J.W, minor children.

NOTICE OF ACTION (TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS) TO: JASON YATES, ADDRESS UNKNOWN. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the following child(ren) for adoption: J.W, born on 11/12/2021. A copy of the Petition is on file with the Clerk of the Court. You are hereby commanded to appear on July 17, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. before the Honorable HEATHER HIGBEE, Juvenile Division, Courtroom 6, at the Thomas S. Kirk Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 E. Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for an ADVISORY HEARING.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: 5/4/2023. Tiffany Moore Russell, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT. 425 N. Orange Ave, Suite 320, Orlando, FL 32801. By: /s/ Juan Vasquez, Deputy Clerk (Court Seal).

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. Case No.: 48-2023-DR-003676. ANGELICA IDARRAGA, Petitioner, and MILLER GARZON GARCIA Respondent. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT).

FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD OR CHILDREN NAMED IN THIS NOTICE. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding or event, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration at 425 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 510, Orlando, Florida, 407-836-2303 within two (2) working days of your receipt of this Summons. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 800955-8771. WITNESS my hand as Clerk of said Court and the Seal thereof, this 18th day of May 2023. CLERK OF COURT by /s/ Kayanna Gracie.

11:15AM Extra Space Storage at 1305 Crawford Ave. St. Cloud FL 34769, 4075040833: Sandra Wilmeth: Bird cage, old scale, coffee table household items; Tamara Stafford: Clothing, Artwork, luggage, tent household items; Amanda Allen: Bicycles, fridge, household items; Liz Martinez: Washer and dryer; Shelley Caran Household items, shelving, Tv The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage, 342 Woodland Lake Drive Orlando FL 32828, 3218004793: Kathryn Hopes; bed, chair, couch, mattress, entertainment center, bags, books, boxes, clothes, pictures, totes, shelves. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage at 12915 Narcoossee rd. Orlando FL 32832, 4075015799: Ramon Gomez-Household goods, Autumn Williams-Household goods. The personal goods stored therein by the following:

Personal property of the following tenants will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy a rental lien in accordance with Florida Statutes, Sections 83.801 - 83.809. Auctions will be held on the premises at locations and times indicated below. Wednesday June 14, 2023, Thursday June 15, 2023 Contents: Misc. & household goods and vehicles. Viewing is at time of sale only. The owners’ or their agents reserve the right to bid on any unit, and to refuse any bid. 2580 Michigan Ave. Kissimmee,FL 34744 (Wed, June 14 @ 11:30am) 0308-Lakesha Lewis, 0562-Marielis Fernandez, 0563-Sony Cristo, 1056-Lucile Ryan 5622 Old Winter Garden Rd. Orlando,FL 32811 (Wed, June 14 @ 1:00pm) 249–Moesha Cole, 354–Antonio Turner, 511–Jessica Edouard, 545–Christiana Hosein, 614–Demetric Williams, 722–Mohammed Al-Hamed, 769–Maurice Tolliver, 1015–Rodolfo Neves, 1039–William/Kitty Ellison, 1080–William/Kitty Ellison, 1510- Antonio Mythinius Turner; 2001 Ford Truck F150, VIN#1FTRW07L81KB56105, Lien Hold: Southern Auto Finance Company (SAFCO), 1510–Antonio Mythinius Turner; 1995 Ford Truck F350 VIN#1FTJW35F7SEA70103 6401 Pinecastle Blvd Orlando,FL 32809 (Wed, June 14 @ 2:30pm) 320-Annalisa Rosario, 323-Ricky Martin Lizardi, 554-Alfredo Nieves 3625 Aloma Ave. Oviedo,FL 32765 (Thurs, June 15 @ 11:00am) 0523-Elizabeth Agustin, 0822-Ada Gonzalez 17420 SR 50 Clermont,FL 34711 (Thurs, June 15 @ 1:00pm) 0118-6-1 DJB Pens c/o: Marshall Jungreis, 0803- Scoma Law Firm c/o: Melissa Scoma, 7255-Scoma Law Firm c/o: Melissa Scoma 2300 Hartwood Marsh Clermont,FL 34711 (Thurs, June 15 @ 2:00pm) 304-Pamela Boggs, 1003Emmy Robinson, 1048-Amy Baker. Run dates 5/31 and 6/7.

