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Mayor Demings signed a modified ICE agreement under ‘extreme duress,’ Disney Springs workers are seeking accountability from Disney, a group of pro-Palestine protesters were ejected from the GOP Freedom Forum, and other news you may have missed last week. Plus “This Modern World”
11 Know your rights
The Constitution sets out many protections on the basis of personhood, using the term ‘person’ rather than ‘citizen.’ These cards may be helpful to any English, Spanish, Kréyol or Arabic speakers who fear detention or deportation
13 The bucks stop here Audit finds tourism agency Visit Orlando spent $75K of taxpayer funds on a lavish dinner in NYC, among other examples of questionable spending
Horse whisperer Orlando folk artist Jon Napoles hangs his phantasmagorical windows on walls for an exhibition at d.b.a.
19 Live Active Cultures A tale of two Orange counties: Here’s what Disney and Universal ought to bring from their West Coast to their East Coast resorts
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27 Radio free Orlando Orlando musicians band together to help local public media, just in time
29 This Little Underground
Although it’s the quietest outing in Brittany Schweizer’s oeuvre by far, Julian Street Tapes, Vol. 1 is a watershed moment. This collection lays it all bare, like an unblinking one-way mirror into Schweizer’s head and heart
¶ End this cruel, bloodthirsty crime
So far in 2025, Florida has seen three major dogfighting busts. In January, authorities arrested one of South Florida’s “most prominent” dogfighters. In July, 23 people were arrested, and more than 100 dogs rescued in Pinellas County. Most recently, authorities arrested a suspected dogfighter in East Lake County. As dogfighting continues to plague the state, it’s critical to recognize the signs and help protect its victims.
Red flags include bully breed dogs chained outdoors by heavy logging chains, often padlocked and attached to car axles, metal barrels or makeshift doghouses. Dogs may have visible scars, their ears or lips may be torn off, or dogfighters may have cut off their ears and tails.
You may see fighting pits made of plywood, chain-link fencing or hay bales. Look for claw marks and bloodstains. A spring pole is another sign. It consists of rawhide, rope or a tire hanging from a tree or beam that dogs are forced to bite and pull. Breaking sticks, used to pry open a dog’s mouth, are often made of hard plastic or wood, and are a clear indicator of dogfighting.
You might also notice increased foot or vehicle traffic, especially during fights. Dogfighting fast-tracks weapons and narcotics into communities, so unfamiliar people coming and going may also be a sign.
Dogfighting is a felony in all 50 states. If you see or suspect it, report it immediately. You can remain anonymous. We must all do what we can to end this cruel, bloodthirsty crime.
— Melissa Rae Sanger,
PETA Foundation
¶ Open your eyes, Rep. Fine
Responding to an ABC News report on famine and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip, U.S. Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) posted on X, “Release the hostages. Until then, starve away. (This is all a lie anyway. It amazes me that the media continues to regurgitate Muslim terror propaganda.)”
This language is dehumanizing, calls for collective punishment, and attributes the same behaviors to all members of a group.
To counter Rep. Fine’s misinformation, it’s important to note that on Oct. 2, 2024, a group of 99 U.S. medical professionals who volunteered in Gaza sent an urgent letter to then-President Joe Biden. They witnessed malnutrition in mothers resulting in miscarriages and underweight newborns. Daily they saw babies starving to death because their mothers were too malnourished to breastfeed and there was no baby formula or clean water.
Also regarding Gaza, famine expert Alex de Waal recently stated, “I’ve been working on this topic for more than four decades, and there is no case since World War II of starvation that has been so minutely designed and controlled.”
I urge Rep. Fine to meet with U.S. medical professionals from Florida who have worked in Gaza — including Dr. Bashar Alzghoul from the University of Florida College of Medicine; Dr. Waleed Sayedahmad, an anesthesiologist from Parkland; Rana Mahmoud, a critical care nurse from Tampa; and Dr. Tarik Elmohd, a surgeon from Tampa — to gain firsthand accounts of Palestinian suffering.
— Terry Hansen, Milwaukee
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Mayor Demings signed a modified ICE agreement under ‘extreme duress,’ Disney Springs workers are seeking accountability from Disney, a group of pro-Palestine protesters were ejected from the GOP Freedom Forum, and other news you may have missed last week.
BY MCKENNA SCHUELER AND MITCH PERRY & JAY WAAGMEESTER, FLORIDA PHOENIX
» Demings reversed course, signed up Orange County jail staff for more ICE duties
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, who previously stated he “was not going to be bullied” into signing a controversial modification to the county’s agreement with ICE, signed the addendum last Friday morning in a swift reversal. The addendum would require county correctional officers to not only hold locally, but also transfer immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on charges of violating federal immigration law to other ICE-approved detention facilities, including the new Everglades detention camp more than 240 miles away. Demings told reporters Friday afternoon that he signed the addendum “under extreme duress,” after being warned by county legal staff that failure to do so could have formidable consequences. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier had threatened to remove county leaders from office if they failed to sign the modified agreement. “Yes, I signed the damn thing because we really had to,” Demings told reporters. “We were put in a tough spot.”
» In Orlando, DeSantis told sheriffs to ‘fight for what you think is right’ amid ICE recruitments
During a press conference in Orlando last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis questioned the federal government’s recruitment of Florida’s local and state police, who are focused on enforcing immigration laws. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been recruiting officers with specialized training to work for the federal agency, according to ABC news. “I know that there’s some sheriffs that have some strong feelings about it,” DeSantis said. ICE is “dangling like a lot of bonus money and all this other stuff,” as the governor put it, to local and state officers who’ve received training in enforcing immigration laws by participating in local 287(g) agreements. The agency has offered willing officers up to a $50,000 bonus, paid over five years, ABC reported. DeSantis bragged that Florida has made a stronger effort than any other state in deputizing state and local law enforcement officers to act on behalf of ICE. “I think we want to continue doing what we’re doing. But sheriffs losing deputies who are in this fight to just go wear a different jersey, basically, but still be in the fight, that doesn’t necessarily add to what we’re doing. It’s just moving someone over. And so I think there is frustration from that, and so, we’ll see,” DeSantis said, with his usual eloquence.
» Protesters ejected as Republicans warned against party complacency at GOP forum
Florida Republican leaders like Attorney General James Uthmeier, Gov. DeSantis and Congressman Randy Fine faced protest over the weekend during the GOP’s Freedom Forum, hosted by the Rosen Shingle Creek hotel in Orlando. As reported by the Florida Phoenix, more than a half-dozen outbursts took place throughout the day, including a disruption by student activist and organizer Cameron Driggers, who blasted Uthmeier over the shady contract deals the state has given out for the construction and operation of the new Everglades immigrant detention facility. “Get this guy outta here,” Uthmeier shouted in response. “You know what? I think we’ve got a spot in Alligator Alcatraz for that guy.” (Driggers is a U.S. citizen and founder of the Gen Z-led nonprofit Youth Action Fund.) Nobody, however, was interrupted more than DeSantis. “You’ve got to do a better job than that if you’re going to interrupt,” he proclaimed after a fourth protester began shouting out during his speech. The protester was escorted out of the ballroom and DeSantis offered: “That was a weak performance.”
» Workers demand Disney investigate contractor for allegedly violating Disney code of conduct
Restaurant workers employed by Patina Group at Disney Springs are calling on the Walt Disney Co. to investigate their employer for what they believe to be potential violations of Disney’s supply chain code of conduct. The Patina Group operates several restaurants on the Disney Springs property in Lake Buena Vista and at EPCOT. As a Disney subcontractor, Patina is required to follow a code of conduct that includes anti-harassment protections and respecting the right of workers “to choose whether to join, associate, organize or participate in collective bargaining in a lawful and peaceful manner, without penalty, harassment, discrimination, or interference.” Workers at several Patinaoperated restaurants at Disney Springs believe that Patina violated these rights during their efforts
to organize a union with UNITE HERE Local 737, a union that represents about 18,000 Disney World workers, as well as employees of two Patina-owned Italian eateries at EPCOT. Workers delivered a letter to Disney’s labor relations office last week (after mobilizing outside the office in 97-degree heat), demanding that Disney investigate potentially unlawful interference with their rights under Disney’s code of conduct and “take appropriate action to ensure compliance.” Kristen Mercer, a server at Disney Springs’ Maria & Enzo’s Ristorante who has helped lead union organizing efforts, said, “We are held to Disney standards. Our employer should be, too.”
» DeSantis wants to roll out policies on AI
Gov. Ron DeSantis said last week that he will roll out Florida’s official approach to artificial intelligence “within the next few months.” He went on to call AI “the biggest issue that’s facing our society,” predicting that advancements in technology will decrease the number of white-collar jobs “like processing claims or doing things in like a law firm.” This comes after President Donald Trump released his own AI action plan designed to take a hands-off approach to safeguards. Trump’s plan calls for AI models to focus on “truth, rather than social engineering agendas.” Trump has called for a “single federal standard” when it comes to regulating AI, States Newsroom reported. DeSantis, though, seemed skeptical of freezing the states out of involvement. “I don’t want our experience, our ability to live and pursue happiness, which is what the Founding Fathers intended, to be subordinated to the whims of these big tech guys who have maybe their different agenda,” DeSantis said.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
The Constitution sets out many protections on the basis of personhood, using the term “people” or “person” rather than “citizen.” U.S. court precedent historically supports the idea that these laws apply to all people on U.S. soil, whether or not they are citizens. These cards may be helpful to any English, Spanish, Kréyol or Arabic speakers who fear detention.
Cut along the dotted lines and fold in the center to make a two-sided card. Sandwich around a piece of thin cardboard if possible, and reinforce with a layer of clear tape.
You have constitutional rights.
• DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking on the door.
• DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS from an immigration agent if they try to talk to you. You have the right to remain silent.
• DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING without first speaking to a lawyer. You have the right to speak with a lawyer.
• If you are outside of your home, ask the agent if you are free to leave. If they say yes, LEAVE CALMLY.
• GIVE THIS CARD TO THE AGENT. If you are inside your home, show the card through the window or slide it under the door.
Usted tiene derechos constitucionales.
• NO ABRA LA PUERTA si un agente de inmigración está tocando la puerta.
• NO CONTESTE NINGUNA PREGUNTA de un agente de inmigración si trata de hablar con usted. Usted tiene el derecho a guardar silencio.
• NO FIRME NADA sin antes hablar con un abogado. Usted tiene el derecho de hablar con un abogado.
• Si usted está fuera de su casa, pregúntele al agente si tiene la libertad de irse. Si le dice que sí, VÁYASE CON TRANQUILIDAD.
• ENTRÉGUELE ESTA TARJETA EL AGENTE. Si usted está dentro de su casa, muestre la tarjeta por la ventana o pásela debajo de la puerta.
Ou gen dwa konstitisyonèl.
• PA LOUVRI PÒT la si yon ajan imigrasyon frape pòt la.
• PA REPONN OKENN KEKSYON yon ofisye imigrasyon si yo eseye pale avèk ou.
Ou gen dwa pou rete an silans.
• PA SIYEN ANYEN san w’ pa pale anvan avèk yon avoka. Ou gen dwa pale ak yon avoka.
• Si w’ deyò lakay ou, mande ajan an si w’ lib pou ale. Si yo di wi, ALE AVÈK KALM.
• BAY AJAN KAT SA. Si ou anndan lakay ou, montre kat la nan fenèt la oswa glise li anba pòt la.
I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, sign any documents, or hand you any documents, based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
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I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.
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THE BUCKS STOP HERE
Audit finds tourism agency Visit Orlando spent $75K of taxpayer funds on a lavish dinner in NYC, among other examples of questionable spending
BY MCKENNA SCHUELER
Anew audit report from the Orange County Comptroller’s Office finds that the tourism board Visit Orlando, the area’s travel marketing agency, spent $75,000 in taxpayer dollars on a lavish dinner getaway up in New York City, ostensibly to “promote” the Central Florida dining scene.
The dinner, hosted at New York restaurant The Musket Room, took place in May 2023, according to a blog post published by the Michelin Guide. Forty guests, including Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, were invited to attend a dinner featuring chefs from Capa, a Michelin-starred steakhouse located in the Disney-adjacent Four Seasons hotel.
“The reason for the dinner was to celebrate all that Orlando has to offer — in addition to a certain theme park — with haute edge,” the Michelin Guide review reads.
Visit Orlando, the county’s official destination marketing organization, is largely government-funded, despite being a private agency. The organization claimed that the NYC dinner generated $5.7 million in economic return or “media value” for Orange County, noting NYC is the “No. 1 media market in the country” and pointing to foodie articles published after the dinner as examples. County auditors, however, question the private agency’s logic.
“It’s questionable, at best, to say that dinner generated $5 million,” Orange County comptroller Phil Diamond told Orlando Weekly, candidly. “The $75,000 they spent for this event was taxpayer dollars, not private,” he underscored. “This was money that could have been spent for other purposes.”
It’s just one example of questionable spending recently flagged by Diamond’s team in a 66-page audit report published by the Comptroller’s Office last week.
From January to December 2023, Diamond’s team of auditors also found that Visit Orlando spent thousands of taxpayer dollars on orange Vans sneakers and Christmas sweaters for a cheesy Barbiethemed Christmas greeting video, earmarked $12,000 for a car allowance for its CEO, and spent thousands of public dollars on office decor and design, in what auditors believe
to be a violation of the organization’s agreement with Orange County.
Under a 2019 tourism promotion agreement, public funds received by Visit Orlando under that contract must be used to “directly support County tourism promotion,” according to auditors — not executive perks or holiday costumes.
While Visit Orlando is not a public entity, the vast majority of its funding — roughly 92 percent — comes from tourist development tax funds raised through a 6 percent tax levied on hotel and short-term rental stays. According to the audit report, Visit Orlando received $114 million in public TDT funds in 2023 alone.
