Florida activists express frustration with failed sexual harassment crackdown
Progressive-minded women’s rights activists are frustrated with the Florida Legislature's failure to
View ArticleDog dies on United flight after placed in overhead bin
A dog died on a United Airlines plane after a flight attendant ordered its owner to put the animal i
View ArticleCentral Florida organization encourages Osceola families to foster kids
One Central Florida organization who works with foster children said there's a lack of foster famili
View ArticlePhysicist Stephen Hawking has died at age of 76, family spokesman says
A family spokesman says physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. This is a developing story.
View ArticleTheoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has died at 76
Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by
View ArticleGimme Shelter: Meet Branson!
Looking for a new furry friend? Meet Branson! Branson (A398331) is 3 years old and is looking for a new home....
View ArticleSavage Love: 'What is love?'
I'm a 33-year-old woman from Melbourne, Australia, dating a 24-year-old man. We've been dating for about eight months; it is exclusive and official. He's kind and sweet, caring and giving, and his...
View ArticleOpening in Orlando: Tomb Raider, Loveless and more
THIS WEEK: 7 Days in Entebbe Filmmaker José Padilha (he of the 2014 RoboCop remake) offers his take on the daring 1976 hijacking and ensuing rescue raid that shocked the world. In an ironic twist,...
View ArticleChilean drama 'A Fantastic Woman' addresses transgender rights
Fantastic foray "Fantastic," like "awesome," has lost most of the power of its original meaning and is now a sullied synonym for great. But in naming his film A Fantastic Woman, Chilean...
View ArticleLongtime local theme park observer Ricky Brigante sells his pioneering Inside...
If you'd asked my 10-year-old self about his dream job, visiting theme parks and writing about them would have been high on the list. But like any career, achieving your youthful ambition can leave...
View ArticleThe Dr. Phillips Center finally gets a date with 'Hamilton', plus more...
Last Friday, the Florida Theatrical Association announced the season lineup for the 2018/2019 Fairwinds Broadway in Orlando series. The headline is that the Dr. Phillips Center will be "the room where...
View ArticleSisters are doing it for themselves at Park Avenue gastropub Garp & Fuss
Feast or femme "Garp & Fuss." The name of this Park Avenue restaurant, naturally, conjures up John Irving's novel The World According to Garp and its strong feminist subtext (not to mention George...
View ArticleAndy's Frozen Custard opened on I-Drive, The Cookery comes to South Street,...
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View ArticleRecognizing the year’s worst failures of government transparency
The Foilies 2018 Government transparency laws like the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exist to enforce the public's right to inspect records so we can all figure out what the heck is being done in...
View ArticleICYMI: Gun violence is costing Florida $5 billion a year, UCF names a new...
Florida lawmakers pass record $88.7 billion budget: With the only nays coming from Dems in the Republican-controlled Florida House and Senate, lawmakers concluded an annual session that ran two days...
View ArticleEvery concert worth seeing this spring in Orlando
Wednesday, March 14 Agent Orange 8 p.m. at Will’s Pub; $10 Old-line West Coast punks bring decades worth of infectious, loud, surfy anti-anthems to town. Wednesday, March 14 Women in Song: Heather...
View ArticleOur picks for the 20 best concerts coming to Orlando this spring
Live music in Orlando kicks into high gear this spring – don’t miss a note As soon as the winter thaw sets in up north, musicians from all over hop in a bus or van and head out on tour – and Orlando...
View ArticleWESH sent a helicopter to cover coleslaw wrestling at Daytona's Bike Week
Local TV news helicopters are often used to show viewers things like police standoffs, traffic jams, or car chases. But in the case of WESH News in Orlando, they're also used for gathering important...
View ArticleAirport workers call out airlines for $0 tax bill
More than 100 union food service workers for airlines at Orlando International Airport plan to protest Thursday for higher wages and benefits, saying Delta and others should use their billions in tax...
View ArticleThousands of Central Florida students walk out calling for end to gun violence
Thousands of Central Florida students joined nationwide school walkouts Wednesday to call for an end to gun violence and honor the people killed in a mass shooting at a Parkland high school one month...
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