Orlando Weekly - October 19, 2022

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Above: The Tremolords (Aaron Zacktan, Ken Chiodini, Mick Crowley, Dave Ewing). Photo by Jim Leatherman. Cover: Illustration by Kira Gondeck-Silvia for ‘Helen House’ (Burrow Press), cover layout by Daniel Rodriguez.

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The past few months have been a rollercoaster of emotions for many, myself included. The fall of Roe v. Wade opened a new era in this country, and I’m not just talking about politics. This ill-begotten decision marks a before and after for individual freedoms in the United States and is a dangerous slope for other freedoms we have been foolish enough to consider granted. Last week’s abortion ban bill introduced by Senator Lindsay Graham and supported by our very own Marco Rubio is a reminder of that. That’s why I decided to join SEIU’s ‘We Decide’ campaign.

After the fall of Roe, Republicans were happy to “send the decision back to the states”, even though reproductive rights’ activists warned us that there would be more to come. And now, we see that they were right. These white men in suits who do not know me or you are now making decisions for all of us no matter what state you live in.

Graham’s bill is so extreme that it would force women to have invasive transvaginal ultrasounds due to a requirement that doctors determine fetal age before an abortion. This is what Rubio has signed on to, yet another way for the government to control what should be a personal decision made solely by me with the consultation of healthcare professionals.

I am terrified! As an older Millennial, all I have known my entire life is that I was in charge of my healthcare decisions which have been many. You see, I was

born with a congenital illness called Marfan’s Syndrome. This condition impacts my life in many ways, and one of them is childbearing.

The moment I knew it was serious with my now-husband, I explained my condition to him, letting him know that there was a possibility that the best choice for my well-being could be not to have biological children. Even though my fertility is not jeopardized, a pregnancy would be extremely high-risk, and there is a 50% chance that my child would be born with the condition at any level of severity, including neonatal Marfan’s which means the child’s quality of life would be severely impacted from birth.

I didn’t like those odds, so we made the decision, after much painstaking deliberation, to adopt. But, what if my birth control were to fail? This scenario would be difficult for us to deal with and it’s been made even more difficult by men like Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, and Ron DeSantis.

It is now more clear than ever, that the decision voter’s have in front of them this November will be between a party that is hellbent on ramming through the wishes of a Christian-Nationalist base to the detriment of absolutely everybody else, and a party who wants basic freedoms to cover the biggest swath of the population possible.

Rubio has been on the record throughout his career as someone vehemently opposed to reproductive rights and has

openly called for the overturning of Roe. His views are so extreme that he has said in numerous occasions that he opposes abortions even in cases of rape or incest. That is just simply unacceptable in a civilized society.

Now Rubio is talking out both sides of his mouth. After getting what he had been dreaming of, the overturning of Roe, he has recently been evading the issue as he runs for reelection against Congresswoman Val Demings. You’d think he’d be taking a victory lap! But he knows the electorate is rightfully furious about their reproductive rights being threatened by politicians of his ilk and when asked if he still holds on to his barbaric views of restricting abortion access even in the most extreme of cases, Rubio dodges the question or says that the decision should be let to the states.

In comes Graham’s bill and Rubio’s cosponsorship, and suddenly it’s back to being a federal issue and not a state’s issue. Who can keep up?!

Marco Rubio has shown himself once again as an untrustworthy politician. He will say whatever is most convenient at any particular time to benefit his political career but one thing is clear, Rubio wants a national abortion ban and he has just co-sponsored one. As a woman who has dealt with delicate healthcare issues my whole life, the last thing I need is another hurdle in my path to wellness and care.

Adriana Rivera, Orlando Florida Immigrant Coalition

‘LIVING ON FIFTH AVENUE’

BY CLAY JONES

AS TEARS GO BY

Orlando musician Mick Crowley has passed away after a long fight with cancer

BY STEVE SCHNEIDER

Editor’s Note: Orlando music mainstay Mick Crowley passed away over the weekend after a long fight with cancer. As a member of the Hate Bombs (later the Tremolords) for decades, Crowley and friends rampaged across stages with primitive garage rock might all around the United States. As iconic a figure as Crowley cut on stage, his stature within the music community as a kind and supportive friend loomed just as large.

What a blow it is to lose Mick Crowley.

He was a nimble guitarist, a composer of catchy tunes and an engaging, endearing performer whose stage spins were always an adorable quarter-turn behind the rest of the band’s. (Or ... or ... hear me out ... was the rest of the world three-quarters of a turn behind HIM?)

Mick Crowley was also a beloved, devoted family man and one of the absolute nicest guys in an Orlando music scene that has more than its share of ‘em.

Whether you encountered him when he was just coming off stage after his latest rave-up, or as he was approaching your table to take your order at Applebee’s, his was always the same welcoming, reassuring presence. Crowley made the world better in everything he did.

How lucky we are to have had him in our lives.

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FLOODLAND

Hurricane Ian was a powerful storm. Real estate developers in Florida made it a catastrophe

BY JAKE BITTLE, THE GRIST

Acentury ago, the coast of southwest Florida was a maze of swamps and shoals, prone to frequent flooding and almost impossible to navigate by boat. These days, the region is home to more than 2 million people, and over the past decade it has ranked as one of the fastest-growing parts of the country. Many of those new homes sit mere feet from the ocean, surrounded by canals that flow to the Gulf of Mexico.

When Hurricane Ian struck the region on Wednesday, its 150-mile-per-hour winds and extreme storm surge smashed hundreds of buildings to bits, flooded houses, and tossed around boats and mobile homes. Cities including Fort Myers and Port Charlotte were destroyed in a matter of hours.

These vulnerable cities only exist thanks to the audacious maneuvers of real estate developers, who manipulated coastal and riverine ecosystems to create valuable land over the course of the 20th century. These attempts to tame the forces of nature by tearing out mangroves and draining swamps had disastrous environmental consequences, but they also allowed for the construction of tens of thousands of homes, right in the water’s path.

“What this is basically showing us is that develop ers, if there’s money to be made, they will develop it,” said Stephen Strader, an associate professor at Villanova University who studies the societal forces behind disasters. “You have a natural wetland marsh … the primary function of those regions is to protect the inland areas from things like storm surge. You’re building on top of it, you’re replacing it with subdivisions and homes. What do we expect to see?”

The root of southwest Florida’s vulnerability is a development technique called dredge-and-fill: Developers dug up land from the bottom of rivers and swamps, then piled it

up until it rose out of the water, creating solid artificial land where there had once been only damp mud.

This kind of dredging began well before Florida’s postwar real estate boom, when the state’s agriculture and phosphate mining industries wanted to control inland flooding, create navigable pathways for boats, and cut paths for rainwater to flow into the Gulf of Mexico. As a result of these efforts, the flow of water to the coasts from Florida’s soggy inland became tame and predictable, and the channels gave boats direct access to the Gulf of Mexico. Developers began to see the southwest coast as a perfect place for retirees and soldiers returning from World War II to settle down — they just had to build houses for them first. They carved existing swamps into a dense network of so-called finger canals, then used the extra dirt to elevate the remaining land, letting the water in.

“Dredge-and-fill became the established method to meet the growing postwar demand for waterfront housing,” wrote three historians in a 2002 historical study of southwest Florida’s waterways.

The most infamous developer to use this method was Gulf American, a firm founded in the 1950s by two scamming brothers named Leonard and Jack Rosen who had also sold televisions and cures for baldness. Gulf American bought a massive plot of land across the river from Fort Myers, cut hundreds of canals in it, and sold pieces of it by mail order to retirees and returning veterans up north. The result was Cape Coral, which the writer Michael Grunwald once called “a boomtown that shouldn’t exist.”

“Though the main objective was to create land for home construction, the use of dredge-and-fill produced a suburban landscape of artificial canals, waterways and basins,” wrote the authors of the 2002 survey. “The canals served a number of purposes, including drainage, creation of

waterfront property as an enhancement for sales, access to open water for boating, and a source of fill material for the creation of developable lots.”

The three Mackle brothers, who owned another prominent firm called General Development Corporation, adopted a similar technique on other sections of Florida’s Gulf Coast. They developed more than a dozen communities across the state, including Port Charlotte, North Port, and Marco Island, all of which fell inside Ian’s radius as it made landfall on Wednesday. In all these cases, development involved carving up coastal swampland, creating a canal network to drain out excess water, and building houses on the land that remained.

“It’s just the same reason why golf courses have lots of water hazards — the big holes that they dig out to put soil on the land and make the fairways become lakes,” said Strader. “And now everybody’s got a waterfront property … but it also means you get more water intrusion.”

Backlash over the environmental impacts of dredge-andfill eventually led to restrictions on the process in the 1970s. The public grew outraged at the idea of chemicals and human waste running off from residential canal systems into the ocean. That didn’t stop new arrivals from rushing into canalside developments like Cape Coral, which grew by 25 percent between 2010 and 2019. It helped, of course, that southwest Florida saw very few hurricanes over the second half of the 20th century. Only three hurricanes have made landfall in the region since 1960 (during which time the sea level off Fort Myers has risen about eight inches), and none of them caused catastrophic flooding.

Hurricane Ian brought that reprieve to an end, bringing home the consequences of risky development in the same way Hurricane Ida brought home the consequences of coastal erosion last September. When Hurricane Ida rampaged through the Louisiana coast, it drew attention to the deterioration of that state’s coastal wetlands, which had long acted as a buffer against storm surge. In southwest Florida, something different has happened: Not only did developers clear the wetlands, but they also pushed right out to the water’s edge, leaving just inches of space between homes and the Gulf’s waters. With sea levels rising and catastrophic storms growing more common, the era of constant flooding has started again — this time with millions more people in the way.

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This article originally appeared in The Grist.

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Rampant development in Florida made cities more vulnerable to the winds and flooding | Image courtesy Adobe Stock (gator by Daniel Rodriguez)

WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS

The ‘hurricane tax’: How Ian is pushing Florida’s home insurance market toward collapse

BY JAKE BITTLE, THE GRIST

When Hurricane Ian pummeled Florida, it left a stunning trail of physical devastation in its wake. Entire neighborhoods vanished beneath water, cities were shredded by 150-mile-per-hour winds, and thousands of people lost their homes overnight.

Though the storm has since dissipated, it will bring even more turmoil to the Sunshine State in the coming months — but this damage will be financial rather than physical.

Ratings agencies and real estate companies have estimated the storm’s damages at anywhere between $30 and $60 billion, which would make it one of the largest insured loss events in U.S. history.

Wind damage is covered by standard homeowner’s insurance, and the payouts necessitated by Hurricane Ian’s extensive wreckage are likely to accelerate the collapse of the state’s homeowner’s insurance industry, driving private companies into bankruptcy and forcing thousands more Floridians into a state-run program with questionable longterm prospects. The process offers an early view of the way that natural disasters fueled by climate change threaten to upend regional economies.

Home insurance costs are poised to skyrocket for all Floridians — not just those who live in the places most vulnerable to major storms. The state will be forced to impose new taxes and penalties as it tries to keep the market afloat. New burdens will fall largely on low- and middle-income homeowners. For many working class Floridians, homeownership may become impossible to afford as a result.

“We already have a housing affordability crisis, and now we’re adding this new pressure,” said Zac Taylor, a professor at the Delft University of Technology who has studied climate risk in Florida and grew up in the city of Tampa. “Insurance is potentially the thing that is destabilizing homeownership — ironically, because it’s the thing that’s supposed to protect [homeownership] and make it possible.”

While homeowner’s insurance nationwide averages around $1500 a year, Floridians already pay almost three times as much. The state’s insurance market has been struggling ever since Hurricane Andrew made landfall south of Miami in 1992 and damaged more than 150,000 buildings. After Andrew, large private insurers like Travelers and Allstate froze their business in the state rather than risk having to pay for future disasters. This led to the creation of a public option called Citizens, which functions as an “insurer of last resort” for people who can’t find private coverage. The state also subsidized small “specialty” insurers who would only offer homeowner’s coverage in Florida, shifting market share away from national companies.

But this local market has begun to teeter in recent years, even in the absence of any major hurricanes. One reason is that Florida has become a hotbed for sham roof-repair

lawsuits. Shady contractors approach a homeowner and offer her a free new roof, then file a claim with her insurer on her behalf, even if her roof didn’t actually suffer any insurable damage. Then, the contractors litigate the claim until the insurer settles. This has gotten quite expensive for insurers in the state: Florida accounted for 8 percent of all homeowner’s insurance claims in the United States in 2019, but more than 75 percent of all insurance lawsuits.

At the same time, it has become much more expensive for insurance companies to purchase their own insurance. The companies buy this so-called “reinsurance” to guarantee that they have enough money to make large payouts after big disasters, but the large global companies that sell reinsurance have gotten cagey about offering it in Florida, considering that the state has built millions of additional homes in areas vulnerable to natural disasters even as climate change increases their risk.

The reinsurance companies have raised prices to account for this, and many local insurers have struggled to keep up with the costs.

The high costs of litigation and reinsurance had already driven six local insurers bankrupt so far this year, even before Hurricane Ian. In the summer, a ratings firm called Demotech threatened to downgrade several other specialty insurers, saying they weren’t stable enough to deal with a big storm. That downgrade would have made them worthless in the eyes of major lenders and effectively removed them from the market. It caused a flurry of concern from state lawmakers, one of whom said the market was about to “collapse.”