Where this audit came from
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and county commissioners asked the Comptroller’s Office last year to audit the county’s multimillion-dollar contract with Visit Orlando. An interim memo, outlining auditors’ findings, was released in August.
The final report published last Tuesday revealed multiple “compliance” issues, according to Diamond, including Visit Orlando’s use of public funds for ineligible expenses, lobbying the state Legislature without getting county approval, “inadequate” monitoring of contract compliance on the part of the county, and Visit Orlando’s misclassification of public funds.
“One of the most significant findings that we had was that they had misclassified about $3.5 million of public money as private money, and that was just for 2023,” Diamond told Orlando Weekly. Why that’s important, he explained, “is that public money has to be accounted for — it has to be transparent.”
Private funds, on the other hand, are quite frankly private and aren’t restricted to specific, allowable uses outlined in Visit Orlando’s agreement with the county.
“We have no objection to them spending private money for private purposes, but … you shouldn’t be using public money from the taxpayers for private purposes,” Diamond argued. Or, potentially, for private gain.
According to the new report, Visit Orlando
has received more than $100 million annually in public TDT funds since 2022, again making up the bulk of their total revenue. Although Visit Orlando does earn revenue from membership fees, advertising revenue, interest earnings and the like, that makes up less than 10 percent of their total revenue.
Tourism is Orange County’s dominant economic sector, as the home of the world-famous Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld. According to Visit Orlando, the city welcomed more than 75 million visitors last year, a nearly 2 percent increase from 2023 visitation numbers. Orlando’s tourism industry — bolstered by its tourist attractions and major theme parks — altogether contributes an estimated $5.6 billion in local and state tax revenue.
A mixed response
According to Diamond, county management has been “much more positive” in their response to the audit findings (compared to Visit Orlando) concurring with all of the audit team’s recommendations for ensuring stronger contract compliance.
Such recommendations include dedicating a staff member to monitoring compliance (this wasn’t the case before), developing set procedures for that dedicated employee to follow, and commissioning an independent
they’re effective,” said Diamond. “I don’t see how you can do an ROI calculation without the ‘I.’”
Visit Orlando, he admitted, has had a “mixed” reaction to audit findings. The organization “did not concur” with several of the auditing team’s recommendations, per the report, including the adoption of a standardized methodology for calculating ROI and ensuring they obtain county approval for discussions with state legislators that “could be perceived” as lobbying.
“While we appreciate and generally support many of the recommendations aimed at further enhancing our practices, we would like to express some reservations regarding certain findings,” wrote Visit Orlando president and CEO Casandra Matej in a July 28 response to audit findings.
Throughout the audit process, Matej said her organization sought to make “every effort” to provide “thorough information,” including explanations of “unique aspects” of their business operations and “the specific terms of our contractual obligations.”
“Despite the collaborative spirit of this process,” she continued, “a few of the findings may stem from differing interpretations of Visit Orlando’s role as a private, nonprofit destination marketing organization, which differs in some important respects from a county agency.”
Visit Orlando is part of the statewide organization Visit Florida, a nonprofit created as public-private partnership by the Florida Legislature in 1996.
Despite the audit’s findings — which include inadequate monitoring by Orange County of Visit Orlando’s contract compliance — Diamond told Orlando Weekly he’s not concerned by what Florida’s new Department of Government Efficiency task force might find when they visit the county for an audit.
“We’ve done our audits,” said Diamond
“I don’t see how you can do an ROI calculation without the ‘I,’” said Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond.
and unbiased return-on-investment assessment to evaluate how well Visit Orlando is actually doing its singular job of drawing in tourists to the region.
County auditors found that Visit Orlando had failed to account for their actual investment — the amount they were paying — in their own ROI calculations. “If they’re spending money, taxpayers deserve to know if
(more than 500 of them, actually, per his count). “The audits are all public record.” He’s not sure what DOGE “is interested in,” nor does he know what kinds of resources or experience with auditing they have.
“But, you know, it is the law that they can do this,” he said. “So any records we have that are responsive, we’re going to provide.”
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HORSE WHISPERER
Orlando folk artist Jon Napoles
hangs
his phantasmagorical
windows on walls for an exhibition at d.b.a.
BY MATTHEW MOYER
“I’m not joking with you, dude. You cannot achieve this look, this transparency, this color on anything but glass. I wish you could, it’s such a nightmare to make these things. … I can’t tell you how many stitches and cuts I’ve had from broken glass and razor blades.”
Central Florida artist Jon Napoles has an easygoing, almost 1960s psychedelic-hipster speaking voice and he knows his way around a yarn — even when he’s talking about injuries suffered from his rather unique creative practice. It’s disarming and charming alike, and belies both his prolific output and otherworldly artistic visions.
Napoles paints almost nightly, a healthy byproduct of lifelong insomnia, putting fantastical and abstract creatures and landscapes on panes of glass, former house windows. But he’s unhurried
about putting his work out there. He’s not stressed about exposure, eschewing social media, and lets the run of happy accidents and personal connections that led him to art in the first place roll on.
It’s like this: Napoles began making his unique and eccentric art over a decade ago, when a job doing renovation work pointed him toward the reclaimed household windowpanes on which Napoles paints his florid and rough-hewn renderings of his dreams and visions.
The dreamworlds depicted in this show at d.b.a. — his first exhibition in 2025, which runs through early September — are populated with birds and horses.
“I had this recurring dream where I had transformed into a bird, so that somehow manifested into the set of paintings,”says Napoles.“I don’t sleep. I’m a medical insomniac, and so I’ll have these, like,
weird, rutted dreams. They kind of worm their way in. And I try to figure out, what does it mean?”
Napoles had just finished the 10 horse paintings that would become Horses That Fly when he stopped in to the Mills Avenue bar recently for a quick whisky. The folks who run the joint happen to be longtime collectors of his work and casually asked if he’d be interested in exhibiting there. Napoles casually answered in the affirmative. Napoles started painting just as casually, to help his brother Pete with something to hang on the walls of his bar so it could qualify as a gallery and skate around code enforcement. He used what he had on hand, windows from old houses encountered on a renovating job, and set to work.
It hasn’t always been ethereal visions of horses. Napoles — fittingly for someone who first “exhibited” in a bar — partly made his name early on painting tallboy beers, Warhol soup-can style, in ever-stranger fashions.
“I used to paint tallboy beer cans, and these weird cat-headed figures. Back in the day, I didn’t take it very serious. I would just do tallboys for tallboys,” remembers Napoles. “People still like them. There’ll be days where I have, like, a really elaborate razor-cut still life of flowers and people are like, ‘That’s great. I’d like to buy a tallboy painting.’ That’s fine. You know, the hits,” says Napoles.
Crucial early supporters include folks associated with Stardust Video and Coffee, who invited him to take the leap and set up shop at their eccentric Grandma Party holiday bazaar.“My very first year I made $400 and I was like, ‘Wow, this is great, man,’” marvels Napoles.“Last year, I made like, $15 grand in like 30 minutes, but I still think about how
HORSES THAT FLY
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excited I was that first time. … I bought me and my pals tickets to go see the Breeders in Atlanta.” Napoles was soon selling paintings out of his car. “We would just roll up to places, like the Highwaymen,” says Napoles. “Like, ‘Yo. You want some paintings? We got paintings in the trunk.’” Galleries would come calling, including Orlando Museum of Art, where he exhibited in 2019. He’s a lot more serious about his craft now, but approaches it with the same anarchic fever of the early days. He isn’t particularly precious about holding on to his paintings. He tells OW he only keeps one painting at a time for himself and the rest he’s happy to sell and give away, finding more joy in the frenzied process of creation over the final product.
“I have a huge room set up because I’m painting on glass in reverse, which is the worst, man. It would be impossible to do one painting at a time because it takes so long to dry,” explains Napoles. “You gotta let it dry, cut it back, light it, reverse it. So what I’ll do is I’ll set my whole room up with multiple paintings, and I’ll put my mock-ups above them on the wall, and I just go to it. Sometimes you catch the spark, man, and you run with it.”
And the frames of his paintings — the actual frames from these windows’ past lives — are sometimes as storied and unique as the art they encircle. These particular frames, says Napoles, came to him via a friend in Mount Dora, and some will be used for his next series — landscapes. More connections, more happy accidents.
“I don’t mess with the frames, I don’t treat them. I think that’s a big draw for my paintings. You have this slick, colorful painting, and then you have the rough, jagged juxtaposition of this historic frame, both of these textures side by side,” says Napoles. Napoles treats showings in bars exactly the same as he would a formal gallery; there’s no hierarchy. Indeed, he seems to relish the freedom of exhibiting in bars and unconventional spaces. But Grandma Party, in particular, holds a special place in his heart — and he approaches it as both a homecoming and an everything-must-go purge. (Just don’t tell the museums.)
“At the end of every year, I pull all my paintings, whether they’re from my shows or galleries, and I sell them like Black Friday, 50 percent off at Grandma Party. Because that’s where I started,” says Napoles. “I could care less if I sell a single painting at this show, I’m just tickled to show art. I want someone to see what I did before I get rid of it. I’ve had an exhibition at Orlando Museum of Art and I put just as much effort and joy into a bar as I do a museum. I’m like Nicolas Cage. I give it my all, no matter the role.”
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ONE OF JON NAPOLES’ PIECES CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY IN HORSES THAT FLY (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARTIST)
This summer, the global tourism industry’s focus has been firmly on Orlando’s grand openings, but California’s attractions have been making news of their own with new offerings tied to milestone anniversaries. Last weekend, I hopped aboard one of Breeze Airways’ final flights of the season from our Orange County to the other one, and logged over 50,000 steps while visiting four theme parks within 48 hours in order to bring back this report on things Disney and Universal should bring to their East Coast resorts.
Walt Disney: A Magical Life
When Disneyland first announced that they would be celebrating the park’s 70th birthday by resurrecting its late founder in audio-animatronic form, I was among the many fans (and some vocal Disney family members) to reflexively recoil from the idea of a Robo-Walt. The initial video clips released of the new figure, which quickly inspired mocking memes online, did little to assuage my apprehension, and I entered Main Street U.S.A.’s Opera House with low expectations.
Luckily, the pre-show displays in the lobby softened my mood with fascinating site plans charting the park’s development, original furniture from Walt’s private firehouse apartment and other nostalgia-stirring artifacts. Once inside the ornate theater ordinarily devoted to Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln (which will eventually return to run in rotation with Walt), guests watch a re-edited version of One Man’s Dream, the documentary that’s been running for years at Orlando’s Hollywood Studios, before the curtain rises on the most advanced artificial human ever built. During the three or so minutes he’s onstage,
Disney delivers a few anecdotes and well-worn catchphrases from a replica of his Burbank office, leaning casually against his desk; when he takes a step forward, his weight shifts in a believable way that EPCOT’s “walking” Ben Franklin could only dream of. At moments, his body movements and physical mannerisms manage to emerge out of the uncanny valley, and the micro-expressions around his gleaming eyes are simply mesmerizing.
Unfortunately, while Walt looks far better in person than I feared, those mocking videos accurately reflect the figure’s two severe but fixable flaws. His voice sounds over-processed with digital cleaning, lacking his trademark rasp and sibilance; and his familiar face is too wide. If Disney can only dial back their ProTools filter and dig up legendary sculptor Blaine Gibson — or at least get whoever fixed Trump’s face for the Hall of Presidents — I’d fully embrace including an updated version in the recently announced redevelopment of DHS’ Animation Courtyard.
Disney Starlight Parade vs. Paint the Night
Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom hadn’t debuted an all-new nighttime parade since the early 1990s, so my hopes were sky-high for the July 20 opening of Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away, especially after experiencing Tokyo Disneyland’s standard-setting DreamLights last fall. Sadly, seeing both Starlight and the returning Paint the Night at Disneyland days apart made pointedly clear what a disappointing step backward the new procession is from one designed a decade ago.
To start on a positive note, Starlight’s 10 main float units — which feature modern-day franchises like Wish, Encanto, Frozen, Coco and Moana, along with a menagerie of OG characters — enjoy an impressive sense of scale, and
indeed do sparkle with an uncountable constellation of color-changing LED lights. Oddly, those color changes don’t have the same dramatic impact as the iconic chromatic transformations SpectroMagic pioneered over a generation ago, and aside from a few animated props, none of Starlight’s floats can compare with Paint the Night’s kinetic special effects. More crucially, Starlight locks its float-bound performers into brief pre-recorded lines and has noticeably fewer dancers between units, resulting in much less audience interaction.
Finally — and most fatally — while I still have tunes like “Baroque Hoedown” and “When Can I See You Again?” forever embedded in my brain — the Starlight score surprisingly lacks any memorable connective melodic thread, relying instead on Electrical Parade fan service to give the ending some emotional impact. The best thing that could happen to Florida would be for Disneyland to ship us Paint the Night after its anniversary party ends next year.
Universal Studios Hollywood’s Mega Movie Summer
Universal Orlando has been teasing longtime fans of late with cryptic construction signs referencing Ghostbusters and other classic attractions, but aside from the imminent extinction of Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit (rest in pieces), the rest of Universal Studios Florida is looking a bit neglected compared to its elder sibling. I was only inside the Hollywood park’s gates to experience its Mega Movie Summer event for a few hours, but I clocked a fistful of features — not counting the crazy-looking Fast & Furious roller coaster opening next year — that I’d love to see Orlando import as fast as possible.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jaws, both parks offered special food and photo ops, but USH got the bigger boat with hilarious interactive Chief Brody and Quint meet-andgreets, plus a quick-service lobster roll with more tail meat than Lombardi’s. Even better was the opportunity to pose with Back to the Future’s Marty McFly and Einstein the dog alongside an immaculate DeLorean time machine, while Frankenstein’s Monster and his Bride boogied at the nearby nightly dance party. Hollywood no longer has a Frog Choir outside of Christmas season, but their Wizarding World’s Triwizard Spirit Rally is far better than IOA’s; and watching the award-winning Waterworld stunt show during a rare nighttime performance, I wondered why every equivalent stadium at Universal Orlando has sat empty for eons.
