ORLANDO WEEKLY ● APRIL 13-19, 2022 ● orlandoweekly.com

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NEWS+ VIEWS

6 Your Words

Reader reactions to recent stories 6 “This Modern World”

Tom Tomorrow’s comic 13 ICYMI

Good trouble, bad hurricanes and more 15 All rise

As rent increases surge, Orange County considers rent stabilization 19 Informed Dissent

The drive to push women back into forced births and LGBT folks back into the closet is just getting going 21 Ten felons charged with election fraud

Florida resident arrested for improperly registering to vote is a mentally ill man who stole cigarettes 21 U.S. House passes cannabis legalization

It’s only the second time in more than 50 years that Congress has voted to repeal cannabis prohibition 21 “Claytoonz: Feels Familiar”

Clay Jones’ weekly comic 25 SEEN

We saw: Trixie & Katya at Hard Rock Live

FOOD+ DRINK

27 Electric feel

Isan Zaap gets funky with the stimulating fare of northeastern Thailand 27 Tip Jar

Orlando food news: opening, closings, moves and events 33 Recently Reviewed

Short takes from the month’s restaurant reviews

FILM+TV

37 On (small) Screens

Streaming premieres this week: Outer Range, The Kardashians, Choose or Die and more

MUSIC

44 SPRING CONCERT GUIDE

A rundown of the freshest concerts coming up in the next couple of months 53 This Little Underground

New local releases + live show picks

BACK PAGES

55 The Week

Our selections of things to do and see this week 57 Free Will Astrology Your horoscope for the week of April 13-19 57 Gimme Shelter Princess and other fine felines are at OCAS impatiently awaiting their forever homes 59 Classified advertisements

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