Hurricane Ian is likely to hasten that collapse by driving at least a few more homeowner’s insurance companies into bankruptcy. If Ian’s damages are close to the estimated $30 to $50 billion, it would be especially catastrophic for Florida’s already-struggling specialty insurers. The companies that do survive will have to pay even more for reinsurance, which will force them to further raise prices.

“I would predict the price of insurance will go up in Florida, or, certainly insurers will be looking for price increases,” Alice Hill, a climate change and insurance expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, told Grist. “It’s proving to be risky, particularly with climate change, looking at these storms intensifying more quickly .… Homeowner’s insurance is written on a year-by-year basis, so if a big event comes through, there’s a change next year.”

New bankruptcies and price hikes on the private market would drive thousands more Floridians to Citizens, the public insurance provider that the state established after Hurricane Andrew. The number of Floridians enrolled in Citizens has already surged over the past decade as other private insurers have collapsed, and this year the program surpassed 1 million policyholders for the first time, having

doubled in size over two years. It controls around 15 percent of the insurance market — and more than twice that in especially vulnerable places like Miami.

“You’re going to see a big increase in the number of policies going to Citizens, and you could see a significant portion of the private market just go away,” said Charles Nyce, a professor of risk management at Florida State University and an expert on the state’s insurance market. “And the more of the market Citizens takes, the more at risk the state is.”

That’s because the state is on the hook to help Citizens pay out claims after big storms. Citizens has about $13 billion right now, and early estimates suggest that claims from Ian will only cost the program around $4 billion, so it’s not in any immediate financial jeopardy. But the program will balloon in size over the coming years as it absorbs all the people who lose coverage on the private market after Ian, and its expanding roster will leave it more vulnerable to the next big storm. If another Ian comes around, Citizens might find itself short on cash.

This would force Citizens to make what is called an assessment, or a “hurricane tax” in local lingo. When the program faces financial difficulties, it can impose a surcharge on every person in Florida who buys any kind of property insurance, from home insurance to auto insurance to business insurance. This surcharge acts as a kind of tax subsidy for people in vulnerable areas: Everyone in Florida ponies up to ensure the state can help storm victims rebuild.

“That’s the biggest concern I have,” said Nyce. “Say you’re a single mom working in Orlando living in an apartment, but yet you have to own a car. Now you’re paying an assessment on your auto insurance to subsidize someone who lives on the beach.”

Since Hurricane Ian is unlikely to stem the tide of new arrivals to Florida — and since the only insurance option for these new arrivals will be Citizens — Nyce said that these assessments could become much more common as the years go on. In the past they have never exceeded around 1.5 percent of annual insurance bills, but future storms could drive that number higher.

Citizens can also issue bonds to fund payouts, said Nyce. But because it would issue those bonds against the state’s credit rating, doing so could dampen the state’s own ability to borrow money, again leading to higher costs down the road. And the more tax revenue the state spends propping up Citizens, the less it has to fund other essential services like education and transportation.

The upshot is that Hurricane Ian could make life in Florida a lot more expensive for everyone in the state who owns a home or a car. Decades of rapid development and a new era of supercharged storms have created a risk burden that is impossible for the private insurance market to bear. Now, in the aftermath of Ian, the state’s 21 million residents will assume more and more of that risk, and their wallets will see its earliest effects.

For an example of how these costs might impact vulnerable Floridians, Taylor pointed to the community of Miami Gardens, a majority-Black community in the Miami metroplex that is one of the last places in the region where homes are affordable.

“How is this community supposed to reduce its risk?” they said. “How are homeowners going to deal with this? We’re talking potentially the equivalent of multiple monthly mortgage payments … and this is not poised to go [back] down. Fewer and fewer people are going to be able to afford their houses.”

This article originally appeared in The Grist. news@orlandoweekly.com

MONSTER MASH

Local lit imprints throw a haunted dance party. Read on … if you dare!

BY MAATHEW MOYER

Not since the cursed pages of the Necronomicon unleashed untold horrors upon Ash Williams in The Evil Dead has there been as foreboding a literary reading as the upcoming book launch and ‘haunted dance party’ coming to Orlando this weekend courtesy local imprints Burrow Press and Autofocus.

The night promises eldritch tales courtesy a trio of storytellers Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, Kristen Arnett and Burrow publisher Ryan Rivas. Books to be unleashed upon an unsuspecting public Sunday are new tomes from Rivas and Upadhyaya. Rivas debuts his Nextdoor in Colonialtown on new local press Autofocus, a collection of photos paired with cryptic local Nextdoor posts. Kumari’s queer ghost story about secrets and the supernatural, Helen House, will be out from Burrow Press. Post-reading, the frights continue with the titular haunted dance party, with musical jump-scares brought to you by DJ Nigel John. And instead of a bookstore or gallery space, this event is going down in venerable Mills 50 venue Will’s Pub.

“Ryan asked if I had a specific vision for my Orlando launch party, and I immediately said ‘haunted dance party’ without giving it much thought! I knew the book would be coming out close to Halloween, which is my favorite holiday. And the book is also set in October,”

says Upadhyaya. “To me, Halloween isn’t just one night — it’s the whole month! And because the book exists in the horror realm, it just felt natural to give the party a haunted vibe and make it feel like an early Halloween party. I love literary events that don’t take themselves too seriously and that offer some form of entertainment or activity beyond just a reading.”

“I think that an element of pure fun needed to be introduced. … I was like, ‘Let’s do this in a place where hanging out is kind of prioritized above everyone standing or sitting at attention,” says Rivas of Burrow’s return to live events. “So, it was important to not make this feel like homework.”

When asked about other Halloween elements that will be employed — and politely ignoring our brilliant idea of a bowl of grapes-as-eyeballs — Rivas does divulge a few details:

“Kira Gondeck-Silvia did illustrations for Helen House and we’ll be projecting those,” says Rivas. “I asked Nigel to DJ the gig, I was just like. ‘Haunted dance party,’ whatever you think that means … There’s a lot of ways you could go with that and I think there’s probably not a better person to ask for that mood music.”

“For the reading, I’m wearing a dress that is actually inspired by a dress from the book. In the book, the dress

becomes an unsettling presence pretty quickly. I think people who have read the book will get the reference when they see me, especially since I’m styling it in a way to look a bit like a doll,” says Upadhyaya of the spooky seasonal flourishes she has in store. “There’s a creepy doll element to the book, and I wanted to evoke that in my outfit. If people haven’t read the book yet, then they’re probably just going to think I’m a very theatrical person — and they might be correct!”

As mentioned above, the night is a collaboration between the more established Burrow Press and newer Orlando imprint Autofocus. In a happy coincidence, both presses had new titles ready to be rolled out that seemed tailor-made for Halloween. “Kayla’s book is a queer ghost story about trauma. It’s definitely of the October mood,” says Rivas. “Nextdoor in Colonialtown is … I consider the photographs to be kind of ‘suburban gothic.’”

Though the focus of the event is on the two new books being unveiled, Rivas stresses an aspect of comradeship as well: “I just thought, ‘We’re both publishers. We’re both launching books. We’re both based in Orlando. Let’s do this.’”

Besides the synergy and personal connections between all involved, both of these book are innovative combinations of image and texts that would be fine additions to the library of those interested in spooky fare with a creative twist.

“I wanted to write a ghost story about sisters and a ghost story about a queer relationship,” says Upadhyaya about the ideas explored in Helen House. “In my fiction, I really like to take straightforward, everyday conflict or tension and find a way to heighten it to extreme proportions or supernaturalize it. With Helen House, I started with the idea of telling little white lies or omitting things from your personal backstory when you’re starting to date someone — which is something I think a lot of people do! But for the characters in Helen House, the lie is really significant and sends both characters barrelling toward extreme feelings of grief. That grief then starts to take a possibly supernatural shape in the form of a haunting.”

Originally a shorter piece intended for Autofocus’ literary journal — Rivas credits Autofocus publisher Mike Wheaton as the catalyst behind Nextdoor’s concept — Rivas expanded his collection of foreboding photos of Colonialtown miniatures into a standalone monograph. The photos are paired with postings to the Nextdoor group for Orlando’s Colonialtown neighborhood that at times become the stuff of psychological horror. “It didn’t obviously take long to find really barren, awful things. But what I found maybe more interesting about it was not so much what people are willing to say that is shocking and sometimes troubling,” says Rivas, “but the way people say things, the way they phrase things, the quirkiness with which people write publicly, and the topics that they choose to bring up or go off on a tangent about in the comments. So, while there was a lot of darkness there, I was also hoping to mine some of the absurdity as a balance to the darkness.”

Upadhyaya, meanwhile, speaks of a marathon writing session in a cabin in the middle of nowhere that brings to mind The Shining. (She even read Stephen King’s Bag of Bones before sitting down to write, in another eerie parallel.) “I wrote the first draft of this story in one sitting, which is not the norm for me. But the conditions were kind of perfect,” says Upadhyaya. “I was staying in a remote cabin, writing a scary story set in a remote A-frame,” Truly, the conditions were perfect!”

And the conditions will be perfectly frightful on Sunday for a unique night of literary terrors. Step inside at your own peril.

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The ‘suburban gothic’ of Ryan Rivas’ Nextdoor in Colonialtown | Photo by Ryan Rivas

“THE WORLD YOU’RE ABOUT TO SEE AIN’T YOURS”

Orlando Shakes stages Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry, parsing identity politics in a post-Trump, segregated United States

BY CAROLINE HULL

“The world you’re about to see ain’t yours.”

In Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too, August Wilson), playwright Rachel Lynett envisions an alternate history, a world in which the election of Donald Trump triggered a second Civil War that split the United States. Against the background of this segregated, “historically inaccurate” world, a domestic drama plays out in a small community within an all-Black state as an Afro-Latinx person moves to town.

Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry premiered at PlayFest 2020, so it seems like kismet that as PlayFest 2022 approaches, Apologies has returned to the Orlando Shakes’ stage as a fully staged production, running through Oct. 30. In the interim, Lynett’s original script won a Yale Drama Series Prize.

Orlando Weekly caught up with Lynett for a talk about the layers embedded in the contemporary Black experience,

the power of “messy” women, and the necessity of “blistering honesty.”

Both the story told on stage in ‘Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry’ and the story of the play’s success in the world are incredibly inspiring.

For me, Apologies is about a playwright fighting with their characters. I wanted to answer the question: What is the Black experience? And as I was writing the play, I realized there isn’t one answer and I’m not the person to answer. I can give a piece of it but not all of it. And the message I wanted to send was it’s not monolithic. Yes, I’m Black but I’m also proudly Afro-Latine, proudly Belizean with a Mexican grandfather and a Honduran grandmother. There are layers to Blackness and we have to make room for all of it.

What do you hope the audience takes away from this? My answer is frustrating: “something.” I hope the audience takes something away from the performance, but I don’t want to dictate what that is. That’s not my job.

I want to write the kind of plays that people talk about days after they saw the play, but what those conversations are isn’t up to me. I think counter to how I was trained, I don’t believe in handing the audience a lesson or a theme. I’m even pulling back from dictating every line the actors say. If theater is a collaborative art, then the audience (and the performers) are part of that collaboration. You don’t tell your collaborators what to think, you trust that they’ll bring their piece to it.

What do initially inspired you to pursue playwriting?

I’m not sure I was inspired. It almost feels like I was pushed to it. Growing up, I didn’t realize there was a such thing as a “playwright.” All the playwrights we read about in school were dead and all the shows I saw at theaters were the same way (or they were musicals).

I wanted to be a lawyer. Then I got to college and kept changing my major as I was failing through classes. In my junior year I was a film major thinking I’d go into editing or criticism and I had to take a “fine art credit” which I thought was weird since my major was fine arts. I ended up taking a Script Analysis class that changed my life. Not only was it the only class I wasn’t failing, but our teacher also had an amazing syllabus. She’d assumed we read Beckett and Shakespeare already, so her syllabus was 70 percent women playwrights, 60 percent playwrights of color, 25 percent queer playwrights. … She said she wanted us to know theater was more than one thing. And it radically changed my opinion of theater. I switched my major the night after reading Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill.

Even then, though, I wanted to be a stage manager, working my way up to eventually being an artistic director. As I was stage managing, I remember noticing the plays I read weren’t the plays I was seeing performed. Also, as good of a job as my teacher did, we didn’t read a lot of queer writers of color; it was one or the other. I remember asking, “Where are the Black queer playwrights?” And I was told there weren’t any.

That’s when I started writing. I told myself I’d write enough plays that no one else could ever say that again. I’ve written 36 now and have found a network of other queer playwrights of color.

I read your artist’s statement on your website, and it moved me — especially the quote “These women are neither saints nor villains; they’re eternally both.” I’d like to hear even more about your mission as a writer and what that means to you.

I love messy women on stage, on screen, in our stories. Too often “messy” means single with a drinking problem. And often that messy woman is white. I’m not discrediting that, but I’d like to expand how we see messy women. Black women are told our whole lives we have to carry the community on our back, be the defenders, the “strong Black woman.” What does that look like when you add ambition, to a world that wasn’t built for us? What compromises do we have to make? Whom do we have to leave behind to move forward?

In all of my plays, I write about women who make really hard and questionable decisions to have a better life. The American dream Willy Loman clutched onto was never built for us. We had to carve our way and that means making choices that sometimes work against what’s good for us. What do those stories look like? What’s at stake to get a piece of the dream?

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BY SETH KUBERSKY

If you’re searching for Halloween chills, but the theme park haunted houses I surveyed last week leave you cold, why not combine the creepy and classical by ending your October with an opera?