Topping off my wish list is for Orlando’s Transformers ride to get the same TLC that Hollywood’s just received, in the form of razorsharp new video projectors. At points they are almost too bright and colorful compared to the surrounding sets, and the final screen of Optimus Prime has added an odd jitter to its pre-existing squinching error. But I’ll happily take those bugs over the dim, blurry mess that our version has degenerated into.
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ROBO-WALT ALMOST EMERGES FROM THE UNCANNY VALLEY … (PHOTO BY SETH KUBERSKY)
ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID LOYOLA
FLORIDA IN YOUR CUP
Climate change is devastating coffee production worldwide. Can it take root in Florida?
BY DIANA KRUZMAN
If you’ve ever bought a bouquet of flowers, chances are the green fronds placed among the blooms came from Pierson, Florida. This sleepy town of 1,500, sprawled out along Highway 17 about halfway between Jacksonville and Orlando, bills itself as the “Fern Capital of the World,” and for good reason: The area around Pierson supplies 97 percent of the leatherleaf ferns in the U.S., the most popular variety for floral arrangements.
Ferns in Pierson are typically grown outdoors to take advantage of central Florida’s slightly acidic soil and warm, humid climate, but they also require artificial shade structures or large trees to protect them from the relentless sun. When Felipe Ferrão, a plant researcher at the University of Florida, first came to Pierson in 2023, he immediately thought that these shaded areas would be ideal for another kind of crop: coffee. This year, Ferrão is planning on testing out
study how genomics and plant breeding could be used to develop new kinds of agricultural industries in the state, starting with blueberries. Ferrão comes from a long line of coffee farmers in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, and he eventually began thinking about what it would take to grow the crop in Florida.
To find funding and institutional support for the project, Ferrão approached the University of Florida’s Tropical Research And Education Center, where since 1929 specialists have studied how to grow all kinds of tropical fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants, from passionfruit and papayas to lychees and limes. They breed different varieties to develop ones that are most adapted to the climate and try to work out solutions for diseases and pest control issues, said Jonathan Crane, the center’s associate director.
Temperatures played a role, too. Coffee originates from the Ethiopian highlands and has been introduced to countries like Brazil, Vietnam, Costa Rica, Kenya, and Colombia, all located close to the equator between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, an area known as the “coffee belt.” The climate here is mild and typically doesn’t swing into extremes, which is how coffee plants like it. Coffea arabica, the most popular variety, thrives in a temperature range between 64° and 70°F.
Though Florida is usually warm and sunny, because it lies north of the coffee belt it can occasionally experience freezing temperatures (leading to headlines about iguanas falling out of trees). When Florida growers last attempted to plant coffee in the 1940s, Crane said, it “got frozen out,” unable to tolerate temperatures in the 40s and 50s.
wanted to branch out into growing coffee but couldn’t afford the start-up costs. She offered her land in exchange for Ferrão’s plants and expertise, and since May of last year they’ve planted around 600 arabica and robusta seedlings, which they anticipate will produce enough beans to host a coffee tasting by the end of the year.
Peterson’s eventual goal is to run a coffee shop supplied entirely by her home-grown beans. Though it would be a Florida first, coffee production has also taken root in Southern California, where a cooperative of 65 small farmers called Frinj is growing on a commercial scale. Crane sees potential for family farms and small growers to similarly make a living selling specialty, “Florida coffee”-branded beans.
“It’s not like we’re going to become a major coffee production area for the world like Brazil or Vietnam,” Crane said. Instead, “there is a huge interest and potential for a niche, highend, valuable coffee industry.”
He brought up the example of Kona coffee, which was introduced to Hawaii in 1829 and grows only on around 9,000 acres on the slopes of the Hualalai and Mauna Loa mountains. One of the most expensive coffees in the world, it averages around $20 per pound and can get up to $60 or more. Educated consumers who have developed specific tastes in coffee, Crane said, are willing to pay a premium for specialty brands; other income can come from agrotourism, where people visit coffee farms and see how it’s grown and roasted.
this hypothesis by brewing his first batch of coffee from field-grown Florida beans, which he plans to harvest from a half-acre plot on a fern farm in Pierson. He hopes to demonstrate that Florida can nurture a homegrown coffee industry, providing a domestic supply of the crop at a time when climate change is devastating coffee plots in countries like Brazil and Kenya.
“We are the country that consumes the most coffee in the world,” Ferrão said. “If we think about the fact that by 2050, more than 60 percent of coffee production around the globe is going to decline, there is no way that this country won’t be affected.”
Florida is better known for its citrus industry, which once thrived in the state’s abundant sunshine but has declined by over 90 percent in the last two decades due to more extreme weather and the spread of citrus greening disease. When Ferrão started working at the University of Florida as a postdoc in 2017, his goal was to
Florida’s changing climate, though, could mean it’s time to give coffee in the state another try. Average annual temperatures in the state have increased by 3.5° F since 1950. Although Florida still experiences winter cold snaps, the number of freezing events per year has sharply decreased, Crane said, allowing agricultural production to move northward. And it’s opening up the possibility of growing some crops, like coffee, that struggled to survive when temperatures were colder.
Ferrão is also experimenting with growing a different variety of coffee — Coffea canephora, also known as robusta — that’s more heat- and pest-resistant than the popular arabica. And aside from producing homegrown coffee, Ferrão’s research focuses on understanding the genetics of coffee plants in order to breed more resilient, flavorful, and high-yielding varieties — not just in Florida, but around the world.
“We can deliver new tools [to growers], discover new trends and answer important biological questions,” Ferrão said.“All this expertise can help breeders and other institutions to improve the sustainability of the coffee chain.”
The work in Pierson began two years ago, when Ferrão was contacted by Gineva Peterson, a Pierson resident whose family has been running a fernery there since the 1970s and who
The coffee plants have had to adjust to Florida’s sandy soil, and those grown under shade structures needed to be protected from freezing. Eventually, Peterson hopes to transition away from shade structures entirely and instead plant coffee underneath groves of oak trees in an arrangement known as a “hammock,” which also naturally keeps them warm in the winter. Insurers have stopped covering shade structures in the last few years, Peterson said, claiming they were too vulnerable to destruction from hurricanes.
Though Peterson doesn’t see coffee replacing ferns entirely, she believes the additional crop can help diversify the agricultural industry in central Florida. She anticipates she’ll have enough beans to open her coffee shop within one to two years. And once she and the University of Florida researchers have finalized their coffee-growing technique, other growers in Florida can participate, too.
“The majority of people in the U.S. have not seen a coffee tree,” Peterson said. She thinks they’ll come to Florida “just to experience what a coffee tree looks like.”
This story first appeared at Offrange (ambrook. com/offrange), which publishes original research and stories on issues facing modern agriculture. Diana Kruzman is a freelance journalist covering agriculture, climate change and the environment, in the U.S. and around the world. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, Undark, Earther and other publications. feedback@orlandoweekly.com
NAMI
Exceptional Japanese inspired cuisine awaits at this Michelin-recommended restaurant in the Lake Nona Wave Hotel. The vibe is polished and urbane, a swirl of pretty people and plates. Expect high price tags and high quality, including worth-it splurges like A5 wagyu snow beef or whole lobster with smoked chili fried rice. Popular choices include lobster doughnuts with matcha, crudo and maki dishes, and any cocktail from the inventive beverage program. Closed Sunday and Monday. (reviewed July 30) 6004 Artist Ave., 407-395-4857, namilakenona.com, $$$$
PHO BAR
Quality takes on Vietnamese classics draw Mills 50 diners to this buzzy, casual outpost of the small South Florida chain. While pho with 24-hour broth takes center stage, don’t leave without sampling steamed rice cakes, grilled satay squid, or grilled pork and noodles. Bonus points for its full bar, friendly staff and attempt at off-street parking. Open every day. (reviewed July 23) 1012 E. Colonial Drive, 407-955-9394, phobar.co, $$
TURULL’S KITCHEN & BAR
Those craving traditional Spanish flavors could do worse than the basic, Barcelona-inspired bites at this Florida Mall adjacent strip maller. Think usual-suspect tapas, including solid renditions of croquetas de bacalao, pan con tomate and gambas al ajillo, plus a range of paellas, lamb, steak, even whole suckling pig. The vibe is casual and set to the beat of frequent live music. Closed Monday and Tuesday. (reviewed July 16) 1319 Florida Mall Ave., 689-240-2130, instagram.com/ turullskitchenandbar, $$$
WAVE SUSHI
Twisted but tasty takes on sushi feature at this fast-casual spot inside Maitland Social — think spicy salmon burgers with rice cake buns, softshell crab tacos with nori “tortillas,” sushi burritos, sushi hot dogs, sushi pizza and more. Do order the sloppily delicious crunch wrap. For those frightened by the unfamiliar, there is also a selection of more traditional maki that’s fresh and a safe bet. Closed Mondays. (reviewed July 9) 360 E. Horatio Ave., Maitland, 321-972-1880, waveasianbistro.com, $$$
GRAPPOLO CUCINA ITALIANA
Warm hospitality and polished Italian eats await at this convivial family-run restaurant on Park Ave. Standouts include grilled octopus with romesco sauce, herb-crusted rack of lamb, and paccheri pasta with filet mignon ragù. While classics like
carbonara are can’t-miss, keep an eye out for fresh-take specials like salmon crudo with Sicilian lemon or branzino with beetroot risotto. Open (reviewed July 2) 526 S. Park Ave., Winter Park, 321972-2341, grappolocucina.com, $$$$
GARNI CAFÉ
Garni Café isn’t trying to be Orlando’s version of Balthazar, Frenchette or Bouchon, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth a look. Executive chef Guillaume Robin received a Maîtres Cuisiniers de France (Master Chef of France) title this year, and dishes like steak tartare (prepared tableside), escargots and gnocchi a la Parisienne are deftly prepared. Profiteroles are a sure-fire ending. ( June 25) 6100 Wave Hotel Drive, 407-675-2000, garnicafelakenona.com, $$$$
NURI’S
TAVERN
Team Market Group chef-scientists Jason Campbell and Nick Grecco spent months researching and testing 20-plus dough variations to perfect Nuri’s tavern-style pizza recipe. The result: thin, cracklycrusted pizzas of the highest order. They’re offered in 12-inch rounds that are “party-cut.” The vodka pie, as well as the pepperoni and jalapeño with sweet-sticky chili crisp, are can’t-miss, but don’t pass on the incredible wings, chopped salad or crispy eggplant. Save room for soft-serve. Closed Mondays. (reviewed June 18 206-0080, nuristavern.com, $$$
MIRCHI
INDIAN STREET FOOD
Some of the finest Indian street fare is being served out of this wildly polychromatic restaurant in Winter Garden, from infernal chicken 65 to dahi batata pani puri. Both vada pav and pav bhaji should be on any heat-loving vegetarian’s regular rotation. A creamy cup of chai and rabdi jalebi make soothing endings. Closed Mondays. (reviewed June 11) 1021 S. Dillard St., Winter Garden, 407-347-3777, mirchiwg.com, $$
RAWSHA MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE
Iraqi cuisine in the form of kebabs, dips and shawarma draw an eclectic bunch to this Turkey Lake Road diner. Of note are ridiculously succulent Iraqi kebabs fashioned from lamb, lamb fat and a secret blend of spices, or grill highlighted by flavor-packed chicken kofta is another must-order, as is beef shawarma. Hummus veers toward the creamier side and baba ghanouj isn’t heavy on the smoke. Pair with calming Iraqi cardamom tea. Open daily. ( June 4) 8956 Turkey Lake Road, 407-725-0062, rawsharestaurant.com, $$$
COUCHSURFING
BY STEVE SCHNEIDER
Premieres Wednesday:
The Pickup — Hey, remember Tim Story? He’s the guy who made those two Fantastic Four movies that are the reason you currently consider Matt Shakman a genius. Oh, and Tim also made two Barbershop pictures that were actually pretty good, but nobody talks about that because y’all racist as hell. Anyway, Tim has a new movie out, and it stars Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson as armored-car drivers who find themselves in the crosshairs of a criminal mastermind played by Keke Palmer. The supporting cast includes Eva Longoria, Marshawn Lynch and Andrew Dice Clay. But don’t worry, because I’m not going to try to rehabilitate him. (Prime Video)
Platonic — Seth Rogen’s Will has found his way into a relationship in Season 2, and his new squeeze is having trouble believing he and Sylvia (Rose Byrne) are just best buds. I tell ya, these chicks are all paranoid. Just because two people go to a Coldplay concert together doesn’t mean a damn thing. (Apple TV+)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder — Season 3 kicks off with a two-part premiere that sees Penny and the fam on vacation in Paris. The new episodes will welcome a bevy of guest celebs to the voice cast, including Sanaa Lathan and Neil deGrasse Tyson. Since the show has already been renewed for a fourth season, it sounds like somebody on staff is going to be spending the next few months fielding “I’m available” calls from Diddy. (Disney+)
Wednesday Season 2 Part 1 — The first four episodes of the sophomore season find Wednesday haunted by premonitions that
roommate Enid is going to die. This as opposed to Jenna Ortega, who regularly wakes up in a cold sweat from a recurring nightmare that the show is going to go on forever. (Netflix)
Premieres Friday:
Stolen: Heist of the Century — Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Documentaries and production house Raw (The Tinder Swindler, Don’t F*ck With Cats) team up for a documentary that shows how a crew of Italian crooks was able to swipe more than $100 million in gems from an Antwerp vault. That 2003 incident was previously dramatized in the Amazon Prime series Everybody Loves Diamonds. (It says something about what a ouroboros routine streaming has become that when you hear the synopsis of a show like this and ask yourself “Where have I heard that before,” the very last possibility you consider is “Oh yeah, real life.”) (Netflix)
Premieres Tuesday:
Final Draft — A bunch of retired Japanese athletes get a second chance at glory, but first they have to endure a series of grueling physical and psychological challenges. Wait a minute, “psychological”? What are we preparing them for, life on a WNBA salary? (Netflix)
Jim Jefferies: Two Limb Policy — For his 10th stand-up special, the unfiltered comic takes some appropriately edgy stances — like claiming that gay marriages are more successful because there isn’t a woman involved. He’s been at it all these years and he still doesn’t know “gay” also refers to lesbians? You could learn that by attending any meeting of the Oklahoma Board of Education while the TV is on. (Netflix)
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RADIO FREE ORLANDO
Orlando musicians bands together to help local public media, just in time
BY IDA V. ESKAMANI AND MATTHEW MOYER
On Friday, Aug. 1, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that for decades has helped sustain public radio and television stations around the U.S., announced that it would effectively cease operations by the end of the year after the Trump administration axed all federal funding for public media. This was a dispiriting end to a longer crusade against public media in the forms of NPR and PBS waged by the Trump administration and their yes-men in Congress.
