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NEWS+ VIEWS 2023: Year in review 7 Orlando Weekly’s most-read stories of the past 12 months 9 11 stories you read in Orlando Weekly and probably nowhere else 11 Our most important stories about workers’ rights 13 Our most important stories about abortion rights

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[ news + views ] the measure did away with what is known as “permanent alimony.” DeSantis’ approval drew an outcry from members of the “First Wives Advocacy Group,” a coalition of mostly older women who assert that their lives will be upended without the payments.

“Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to ban students from using phones and TikTok in schools”

Saying that social media does “more harm than good,” Gov. Ron DeSantis signed education changes that include prohibiting students from using cell phones during class time and curtailing use of the social-media platform TikTok on school grounds.

“Vandalized Morgan and Morgan billboard signs have a likely culprit”

While the (amazingly well-organized, widely traveled and consistent) vandals have yet to reveal themselves, Morgan has admitted to “defacing” his own billboards before as his own creative marketing campaign. It’s not much of a mystery.

“Orlando cop facing charges after being pulled over for speeding, refusing to show license”

In June, an Orlando police officer was pulled over for driving nearly 40 miles above the speed limit near Oviedo. ‘I am going into work my man, why are you trying to pull me over?’ he asked the Seminole County sheriff’s deputy. By August, he was offered a deal by prosecutors: all charges dropped if he completes a pretrial diversion program. Black bears, kids working dangerous jobs, pricey wieners ... | illustration by Elly Adkison

2023: THE YEAR IN REVIEW

Orlando Weekly’s most-read stories of the past 12 months

aby black bears hanging out in Lake Eola Park. A new higher-speed train route between Orlando and Miami. The slow-motion failure of DeSantis’ misguided attempts to crush the Drag Industrial Complex. A $15 hot dog. These are just some of the stories contributing to a lively year in Orlando area news — the stories that we reported, on topics serious or not; the stories that brought the readers

to our website; the stories our readers talked about the most. Here, then, are 10 more of Orlando Weekly’s most-read stories of 2023.

“‘This is a death sentence for me’: Florida Republican women say they will switch parties after DeSantis approves alimony law”

After three vetoes of similar bills and a decade of emotional clashes over the issue,

“University of Central Florida looks to shut down three campuses”

In September, the state university system’s Board of Governors approved UCF’s proposal to close three campuses no longer in use: the South Orlando Campus (unused since 2015), the UCF Leesburg campus (which last offered in-person courses in 2017) and the UCF Palm Bay campus (formerly used for classes in psychology, human communications and interdisciplinary studies; the university moved them online in 2018).

“DeSantis ‘reloads’ presidential run by replacing his campaign manager”

In August, DeSantis shook things up by naming James Uthmeier, chief of staff in the governor’s office, as his new campaign manager, replacing Generra Peck. Under Peck’s leadership, the campaign made some ghastly missteps, ranging from the ill-considered plan to put DeSantis in casual contact with fellow humans (not his strong suit) to payrolling staff who were creating and disseminating Nazi-coded content promoting DeSantis.

“Gov. DeSantis releases list of invalid out-of-state driver’s licenses under new Florida immigration law”

In July, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced a list of types of driver’s licenses from Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Vermont that are invalid in Florida under a new law targeting undocumented immigrants. The prohibited licenses mostly offer limited driving privileges to undocumented immigrants. By August, only two of the original list remained.

“Florida bill targeting drivers who cruise in the left lane moves through House”

A proposal that would restrict drivers from cruising in highway left lanes sped through a House panel in December. The bill would set non-criminal fines of up to $158 for using the left lane unless attempting to pass other motorists. “All of us who travel back and forth to Tallahassee experience frustration on the major highways and frustration caused by drivers impeding the flow of traffic in the left lane,” bill sponsor Jenna PersonsMulicka, R-Fort Myers, said. (Look for this one in our roundup of the most useless bills proposed for the 2024 Legislative Session, running in our Jan. 10 issue.)

“‘Not on our f*cking watch’: Florida Democratic Party chair releases new party ad blasting state GOP, DeSantis”

The (literally) fiery ad blasted the state GOP, blaming the majority party for issues such as unaffordable housing and income inequality in Florida. The 70-second ad looked like some kind of horror movie trailer, featuring darkness, a blazing fire and audio from newscasts describing the state of Florida’s political landscape. “Republicans are trying to burn our state and your @FlaDems to the ground,” Fried wrote in a tweet accompanying the new clip. “Not on our fucking watch.”

“Nazi groups march on Orlando, blasting white supremacist chants Labor Day weekend”

The Goyim Defense League, Blood Tribe and The Order of the Black Sun gathered in Altamonte Springs and outside Walt Disney World Saturday, Sept. 2. The Altamonte Springs demonstration, consisting of GDL and Blood Tribe, was dubbed“The March of the Red Shirts” by organizers, while the Order of the Black Sun, a new neo-Nazi group primarily based in Florida, posted up outside Walt Disney World and flew several swastika flags and a “Ron DeSantis 2024” flag. feedback@orlandoweekly.com

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2023 IN REVIEW:

11 stories you read in Orlando Weekly and probably nowhere else BY MCKENNA S CH U EL ER

1. Food service workers fight for a union at Rollins College

Dining service workers at Rollins College, officially employed by contractor Sodexo, first began organizing with Unite Here Local 362 in August 2022. But they did so quietly, knowing employers can get into full-on aggressive “union buster” mode once workers formally announce their intent to unionize. And that’s exactly what happened. Sodexo, a French company with a long history of union-busting at other sites they cater (including government cafeterias), waged an aggressive counter-organizing campaign at Rollins College, which took a hands-off approach when asked about their thoughts on the union effort. Sodexo management (allegedly) organized an anti-union rally where supervisors told workers lies about unions. The company also (allegedly) broke federal labor law in a number of other ways (e.g., threatening to fire workers who voted in favor of unionizing). Workers voted 33-39 against unionizing in November. But, because of all of the union-busting behavior, the union has filed a complaint with the federal labor board calling on them to scrap the results.

gradually from $8.46 to $15 by October 2026. The initiative got the support of nearly 61% of voters — more votes than either former president Donald Trump (who won the popular vote in Florida in 2020) or President Joe Biden. Currently, the minimum wage is $12 an hour. But, because of a lack of enforcement in the state, labor advocates warn the state needs to do more to actually make sure bosses are following the law. Florida lawmakers dissolved the agency tasked with enforcing minimum wage in 2002 — and didn’t give that task to anyone else until 2005. Since then, the State Attorney General has been the only state enforcement official for making sure bosses pay workers what they’re legally owed in wages, tips and overtime. Records show, however, that the AG rarely actually goes after wage theft, and the AG office doesn’t openly advertise its ability to do so. This problem has largely gone unaddressed by state lawmakers, although some communities (including Osceola County) have established local wage recovery programs to help fill gaps in enforcement — a responsibility otherwise left to the understaffed, underfunded U.S. Department of Labor.

2. Orlando doctor provides antichoice activists with a way to more easily harass abortion clinic patients

4. Fake abortion clinic coming to Kissimmee claims to offer ‘choices’ — just not abortion

Orlando Weekly exclusively reported on a local internal medicine doctor who owns a private practice next door to the Center of Orlando for Women abortion clinic. For years, Dr. Donald Collins, MD, has allowed anti-abortion protesters to stand on his property, ensuring protesters have an easier time harassing patients. (We’ve been there and seen it.) Collins was caught on video by volunteer clinic escorts from Stand With Abortion Now owning up to it. “I believe in the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death, “ Collins shared in a video uploaded to Orlando Weekly’s YouTube. Eventually he adds, “I don’t believe in harassment,” though his generosity with his space allows for just that. Dr. Collins’ office did not respond to multiple requests for comment on this story.

3. Florida’s minimum wage went up, but there’s a problem: Enforcement is weak

Florida voters in 2020 overwhelmingly voted in favor of raising Florida’s minimum wage

A local chain of crisis pregnancy centers, known as Choices Women’s Clinic, is opening up a new location in Kissimmee to offer “choices” to pregnant people — but abortion isn’t one of them. Although the nonprofit’s main website appears to offer information about abortion, in reality, it’s a religious-based organization that, according to its separate donors website, wants to “change abortion in Orlando until there are zero.” Crisis pregnancy centers are explicitly anti-abortion in nature, but often choose names and use other manipulative tactics to trick people into thinking they operate as reliable medical facilities that offer abortion care. Choices already has two locations, one on West Colonial Drive and one near the UCF area. Their upcoming Kissimmee location, located at 1011 Brack St. according to property appraiser records, is expected to open in April.

5. Top union buster in Orlando is a repeat violator of federal labor law

The Labor Pros, headquartered in downtown Orlando, is one of the most active “union

avoidance” consulting firms in the country. It’s also one of the top violators of a federal law that requires “union avoidance” consultants to file financial disclosure reports with the U.S. Department of Labor. That law requires such reports, detailing the union-busting work they do for employers, be filed within 30 days of entering into an agreement with the employer. The Labor Pros, founded in 2002 by a former member of the regional Chamber of Commerce, has been hired to crush organizing activity for the likes of companies like Hilton Hotels, Guitar Center, and Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, where one of their union busters allegedly told a worker that being part of a union was akin to “chattel slavery.” But the Labor Pros have a history of filing their reports late or incorrectly — with reports missing information or (conveniently) misspelling labor consultants’ names, making it harder to track.

6. Landlords in Orange County can’t legally discriminate against housing voucher users — but they do anyway

Earlier this year, the Orange County board of county commissioners passed a new local law that forbids landlords and realtors from discriminating against tenants with housing vouchers — e.g. Section 8. That is, you can’t explicitly refuse someone just because they have a voucher. A review of rental listing sites by Orlando Weekly, however, found that many property management companies continue to post discriminatory listings anyway. Some have listings that explicitly say,“NO SECTION 8.” Orange County has an office that’s meant to enforce this new anti-discrimination law. But when questioned by Orlando Weekly, an administrator for the Office of Tenant Services said they don’t have the capacity or inclination to proactively identify such discriminatory listings and get landlords to knock it off. Rather, they say they only investigate complaints that come in to them via email, phone or in-person.

7. Costuming workers at Disney fight to end gender wage gaps

As the Disney World unions gathered together to bargain for a new contract for the theme parks’ 43,000 union workers this year, a small group of those workers who do costuming work told Orlando Weekly about something that’s chronically fallen under the radar: a gender

wage gap between costuming workers (most, but not all, of whom are women) and stage tech workers (who are mostly men). Both job classifications are covered by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and stage techs are united in the costuming workers’ call for equity in their wage scale. The Walt Disney Co., however, refuses to even acknowledge this wage gap, and unfortunately, it wasn’t fully addressed in the contract that was eventually negotiated for Disney World workers in 2023. “We’re not birds and mice, playing and singing,” costuming worker Robyn Morie told us. “We’re working hard, and we’re professionals. We just want to be treated like it.”

8. United Auto Workers in Orlando strike for over a month in fight for better contract

This fall, nearly 50,000 employees of General Motors, Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) and Ford walked out on strike, following the expiration of their union contract. These workers, organized with the United Auto Workers, joined a historic strike in their fight for fair wages, improved retirement benefits and the end of a tiered system that created division within the workforce — and they ended up winning big. But while much of the attention was based on the thousands of workers that walked out on strike in the Midwest — where most of the auto companies’ manufacturing plants are based — there were also about 80 workers at a Stellantis auto parts center in Orlando that walked off the job in solidarity with their co-workers. Orlando Weekly visited the picket line multiple times over the course of the five weeks that they were out on strike to learn more about their histories with the company, and what the stakes were for them and their families in this fight.

9. New law legalizing fentanyl test strips doesn’t apply to testing tools for other risky street drugs

During the 2023 legislative session, Florida lawmakers passed a bill to legalize fentanyl test strips — strips of paper that are capable of detecting whether a drug contains fentanyl, a driving force behind thousands of overdose deaths in the state each year. But, unlike similar proposals in some other states, the law only legalized testing equipment for fentanyl and didn’t include other dangerous drugs that have entered the illicit drug market, like xylazine, which can cause serious side effects including life-threatening sedation and severe skin wounds that sometimes lead to amputation. Legalizing fentanyl test strips was a compromise of sorts, and the final law also specifies that it does not apply to testing equipment that’s capable of detecting the quantity or potency of fentanyl. (Standard fentanyl test strips can’t do this anyway.) The goal continued on page 11

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of legalization is to help inform people who use drugs what they’re taking — since many overdose deaths occur in cases where drugs have been laced with fentanyl unbeknownst to the user.

10. Union Starbucks workers in Oviedo continue call for Starbucks to bargain in good faith

Starbucks workers at over 350 locations in 43 states have voted to join the labor union Starbucks Workers United since December 2021, drawing national attention and inspiring service workers for other companies to organize their workplaces, too. Florida is home to six unionized locations, including a location in Oviedo, near UCF. Unfortunately, Starbucks — a company with a long history of union opposition — has refused to bargain in good faith with the union, and workers are still fighting for an initial union contract. Labor experts think Starbucks is trying to drag things out on purpose to crush support for the union. Oviedo Starbucks workers first unionized in June 2022. This year, they participated in a number of rallies and days in action in protest of Starbucks’ bad behavior and in support of the company coming to the bargaining table to hammer out a contract that meets their demands for better scheduling practices, wages that keep up with the cost of living and better healthcare benefits, among other things.

11. Florida used unpaid prison labor to prepare for Hurricane Idalia

Surprisingly or not, Florida’s history of using unpaid incarcerated people to prepare communities for hurricanes — by filling and distributing sandbags, for instance — is underreported. Whether you think it’s a good deed or not, incarcerated people across the state don’t have a choice about performing work, often unpaid or earning less than $1 an hour, while jailed or imprisoned. Prisons in Florida wouldn’t be able to function without their unpaid laborers. But it’s during hurricane season when this unpaid labor is perhaps most visible, as sheriffs’ offices proudly post about prisoners doing this work on social media. The Miami New Times noted, following Hurricane Irma in 2017, that “inmate work crews” have a long, unsurprisingly racist history in Florida, dating back to at least 1868, when the state’s first penitentiary opened. Incarcerated workers aren’t covered by basic labor protections in the U.S. And some have staged strikes in prisons over the years (also underreported) over prison wages and other unsafe prison conditions. news@orlandoweekly.com

2023 IN REVIEW:

Our most important stories about workers’ rights BY M CK E N N A S C HUE L E R

f you follow national news, you might have noticed headlines or news stories about strikes by auto workers, UPS workers, walkouts staged by Starbucks and Amazon workers and others — but did you also know some of that has been going on basically in your own backyard? We featured a few of our top stories about Central Florida workers’ rights in our list of important but underreported stories, page 9. Here’s a rundown that takes a deeper look into 2023’s labor stories.

UPS workers in Orlando prepared for a major strike

For a full year, hundreds of thousands of UPS drivers and warehouse workers organized with the Teamsters prepared for a historic strike against UPS. They were ready to walk out if the mail delivery titan didn’t meet workers’demands on pay and workplace issues, such as lack of air conditioning in delivery trucks. In the past, the union accepted major concessions. But under new leadership, the union was prepared to fight for a deal that would deliver (no pun intended) significant, material gains for members. Orlando Weekly caught up with UPS workers in Orlando preparing for a strike outside of a UPS warehouse in July, where employees said they didn’t want to strike, but were prepared to if it meant fighting for a deal that would offer more than crumbs. UPS stalled, but after executives realized their 340,000 union employees nationwide were serious about their strike threat, they reached an agreement with the union ahead of the strike deadline.

After the Teamsters won big at UPS, local water delivery drivers made a bid to join the union

Shortly after UPS workers won big with the Teamsters, local beverage delivery drivers for ReadyRefresh, a bottled water supplier owned by a former Nestlé subsidiary, reached out to the Teamsters about organizing a union. In November, the union narrowly lost the union election in a split 10-10 vote by the workers, based in Davenport. More than 50% of support is needed for a union to prevail. Citing certain union-busting allegations, however, the union has called on the federal board that oversees elections to agree to a new election. The outcome of that is TBD.