Central Florida Vocal Arts (central floridavocalarts.org) and Opera Del Sol recently celebrated their 10th anniversa ry with a gala event at the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation, and they’re leaping into their second decade with a spooky rei magining of Englebert Humperdink’s Hansel & Gretel at the Dr, Phillips Center’s Pugh Theater on Oct. 28 & 29.

Earlier this month, I invited resident stage director (and longtime friend) Eric Pinder over for a conversation about his first live opera production since the pandemic began, which he’s proud to promise will be “more grim than Grimm.”

Pinder’s face should be familiar to fans of Disney’s Adventurers’ Club, Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows and the Orlando Fringe, but his greatest passion — other than hockey — is opera. He’s been a part of nearly every area opera company since the old Orlando Opera went extinct, directing its short-lived successor Florida Opera Theatre as well as several shows for Opera Orlando. That was until COVID put everything on pause for over 18 months, both in the Disney theme parks where he makes his daily living, and in the opera houses he loves.

“Everything I did was toxic,” recalls Pinder. “I certainly couldn’t work with opera singers; I couldn’t direct because you couldn’t be spewing out aerosols anywhere.”

Instead, he spent his time watching mod ern dance and European ballet online (“My project was, how do I tell the story in move ment [and] how can I use movement to help me as a director and tell better stories?”) as well as “stress eating on the couch and crying about the state of my career.”

Fortunately, Pinder has since resumed fulltime employment for the Mouse, and now he’s joining forces with executive director

Theresa Smith-Levin as CFVA’s stage direc tor, following the departure of Nicole Dupre, Opera Del Sol’s founding artistic director. He’d previously worked with Smith-Levin and CFVA (which absorbed ODS under its non-profit operations in 2018) on a rewrite of The Merry Widow ing the dot-com boom.

“It was interesting to take something like that and update it,” says Pinder. “How do you bring it to people who don’t necessarily know the traditions of operetta, and don’t want to sit through a production that is just ‘a museum piece’?”

Although this latest title had already been selected before he came onboard, Pinder says his dark vision for inspired by the fact that star Meghan Hone has previously sung both the neglectful mother and the cannibalistic witch in dif ferent, prior productions. Combining the two roles into one character created a world where “the mother is really the witch, but the father and the kids don’t know it, so they don’t realize they’re in a horror story, but everyone else in the opera does,” as Pinder explains.

That small but key innovation sparked an approach that owes a lot to cinematic scares, only sans the excessive gore. “We’re not doing a lot of blood splattering.,” says

In Eric Pinder’s hands the Christmas chestnut ‘Hansel & Gretel’ takes on a more vicious vibe, with zombie children instead of adorable gingerbread kids, and goth wraiths replacing protective angels

Rethinking Graphic Design Education

“Itry to be like a chameleon,” says Marianne Catangay, director of the Graphic Design & Web Development IDL program at F.I.R.S.T. Institute. “I take on the perspective of the student I’m helping and adjust my guidance accordingly.” Being able to connect with students in this way is essential since the program Marianne oversees is entirely online. IDL stands for Interactive Distance Learning, an approach to online classes that prioritizes collaboration and hands-on experience. “I treat our classes like a team,” she says, “our students aren’t here for lectures… they can get that on Youtube.”

Marianne explains that a typical class starts by presenting a problem, rather than simply information. For example, she might show a class a finished graphic and say “ok, how can we achieve a similar result?” The class will then work together to find a solution. If they don’t get it on the first try, that’s fine. Failure is actually encouraged in Marianne’s classes. She believes that “failure is the only way to learn. I never want to get in the way of my students making mistakes. It provides me with an opportunity to observe how my students think, so that the next time around I can tailor the lesson to their particular way of

processing things.”

What Marianne has discovered is that when students are given the space to work through problems on their own, they take ownership over the solutions they find and are excited to share them with their classmates. She explains that “when you let students hit a wall, it’s that much more exciting to them when they finally break through. When they’ve struggled to find a solution to their problem, they want to share that solution with the rest of the class. And so at that point students aren’t just learning from me, but from each other.”

Although Marianne has been a graphic design professional for over fourteen years, she considers herself an educator first. “I enjoy the challenge of helping people understand things,” she says, “It can be frustrating, but when you finally hit that moment of recognition it’s the best feeling in the world.”

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Miami-based “breastaurant” Bacon Bitch is all bark and no bite

BY HOLLY V. KAPHERR

Let’s get right to the point: Like the city in Florida from which it hails — Miami — Bacon Bitch is all style and no substance. The new UCF-area breakfast spot distracts from its lackluster food with profanity, booming music, low-quality alcohol and skimpily-clad servers in booty shorts and sports bras.

You’ll love it, if you’re the type who claims you read Playboy for the journalism or go to Hooters for the wings. Otherwise, take a pass.

The restaurant itself is an aesthetic, a rehabbed former Applebees now starkly tiled with white subway and black trim. My dining companion noted the decor. Other than the overplayed custom neon green signs and faux foliage — obvi for the Insta — only mirrors adorned the walls, presumably for patrons to check their hair and makeup before and after eating.

We dined on a Thursday morning, and still Cardi B, Fergie and Nicki Minaj blasted at ear-piercing decibels on the speaker directly over our table. At least we thought it was loud until the birthday shots came out for a table nearby and the Bacon Bitches all lined up and danced out to Trey Songz’ “Say Aah,” serenading the birthday girl and treating her to some twerks.

We started with a creamy and refreshing iced cafe con leche ($5), which was probably the best item we sampled on our visit — Miami does get Cuban coffee right, at least. We also tried the Hustle ($13), a frozen tequila and mango daiquiri, which lacked any depth of flavor other than alcohol and sugar.

The menu at Bacon Bitch is divided into two entree sections: Main Bitches (breakfast sandwiches served on

Costco bakery croissants) and Naked Bitches (sandwich fillings without the Costco bakery croissants). Side dishes are, of course, called Side Bitches.

We ordered the Curvy Bitch ($18), an open-faced croissant with premade avocado spread, a fried egg, smoked salmon and obviously jarred hollandaise, flanked by undressed (maybe part of the “naked” joke?) arugula. The flavors were fine, but could be easily replicated at home with Publix groceries. It didn’t seem like any actual cooking, other than egg frying, was happening in the kitchen, which explained how the food comes out so quickly.

We also tried the OG Bitch sandwich, a Costco croissant which inexplicably featured two different egg preparations — fried and scrambled — two slices of very crispy bacon and an cheddar-cheese-filled hash brown patty in a rectangular shape impossible to achieve without large-scale commercial food manufacturing, for a ridiculous $15. On the side, we tried the French Bitch ($8), a griddled Costco croissant with a smear of Nutella and dusting of powdered sugar, and the Crispy Bitch ($5), more of those cheddar--stuffed hash browns. Both were nothing special, but the crispy edges and stringy cheese pull when biting into the hash brown was worth a half-hearted “oooh.”

I had hoped that the branded squeeze bottles labeled “Sticky Bitch,” “Spicy Bitch” and “Ketchup Bitch” contained some house-made sauces, but a taste of each revealed more of the same: pretty packaging covering a banal trio of maple syrup, Tabasco and ketchup.

Service was attentive and friendly, though every time our server came by the table, we were addressed as “bitches” — appropriate as our table was all female-identifying, i.e. “how’s your food, bitches?” and “can I get you anything else, bitches?” Once was enough for a giggle. The rest of the commentary elicited near-constant eyerolls.

I’d hoped our experience dining at Bacon Bitch would be more badass bitch than just bad, but unfortunately it leaned to the latter. You’ll have a better meal at First Watch across the street (for half the price), won’t be reminded constantly what a bitch you are multiple times during breakfast, and you won’t have to listen to Trey Songz, so it’s a win-win-win to pass on a visit to Bacon Bitch.

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PREMIERES WEDNESDAY:

Love Is Blind — As Season 3 commences, producers are facing criticism that only two of the couples that have participated so far are still married. But look, nobody gets to tell Marjorie Taylor Greene what to do. (Netflix)

Notre Dame: La Part du Feu — The disas trous 2019 cathedral blaze is the subject of a miniseries dramatization, the subtitle of which translates roughly as “the part about the fire.” Should a subject this serious really be getting the Friends treatment? (Netflix)

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks —

The first full-length documentary about the civil-rights icon shows that her commitment to righting societal wrongs went further than simply refusing to change her seat on one bus. For instance, she also had a lot to say on the subject of jam rock. (Peacock)

The School for Good & Evil — Paul Feig adapts the 2013 fantasy novel about two girls who find themselves on opposite sides of an epic fairytale battle. But get this: The ugly one’s with the good guys and the pretty one’s down with the bad! Only in Hollywood, I tell ya. (Netflix)

The Stranger — This Harlan Coben adaptation is set in motion when a husband meets a young woman in a baseball cap, who tells him a secret that causes his wife to go missing: “Just be cause you got married on Love Is Blind doesn’t mean you have to stay married.” (Netflix)

PREMIERES THURSDAY:

Inside Amy Schumer — Schumer told The

Hollywood Reporter that she’s ready to “burn any remaining bridges” in Season 5 of her sketch show. Which leaves only one question unanswered: Jeff or Todd? (Paramount+)

Legacy — HBO Asia sends us a serialized drama set in the China of the 1920s, where the daugh ters of a wealthy shopping-mall magnate fight for control of his fortune. There are reportedly more than 40 episodes, which is about four for every store that’s still open in Orlando Fashion Square. (HBO Max)

One of Us Is Lying — In Season 2, our teen sleuths face the consequences of having cov ered up the accidental death of the murderer they tracked down in Season 1. Honestly, I don’t know why we don’t let kids make mistakes anymore. Imagine if full and proper punishment befell every one of us who had ever worn para chute pants. (Peacock)

Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi — Four documentary episodes reopen the case of a teenage girl who went missing from Vatican City in 1983 — a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. Oh sure, but if one solid-gold salad fork was suddenly unaccounted for, the papal Dobermans would have it sniffed out by sundown. (Netflix)

V/H/S/99 — The found-footage anthology franchise turns its clock back to the turn of the last century, with segments that reference the cultural terrors of the time period, including the Y2K bug and the rise of Fred Durst. No, I’m serious, he’s really in there. When life hands me a good joke, I don’t step on it. I’m not Rob Zombie or something! (Shudder)

PREMIERES FRIDAY:

20th Century Girl — A high-school student finds herself falling for her best friend’s crush in a South Korean romantic drama that’s set in the year 1999. Hey, what are the odds the “crush” is Fred Durst? (Netflix)

Acapulco — Máximo is nursing big dreams in Season 2, hoping to parlay his job as a cabana boy into full ownership of the Las Colinas resort. That seems like a pretty huge leap. He should probably focus his intention on something more realistic, like cuckolding Jerry Falwell Jr. (Apple TV+)

Argentina, 1985 — Argentina’s submission to the next Academy Awards is a historical drama about the brave prosecutors who secured convictions against that country’s disgraced military dictatorship. I’ll tell ya, things sure were quieter when Madonna ran the place. (Amazon Prime)

Barbarians II — The Romans launch a fresh at tack on Germania in Season 2, sending Ari and Thusnelda scrambling to unite the tribes and even pitting Ari against his own brother. Sad business, but at least it’s nice to know there’s a historical precedent for the Baldwins. (Netflix)

Descendant — A documentary team takes us inside an Alabama town populated by descen dants of the last slave ship to reach America — some 40 years after the practice had ostensibly been outlawed. When you’re done watching, check your Twitter, because I believe Kanye may have some thoughts. (Netflix)

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From Scratch — Zoe Saldaña stars in a limited series adapted from Tembi Locke’s autobio graphical story about finding love in Italy and dealing with the catastrophic illness that en sued. Expect big viewership among white em paths who once got food poisoning at Macaroni Grill. (Netflix)

Ghostwriter — Season 3 has an entirely new cast of kids interacting with characters straight out of classic children’s literature, with the source material to include The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Charlotte’s Web and … “She’s a Rainbow” by the Rolling Stones? Man, thank your lucky stars “When the Whip Comes Down” was a separate license. (Apple TV+)

Joe Bob’s Haunted Halloween Hangout — Everybody’s favorite kitschmeister and his crew show two fright flicks and welcome a surprise guest of great renown to the terror community. They must have booked far in advance, because that Matt Walsh is one busy dude. (Shudder)

Oni: Thunder God’s Tale — Stop-motion animation and CGI are both used to render the adventures of a young girl who’s determined to take her place among history’s great warriors. Wait ‘til she finds out how many of them never showed up for basic training. (Netflix)

The Peripheral — The creative team behind Westworld and star Chloe Grace Moretz offer their interpretation of William Gibson’s 2014 novel, in which heroes from the 21st and 22nd centuries team up to forestall an interna tional crisis. Meanwhile, you and your partner can’t even agree that you should watch this. (Amazon Prime)

Raymond & Ray — Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor play half-brothers who have to rec oncile with their past after their father passes away. If you ask me, Ray is just miffed because Raymond got the lion’s share of the D. (Apple TV+)

Vale Dos Esquecidos — The Brazilian city of Paranapiacaba was the inspiration for this thriller series set in a mysterious village that’s cloaked in eternal fog. Maybe they should have shot it in Tallahassee, because everybody there is in a fog. Politicians, sheesh! (HBO Max)

PREMIERES TUESDAY:

The Bouilet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans — The spooky drag hit gets an all-star spinoff, with 10 contestants from the past four seasons competing to win $100,000 and the title of Supermonster. Guest judges include Joe Bob Briggs and Elvira — who was wearing jet-black fright wigs, bodice-hugging Morticia dresses and dangerous nails back when you didn’t have to be a guy to do it! (Shudder)

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities — It’s always a red-letter day when Guillermo del Toro actually completes a project, so interest is sky-high in seeing him make like Rod Serling by hosting his own anthology of spine-tingling tales. What’s more, he actually wrote two of the eight shows himself, which in the del Toro pantheon practically qualifies him for a PPP loan. (Netflix)

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The Romans launch a fresh attack on Germania in Barbarians II, premiering Friday on Netflix

INTERNATIONAL ACTION

Foreign Dissent gathers punk noises from around the world on one Orlando stage

BY IDA V. ESKAMANI

Punks of the world, unite! After three reliably tragic years of pandemic postponement, Foreign Dissent, Florida’s only all-foreign punk music festival, is back. The annual labor of love curated by local promoter Craig Mazer is returning for its seventh world showcase, featuring seven bands from six countries.

