Orlando Weekly

Orlando Weekly is a vibrant alternative newspaper serving the Greater Orlando area in Florida. Each Thursday, it distributes 40,000 copies to over 1,100 locations throughout Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties. The publication is also available in more than 300 red street boxes (or brown ones in downtown Orlando) placed in prominent, busy spots across the region. Each week, over 200,000 readers pick up Orlando Weekly to explore its event calendar, stay updated on the latest movies, dining options, local music, and visual arts, as well as to read engaging stories covering a wide range of topics, including sports, relationships, technology, and local government.

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'Alligator Alcatraz' could be Florida's one-stop shop to carry out Trump's mass deportation agenda, AG says

2 days ago | orlandoweekly.com | Christine Sexton |Jay Waagmeester

click to enlarge Screengrab via James Uthmeier/X Florida’s bid to be on the front lines of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans has taken a swampy turn. The state, with approval from the Department of Homeland Security, started this week to build a temporary detention center in the Florida Everglades for undocumented immigrants arrested by state police and federal immigration authorities.
Guy Fieri’s Chicken Guy! officially closes its doors in Winter Park | Orlando | Orlando Weekly

4 days ago | orlandoweekly.com | Jessica Battisti

So long, Flavortown
ICE raids among issues poised for votes at U.S. Conference of Mayors this weekend in Florida

1 week ago | orlandoweekly.com | Mitch Perry

click to enlarge Photo by J.D. Casto No Kings Protest in downtown Orlando on Saturday, June 14.
Top state Republican ally Marva Johnson is now FAMU president despite widespread pushback

1 week ago | orlandoweekly.com | Jay Waagmeester

click to enlarge Photo via Florida A&M University/Facebook Marva Johnson was approved Wednesday by the Board of Governors as the next president of Florida A&M University, the last confirmation needed on a search that’s been accompanied loudly by protests. Johnson is set to start Aug. 1 and will take the reins from Timothy Beard, who has served as interim president for the past year.
Florida flights return 300 Americans evacuating Israel, DeSantis and FDEM say

1 week ago | orlandoweekly.com | Jay Waagmeester

click to enlarge Photo via Ron DeSantis/X Gov. Ron DeSantis announced during an unusually early Friday morning news conference that a second flight carrying Floridians evacuating Israel had landed at Tampa International Airport. Florida began the rescues this week after Israel and Iran fell into conflict, exchanging missiles and killing hundreds.
Orlando Rep. Maxwell Frost introduces legislation to make ICE more accountable

1 week ago | orlandoweekly.com | Mitch Perry

click to enlarge Photo via Maxwell Alejandro Frost/Facebook Central Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost on Wednesday introduced federal legislation that would strengthen public accountability of all Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities. Frost argued that ICE agents are abusing the rule of law, skirting due process, and targeting nonviolent working people.
Florida officials open door for state colleges to increase out-of-state tuition by up to 15 percent

1 week ago | orlandoweekly.com | Jay Waagmeester

click to enlarge Photo via Shutterstock Students entering Florida for higher education may want to keep an eye on the price tag now that universities have permission to increase tuition on out-of-state students. Out-of-state tuition has not been changed at any public institution in Florida since 2012, when University of South Florida raised it to $491 per credit hour.
Orlando concert calendar: Homeboy Sandman, Lil Poppa, Aquabats, Heart Attack Man

1 week ago | orlandoweekly.com | Jessica Bryce Young |Hannah Miller

Ametropia, Pontifex, Graveyard Dogs, Grave Filth, Ensanguined, Dreadmire 6 pm; West End Trading Co., 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; $12-$15; 407-322-7475. Authority Zero 7 pm; Cafe DaVinci, 112 W. Georgia Ave., DeLand; $45; 386-873-2943. Chained Saint 6 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $15; 407-246-1419. Lil Poppa 8 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $60-$120; 407-228-1220.
Celebrate Juneteenth in Orlando at these events

1 week ago | orlandoweekly.com | Jessica Bryce Young |Hannah Miller

click to enlarge Thursday, June 19 5th Annual Facets of Freedom Festival Black Theatre Girl Magic is proud to announce its 5th Annual Facets of Freedom Festival, a full-day celebration of Juneteenth. 10 am Thursday; Orlando Family Stage, 1001 E. Princeton St.; free; 407-896-7365; orlandofamilystage.com. Freedom Forward: A Juneteenth Celebration Empowerment through fitness, food and fun for the family. Special guests include Orange County Mayor Jerry L.
Orlando Democrat Josh Weil to run for U.S. Senate, wants to raise funds for other Dems

1 week ago | orlandoweekly.com | Mitch Perry

click to enlarge Photo via joshweil.us Although Josh Weil came up 14 points short to Republican Randy Fine in a special congressional election in Northeast Florida earlier this year, he stunned political observers by raising more than $15 million in a district that had elected a Republican by 33 points just five months earlier.