More than 4,600 people died in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, new study...
An estimated 4,645 people died in Puerto Rico in the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to a new study from Harvard University. That's a far greater number than the Puerto Rican...
View ArticleOrange City officer accused of extorting woman for pictures
An Orange City Police officer was arrested at the department Tuesday afternoon on attempted extortion charges, Volusia County deputies say.
View ArticleHarvard study: Puerto Rican deaths after Hurricane Maria far higher than...
Officially, Puerto Rico says 64 people were killed in Hurricane Maria-related deaths. A new study says the death toll is actually in the thousands.
View ArticleOrlando ambassador program could help with panhandling, tourism
The City of Orlando gave the final approval for an ambassador program Tuesday that is meant to help with downtown issues.
View ArticleCity of Leesburg passes panhandling ordinance
Panhandling is aggressive on Leesburg's Main Street, so city commissioners came up with a solicitation ordinance.
View ArticleAfter historic referendum, Ireland poised to abolish abortion ban
Some called this a result of the weakening of the Catholic Church while others called it a victory for women's rights.
View ArticleRemains of U.S. pilot shot down over Vietnam finally returning home
Air Force Colonel Peter Stewart was shot down while flying over Vietnam in 1966. He was 48 years old at the time.
View ArticleSteam takes down controversial school shooting game
The game titled 'Active Shooter' was removed late Tuesday following a change.org petition with more than 150,000 signatures.
View ArticleSavage Love: 'What Works'
I am a 38-year-old gay man with a serious problem. My boyfriend of five years has developed a strange fascination....
View ArticleOpening in Orlando: How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Action Point and more
THIS WEEK: Action Point Did you ever see the movie Used Cars?...
View ArticleA mysterious Fringe show starring a gorilla raised serious questions about...
The 27th annual Orlando Fringe Festival came to a close on Memorial Day, with 2018 going down as one of the wettest fests in recent memory. Tropical rains didn't seem to dampen audience enthusiasm or...
View ArticleThe best concerts coming to Orlando this week
Luis Miguel Mexican musical legend steers his ¡México Por Siempre!...
View ArticleTwo decades on, legendary reggaetonera Ivy Queen remains at the top
La Reina How do you subvert an entire genre of male-dominated music mostly focused on sexually objectifying women in about three minutes? While looking fly as fuck?...
View ArticleCafe Linger now open in College Park, Metro Diner coming to Casselberry and...
OPENINGS American Social Bar & Kitchen, promising to be a place where "all-American traditions and values live on," will open in the former Bar Louie space in Dr. Phillips early next year...
View ArticleThere’s very little that shakes, or stirs, at Ivanhoe Village's restobar Stir
Immovable feast The playground antics at 1409 N. Orange Ave. in Ivanhoe Village have seen yet another restaurant (Nova) stumble off the merry-go-round and yet another (Stir) hop on. I don't mean to...
View ArticleICYMI: Orlando Police in hot water over facial recognition software, Colonial...
Orlando Police confirm facial recognition software being used downtown: Orlando Police Chief John Mina confirmed that three cameras in the downtown area are equipped with Amazon's facial recognition...
View Article'Invasive Species' explores the weird science and art) of the Sunshine State
Strange love Florida is weird, and is made mostly weirder by human activities. This month at the Gallery at Avalon Island, curator Pat Greene exhibits works by nine artists plus his own installation...
View ArticleTrump's authoritarian instincts came out to play this week
Mango Mussolini As I – and probably a thousand other observers – have noted on more than one occasion, the breakneck speed at which things happen in the Trump administration often prevents us from...
View ArticleWith funding from the state dramatically slashed, how will Orlando arts...
Don't stop the music Helsinger, the artistic director of Orlando Shakespeare Theater, stops himself, as if to articulate his next thought. He leans his chin into the propped-up palm of his hand and...
View ArticleOrlando Police Chief John Mina's brother accused of sexually battering a child
Orange County deputies arrested the brother of Orlando Police Chief John Mina Tuesday on charges of sexually battering a child. Edward Michael Mina, 51, was taken into custody by the Orange County...
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