Immigrant workers, businesses joined statewide protest over Florida’s harsh new immigration law

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law one of the harshest anti-immigrant laws in the country earlier this year, after it got the backing of Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature. The law specifically targets undocumented workers — and the employers who hire them. Business owners warned it could create a labor shortage, particularly in industries such as agriculture and construction. Ahead of the law’s effective date, however, immigrant rights groups and immigrant workers themselves raised hell over it, staging rallies and a statewide day of action on June 1. Orlando Weekly reported on one of those demonstrations, staged outside the office of Rep. Carolina Amesty, an Orlando-area Republican of Venezuelan heritage who campaigned on targeting socialism and “illegal immigration.” (She voted in favor of the legislation.) Hundreds of immigrant workers and community allies gathered for the occasion, with massive semi-trucks displaying signs bearing phrases such as “Since 2011, 80% of house construction were built by Hispanic labor.”

Disney workers approved a new contract delivering an $18 minimum wage and paid family leave

Thousands of union workers at Disney World approved a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement that delivered an $18 minimum wage (up from $15) and eight weeks of paid family leave (a first). This came after months of contract negotiations between the Walt Disney Co. and the six labor unions representing workers at Disney, collectively known as the Service Trades Council Union. Disney opened with paltry deals offering, for instance, a $1 raise for workers in the first year, which workers overwhelmingly shot down. “When we come together, when we unionize and organize, this is what we can do,” said one worker the night workers approved their new contract.“We are changing the future of Central Florida, the state of Florida. … Don’t ever forget what you’ve done tonight.”

Entertainment industry workers rallied in Orlando during SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike

Nearly one month into a national actors’ strike, Florida performers represented by the Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) orlandoweekly.com

rallied at Lake Eola Park in August, in solidarity with union members nationwide striking for fair compensation, job protections and improved working conditions. Chris Greene, an actor based in Orlando, said at the time that the strike wasn’t only about better pay for those barely scraping by. It was also about equitable treatment and respect on the job — nothing workers in other industries don’t get or deserve as well. “We’re not going to get on the screen until they show us the green, and that’s how it’s going to go down,” he said. After 118 days on strike, the union reached a deal with the film and TV studios in November, later ratified with 78% of support from union members.

Healthcare workers at HCA hospitals rallied for safe staffing in Kissimmee and Sanford

Nurses at HCA Lake Monroe hospital in Sanford rallied this year over concerns of understaffing — a chronic concern also shared by healthcare workers at HCA Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee. Workers at both hospitals called on HCA to do better, not just to help ease their burden on the job, but for hospital patients, who stand to suffer harm from consequences of short-staffing. HCA, a company that reported $5.6 billion in net profits in 2022, has denied allegations of keeping hospitals short-staffed to cut labor costs and dismisses rallies by HCA healthcare workers as “stunts.”

Uber and Lyft drivers in Florida launch effort to organize for better pay and app policies

Uber and Lyft drivers across Florida this year announced a new organizing campaign with the Independent Drivers Guild, affiliated with the Machinists union. Drivers in Central Florida rallied in April, sharing demands for better app policies and profit-sharing (since drivers are increasingly seeing less money from the gig, despite hiked-up costs for passengers).“If you’re an independent contractor, you’re not alone,” said Arifa Tirmizi, an Uber driver and mother of seven who began organizing with IDG up in New York. “We’re making our hard-earned cash — money — and it’s not for somebody just to come and take it away from us.”

A custodial worker at Universal Orlando filed a complaint against Universal over anti-union policies — and won

Christopher Collins, a custodial worker at Universal Orlando, filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the federal government, accusing Universal of maintaining company policies that violated workers’ rights under federal law. Although it took over a year, Collins won. Two days ahead of a scheduled trial, Universal reached a settlement agreement, agreeing to continued on page 13 ●

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2022 overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling recognizing the right to privacy in decisions about abortion. What do they do? They stand guard outside of one of Orlando’s only remaining abortion clinics, which is visited almost every day by anti-abortion protesters who harass the clinic’s patients and make a big fuss outside. SWAN volunteers escort patients to and from the clinic’s doors. They also blast the protesters’ antics on their popular TikTok account. Orlando Weekly did a deep dive on what they do — and what happens outside the abortion clinic — earlier this year.

scrap or “lawfully revise” certain company policies to ensure compliance with federal labor law. Collins didn’t have a fancy legal team on his side. “I didn’t have anyone helping me or giving me advice,” he told Orlando Weekly in August, when the federal labor board moved forward with his case. “I just did it.”

DeSantis signed into law an unpopular anti-union bill

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill (SB 256) designed to undermine most public sector unions across the state, under the guise of “paycheck protection.” Unions representing cops, firefighters and correctional officers — which generally endorse Republicans for office — were exempted. The bill, over a decade in the making, makes it harder for unions to collect dues from members by banning paycheck deductions and requires at least 60% of union-eligible employees to be dues-paying union members in order for the union to remain certified. Dozens of union members traveled up to Tallahassee to speak out against the bill, including educators, sanitation workers, animal services workers and self-described Republican union members. The bill was ultimately passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature with Democrats opposed and most Republican lawmakers in support (though a handful crossed party lines to join Democrats in opposition).

Florida Republican wants older teens to be able to work dangerous jobs and longer hours

With Florida’s 2024 legislative session just around the corner (beginning Jan. 9), Florida Republicans have filed two separate bills (HB 49 and SB 460) that would roll back certain child labor protections for minors under state law. Senate Bill 460, filed by Sen. Corey Simon of Tallahassee (the former NFL football player), would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work jobs in roofing and construction that are currently deemed too dangerous for minors. House Bill 49, filed by Rep. Linda Chaney of St. Pete Beach, would gut child labor protections that prevent bosses from putting16- and 17-year-old teens to work after 11 p.m. on school nights and allow employers to work those older teens for more than 30 hours during a school week. House Bill 49 is backed by the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, a deep-pocketed front group for restaurants and hospitality employers, and the bill was written by the Foundation for Government Accountability, a conservative think tank funded by billionaires that lobbies for policies that make low-income families’ lives harder. Records obtained by Orlando Weekly show that Simon’s bill, expanding the labor pool of child roofers (“youth workers”), was written by the Florida Home Builders Association and Associated Builders and Contractors. Florida is at least the 16th state to see child labor rollbacks proposed by lawmakers in recent years. Labor experts say it’s a multi-state, coordinated effort. mschueler@orlandoweekly.com

Activists raise nearly $200,000 to save an Orlando abortion clinic fined by the state

Orlando marched on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade | Photo by Matt Keller Lehman

2023 IN REVIEW:

Our most important stories about abortion rights BY M CK E N N A S C HUE L E R

bortion rights across the country were under attack in 2023, and Florida was in the vanguard. In 2023 we reported on elected leaders seeking to further undercut abortion rights, others who are working to strengthen them, and activists on both sides of the issue. Here’s a rundown of some of the most important stories we published about abortion rights in 2023:

Abortion rights groups launch campaign for constitutional amendment to protect abortion access

Taking aim at government interference in abortion decisions, a coalition of groups formally launched a campaign in May to pass a constitutional amendment in 2024 to ensure abortion rights in Florida. If passed by at least 60% of voters in 2024, the statewide ballot initiative — spearheaded by political committee Floridians Protecting Freedom — would ensure abortion rights up to fetal viability, which is generally understood as about 24 weeks of pregnancy. The announcement of the multimillion-dollar campaign came after the Republican-controlled Legislature this spring approved a ban on

abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. That ban is currently on hold pending a state Supreme Court decision.

DeSantis signs Florida’s six-week abortion ban into law

Moving quickly on what supporters dubbed the “Heartbeat Protection Act,” Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law in April that would prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. He made a big deal of signing the bill late at night, less than 12 hours after Republican lawmakers had given the bill final approval. Due to an ongoing legal challenge, the six-week abortion ban hasn’t gone into effect — yet. Currently, abortion is legal up to 15 weeks of pregnancy. Democrats in Florida’s Legislature opposed the bill, and a few Republicans crossed party lines to vote against it as well.

Volunteer clinic escorts stand guard outside of an Orlando abortion clinic

A local group of volunteer clinic escorts, Stand With Abortion Now, first began organizing after the U.S. Supreme Court in June

Volunteer abortion clinic escorts with SWAN took on a heavy lift: a goal to raise nearly $200,000 to help save a local abortion clinic fined by the state over violations of a restrictive state abortion law. Within weeks, SWAN, incredibly, met that goal and exceeded it. The clinic, the Center of Orlando for Women, was fined $193,000 for 193 alleged violations of a state law that requires a person to have two in-person medical appointments at least 24 hours apart before they can obtain an abortion. The controversial law, a clear barrier meant to make obtaining an abortion more difficult, was initially passed in 2015 but blocked by the courts until 2022.

Orlando State Rep. Anna Eskamani files bill to prevent criminal charges for getting an abortion

Florida Rep. Anna Eskamani of Orlando filed legislation for consideration in 2024 that would prevent pregnant people from being criminally charged for getting an abortion in Florida, even if it’s obtained after 15 weeks of pregnancy — the state’s current limit. The bill is identical to a companion bill filed by Democrat Lauren Book in the State Senate in September. That bill was filed shortly after “pro-life” Florida governor and GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis falsely claimed on TV that state law currently only criminalizes abortion providers, not people who get abortions. The legislation filed by Eskamani and Book aims to change Florida statutes to align with DeSantis’ claim.

Abortion access for minors in Florida is restricted by judges — mostly men

Any minor in Florida who wants to get an abortion must first get parental consent, under a law passed in 2020. Otherwise, they need a waiver from a judge. Laws requiring some form of parental involvement in minors’ abortions exist in at least 35 other states. A report from Human Rights Watch, released this year, shows just how much power Florida judges have in granting — or denying — abortion care to Florida minors, who face an arduous, confusing process if they want to get a judicial waiver. news@orlandoweekly.com

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STYLE FROM THE SOURCE Vintage Wholesale Club | Orlando Weekly S

uccess in the vintage clothing market requires an advantage. For Hallandale Beach haberdashery Vintage Wholesale Club, that advantage comes naturally. “We’ve been shipping secondhand clothing from the U.S. and Canada to the Dominican Republic for quite some time,” says Co-founder Elijah Mayse. Since launching in March, VWC has already made waves in the market. Their secret? Selling style from the source. “The main advantage we have other than—and due to—our decades in the industry is our direct access to the source,” Mayse says. “Unlike other sellers, we produce our own vintage from our facilities in the Dominican Republic. That means our wholesale is untouched after being sorted and is delivered to customers without the best pieces removed.” By eliminating the steps between clothing and customer, Vintage Wholesale Club provides a direct line to sought-after styles without sacrificing quality. “So many resellers and everyday vintage buyers spend hours in thrift stores. We essentially sort through the thrift store for you and send you exactly the category you want,” says Mayse. “We take it directly from the source as it’s produced and graded and sell it to our customers. So there’s nothing picked out of it. Nothing’s cherry-picked.” Unlike the average secondhand clothing store that only sells individual items, Vintage Wholesale Club offers curated collections based on each customer’s personal need. So whether you’re craving Carhartt, hunting for Harley-Davidson, or jonesing for jeans (“Levi’s never dies,” quips Gillium), they’ve got you covered from head to toe—and then some. The “Club” portion of the name refers to, well, The Club. For only $250 a year, members receive 10% off every purchase and free shipping on bales of clothing, both of which add up to substantial

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savings. Primarily supplying retailers seeking large amounts of top-shelf vintage clothing, The Club offers bulk boxes with 25, 50, and 100 items apiece. “If you want to compare it to something, it’d be like the Costco of vintage,” Mayse says. But for Vintage Wholesale Club, big quantities don’t mean bad quality. “The feedback we’re getting, a lot of our customers are like, ‘Man, we love you guys. You guys are consistent, and we wish we would’ve had you guys five or 10 years ago.’” And if you’re only in the market for a small shopping spree, you’ve got plenty of options, too. Vintage Wholesale Club’s intro packs are the perfect way to find the right fit before committing to a whole wardrobe. With two-piece packages available in everything from tees, button-ups, polos, and sweatshirts to hoodies, jerseys, jackets, and bottoms—as well as women’s tops, dresses, and skirts—sampling a style from The Club is easy and affordable. Another advantage of buying vintage: “You’re bringing back something from the past that nobody’s seen or worn in 30 years,” Mayse says. “It’s a unique piece, one of one. You know when you go out and wear it, someone’s gonna comment on it. They want something no one else has.” To put it simply, Mayse says, “You’re wearing a time capsule.” Things are just getting started for Vintage Wholesale Club. “We’d like to be the biggest seller of authentic wholesale vintage and retro styles in the U.S. and Canada,” Gillium says. “We just want to be the direct source. Whether it’s your average B2B customer or a B2B who wants to grow their Depop or brick-and-mortar, we want to be their source and we want to build a relationship.” If the past is any indication of things to come, the future looks bright for The Club and its members. Join today at vintagewholesaleclub.com.

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2023 in Review: The lack of accessible performance space became ever more acute, as our town’s emerging talents struggle to find stages. That scarcity, and continued assaults from the Legislature, drove many Orlando artists to exit the state One of the biggest lessons we learned

during the pandemic was the crucial importance of shared physical spaces to health of any community. That includes the arts community, especially live theater, which is the only art form that (with all due respect to Zoom performances) relies upon in-person communion between performer and patron. As I looked back over the past year’s Live Active Culture columns, I was struck by how many of them touched on Orlando’s desperate need for more performance venues that are accessible to audiences, affordable for artists and safe for everyone. Unfortunately, decades of public policy subsidizing high-end development at the expense of storefront stages and warehouse studios has resulted in Orlando’s anemic infrastructure for entry-level artists, which provides insufficient opportunity to accommodate our town’s emerging talents. (Try to imagine a parallel situation in athletics, if Central Florida had dozens of professional sports arenas, but barely any public courts or fields available to amateur players.) Competition over scarce resources causes creatives to turn on each other like chickens in an overcrowded coop, and over the past year I’ve observed an erosion of established institutions that control our sacred spaces, as well as a communal failure to nurture the next generation of performers.