Three of those countries — Norway, Croatia and Chile — are represented for the first time on the Foreign Dissent stage. The bands on the bill include our neighbors to the north and south with Canada’s Guilhem and Chile’s Talking Props, along with a long list of acts from the other side of

the pond; there are two bans from Italy — I Like Allie and Menagramo — along with Norway’s Still Shaking, Croatia’s Trophy Jump and the Netherland’s Lone Wolf.

“I feel fucking stoked … some of these bands are bands that would have been playing here in 2020,” says Mazer, who has organized the mini-fest since 2014, “The lineup is incredible. The energy of that night is so special and unique to that event.”

Foreign Dissent, for Mazer, is an event born out of dogged determination, DIY attitude and a deep love for the exchange of music.

“When I first came up with this idea in 2014, I remember talking to a local guy who’s been part of the punk scene for a while,” says Mazer. “He told me I was a fool for doing a show with no local support with bands no one’s heard of.”

Today, bands across the globe look to Mazer for what is often their first tour stop in the states, ever. Foreign Dissent is intrinsically connected to FEST, Gainesville’s annual punk weekender. For international musicians booked for FEST, Foreign Dissent offers another tour stop in Florida, and is a boon for bands facing rising costs and countless logistical hurdles to play in the state.

The show also brings out the best of Orlando; the show is quite literally put together by the goodwill of the Orlando scene. The show’s backline is donated by local musicians, along with some critical gear, and Orlandoans open their homes free of charge to host the bands. Mazer charges $10 for entry, in an effort to keep the show accessible to as many folks as Will’s Pub can hold.

Conquering constant chaos and various time zones, Orlando Weekly was able to reach worldwide punk ambassadors Talking Props and Lone Wolf for their thoughts before taking the stage in Orlando on Monday.

Talking Props is a five-piece punk band traveling from Santiago, Chile, for their first-ever show in the United States. “We play loud, fast and in tune around 95 percent of the time,” says the band’s mononymous lead guitarist, Cris. Talking Props started out in 2018 as a cover band, and soon evolved to writing their own music, with the release of their first record Passive Aggressive this year.

“We got together in 2018 to play our five favorite covers. After about our third round of poorly covered songs, Gaston [vocalist] and I started bringing in new material,” says Cris. “We were able to book our first show at our local skate park and we slowly worked on paying our dues with the local punk scene.”

In addition to Gaston and Cris, the band includes JP on bass, Benja on rhythm guitar and Rod on Drums. Like Foreign Dissent acts of past and present, they’re grateful for Mazer’s vision and generosity, “Matter of fact, thanks to Craig we were able to set up most of our East Coast tour,” says Cris. “We owe him a beer or two for all of his help!”

Foreign Dissent faithful may recognize Lone Wolf, a four-piece hailing from Rotterdam. This is the second time the band takes the Foreign Dissent stage. Founded in 2016, Lone Wolf describes their sound as something of a sonic United Nations, “bridging the gap between different genres of punk that is appealing to fans of Dead to Me and the Strokes, equally.”

With impassioned lyrics and relentless riffs, Lone Wolf has garnered a loyal fanbase beyond their Netherlands home. Following up on their 2019 release Together Alone, the band shared with Orlando Weekly that we can expect a third album early next year.

“We had some of our best shows in the states and Florida,” the band says collectively via email. “This is our second time playing in Orlando. Last time was amazing and [we] expect this year to be the same!”

The band also gave due respect to other attractions statewide, musical and otherwise. “The FEST in Gainesville is one of the best punk rock fests in the world. It’s the reason why we are coming over from Europe. That and gators.”

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Reggae legends Inner Circle headline the Florida Jerk Festival this weekend

BY SHELTON HULL

“Honestly, I really don’t remember the first time we played in Florida,” says Roger Lewis, the leader of Inner Circle, speaking remotely from Miami. “We used to do it a long time ago, come up from Pensacola, go up to Tallahassee, that club down there — it’s still there.”

Inner Circle is still here, too, a remarkable feat of longevity in an industry that is completely different than it was when they first started, or even just a few years ago. “Brevard County,” interjects his younger brother Ian; his thick patois imparts a level of class and sophistication to those two words, unlike anything such a place deserves.

One of the most important reggae bands of all-time, Inner Circle returns to Central Florida this weekend to headline the Florida Jerk Festival. It’s a big deal for the area, which is studded with expats from the Island community, as well as their descendants.

“Florida has always been big for reggae,” says Roger, “and always growing.”

But it’s not just about the music, as the festival will shine a light on the Jamaican expat community in Central Florida

and their art, their fashion and, especially, the food.

“In the culture of the Caribbean,” Ian says, “the food is very, very, as they say in Spanish, ‘muy importante’. We coined the phrase ‘Ital food.’ Food from the ground, natural, no pesticides, no fertilizers. The media took the narrative and spun it into what?” Both brothers respond in unison: “Organic!” (Nobody laughs quite like a Jamaican.)

Recalling the long, strange history of Inner Circle is a chal lenge for even their most astute fans. The band has existed in several different incarnations over the years. They first made their name backing up the Chosen Few, before an eight-year run with the late great Jacob Miller. This was when most people outside Jamaica got their first taste of their sound, and their herculean work ethic, as they released a series of albums in the late 1970s for Capitol and Island.

Their debut single, “Why Can’t I Touch You,” was released in 1970. At least 50 other singles have followed, with the most recent track dropping earlier this month. “Riches Wii A Pree” was originally released in January, in collaboration with Teejay, and now the remix is out, with a special guest

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appearance by Snow, the white Canadian whose 1992 hit “Informer” brought reggae to the suburbs, much the same as “Ice Ice Baby” did for rap. But the crossover appeal is noth ing new for them. In fact, they practically invented it.

Inner Circle was easily the second biggest reggae act on Earth, besides Bob Marley, but the entire scene was soon to be decimated. Miller died in a car crash in March 1980, causing the band to collapse for several years.

The Lewis brothers then moved to Miami, which has remained their base of opera tions ever since, and together they weathered the subsequent storm that ran through the Jamaican music scene. With Marley’s death in May 1981, reggae had lost its two biggest stars within 14 months, but it wasn’t over for them. Inner Circle was officially rebooted in 1986, and it was this version of the band that achieved their greatest success.

Their most famous song, of course, is “Bad Boys,” which was initially released as a single in 1987. It didn’t get much traction then, nor upon its first reissue in their Bad to the Bone album in 1992.

Then the TV show Cops debuted in 1989, as a flagship of the nascent Fox Network, and one of the show’s producers was a fan, so he picked “Bad Boys” as the theme song. The effect was similar to how Sinatra’s “Love and Marriage” became identified with Married With Children.

By 1993, with the show firmly entrenched in popular culture, many of the viewers started connecting the dots between the show and the band. The single (and then the Bad to the Bone album) became a must-have item, and for many Americans, this is how they learned that reggae went deeper than just Marley. By that point, a whole new genera tion of artists were on the scene, taking Jamaican music to the masses, most notably Buju Banton, Shaggy and Shabba Ranks, all huge in that era.

Inner Circle were thus able to achieve international fame twice, a full 15 years apart, with many of the same personnel, but in totally different ways. Where once they were pioneers of the sound, overshadowed by bigger names, now they were the big name, benefitting from the young talent whose own success was achieved on their shoulders. Inner Circle thus came full circle, and it’s been pretty much smooth sailing ever since.

Given the vast array of music the band have issued and reissued over the years, it is virtually impossible to know exactly how many tracks the members of Inner Circle have recorded in their roughly 54 years in business. Not even the founders know, because they never cared to count. In those early days of the Jamaican music scene, very few people thought of themselves as architects of a movement that would transform global culture.

Certainly, none of them ever expected to still be alive and playing music in the year 2022, let alone touring the world for adoring crowds. They were only 16 and 14 at the time, and their bandmates were even younger. No one is thinking long-term at that age.

One can only speculate, but at their age, and with their level of success, Inner Circle will surely never have to work again. But they will never stop, because they never did, and that is exactly why they are still here, making new music, new fans, new friends.

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LOCAL RELEASES

Dubstep gets a bad rap. Much of it’s selfinflicted but, I swear, it can be done well. Homegrown proof of that is electronic music artist Rest in Pierce, the nom de beat of Orlando’s Logan Pierce. While Pierce isn’t a strict disciple of dubstep, it is a core part of his musical vocabulary. His cerebral edge, however, is what places him well outside of the brostep parade.

So named because it’s his first release in over two years, the just-dropped Resurgence mini-album is more than just a reemergence, it’s a notable evolution. While debut album Silver Linings was more of a beat-centric ambient affair, this three-track follow-up is a darker dive.

The three pieces on Resurgence are an exercise in intricate architecture, not sick breakdowns. Amid a beatscape of down tempo drum & bass, Pierce is judicious in the use of the dubstep wubs, employing them with more of an artist’s touch than the headbanger’s hammer of arena dubstep. And rather than smothering groove, the restrained bass work underscores the ghostly atmosphere throughout. Resurgence is a tight collection that’s fathoms deep with a rich sense of mood and detail. The EP is now available on Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Spotify and Apple Music.

CONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Surfbort, The Black Tones: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are such easy crowdpleasers with their punked-up, fun-loving spoofs of classic songs that they wouldn’t even need any support acts to be a draw.

But these openers are inspired underground choices that would make worthy headliners on their own. First, there’s Brooklyn pro vocateurs Surfbort, whose vivid and gritty garage punk is deliciously degenerate. Then,

This is one of those OMFG-it’s-finallyhappening concerts.

While Gorillaz have been a global phenomenon since their start, they’re only now making their Orlando debut. Besides Damon Albarn and the 14-piece band, expect some surprise guests from a roster that changes night to night

there’s Seattle Afro-punk band the Black Tones, the duo of twins Eva and Cedric Walker, that just made the jump up to Sub Pop Records this year. Absolutely no filler here. (6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, Ace Cafe, $25-$40)

Gorillaz, Jungle: This is one of those OMFG-it’s-finally-happening concerts. While Gorillaz have been a global phenom enon since their high-profile inception as a star-powered concept band, they’re only now making their Orlando debut. It’s sure to be especially triumphant as the near-finale of a North American run that’s their first since a 2018 tour that skipped the Southeast altogether.

Besides Damon Albarn and the 14-piece Gorillaz live band, expect some surprise guests from a roster that changes from night to night. Speaking of that, also expect peeks

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from their upcoming new album, Cracker Island (due out in Feb. 24), which will fea ture an illustrious list of studio guests that includes Thundercat, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, Stevie Nicks, Beck, Bootie Brown and Adeleye Omotayo.

It took over 20 years, but one of the most innovative and iconic acts in music will now finally be landing here like manna from indie-rock heaven. This one will be historical. (6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, Amway Center, $60-$140)

The Hamiltons, HiGH, Curtains: While this local band sandwich also includes New Orleans group HiGH, all these acts have done split recordings together on Florida punk label Ashtray Monument, so there’s some his tory and fellowship here. The Hamiltons and Curtains are deeply credentialed Orlando punk bands known to kick it good and hard. But HiGH, who straddle both punk and indie rock, will add some complementary diversity. And the nice surprise of this stocked and solid bill is that it’s a free show with some free beer to kick things off. It’s a full night’s action squeezed into a tight pre-game slot. (6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, Dirty Laundry, free)

Slift, You Said Strange, Timothy Eerie: This excellent bill is a special envoy from France sent especially for the heavy psych heads. The stoner rock of Slift cherry-picks all the best elements of hard psychedelic rock and rolls it out in skyscraping riffs. You Said Strange, whose debut was produced by Dandy Warhols guitarist Peter Holmström and recorded at the Dandys’ famous Odditorium studio, come from the more shoegaze end of the psych spectrum. Local support by Orlando psych champions Timothy Eerie will keep it all extra woozy. (6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, The Abbey, $20) baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com

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Virginia shock-rockers GWAR are on their “Black Death Rager” (now that is on-thenose) tour and this week they’ll be returning to some familiar Orlando stomping grounds. The touring horde of marauding yet tuneful creatures are only playing two Florida shows, in Pensacola and Orlando, and the Orlando one is at the Beacham … where this ancient writer saw the band complete with gigantic dinosaur “Gor Gor” and a very young Melvins opening in the early 1990s. Through decades of hard touring, DIY costumes and special effects (with literal oceans of fake blood), and a pitch-black sense of humor, the band have become metal institutions. They’ve even been the subject of a 2021 documentary, This is Gwar. Opening are Light the Torch, Crobot and Nekrogoblikon. 7 p.m., The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave., foundationpresents.com, $29. — Matthew Moyer