12:00PM Extra Space Storage

11071 University Blvd Orlando, FL 32817, 3213204055: Gustavo Aristizabal home goods; Justin David Johnson books, clothes, electronics; Kolbe and Richard Brown and Demetreshon home goods; Jennifer Czeczotka household goods. The personal goods stored therein by the following:

12:45PM Extra Space Storage

9847 Curry Ford Rd Orlando, FL 32825, (407) 495-9612: Noah Dunn-Household goods. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:15PM Extra Space Storage at 11261 Narcoossee

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2023-DR-3181 Division: 42 IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: ROBERT CHAMBERLIN, Petitioner, and KAREN CHAMBERLIN, Respondent. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) TO: Karen Chamberlin 1162 Priory Circle, Winter Garden, FL 34787. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Danielle White, whose address is 120 East Robinson Street, Orlando, FL 32801 on

TO: MILLER GARZON GARCIA, 11133 ALDERLY COMMONS CT, ORLANDO, FL 32837. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on ANGELICA IDARRAGA OR ATTORNEY MAHEEN MIZAN-IQBAL ESQ whose address is 11002 YORKSH IRE RIDGE CT. ORLANDO, Fl 32837 OR 600 N THACKER AVE. STE D33, KISSIMMEE, Fl 34741 on or before 6/22/2023 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 for the relief demanded in the petition. The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: NONE. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and EMail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: 04/27/2023. TIIFFANY MOORE RUSSELL, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /S/ JUAN VAZQUEZ, Deputy Clerk. 425 North Orange Ave. Suite 320 Orlando, Florida 32801.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 41 CASE NO.: 2022-DP-07. IN THE INTEREST OF: J.L. DOB: 08/27/2021, Minor child. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: JOSEE LEIGH MYERS, Unknown Address. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child; you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on June 29th, 2023, at 10:30am at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD WHOSE INITIALS APPEAR ABOVE. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4) (d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” WITNESS my hand as the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 4th day of May, 2023. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Kevin Soto, Deputy Clerk.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, E&G Locksmith LLC, of 10134 Brandon Cir., Orlando, FL 32836, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Prime Time Locksmith It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Prime Time Locksmith “ with the Florida Department of State,

Division of Corporations. Dated: 5/22/23

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 June 9th, 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.

A216- Tracy Copeland B127- Jonathan Davila D105- Brittany Destefano D112Andrew Reyes.

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, June 20th, 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:1046-Margaret Torres; 1090-Omar Tavarez/Omar Ramon Tavarez; 2005-Raishawn Nicholson; 2034-Miguel Rodriguez; 2035-Ernest Raymond Rodriguez; 2069-Emanuel Bell/Emanuel Bell JR; 3047-Jonathan Langhirt/Jonathan Federick Langhirt; 3121-Christopher Johnson/Christopher Lyn Johnson; 5035-Christopher Lamont Willbright Cook; 6034-Michelle Rivera/ Michell Rivera Value Store It 36 at 1480 Celebration Blvd, Celebration, FL 34747 will list storage units on www.storagetreasures.com at 5:00PM:Unit 2098-Arthur Kenneth Price, 1107-Erik Mosher, 1108Erik Mosher,1155- Hubert Higgs.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

TAYLOR AUTO & TOWING gives notice that on 06/12/2023 at 06:30 PM the following vehicles(s) may be sold by public sale at 526 RING RD, ORLANDO, FL 32811 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.

4S4BRCKC8D3236676

2015 SUBA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

TAYLOR AUTO & TOWING

gives notice that on 06/29/2023 at 06:30 PM the following vehicles(s) may be sold by public sale at 526 RING RD, ORLANDO, FL 32811 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.

JYARN012000002436

1998 YAMA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on June 8th, 2023, the personal property in the below -listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www.storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified. PUBLIC

STORAGE # 08711, 3145 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826, (407) 613-2984 Time:

09:30 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 4042 - Derival, Nadia; 5003 - Fernandez, Victor PUBLIC

STORAGE # 08720, 1400 Alafaya Trail, Oviedo, FL 32765, (407) 487-4695 Time:

09:45 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 0122 - Rust, Cheyenne PUBLIC STORAGE # 08726, 4801 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL 32822, (407) 392-4546 Time: 10:00 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com

0110 - Jackson, Shalida; 0219 - Jackson, Shalida; 5024 - Rodriguez La Versa, Edsel PUBLIC STORAGE # 08765, 1851

N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826, (407)

513-4445 Time: 10:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com.