Can Orlando Fringe’s ArtSpace alleviate the stage crunch? | Photo by Seth Kubersky

The Orlando Museum of Art’s FBI bust over an exhibit of ersatz Basquiats (and the increasingly surreal legal proceedings that have followed) played out all year long, reinforcing the wider art world’s stereotypes about Florida’s failings. But closer to home, the meteoric meltdown at Winter Garden’s Garden Theatre — which saw multiple key staff members depart amid reports of problematic leadership — might have even more lasting local impact. Although the Garden has bounced back with well-attended shows by Victory Productions, the social media firestorm surrounding the conflict starkly exposed how fragile the fault lines are within Orlando’s grassroots theater community. Individual productions come and go, but among Orlando’s midsized theater companies, the ones that seem to have made the most impact in 2023 were those who have their own space, which provides the stability and control key to creating a consistent guest experience. Renaissance Theatre continues to blossom in their ever-evolving venue, which was best utilized by the thrilling third (and best yet) installment of Nosferatu, their decadent Halloween delight that deserves to draw Sleep No More devotees from NYC. James Brendlinger exited his theatrical mini-empire in the Oviedo Mall, but his Penguin Point has smoothly transitioned into Imagine Performing Arts Center and continues to host Matthew MacDermid’s Ensemble Company, whose two-part staging of Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance was the most intimate epic I experienced all year. And although it isn’t open

to the public, Aaron Safer’s New Generation Theatrical has a new workshop inside Fashion Square Mall that’s helped them present some spiffy productions like Michael Knight’s immersive “Sleepy Hollow” spoof, Gothic Tavern, at the newly rebranded Orlando Family Stage, formerly Orlando Rep (aka the Civic, if you’ve been here since the 1990s). However, a far more common refrain recurring throughout my columns has been how wretched Orlando’s rental market has become for nomadic performing troupes of modest means. The Lowndes Shakespeare Center has long served as the preferred stage for many smaller groups — such as Little Radical Theatrics, whose recent Rocky Horror Show burst the seams of the Mandell Theater with exuberant energy. But rates at the Shakes have risen, while its facilities are long overdue for major repairs, which will reduce availability during the coming year. The Dr. Phillips Center saw superb tours of Beetlejuice and Into the Woods, as well as ambitious productions from Central Florida Vocal Arts, Opera Orlando and Orlando Ballet; but even with the upcoming addition of a listening room, the complex remains out of reach for many local producers. Only days after hosting pianist Julian Bond’s benefit for NPR arts correspondent Nikki Darden Creston, the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts announced their imminent relocation across town, and nearby Winter Park Playhouse may lose its lease in 2025. Parliament House’s Footlight Theatre used to serve a key role in

LGBTQ+ arts, but its downtown successor seems to be stalled; Savoy and Hamburger Mary’s have tried to fill the gap, although their stage facilities are far smaller. And after a promising preview, Robert Crane’s White Elephant Theatre was ensnared in red tape and never opened, while Theatre Downtown’s old space in still tragically dormant, crying out for a group of anarchist actors to liberate it from the cold clutches of Advent Health. Of course, we must also remember the bonkers bovine that’s no longer in the room. Recently, the once-revered Mad Cow Theater officially dissolved, about a year after being evicted from their space at 54 W. Church St. Those stages are now in the hands of Orlando Fringe, which has used their ArtSpace to import national acts like The Coldharts, who debuted the fulfilling finale to their Edgar Allan Poe trilogy, as well as present up-and-coming locals such as Phoenix Tears, which premiered Jeremiah Gibbons’ original musical, Ophelia. It remains to be seen whether ArtSpace will fulfill expectations of providing affordable rental space on a wider basis; read more about the departure of executive director Alauna Friskics and January’s rechristened FESTN4 winter mini-festival in the first LAC of 2024. With so much anxiety-inducing scarcity and strife — not to mention continued assaults from the governor’s office — is it any wonder that so many Orlando artists chose to exit the state in 2023 and find safer spaces elsewhere? Musical genius Tod Kimbro packed his RV and glamped his way west. Producer/performer Beth Marshall picked up her poker chips and moved to the mountains, leaving her Play-in-a-Day in the capable hands of young Clark Levi. And director Jeremy Seghers left us with a stirring interpretation of Streetcar Named Desire (starring an electric Indigo Leigh) before shuffling off to Pittsburgh. And they are only three drops in the river of creative talents continuing to flood away from our state. Even if a holiday miracle solved the issue of insufficient performance spaces, and the cultural climate transformed to hold space for every artist, our theater community would still be faced with an existential challenge: Where is tomorrow’s audience? Even some of the best productions I attended in 2023 struggled with slumping advance sales and half-full houses, which leads me to wonder: How can theaters make space for younger patrons without pushing out the older generation — especially since they’re still paying for most of the tickets? And how can we collectively nurture more spaces that serve as community hubs and homes-awayfrom-home, where all people (not just the artistic elite) are eager to gather, regardless of what group is gracing the stage? People who care about the future of performing arts in Orlando had better come up with some good answers to those questions in 2024; otherwise, will the last artist to exit please leave the ghost light on? skubersky@orlandowekly.com

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Chef Tung Phan’s Camille is the very top table of 2023 | Photo by Rob Bartlett

TOP TABLES

The finest restaurants that opened in Orlando in 2023 BY FA IYAZ KARA

he sheer number of exceptional eating establishments that unveiled themselves in 2023 made identifying and ranking the best new restaurants for this annual roundup more difficult than foisting a $15 hot dog onto skeptical Orlando foodies. Re-revisiting these notable hotspots certainly didn’t make this somewhat subjective task any easier, and only served to add another 10 pounds to my bay-windowed frame. Clearly, restricting the selection to just five new restaurants — as we’ve done every year since the inception of Top Tables in 2012 — was going to be far too limiting, given this banner 12-month period. So, in an effort to accurately reflect this unprecedented year for restaurant openings, the decision was made to expand the selection from five to 10 restaurants, and my brain and belly are all the happier for it. From sophisticated houses of fine dining to frenzied fast-casual sup spots and everything in between, here, then, are the very best restaurants that opened in 2023.

No. 1: Camille

4962 New Broad St., camilleorlando.com Opened June Yes, it’s the sort of restaurant that’s been intentionally and systematically designed, planned and curated to attract the sparkle of Michelin stars and James Beard Awards, but the seductive trappings and glint of tweezers in the pockets of cooks 16

doesn’t take away from the fact that chef Tung Phan’s creative and unconventional spins on Vietnamese dishes punctuated with classical French flourishes comprise one of the most exciting menus we’ve seen in years. A dish like Phan’s bánh xèo, reimagined here with chunks of tuile-crowned Florida spiny lobster positioned onto a ring of Vietnamese pesto slicked in passion-fruit nuoc cham with bourbon barrel-aged fish sauce, isn’t just a showpiece; it’s photogenic as hell, too. But Camille is so much more than pretty food on pretty plates. Phan purposefully leaves his guests with a sense of the historical connection of France and Vietnam and, as an extension, of the effects the colonizer has on the colonized, and vice-versa. And in today’s world, the poignancy of Phan’s message is not lost.

No. 2: Primrose Lanes

400 N. Primrose Drive, primroselanes.com Opened August It’s arguably the most unusual dining venue in town, but bowling alley, Celebrity Room sports lounge and spectator bar aside, it’s the dishes crafted by Jason Campbell (with an assist from Team Market Group executive chef Nick Grecco) that’s bowling folks over. And while the menu has gone through a few iterations in its short life span, everything from the contentious $15 hot dog to the chilled shrimp roll to the crispy chicken sandwich is the comfort-food equivalent of a 300 game.

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No. 3: KungFu Kitchen

8466 Palm Parkway, kfkitchennyc.com Opened September Lines are common at this tourist sector outpost of Peter Song’s famed New York City dumpling house but, fear not, they tend to move with Disney-like efficiency. Without question, those meat-filled funbags are every bit worth the wait, but just as next-level are the pan-fried buns, scallion pancakes, wokky stir-fries and Song’s specialty hand-pulled and knife-cut noodles. Either of those squigglers inside a bowl of beef with chili oil makes a tongue-wagging slurp of worth.

No. 4: Zaru

1114 E. Colonial Drive, zarufl.com Opened September It’s the adherence to udon’s 500-year-old tradition that makes this intimate and striking 30-seater (by James Beard Awardnominated restaurateurs Johnny and Jimmy Tung) the best new restaurant to open in Mills 50. The scratch-made, Sanuki-style noodles are crafted from premium Japanese flour imported from Kagawa Prefecture, the birthplace of udon, and feature in eight different cold and hot noodle dishes. Numerous add-ons augment the slurp, but don’t overlook stellar zensai like yaki gyoza, chicken tatsuta-age or a tataki of A5 zabuton.

No. 5: Foreigner Restaurant

2816 Corrine Drive, foreignerrestaurant.com Opened March After killing it on the pop-up circuit with the “Foreigner Experience,” Bruno Fonseca permanently ensconced his chef’s tasting concept into a stunning space in Audubon Park where the Brazil-born chef and his team of “foreigners” now present a

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Other notable 2023 openings:

KungFu Kitchen, Chayote Barrio Kitchen and Sushi Saint also made the top 10 | Photos by Faiyaz Kara and Rob Bartlett

multi-course, prix-fixe menu drawing from global influences. It’s fussedup fare, no doubt, but dishes like a caldo verde incorporating jamon Iberico and anchovies play up the comforting aspects of the flavors and that, much like Foreigner’s ethos, is universal.

No. 6: Chayote Barrio Kitchen

480 Orlando Ave., Winter Park, chayotewinterpark.com Opened October The first stateside restaurant for decorated Puerto Rican chef Mario Pagan presents a menu rooted in what he’s dubbed “Nueva Mesa Latina,” or the “New Latin Table.” And while it’s modern in every respect, Chayote’s bill of fare celebrates the heritage and culinary footprint of all Hispanic cultures and Latinidad cuisine, from adobo lamb confit with boniato gnocchi to panko-dusted Chilean sea bass with truffle-buttered yuca mousse in a sauce fashioned from foie, port and veal stock. Chayote’s interior is a seemingly disparate hodgepodge of bold contemporary and tropical patterns and finishes, but Chayote ugly it’s not.

No. 7: Norman’s

7924 Via Dellagio Way, normansorlando.com Opened February Many chefs on this list owe much to Norman Van Aken, the elder statesman of Florida cookery and progenitor of fusion’s “New World Cuisine” subset. The Sand Lake Road location was three-and-a-half years in the making, and the restaurant’s sleek new look marks an aesthetic break from its former dated environs of the Ritz-Carlton. The menu’s original Latin-Caribbean DNA, overseen by chef de cuisine Carlos Robles Molina, remains intact with flavors from Japan and Southeast Asia adding to Van Aken’s evolving “New World” understanding. The wine list is just as stellar as before, and a recently launched tasting menu should please the restaurant’s most avid patrons.

No. 8: Bakery 1908

2021 E. Colonial Drive, bakery1908.com Opened November The sheer number of pastries, breads, buns, cookies and every other conceivable baked good at this Hong Kong-style bakery boggles the mind, but getting to them before they run out is the trick. Yes, they’re that good. The fact they also offer dim sum — including soup dumplings, wonton soup, popcorn chicken and their signature fried tofu coated in

scallion, roasted garlic, cilantro and red pepper — makes it all the more remarkable. The boba tea and coffee game is just as strong.

No. 9: Superica

415 S. Orlando Ave., Winter Park, superica.com/winter-park Opened November Five-time James Beard Award nominee Ford Fry has effectively spread the true gospel of Tex-Mex throughout the Southeast with his Superica brand of restaurants, and Winter Park is all the better for it. Dishes like tacos al carbon with guava-glazed crispy pork belly and the jiggly 36-hour-smoked hunk of bone-in short rib coated in a charred chipotle-molasses crust are as vibrant as Superica’s colorful interior, where cattle horns, blingy light fixtures, taxidermy and glam Italian red-leather stools converge.

No. 10: Sushi Saint

400 Pittman St., sushisaint.com Opened October Michael Collantes has set the bar for temaki celestially high with Sushi Saint, though prices for the conical, three-bite hand rolls veer toward the wicked. It doesn’t take away from the fact that the temaki are sinfully savory, thanks to seaweed sheets Collantes procures from a small purveyor in Japan. They lend the rolls — filled with everything from uni to snow crab to bluefin tartare — a delicate crisp as well as a subtle umami flavor. Hand rolls are available at the bar only, while a separate menu is available for those dining amid the lounge’s tropical wabi-sabi setting.

Honorable Mention: Danilo’s Pasta Bar

3201 Corrine Drive, instagram.com/danilos_orlando Opened June As the second Domu Lab concept to take up residency at the Neighbors at East End Market, chef Danilo “DJ” Tangalin’s pasta bar impresses with dolled-up riffs on Filipino-Italian fare remixed with French pops. The $75 tasting menu option is an eight-course tour de force that changes weekly (think “surf ’n’ turf” comprising squid ink tagliatelle, Chinese sausage, bay scallops, chicken, carrots and cabbage in an oyster-soy broth). And much like its predecessor, Camille, the third-culture cooking here is also introducing new flavor combinations to the city. Don’t be surprised if Danilo’s goes brick and mortar next year.

Beirut Grill & Deli: Grilled kebabs, spit-fired meats and manakeesh lure them in. Caravan: Uzbek charcoal-fired kebabs, hand-pulled Uyghurstyle noodles, dumplings and savory pastries. Chuan Fu: Legit Sichuan fare comes to Winter Park. Cow & Cheese: Smashing house of smashburgers by Chicken Fire’s Kwame Boakye. The Current Seafood Counter: Coast-vibed seafood spot serving everything from fresh catch to shellfish. The Dough Show: Savory and sweet Egyptian pies fashioned from feteer. Farm & Haus: Feeding Park Avenue’s early risers with a host of pre-noon pick-me-ups. Fluffy Fluffy: Good things, in the form of poofy airy pancakes, come to those who wait. Friendship BBQ: Flushing import specializes in skewered morsels of meat, seafood and veg. Kavas Tacos & Tequila: Delivering the Tex and the Mex to Pointe Orlando in style. Kyuramen: Nine types of ramen in shio, miso and shoyu varieties. Mares Peruvian Cuisine: Peruvian fare and flair off tony Park Avenue. Maya Café Lounge: The gallery’s indomitable feel-good spirit finds its way to the kitchen. Nauti Lobstah: Bringing New England seafood cred to Apopka. Papi’s Smash Burgers: Smashburger joint downtown makes mince of its rivals. Pho Ga Hien Vuong: Farm-fresh chicken soups of the highest order. Pigzza: Pizza/barbecue mashup from Pig Floyd’s Thomas Ward. Pisco Peruvian Gastrobar: Another stellar option for ceviche. Sanshi Noodle House: Spotlighting Yunnanese crossing-the-bridge noodles. Smoke & Donuts: Sweet and meaty sanctuary steeped in nostalgia.

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TOP TASTES 2023 The best things we ate all year BY LO U IS R OS EN

n an increasingly divided world, food can still bring people together. But it’s been another rough year for local restaurants, so please support the places you love, old and new alike, to help keep them going. Here are 10 places to start.

Zeytin Turkish Cuisine: Moussaka

facebook.com/zeytinturkishcuisine This College Park Turkish restaurant (reservations only!) feels like dining at a friend’s house, especially since the entire operation is just lovely married couple Chef Z in the kitchen and the super-friendly Michele greeting and serving. Their moussaka, a baked casserole of sliced eggplant, ground lamb, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and garlic, is topped with a bechamel sauce and molten, melty mozzarella cheese and served with buttery rice pilaf. It has been a regular comfort food I’ve returned to throughout 2023.

SoDough Square Pizza: Detroit Rob City pizza

sodoughsquare.com Named after owner-operator Rob Bair (and a song by a really terrible band), the Detroit Rob City is probably the standout pizza on SoDough Square’s menu of rectangular Detroit-style pizzas, cooked in steel pans so the edges crisp up. While some pizzerias serve overpriced pies that are half plain crust, the toppings on SoDough Square’s pizzas go all the way to the edge. And such toppings! The Detroit Rob City rocks red sauce, SoDough’s brick cheese blend, dollops of whipped ricotta cheese, pinched sausage (I admit it, I laughed), Ezzo cup pepperoni, Mike’s hot honey and fresh basil. These unique toppings harmonize together so well, with the creaminess of the ricotta and the sweetness of the honey balancing out the salt, fat and acid of the other ingredients. It’s a perfect pie.

Briskets BBQ Shack & Grill: Beef rib

brisketsbbq.com This literal shack in Oviedo is tucked away off main roads, but it is totally worth the adventure to find it. They are serving some of the best barbecue in Orlando from this unassuming location: excellent brisket, sausages with snappy natural casings, meat-stuffed hand pies with flaky crusts, and outstanding sides, including the best (and most beautiful) baked beans I’ve ever had. But the highlight is the beef rib — a huge slab of tender, marbled, smoky, richly seasoned meat barely clinging to a huge bone. It comes with smoked jalapeño peppers and pickle slices, and one rib is more than enough for a meal.

Christo’s: Greek nachos

christossanford.com This gets my vote for the best appetizer in the Orlando area, although one could easily make a hearty meal of it. This downtown Sanford diner serves a Herculean portion of crispy, fresh-fried pita wedges (definitely not those rock-hard, bone-dry, bagged pita chips), smothered and covered with a veritable Mount Olympus of sliced gyro meat, crumbled feta cheese, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, thinsliced red onions, kalamata olives and chopped pepperoncini, topped with a layer of creamy, tangy tzatziki sauce. Folks, this app was legendary, or at least mythical. And if it makes you feel less guilty, you can think of it as a salad!