THURSDAY, OCT. 20

The 13th Annual Día de los Muertos and Monster Party

If you’re looking to expand your spooky experiences this season, then this event is for you! The Día de los Muertos & Monster Factory Art Exhibition is back for its lucky 13th year at CityArts Orlando this week. This is a gallery night showcasing Day of the Dead and Halloween-inspired art made by local and international artists. Guests will be able to explore artistry related to sugar skulls, ofrendas and traditional Mexican customs made from the Casa De Mexico and the Mexican Consulate of Orlando. However, art is not the only thing on offer. Hearty fare will be served up by Tamale Co. Mexican Street Food that will surely have you salivating for more. Meanwhile the upstairs gallery will be throwing a Monster Ma … (ahem) Monster Party featuring horror-and Halloween-themed artwork from a bevy of artists. 6 p.m., CityArts, 39 S. Magnolia Ave., eventbrite.com, $5-$50. — Valerie Galarza

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 20-23

Michael Pink’s “Dracula”

Six years ago this writer managed to catch

a performance of Michael Pink’s visceral ballet production of vampire chestnut Dracula. Since then we’ve been scuttling around in the shadows, mesmerized like Renfield, waiting for the dark master to return. Well, Halloween is nearly here and Pink’s vampire lord will be holding court in Steinmetz Hall for a long weekend. Dispatching with the usual conceptions of ballet as ethereal and elegant, Pink’s Dracula is physical and gothic. It’s cinematic, ambitious and somehow lush and bloody all at once. The sets are incredible, the narrative arc is gripping and Dracula is a towering force-of-nature. This is one for all tastes and (blood) types. Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org, $29-$129. — MM

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 21-23

Spooky Empire

Orlando-based horror convention Spooky Empire is throwing their big spooky season bash this weekend, and the lineup is sure to make true fright-heads happy. The con features marquee guests Christina Ricci and Kyle MacLachlan. Ricci’s role as Wednesday Addams in the Addams Family films make her a natural fit for Spooky. Meanwhile, Kyle MacLachlan’s iconic portrayal of Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks will make his signing table a high-traffic destination. MacLachlan won’t be the lone Peaks resident on hand; he’s joined by Sherilyn Fenn, Ray Wise, Madchen Amick, Sheryl Lee and quite a few more. Other notables include WWE wrestler Shotzi, Lori Petty from Tank Girl and Danny Lloyd from The Shining. For the true cult dwellers, Ken Feree from Dawn of the Dead and (goddamn!) the one and only “Bub” from Day of the Dead, Sherman Howard, will be on hand too. Plus vendors, live music, panels and a haunted-houseful of cosplay. Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, spookyempire.com, $40-$80. — MM

Central Florida Witches Ball

Happening contiguously to Spooky Empire is the second edition of the wondrously witchy convocation. On offer will be three

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days of cabaret, musical performances, drink specials, vendors and a gothic dance party with all the horror you can handle conveniently next door. Presented by Tea & Tarot Emporium and Story Tailors, this spellbinding event features two highlight performances. Saturday’s Song promises to be a look into the “gothic world of witches,” with new initiates vying for inclusion into the grand Conclave. There will also be an afterhours Witches Cabaret with a “colorful cast of conjurers” singing and dancing. Time for some Hocus Pocus. Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, cflwitchesball.com, $20. — MM

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

Central Florida Veg Fest

How can you spot Central Florida vegans? Don’t worry, they’ll throw a party. The largest vegan festival in the state returns on Oct. 22. Now in its 17th year, Central Florida Veg Fest will bring nearly 30 food vendors and dozens more vendors to Orlando Festival Park. Cuisine ranges from meatless takes on barbecue to cruelty-free versions of bar food. Worldwide dishes on offer include everything from Ethiopian culinary creations to Brazilian churro stands. Expect live music, yoga, and dance demonstrations in-between food stalls and Earth-friendly makers. 10 a.m., Orlando Festival Park, East Robinson Street and North Primrose Drive, cfvegfest.org, free.

— Alex Galbraith

Science Night Dead

Halloween is just days away and the Orlando Science Center is throwing a night filled with terrors, scares and some adult fun. If you’re looking for the perfect spooky place for date night or a night away from the kids, the Center’s Science Night Dead (with apologies to the usual “Science Night Live”) is just right for the occasion. Star-gazers can look

into the night sky, peering through a giant telescope, or become a mad scientist conducting lab experiments in Dr. Dare’s laboratory. Special guest UCF professor Sandra Wheeler will give a presentation of the relationship between humans and the supernatural. Attendees will get a crash course in all things undead, vampiric and mummified with this guest lecture. A selection of beer and wine will be available as well. 8 p.m., Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St., osc.org, $19. — Ariadna Ampudia

MUSIC

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19

Anees, Michael Minelli 8 p.m., The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive, $25, 407-704-6261.

Castele, Trsh, Not, Sky Navy 8 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., $10-$12.

New Years Day 7 p.m., The Haven Lounge, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $15-$115.

Varials, Boundaries, Orthodox, Distinguisher 6:30 p.m., The Henao Center, 5601 Edgewater Drive, $17-$20.

Young People’s Concert: “Game Overture” Noon, Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave; $10; 844-513-2014.

THURSDAY, OCT. 20

A+ Team: Ultimate ’80s Tribute 9 p.m., Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford, $10-$80.

Sabrina Carpenter 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., $35-$77.50, 407-351-5483.

Feid 8 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista, $65-$125; 407-934-2583.

Austin Lucas, Cat Ridgeway, Jensey 6 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave; $10-$15.

Max and Iggor Cavalera, Bewitcher 8 p.m., The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave., $29.50, 407648-8363.

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Surfbort, The Black Tones 6:30 p.m., Ace Cafe, 100 W. Livingston St., $25$40, 407-996-6686.

Thursday Jazz Jams 8 p.m., Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, free; 407-975-3364.

Thursday Night Hang 8 p.m.; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park, featuring Chris Cortez, Walt Hubbard, Doug Mathews, Ed Krout and more, free; 407-636-9951.

UCF Woodwind Ensem bles Recital 8 p.m., University of Central Florida Rehearsal Hall, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., free, 407-823-1500.

Steve Vai 8 p.m., The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., $39.50-$74.50, 407-228-1220.

FRIDAY, OCT. 21 Bronco with Siggno, Guardianes Del Amor Se Soltaron 7 p.m., Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, $50, 407-295-3247.

Stephan Crump 7:30 p.m., Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave., $25.

Daikaiju 11 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., $15.

Gorillaz, Jungle 7:30 p.m., Amway Center, 400 W. Church St., $60-$140, 800-745-3000.

Hamiltons, High, Curtains 6 p.m., Dirty Laundry, 1042 N. Mills Ave., free, 407-898-5070.

Jake Scott 8 p.m., The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., $20-$30, 407-228-1220.

Knife Party, 2Ar, Haylee Wood, Verse 9 p.m., The Vanguard, 578 N. Orange Ave., $14.99-$54.99.

Sabrina Claudio 7 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista, $32.50-$47.25, 407-934-2583.

Virginia Man, Take Lead, Oceanic, Default Friends 6 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., $12-$15.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 21-23

Country Thunder Osceola Heritage Park, 1875 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee, $75-$159; 321-697-3333.

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

Absolute Queen 5 & 8 p.m., Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand, $17-$35; 386-7361500.

Bazzi 8 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista, $39.50-$55, 407-934-2583.

Chris Distefano 7:30 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., $38-$58, 407-351-5483.

Circuit Church: LOL DETH, She Dreamed In Pixels, Isomanalog 7 p.m., The Nook on Robinson, 2432 E. Robinson St., free.

Flagman, Ben Katzman’s Degreaser, American Party Machine 8 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., Flagman record release, $12-$15.

Lithium Mad Alice 6 p.m., Ace Cafe, 100 W. Livingston St., $20-$30, 407-996-6686.

Nude-A-Palooza 11:30 a.m., Cypress Cove Nudist Resort, 4425 Pleasant Hill Road, Kissimmee, $45-$70, 407-933-5870.

Rüfüs Du Sol, Bora Uzer 7:30 p.m., Orlando Amphitheater, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, $54.50, 407-295-3247.

Sanford Jazz in the Park After Party: The Legendary JC’s 8 p.m., West End Trading Co., 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford, 407-322-7475.

Brian Smalley 8 p.m., Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park, $20; 407-636-9951.

Sundown Sessions: David Dondero, David Zim 7 p.m., Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave., free.

Bora Uzer 9 p.m., Elixir, 9 W. Washington St., $10, 407-985-3507.

Zee-R Classic Rock Celebration 7:30 p.m., Ritz Theater at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford, $23-$30; 407-321-8111.

SUNDAY, OCT. 23

Amos Lee, Slimdan The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., $44-$304, 407-228-1220.

Central Florida Composers Forum Salon 7:30 p.m., Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave., 321-2343985.

Florida Jerk Festival Live 2 p.m., Apopka Amphitheater, 3710 Jason Dwelley Parkway, Apopka, $45-$170, 561-856-8478.

John Petrucci, Meanstreak

8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, 6050 Universal Blvd., $45-$100, 407-3515483.

Lost Trees 7 p.m., The Haven Lounge, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park, $12-$15, 407-673-2712.

Mother Mother, Sir Sly, Transviolet 6 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista, $35-$80, 407-934-2583.

Slift, You Said Strange 6 p.m., The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive, $20, 407-704-6261.

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

MONDAY, OCT. 24

Celebrating Puerto Rican Heritage 7 p.m., The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., 407-770-0071.

Foreign Dissent 7 7 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., $10, willspub.org

Jayo and Friends Live

7 p.m., B Nice, 151 E. Washington St., free, 352-419-9818.

TUESDAY, OCT. 25

Alaska Thunderf**k 5000 8 p.m., The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive, $25-$95, 407-704-6261.

Daya 7 p.m., The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave., $25, 407-648-8363.

KennyHoopla, nothing, nowhere., Groupthink

8 p.m., The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., $27-$38, 407-2281220, plazaliveorlando.org

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “We must be willing to let go of the life we panned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” Aries mythologist Joseph Campbell said that, and now I’m passing it on to you just in time for the Sacred Surrender Phase of your astrological cycle. Make sage use of Campbell’s wisdom, Aries! You will gen erate good fortune for yourself as you work to release expectations that may be interfering with the arrival of new stories and adventures. Be brave, my dear, as you relinquish outdated attachments and shed defunct hopes.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Plastic bags are used for an average of 12 minutes before being discarded. Then they languish in our soil or oceans, degrading slowly as they cause mayhem for animals and eco systems. In alignment with current cosmic rhythms, I’m encouraging you to be extra discerning in your relationship with plastic bags — as well as with all other unproduc tive, impractical, wasteful things and peo ple. In the coming weeks, you will thrive by focusing on what will serve you with high integrity for a long time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Achilleas Frangakis is a professor of electron microscopy. He studies the biochemistry of cells. In one of his research projects, he investigated how cells interact with the outside world. He didn’t learn much about that question, but as he experimented, he inadvertently uncovered fascinating new information about another subject: how cells interact with each other when they heal a wound. His “successful failure” was an example of what scientists sometimes do: They miss what they looked for, but find unexpected data and make serendipi tous discoveries. I suspect you will experi ence comparable luck sometime soon, Gemini. Be alert for goodies you weren’t in quest of.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Renowned Brazilian novelist Osman Lins was born under the sign of Cancer the Crab. He wrote, “I will now live my life with the inventiveness of an engineer who drives his locomotive off the tracks. No more beaten paths: improvisation is the rule.” In the coming weeks, I am all in favor of you, my fellow Cancerian, being an inventive adventurer who improvises liberally and departs from well-worn routes. However, I don’t recommend you do the equivalent of running your train off the tracks. Let’s instead imagine you as piloting a fourwheel-drive, all-terrain vehicle. Go off-road to explore. Improvise enthusiastically as you reconnoiter the unknown. But do so with scrupulous attention to what’s healthy and inspiring.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In recent years, art historians have recovered numerous masterpieces that had been missing for years. They include a sculpture by Bernini, a sketch by Picasso, a drawing by Albrecht Dürer, and a painting by Titian. I’m a big fan of efforts like these: searching for and finding lost treasures. And I think you should make that a fun project in the coming weeks. Are there any beautiful creations that have been lost or forgotten?

