Chloe Greenberg

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Digital Content Editor at Orlando Weekly

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Articles

Sanford mainstay Tuffy's Music Box and Lounge listed for sale

2 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Chloe Greenberg

Longstanding Sanford venue Tuffy's Music Box and Lounge has been listed for sale — but it's not going anywhere anytime soon, the business says. Orlando Business Journal's Trevor Fraser (ed. note: he was ours first) reported that the music venue and bar hit the market Tuesday, listed for sale by its owners, Tuffy's Entertainment LLC. First built in 1922, the 8,000-square-foot venue opened as Tuffy's in 2018.
Shannon and the Clams return to Orlando for a sweaty and sweet show at the Social

2 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Chloe Greenberg

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Fan banned by Gotham FC after making ‘hateful’ comments toward Orlando Pride’s Barbra Banda

3 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Chloe Greenberg |Juno Le

Orlando Pride’s Barbra Banda was the target of “hateful” rhetoric by a fan at a Gotham FC match last week. Now, the New Jersey-based club has revoked the fan’s season tickets and banned them from all future Gotham FC matches and events. The announcement by the team came Wednesday, just over a week after the Pride faced Gotham during their home opener in New Jersey on Sunday, March 23.
Blue Man Group postpones start of Orlando show again

3 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Chloe Greenberg

Blue Man Group has postponed the start of its Orlando show once again. After a welcome ceremony and groundbreaking last September for the blue-hued international entertainment group's return to Orlando, the Blue Man Group has delayed its previously scheduled April 3 opening at its new 580-seat Icon Park theater. The theater is reportedly not completed, according to an email sent to ticket holders that promises full refunds, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Orlando bars HighT and 1Up to close permanently due to financial strain

3 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Chloe Greenberg

Two Orlando bars announced they will close permanently, citing financial burdens associated with operating in downtown. Owners of HighT and 1Up took to social media Wednesday to announce the joint closures. The popular bars have faced "overwhelming financial strain" from recent restrictions placed on nightlife in downtown Orlando, like the After Midnight Alcohol Sales permit rule, plus the "decline of Church Street," owners say. "We tried. We tried everything.
Cold Cave and Buzz Kull make for dark-dance nirvana in Orlando this weekend

3 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Chloe Greenberg

click to enlarge Courtesy photo Cold Cave return to Conduit Forgive us, Father, for we have synthed. And now musician and author Wesley Eisold’s Cold Cave are making their way into Orlando this week like a dark-electronic Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Eisold has been releasing music as Cold Cave since the early 2010s, sonically harking back to synth-pop and darkwave noises that festered from 1980s new wave.
Beer ’Merica is back for a tenth year with a proper nighttime party

3 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Chloe Greenberg

Prepare your most vibrant red, white and blues ahead of the 10-year anniversary of Orlando’s brew-fueled Beer ’Merica bash, marking American Craft Beer Week Saturday. The sipping event is heading back to Gaston Edwards Park in Lake Ivanhoe, with all the beer, bubbles and bites attendees can handle — including more than 100 American craft brews, seltzers, wines, non-alcoholic drinks and homegrown eats.
25 quintessential 'Florida' restaurants within driving distance from Orlando

3 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Chloe Greenberg

Stereotypical Sunshine State restaurants are not hard to come by in Florida, and there are some especially impressive examples not far from you right here in Orlando. Think fish camps, waterfront dives, historic dives and homegrown outdoor cafes with a classic Florida ambience. Here are 25 places just a drive from Orlando to find the perfect Florida dining experience.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler get 'Restless' at an Orlando arena this weekend

4 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Chloe Greenberg

Comedy queens Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s joint live show is back in action and heading to Orlando this week. After runs in 2023 and 2024, the Restless Leg Tour is alive again and bringing the ever-prolific duo to Orlando for this tour’s inaugural night.
Orlando Brick Convention is a Lego-lover's dream in Kissimmee this weekend

4 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Chloe Greenberg

For those about to brick, one of the biggest fan-run Lego conventions is heading back to town. Orlando Brick Convention promises a two-day block and brick experience with twice as many creations as ever before. The annual event brings Lego displays, life-size models, brick pits, build-zones and a lineup of both professional Lego artists and masters of the craft under one Central Florida roof.