Selam Ethiopian & Eritrean Cuisine: Veggie combination

ethiopianrestaurantorlando.com On an admittedly meat-centric list, I wanted to include some choices that vegetarians and vegans can enjoy, but they were all probably way ahead of me in discovering this one. Selam’s veggie combination platter includes six vegan dishes: ye-miser wot (red lentils), ye-kik alitcha (split peas), atalkelt wot (cabbage, carrots and potato), gomen (collard greens), and ye timatim fitfit (pieces of soft, spongy, slightly sour injera bread sauteed with tomatoes, chilis, onions, garlic and herbs), all served on an edible injera platter. I’ve only ever had Ethiopian food once before, over a decade ago, and I don’t know what took me so long to try it again, because it was so exciting trying those new spices and flavors. Everything was delicious, but the cabbage and collard greens were particularly tasty.

Pho Huong Lan: Pho with oxtail

1216 E. Colonial Drive I haven’t tried the pho at every Vietnamese restaurant in Orlando, but I’ve tried it at most of them, and I can say that Pho Huong Lan’s version is streets ahead of the rest. The noodles are freshly made and thicker than the typical rice vermicelli. The broth is fragrant, and Pho Huong Lan is the only Vietnamese restaurant I’ve found that presents the rare flank steak almost like tender chopped steak, rather than paper-thin slices of beef. Best of all, you can add higher-quality meats like tender oxtails and short rib to your pho for an upcharge. I highly recommend both.

Sanaa: Bread service

Disney World, Animal Kingdom Lodge I rarely dine at Disney, but at least you don’t need to pay park admission to visit Sanaa, the

Indian-influenced African restaurant at Animal Kingdom Lodge. For my first visit ever, I went with five friends, and we shared the Indian bread service, a dream for vegetarians and carb-lovers. It comes with five different pillowy-soft breads (traditional naan, garlic-ginger naan, spiced naan, onion kulcha and paneer paratha) and a whopping nine different accompaniments (cool and creamy cucumber raita, roasted red pepper hummus, chunky mango chutney, tomato-date jam, tamarind chutney, coriander chutney, garlic pickle, red chili sambal and spicy jalapeño-lime pickle). Each one was better than the next. As a big fan of dips, I can’t wait to return and savor this smorgasbord solo, without having to share.

Zorba’s Greek Restaurant: Braised lamb shank

zorbasgreekfood.com There are two unrelated Zorba’s in town now, but this is the long-standing eatery in quaint, picturesque downtown Sanford. The braised lamb shank in a rich, thick, savory tomato sauce is another one of my ultimate 2023 comfort foods. The meat falls off the bone and is tender enough to cut with a fork.

Cow & Cheese: Doc burger

facebook.com/cowandcheese My new favorite burger in Orlando is probably from Chicken Fire maestro Kwame Boakye’s brand-new burger joint in Maitland. The four burgers on the simple Cow & Cheese menu are all smash-style made with Angus beef, but the Doc has thinly sliced onions smashed into the meat on the flattop grill, Oklahoma-style. The patties get crispy, lacy edges and the onions caramelize as the Maillard reaction occurs, and it’s topped with melty American cheese and creamy CC sauce, then served on a fresh-baked, lightly toasted brioche bun. It’s a hot mess in the best possible way, one that every self-respecting burger lover needs to try as soon as possible.

Sister Honey’s Bakery: Strawberry cheese pie

sisterhoneys.com While award-winning baker Evette Rahman makes the best Key lime pie ever (I’ve never had its equal), I chose her strawberry cheese pie as one of my Top Tastes only because it is more unique. The thick graham-cracker crust, gooey cream-cheese base and fresh strawberries made it the Professional Best in Show winner at the 2014 National Pie Championships. It’s a perfect summer treat to enjoy year-round, cool and creamy, tart and refreshing, and ideally eaten straight out of the fridge so it can be firmer. Orlando food enthusiast Louis Rosen blogs about restaurants and cooking at saboscrivner. com. He’s passionate about subs, noodles, oxtails, mustards, sardines and anything smoked, cured or pickled. dining@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com ● JAN. 3-9, 2024 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY

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‘Can we do this at the Villages Publix Deli next year?’: the panel as it happened | Photo by Jim Leatherman

‘I’D FALLEN OUT OF LOVE WITH MUSIC … THEN I WENT TO EDC’ Orlando music luminaries gather to reflect on the year that was, and get to know one another better BY MATTH EW MOYE R

aybe all the end-of-year deadlines had us loopy, but we thought it would be a great idea to corral a grab-bag of entrenched Orlando music types from all over the stylistic map — some of whom have never met —and grill them on 2023. What could go wrong? Nothing, as it turns out!

Your esteemed panel:

Amber Teicher: Bar manager, Conduit and Will’s Pub. Brielle Bennett: Vocalist for Watts. Nadeem Khan: Bingo host, member of Big Jef Special, Obliterati, underground lifer. Pete Olen: Promoter, Endoxa Booking; co-owner, Conduit. 20

Eva Strangelace: Vocalist for M.A.C.E.; DJs as Hexorcist; wearer of many musical and otherwise hats. Rogelio Velazquez: Beatmaker/producer as Mother Worm and Gwadcip$, curator of monthly ‘Please Understand’ hip-hop night. Jim Leatherman: Music photographer going back decades, “couldn’t resist chiming in” while taking photos.

What was a big moment in your life around music this year?

NK: I’d fallen out of love with music. I’ve done it for a really, really long time. My whole adult life. I just started listening to news relentlessly, just listening to NPR. I just couldn’t take it anymore.

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And then on my wife’s birthday … She surprised me on her birthday with tickets to Electric Daisy Carnival. We went over there, and we had an absolute blast. It’s made me love music again. AT: I can understand that. A lot of stuff was getting really repetitive for awhile. It just seemed like there was really nothing new. So it’s been nice with the opening of Conduit and, like, honestly, both of your bands [Watts and M.A.C.E.] are two favorites that I’ve seen recently this year. Younger people starting new stuff and emerging on the scene and playing bigger venues, even the Girls Rock Camp bands and watching them grow. PO: One of the things I really liked was making the flyer wall at Conduit — which was Amber’s idea. We managed to get a lot of old flyers really

quick. I’ve been playing in bands since the 1990s, and it’s been nice to see that continuity. It’s like, “Wow, I’m looking at this Morbid Angel flyer from 1986.” All this kind of stuff, and it’s just, just great. ES: It’s just crazy. I think Florida has got such a great music history and not that it gets ignored — because it doesn’t — but I think it’s a great thing to be a part of, no matter your entry into it. Orlando is always like this little kind of a bubble. We all feel safe here. To step outside of it, you never know what you’re gonna get. NK: It’s a bubble with a lot of bubble tea places. ES: Last year I was playing with and fronting Call In Dead and we played a punk rock flea market over in Lakeland. I had taken over for the old singer and changed some of the lyrics to be more trans-forward and queer-oriented … And a bunch of kids are moshing around for our show, and afterwards, sort of just mobbed me. It was all the queer punk kids. And they’re like,“Thank you for giving us a voice and making a space for us.” And I was like, I was floored … I’ve been playing music for like 40 years and I’m like,“All right, this is my purpose. I found it in Lakeland.” BB: I would say it’d be becoming closer with my bandmates. We were always friends, but having people that I can like … the lyrics are a really big part of being the singer. Writing them and thinking about what you want to share is really important to me; having to decide what’s worth saying? And how am I going to go about it? I’ve never had a creative outlet in this way. This is my first band, I’ve never done anything like this. So

[ local music ] it’s getting over that fear of like, what are people going to think about my words, how are they going to react?

What was your favorite thing you either heard or saw this year?

AT: M.A.C.E., when you opened for HIRS Collective. PO: I was very excited about Cynic playing Conduit, just because it’s a band I’ve been listening to for 30 years. And they were doing the Focus album in full. Having a chance to see that album front to back was pretty wild, and to have it in the new venue that we’re all working in … Pretty, pretty wild. ES: Seeing young people here bringing the noise. It’s really great to see younger bands starting up because I think scenes come and go. So this is the positive part of that; it’s nice to hear new sounds. NK: Hey, there’s something to be said for old people rocking.

Do things change a little bit more quickly here than other cities? Orlando is a bit of a transient city.

RV: There’s a lot of younger kids who have come in lately. I started doing shows back in like, 2016 out here. And now there’s all these new bands popping off, like Warm Frames. I feel like that’s kind of how it is. And it should be because we need fresh faces, we need more people in the scene. PO: I would think that’s one of the good things too about things like Girls Rock Camp is it takes that anxiety out of it. ES: So they’ll end up like, “OK, I got this more solid understanding of it, for standing in front of a bunch of people for the first time.”

I’m curious about perceptions of larger challenges to being in a position to make music in this city — TMG is building right next to Uncle Lou’s like as we speak. Will we be doing this in DeLand next year?

RV: You don’t want to go to DeLand! [laughs] Jim Leatherman: Uncle Lou’s and Grumpy’s Underground Lounge are both kind of larval. Kids can play their first shows … NK: Lou’s is the most authentic punk spot in the world. PO: Money aside, Orlando is not in a bad spot because very few other cities have anything like Lou’s. We also have Will’s Pub, Iron Cow, the Abbey. ES: In 1998 there was some goth night every night of the week except for like one night, and maybe two or three. We’re building that back up. I actually think compared to most other cities … we have more goth nights than Tampa. Make sure that gets in this. JL: [pauses while taking photos] The I-4 goth wars.

Do you see much in the way of intergenerational cooperation between musicians or arts enthusiasts?

ES: There definitely is an intergenerational sort of thing going on because even in the goth scene, a lot of people coming out to these things are like 20 to 25. And then you have like me who’s been around for-fucking-ever doing this shit. I love that like, sort of sharing of ideas between all of these different groups of people that are from different generations. NK: Can we do this at the Villages Publix deli next time? BB: I was surprised, just like, with Stardust Video. I grew up there. I feel like small places like that, anybody can come in and start a conversation with someone who’s older or younger, pitching ideas or sharing experiences. These open-forum spaces are important, where people can just talk.

Is there something you want to highlight or something that’s happening for you creatively going into 2024?

RV: I host shows at the Nook on Robinson every month — every third Friday. I do experimental electronic hip-hop type stuff on my own. I host these shows called “Please Understand,” and I call it that because of exactly what we’re kind of talking about right here. I felt I needed to make something that was like a community where it’s not just my lo-fi hip-hop friends, but also my DJ friends, my noise friends, my modular synth friends. I want everyone to come in. NK: I’m doing a two-piece with Jef [of Big Jef Special]. I’ve been playing with him for 21 years and I’m really looking forward to it. It’s very stripped-down and he just plays the bass drum and guitar. [editor’s note: Khan plays stand-up bass.] So far it sounds completely different and I’m really, really enjoying it. I’m not done yet. … I’m excited for the future. [looks over at tablemates] You give me hope. ES: [M.A.C.E. are] planning a tour sometime in late March on the East Coast and maybe up to Buffalo and Chicago. I’m working on cello stuff, bits and pieces here and there. And I am working with Meka [Ms. Meka Nism] on a sort of steampunk cabaret project which has been a bit under wraps. We haven’t talked much about it yet. BB: My band is coming up on like a year of existing. I’ve never like been a part of something like this. It’s so fun and so freeing creatively. I’m really excited to just continue on and make more music. To play shows and meet new people is probably one of the best parts. JL: I look at Watts and see world domination. You’re the future. PO: We did like 260 shows at Conduit this year and Endoxa did 300-something. Some of those intersect, but I don’t keep track. The hope is to open a bigger room here in Orlando and maybe do some more stuff in Tampa. Start a label. That’s the plan. mmoyer@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com ● JAN. 3-9, 2024 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY

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Pop them corks, baby, because it’s time for the superlatives in Orlando music this year with the annual Undie Awards

Biggest calendar boost: Tuffy’s Music Box Conduit was the biggest new kid on the block in the area’s concert landscape, but Tuffy’s out in Sanford leveled up the hardest in their bookings. Thanks primarily to partnering with Southeast promoter Colt Classic Presents, Tuffy’s calendar has sported conspicuous leaps in not just caliber but also diversity. Besides quality bookings in their usual roots genres like Paul Cauthen and Amanda Shires, Tuffy’s this year has also hosted spicy contenders like dirty-rap queen CupcakKe and hip-hop cartoon Riff Raff. Things are looking even more eclectic for 2024, somehow.

Sistamatic wins Best Fruition | Photo by Alicia Ifill

THE 2023 UNDIES

Best fruition: Sistamatic Yes, new song “Bastard” is the hard-hitting debut by young Orlando band Sistamatic. But it’s uniquely historical as the first official release by alumnae of the vital Orlando Girls Rock Camp, the annual summer workshop for female, nonbinary and trans youth. OGRC has been doing empowering work for years, but this is a door-kicking new landmark. Best debuts: The veterans 2023 was a vintage year for debuts due to momentous emergences by some of Orlando’s most seasoned players. Soul powerhouse Katie Burkess, freak-rock savant Evan Shafran and indie-pop polymath Jeff Ilgenfritz (as The Real Fritz) all finally released their first true solo material this year, making it one of the most credentialed graduating classes in ages.

Best new wave: Feminist punk Florida’s on the frontline of the American culture wars and, thanks to Governor Baby Hitler, it’s ugly trench warfare here. Fortunately, Orlando’s pushing back with a rising new tide of feminist and queer hardcore bands like Stiletto and M.A.C.E., who are bringing the anger just in time for a critical election year in the war on women. Best new supergroup: Great Graves They haven’t even played out yet but they’re a big deal. Consisting of Jeff Ilgenfritz (Mumpsy, Moonmen From Mars, Florida Slang, Luscious Lisa, etc.), Nick Sprysenki (The Punching Contest, Crutch & the Giant Junshi) and Daniel Orr (American Party Machine, Moonmen From Mars), this new hardcore band is an all-star unit whose collective CV boasts some of the best homegrown work of the past two decades. Even

so, their self-titled debut EP is something utterly fresh and powerful. A vision of punk that’s visceral, complex and fully realized, it’s an instant statement by a band to watch. Best living history: Figurehead The Figurehead: Music & Mayhem in Orlando’s Underground exhibit that’s run for the past year at the Orange County Regional History Center was a game-changer. Besides what it did for both the museum and the city’s indie-rock culture, the exhibit sparked fresh interest in Orlando music history beyond its walls with satellite events that included talks and walks with local scene luminaries, as well as affiliated concerts bringing Orlando legacy to life on stage. All told, the robust series of happenings surrounding Figurehead brought overdue pomp to a local past that’s more storied and illustrious than some may realize.