“Congress voted on July 18 to eliminate previously approved funding for public media across the country. A few weeks before that, the governor vetoed our state funding as well. These cuts represent a $400,000 annual loss to Central Florida Public Media’s bottom line,” explains Judith Smelser, president of Central Florida Public Media, to Orlando Weekly. In the long term, it’s depressingly unclear though NPR and PBS have both stated they will remain on the air as of this writing what this
means for stations all across the country, especially ones that serve smaller cities and towns. In the short term, it’s more urgent than ever that we rally around our own local public media outlets, and the staff who keep these stations on the air.
Orlando’s music scene, gratifyingly, is rising to that challenge.
“It’s really important that we do whatever we can to keep these stations alive, because without them, there’s a lot of people that are going to miss out on a lot of important information,” says Jordan Shroyer of Whatever Dude Productions and Central Floridian emo-punk band Virginity.
Shroyer, a public media true believer, is putting his money and his bass where his mouth is, performing and helping organize this weekend’s Punk for Public Media benefit concert at Will’s Pub, with every dollar raised from tickets going to Central Florida Public Media.
The show is, for all involved, a labor of love a special edition of Shroyer’s recurring Punk Brunch with the initial inspiration springing
PUNK FOR PUBLIC MEDIA
Noon Sunday, Aug. 10
Will’s Pub & Lil Indie’s 1042 N. Mills Ave. willspub.org $30-$35
“A lot of people don’t have ways to otherwise easily access the news, music and arts programming that are shared for free on public media platforms,” says Michael Scotto of Thrull. “It’s something that’s really important to me. I grew up listening to National Public Radio and watching Sesame Street. I’ve discovered a lot of bands from NPR’s Tiny Desk. … I want to do what I can to contribute.”
“As fans of NPR, we are really big on unbiased public media, and believe that everyone should have access to it,” echoes Nina of young indie-rockers Catnap.
The benefit show was in the works before the Trump Administration and Congress passed the Rescissions Act, stripping $1.1 billion in already-approved funding for public media. The move to defund public media especially threatens rural and Tribal stations, and jeopardizes the services stations provide to communities nationwide.
from a conversation between Shroyer and his wife, Tirzah, member services coordinator at Central Florida Public Media. Brainstorming about youth outreach for the station, the couple hatched a plan to turn Shroyer’s next punk brunch into a “Punk for Public Media” fundraiser. Both the music folks and public media folks responded enthusiastically.
“I thought it was awesome,” says Smelser.“My favorite thing about this event is that it bubbled up organically from a beloved community gathering place that wanted to make sure another beloved community institution could stick around and keep empowering and connecting our community.” Fleshing out this initial concept into raucous reality has been a collaborative effort. CFPM is the official host, while Shroyer’s Whatever Dude Productions, Mox!e Booking and Will’s Pub are all cross-promoting and pitching in on the particulars.
The lineup for Sunday’s all-ager is The Pauses, Virginity, Thrull, 430 Steps, Über Crunch, NOTAM, Misspell and Catnap. A common thread between the musicians is a personal connection to public media and belief in its mission.
“I really loved Sesame Street as a kid. PBS was my first exposure to public media, and it dramatically shaped my life. … I am dyslexic, but as a child I never strayed away from reading and spelling because of that show’s encouragement and its creative methods for teaching,” says Sonny Vargas from noise-pop legion Über Crunch. “We believe that access to unbiased, reliable information as well as educational tools that are accessible to all people is crucial for building up local communities.”
“A lot of folks are upset that federal funding has been cut, but there is an eagerness to step up and help,” says Christina Stuehrenberg, assistant development director of CFPM.“We are now 100 percent community and philanthropy supported. And it makes sense that the punk community values the independent journalism we provide and understands the importance of freedom of the press.”
Though the sense of urgency is clear, there can be plenty of joyous catharsis found in screaming out support for public media.
“It’s turned into this great big family event where everybody’s putting their best foot forward to do something fun that can hopefully raise some awareness and some money for Central Florida Public Media,” says Shroyer.
“We’re on our own now, so our continued service depends on whether the community chooses to invest more deeply in Central Florida Public Media Punk for Public Media is a great example of that,” says Smelser. “In addition to coming out to the show, there are easy ways people can make a difference. Make a first-time gift, or restart your monthly giving. If all of our listeners, readers and followers gave at least $10 each month, we’d close the funding gap instantly. You can do that at cfpublic.org. Speak up. If you can’t donate right now, you can advocate. Tell your friends and family, share our posts on social media and help us grow grassroots support.”
Come out Sunday to this all-day event and maybe you can stagedive with Talia Blake. Or donate directly to Central Florida Public Media. Ask a punk for the (web) address.
Additional reporting by Lola Fontanez. music@orlandoweekly.com
VIRGINITY ENJOY A QUICK CHUCKLE BEFORE SAVING PUBLIC MEDIA (PHOTO BY JIM LEATHERMAN)
LOCAL RELEASES
A hard reset isn’t something you go for. It happens because something systemic has gone wrong. Unwanted though it may be, it’s also now crucial just to function again.
That’s what happened to Orlando artist Brittany Schweizer, a longtime local with some deep ties to the city’s music scene. Marriage whisked her away for a while, but divorce ultimately brought her back. Her new album, Julian Street Tapes, Vol. 1, is the sound of that situation, in the raw both sonically and emotionally.
“Yeah, it is honestly just the voice memos I recorded of everything I wrote when I moved back to Orlando solo post-breakup,” she says. “I think I wrote around 22 songs and this is the first round of some of them, all written in that first year back. They’re all just one-take performances of me in my bedroom or living room.”
Compared to Schweizer’s lusher previous recordings, this new work is stark. But it’s an apropos framing for one of life’s loneliest moments. Despite beginning production on the new material, she says, “It felt wrong for this
by far, Julian Street Tapes, Vol. 1 is a watershed moment. Stripped of the stylistic affectation that usually goes into recordings, this collection lays it all bare, like an unblinking one-way mirror into Schweizer’s head and heart. From perspective to progression, Julian Street Tapes, Vol. 1 is as direct and straightforward as it gets. It’s a musical diary of a seismic personal passage. “Even the songs are ordered mostly along the timeline I wrote them after I moved in here,” Schweizer says.
Crestfallen first track “Julian Street” opens the album on its heaviest note. From there, the blackness gradually recedes and becomes nuanced shadows. In glimpses, the color even begins to find its way in. It never quite gets to a full sunrise, but that’s life. And life takes time.
Fittingly, Schweizer’s only accompaniment on Julian Street Tapes is herself on piano or guitar. As a result, the warmth and restrained strength of her voice are given room to breathe and radiate like never before. The emotions are weighty, but the soul she pours into tracing them turns the affair into a moving catharsis. At her most vulnerable and confessional hour, Schweizer delivers her bravest performance yet, one that openly bleeds from all the falls but still finds a way to get back up.
Now streaming everywhere, Julian Street Tapes, Vol. 1 is an unvarnished chronicle of emotional reckoning and honesty. And it’s not over yet, because Volume 2 is due out in the coming months.
CONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK
Although it’s the quietest outing in Brittany Schweizer’s oeuvre by far, Julian Street Tapes, Vol. 1 is a watershed moment. This collection lays it all bare, like an unblinking one-way mirror into Schweizer’s head and heart
chapter of my little life. So I decided to just dump them out into the world as is.”
Although it’s the quietest outing in her oeuvre
Scout: Timucua Arts Foundation’s big, monthlong International Guitar Festival is in full swing right now, bringing in a well-curated parade of players from all over the world. But among a field stocked with classical masters, Orlando’s own string prodigy Scout is a fresh jolt of fusion with staggering range. His repertoire covers classical, experimental, indie, country, blues, cinema scores, jazz and soul. And his instrumental arsenal can include 20-string harp guitar, resophonic, electric, acoustic, pedal steel, gourd banjo and more. So take that, Yngwie. With a wingspan like this, Scout is a guitar sherpa who’ll lead you across not simply genres but worlds. Opening hot: local jazz-manouche revivalists Cigano Swing. (7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, Timucua Arts Foundation, $30)
TV Generation Record Release Show: Orlando trad punks TV Generation are re-emerging with a reshuffled roster and their first new album in three years. Fear not, though, this Rob McGregor-recorded sophomore LP, titled Passafist, stays true to TV Generation’s classic punk roots across 11 songs of melodic street heart. To max out the party, the loaded bill will also feature an extended gang of esteemed fellow locals that includes The Hamiltons, Sick Dogs, Swift Knuckle Solution and Primal Instinct. Round up the crew for this one. (8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, Will’s Pub, $12-$15) baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com
BRITTANY SCHWEIZER (COURTESY PHOTO)
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THURSDAY, AUG. 7
Eyehategod
From NOLA with sludge: Brace yourself for a double dose of Louisiana loudness this week. Sludge metal pioneers Eyehategod return to the Sunshine State for a string of shows with fellow NOLA natives Crowbar in tow, and the party starts in Winter Park. Helmed by vocalist Mike IX Williams, the outlaw outfit’s distinctly Southern strain of metal has flowed from the gutters of New Orleans into the hearts of heshers worldwide — thanks, Gummo soundtrack — for over 30 years, earning EHG a heavy legacy far beyond the bayou. Speaking of sludge, metal hardly gets heavier than Crowbar. Catch both bands this Thursday at Conduit, but grab earplugs first. 7 p.m., Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park, conduitfl.com, $25. — Tyler Barney
FRIDAY, AUG. 8
Alicia Villareal
Mexican singer Alicia Villareal is set to stop at Orlando’s House of Blues on the U.S. leg of her “Donde Todo Comenz” tour. The singer blends Tejano and Norteño styles and fronted the Tejano band Grupo Límite in the ’90s before pursuing a solo career. She has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and won two Latin Grammy awards over her 20 years in music. She is known for steamy ranchera hits like “Te Quedó Grande la Yegua” and “Insensible a Ti.” The artist made headlines earlier this year when a powerful video of her onstage holding up the international “Signal for Help” — a coded hand gesture used to signify when someone feels threatened — went viral after a performance in Mexico. Shortly thereafter, Villarreal filed an official complaint against her ex-husband, Cruz Martinez, and pledged support to those in similar circumstances. Fans of Villarreal can expect not only a celebration of her musical legacy, but also of resilience and empowerment. 7 p.m., House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, AUG. 8-10
Animate! Orlando
Fans of animation are in for a treat as Animate! Orlando rolls into town for a weekend-long celebration at the Orange County Convention Center. Presented by GalaxyCon, the event spotlights some of the biggest names in voice-acting, animating and pop-culture writing. The guest lineup features Christian Borle, Richard Horvitz, John DiMaggio and Adam McArthur. Running Friday through Sunday, the convention will offer a packed schedule of activities, including fan panels, creator Q&As, an exhibit hall with pop culture vendors, cosplay competitions and meetups, gaming (both tabletop and video) and even a tattoo row where artists will be on hand to ink custom designs on brave attendees. There’s plenty of ancillary and after-hours entertainment on offer including burlesque, cabaret and (yes) cosplay pro-wrestling. So assemble your best cosplay and prepare to nerd out — it’s going to be animated chaos in the best way. Orange Country Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, galaxycon.com, $12-$250. — LF
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 8-9
Cup-A-Thon
The Crealdé School of Art is hosting its 41st Annual Cup-A-Thon — their quirky fundraiser selling one-of-a-kind ceramic cups, bowls and other vessels handmade by Crealdé’s instructors, students and fellow artists. The free event also provides refreshments, music and other interactive activities. All proceeds of the event benefit Crealdé’s ceramics studio and kilns. As per tradition, buy a cup or goblet and “it will be filled.”