Useful resources that have been neglect ed? Wild truths that have been buried or underestimated? In accordance with astro logical potentials, I hope you will explore such possibilities.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The most important experience for you to seek in the coming months is to be seen and respected for who you really are. Who are the allies best able to give you that bless ing? Make vigorous efforts to keep them close and treat them well. To inspire your mission, I offer you three quotes. No. 1: Franz Kafka said, “All the love in the world is useless if there is a total lack of under standing.” No. 2: Anais Nin wrote, “I don’t want worship. I want understanding.” No. 3: George Orwell: “Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be under stood.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libra poet

Wallace Stevens said that the great poems of heaven and hell have already been writ ten, and now it is time to generate the great poems of earth. I’d love to invite all Libras, including non-writers, to apply that perspective in their own sphere. Just forget about heaven and hell for now. Turn your attention away from perfection and fantasylands and lofty heights. Disregard pathologies and muck and misery. Instead, explore and celebrate the precious myster ies of the world as it is. Be a connoisseur of the beauty and small miracles embed ded in life’s little details. Find glory in the routine.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Here are two top Scorpio pastimes: No. 1: exploring and deploying your intense, fertile creativity; No. 2: spiraling gleefully down into deep dark voids in pursuit of deep dark riches. Sometimes those two hobbies dovetail quite well; you can satisfy both pursuits simultaneously. One of my favorite varia tions on this scenario is when the deep dark void you leap into turns out to actu ally be a lush wonderland that stimulates your intense, fertile creativity. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, that’s likely to happen soon.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I don’t want to be made pacified or made com

fortable. I like stuff that gets your adrena line going.” Sagittarian filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow said that. With the help of this attitude, she became the first woman ever to win an Academy Award for Best Director. Her film was The Hurt Locker, about American soldiers in Iraq who dis pose of unexploded bombs while being harassed by enemies. Anyway, Bigelow’s approach is usually too hard-ass for me. I’m a sensitive Cancer the Crab, not a bold Sagittarius the Centaur like Bigelow and you. But I don’t want to assume you’re in the mood for her approach. If you are, though, the coming weeks will be a favor able time to deploy it. Some marvelous epiphanies and healing changes will be available if you forswear stuff that makes you pacified or comfortable.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Author Jan Richardson tells us we can’t return home by taking the same route we used when we departed. This will be wise advice for you to keep in mind during the next 9 months. I expect you will be attempting at least two kinds of homecomings. For best results, plan to travel by different routes than those that might seem natural and obvious. The most direct path — the suc cessful passage — may be circuitous.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the coming days, maintain strict boundaries between yourself and anyone or any thing that’s not healthy for you. Be ultradiscerning as you decide which influences you will allow to affect you and which you won’t. And rather than getting sour and tense as you do this, I recommend you proceed with wicked humor and sly irony. Here are three saucy self-protective state ments you can use to ward off threats and remain inviolable. No. 1: “The current ambi ance does not align sweetly with my vital soul energy; I must go track down some more harmonious karma.” No. 2: “This atmosphere is out of sync with my deep precious selfness; I am compelled to take my deep precious selfness elsewhere.” No. 3: “The undertones here are agitating my undercurrents; it behooves me to track down groovier overtones.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): While asleep, have you ever dreamt of discovering new rooms in a house or other building you know well? I bet you will have at least one such dream soon. What does it mean? It suggests you want and need to get in touch with parts of yourself that have been dormant or unavailable. You may uncover evocative secrets about your past and present that had been unknown to you. You will learn about new resources you can access and provocative possibili ties you had never imagined.

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I’m a 31-year-old cis man married to a 33-yearold non-binary partner, and our relationship has always been very vanilla. Over the past few years, I’ve discovered that I’m a kinky person, with a particular interest in both domination and submis sion. It took me a long time to summon the cour age to bring this up with my spouse, as they have a cocktail of factors that could complicate play around power dynamics. This includes a history of trauma and sexual abuse, anxiety, body image, and self-esteem issues, and residual religious guilt. In the past, even discussing sex and sexuality in the abstract has been fraught. But our first conversa tion went surprisingly well. My spouse is cautiously open to exploring submission, and they want to continue the conversation. I have real optimism that centering consent, boundaries, and communication in D/s play might actually make sex feel safer for them. And I hope that isn’t just dickful thinking.

So, now I’m the dog that caught the car and I’m terrified of messing this up. What advice would you give to gently ease into D/s play from a vanilla rela tionship? Can you recommend any books or pod casts that approach this kink at a firmly JV level and center safety and consent? My spouse is a reader and an academic at heart, and that might be a way to explore the idea from within their comfort zone.

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“Let me address the elephant in the room right away,” said Rena Martine. “Why on earth would a survivor of sexual trauma actually want to engage in D/s sex?”

Martine is a sexual intimacy coach who has helped couples explore BDSM and other forms of erotic power exchange. She’s also a former sex crimes prosecutor, which makes her particu larly sensitive to issues faced by survivors of sexual assault and abuse.

“When it comes to trauma, there’s a concept known as ‘restaging,’” said Martine, “which means the trauma survivor takes a situation where they felt powerless and ‘restages’ it, so they’re actually in the director’s chair and choosing to give up some

of that control.”

While BDSM isn’t therapy, some people who have submissive desires and traumatic sexual his tories find giving up control to a trusted partner empowering and low-key therapeutic. Instead of control being something an untrustworthy abuser took from them, control becomes a precious thing they loaned to someone they could trust. And when they handed it over, they knew it would be returned, either at a set time or immediately if the sub used their safe word.

“Research by Dr. Justin Lehmiller tells us that victims of sex crimes are actually more likely than nonvictims to fantasize about almost all aspects of BDSM,” added Martine. “Anyone who’s curi ous about the science of sexual fantasies should read his book, Tell Me What You Want. And Holly Richmond’s Reclaiming Pleasure is a great starting point for any sexual assault survivor.”

Before you attempt to engage in D/s play or even begin to discuss your fantasies in detail, Martine recommends thinking about the emotional needs that shape these fantasies.

“What is it about domination and submission that appeals to each of them?” Martine said. “What aspects of D/S play are they excited about? Having a conversation about the ‘why’ will ensure they can each approach this new dynamic from a place of compassion and safety.”

Now, if you give thought to the “why,” DOMS, and your honest answer is, “Because it turns me on,” that’s good enough. And if your spouse’s hon est answer is, “Because my partner is interested in this and I’m interested in exploring it,” that’s good enough. While some people into BDSM can point to one specific experience or something that shaped them more broadly (like a religious upbringing), you don’t need to justify your interest in D/s or BDSM by making a list of traumatic experiences. If this kind of play — this kind of theater for two — turns you both on, that’s a perfectly valid reason to explore D/s play.

As for getting started, Martine had a really good suggestion.

“My favorite newbie recommendation for easing into D/S play is using a sleep mask,” said Martine. “It’s innocuous, easy to remove, and gives each player a chance to practice surrendering control by giving up one of their five senses.”

Taking a baby step like that — playing with a simple blindfold and nothing else — is a great way to test the waters while you keep talking about other “junior varsity” kinks you and your spouse feel safe exploring together.

“And for general D/s tips,” said Martine, “check out Lina Dune’s ‘Ask A Sub’ podcast.” (Follow Rena Martine on Instagram @_rena.martine_.)

I’m a hetero 40-year-old woman, married to a guy who is very skilled and generous in bed. I’m also someone who absolutely needs to be in con trol of my body. I’ve never done drugs and only once got so drunk I didn’t remember every detail of the night. I hated that feeling. I think this need for control is why I don’t like having orgasms. I enjoy the feeling that comes immediately before an orgasm but then my body seems to suppress that last bit. Because I don’t enjoy the feeling of actual orgasms, this is fine with me. On the very rare occa sions that I’ve had an orgasm, I feel gross after. But I could happily screw all night with no orgasm! I’ve discussed this with my husband, and he said that as long as I was having my best experience, he was not upset that I wasn’t having orgasms. But a friend — a friend I don’t have sex with — is convinced my aver sion is a symptom of some sort of emotional scar. I did have some negative sexual experiences in the past, but I dealt with them and moved on. Should I explore this aversion even though the only person concerned is someone I don’t have sex with? Or can I be an emotionally whole person who just prefers the pre-gasm to orgasm?

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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property de scribed below at the property indicated: November 8, 2022 at the times and loca tion listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 1101 Marshall Farms Rd, Ocoee 34761 (407) 516-7221 Angella Russell - totes. Anquaneki Brown- Household goods. Samuel Miller- Sporting Items. Samuel MillerSporting items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetrea sures.com Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above reference facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the 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: 5603 Metrowest Blvd Orlando, FL 32811 on 11/8/22 at 12:00 PM:Amelia Johnson: appliances; Brian Libreros: 2 bikes; Carlos Durate: 6 boxes, 2 bikes, tools; Carolyn Rozier: household goods; Curtis Coffey: boxes; Florence Jett: business inventory; Miguel Valverde: 3 bedroom; Monica Webb: boxes, furniture; Polonne St Louis: household goods. The auction will be listed and ad vertised 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 on November 4, 2022 at the location indicated: Store 8840: 11261 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando Fl 32832 @ 1:15 P.M: Dieusy Junior Cenecharles, 1 bedroom apt: Bryant Gonzalez, Furniture/Personal 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

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1001 Lee Road Orlando, FL 32810 (407) 489-3742, November 1st, 2022 @ 12:00 PM: Cory Haines: clothing/ boxes, Franklin Waymon: household items, Wanda Peters: household furni ture, Ramoud Butler: household items, Robert Williams: household items, Sean Kirkland: shelving/household, Kamara Frasier: clothing/household, Mauldine Powers: 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: November 8, 2022 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 831 N. Park Avenue Apopka, FL 32712 (407) 450-0345 Gwynn Rolph-household goods, bags, boxes.- Jeremy Williamshousehold items, full bed, dresser, boxes.-Douglas Arnett-studio.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 comlete 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: November 8, 2022 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. Toni Doroban- Household items. Rasha Eugene Thomas- washer/ dryer, generator. Charles Joseph Dolanboxes, totes. Journaled Journeys LLC/ Natalie Pitts- furniture. Toni Dorobanfurniture. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced

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facility in order to complete the transac tion. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes posses sion of the personal property.

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below on November 8, 2022 at the locations indicated: Store 1317: 5592 L B McLeod Rd Orlando, FL 32811, 407.720.2832 @ 2:00 PM- Imari Lyons- Computer Monitors, Lamp, Boxes, Shelving; Guyanne Alexis-Bicycle, Fan, Boxes, TV, Toys; Tonya Baldwin- Boxes, Vacuum, Bicycle, Chairs, Kitchen Items, Rug; Nestapha Scott- Heat Press, Bags, Clothes, Speaker, Cleaning items; Store 8753: 540 Cypress Pkwy, Poinciana, FL 34759, 863.240.0879 @ 12:45 PM WePack

UShip- Boxes, moving blankets, dolly’s, Zuriel Castillo- boxes, household items, Temekia Wrighton- Household items, tv’s, boxes, Herbert Kelsey- Household items, Raquel Forbes- Furniture, Nimshai Luther Corriette- Bags, tires, tv, Michelle Lassends- Speaker, mattress, tools, Stephanie Torres- Mattress, furniture, Julian Sanders- Office furniture, Karen Ventura- Bags, fan, boxes. Store 1333: 13125 S John Young Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837,407.516.7005@ 10:00AM- Tray Bailey- home items, Kevin Guevara-work material. Store 7057: 13597 S. Orange Ave Orlando FL 32824, 407.910.2087 @ 10:30 AM- Francisco Vega Lopez: boxes- Ed gardo Lopez: furniture, household itemsErika Lopez: couches, dinning table, 2bdr, coffee table, clothes. Store 7143: 6035 Sand Lake Vista Dr, Orlando FL 32819, 407.337.6665 @ 11:00 AM: Miranda Ma cLennan; boxes, bike. Brian J Mahoney; few plastic boxes, small furniture items, night stands, couple of chairs. Meghan

Brown; Furniture, boxes, clothes, kitchen items, electronics. Daniela Bayona; 2bd belongings dining table and boxes. Store 7306: 408 N Primrose Dr. Orlando FL 32803, 321.285.5021 @ 12:15 PM – Tarra Harris: Chair, Bags, books, clothes, shoes, suitcase, bins. Charles Williams: Dresser, mattress, Mini Fridge, Childrens bikes, boxes, toys, bins. Store 8460: 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd Kissimmee FL 34746 (407) 429-8867 @12:15 PM: Omar Pizarro Clothes and 4 Mattress, 1 queen 10-15 bags, Walter Jefferson Furniture, Joseph Darrigo 2 full mattress and chairs, Sa mantha Calderon Household objects and personal goods, Tony Polanco sectional & 2 beds, Mauricio Maurer household goods & personal items, Omar Cabrera Household Goods. Store 7590: 7360 Sand Lake Rd Orlando, FL 32819, 407.634.4449@ 11:45AM Lavail Lanier- Clothes, boxes; Ana Senac- household; Ian Merchanthousehold items. Store 8136: 3501 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL 32839 407.488.9093 @ 12:00PM. - 1079A William Armstrong Personnel items, Gloria Holland 3059 House hold items, Lachelle Annette Bridges 3091 House hold items, Tania Blain 4005 House hold items, Ian Parham 4080 House hold items, Krystal Flores 4090 House hold items, Store 8612: 1150 Brand Ln Kissimmee, FL 34744 (407) 414-5303 @12:30 PM – Willie Woodsboxes; Iglesia Familiar Inc.or Marcrilet Rodriguez-church equipment, furniture; Destiny Alcantara-boxes of clothes; Rocio Sandoval-2 bedroom; NICHOLE WOON-Furniture, holiday decorations. Store 8778: 3820 S Orange Ave Orlando FL 32806, 321.270.3440 @ 1:00 PM Richard Wilson Pryor clothes,tv, Arnold Somere ville Bed, tv and tv stand, boxes, Brandon Montgomery Collectibles and stuffing, donna neely sectional boxes bags, Yvena Laurent Clothes, boxes, electric monitors, Darwin Bonliia Saez household

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items.Store 8931: 3280 Vineland Rd Kissimmee FL 34746, 407.720.7424 @ 1:30 PM: Miguel Arroyo – Business Materi als. Jodie-Lee Wiggill – household items. Maryann Lasure – household items. Shawn Melanson – household items. Sa vannah O’Brien - 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:12915 Narcoossee Rd. Or lando, Fl 32832 407-501-5799 on 11/04/22 @ 12:00PM Ramon Gomez Household Goods-Sasha Tavares Household GoodsSamir Zelaya-Household Goods-Ramon Gomez Household GoodsThe 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.