Best new DIY venue: Framework Craft Coffee House On the street level, this young Mills 50 craft coffee joint has emerged as a fresh alternative for occasional live shows. No, I don’t mean sensitive-guy-with-acoustic-guitar pap at your typical coffeehouse. Thanks to partnerships with forward-looking indie promoters like Ugly Orange, shows here have been up-close engagements with next-gen talents, both national and native. Most meta show: Jordan Foley’s local covers For the recent debut of his new rotating-theme monthly series (“The Set List”) at Barley & Vine, local country-rocker Jordan Foley did an entire night of covers of Orlando artists. With a set list that included notable natives like Terri Binion, Hannah Harber & the Lionhearts, Thomas Wynn & the Believers, Patrick Hagerman, Hannah Stokes, Elizabeth Ward, Matthew Fowler, Kyle Keller, and Have Gun, Will Travel, Foley gave love and spotlight to our homegrown talent like no other. Best lineup: Bestial Mouths remix album Consisting of Mother Juno, Zoya Zafar, Black Wick, Jas000n, Ootheca and BRAT, among others, the roster that Popnihil’s Matthew Moyer assembled to remix Bestial Mouths’ music this year for the In Tongues album isn’t just a league of locals, it’s a frontline assembly of Orlando’s current underground. baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com

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of the subgenre, evoking an intense longing for an upcoming poolside vacation. The Miami trio packs a punch, pairing sun-kissed sweetness with upbeat melodies sure to have you bobbing your head and humming along. Grab a pina colada, don your sunglasses and come lounge around with some of the chillest (or hottest?) Hippies in town. 6 p.m., The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave., foundationpresents.com, $25. — Gabby Macogay SATURDAY, DEC. 30

Orlando Girls Rock Fest

2023 has been a relentless year. Closing it out with Girls Rock Fest offers a momentary respite and a glimmer of hope for a future brighter than our present. The all-day fundraiser event is taking place Dec. 30, featuring local vendors, food, drinks, and a badass lineup of women, girls, nonbinary and femme artists. Music starts at 3 p.m. — the first half of the day is open to all ages — and the second part, age 18 and up, goes until midnight. Orlando Girls Rock Camp is spearheaded by volunteers, and as we’ve reported, made up of local bands and related DIY outlets (including many of the bands taking the stage). They instruct students on instruments, songwriting, creative collaboration and promotion with an annual camp every year for young female, nonbinary and trans youth. Those young artists then have a chance to put their new skills and confidence into practice with an annual showcase. The Fest’s lineup is what our wildest feminist dreams are made of, with acts like M.A.C.E., Trashworld, KT Kink and Bacon Grease taking the stage in support of the Camp, and a future that is female. 2 p.m., Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., willspub.org, $15-$25. — Ida V. Eskamani

F r i d a y, D e c . 2 9 : Magic City Hippies at The Social PHOTO BY FRO ROJAS

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, DEC. 28-29

Velvet Underground: A Spicy Speakeasy

Will Maureen Tucker file a lawsuit? Who can say! What we can say is that this evocatively named traveling cabaret and variety revue is coming through Orlando betwixt Xmas and New Year’s, when people are crawling up walls to get away from family. So this particular

VU has got you covered with two nights’ worth of “musicians, singers, world-class dancers, and specialty acts.” Gatsby vibes are also enthusiastically promised. (Pro tip: That means the dizzying flapper parties, not long nights of existential regret building to a tragic ending. Still ticks most of some people’s NYE boxes, we guess.) 5:30 & 8:30 p.m., Quantum Leap Winery, 1312 Wilfred Drive, quantumleapwinery.com, $70. — Matthew Moyer

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FRIDAY, DEC. 29

Magic City Hippies

Although the winter season (as such) is here, Magic City Hippies are ready to bring back the heat of summer with their vibrant energy and deliberately laid-back grooves. Making their debut proper with EP Hippie Castle back in 2015, Magic City Hippies have redefined the beachbum aesthetic, bringing a fresh new twist on the pop

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue

There’s nothing small about Trombone Shorty’s big brass sounds. This week, Trombone Shorty will fill the Dr. Phillips Center with his joyful noise. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Trombone Shorty (born Troy Andrews) has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry. Since his debut, the trombonist has collabed with Lenny Kravitz, Mark Ronson, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Pharrell and more. Last year, Trombone Shorty

WEEK released his latest album, Lifted — an album that emulates life’s confusing emotions like regret, loss and other bittersweet feelings. The album has his trombone as its centerpiece, with funky and melodic rhythms that transport you to life as a child in NOLA. “I owe all that to my mother,” Shorty wrote on his website. “She passed recently, but she continued to inspire me right up until she transitioned, and that’s why I put a picture of her holding me up at a second line on the cover of this album.” Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue’s bad-to-the-trombone performances are usually hard to come by unless you find yourself roaming the jazz-filled streets of the French Quarter. 7:30 p.m., Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter. org, $39.50-$150. — Grayson Keglovic FRIDAY, JAN. 5

Lovataraxx

Panic! Underground starts the year off with a heavy dose of Euro-synth flair courtesy of French duo Lovataraxx. Kleo Pattern and Almond Blossom craft gorgeous synthesized coldwave with romantic electro-pop vapors and you know we love … cold … romance (a thing!). The twosome are a bit shadowy and we’re not fans of juggling tons of obscure names around, so let’s just recommend it for those who like to take a deep hit off the fog machine and dance. The opening slate is hyper-promising too. Ortrotasce from St. Pete has played Orlando many times and Nic Hamersly just gets more impressive every time — few can mix crystalline ornate keyboard washes and driving propulsion like he does. Earth Fault is the newest creative outlet for Jared Silvia, and he’s pissed. Heavy electronics and wracked vocals because these are the times

we are in. Make this one a firm resolution to keep. 9 p.m., Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St., facebook.com/panicunderground, $15. — MM TUESDAY, JAN. 9

VAV

The reopening of the Plaza Live is coming up fast as 2024 dawns. The remodeled concert venue hosts K-pop heartthrobs VAV as the first show of 2024 and the first show within its freshly renovated walls. The South Korean band’s “SUBCÖNSCIÓUS” United States tour comes to Orlando on Tuesday, Jan. 9. VAV got their start in Seoul in 2015 and have since released a handful of singles and EPs. The band — composed of St. Van, Ace, Ayno, Jacob, Lou and Ziu — is best known for their songs “Senorita” and “Give Me More.” Earlier this year, the sextet released their latest EP, Subconcious. Ring in the new year at the Milk District venue’s return. 7 p.m., The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., plazaliveorlando.org, $69-$99. — GK

CONCERTS

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Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $15-$20; 407-673-2712. Glass Body, Warm Frames, Super Bitch, N.E.O.N. 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $15. Lovataraxx, Ortrotasce, Earth Fault 9 pm; Iron Cow, 2438 E. Robinson St.; $15.

The Rocket Man Show 7:30 pm; Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand; $33-$38; 386-456-8568. Saved by the ’90s 7:30 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $16.50-$75; 407-934-2583. School of Rock House Band Jam 1:30 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $5; 407-673-2712.

SATURDAY, JAN. 6

Emma White 8 pm; The Tin Roof, 8371 International Drive; free.

Midnight Memories: A One Direction Night 9 pm; House of Blues, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; $15$60; 407-934-2583.

FRIDAY, JAN. 5

BREED, Rhythm of Fear, Trash Panda, Devils Envy, Counting Bodies 7 pm; Conduit, 6700

Three Kings Day Salsa Night: Orquesta Arriba El Son 8 pm; Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford; $12.

SUNDAY, JAN. 7

Oklahoma Stackhouse, Jordan Foley and the Wheelhouse, Gary Lazer Eyes 8 pm; Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford; $10-$100.

THURSDAY, JAN. 4

Sweet Spine 7 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $12; 407-673-2712.

The Rocket Man Show 7:30 pm; Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand; $33-$38; 386-456-8568.

Jazz Into the New Year 5 pm; Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales; free-$20; 863-676-1408. Prattfest: RUSH Tribute Concert 6 pm; The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive; $25; 407-704-6261.

Carrabelle, Madwoman, Rose Cold 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10. Chemical X, The Palmeranians, Manera, Effit 8 pm; Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall, 1016 N. Mills Ave.; 407-270-9104. Know Your Enemy: A Tribute to Rage Against the Machine 7 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $10-$15; 407-673-2712.

MONDAY, JAN. 8

Academy Order, Caustic Bats, Distant Stations 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $10-$13.

TUESDAY, JAN. 9

Bonginator, Frog Mallet, Pariah, Gnarcoossee 7 pm; Conduit, 6700 Aloma Ave., Winter Park; $15; 407-673-2712. Boyscott 8 pm; Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave.; $15. Jesse Cook 7:30 pm; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing

Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $39.50$124.50; 407-358-6603. Tommy Stinson 7 pm; The Imperial at Washburn Imports, 1800 N. Orange Ave.; $25; 929-722-4873. VAV 7 pm; The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave.; $69-$99; 407-228-1220.

FILM

Freaky Fridays: Death Trip: The Films of Richard Kern Collection of 10 films by the underground filmmaker and photographer, provided by Kern and preserved with the assistance of Anthology Film Archives and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. 11:59 pm Friday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Uncomfortable Brunch: I Stand Alone Violence explodes when an antisocial ex-convict/ ex-butcher who’s been separated from his only true love attempts to rebuild his life. Noon Sunday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org.

THEATER

Disney’s Aladdin WednesdaySunday; Walt Disney Theater, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; 844-513-2014; drphillipscenter.org. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Ballet. 2 pm Saturday; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $51.75$79.80; 407-358-6603; drphillipscenter.org.

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[ the week ] A Bronx Tale One-man show starring Chazz Palminteri. 7 pm Sunday; Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave.; $39.50-$79.50; 407-358-6603; drphillipscenter.org.

top comedic talent and nurturing the city’s comedy scene. 9 pm Saturday; Bull and Bush, 2408 E. Robinson St.; free; 407-896-7546; bullandbushorlando.com.

Pip-Squeak: An Anti-Bullying Magic Show Award-winning magician and comedian Tony Brent returns. Tuesday; Orlando Family Stage, 1001 E. Princeton St.; 407-896-7365; orlandofamilystage.com.

Kirsten Hines: Wild Florida Inperson event and book signing. 6 pm Tuesday; Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park; 407623-3342; writersblockbookstore.com.

COMEDY

Ahren Belisle 6 pm Sunday; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $25$55; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando. com. Brody Love 6:30 pm Thursday; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $20-$50; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com. Doug Loves Movies 3 pm Saturday; Orlando Improv, 9101 International Drive; $29-$59; 407-480-5233; theimprovorlando.com. Shit Sandwich Amplifying Orlando’s

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SPORTS

Grapple for Good: Live Pro Wrestling Benefit 5 pm Sunday; Tuffy’s Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford; $25-$30. Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks Sunday Jan. 7, 6 pm; Kia Center, 400 W. Church St.; $27-$1500; 800-745-3000. Orlando Magic vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 7 pm Tuesday; Kia Center, 400 W. Church St.; $27$2216.50; 800-745-3000. Orlando Solar Bears vs. Jacksonville Icemen 7 pm

Wednesday; Kia Center, 400 W. Church St.; $18-$108.50; 800-745-3000. Orlando Solar Bears vs. Wheeling Nailers 7 pm Friday, 7 pm Saturday, and 7 pm Monday; Kia Center, 400 W. Church St.; $18-$108.50; 800-745-3000.

ART EXHIBITIONS

(Un)Common Thread Showcases the works of three significant and culturally diverse emerging and mid-career artists working in the medium of fiber art. The artists’ unique personal stories and histories play a major role in the exhibition. Art and History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland; $6; 407-539-2181; artandhistory.org. Al “Ache” Latorre: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gallery Al Latorre’s life story is a testament to his resilience, artistic evolution, and the pursuit of creative expression despite facing personal and societal challenges. From his early struggles with epilepsy to his encounters with

influential figures like Andy Warhol, Latorre’s journey is a captivating narrative of overcoming obstacles and leaving a lasting impact on the art world. Through Feb. 22; Veterans Memorial Library, 810 13th St., Saint Cloud; free; osceolaarts.org.

Fact/Fiction: Constructed Images A solo exhibition featuring the work of visual artist Andrew Sovjani. Southeastern Museum of Photography, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach; free; 386-506-4475; southeastmuseumofphotography.org.

American Visions: Recent Acquisitions to the Collection RMA’s American collection has experienced transformative growth in the past few years, with close to forty remarkable paintings from the 18th through the early 20th century. They include artists John Singer Sargent, Thomas Cole, Benjamin West, and more. Rollins Museum of Art, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-646-2526; rollins.edu/rma.

Grab and Go Art Show Pieces $100 and under. Through Jan. 12; The Falcon, 819 E. Washington St.; 407-423-3060; facebook.com/thefalconbar. In Nature’s Studio: Two Centuries of American Landscape Paintings The bounty and beauty of the American landscape. Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St.; $5; 407-246-4278; mennellomuseum.org.

Elemental Landscapes: Womyn’s Alternative Photography Society International A new perspective on alternative photography, and promotes female and non-binary artists who are working with analog and experimental photographic processes. Through Jan. 20; Crealde School of Art, 600 St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park; free; 407-671-1886; crealde.org.

KYLE: A One Act Play, as It Really Happened Paintings and shadowboxes by Orlando painter and sculptor Kyle in a new show that wrecks and reconstructs Americana, gender roles, and pop art. Through Jan. 28; The Terrace Gallery at Orlando City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave.; Free; 407-246-4279.

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Legal, Public Notices 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: A83.801 - 83.809. All units are assumed 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, January 31, 2024, 1:30 p.m., or thereafter, at: Sanford Depot, All Aboard Storage 2728 W 25th Street, Sanford FL 32771 321-363-1902 Sarah Killingsworth unit #1154, Sarah Killingsworth unit #1563, Shanice Rolle unit #1321, Mitchell Barnes unit #1469, Darren Wade unit #1054, Kalie Rodriguez unit #1600, Summer Brown unit #1351, Valentin Carlyle unit #1662, Jessica Betourd unit #1626, Daniel Bennet unit #1387, Anna Shaw unit #1257, Sherod Mitchell unit #1508, Ronald Snow unit #1668, Brianna Harper unit #1457. 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. Ad to run: December 27, 2023 and January 3, 2024. 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 January 12th, 2024 12:00PM Eukethia Mayle-Household items, Bianca Torres-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

January 23, 2024 at the time and location listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 1451 Rinehart Rd Sanford, FL 32771 (407) 915-4908 LaShalonda Robinson: boxes, furniture. Theodore Madison: household items, 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 indicated: January 23, 2024 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) 6371360 Michael Burnette- boxes, Rashonda Mike- Bags and applinces, Nastassia Bacon- house of furniture, Eric Rojashousehold goods, Rashonda Mike- Bags and applinces. 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: January 18, 2024, at the times and locations listed below: The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:00AM Life Storage, 12280 East Colonial Drive, Orlando FL 32826, 3218883670: Tamara Dungca: Furniture, Mattress, Computer, Bags, Boxes, totes, toys, tools; Jose E. Matos Valetin: Furniture, household goods, Household Items; Patricia Fischer: Household Furniture, Bags, Boxes, totes, Tools, Luggage, Paddles, Lamps; Kimberly Craft: Couch, Stroller, Rug, Headboard, fishing poles, shades. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 10:00AM Life Storage, 14916 Old Cheney Hwy, Orlando FL 32828, 4072089257: James Wells: boxes, tools, engine winch, mobility scooters; Cynthia Lopez: boxes, clothes, furniture, sports equipment, desk, desk chairs; Wendy Farr: boxes, office equipment, school items, books, organizers; Lindsay Austin: Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:00AM Life Storage, 9001 Eastmar Commons Blvd, Orlando, FL 32825, 4079016180: Morgan Marinello: Bicycle, clothing rack, shelves, boxes. Carl Anthony Ortiz: boxes, bags, totes, clothing. David Calo: 3-wheeler, lawn mower, fish tanks, TV’s, furniture. Michael Bienaime: mattress, clothing, wall art, boxes, totes. Lauren Romero: desk, clothing, boxes. Sachie Eure: mattress, bed, chair The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:15AM Extra Space Storage, 1305 Crawford Ave. St. Cloud FL 34769, 4075040833: Anderson Noziere: Household items, Raymond Hironimus: Household items, Melissa Somers: Household items,