The Crealdé School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., crealde.org, free. — Jessica Battisti
R&B innovator Maxwell is heading out on tour this summer, and he’s ready to serenade Orlando. The Grammy-winning singer will be out on a new summertime leg of his ongoing “Serenade Tour,” and it’s the perfect time to hear Maxwell’s sultry catalog in the flesh. Expect the hits, and as per usual with this unique and mercurial star, deep dives into his discography and an unexpected cover or two. Lucky Daye is the touring opener. 8 p.m., Kia Center, 400 W. Church St., kiacenter. com, $71-$480. — Matthew Moyer
SATURDAY, AUG. 9
8x10 Sale
McRae Art Studios brings back their annual 8x10 Sale, offering more than 100 original art pieces and creations from prominent local artists. Central Florida’s oldest and largest artist collective will sell unframed paintings, prints, drawings and photographs measuring 8 by 10 inches, along with sculptures and ceramics up to 10 inches tall. All items start at $100 and can be bid on in increments of $25 to a maximum of $200 — or you can pay $200 upfront. On-site framing from Flamingo Frames will be available, as well as refreshments. 6:30 p.m., McRae Art Studios, 1000 Arlington St., mcraeartstudios.art, free. — JB
SUNDAY, AUG. 10
Roz Hernandez
In a show subtitled “Does Comedy in a Gay Bar?!,” Los Angeles-based trans stand-up Hernandez comes to the Ren — not Bonkerz or the Funnybone — to finish up your weekend. The Margaret Cho- and Bob the Drag Queenco-signed comedian is doing this tour DIY-style; she booked all the venues herself and will be lugging in gear and merch by her lonesome — and
that includes her two Florida tour stops in Miami and Orlando. Hernandez, aside from her day job in comedy, is also a committed ghost-hunter, hosting both the podcast “Ghosted” and starring in the sublimely titled YouTube series Haunted
WEDNESDAY–TUESDAY, AUG. 6-12, 2025
Doll. Hernandez’s comedy deals with navigating the increasingly perilous position of being a trans woman in the United States with tremendous honesty and a finely honed comedic timing, but for her it comes down to fun: “I’m just a messy,
silly bitch who loves to talk about sex and make fun of stuff,” she told Pink News earlier this year. 8 p.m., Renaissance Theatre Co., 415 E. Princeton St., rentheatre.com, $30-$40. — MM
Thursday: Eyehategod at Conduit
CONCERTS
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 6
Button Down Collective 7 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $30-$40; 407-358-6603.
Echoes of the In-Between 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $35; 407-279-0902.
Hard Swingin’ Country Soiree with Decker and Dimitrov 7 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free; 407-748-8256.
Off Earth 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $6-$10.
THURSDAY, AUG. 7
April Brown & After 5 7 & 9 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the
Pretty Boy Floyd: Aug. 15, West End Trading
Fiddlehead, Rival Schools: Aug. 16, Conduit
Nate Bargatze: Aug. 16, Kia Center
UB40: Aug. 19, Hard Rock Live
Jeezy: Aug. 22, Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center
The Weeknd: Aug. 24, Camping World Stadium
The Struts: Aug. 28, The Beacham
Gruesome: Aug. 30, Conduit
Garbage: Sept. 3, Hard Rock Live
Kali Uchis: Sept. 4, Kia Center
Ginger Minj: Sept. 4, Plaza Live
Michael Schenker: Sept. 5, The Plaza Live
Dream Theater: Sept. 12, Hard Rock Live
Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $35-$40; 407-358-6603.
Cloud 9 Vibes, Elephants Dancing, Floridaze 7 pm; West End Trading Co., 202 S. Sanford Ave., Sanford; 407-322-7475.
EKOH 6 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $20-$55; 407-246-1419.
Jed Harrelson, Treis and Friends 8 pm; Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford; $20-$160.
Thursday Night Hang with Cortez and Friends 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-636-9951.
FRIDAY, AUG. 8
Alicia Villarreal: Donde Todo Comenzó 2.0 U.S. Tour 7 pm; House
of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; 407-934-2583.
Chain Gang, Boltcutter, Curb Cut, TUT, Blown Apart 7 pm; Sly Fox Bar, 63 N. Orange Ave.; $12-$15; 407-601-4658.
International Guitar Festival: Nick Scout 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $30; 407-279-0902.
The Ludes, Cruel Curses, Petty Thefts 9 pm; Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford; free.
Nashville Night in Orlando: Randy Montana & Trannie Anderson 8 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $79.65; 407-358-6603.
Nookie: A NuMetal Night 8 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $10-$15; 407-673-2712.
Oct. 23, Hard Rock Live
Tate McRae: Sept. 13, Kia Center
Sleep Token: Sept. 17, Kia Center
Franz Ferdinand: Sept. 24, House of Blues
Six Feet Under, Exhorder: Sept. 25, Conduit
Lil Wayne: Oct. 1, Kia Center
Alex Warren: Oct. 5, Addition Financial Arena
Open Mic: Singer/Songwriter 7:30 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364.
The Summer Freestyle Explosion 8 pm; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave.; $35-$75; 407-648-8363.
SATURDAY, AUG. 9
Brian Kelley, Huntt Garrett, Tyler Pigg, Katlin Owen 8 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $21-$52; 407-228-1220.
Girl Named Tom 7 pm; Mount Dora Music Hall at the Community Building, 520 N. Baker St., Mount Dora; $39.15; 352-455-3171.
Harbour, Abby Holliday, Carrabelle 8 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $26; 407-704-6261; abbeyorlando. com.
Johnnyswim: Oct. 20, House of Blues
Minus the Bear: Oct. 21, The Beacham
Kevin Gates: Oct. 22, Addition Financial Arena
AFI: Oct. 23, Hard Rock Live
Aly & AJ: Oct. 26, Hard Rock Live
Jonas Brothers: Oct. 26, Kia Center
Ulcerate: Nov. 6, Conduit
Andrea Bocelli: Oct. 9, Kia Center
Joss Stone: Oct. 12, Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center
Billie Eilish: Oct. 14, Kia Center
Mind’s Eye: Oct. 16, Will’s Pub
Legendary Pink Dots: Oct. 16, Conduit
Turnstile: Oct. 19, Orlando Amthitheater
International Guitar Festival: Hiroya Tsukamoto 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $30; 407-279-0902.
Jack Graham & Friends 8 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; $25$35; 407-636-9951.
Jerry Garcia Celebration with The Rusty Strings 8 pm; BSide at Ten10, 1110 Virginia Drive; free; 929-722-4873.
Medal Militia, Rooster 8:30 pm; Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford; $15-$160.
Nashville Night in Orlando: Randy Montana & Trannie Anderson 4 & 8 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $79.65; 407-358-6603.
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents Sol y Sabor: A Celebration of Culture and Music 2 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $25; 407-770-0071.
Shine 10 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
The Molly Ringwalds 7 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $28-$84; 407-934-2583.
TV Generation Record Release Show: The Hamiltons, Sick Dogs, Swift Knuckle Solution, Primal Instinct 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $12-$15.
Yot Club
7 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $23-$58; 407-246-1419.
EDC: Nov. 7-9, Tinker Field
Lainey Wilson: Nov. 8, Kia Center
Warped Tour: Nov. 15-16, Camping World Stadium
Conan: Dec. 4, Conduit
Sarah Brightman: Dec. 7, Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center
Trivium: Dec. 14, Hard Rock Live
Unter Null: Dec, 21, Conduit
SUNDAY, AUG. 10
International Guitar Festival: Johnbern Thomas Trio 7:30 pm; Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave.; $30; 407-279-0902.
John DePaola Quintet 3 pm; Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park; $25$35; 407-636-9951.
Mustard Service
6 pm; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave.; $20; 407-246-1419.
Punk for Public Media: A Benefit
Concert with The Pauses, Virginity, Thrull, 430 Steps, Über Crunch, NOTAM, Misspell, and Catnap Noon; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $30-$35.
MONDAY, AUG. 11
Attack Dog, Tank Top, Tiger Beat, Dismera 7 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10-$15.
TUESDAY, AUG. 12
Collin Oliver Trio
7 pm; Judson’s Live, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $23-$35; 407-358-6603.
Indie 900 Jam 9:30 pm; Lil Indie’s, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; free.
Open Mic Night 7 pm; The Copper Rocket, 106 Lake Ave., Maitland; free; 407-984-7799.
Open Mic: Singer/Songwriter 7:30 pm; Austin’s Coffee, 929 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-975-3364.
Open Mic Tuesdays 8 pm; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-986-0755.
FILM
35mm Cult Classics: 13 Assassins Set in 1844 during the final years of the Edo period, the film follows a seasoned and honorable samurai who is tasked with a covert mission: to assassinate the sadistic younger brother of the Shogun. 9:30 pm Tuesday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407629-0054; enzian.org.
Meet the Filmmaker: The Donn of Tiki Mixing fun retro-style animation, archival footage and expert interview commentary, this documentary paints a vivid portrait of a man who had an outsized impact on the restaurant business, Hawaiian tourism and the craft cocktail movement. 3:30 pm Saturday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.
Saturday Matinee Classics: Stalker A guide leads a writer and a scientist into The Zone, the restrict-
ed site of a long-ago disaster, where the three men eventually zero in a place rumored to fulfill one’s most deeply held desires. 11 am Saturday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.
Studio Ghibli Fest: Grave of the Fireflies When an American air raid kills their mother in the final days of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his 4-year-old sister, Setsuko, are left to fend for themselves in the devastated Japanese countryside. With food running short, the siblings can only cling to fleeting moments of happiness in their harsh reality. Multiple showtimes SundayTuesday; various local theaters; gkids.com/ghiblifest
Uncomfortable Brunch:
Female Trouble Glamour has never been more grotesque than in Female Trouble, which injects the Hollywood melodrama with anarchic decadence. Ages 18 and up. Noon Sunday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407629-0054; enzian.org.
Wednesday Night Pitcher Show: The Last Dragon In this martial arts cult classic, a young kung fu student in Harlem is on a quest to achieve the final level of martial arts mastery. Shown outside on the lawn. 8 pm Wednesday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; free; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.
COMEDY
Ben Bankas 7 pm Wednesday; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $32; 407-4805233; orlando.funnybone.com.
Duncan Trussell 7 pm Friday and 6:30 & 9:15 pm Saturday; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $32; 407-4805233; orlando.funnybone.com.
Kountry Wayne 6:30 & 9:15 pm Sunday; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $48; 407480-5233; orlando.funnybone.com.
The Mix & Mingle Tour: Sheryl Underwood, Kyle Erby, Mike Washington 7 pm Friday, 6:30 pm Saturday; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $37; 407-480-5233; orlando.funnybone. com.
My Cousin Tiera 7 pm Thursday; Funny Bone Comedy Club, 9101 International Drive; $32; 407-4805233; orlando.funnybone.com.
EVENTS
41st Annual Cup-A-Thon Shoppers and collectors come to the campus to browse hundreds of one-of-a-kind ceramic cups, bowls and other vessels handmade by Crealdé instructors, artists, students and friends. As the tradition goes, buy a cup or goblet and it will be filled. Proceeds benefit upgrades to the ceramics studios and kilns. 7-10 pm Friday and Saturday; Crealdé School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-6711886; crealde.org.
60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act The Voting Rights Act was signed into law on Aug. 6, 1965. Celebrate the protections it promised and empower each other as the fight for a free and fair democracy continues. 6:30 pm Wednesday; Callahan Neighborhood Center, 101 N. Parramore Ave.; free; 407-2462327; mobilize.us.
Adult Spelling Bee Test your spelling skills at this afternoon of friendly competition. See if you have what it takes to become the spelling champion of the West Oaks Branch. 2 pm Saturday; West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee; free; 407-8357323; attend.ocls.org.
GalaxyCon Presents Animate! Orlando Fan convention for gamers celebrates creativity, nostalgia and connection through interactive panels, behind-the-scenes Q&As, tournaments and themed games. 10 am Friday-Sunday; Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive; $35-$250; 407-685-9800.
The Naughty Nightcap Burlesque Show Featuring the sultry performers of Cosmic Chaos Burlesque. 9:30 pm Friday; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; free; 407-986-0755.
Stitched Together: Collage, Cultures and Community Handson workshop with featured artist Njeri Kinuthia. Create your own textile collage with African patterns, beautiful florals and fabrics donated by women worldwide. 6 pm
Thursday; Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park; $25-$40; 407960-4718; polasek.org.
Yappy Hour A special market for dogs and their humans with local pet-focused vendors, fresh treats, and a relaxed outdoor setting where pups can sniff, stroll and socialize. 11 am-5 pm Sunday; The Acre, 4421 Edgewater Drive; free; 321-613-8104.
OPERA
Summer Concert Series: La Vie Bohème Featuring soprano Bizhou Chang and pianist Robin Stamper, and a special preview of Opera Orlando’s 2025-26 10th Anniversary season. 2 pm Sunday; University Club of Winter Park, 841 N. Park Ave., Winter Park; 407-644-6149; uclubwp.org.
Peking Opera Neo-Classics from Taiwan With vibrant costumes and makeup, this traditional opera unfolds on stage in three parts, featuring Maestro Bao-Chun Li, singing and dancing, Chinese kung-fu, acrobatics and more. 2 pm Saturday; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $17.70-$118; 407-358-6603; drphillipscenter.org.
THEATER
A Night at the Catskills Local comedians, cocktails and light snacks. Come dressed in your best retro Catskills attire. 6:30 pm Wednesday; DeVos Family Room, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $29.95-$56.25; 407-358-6603; drphillipscenter.org.
Big Fish A heartwarming tale filled with larger-than-life stories, unforgettable characters and a reminder to dream big. St. Luke’s UMC, 4851 S. Apopka Vineland Road; $25; 407876-4991; st.lukes.org/bigfish.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee An eclectic group of teens vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $29.50-$53; 407-358-6603; drphillipscenter.org.
Jerry’s Girls This high-powered production celebrates the music of the incomparable composer Jerry Herman. 812 E. Rollins St.; $20-$47; 407-645-0145; orlandoshakes.org.
Meet Brick!
Brick (A576627) is a 2-year-old stray that was found struggling in the heat.