OCT. 19-25, 2022

Legal, Public Notices

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: November 9th, 2022 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 Lizbeth Soto: homegoods, Khalia Scarbrough: homegoods, Angel Berrios: bags, Martha Yadira Zambrano Mite: homegoods. Ex tra Space Storage will hold a public auc tion to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: November 10, 2022 at the times and loca tions listed below: The personal goods stored therein by the following: 2:00PM Extra Space Storage 12709 E Colonial Dr, Orlando FL 32826, 4076343990: Jose Roman: bike, dresser, medical items, Daisa Aponte Torres: bed, bags, lug gage, bikes The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 11071 University Blvd Orlando, FL 32817, 3213204055: Tonnia Bennett entertainment set boxes, totes TV; Robert Brooks Holiday decorations old clothes, DVDs and books; Chacas sidy Cann Home goods. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:30PM Extra Space Storage, 10959 Lake Underhill Rd Orlando FL 32825, 4075020120: Andre Jospeh: boxes, totes, cleaning items, luggage Justin Downs: guitar, bed frame, TV, toolbox Laureano Prado: furniture, boxes, totes Willow Peterson: mannequin, mattress, luggage, painting, vacuum The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage, 342 Woodland Lake Drive Orlando FL 32828, 3218004793: Omar Claudio: lamp, washer, dryer, grill, totes, TVs. 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 transac tion. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes posses sion 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 November 8th, 2022 at the time and location listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 1451 Rinehart Rd Sanford, FL 32771 (407) 915-4908 LaShalonda Robinson -Boxes, Furniture, Devonte Williams - mattress, headboard, totes, fake plant, Christine Hohf - Household items, Antique & More Inc/Shahrokh Shaltouki - Furniture, Latia Williams - Furniture and Boxes, Liem Duong -Miscellaneous, 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: 1420 North Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL, 32804 (407) 312- 8736, on

11/08/2022 @ 12:00PM: Erik Ruiz- Furni ture and bikes. Kerri Hawkins- Seasonal items. Jeff Kaiser- Heavy Equipment. 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: 1005 Crawford Ave St Cloud , Fl 334769. 407-504.0833 on 11/04/22 @ 11:15PM Brittanny Harrell Household Goods / Patrick Dolphus Household Goods / Edward Rivera Household Goods / Hermania Palinkas Household Goods / Kristin Miller Household Goods / Ken neth Tierney Household Goods / Victor Rodriguez Household Goods / Torneshia Knighton House hold 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A MINOR CHILD. DOB: 04/24/2010, Minor Adoptee. CASE NO.: 2022-DR-7838-O NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: TARA LYN WALTERS of Orlando, FL ; Caucasian female, DOB: 03/03/1972, Brown Hair, Gray/Hazel Eyes. Slim build, 5’7” approx. 120 lbs., mother of the minor child born in Orange County, FL on 04/24/2010. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses if any to Ashley Filimon, P.A. whose address is 1524 E. Livingston St. Orlando, FL 32803, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 425 N, Orange Ave. Orlando, FL 32801 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you and the Court may enter an Order granting the Termination of Parental Rights for Adoption of the child. Copies of all court documents for this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Courts office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Courts informed of your current address, You must file a response with the Clerk by 11/10/2022. Dated 9/12/22, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, BY: /s/ Juan Vazquez, DEPUTY CLERK. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE: I HEREBY CERTIFY that this has been filed in the Florida E-Portal this 23rd day of September, 2022 and a copy has not been provided to anyone. Father’s rights have been terminated and the notice is for the mother. /s/ Ashley Filimon, Esq., Ashley Filimon, Florida Bar No. 0095954, Ashley Filimon, P.A., 1524 E. Livingston St., Orlando, FL 32803, Telephone: (407) 801-5022, E-mail: afilimon@legalperson. com, Attorney for Petitioners.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 7/HIGBEE. CASE NO.: DP20-

494 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: C.V. DOB: 01/16/2010. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Derek Moser (Address Unknown) A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Honorable Circuit Judge Heather L. Higbee on November 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PAREN TAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. The Hearing will be conducted in person. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TER MINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 23rd day of September, 2022. This summons has been issued at the request of: Cynthia Rodriguez, Esq., Florida Bar No.: 1026123, Attorney for State of Florida, Department of Children and Families Children’s Legal Services, Cynthia.Rodriguez4@myflfamilies.com, By: /s/ CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP21-049 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: D. B. DOB: 05/06/2020. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: TARAN THOMAS, ADDRESS UNKNOWN.

WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the abovereferenced child. You are hereby com manded to appear before Circuit Judge Heather Higbee on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Or lando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEAR ING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSON ALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEAR ING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 23rd day of September, 2022. This summons has been issued at the request of: Khairiya C. Bryant,, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 23221 khairiya.bryant@ myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP 20-424 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: G.D. DOB: 08/28/2020. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: JON NAH HARDEN, ADDRESS UNKNOWN.

A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Circuit Judge Heather Higbee on Monday, November 14, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.at the Juvenile Justice Cen

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ter, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEAR ING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSON ALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEAR ING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 6th day of October, 2022. This summons has been issued at the request of: Khairiya C. Bryant,, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 23221 khairiya.bryant@myflfami lies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP 20-424 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: G.D. DOB: 08/28/2020. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: STACIE DOMINEY, ADDRESS UNKNOWN. A Pe tition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Circuit Judge Heather Higbee on Monday, November 14, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PAREN TAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 6th day of October, 2022. This summons has been issued at the request of: Khairiya C. Bryant,, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 23221 khairiya.bryant@myflfami lies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP 20-514 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILDREN: E. N. DOB: 03/06/2018, R. N. DOB: 07/31/2019, J. L. DOB: 02/07/2021.

NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: ANGELINA MYRIAM LESENE, ADDRESS UNKNOWN. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regard ing the above-referenced children. You are hereby commanded to appear before Circuit Judge Heather Higbee on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PAREN TAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED

IN THE PETITION. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 10th day of October, 2022. This summons has been issued at the re quest of: Paul Karasick, Esq., Florida Bar No. 69216, paul.karasick@myflfamilies.

com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVI SION: 41 CASE NO. 20-DP-08 IN THE INTEREST OF T.S.-G. DOB: 11/29/2017, MINOR CHILD. NOTICE OF AC TION AND OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Elizeu Nunes-Goncalves (unknown address)

A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child(ren); you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on November 28th, 2022, at 3:30p.m. at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN 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 22nd day of September, 2022. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk.

LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY FOUND OR RECOVERED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED WILL EITHER BE SURRENDERED TO THE FINDERS OR RETAINED FOR USE BY THE DEPART MENT. PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. October 2022

DESCRIPTION, FOUND PROPERTY:

Jewelry 3100 Blk of W. Colonial Dr.

Backpack with misc. Items 4800 Blk of N. Orange Blossom Trl

Jewelry 2800 Blk of E. Central Blvd

Cellphone North Lane/N. Pine Hills Rd

Cellphones with misc. Item 2000 Blk of Monte Carlo Tr

Cellphone 3700 Blk of S. Semoran Blvd

Key fob 8300 Blk of Hangar Blvd

Backpack with cellphone, jewelry Lake Center/Central Ave

1000 Blk of Legion Pl

200 Blk of Sifford Ln

with misc. Items 5900 Blk of International Dr

40 Blk of W. Washington St

with misc. Items W. Jefferson St

Bags with clothing, electronics 9400 Blk of Jeff Fuqua Blvd

with clothing, cellphones 2300 Blk of S. Kirkman Rd

800 Blk of Ellwood Ave

N. Orange Ave

3100 Blk

Washington St

Electronics 1400 Blk of Mercy Dr

Cellphone 200 Blk of S. Rosalind Ave

INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY

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NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE The Bronze Kingdom LLC (unit A7, G8) at ReadySpaces ORS LLC, located at 2507 Investors Row Suite 100, Orlando FL 32837, will be sold to the highest bidder at www.storagetreasure.com on Octo ber 26th at 5:00PM to satisfy the owner’s lien for rent in accordance with FL law. All content sold “as is” and by unit only. Seller neither warrants title to any items sold and does not make any express or implied warranties to any item sold.

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for monies due on storage units located at U-Haul company facilities. Storage locations are listed below. All goods are household contents or miscellaneous and recovered goods. All auctions are hold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent and fees in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self-Storage Act, Sections 83.806 and 83.807. The auction will start at 8:00 a.m. on November 3rd, 2022 and will continue until all locations are done.

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U-Haul Moving and Storage at Maitland Blvd, 7815 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810; D60 elismari quintana $462.50, A16 Rashaw Griffin $530.25, 0211 Josiah Callihan $281.45, D31 Makisha Richardson $431.45, A13 Zaryia Stephens $472.00, B12 derius jones $220.05, B27 Robin Williams $374.00, D55 RASHID HAYNES $607.40, A21 kemar porter $517.00, A39 Dana Leaffer $240.65, B05 Kecia Brown $472.00, C66 WILLIAM MEMOLA $548.90, B53 DAIJA TILLMAN $131.10, C22 amara estevan $588.60, B30 JONAS LA PLANTE $440.20, B48 Robert Long $350.15, L57 Deborah Daniels $280.20, U103 Demecia Stanley $228.20, U87Margaret Collines $564.00, A14 Darcie Concepcion $638.00, U78 diamante taylor $334.20 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Apopka, 1221 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, Fl 32703; 1311 Mark Benco $855.40, 1103 Militsa Sheppard $878.30, 1002 Barbara Antley $565.35, 1336 Juana Rodriguez $463.80, 1093 thearn grant $654.90, 1263 Jonathan Yarema $773.20, 1179 EMMA PEACOCK $493.25, 1277 Robert Allen $560.20, 1051 JOSEPH MEDINA $1,031.10, 1303 Rooder Meda $927.80, 1334 Mystery Room $461.35, 1194 Joann Myers $711.20 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Altamonte Springs, 598 West Highway 436, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714; C139 JOHN O’NEILL $1,168.00, A109 KIMBERLY LEAVITT $973.00, B129 MARITZA BROWN $966.68 U-Haul Mov ing and Storage at Semoran Blvd, 2055 State Rd 436, Winter Park, Fl 32792; 1098 VALLAN NEAL $343.53, 1673 Candice Buchanan $537.70, 1417 Jennifer Colon $483.53, 1168 Marisol Yureidini $696.50, 2164 erica Gonzalez $604.43, 1670 KAITLYN PARKE $487.23, 1353 SHEILA WALKER $385.31, 1221 Ruchelle Sutton $422.86, 1050 TOMAS RODRIGUEZ SOSA $505.80, 2038 Chasity Catala $397.08, 1500 Rebecca Fallon $431.08, 1688 Lockhart Raynelle $598.91, 1691 XIOMARA SANCHEZ $606.62, 1165 kenyatta scott $771.88, 1110 FRANTZ DAVERMAN $439.16, 2454 johnny core $355.71, 1667 Kinya Tatum $515.62 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Longwood, 650 North Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; B048 Anthony Martinez $559.00, B005 Hector Amaro $662.81, C003 RYAN GANIM $618.25, C004 glendarys lopez $504.20, D003 Eric Rodriguez $447.92, C041 Chris topher Mills $750.60, B057-58 Eboni Carty $622.32, C016 Juliah Jacob $370.65, E074 Quelladin cintron $678.60, E021 Sarah

Perez $654.88, E012 Jacqueline Gonzalez $363.85 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Lake Mary Blvd, 3851 S Orlando Drive, Sanford, Fl 32773; 2431 Michael Keller $562.54, 1474 destiny hassel $436.51, 5062 Tyree Holmes $923.36, 1325 mystery room $782.64, 1720 mystery room $399.25, 1466 ANGEL CARTER $399.14, 1282

MARCIA JONES $472.84, 1091 Mystery Room $900.54, 1573-75 Johanna Jagdeo $673.17, 1274 Jorge Vargas $606.86, 1406 Martina cortez $815.47, 2803 Stephanie Deon $405.83, 1281 tanese carlisle $481.36, 1217 Flint Chaffee $822.39, 1049 Antonio trammell $370.20, 1573-75 Shanece Newman $574.54, 2205 Phylicia Farrell $756.07, 1571 Scott Hornbuckle $394.37, 1405 dave Blair $822.39, 2213

DALE COWELL $939.36, 2552 Elizabeth Washburn $461.80, 1426 Gordon Grandison $702.62, 1019 Sidney Harvey $597.65, 1250 SARAH FOLAN $538.27, 1514 MICHELE WILLIAMS $607.98, 1047 jayna fox $604.25, 1437 MICHAEL MAIOLO $400.97, 2121 Stephanie Deon $407.18, 1081 Michell Martin $607.51, 1563 vernetta walker $623.67, 2380-21

EVELYN RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ $554.54, 1457 Kentrel Martin $322.34, 1724 alfred jimenez $435.58, 1495 Kevin Kennett $395.72, 1611 PATRICIA LINDE MAN $782.98, 1528 Geralkhiya Casimir $764.19, 1524 Eddie Irizarry $609.33, 1258 Latiyah Hill $327.35, 1015 Sergio Rocha $811.90, 2426 rebecca cathers $325.52, 1520 EVELYN RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ $589.02, 1469 ANGEL CARTER $399.14, 2266 ALEXANDER VALENTIN $327.35, 1001 Juan SierrsRosado $478.30, 1734

Julant Dorvilien $289.60 U-Haul Moving & Storage of Sanford, 3101 S Orlando Drive, Sanford, FL 32773; 1358 LAWREN CHARLES-LAGARINO $623.96, 1432