Samara Walton: Restaurant equipment, Marcos Rodriguez: Household items, Robert Troupe: household items shoes The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage, 11071 University Blvd Orlando, FL 32817, 3213204055: Michael Tunay boxes, furniture etc. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage, 12915 Narcoossee rd. Orlando FL 32832, 4075015799: Ashan Lousine: Furniture, Bryann Workman-Household goods, Daniel Munoz-Household goods The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage, 342 Woodland Lake Drive Orlando FL 32828, 3218004793: Patrice Hay, furniture, boxes; Ray Dyer, boxes, furniture; Keyshla Matos, dining table, 2-piece couch, bags, boxes The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:45PM Extra Space Storage, 9847 Curry Ford Rd Orlando, FL 32825, (407) 495-9612: John Johnston, Household goods. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:15PM Extra Space Storage, 11261 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando FL 32832, 4072807355: Timothy Lorenzo Bryant: Household goods The personal goods stored therein by the following: 1:30PM Extra Space Storage, 10959 Lake Underhill Rd Orlando FL 32825, 4075020120: Cheryl Ebersbach, Household furniture and related household items; Zaria Salomon, boxes; Chiseah Rubiera, appliance and furniture The personal goods stored therein by the following: 2:00PM Extra Space Storage 11971 Lake Underhill Rd, Orlando FL 32825, 4075167913: Jamaris Martinez homegoods, Jannel Reunif TV boxes books The personal goods stored therein by the following: 2:00PM Extra Space Storage, 12709 E Colonial Dr, Orlando FL 32826, 4076343990: Cierra Warren, household goods, household items; Donald Jackson, household furniture, household items; Ciera Marie Young, household goods, household furniture, boxes, bags The personal goods stored therein by the following: 2:30PM Extra Space Storage, 15551 Golden Isle Blvd Orlando, FL 32828, 4077101020: Rhonda Alford: furniture, household items, gaming set, toys, bags, boxes, Francheska Perez: 4wheelers, toys, boxes, hover board. 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. 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 January 23rd, 2024 at 12:00pm Tailore Conyers:household goods,Jasmine Santana:household goods: Tenynoi Hansen :Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment, Tools/Appliances, Anthony(Rick) Holley :household goods, Marvin Mackeyroy:household goods, Ronald Nicolas:house-

hold goods, Val Cassanova: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: 1110 Emma Oaks Trl Lake Mary, FL 32746 (407) 805-3100 on January 23rd, 2024 at 12:00pm Wade Kenneth Meyer- Household Goods/Furniture, Tools/Appliances, Office Furn/Machines/ Equip, Landscaping/Construction Eq, Lainn Goddard- Household goods, furniture, Dylan Eisenberg- household goods/ furniture, tools/appliances, Alexis Habib- Household Goods/ Furniture. 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: Life Storage, #3700, 5645 W State Road 46, Sanford, FL 32771 (321)286-7326. On January 23rd, 2024 at 12:00 PM Timmy McClain – Household goods/Furniture. 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/ Life Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4066 Silver Star Rd, Orlando, FL 32808 (407) 734-1959 on January 12th, 2023 12:00PM – Kraig Lynch-Household items, Warren Hightower-Household items, Scott JohnsonHousehold items, Christian Ulysse-Household items, Rashida Foster-Household items, Harris Robinson-Household items, Quillis Freeman-Household items, Charles Gennie-Household items, Chyron Cook-Household items, Crystal Rodriguez-Household items, Sandra Hodge-Household items, Earl Newton-Household items, Usha Rambarran- 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.

FLORIDA DISCOUNT SELF STORAGE Personal property of the following tenants will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy a rental lien in accordance with Florida Statutes, Sections 83.801 - 83.809. Auctions will be held on the premises at locations and times indicated below. Wednesday January 17, 2024, Thursday January 18, 2024. Contents: Misc. & household goods and vehicles. Viewing is at time of sale only. The owners’ or their agents reserve the right to bid on any unit, and to refuse any bid. 2580 Michigan Ave Kissimmee,FL 34744 (Wed, January 17 @ 11:30am) 0226-Louie Maldonado, 1056-Lucile Ryan, 1102-Jason Fulford, 1251-Patrick McCabe, 1423-Louie Maldonado 5622 Old Winter Garden Rd Orlando,FL 32811 (Wed, January 17 @ 1:00pm) 0121-Karen Fox, 0331-Melissa Decamp, 0344-Shomari Mcbride, 0511-Kyler Croci, 0609-Shawner Turner, 0806-Tina Johnson, 0829-Larry Troup, 0836-Everett Chung, 1084-Ahmani Marimon, 1314-Melissa Decamp, 1434-James Rogers 3625 Aloma Ave Oviedo,FL 32765 (Thurs, January 18 @ 11:00am) 0150-Jose Torres, 0638-Ray Newton, 0685-Eric Dostie, 0909-Erenstine Browne 17420 SR 50 Clermont,FL 34711 (Thurs, January 18 @ 1:00pm) 0118-6-1 DJB Pens c/o: Marshall Jungreis, 0326-Ample INS. LLC c/o: Lawrence Adkins, 0420-Cheryl Reynolds, 0788-Hope Myers-Wisdom 2300 Hartwood Marsh Clermont,FL 34711 (Thurs, January 18 @ 2:00pm) 283-Ricardo A. Prieto Martinez, 1109-Ricardo A. Prieto Martinez 2005 VMH-Vessel LYGHA389C505, 1604-Vicki Santos. Run dates 12/27 and 1/3/2024. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/HIGBEE CASE NO: DP 22-393 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD(REN): J.J. DOB: 11/14/2016, J.J. DOB: 12/27/2017. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: MIA HARRIS, Address unknown. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before Circuit Judge Wayne Wooten on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MIGHT LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 8th day of December, 2023. This summons has been issued at the request of: Samar Sultan, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 0289847 samar. sultan@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal)

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Legal, Public Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 41 CASE NO. 22-DP-45 IN THE INTEREST OF J. R., DOB: 07/05/2022 MINOR CHILD. NOTICE OF ACTION AND OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Nicha Arizmendi-DeJesus (unknown address) A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child(ren); you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on February 27th, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the Osceola County Courthouse at 2 Courthouse Square, Courtroom 4C, Kissimmee, FL 34741, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THESE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN WHOSE INITIALS APPEAR ABOVE. “Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4) (d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the availability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.” DISABILITIES NOTICE: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Court Administration, Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 6300, Kissimmee, Florida, (407) 742-2417, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand as the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 14th day of December, 2023. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ 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: 25 E Lester Rd Apopka, FL 32712 (407) 551-5590 on January 12th, 2024 12:00PM Marianne Werk -home goods, 1 bedroom. 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. Life Storage/Extra Space StorageLife 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: 7244 Overland Rd Orlando, FL 32810 (407) 794-7457 on January 12th, 2024 12:00AM Luis Gustavo Reyes Jr-Household Goods/Furniture, Tools/Appliances, Francisco Cepeda-Household Goods/ Furniture, Tavarese Burnett-Box bed fur-

niture. 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 OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT CASE NO. 2023-DR-004065-O IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF LAGUERRE, MYRLENE, Petitioner Wife And SAINT VIL, MARC ARTHY, Respondent Husband NOTICE OF ACTION FOR PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: MARC ARTHY SAINT VIL 5301 POINT VISTA BLVD APT 307, ORLANDO FLORIDA 32839 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defense, if any, to it on Myrlene Laguerre 3014 Orange Center Blvd Apt 71, Orlando, FL 32805, on or before 1/23/2024 and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 425 N. Orange Ave Orlando Florida 32804 before service on Petitioner 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 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: The Mandatory Disclosure Rule (Rule 12.285) of the Florida Family Court 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 12/13, 12/20, 12/27/23 & 1/3/2024. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT, By Tiffany Moore Russell 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 U-Haul Ctr. 508 N. Goldenrod Rd, Orlando Fl. 32807 01/09/2024 : 235 Osman Zapata, 537 Kareem Burke, 223 Angelo Mcleod, 420 Charles Conner, 511 Edwin Vasquez, 1216 Tyler Menard, 738 Jose Viquez, 332 Michael Norberg, 402 Kevin Castro, 440 Leonel Perez. U-Haul Ctr. 4001 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando Fl. 32803 01/09/2024: D121 Sandro Amaro, C181 Daphne Lee, D125 Daniel Machado de la Mota, D185 Jade Davis, D212 Shamiya Mims, D175 Alessandra Vergano. U-Haul Ctr. 14651 Gatorland Dr. Orlando Fl. 32837 01/09/2024: 241 Marlyn McNair, 247 Alisson Jaili, 735 Janice Foster, 731 Lionel Bobo. U-Haul Ctr. 2629 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy. St. Cloud Fl. 34744 01/09/2024: 1212 Lystra Lewis, 2274 Jexsenia Burgos, AA1589N Daniella

Bauza, 1076 Tiarra and Maurice Dyer and Smith. U-Haul Ctr 3500 S. Orange ave Orlando Fl. 32806 01/09/2024: 1031 Kortney-Renne-Burdeshaw, 1302 Kern Pierre, 1411 Jessica Baez, 1151 Brenda Brown, 1526 Angel Davis, AB3028B Al Campbell, 1913 Erin Carnathan, 1916 Vernay Cox, 1825 Jenny Gordiano, 1045 Virmar Oquedo. U-Haul Ctr 11815 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando Fl. 32826 01/09/2024: 1432 Sylina Solomon, 1214 Stephen Flippen, 1277 Daniel San Inocencio, 1227 Rauly Baez, 1017 James Gray, 1224 Michael Ferraro, 1238 Rauly Baez. U-Haul Ctr. 13301 S. Orange Blossom Trl. Orlando Fl. 32837 01/09/2024: 3125 Anthony Bowman, 1226 Belal Elbahbouhi, 2120 Faith Rodriguez. U-Haul Ctr. 7800 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando Fl. 32822 01/09/2024: 1061 Wanda Adorno, 1036 Jasmine McCleod. 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. U-Haul Moving and Storage of Haines City, 3307 US Hwy 17-92 W. Haines City, FL 33844 01/10/2024: G0718 Denienen Archibald, G0785 Jacquenetta Davis, H0901 Candice Bryant, A0082 Hailey Baker, F0670 Maria Dolores Ruiz, AA4120N Rhonda Keene, G0784 Robert Perry Jr, F0667 Luis & Iris Aquino, AA1258Z Karen Lall, A0059 DeAnthony Harris, A0043 Diana Prado, AA3744D Rhonda Keene, H0925 Zoya Schultz, G0726 Neil Shea, E0512 Jesse Jones, F0618 Shadrach Sims, G0729 Evelyn/Peter/Alicea/Pagan, F0674 Sharon Coleman, U-Haul Moving and Storage at Kirkman Road, 600 S. Kirkman Rd. Orlando, Fl 32811 01/10/2024: 1113 Sean Timms, 8003 James McGrath, 4037 Raymond Beckwith, 1037 John Bacus, 2102 Demetrece Cheeks, 2045 Cindie Laine, 4008 Shazida Parsadi, 1018 Rudy Reyes, 3018 Deirdre Graybill, 2060 Sherri Knight, 3052 Tavares Dixon, 2036 Shaquile Hill, 6047 Alex Marhoffer, 4036 Deanna Casey, 5024 Denise Solingen, 1056 Danielle Gentry, U-Haul Moving and Storage of Clermont, 13650 Granville Ave. Clermont, Fl 34711 01/10/2024: AA5596C Chase Woolard, 2054 Jason Hurst, 2060 Tiffani Stubblefield, 1111 Lashoun Sanders, AA3326E Cathy Sinkula, AA9207K Paul Lawrence, 2190 Andrea DeJesus, 3208 Elijah Footman, AA2150F Latonya Polk, 3087 Jeremy Clapper, 1014 Shaune Rowe, AA9091G Dominic McClaren, AB1053B Jason Hughes, 2016 Deborah Bryant, 2114 Encarnacion Vellez, 1075 Eric Washington, AA5583R Aaron Hukari, 2102 Marcos Vazquez, AA4097D James Zeigler, AA5550D Chase Woolard, 3063 Delores Logan, AA2980T Patrick Humphrey, 2135 Heather Magana, AA5388F Latonya Polk, AA4232E JaCaezia Eure U-Haul Moving and Storage of Four Corners, 8546 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy. Kissimmee, Fl 34747 01/10/2024: 2271 Eddy Pena, 2359 Jesus Cruz, 2371 Rickey Wooten, 2263 Quentin Roman, 1841 Quentin Roman, 2150-52 Jermaine Mitchell, 2164 Denise Carey, 1146-48 Inez Spigner, 1153 Jasmine Williams, 2373 Michele Walker, 2225 Sara Mack, 1530 Brendan Daniels, 1116 Ojas Patel, 1246-43 Patricia Nazzaro, 2300 Stra-

chan Kendah, 2259 Yvonne Valentine, 1847 Demond Williams, 2304 Rickey Wooten, 1706 Tanekka Lewis, 2282 Miguel Ramirez, 1817 Dahjsavious Davis-Buiey. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below on January 12th 2024 at the location indicated: Store 7143: 6035 Sand Lake Vista Dr, Orlando FL 32819, 407.337.6665 @ 11:00 AM: Kamaria Arrington- dresser, boxes, bed, bags; Rhonda Myhand- Twin beds, love seat king bed, dinning room table , boxes; Yuri Mihailovschii- Boxes; Yelitza Parra- Bed, Boxes, Christmas Decor, Totes; Stanley Fils- Boxes furniture; Meghan YurankoClothing art supplies etc Store 7590: 7360 Sandlake Rd Orlando FL, 32819, 407.634.4449 @ 11:45AM: SpotRx Pharmacy- marketing material; leslie hegeHousehold Goods; Mark von WallwitzClothes, home decor, shoes Store 1334: 5603 Metrowest Blvd Orlando, FL 32811, 407.516.7751 @ 12:00PM: American Health Associates/ Maggie Hincapie: medical supplies; Diamond Brown: household goods; Jordan Lee: living room, bedroom set, queen size mattress; Katiuska Ramos Gonzalez: boxes; Michael Longa: household items Store 1335: 1101 Marshall farms Rd Orlando, Fl 34761 407.516.7221@ 12:00pm: Vince brown-household goods, Yvonne Saddler-Smith-baby furniture, boxes, clothes. Eula Windom-Household items. Josephine Ducreay-Household goods. Store 3941: 8235 N Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando FL, 32810, 727.428.6564 @ 12:00PM: Emily Subers- Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stero Equipment; Nichole Fant- Household Goods/Furniture; Shalonda Womack- Household Goods/ Furniture; Jamel Mobley- Household Goods/Furniture; Quinesia Lops- Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment; Quinesia Lops- Household Goods/ Furniture; Sabrina Kelley- Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment, Tools/Appliances, Office Furn/Machines/ Equip; Benjamin Mehlan- Household Goods/Furniture, Cloths, Boxes, Home Decor Store 3404: 2650 N Powers Dr Orlando, FL 32818, (407) 982-1032 @ 1:00 PM: Carouce Vil: Household Goods/ Furniture; Marie Kernisan: clothes shoes; Sequita Martinez: Household Goods/ Furniture; Shawn Johnson: king bed, 2 night stand, entertainment center and boxes Store 3502: 1236 S Vineland Rd Winter Garden, FL 34787, 407-794-6460 @ 1:15PM: Jose Ortiz- Furniture, Boxes, Sofa, Clothes, electronics; Samantha Narcisse- Household Goods/Furniture; Tykeevious Staffine- Car wheels Store 1317: 5592 L B McLeod Rd Orlando, FL 32811, 407.720.2832 @ 2:00 PM: Robert Ferrer- Household Goods, Jose GonzalezWhole house, Christina Staley- Household items clothes books, Abdiqader JamacHHG, Boxes, Jon Galetta- furniture, Rachael Mitchell- bed, dresser, boxes, Tayanna Purnell- 1 bedroom apartment, Felipe Lemes De Moraes- TOOLS, Thomas Arena- 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. 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 of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on January 12th, 2024 at 11:00 AM for units located at: Compass Self Storage 3498 Canoe Creek Rd St. Cloud, FL 34772. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances, unless otherwise noted. A177- Mathew Scott A262- Candy Minske B104- Mike Wollesen C109- Jose Cruz C144- Wyele Cummings C166- Denise Matheny D106- Andrew Reyes Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that Value Store It 36 – Celebration 2 will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes). The sales will take place on Wednesday, January 17th, 2024. The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa (AU4167) on behalf of the facilities management. Units will be available for viewing prior to the sale on www.storagetreasures.com. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 10% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $50 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. No one under 16 years old is permitted to bid. The property to be sold is described as “General Household Items” “Personal Property” unless otherwise noted. Unit # – Name – Description. Value Store It 27 at 1700 Celebration Blvd, Celebration, FL 34747 will list storage units on www.storagetreasures.com at 9:00 AM: 1007-Thomas William/Thomas William Stack/Thomas William Stack Sr; 2047- Dulce De Jesus Neziraj;2116-Clicia M Pinheiro/Clicia M Do Nascimento Pinheiro/Clicia Pinheiro;3112-Chris McElwain;3118-Christopher Johnson/ Christopher Lyn Johnson;4022-Chris McElwain;5019-Colleen Sullivan;6079-Latonja Thompson/Latonja Marie Thompson Value Store It 36 at 1480 Celebration Blvd, Celebration, FL 34747 will list storage units on www.storagetreasures.com at 5:00PM: 1118 – Jeshua Acosta/Jeshua Manuel Acosta Conesa; 2233 – Ricardo M Rodriguez; 3050 – Catina Esa Notice of Public Sale is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on January 12th, 2024 at 11:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 800 Greenway Professional Ct. Orlando, FL 32824 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. 1123 Susi L. Alcantara Tavera 1200 Ana Rivera 1205 Geiris Montenegro 1535 Walter Cordova 1610