Brick is brachycephalic (flat face/ snout), and the heat affects him severely. When he came in, our staff had to rush him to the clinic to cool him down. We named him Brick because this dog is all solid muscle. Even though he is barely 40 pounds, Brick looks like he was carved from a single piece of stone. We don’t know anything about him, except that he struggles in the heat, and that for a dog that looks like a fearless gargoyle, he is rather shy. Especially around new people. He warms up quickly, though, and before you know it, Brick is pushing that big head into your arms, trying to steal a hug.
Brick has to be kept in special housing, because he does overheat so easily. Brachycephalic dogs like him require a little extra care and attention, so Brick can’t go home with just anyone. He needs patience, a gentle understanding of his limitations, and someone who will take their time, and allow him to take his. We know one thing for sure: Brick is going to make some lucky family an amazing companion.
Orange County Animal Services is located at 2769 Conroy Road in Orlando, near the Mall at Millenia. The shelter is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. every day except Wednesday, when it’s open 2-6 p.m. For more information, please call 407-8363111 or visit ocnetpets.com.
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ALL ABOARD STORAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Personal property of the following tenants will be sold at public sale to the highest bidder to satisfy a rental lien in accordance with Florida Statutes, Sections: 83.801 - 83.809. All units areassumed to contain general household goods unless otherwise indicated. Viewing of photos will be available on www.lockerfox.com, up to 5 days prior to each scheduled sale. The owners or their agents reserve the right to bid on any unit and also to refuse any bid. All items or units may not be available on the day of sale. The Public Sale will take place via www.lockerfox.com on: Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 at 1:30 p.m., or thereafter, at: SANFORD DEPOT 2728 W 25th St, Sanford, FL 32771 407-305-3388. 1114 Amy Sylvia; 1199 Doris Ahern; 1410 Serita Rollins; 1438 David Cohen; 1478 Donita Hines; 1554 Alejandro Benoit; 1626 Jessica Betourd The above Tenants have been given proper notice, fourteen days prior to the first publication of this Notice of Sale, that the Owner will enforce a statutory lien on the property located in their respective unit of the above-mentioned self-storage facilities. Publication Dates: August 6, 2025 and August 13, 2025.
Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: August 8th, 2025 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) 450-0345Ken Heyes - Household Items. Tony Koonce - Household Items. Adam Rapaccuiolo - Holiday 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: Friday, August 22nd, 2025. at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 4066 Silver Star Road, Orlando, Florida 32808, 407-734-1959. German Gomez-Household items, Frantz Mondesir-Household items, Antonio Restrepo-Household items, Vince King-Household items, YorkIe Myles-Household items, Ismael Christian-Household items, Teal Hansen-Household items, Shaqetta Rogers-Household items. The auction will
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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 7244 Overland Rd Orlando, FL 32810 (407) 794-7457 on August 22nd, 2025 12:00PM Donna Hodges-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: 2631 E Semoran Blvd. Apopka, FL 32703 (407) 408-7437 on August 22nd, 2025 12:00PM Khaylia Gill-Household Items, Kaniesha Dixon-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: August 19th, 2025 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 610 Rinehart Rd. Lake Mary, FL 32746 (407) 637-1360 Jamayne Anthony-: furniture and clothes, KaDeeja McQueen-Boxes and Furniture, Anthony Alexis-: A King size bed frame, a table, and a few chairs and boxes. 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 and times listed below.August 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage, 1451 Rinehart Rd, Sanford, FL 32771 (407) 915-4908. The personal goods stored therein by the following: Jamila Brown: appliances, household. Cyrene Troupe: air pump, shoes. LaShalonda Robinson: boxes, clothes. Senque Brundridge: table,wicker chair. 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, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: August 28th, 2025, at the times and locations listed below: The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:00AM Extra Space Storage, 6068 Wooden Pine Drive. Orlando, Florida 32829 407.974.5165: Sofia Oquendo- décor, appliances, boxes. Clark Birkett- tools, boxes of household items. Thomas Gordon- Furniture. Lee Barreto- Appliances, boxes, furniture The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:15AM Extra Space Storage, 1305 Crawford Ave. St. Cloud FL 34769, 407.504.0833: Robert Troupe- Shoes, Furniture, Art. Castano Alfredo- Speakers, Chain saw, Collectables. Jannette Medina- Exercise machine, Chairs. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:30PM Extra Space Storage, 14800 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, FL 32832 407.987.4115: Carl Sickler- Household goods. Ian Ortiz Parilla- Household goods. Christopher Colon- Household goods. Silkiana Arias- Household goods The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage, 12915 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, FL 32832 407.501.5799: Tereci Shanell Paris- Toys, Baby & Games, Heavy Equipment, Mattress & Bedding, Furniture, Sports & Outdoors, Boxes, Weights, Coolers, Car seats, Floats. Valerie Cross- Clothing & Shoes, Mattress & Bedding, Furniture, Boxes, Luggage. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:15PM Extra Space Storage, 11261 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando FL 32832, 407.280.7355: Kaia Hilson- Totes, holiday decor. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:45 PM Extra Space Storage, 9847 Curry Ford Rd Orlando, FL 32825, 407.495.9612: A L S Wholesale: Lincoln Shim -Business and Household. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:30 AM Extra Space Storage, 13597 S Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida 32824 407.910.2087: josee romain – Household items, Brandun Anderson – Household items, Kylin Property Management/ Olga Trushina – Office chairs, Kylin Property Management/ Olga Trushina – Office Chairs, Kylin Property Management/ Olga Trushina – Office chairs The personal goods stored therein by the following: 01:30 PM Extra Space Storage, 13450 Landstar Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32824 407.917.8672: Latoscha Nobles;Householdgoods. Frances Rodriguez:householdgoods. Anishka Thwaites;household goods/furniture. Kenyatta Daugherty-household goods/furniture. Miriam Morales; householdgoogd/furniture The personal goods stored therein by the following: 01:00 PM Extra Space Storage, 7627 Narcoossee Rd, Orlando, Florida 32822 689.278.1735: Emily Boyle –Art Supplies, Totes, Boxes, Folding Chairs, Bar Stool, Rugs, Monitor, Blender, Waffler. Enrique Betancourt – Bed Frame, Mattress, TV, Portable Jump Starter, Vacuum Cleaner, Boxes, Picnic Table, Nightstand. George Lopiccolo – RGB Light Strip, 24 pack Mountain Dew, Rollator Walker, Box. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:30 PM Extra Space Storage, 35 Goldenrod Rd S, Orlando, Florida 32807 407.487.3270: Stephanie Diaz- Toys, Bins, Xbox Games, Clothing: Fatima Bohorquez Lopez- Shop Vacuum, Entertaiment
Table, Shelve: Brittany Rotundo – Car Tires, Baby Stuff, Power Wheel, Bins, Dog Cage, Bags, Suitcases: The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:45 AM Extra Space Storage, 6174 S Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, Florida 32822 407.955.4137: Mike Guerriero – boxes, wall art; Francisco Estrella – Clothes; Evandro Nunes - Furniture, washer and dryer, 2 beds, boxes with personal items; Tasha Simmonds - stored items; David Martins –black enclosed trailer The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:15 AM Extra Space Storage, 5753 Hoffner Rd, Orlando, Florida 32822 407.212.5890: Alexander Gonzales: stools, chairs, dresser, wall art, mirror, desk, painting aisle, hat, toys, pogo stick. Roberto Garcia: Clothing, boxes, tool box, mattress, bedframe, dresser, broom, mop, douffle bags. Gilberto Rodriguez: boxes, toys, suitcase, backpack, shoes, lots of shoes, outdoor canopy tent, tools, tool box. Danielle Malone: Toys, clothing, bags, boxes, bins, pots, pans, purse, chairs, stools, couch, pillows. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:45 PM Extra Space Storage, 4650 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32822 407.901.3864: Stevie Smiley jr-Appliances, electronics, TV, household furniture, totes, baby items; Michael Bullock-Kitchenware, lamp, toys, clothing and shoes, household goods, tote, plastic bags, cooler; Jerrick Marquis Stanton-Appliances, lamp, vehicle parts, documents, mattress, wall art, collectibles, household furniture, boxes, monitor, decorations, luggage. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 02:00 PM Extra Space Storage, 2334 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32822 407.930.4541: Jawad Ghasham : Household furniture, clothing. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:45 AM Extra Space Storage, 4020 Curry Ford Rd, Orlando, Florida 32806 407.901.0194: Diane Vankirk- Household goods, furniture; Alisher Sultangazin/ Hope Trans LLC- Office furniture; Brock Daley-Boxes mostly and a car seat. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:15 AM Extra Space Storage, 408 N Primrose Dr, Orlando, Florida 32803 321.285.5021: Janis Hill- furniture, shelves, bedding, boxes. Joanne Sweet- furniture, bike, boxes. Brandy Watson- luggage, carts, toys. James Derosier- Boxes, Toys. 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, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2650 W. 25th St. Sanford, Fl 32771, 407-324-9985 on August 19th, 2025 at 12:00pm Jannie Sermon: household goods, MariaAngelis AyalaOtero: household goods, Kenneth Shaw: household goods, Kailanii Ricci: household 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.
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Extra Space Storage, #3700, 5645 W State Road 46, Sanford, FL 32771 (321)286-7326. On August 19th, 2025 at 12:00 PM Justice Morgan-household 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 to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchse 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 STATE OF FLORIDA. CASE NO: DP23-141, IN THE INTEREST OF W.D. DOB: 2/24/2013, minor child. NOTICE OF ACTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: MIRIAN LOPEZ DOMINGO, address unknown. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the above referenced child(ren) for adoption. You are hereby commanded to appear on September 16, 2025, at 09:30 AM before the Honorable Wayne Wooten at the Thomas S. Kirk Justice Center located at 2000 East Michigan Street Orlando, Fl 32806, for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD OR CHILDREN NAMED IN THIS NOTICE. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 23rd day of July, 2025. CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal) This summons has been issued at the request of: Christina Stewart, Esquire; FBN: 1033034, Children’s Legal Services
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. CASE NO: DP23-141, IN THE INTEREST OF W.D. DOB: 2/24/2013, minor child. NOTICE OF ACTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: VICTOR DOMINGO PEREZ. address unknown. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, has filed a Petition to terminate your parental rights and permanently commit the above referenced child(ren) for adoption. You are hereby commanded to appear on September 16 2025, at 09:30 AM before the Honorable Wayne Wooten at the Thomas S. Kirk Justice Center located at 2000 East Michigan Street Orlando, Fl 32806, for an ADVISORY HEARING. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD OR CHILDREN NAMED IN THIS NOTICE. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 23rd day of July, 2025. CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal) This summons has been issued at the request of: Christina Stewart, Esquire; FBN: 1033034, Children’s Legal Services
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA IN RE: The Marriage of ADRIAN CUMMINGS, Petitioner/Husband, and EBONY WIGGINS, Respondent/ Wife. CASE NO: 2025-DR-5465-O. RE-NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE To: EBONY WIGGINS, 441 Bluejay Way, Orlando, FL 32828. 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 it on Junior Farquharson, Esq. whose address is 801 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 55, West Palm Beach, Florida 33407 on or before 8/28/2025, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court at 425 N. Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801 before service on Plaintiff or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: July 7th, 2025. TIFFANY MOORE RUSSELL, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /S/ ROBERT HINGSTON, Deputy Clerk
Life Storage/Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those
individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2650 N Powers Dr. Orlando, FL 32818 (407) 982-1032 on August 22nd, 2025 at 1:00PM Litizia Williams-Household Goods, Richmond Asare-Household Goods, Faith Mullings-Household Goods, Ronaldo Peraza-Household Goods, Faith Mullings-Household Goods, Ketia Frasilus-Bag and clothing, Nathanuel Taylor-Household 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. Life Storage/ Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Notice is hereby given that Big Man Movers at 832 Cherry Street, Winter Park, Fl 32789 will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes). The sale will take place at www.StorageTreasures.com on 08/20/25 at 12:00 pm. The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa (AU4167) and before the sale on www. StorageTreasures.com on behalf of the facility’s management. Units will be available for viewing before the sale on www.StorageTreasures.com. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 10-18 % buyer’s premium will be charged, and possibly a cleaning deposit per unit. All sales are final. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. The property to be sold is described as “general household items”, unless otherwise noted. Amadou Modes -desk, painting, sofa, tv stand, flat panel tv, 2 bar stools, office chair, wood bed frame, dresser with mirror, queen mattress/boxspring, 2 night stands. Run dates 8/6/2025 and 8/13/2025.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR MONIES DUE ON STORAGE LOCKERS 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. Auction will be held online: www.storagetreasures.com
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, August 26th, 2025 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-FL-storage-units/
for more info Michigan Mini-200 W Michigan St Orlando, FL 32806 at 10:30 am: 26 Peter Hanson, 55 David Tyrone Hill, 94 Christopher Batura. Personal Mini Storage Lake Fairview-4252 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804-at 11:00 am: 2034 Leon Taffe 2012 Mercedes ML350 VIN:4JGDA5HBXCA002608 190 Brenda Sama 66 Abraham Armstrong 999 Robert Amspoker 242 Sacella Steele.