0015 - Wooten, Jasmin; 5024 - Sharritt, Jeremy PUBLIC STORAGE # 20179, 903

S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL 32807, (407) 392-1549 Time: 10:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. D067 - Dunson, Markees; D216Rodriguez, Alexander; E040 - Matallana, Camilo PUBLIC STORAGE # 24105, 2275

N Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL 32807, (407)

545-2541 Time: 11:00 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 3201 -

Lamons, Charles; F365 - Vazquez, Shenill

PUBLIC STORAGE # 25781, 155 S Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32807, (321) 247-6790

Time: 11:15 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 1267 - McKnight, Marquise; 1360 - Parrilla, Franciso; 1360

- Jimenez, Marcelinette; 2232 - Dorsey, Nakisha; 2437 - Harlow, George PUBLIC STORAGE # 25851, 10280 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32817, (407) 901-2590 Time:

11:30 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 2070 - Johnson, Destiny PUBLIC STORAGE # 25897, 10053 Lake Underhill Rd, Orlando, FL 32825, (407) 901-6126 Time: 11:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com

0495 - Jean, Marie; 4018 - Hernandez, Abigail PUBLIC STORAGE # 25973, 250 N Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32807, (407) 901-7489 Time: 12:00 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. A001

- Davis, Chadon; A048 - Reid, Jaquaya; D490 - vazquez, Noemi; E513 - Rhymer, Renee PUBLIC STORAGE # 25974, 1931 W State Rd 426, Oviedo, FL 32765, (407) 901-7497 Time: 12:15 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. D381Williams, Shanece PUBLIC STORAGE # 28084, 2275 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL 32822, (407) 545-2547 Time: 12:30 PM

Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. B111 - Viering, Talisha; C199G - Sheffield, Samantha. Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue,

Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on June 9, 2023, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 12:30 PM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www.storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified. PUBLIC

STORAGE # 20729, 1080 E Altamonte Dr, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701, (407) 326-6338 Time: 12:30 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com

B046 - Burrell, David; B051 - Burrell, David; B191 - Borges, Kimberlee PUBLIC STORAGE # 23118, 141 W State Road 434, Winter Springs, FL 32708, (407) 512-0425

Time: 12:45 PM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. G202 - Roelossen, Larry; K453 - Rosario, Jonathan PUBLIC STORAGE # 24328, 7190 S US Highway 17/92, Fern Park, FL 32730, (407) 258-3060

Time: 01:15 PM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. C323 - Richardson, Archie; G717 – Acosta, Gregory; G736 - Hillery, Grizell; H802 - Penn, roderick; J904 - Hillary, Grizell PUBLIC STORAGE # 25438, 2905 South Orlando Drive, Sanford, FL 32773, (407) 545-6715

Time: 01:30 PM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. C010 - lemon, Shankeena; D065 - Holley, Tomiya; J710 - Crousser, Dustin PUBLIC STORAGE # 25455, 8226 S US Highway 17/92, Fern Park, FL 32730, (407) 258-3062 Time: 01:45 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. A120 - Camacho, Daniela

PUBLIC STORAGE # 25842, 51 Spring Vista Dr, Debary, FL 32713, (386) 202-2956

Time: 02:00 PM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 00590 - Leill, Kylie

PUBLIC STORAGE # 25893, 3725 W Lake Mary Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746, (407) 495-1274 Time: 02:15 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1024Alhalees, Tamir; 3076 - suarez, Carlos; 4011 - Lawrence, Nicole; 5124 - Veltman, Christi; 5133 - McKay, Dezere. Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on June 8, 2023, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 12:45 PM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www.storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified. PUBLIC STORAGE # 08714, 8149 Aircenter Court, Orlando, FL 32809, (407) 792-4965 Time: 12:45 PM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 1221 - Hebner, Rand PUBLIC STORAGE # 08717, 1800 Ten Point Lane, Orlando, FL 32837, (407) 545-4431 Time: 01:00 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com

5017 - Banzon, John PUBLIC STORAGE

# 20477, 5900 Lakehurst Drive, Orlando, FL 32819, (407) 409-7284 Time: 01:15 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. C161 - Cruickshank, Ricky; D159 - Rodriguez-Oquendo, Kevin PUBLIC STORAGE # 24303, 1313 45th Street, Orlando, FL 32839, (407) 278-8737 Time: 01:45 PM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. B235 - Deetjen, Max PUBLIC STORAGE # 25454, 235 E Oak Ridge Road, Orlando, FL 32809, (407) 326-9069 Time: 02:00 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. C303 - Saint Louis, Rolmy PUBLIC STORAGE # 25782, 2783 N John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34741, (321) 422-2079 Time: 02:15 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 12113Smith, Cheryl PUBLIC STORAGE # 25846, 1051 Buenaventura Blvd, Kissimmee, FL 34743, (407) 258-3147 Time: 02:45 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 02122 - Lago, Pedro; 02306 - Harris, Margaret PUBLIC STORAGE # 25847, 951 S John Young Pkwy, Kissimmee, FL 34741, (321) 236-6712