John Polynice 1639 Janice Shepherd 1641 Leyfidia Cifuentes 1656 Jose Quinones 1731 Sean Burden 2018 Domingo Guzman 2022 Ed Ramos 2028 Rafael Puesan 2102 Carlos A. Narvaez. Run dates 12/27/23 and 1/3/24 Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www. storagetreasures.com ending on January 12th, 2024 at 11:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 14120 East Colonial Drive Orlando, Fl 32826 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. 1511 – Chynna Miranda 1707 – Cathy Meyer 1741 – Brandy Seals 2172 – Yolanda Almonte 2346 – Yolanda Almonte 2415 – Esteban Rodriguez. Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending on January 12th, 2024 at 11:00 am for units located at: Compass Self Storage 203 Neighborhood Market Rd. Orlando, FL 32825 Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. Unless Otherwise noted. 2242 Juan Fernando Gamboa 2267 Guerla Jacques 3205 Headley Sappleton 3213 Keith Defreitas 2184 Carlos Ramirez 1023 Jasper Smith 1155-1174 Jose Diaz. Run dates 12/27/23 and 1/3/24. Notice of Public SaleNotice is hereby given that Value Store It 29 – Ocoee will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at apublic auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes). Thes ales will take place on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa (AU4167) on behalf of the facilities management. Units will be available for viewing prior tothe sale on www.storagetreasures.com. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 10%buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $50 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. No one under 16 years oldis permitted to bid. The property to be sold is described as “General HouseholdItems” “Personal Property”unless otherwise noted. Unit # – Name – Description.V alue Store It 29 at 1251 Fountains West Blvd, Ocoee, FL 34761 will list storage units onwww. storagetreasures.com at 11:00 AM B186 Gustavo Aragon/Barrow G.R. Aragon;C017 Percy Leroy Johnson III;C217 Jeff Robinson III;C244 Shenyther Octelus

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Legal, Public Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Retail Sales, LLC will sell at public lien sale on January 15, 2024, 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 9:30AM 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 # 07001, 900 S Kirkman Road, Orlando, FL 32811, (407) 986-7703 Time: 09:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 2206 - JONES, JAMALE; 2322 - Richardson, LaTiya; 2509 - Wilda, Tanis; 3610 - Hobgood, Thomeshia; 4701 - Saint Felix, Sabine; 6112 - Sweet, Janeika PUBLIC STORAGE # 07031, 1355 State Road 436, Casselberry, FL 32707, (407) 574-4516 Time: 09:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1317 - J, David PUBLIC STORAGE # 08327, 5602 Raleigh St, Orlando, FL 32811, (407) 930-4816 Time: 10:00 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. 0171 - Solis, Javier; 0227 - Edwards, Katrina; 0290 - Franklin, Tyneshia; 0489 - Francois, Josue PUBLIC STORAGE # 08723, 1241 S Orlando Ave, Maitland, FL 32751, (407) 495-1863 Time: 10:15 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0332 - Augustine, Mark; 6025 - Johnson, Tiquana PUBLIC STORAGE # 08753, 4508 S Vineland Road, Orlando, FL 32811, (407) 734-0681 Time: 10:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0318 - Licea, Kaavin; 0616 - Padilla, Tabitha; 0708 - Fellows, Merissa; 0812 - Williams, Shanna; 0824 - Davis, Necole; 0920 - Goryaev, Sergey; 0925 - BOMANI Pro Services, LLC Goulart, Jeferson; 1121 - Crew, Frank; 1138 - Shearer, Joshua; 1212 - MWA Construction group Allen, Mckinley; 1215 - trabelsi, Tonica PUBLIC STORAGE # 08762, 1023 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803, (407) 505-7981 Time: 10:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1138 - Allen, Benjamin; 2035 - Kolbrich, Julianna; 2074 - Murbe, Ali; 3054 - Sahagun Lopez, Marilyn; 4065 - james, william; 4067 - Johnson, Phillip PUBLIC STORAGE # 08767, 1842 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789, (407) 494-2918 Time: 11:00 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 2016 - Zenva Martel, Anna; 3083 - Sumpter, June; 4035 - RATH, MARK PUBLIC STORAGE # 08769, 653 Maguire Blvd, Orlando, FL 32803, (407) 955-4627 Time: 11:15 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 1037 - Moor, Meagan; 3132 - Polk, Danija PUBLIC STORAGE # 20136, 3900 W Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808, (407) 374-5979 Time: 11:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. A014 - Guerrier, Kuincy; A026 - Siggers, Kimberly; B005 - Garcia, Cindy; C031 - Ndiaye, Antoine; D017 - Rose, Crystal; D050 - cameron, Tashia; D070 Maiden, Darnell Asante; D145 - Wilkerson, Desmond PUBLIC STORAGE # 25850, 2525 E Michigan St, Orlando, FL 32806, (407) 604-0341 Time: 11:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 5016 Carothers, Victoria; 5044 - Woods, Robert; 5056 - Hamilton, Dorothy; 5307 - Lewis, Terrill; 6149 - Josey, Alexis; 6425 - Keefe, Rosa PUBLIC STORAGE # 27221, 1625 State Road 436, Winter Park, FL 32792, (407) 545-3653 Time: 12:00 PM Sale to be

held at www.storagetreasures.com. C009 - Gordon, Kimberly; C019 - Perez, Nivea; D004 - Jr, Elbert Dunn; E068 - Chartrand, Olivia PUBLIC STORAGE # 28076, 1131 State Road 436, Casselberry, FL 32707, (407) 505-6401 Time: 12:15 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. A011 - Stackpoole, Megan; B007 - Brutus, Beatrice; C065 - Kendrick, Joshua; C096 - Pelham, Matthew; F005 - Suid, Miah; F025 - Couteau, Meagen; F028 - Harris, Cierra; F051 - Smith, Jennifer; F052 - Monteiro, Kevin; G001 - Rodriguez, Leishla; G020 - Bryant, Justin; G032 - Long, James PUBLIC STORAGE # 77690, 8550 Old Winter Garden Rd, Orlando, FL 32835, (321) 325-6576 Time: 12:45 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0203 - Dorvil, Livens; 0303 - Moody, Dawne; 1051 - Rodriguez, Zuleivy; 2189 - Johnsonn, Kwame PUBLIC STORAGE # 28331, 5401 LB McLeod Road, Orlando, FL 32811, (407) 986-5749 Time: 01:00 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 2226 - Price, Tyrone. 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 January 11, 2024, 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 1:00 PM 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 # 08714, 8149 Aircenter Court, Orlando, FL 32809, (407) 792-4965 Time: 01:00 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 2105 - Santiago, Shanell; 2184 - White, Mirna; 2275 - Hernandez, Ericka PUBLIC STORAGE # 08717, 1800 Ten Point Lane, Orlando, FL 32837, (407) 545-4431 Time: 01:15 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0223 - ortiz, Carlos; 0266 - Bethea, Joseph; 5017 - Banzon, John; 7128 - Ilie, Hernandes PUBLIC STORAGE # 20477, 5900 Lakehurst Drive, Orlando, FL 32819, (407) 409-7284 Time: 01:30 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. C156 - Mangham, Shanel A; C169 - Daniels, John; C181 - Mckenzie, Diop; D154 - Gadson, Samone; D159 - RodriguezOquendo, Kevin; D166 - Davis, Kendra; E238 - newby, xavier PUBLIC STORAGE # 20711, 1801 W Oak Ridge Road, Orlando, FL 32809, (407) 792-5808 Time: 01:45 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. F024 - Outcomtes.ING Clark, Chontay; H002 - Acevedo, Andrew; J133 - Senatus, Kenson; K052 - Hhoward, Samuel; K067 - Coleman, Ikea; P002 Jackson, Guy PUBLIC STORAGE # 24303, 1313 45th Street, Orlando, FL 32839, (407) 278-8737 Time: 02:00 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. H842 wiggins, Lucus PUBLIC STORAGE # 25454, 235 E Oak Ridge Road, Orlando, FL 32809, (407) 326-9069 Time: 02:15 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. A155 - Kerssen, Alicia; G732 - Donayre, Cesar;

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I910 - Falcon, Xashia; J017 - Hughey, Harley PUBLIC STORAGE # 25782, 2783 N John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34741, (321) 422-2079 Time: 02:30 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1105 - Medina, Wilson; 11311 - Camargo, Andres; 12067 - Gema, Vanessa; 1211 Lonon, Ellen; 12209 - Yezzyworldwide llc Blanc, Gabby; 12409 - VARGAS ALEQUIN, ELLIOT; 501 - smith, Trinette; 883 - Quintana, Yarimar PUBLIC STORAGE # 25806, 227 Simpson Rd, Kissimmee, FL 34744, (407) 258-3087 Time: 02:45 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 072 - MADERO, LOUIS; 091 - Trinidad, Kristen; 338 - gonzalez, Jeanni; 417 - Altoro, Elaine; 439 - Dotson, Michael; 515 - Lettsome, Kellese; 723 - Rivera, Ivonne; 822 - gonzalez, Anthony; 852 - Rosario, Lacie; 866 - silva, Miguel PUBLIC STORAGE # 25846, 1051 Buenaventura Blvd, Kissimmee, FL 34743, (407) 258-3147 Time: 03:00 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 02103 - Nicoletti, Bruno J; 02137 - Serra, Luis; 02143 - Gutierrez, Leslie; 02306 - Harris, Margaret; 02402 - Johns, Aaron; 05154 - Newkirk, Abigail; 05233 - Harmon, Nicole PUBLIC STORAGE # 25847, 951 S John Young Pkwy, Kissimmee, FL 34741, (321) 236-6712 Time: 03:15 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1606 - Rodriguez, Carmen; 2053 - ALOMAR MARTINEZ, SHARON; 2136 - rivera, Marmir; 2161 - perez, flavio; 2190C - Briscoe, Shavena; 2315 - Harris, Lorenzo C PUBLIC STORAGE # 25892, 1701 Dyer Blvd , Kissimmee , FL 34741, (407) 392-1169 Time: 03:30 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. 1007 - Diaz, Ernesto; 2007 - Negron, Jackie; 4018 - Austin, Raina; 4022 - Tardi, Rafael; 6051 - Benavides Aviles, Javier Enrique; 6095 - Beard, Pamela; 8011 - Eng, Michael PUBLIC STORAGE # 25896, 6040 Lakehurst Dr, Orlando, FL 32819, (407) 5455699 Time: 03:45 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0055 - Cherry, Khandace; 0149 - NOSIL, HEMLYNE COMPERE; 1081 - Smith, Claudine; 2074 - Thiel, Austin PUBLIC STORAGE # 28075, 4729 S Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32839, (407) 986-4867 Time: 04:00 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. 0112 - veitia, Danica; 0136 - Vinson, Tiffany; 0350 - garcia, darren; 0701 - Simon, Johnny; 0820 - Jean Baptiste, Rose; 0826 - Anderson, Susan; 0985 - Hawkins, Johnnette; 1012 - Barthelemy, Micheline; 1062 - Moreno, Patricia; 1324 - Thompson, Destiny. 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 January 11, 2024, 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 # 08711, 3145 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826, (407)