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Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below on August 22nd, 2025 at 12:00pm at the location indicated: Store 8138: 1001 Lee rd, Orlando, FL 32810 407.489.3742: Joe Brown- Dishes, toys, clothing & shoes, wall art, electronics, furniture, boxes, chairs, Jennypher Rivera- clothing & shoes, files, mattress & bedding, wall art, furniture, boxes, office equipment, Marquita Andrews- Clothing & shoes, toys, boxes, tools, pressure washer, Lynissa Nash- Dishes, toys, clothing & shoes, mattress, wall art, books, boxes, tools, Nataniel Pitner- Dishes, toys, clothing & shoes, files, heavy equipment, movies, electronics, boxes, keyboard stand, speakers, candy ball , DJ keyboard, guitar, Amon Bradley- 5 bags & 6 bines, Brando Olivella- Mattress & bedding, furniture, Bria Lorraine- dishes, toys, clothing & shoes, tools, bins, movies. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and pad 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.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below on August 22, 2025, at the location indicated: Store 1333: 13125 S. John Young Pkwy, Orlando FL. 32837, 407.516.7005 @ 10:00 AM: Maria Marquez-home items,Caio Carvalho-home items,Aaron Castro-furniture and personal belongings. Store 3502: 1236 S Vineland Rd Winter Garden, FL 34787 (407) 794-6460) @ 11AM: Constance Hawkins- Furniture, Couches, Bed frame, Mattress, Boxes; Ian McdanielHousehold Goods Store 3024: 11955 S Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando FL 32837, 407.826.0024 @ 11:00 AM: Richard GarzonRack system, boxes, totes, file cabinet, vintage computer, stool chair set. Store 3378: 475 Celebration Pl, Celebration FL 34747, 321.939.3752 @ 11:15 AM: Annette Zotti- Business supplies, storage cabinets; Corina Feliciano- household items, dog kennel Store 8931: 3280 Vineland Rd, Kissimmee FL 34746, 407.720.7424 @ 11:30 AM: Ryan Schwer Clothing,makeup and small household Items, David Rivers Furniture, clothing, electronics, Lorraine Millan Boxes,etc, Thomas Williamson suitcases bins misc, Angel Martinez furniture and household items beds, Cindy Woodman daughter has some stuff kitchen table totes hope chess everything flat headboard & footboard, Herbert Touzalin House product, Robert Coleman boxes, Muawia Sharawi household goods, seasonal decor Store 7590: 7360 Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, FL 32819 407.634.4449 @ 11:45AM Joshua Weisman- electronics;
Tori Pugliese- furniture Store 1334: 5603 Metrowest Blvd Orlando Fl 32811. (407) 516-7751) @ 12PM: Latisa Wayneclothes, Leon Echols-baby crib, Chavante Scott-Tv, Malik McKenzie-bike, Jazmine Bryant-luggage, Esther Jones-Tv,washer,dryer, Carlos Nelson-luggage. Store 1335: 1101 Marshall Farms Rd Ocoee Fl 34761 (407) 516-7221) @ 12PM: Jason Todd Grace: Household items, boxes, old school furniture, Wall art : Truth Alisha Roberson: Household items. Store 7143: 6035 Sand Lake Vista Dr, Orlando, FL 32819 @ 12 PM: Pedro Rivera - 2 bed part furn, shoes; Natahlia Stuart - Business ItemsJournals (in boxes) Table Speaker Beach chair; Johnathon Trillos - clothing, qn bed, tools, electrical tools; Abdelaziz Yassin - chairs, tables, coolers. Store 7420: 800 Beard Rd, Winter Garden, FL 34787 @ 12 PM: Teresa Snyder/Amanda Smith: totes and clothes- Amanda Snider: dresser, nightstand, boxes- Antonio McNeal: household items, pluming items. Store 7865: 25 E Lester Rd, Apopka FL 32712, 407-551-5590 @ 12 PM: Laury Lane-10 med/lg bins, boxes of China. Store 8136: 3501 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL 32839, 407.488.9093 @ 12:00pm:Annie Mae Wall:Housegoods,Boxes,Totes-Tanesha Jackson:Dressors,beds,clothes,shoes,House hold Appliances,Boxes,Totes-Latetia Finks:Funiture,Household Appliances,Electronics,Bins-Janice Sanders:Couch,Microwave,Pots and Pans,Clothes-Paul Lozano:Clothes,Shoes,Boxes,Furniture-Niesha McNeil:Clothes,Chairs,Boxes Store 8778: 3820 S Orange Ave Orlando FL 32806, 321.270.3440 @ 1:00 pm Marc Sajous one bedroom. Store 4107: 9080 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee Fl 34747, 407.238.1799 @ 1:15 PM: Alice Acosta-Furniture, boxes, appliances, pressure washer; Ashley Sims-Boxes, furniture, toys; Mailton Moura-Totes, snow boards books, boxes; Bryce Jackson- Furniture, Boxes, misc; Esmerelda Escobar-Furniture, TV, misc household goods Store 4217: 5698 S Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, Fl 32839, 407-930-4463 @ 1:45 PM: Ian Haynes- Appliances, Toys Baby Games, Mattress Bedding, Furniture, Boxes Suitcases & Bins. Jean Elan- Clothing shoes, Electronics, Boxes, Laundry Basket, Bins and Suitcases. Johann Antoine-Clothing shoes, Personal Effects, Boxes & Laundry Basket. Jorge Simmions Valenzuela- Toys Baby Games, Electronics, Household, Boxes, Mirror & Bins. Jamase DeshazoToys Baby, Clothing & Shoes, Mattress Bedding, Electronics, Furniture, Personal Items, Bins & Bags. Store 1317: 5592 L B McLeod Rd Orlando FL 32811. (407) 720-2832) @ 2PM: Kahleshia Wynn- Furniture/ 3 flat screen tvs, clothes, shoes; Rodner Cajusma- 2 Bed king, tv stand , tv , bins; Mark Starling- HOUSEHOLD GOODS; Shalaya Eddie- 14 foot trailer Store 6454: 2312 S. Division Ave. Orlando, FL 32805, 689-303-3205 @ 2:15 PM. Josue Morales; 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 personal property.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below
belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Extra Space Storage, 1170 W State Rd 434 Longwood, FL, 32750 - (407) 602-3999 August 19th, 2025 @ 12:00pm. Thomas Griest- Tools/ Appliances. 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.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PURSUANT TO THE FLORIDA SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY ACT, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FACILITIES LISTED BELOW D/B/A VALUE STORE IT SELF STORAGE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION (TO SATISFY A LIEN PLACED ON THE CONTENTS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 83 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES). THE PERSONAL PROPERTY IN THE BELOW-LISTED OCCUPANTS’ LEASED SPACES TO SATISFY THE OWNER’S LIEN. THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS DESCRIBED AS PERSONAL & HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND/OR COMMERCIAL GOODS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. THE UNIT(S) WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION THROUGH ONLINE AUCTION SERVICES OF WWW.STORAGETREASURES.COM. THE SALE TIME AND DATE IS AT 11AM ON August 28, 2025 VALUE STORE IT CELEBRATION, LLC1700 CELEBRATION BLVD CELEBRATION, FL, 34747: 1030-Kenward Auden Lawson;1056-Renata Corthea Brown;1076Pablo Sevilla/Pablo Patricio Sevilla Jarrin;2004-Joan Garvey;2052-Yvonne Lisa Rossetti;2072-Pacheco Hernandez/Christian De Jesus;2092-Carlos Alicea/Carlos Omar Alicea Costas;3064-Eliane Braz/ Eliane Oliveira Da Silva Braz;5011-Joseph Comunale;6073-Ramon Luis Machuca Rivera VALUE STORE IT OCOEE, LLC - 1251 FOUNTAINS WEST BOULEVARD OCOEE, FL, 34761: A016-Ashta Siddhi Singh; A052-Kirsten Nixon/Kirsten Laura Nixon; A064-Ashta Siddhi Singh; A083-Tammy Sue Bickel; B033-Karen Skyers; B045-Roger Joseph Martinez; B046-Roger Joseph Martinez; B056-Tremene Teresa Triplett; B058-Tremene Teresa Triplett; B060-Tremene Teresa Triplett; B167-Edward Yaw Barimah Boateng; B240-Aneel Singh; C020-Ami McCain/Ami Yvonne McCain; C133-Netsanet Amare; C134-Leonel Vital; C234-Ashta Siddhi Singh; C240-Jamesha Lashae Williams; C241-Ashta Siddhi Singh VALUE STORE IT - 1480 CELEBRATION LLC - 1480 CELEBRATION BLVD CELEBRATION, FL 34747: 1107 – Erik Mosher; 1108 – Erik Mosher; 2096 – Shakierra Turner/Shakierra Alexandria Turner; 2240 – Elizabeth Ann Logue; 3031 –Kierra Jackson; 3072 – Maribal Santiago/ Maribel Santiago; 3073 – Mario Marcio Albino Pavao; 3208 – Leylanie M Diaz Diaz; 3232 – Josean Novoa Feliciano.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Retail Sales, LLC will sell at public lien sale on August 22nd, 2025, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www. storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified. PUBLIC STORAGE # 25893, 3725 W Lake Mary Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746, (407) 495-1274 Time: 09:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. 1134 - Richardson, Brandye; 1155Star Child Academy Lake Mary Brown, Michelle; 1169 - lauther wynn, tresa; 2049 - Boling, Blair; 2073 - Collins, Quincy; 2104 - haugabrooks, domenic; 2127 - Osbourne, Oshane; 3012 - Cramer, Danielle; 3029 - Snipes, Meghan; 3040 - Schlawiedt, BrittAny; 3047 - Michel, Ashley; 4002Anderson, Angela; 5037 - Harris, Anthony; 5061 - Wright, Bert; 5077 - Brown-Samuels, Gabrielle; 5128 - Scheibler, Samuel; 6116 - Ross Global Solutions & Transports LLC Adams, Tammy; 6124 - Barthelmes, Guillermo; 7010 - Hinojosa, enrique; 7028 - Diaz, Carlos; 7031 - Moore, Eric; 7118 - Kassover, Kathleen; 9009 - Ho, Long PUBLIC STORAGE # 25842, 51 Spring Vista Dr, Debary, FL 32713, (386) 202-2956 Time: 09:40 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 00201 - Pennington, Kelly; 00242 - Hill, Kaycee; 00257 - Edwards, Cassie; 00311 - clark, christopher; 00327Frye, Ariel; 00425 - Richard, Jeremy; 00454 - Bullock, Breanne; 00538 - Thomann, Jarryd; 00558 - DnD Gods LLC Caro, Dashti; 00563 - brown, Willie; 00616 - Tracey, Franklin; 00623 - Anglade, Tishana; 00702 - Cross, Mahagone; 00703 - Ugarte, Rick; 00735 - Collazo, Hector; 00784 - Osborne, Mary; 00930 - Scott, Ahkeev PUBLIC STORAGE # 25438, 2905 South Orlando Drive, Sanford, FL 32773, (407) 545-6715 Time: 09:50 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. A014 - Harris, Albert; A020 - Bordenkircher, Elisabeth; A023 - Bordenkircher, Elisabeth; A043Truitt, Christopher; A046 - grant, jessica; B001 - Walker, Nadia; B005 - Dickinson, Brandon; B013 - Bordenkircher, Elisabeth; B019 - cline, Rick; C003 - Chevere, Efrain; C023 - Esser, Christopher; C026 - Saleh, Saleh; C041 - Fizer, Shawn; C045 - Cella, Estelle D; C052 - Folse, Lacey; D007 - Lee, Kevin; D047 - padilla, pedro; D058 - Santiago, Chany; D061 - Bees, Paul C; D063 - reese, Alesha; D075 - Simmons, Denise; E014 - Jenkins, Kinda; E047 - Proctor, Heavenlee; E065 - Bryant, Valerie; E083 - Escaurido, Eduardo; E092 - Delgado, Jerry; F007 - Brown, Joshua; F018 - Davis, Kayla; G001 - Simoneaux, Dana; G007Peterson, Robert; H008 - Raveneau, Lena; H023 - Johnson, Alfonso; H033 - Pierson, Raven; I004 - Wells, Joshua; I005 - Stilt, Joshua; J110 - VanSciver, Thomas; J1105 - Anderson, Roy; J204 - Jones auto clinic jones, Quinton; J210 - Bradford, Ariel; J213 - Knight, Kwame; J214 - Wright, Marlon; J217 - Miles, Antonio; J504 - Brookman, elizabeth; J611 - We Provoke Thought Abdul-Karim, Raashid; J618 - Losse, Ervens; J623 - Whitlock, Carla; J708Powell, Karen; P070 - Walls Jr, John; P082 - Barrios, Jonathan PUBLIC STORAGE
Thea; R546 - Schwartz, Kimberley; R550 - Sutton, Greg.Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Retail Sales, LLC, 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Retail Sales, LLC will sell at public lien sale on August 21st, 2025, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www. storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified. PUBLIC STORAGE # 07031, 1355 State Road 436, Casselberry, FL 32707, (407) 574-4516 Time: 09:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. 1307 - Maki, Lane; 1527 - Murphy, Shane; 2415 - Moreland, Tiffany; 3226 - Hipp, Donna; 3305 - Murphy, Patricia; 3602 - Anez, Michael; 3728 - Barnes, Davin PUBLIC STORAGE # 08711, 3145 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826, (407) 613-2984 Time: 09:40 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1004Massey, Brittany; 1013 - Burke, Ryan; 1028 - Osborne, Kamari; 1108 - Villegas, Jose; 1118 - Haynie, Melinda; 1154 - Rodriguez, Carmen V; 1180 - Meyer, Catherine; 2006Gonzalez, Lizette; 2042 - Anderson, Sean; 2126 - Clendinen, Simone; 2193 - Quiles, Jorge R; 2238 - Kiser, Christian; 2269Blocher, Brianna; 2359 - Honey, Gianna; 3008 - Hobbs, Evelyn; 4016 - Guzman, Francisca; 4154 - Meyer, Wade; 4175Cope, Madisen; 5026 - Burke, Brennain; 5043 - Lane, Donald; 5052 - Hobbs, Evelyn; 5057 - Mcneal, Rico D PUBLIC STORAGE # 08720, 1400 Alafaya Trail, Oviedo, FL 32765, (407) 487-4695 Time: 09:50 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0138 - Coutts, Brittney; 0167 - Tiger, Dakota; 0198 - Tyler, Janae; 0357 - Alexander, Loretta; 3018 - James, Tikisha Marie; 4003 - Hanzely, Carolyn; 5006 - camacho, Monica; 5023 - Fishell, Lovann; 7015Winnike, Melissa; 7039 - Pierre, Jory; 8015 - Camacho, Damien; 8058 - Washington, David PUBLIC STORAGE # 08726, 4801 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL 32822, (407) 392-4546 Time: 10:00 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0143Turner, Dylan; 0150 - Larribeau, Annelle; 0192 - Johnson, Casey; 0216 - Hicks, Iysia; 0217 - Lee, Kongyu; 0252 - Adams, Brandy; 0256 - Prada Leal, Ivana; 0293 - Conners, Jamie; 0298 - singletson, chanel; 1001White, Charie; 1006 - Durham, Dravion; 1021 - Serrano, Jonathan; 2006 - Green, Charles; 2019 - Johnson, Eugene; 3013Lewis, Tanesia; 3034 - morales, Stephanie; 3059 - Lewis, Heather; 5004 - Caceres, Ivan; 6016 - Mcdaniel, Michael; 6019 - Bianco, Kim; 6021 - Areizaga, Anthony; 7010 - Lovett, Demario; 7038 - garcia, Marcos; 7046 - Reese, Marcus; 7061 - McDaniel, Jasmine; 7064 - Miley, Connor; 7082Herard, Khalia; 7097 - Dulcio, Rosevelta; 7103 - Rivera, Nichole; 7131 - Vizcarrondo, Maricely; 7144 - anthony, Laquice; 8034Rutland, Maurice; 8038 - Gregory, Jennifer G; 8044 - Woods, Zanie; 8167 - Santana,