Repoleon Porchia JR $449.40, 1751

Aaron Joseph Marcum $335.36, 1617 Renata Fanara $545.50, 1604 robert fishburn $472.10, 0150 Amanda Combs $465.11, 1540 OB TALLEY $437.40, 1849 KELLY BRADLEY $758.50, 1653-55 JACOB AYERS-WEBB $854.08, 1248 Frances Cunningham $320.45, 1649 Robert Carvell $531.17, 0161 NOEL RIVERA $803.33, 1068 lawanda Tillmon $678.60, 1607 Kysha Brown $437.40, 1723 Lois Miller $543.88, 1838 Brenda Matthew $344.30, 1709 Brandon Hardy $744.17, 0171 Katrina Boyd $716.85, 1712 Chris Bibeault $490.75, 0103 DENISE THOMAS $586.48, 1427 Shadareya Aguillera $344.30, 1790 Latoya Howard $309.60, 1872 ronny Neal $1,643.16, 1946 ROBERT COCHRAN $450.60, 1468 Hector Torres $235.30, 1192 Denise Green $124.60, 1321-23 ETHEL MCQUEEN $472.77 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Sanford on Rinehart Road, 1811 Rinehart Road, Sanford, Fl 32771; 4156-57 Barbara Rosenwinkel $806.42, 2143 Karis Justice $527.20, 2074 RENATA KING $505.01, 2155 ALEXISC FORD-ST FLAVIEN $628.21, 4027 ANGINIQUE TROUtMAN $415.31, 4079 Mystery Room $787.96, 3134 karmetta chambers $634.80, 4050 Karis Justice $463.27, 1038 Willeana Murray $641.21, 4139 shiquita alexander $806.70, 4056 Ronald Thompson $425.56, 3120 Shaquana Beard $448.16.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCK ERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPANY FACILITIES. STORAGE LOCATIONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, MISCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD TO SATISFY OWNER’S LIEN FOR RENT AND FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SEC TIONS 83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 8:00am and RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. UHaul Ctr Hunters Creek 13301 S. Orange Blossom Trl Orlando, Fl 32837 11/01/2022: 3412 Riceliz Marrero, 2613 Johelyn

Ordonez, 3219 Marcus Floyd, 2078 Devett Edwards, 3095 Kathleen Zamora, 1225 Jeannette Valentine, 3619 Kimberley Hensley, 1205 Matt Thomas, 2611 Steven Valencia, 2313 Alexis Tovar, 1701 Deshante Rogers, 2509 Kenna Cable, 3042 Troy E Mitchell, 1050 Sharmean Alford, 3021 Timothy Erickson, 1200 Brian Sorrentino, 3125 Anthony Bowman, 3610 Joshua Mantyla, 2507 Kenna Cable, 2074 Taussa Mclean, 1007 Tammy Arthur, 1072 Tyler Willett, 1710 Jeannette Valentine, 2105 Ricky Sanchez. U-Haul Ctr Narcoossee Rd 7800 Narcoossee rd Orlando, Fl 32822 11/01/2022: 1100 Kevin Rubel, 2159 Cynthia Jean-Bart, 3181 Manuel Arroyo, 3091 Malissa Brown, 3156-58 Jose Urena, 3440 Antonio Colon Villanueva, 2385 Jarris Smith, 2275 Raymond Cole, 1141 Manuel Figueroa, 1294 Yodaleibi Burns 1294, 2029 Raymond Cole, 3192 Antonio Colon Villanueva, 1255 Yodaleibi Burns, 1407 Luis Marrero Santiago, 3071 David Rodriguez, 1229 Lakeshia Cole, 3441 Keith Mackay, 3098 Jermaine Bonner, 3165-67 Jose Urena, 1227 Monique Aki, 3151 Agnis Sabino, 3059 Angela Pena. U-Haul Ctr Gatorland 14651 Gatorland Dr. Orlando Fl 32837 11/01/2022: 701 Destiny Turturiello, 1047 Jennifer Evangelista, 368 John Eustace, 310 Michael Alvarez, 1023 Stafany Ayala, 382 Theron Richard.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCK ERS LOCATED AT UHAUL COMPANY FACILITIES. STORAGE LOCATIONS AND TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL GOODS SOLD ARE HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS, MISCELLANEOUS OR RECOVERED GOODS. ALL AUCTIONS ARE HELD TO SATISFY OWNER’S LIEN FOR RENT AND FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES, SELF STORAGE ACT, SECTIONS 83.806 AND 83.807, STARTS AT 8:00am and RUNS CONTINOUSLY. Uhaul of Moving & Storage of Clermont: 13650 Granville Ave, Clermont, FL 34711 11/08/2022 2063 Jessica Lynch, 2157 Jessica Lynch, 2070 Natalia Perez, 2187 Maickel Bedir, 2212 michael butera, 1043 Roxanne Eadie, 2159 Kaden Becerril, 1004 Love Banatty, 3067 Mason Moton, 3059 Jordan Hilgenberg, 1211 jonathan thomas, 2051 Toneicia Chisholm, 3141 Angel Rodriguez, 1047 CHEVAIZ JACKSON. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Ocoee: 11410 W Colonial Dr, Ocoee, FL 34761 11/08/2022 3319 Myron Green, 2371 DAVID MACINTYRE, 2456 Yaramashi Brinson, 1729 trampas RIGGS, 1312 rapid mold removal llc, 3312 kyle blazier, 2114 MICHAEL ELLIOTT, 3394 Wandra Reneishia, 1303 Teale Marie, 2436 mirtho pierre, 2006 Chanel Smith, 1548 mikael walker, 1708 CHARLES WILLIAMSON. Uhaul Moving & Storage of Kirkman: 2042 Niesha Davis, 2087 KEMARIE JOHNSON, 5038 sanderson gandert, 4049 cain patterson, 2039 JOANNIE CONFIDENT, 1056 Breezae Rainey, 2060 Joevany Kersaint, 2015 WANDA JONES, 1060 Amy dorf, 1032 TANEISHA BLOOM FIELD, 2084 Kenneth Middleton, 1055 courtney gray, 3104 HOPE BRYANT, 2099 ANASTACHA CONSTANT, 6039 Mystery unit, 6064 Andrea Uriostegui, 6040 Brendan Paul, 2112 Altonya Brown, 3095 lafayette bryant, 2009 luis abreu, 4022 luis abreu, 6012 hassan alhammadi.

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 November 11th, 2022 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 re moved 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. A155- Cynthia Adams A189- Athena Adams A205- Austin Chap man A254- Ruth Ann Meredith B177- Lisa Johnson C121- Albert Perdomo C158Garry Vivano C183- Shari L Meredith E106- Crystal Shontz E123- Scott Miller E128- Andrea Alexander

Notice Of Public Sale

Personal property of the following tenants will be sold for cash to satisfy rental liens in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self Storage Facility Act, Sections 83-806 and 83-807. Contents may include kitchen, household items, bedding, toys, games, boxes, barrels, packed cartons, furniture, trucks, cars, etc. There is no title for vehicles sold at lien sale. Owners reserve the right to bid on units. Lien sale to be held online ending Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 at times indicated below. Viewing and bidding will only be available online at www.storagetreasures.com beginning at least 5 days prior to the scheduled sale date and time! Also visit www. personalministorage.com/Orlando-FLstorage-units/ for more info. Michigan Mini-200 W Michigan St Orlando, FL 32806-at 10:30am: 10 Sherica Walker 15

Desiree Smith 32 32 Timmy Waggoner Forsyth Storage Inc 3941-3959 Forsyth Rd Winter Park FL, 32792-at 10:00 am: B10

Jose Anibal Rodriguez Vega Personal Mini Storage Forsyth-2875 Forsyth Rd Winter Park FL, 32792-at 10:00 am: 228

Vanessa Dempster 333 Ferdinand Gon zales 344 Betty Shaw 353 Donald Dupler II 418 Jose Barrios 498 Yraliz Perez 568

Devante Cardona Personal Mini Stor age West-4600 Old Winter Garden Rd Orlando, FL 32811–at 11:30am: 74 Regina Stephens Ellis 130 Floyd L. Lane 131 Regina Williams 161 Yolanda Jones 212 Quenisha Valerin 224 Bredrick Antonio Golston 231 Earnest Sanders 232 Astley Barrett 245 Erns Louis 249A Janelle Johnson 315 Ashler Taylor 380 Rickey A. Mahoney 408 Jose Ramon Jimenez 421 Nivaldo Reboucas 436 Charles Windman Esters 450 Asnath Chrysolithe Baptiste 464 Linus Murphy Marshall 527 Litani Desir 538 Tavaris Servants 565 Adeail Fontenot 591 Shyrl Denise Williams 649 Jerrod Ford Personal Mini Storage Lake Fairview-4252 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804-at 11:00 am: 0053 Michael Pilato 0064 Sandra Reyes 0081 Sharrice Abney 0089 Charity Estelle 0190 Edwin Cevallos 0365 Mary Smith 0392 Jesus Perez 0606 Christopher Seyler 0618 Christopher Seyler 0632 Sean Barriero 0708 Alfred Benyard 0922 Louis Fedrick 0999 Robert Amspoker

Personal Mini Storage Edgewater-6325 Edgewater Dr Orlando, FL 32810-at 11:30 am: 339 Jovan Donovan Henry 406 Jescina Odette Adams 425 Delbra Perry 536 Shawn Ferree 601 Geraldine Gorton 636 Dwayne Chunilall 707 Edwin Roman 706 James Kilpatrick 717 Fabiola Dulce Alesna Lim 751 Oscar Castellanos Jr. 915

James Owens 1005 Nathaniel Orange Jr. 1013 Veronica Hooks 1015 Pya Verrett 1106 Glenn Wayne Tucker Jr., 1130 Anthony C Johnson Jr. 1220 Edward Lee Pitts 1423 Alexusia Racquel Taylor 1733 Maria Padilla 1756 Christina Jensen Per sonal Mini Storage Forest City Rd-6550 Forest City Rd Orlando, FL 32810-at 12:00 pm: 1011 Reanna Heard 3063 Wanda Booker 3153 Marie Joceline Desir 3254 Carmen Williams 4058 Stephen Davis 5021 Sidney Anderson 6001 Tamika Smith

6037 Marques Robinson.

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.storag etreasures.com ending on November 11, 2022 at 11:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 203 Neighbor hood 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 gen eral household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. Unless Otherwise noted. #211 - Annie Senac #1050 – Ray Lee Montalvo #1166 - Scarlett Padron #2068 - Si Henderson #3016 – Monica Saurez #3086 – Fafane St. Hilaire

Notice of Public Sale:

Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on November 4th, 2022 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;

1N4AL3AP8GC137114 2016/NISS 2HGEJ2242PH520531 1993 / HOND

1C6RD6LT7CS306441 2012 / DODG JTMZK33V886010259 2008 / TOYT

1N4AL3AP0GN354886 2016 / NISS 2HNYD18862H528108 2002 / ACUR 2C3CDXHG2KH680806 2019 / DODG KNADE123786307221 2008 / KIA 4T1G11AK9LU340189

2020 / TOYT 3KPF24AD5ME280993 2021 / KIA 3N1AB8DV5LY213414 2020 / NISS.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:

ADAM AYED ENTERPRISES LLC gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 11/04/2022, 09:00 am at 9712 RECYCLE CENTER RD ORLANDO, FL 32824- 8146, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes.

ADAM AYED ENTERPRISES LLC reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.

5GZCZ23D36S835809

2006 STRN 2D4RN3DG1BR629070 2011 DODGE YE2YC11B7F2041292

2015 VANH

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:

CORTES TOWING SERVICE gives notice that on 11/04/2022 at 10:00 AM the fol lowing vehicles(s) may be sold by public sale at 245 ORANGE AVE., LONGWOOD, FL 32750 to satisfy the lien for the amount owed on each vehicle for any recovery, towing, or storage services charges and administrative fees allowed pursuant to

Florida statute 713.78. XUG40082M80A 1980 LAGUNA 1J4GA64198L571587 2008 JEEP 3N1AB7AP9EL669738 2014 NISS 3N1AB7AP6FY241761 2015 NISS.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NEW GEN ERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the fol lowing dates, 08:00 am at 2603 OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY KISSIMMEE, FL 34744, pursu ant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids. NOVEMBER 6, 2022 1GYEK63NX4R273436 2004 CADI.

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

NOVEMBER 5, 2022 1G1ZS57F67F227217 2007 CHEV KL1TG66646B669528 2006 CHEV NOVEMBER 6, 2022 3FAHP0JG2CR164208 2012 FORD

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.storag etreasures.com ending on November 11th, 2022 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 . 0192 – Richard Jones 0460 – Richard Jones.

Notice of Public Sale: Personal Property of the following tenants will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to. Contents may include household items, luggage, toys, furniture, clothing, commercial equipment, etc. Auction to be held at Compass Self Storage, 14120 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando, FL 32826 on November 11th, 2022 at 11:00 am or thereafter. Viewing at time of sale only. The owners or their agents reserve the right to bid on any unit and also to refuse any bid. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Sale is subject to adjournment. #1811-Jer emy Sharritt #2512-Melanie Gomez #1245-Tina Serrano #1704-Tracy Taylor #2311-Camille Gayles #1723-Donald Ohler #1018-Jasmine McCauley #1119-Danette Ford #1016-Angela Frey #1327-Marcos Simonelli #1346- John Wills #1223- Daph ne Hepburn #2323- Sjon Sims.

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