613-2984 Time: 09:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 2003 Sims, Kaleb; 2243 - Sankey, Althia; 5003 - Fernandez, Victor PUBLIC STORAGE # 08720, 1400 Alafaya Trail, Oviedo, FL 32765, (407) 487-4695 Time: 09:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. 0264 - Richsrds, Kenneth; 0269 Fire Dept Meals Grebic, Robert 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. 0166 - Castillo, Alize; 0179 - Gutierrez, Bertha Ann; 0190 Jean-Noel, Antola; 0208 - Ayala, Eduardo; 0215 - Roberts, Solanda; 1013 - Allen, Darryl; 3005 - Ysabel, Ramon; 4016 - Riley, Dylan; 7034 - Gutierrez, Bertha Ann; 8148 - williams, makida PUBLIC STORAGE # 08765, 1851 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826, (407) 513-4445 Time: 10:15 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0004 - Pattillo, Megan; 0104 - cadwell, Christopher; 0201 - Newton, Kimyada; 1032 - Puntiel, Wendy; 2081 - Newton, Kimyada; 4021 - Armstrong, Sherry; 5004 merced, Cristal PUBLIC STORAGE # 20179, 903 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL 32807, (407) 392-1549 Time: 10:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. D159 - Causing, Major; D211 - Mercado, Miguel; D234 - Cetoute, Jude PUBLIC STORAGE # 25781, 155 S Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32807, (321) 247-6790 Time: 10:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1419 - Rodriguez, Luis; 2448 - Pacheco, Boris; 2606 - Oliver, Charissa PUBLIC STORAGE # 25897, 10053 Lake Underhill Rd, Orlando, FL 32825, (407) 901-6126 Time: 11:00 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 0479 - Holmon, Jasmine; 4026 - lamar, Ari Giovanny; 4075 - Lee, David PUBLIC STORAGE # 25973, 250 N Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32807, (407) 901-7489 Time: 11:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. B332 - Baez, Jessica; D404 - bellavia, James; D461 - Dieudonne, Carol; D467 - Urena, Catherine PUBLIC STORAGE # 28084, 2275 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL 32822, (407) 545-2547 Time: 11:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. B189 - Feliciano, Liannette; C107 - Aneus, Cassandre; C116 - Souza, Paloma; C167 - Burton, Anthony; C211G - Pierrejeune, Ruchamo; C212F - Narvaez, Brenda liz; C230E - Tirado Jr, David PUBLIC STORAGE # 24105, 2275 N Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL 32807, (407) 545-2541 Time: 12:00 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1265 - johnson, Jacob; 1272 - Lopez, Rudolfo; 2267 - Simpson, Firmie; 3107 - Crawford, Tania; 3207 - Acree, Yatasha; F348 - Williams, Willie; J714 - Haskins, Treyvon; J726 - DC Projects &amp; Servies Cruz, Daniel PUBLIC STORAGE # 25851, 10280 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32817, (407) 9012590 Time: 12:15 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1106 - Medina, Ricardo; 1111 - Cruz, Kenneth; 1209 Williams, Measheia; 1223 - I Buy You Buy Castro, Joe; 1404 - Mcnair, Vanaya; 2592 Abell, Kathy; 2681 - Hudson, Tanihya; 2690 - Rondil Richard, Farah; 2735 - Fawdry, Jessica PUBLIC STORAGE # 08729, 5215 Red Bug Lake Road, Winter Springs, FL 32708, (407) 495-2108 Time: 12:30 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. 0526 - Rivera, Male; 2043 - McNeil, Dorothy; 3020 - Rodriguez, Teresa. 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 January 12, 2024, 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 # 07030, 360 State Road 434 East, Longwood, FL 32750, (407) 392-1525 Time: 09:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1302 - Rodriguez, Desarea; 1320 - Delcampo, Breanna PUBLIC STORAGE # 23118, 141 W State Road 434, Winter Springs, FL 32708, (407) 512-0425 Time: 09:40 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. J356 - Bolden, keith; J358 - Bolden, keith; M509 - Johnson, Kaylah PUBLIC STORAGE # 24326, 570 N US Highway 17 92, Longwood, FL 32750, (407) 505-7649 Time: 09:50 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. B239 - Snell, Ann; B239 – Snell, Priscilla; C340 - Woodard, Jawel; C360 - glenn, kwaniqua; D401 - Harris, Latia; D406 - monteiro, Kevin; D414 - Worske, Samantha; E013 - Harris, Marcia; E070 Carlton, Susie PUBLIC STORAGE # 24328, 7190 S US Highway 17/92, Fern Park, FL 32730, (407) 258-3060 Time: 10:00 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. A123 - Jones, Todd; B203 - Moore, Ernesto; B235 - Gelsey, Shanerria PUBLIC STORAGE # 25438, 2905 South Orlando Drive, Sanford, FL 32773, (407) 545-6715 Time: 10:10 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. A028 - Patton, Antonio; D072 - Vann, Dennis; H020 - Canty, Alec; P087 - barcenes, macelino PUBLIC STORAGE # 25455, 8226 S US Highway 17/92, Fern Park, FL 32730, (407) 258-3062 Time: 10:20 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. A152 - Rodrigues, Andre; A160 - Sanders, Zaniya; B296 Makene, Malaika; C369 - Pitts, Tavist; E583 - Samsel, Erik; F606 - Brown, Darney PUBLIC STORAGE # 25842, 51 Spring Vista Dr, Debary, FL 32713, (386) 202-2956 Time: 10:30 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 00261 - smith, Don; 00265 - Robinson, Raquel; 00414 - Bailey, Amanda; 00508 - campbell, Amanda; 00521 - TAYLOR, DAVID; 00612 - LUCKART, ANGELA; 00625 - Steele, Pearl; 00736 mares, ashley PUBLIC STORAGE # 25893, 3725 W Lake Mary Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746, (407) 495-1274 Time: 10:40 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. 5025 - Ezell, Salonda; 6113 - Swain, Reginald. 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 January 12, 2024, 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 11:00 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: 11:00 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1116 - Johnson, Lorenzo; 1605 - Harris, Sekayi; 1802 - Acosta, Carlos; 1933 - Mcwhorter, Shaniece PUBLIC STORAGE # 08326, 310 W Central Parkway, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, (407) 487-4595 Time: 11:15 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0268 - ulysse, Wilens; 0405 - Cowans, Christoria PUBLIC STORAGE # 08705, 455 S Hunt Club Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703, (407) 392-1542 Time: 11:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1004 - Roberts, Adam; 7006 - Cuyler, Chandra PUBLIC STORAGE # 08732, 521 S State Road 434, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, (407) 487-4750 Time: 11:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1007 - Leon, Teofilo Oscanoa; 1026 - Rachel, Jerron; 5016 - Snell, Joseph; 5110 - Jean Pierre, Monique; 5112 - Alexis, Cameron; 5123 - Bell, Markesha; 6025 - Camacho, Victor PUBLIC STORAGE # 20729, 1080 E Altamonte Dr, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701, (407) 326-6338 Time: 12:00 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. B071 - Murati Rosa, Javier; B088 - Phillips, Dejuan; B132 - Coleman, Kenesha; B192 Ward, Wendy PUBLIC STORAGE # 24107, 4100 John Young Parkway, Orlando, FL 32804, (407) 930-4381 Time: 12:15 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. A120 - Walker, Renee; B223 - Harvey, Willatrice; B266 - Hall, Dasha; C333 - Player, Ronny; E003 - Green, Brionica; E025 - Hair, Vergenia; E074 - Bostick, Jordan; E096 - Ellington, Kemani; F610 - Slaughter, Jameis; H803 - Gomer, Brenden; H812 DiSanto, Joel; J923 - Philogene, Stephane PUBLIC STORAGE # 25780, 8255 Silver Star Rd, Orlando, FL 32818, (321) 247-6799 Time: 12:30 PM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 1015 - Theophin, Exdra; 1401 - Troya, Mariela; 1462 - James, Timothy; 2103 - Straube, Norman R; 2120 - Myers, Nadine; 2228 - SAINT HUBERT, GUERLANDE; 2272 - Mobley, Kelvin; 2421 Taylor, Rasheeda; 2422 - myers, Jaquesta; 2613 - Harris, Gaylan PUBLIC STORAGE # 25813, 2308 N John Young Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32804, (407) 603-0436 Time: 12:45 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. B026A - MITCHELL, MICHAEL; B059 - Brown, Lawrence; B081A - Hayes, Tearra; C061 - Convicted Talent LLC Brock, Shawn; D035 - williams, Sharella; D108 Holland, Chevon; D130 - Sanders, Sedira; F039 - Valdez, Kenneth; F114 - Thomas, Quandra PUBLIC STORAGE # 25814, 6770 Silver Star Rd, Orlando, FL 32818, (407) 545-2394 Time: 01:00 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0025 - Thomas, Anita; 0046 - Mcclean, Karl; 0063 - Peterson, Carlexis; 0079 Peterson, Carlexis; 0083 - Cutter, Stalexus; 0121 - Powell, Betenia; 0165 - Samone Professional Cleaning Gadson, Nina; 0238 - Lopez, Erica; 0282 - sthubert, Djony; 0362 - ingram, Shamari; 0478 - Jerelds, Marjorie Surgent; 0745 - Edouard, Iphanie; 0779 - Suave, Sedgewick PUBLIC STORAGE # 25891, 108 W Main St , Apopka, FL 32703, (407) 542-9698 Time: 01:15 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0301 - Baker, Eddie Lee; 0421 - Cuyler, Chandra; 1121 - Smith, Sharonda; 1318 - Leslie, Jes-

sica; 1518 - Almodovar, Tatyanna PUBLIC STORAGE # 25895, 2800 W State Road 434 , Longwood , FL 32779, (407) 392-0854 Time: 01:30 PM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 0692 - McCann, Kaitlyn; 0767 - Zahd, Aasiya; 0852 - Sanborn, Tessa PUBLIC STORAGE # 28091, 2431 S Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, FL 32703, (407) 279-3958 Time: 01:45 PM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1057 - Wade, Lily; 1078 - Laguerre, Lamar; 1131 - jones, Senajia; 1192 - Bhatti, Carlise. 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 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 January 12,2024 at the location indicated: Store 1333: 13125 S. John Young Pkwy, Orlando FL. 32837, 407.516.7005 @ 10:00 AM: Jeremy Andrea-household items,Sandro De Melo Faria-boxes,luggage,bike, tools,Onesimo Popadiuk-home items,Stefani Viramontes-furniture. Store 1631: 5753 Hoffner Ave, Orlando, FL 32822, (407) 212-5890 @ 10:15 AM: Noljie Hernandez – ladders, auto cleaning product, grill, cooler Cynthia Colon – luggage, vanity, clothes, toys Donna Barnett – scooter, dresser, totes, clothes Solana Eugene – vacuum, clothes, books, chair Store 7057: 13597 S. Orange Ave Orlando FL 32824, 407.910.2087 @ 10:30 AM: Nickie Latimore-Personal Items, Piano, luggage; Brandun Anderson-Household goods, clothing/shoes, old stuff Store 7107: 6174 S Goldenrod, Orlando, FL 32822, 407.955.4137 @ 10:45 AM: Marquavis Myers; furniture, clothing, electronics, shoes. Peabo Ingram; Household items. Store 3024: 11955 S Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando FL 32837, 407.826.0024 @ 11:00 AM: Brinks, Inc.files.; Brandy Ward- Household Goods/ Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment, Tools/ Appliances; Karonda Blair- Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment Store 8931: 3280 Vineland Rd, Kissimmee FL 34746, 407.720.7424 @ 11:30 AM: Erik Mosher House contents, Chanica Harris Furniture & boxes, Stanphill Donawa boxes & queen bed, Meronais Exavier Household items, Shifon Johnson Household goods and furniture, Dilmarie Alvarado beds,sofa,Gavetero box whit crital, Ramon Hoffman Garcia 2 sofa chairs, glass table, bed frames, 10 boxes, Amelia Brose Boxes, Dinning room chairs. Store 3519: 4020 Curry Ford Rd, Orlando, 32806, 407.901.0194 @11:45 AM: Joshua Mercado- Boxes, clothes, TV.; Joyce Adams- Household goods, furniture. Store 8136: 3501 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL 32839, 407.488.9093 @ 12:00pm: Elle Barriteau 2 queen mattress bed frames sofa, Laperria Eggleton Housegoods, Nathaiel Junior Graham WASHER AND DRYER /BED /Boxes/Totes, Lorene Hanchard personals /totes /boxes , Micaela Esperanza bikes clothes boxes & totes, Lindsey Shave decorations, photos, and a bedframe, Rasheka Salley boxes & bins. Store 7306: 408 N Primrose Dr, Orlando, FL 32803, (321) 285-5021 @ 12:15 PM: Samone Gadson-Clothing, Furnish etc.- Lauralee

Hedrick- Boxes, washer and dryer ext.-Luis Troche one bedroom Apartment –Tiffany Swanson King size bed, boxes Store 8612: 1150 Brand Ln Kissimmee FL 34744, 407.414.5303@ 12:30PM: Monique Diaz (1 of 2)- 6 bd home; Monique Diaz (2 of 2)- 6 bd home; Tara Hill - Household Items and Furniture; Jacquelyn Santiago - mattresses and head boards boxes decor Store 3526: 4650 S. Semoran Blvd, Orlando Fl 32822, 407.823.7734 @ 12:45 PM: Kevin Watson- Household Goods/ Furniture, tv/stereo equipment Andrew Springer- Household Goods/Furniture Jose Ramos- Clothes, shoes Julian Santana- Household Goods/Furniture, tv/stereo equipment, boxes Kevin Monteiro-Clothes, shoes, appliance Jose Hernandez- Household Goods/Furniture Linda Smith- Household Goods/Furniture Store 8778: 3820 S Orange Ave Orlando FL 32806, 321.270.3440 @ 1:00 pm. Kendell Blackman household items/ Angel Williams Two baby crib mini fridge mini deep freezer and 10 boxes flat screen TV/ Stephanie Mote 1bed room home/ David White Household goods/ Shawn Bonds camping items, clothes, small items/ Ashley Hoven household goods. Store 4107: 9080 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee Fl 34747, 407.238.1799 @ 1:15 PM: Alejandro Jhonson – Boxes; Mark Paul - Household Goods/Furniture, Office Furn/Machines/ Equip, Boxes; Edward Ellis - clothes, books, totes; Brianna Blakely – 2 bedroom home 10X20; Nicholas Scott - Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment; Luis Flores - Office Furn/Machines/Equip. Store 4109: 13450 Landstar Blvd Orlando, FL 32824, 407.601.41.69@ 1:30 PM: Marc Collazo; Household goods/Furniture. Xenia Blanco: Household goods/Furniture. Shakeema Merchant: Household goods/ Furniture/Office Furniture/Machines/Tools Appliances/TV/Stereo Equipment. 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 Notice is hereby given that Mindful Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the following times and locations: January 17th, 2024 9:30am, Mindful Storage facility: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL 34759 (321) 732-6032 The personal goods stored therein by the following: #1202-Furniture, #C132- Households, #C131-Households, #1123-Households, #C120-Households, #1009- Households, #2202-Furniture, #D220-Households, #2140-Boxes, #F210-Boxes, #J220- Furniture, #J210-Boxes, #2096-Households, #2083-Bins, #2017-Furniture. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Mindful 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, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to

those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Site #3086, 130 Concord Drive, Casselberry, FL 32707, January 9, 2024 @ 12:00 pm Shagaria Inman - sofa, loveseat, king bedroom set, boxes of clothes , Jessica Smith - Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment , Beau Vittitow - Household Goods/ Furniture. 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: Site #3503, 1170 W State Road 434, Longwood, FL 32750 - (407)602-3999, January 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm Jessica Reynolds -Household Goods/Furniture ,Chantell A Landry -Household Goods/Furniture,Carlos Melendez -Household Goods/Furniture ,Michelle Fuller-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. Notice of Public Sale: Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on January 19th, 2024 at 9:00 am, Riker’s Roadside Of Central Florida, INC, 630 E Landstreet Rd, Orlando, FL 32824, will sell the following vehicles and/or vessels. Seller reserves the right to bid. Sold as is, no warranty. Seller guarantees no title, terms cash. Seller reserves the right to refuse any or all bids; 1FMFU17576LA89655 2006 FORD 1GNEC13T31R179809 2001 CHEV JTDBL40E299051348 2009 TOYT WBA3B1G50FNT01438 2015 BMW Notice of Public Sale: Notice is hereby given that Storage King USA at 4601 S Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32839 will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes). The sale will take place at the website StorageTreasures.com on January 17, 2024, at 9:00 am. The sale will be conducted under the direction of Christopher Rosa (AU4167) and StorageTreasures.com on behalf of the facility’s management. Units will be available for viewing prior to the sale on StorageTreasures.com. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 15% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $100 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. Liliana Chategne - #0A040,

Emmanier Pierre - #0B011, Jeremiah Johnson - #0B025, JSM Management LLC, Travis James Bush - #0D024, Majorie Dugasse - #0E023, Woodline Calixte #0F019, Ronex Joachim - #0F032, Jorge Garcia David - #0H033, Bianca Frengem - #0J007, Sherly Paul - #0J009. Notice of Public Sale: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com ending onJanuary 12th, 2024 at 11:00 am for units located at:Compass Self Storage2435 W SR 426, Oviedo, FL 32765. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goodsare sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Compass Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment. The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes and appliances. 0021 – Jason Ayers 0069 – Keith Richardson 0070 – Chena Hilliard 0124 – Tom Morgan 0237 – Jonnie Garrison NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates at 7AM. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 1/21/2024 1FDAW56P13ED62183 FORD 2003 JT3GN87R3Y0171067 TOYT 2000 JS1GX72B8E2100595 SUZI 2014 1NXBU40E39Z017022 TOYT 2009 1FMCU0GD2HUD81781 FORD 2017 KM8SNDHF9DU010644 HYUN 2013 JN1BJ1CP1JW182121 NISS 2018 JS1GN7BA922102865 SUZI 2002 5LMJJ3LT8MEL08074 LINC 2021 3C4PDCBG2HT683218 DODG 2017 1FUJGLDR2CSBH9636 FRHT 2012 1/22/2024 KMHTC6AE2GU249111 HYUN 2016 2720 13th St, Saint Cloud Fl. 34769, Towlando Towing and Recovery

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Legal, Public Notices NOTICE OF SALE Vehicles will be sold as is, no warranty. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid. Terms of bids are cash only. Buyer must have funds on hand at time of sale: 2012 Volvo VIN: YV1672MC2CJ125094 2015 Chevrolet VIN: 1G11E5SX9FF255726 2013 Nissan VIN: JN8AS5MV3DW118505 2007 Lincoln VIN: 1L1FM88W07Y632513 2007 Chevrolet VIN: 1G1AK55F577208622 2009 Chevrolet VIN: 1GNER13D49S177904 2019 Chrysler VIN: 1G1BE5SM1K7109058 2005 Toyota Scion VIN: JTKDE167350045527 2002 Honda VIN: 1HGCG56422A013573 To be sold at auction at 8:00 am on January 24th, 2024 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC This notice is to inform any interested party of an attempt to settle the estate of Nancy A. Jackson according to her last will and testament. The lone remaining item in the estate is the property at the address of 6520 Vernon Street, Orlando, Florida, 32818. The Property Description is as follows: UNRECORDED PLAT OF SLAUSON AND GIBONS DB 808/578, A PORTION OF LOT 9 AKA: BEG 347.27 FT W & 20 FT S OF NE COR OF NW1/4 OF SW1/4 RUN W 287.28 FT S 113.43 FT E 287.32 FT N 113.67 FT TO POB (LESS BEG SE COR RUN W 105 FT N 40 FT E 40 FT S 34 FT E 65 FT S 6 FT TO POB) IN SEC 24-22-28 (LESS R/W PER DB 872/92). A petition for a settlement hearing will be submitted to the Orange County Clerk of Courts office, requesting said property to be deeded solely to heir Walter O. Jackson.

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