Time: 03:00 PM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 1117 - Rodriguez, Jasmine; 2252 - Thayer, Catherine PUBLIC STORAGE # 25892, 1701 Dyer Blvd , Kissimmee , FL 34741, (407) 392-1169

Time: 03:15 PM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 6016 - Monexant, Camile PUBLIC STORAGE # 28075, 4729 S Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32839, (407) 986-4867 Time: 03:45 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com 0132 - Reno, Meleyah; 0505 - Norman, Rickey; 0530 - Thompson, Delena; 0984 - Taylor, Cierra; 0985 - Wilson, Edward; 1029 - rahman, Mujeeb; 1229 - rushing, Davina; 1390 - Smith, Kimberly. Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on June 9, 2023, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www.storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified. PUBLIC STORAGE # 07029, 3150 N Hiawassee Rd, Hiawassee, FL 32818, (407) 392-0863 Time: 09:30 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 2708 - holmes, Tonja PUBLIC STORAGE # 08326, 310 W Central Parkway, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, (407) 487-4595 Time: 09:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0056 - richards, Kimberly; 1012 - perez, lora; 2017 - Thames, Stacy Ann PUBLIC STORAGE # 24107, 4100 John Young Parkway, Orlando, FL 32804, (407) 930-4381 Time: 10:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com.

B202 - Henry, Princess; G731 - Bounds, Moses PUBLIC STORAGE # 25780, 8255 Silver Star Rd, Orlando, FL 32818, (321) 247-6799 Time: 10:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com

1310 - Gadson Jr, Harry; 2103 - Pinnock, Catherine; 2111 - Wright, Taneicia; 2429 - Colquitt, Amber; 3122 - Maurice, Choizilien PUBLIC STORAGE # 25813, 2308 N John Young Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32804,

(407) 603-0436 Time: 11:00 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com.

D066 - Sylvestre, Deniese; D130Sanders, Sedira; E082 - Christian, Rahim; F074 - rowley, maliaka; O005 - Elisee, Yadelet PUBLIC STORAGE # 25814, 6770 Silver Star Rd, Orlando, FL 32818, (407) 545-2394 Time: 11:15 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com

0180 - Moreno, David; 0181 - Brown, Omar; 0250 - Bowen-Allen, Portia; 0267 - Pena, Alvaro; 0383 - Clarke, Roxanna; 0551 - Coicou, Evnante; 0568 - Guerrier, Garry PUBLIC STORAGE # 25895, 2800 W State Road 434 , Longwood , FL 32779, (407) 392-0854 Time: 11:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com

0884 - Caquias, Angel PUBLIC STORAGE # 28091, 2431 S Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, FL 32703, (407) 279-3958 Time: 12:00 PM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 1021 - Escarment, Remel; W003 - Howard, Makevie. Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080.

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 June 9th, 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.1642 Curtis Shovan 2018 Domingo Guzman 2019 Ruby Rodriguez 2035 Cesar Gonzalez 2107 Nidia Rivera 2232 Cara Joy Pizarro 2486 Jason Perez.

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 StorageTreasures.com on June 21st, 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. Michelle Marie Philias - 0C014, Wisly Accius –0F018, Isiah Freeman – 0F026, Tanekia Holloway - 0G022, Steve Reville, A1 Subcontractor LLC, 0J015.

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 June 9th, 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. #2411 Nakeela Basnight #2112 Barbara Colon #2136 Jodie Monosa #2326 Debbra Alverio #2342 Emanuel Delgado #1517 Barbara McNally #1353 Nancy Rivera #1720 Gladys Maldonado.

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 June 9, 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.

115-Kevin Greenough 2230-Anita Ricco 3125-Kierra Ellis 3132-Genese Santaliz Rivera 3185Sole Roderick 3199-Francis Arguinzoni 3213-Keith Defreitas.

Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that Value Store It 29 – Ocoee 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, June 20th, 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 29 at 1251 Fountains West Blvd, Ocoee, FL 34761 will list storage units on www.storagetreasures.com at 11:00 AM A010 Glenda Ferdinand;A011 Glenda Ferdinand;A024 Jeff Robinson/ Jeff III Robinson;A105 William Adam Lee Holton;A115 Donel Richemond;B010 Sarah Johnston;B161 Diandra Wright/ Diandra Siobhan Wright;C104 Gloria Gilliam/Gloria Rene Gilliam;C114 Thomas Armon Schrandt;C146 Gloria Gilliam/ Gloria Rene Gilliam.

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