Time: 11:50 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. B003 - Martinez, Luis; B014 - Drumgoole, Toriahn; B017Drumgoole, Toriahn; B035 - Phillips, Erma; B037 - caceres, Sabrina; C077 - Ellington, Diamond; C102 - Outten, Staniesh; C103 - Askew, Joseph; D062 - Girard, Theresa; E029 - Batie, Leon; E054 - Pineda, Olme; E091 - Chatman, Garry; F002 - Jones, Stephone; F014 - Freeman, Jennifer; F016Watkins, Jesse; F021 - Rubino, Anthony J; F035 - Sharks group llc Sanchez, Christian; F038 - Treffiletti, Logan; F046 - summers, Kaliopi; F058 - Quilty, Frank; G025 - Encarnacion, Kalisha; G032 - Zukrigl, Cynthia Ann; G050 - Faulkner, Kristina; G053 - Ramos, Rodrigo; I011 - Nkozi, Damani; J022 - Robinson, Laronza PUBLIC STORAGE # 28084, 2275 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL 32822, (407) 545-2547 Time: 12:00 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. A103 - Burgos, Edna; A114 - Perricone, Christopher; A116 - Cardozo, Haldrin; A120 - Marin, Jensen; B103 - Mejia, Luis; B121 - Mckenzie, Rickey; B131 - owsiannu, Megan; B153 - Rivera, Marta; B191 - Whitner, Antonio; B197 - Hipp, Donna; B231Rosa, Daisy De La; C106 - Kessler, Cheryl; C138 - Jr, James Payne; C143 - Matthews, Estrea; C157 - Rosado, Rosalene; C165 - varndell, Nichols; C172 - Castro, Julieanna; C209 - Chavez, Jessica; C211F - Rivera, Emanuel; C221 - Quirindongo, Raymond; C227B - Collins, Tariah. Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure th units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Retail Sales, LLC, 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Retail Sales, LLC will sell at public lien sale on August 21st, 2025, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www. storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified: PUBLIC STORAGE # 07029, 3150 N Hiawassee Rd, Hiawassee, FL 32818, (407) 392-0863 Time: 09:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1114 - Rivera, Joel; 1400 - Hilton, Adasia; 2100 - Jamerson, Kolagro; 2116C - Ruffat, Aida Luz; 2232 - Bernard, Natasha; 2402 - COLE, LILLIAN; 2505 - SIMS, TYLO; 2507 - Ortiz, Yensy; 2520 - Cooper, Shearico; 2521 - Edwards, Mireille; 2615 - Richemond, Welderson; 2628 - Sorenson, Matthew; 2736 - Mcbryde, Roqulla PUBLIC STORAGE # 08326, 310 W Central Parkway, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, (407) 487-4595 Time: 09:40 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0044 - Gonzalez, Isabella; 0123 - Wilson, Ashley; 0248 - Willinsky, Dayton; 0420 - Torres, Kiara Ortiz; 0438 - santiago, jorhan; 1008 - Trotter, Maria; 2011 - Tourville, Sean; 2013 - Pauley, Rhonda; 2047 - Rossman, Melanie; 2065 - Quintana, Anarie; 3010 - Mitchell, Kyle; 3012 - Stewart, Abigail; 3049 - Norton, Joshua; 3065 - Epperson, Dave; 4009 - rolack, robbyn; 4030 - ferger-
son, rodney; 4043 - West, Rena; 5011Lewis, Aaron Joseph; 6014 - Arria, Ricardo PUBLIC STORAGE # 08705, 455 S Hunt Club Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703, (407) 392-1542 Time: 09:50 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 4021 - Ousley, Gloria; 4054 - Cholakova, Taneva; 4074 - Miles, Darrayl; 4080 - Pryce, Careem; 5014 - Service LLC, Vision Land; 6003Shaw, Toni; 6216 - Jones, Sherita; 6220Reese, Timothy PUBLIC STORAGE # 08732, 521 S State Road 434, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, (407) 487-4750 Time: 10:00 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. 2011 - Jackson, Shantel; 4017 - Jumpp, Ronel; 4027 - Erdman, Arielle; 5004 - Gomez, Brigida; 5016 - Ortiz, Jorge; 5017 - Burns, Brenda; 5039 - I’m So Grateful INC Oliver, Shatonga; 5044 - Palacio, Alexandra; 5093 - Nowell, Lori; 6069 - Banks, Antonia; 6119 - Erdman, Raymond PUBLIC STORAGE # 20729, 1080 E Altamonte Dr, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701, (407) 326-6338 Time: 10:10 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. B003 - Navas De La Hoz, Raul; B025 - Fader, Nicole; B038 - Holder, Krista; B076 - Harris, Paige; B080 - Mack, Anthony; C052 - Rivera, Heriberto; C081 - Laboy, Santos; D011 - Williamson, David; D037 - I’m So Grateful INC Oliver, Shatonga; D039 - George, Molene; E012 - copley, ronald PUBLIC STORAGE # 22130, 510 Douglas Ave, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, (407) 865-7560 Time: 10:20 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com.
Diego; 0266 - Arrieta, Jiselle; 0268 - Fairy Light Events LLC Oliver-Cox, Stephanie; 0293 - Bighton, Sharon; 0301 - McKenzie, Queen; 0377 - APDC Cleaning Service BORI, SANDRA; 0449 - Ali, Robert; 1013 - MILCHAREK, LEONARDO D; 1053 - Nelson, Joshua; 1084 - Diaz, Esteban; 2015Taylor, Shannon; 2030 - Lyons, Michael; 2043 - Caamano, Carlos; 2055 - Biggers, Honesty; 2073 - Magloire, Dieunika; 2078 - Hall, Jennifer; 2084 - Santiago, Yesenia; 2131 - Taylor, Adrienne; 2152 - CASTRO, THELL; 2153 - robinson, karen. Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Retail Sales, LLC, 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: All Auto Salvage At 4755 Cheney Hwy, Titusville, Fl 32780 gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 09:00 am on August 26th, 2025 pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. All Auto Salvage reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.
2003 Toyota Tunder 5TBBT44173S335079
SURROGATE’S COURT -COLUMBIA COUNTY SUPPLEMENTAL CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: Susan Marie Hanna, Kevin Hanna, Maureen O’Brien and Joan O’Brien, first cousins, once removed and distributees of Ann Marie Keeler, deceased, if living, and if dead, their executors, administrators, or heirs at law; otherwise to the distributees of Ann Marie Keeler, deceased, and other persons, if any there be, and whose names and addresses are unknown to petitioner, and also to persons who are or make any claim whatsoever as executors or administrators, of any persons who may be deceased, and who, if living would have any interest in these proceedings derived through, or from any or all of the above-named persons or their distributoes, devisees, and legatees, and which persons, if any there be, their names and domicile addresses are unknown to petitioner. A petition having been duly filed by Mary Ann Bogausch, having an address of 16 Garden Street, Philmont, NY, 12565 proposed Executor under the Last Wil and Testament of Ann Marie Keeler, deceased, YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Columbia County, at 401 Union Street, Hudson, New York, on September 9. 2025 at 9:15am.. in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in ihe Estate of Ann Marie Keeler, lately domiciled at 2349 County Route 11, Town of Claverack, Columbia County. New York United States, admitting to probate a Wil dated May 25, 2018, as the Wil of Ann Marie Keeler, deceased, relating to neal and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to Mary Ann Bogausch. Dated, Attested and Sealed July 2, 2025 /s/ Hon. MICHAEL C. HOWARD, Surrogate /s/ John Connor, Jr. Esq., Attorney for Petitioner, 518-828-7212, Telephone Number, 76 Green Street, Hudson, NY 12534 johnconnor@homemail.com Address of
Attorney /s/ Kimberly A. Jorgensen, Chief Clerk NOTE: THIS CITATION IS SERVED UPON YOU AS REQUIRED BY LAW. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO APPEAR. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR IT WILL BE ASSUMED YOU DO NOT OBJECT TO THE RELIEF REQUESTED.
Employment
Acctg Clerk needed for EMT Contractors Corp, Orlando, FL: Perform financial calc (int chgs, bals, disc); Check figs, posts & docs for correct entry, math accuracy in compy financial database; Collect, interpret & prep compy financial stmts; Maint books via QuickBooks Online incl reconciliations and issuing invoices & payments for compy custs. Req 2 yrs exp in finance or banking. F/T. Mail res to 4725 W Sand Lake Rd, Ste 203, Orlando, FL 32819.
General Manager sought by L - ART PHOTO LLC (d/b/a L-ART STUDIO) in Orlando, FL. Position will formulate and implement company policies to improve operational efficiency and service delivery; manage daily operations of the company, among other duties. Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Law, plus 24 months exp. required. Must have experience with using personnel scheduling software and payroll software. Less than 10% international travel req. per yr. To apply, email resume to Dmitry Khudyakov at 3335751@gmail.com.
Madden Moorhead & Stokes, LLC is seeking 2 FT, perm. Civil Engineers in Maitland, FL. The Engineers will join our civil department to work on a variety of land development projects for residential, commercial, & industrial clients. Duties include: Site/civil devpmt including grading design, roadway design, utilities, & strong storm water mgmt systems design; Prep of all associated calculations, reports, & spreadsheets; Working on design teams in all aspects of projects to develop detailed design docs for construction plans. The position requires a Bachelor’s in Civil or Environmental Engineering or rel engineering field + 6 mos of work exp in civil or environmental engineering or similar occupation. The 6 mos of exp should include: Site layout planning; Stormwater, & utility design; Researching codes & regs, & interpreting plans; AutoCAD & Microsoft Office. EEO. Submit resume to Madden Moorhead & Stokes, LLC, 431 E. Horatio Ave., Ste. 260, Maitland, FL 32751, ATTN: David Reid.
Maylor Foundation Contractors (Orlando, FL) seeking Design Engineer responsible for designing and preparing plans for specialty foundations, and retaining walls according to established engineering standards, interpreting architectural and structural drawings, developing reports, monitoring design and estimate schedules, drafting plans, and performing a variety of tests at construction sites. Requires bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a focus on transportation or closely related (foreign equivalent accepted); and 2 years of engineering and estimator experience. Send cover letter and resume to: Shaun Mulvey Maylor Foundation, 15619 Premiere Drive, Ste 203,
Tampa, FL 33624.
Project Manager (Winter Garden, FL): Responsible for assigning duties to project personnel. In charge of ensuring that all installation projects comply w/ co. standards & applicable regulations. Create project status presentations for delivery to customers. Responsible for identifying installation project needs such as resources, staff, or finances by reviewing project objectives & schedules. Confer w/ project personnel to identify & resolveproblems. Reqs 2 yrs of exp. Resumes: Ryan Melnick, Cat Five Window & Door Distribution Incorporated, 127 S Dillard St, Winter Garden, FL 34787.
SYSTEMS ENGINEER IV: Abbott Diabetes Care seeks qualified Systems Eng IV in Orlando, FL. Work w/ customer product managers to uncover, understand & translate business needs of med devices into tech requirements w/in defined Agile dev process consistent w/ FDA 21 CFR 820 & ISO 13485. Bachelors or foreign equiv in Biomed Eng, Electrical/Electronics Eng, Comp Sci, IT or in rltd eng or tech fld of study w/ min 6 yrs rltd progressive, pro exp. Alternatively will accept Masters w/ min. 4 yrs of rltd pro exp. Each alt req must possess min 4 yrs of pro exp in: (i) understanding & translating business needs into tech requirements w/in defined Agile dev process; (ii) prod definition, system arch, reqs writing, reqs mgmt, reqs analysis, risk analysis, hazard analysis, prod test & eval, System V&V &/or design ctrl documentation; (iii) development of new prods/systems, incl electro-mech, software, math, chem &/or biochem processes operative in diagnostic systems; (iv) integration of analytical & performance rltd elements with software, hardware, and electronics system components; and (v) using Jira and Confluence tools & digital environments for issue, bug &/or change tracking. Employer will accept any suitable combo of education, training, or exp. An EOE. 40 hrs/ wk. Send resumes to: Abbott Laboratories, Attn: Elvia Salazar, Willis Tower, 233 S. Wacker Dr., Fl. 25, Dept. 32, Chicago, IL 60606. Refer to ad code: ABT-0119-ES
