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News & Views 11 Your Words: letters to the editor 11 Comic: Clay Jones’ latest 12 Informed Dissent: Tucker Carlson 19 News: NICA prevents lawsuits

Arts & Culture 25 LAC: Peg O’Keef returns, briefly

Food & Drink

27 Restaurant review: Shanghai Lane 27 Tip Jar: local food news roundup 39 Orlando Taco Week: $5 tacos for two weeks 39 Recently Reviewed: short takes

Film & TV

45 Film review: ‘The Truffle Hunters’ 47 On (small) Screens: streaming premieres

Music

49 Concert preview: Grace Potter 51 Local music: Thomas Milovac 51 Local music: Syoma Klochko 55 This Little Underground: local releases, concert picks

Back Pages

57 The Week: calendar of events 60 Savage Love: relationship advice 60 Gimme Shelter: adopt a pet 61 Classified advertisements

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¶ ‘Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?’

¶ Tin soldiers and Nixon’s (second) coming

Last week we reported on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushing back against a bipartisan effort in the legislature to raise Florida’s weekly unemployment benefits to a maximum benefit of $375. During a press conference last Friday, DeSantis callously said, “Our unemployment is what it is, it’s fine,” when questioned about the proposal to up it from its current stingy rate of $275 a week. Only three states in the entire U.S. offer a lower maximum weekly benefit than Florida: Louisiana, Mississippi and Arizona.

Last week we reported on Republican lawmakers in the Florida legislature handing DeSantis one of his top legislative priorities as the Florida Senate passed anti-protest legislation ominously dubbed “Combating Public Disorder,” a blow to First Amendment rights. On Monday morning, DeSantis signed that bill into law.

@Carrie Mackie Houser He works only for political donors, not the rest of us! @Joe Llorens Florida works against Florida’s workers. @Vicky Gallas Back in the end of 2001 and into 2002, I collected unemployment and it was within a few dollars of the $275 maximum today. So … 20 years and SAME RATE! @Randy Griswold He’ll be needing unemployment in 2022! @Joel Emerson Get used to seeing this mug on TV … he’s taking in contributions for the Presidential run in 2024 … referred to as a ‘nicer version of Trump.’ @Stephen Russo Spoken like a true Republican. His days appear to be numbered. Not soon enough.

‘AGGRESSIVE TACTICS’

@Oscar Manuel My question is will our state’s government still pursue prosecution of Florida residents involved in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6? One can only wonder. @Steve Tabares No no no. He’s not signing a law making it more dangerous to protest. He’s signing a law making it more dangerous to Riot! Don’t try and play dumb, Orlando Weekly! You know better than that. @Nadine Lopez But the GOP complains about their civil liberties being violated by mask requirements. In other words, if it fits their narrative it’s OK, if it doesn’t, they block it. @Thomas H. Sharp One more confirmation of the corrupt police state Florida has become under Republicon rule, and with the continuing influx of their moronic sheep there is no end in sight. @John DiBenedetto Agree with it or not, it’s all our tax dollars that will be wasted trying to defend it in the courts. That’s what should be pissing you off. BY CLAY JONES

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CONNIPTION CULTURE

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Republicans love to hate cancel culture — or, as we used to call it, ‘consequences’ BY JEFFREY C. BILL M A N

By dint of personality and profession, I’m pretty close to a free speech absolutist. I imagine most writers are. Restraints on artistic or literary expression shouldn’t be dictated by some vague notion of cultural acceptability; we wouldn’t be a better society if we were still smuggling copies of Lady Chatterley’s Lover instead of buying them on Amazon. James Madison didn’t write the First Amendment with erotica in mind. He wanted to prevent the government from squelching dissent — or, as he originally worded it, to ensure that people “shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to speak, to write, or to publish their sentiments; and the freedom of the press, as one of the great bulwarks of liberty, shall be inviolable.” The amendment’s final language isn’t as categorical as Madison’s draft. Still, until the last year or so, we seemed to understand that “Congress shall make no law …” meant Congress. The First Amendment restrains the government. So for a free speech near-absolutist, there’s no contradiction between these two statements. No. 1, I support Tucker Carlson’s right to embrace white supremacy and spread deranged conspiracy theories. And No. 2, we should run Tucker Carlson off the air. On April 8, the Fox News host embraced the Great Replacement, the theory that a globalist cabal is conspir12

ing to replace Anglo-Saxons with immigrants. Seeing as this white supremacist favorite has inspired multiple mass murderers, you’d think Carlson — who has already shed advertisers like oak trees shed pollen over racist and otherwise offensive comments — would choose his words more carefully. Instead, he mocked “the left and all the little gatekeepers on Twitter [who] become literally hysterical if you use the term ‘replacement.’” Five days later, Carlson said something equally irresponsible: “At some point — no one is asking this, but everyone should be — what is this about? If vaccines work, why are vaccinated people still banned from living normal lives? … So maybe it doesn’t work, and they’re simply not telling you that. Well, you hate to think that, especially if you’ve gotten two shots. But what’s the other potential explanation? We can’t think of one.” It’s evidently too much work to call the CDC or do a Google search before suggesting to an audience predisposed to vaccine skepticism that there’s a cover-up. (By the way, lots of people are asking these questions, and lots of people think the CDC is too cautious. Right or wrong, the CDC is concerned about vaccinated people transmitting COVID-19 to nonvaccinated people.) Carlson’s mouth diarrhea could and probably will get someone killed. Even so — as appealing as the U.K.’s media

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regulatory system sometimes seems — it’s not the government’s job to shut him down. But if public pressure saw to it that he ended up in Times Square shouting at strangers about the Mark of the Beast, that would be the market doing its thing. Actions have consequences. They used to, anyway. But then conservatives found a new fetish, what U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, hyperbolically labeled a “fundamental threat to free speech rights” and “the biggest threat to freedom we face.” More accurately, it’s a manufactured panic designed to blur the lines between opprobrium and censorship. Consequences have become “cancel culture.” It works like this: Georgia Republicans, losing control of the state, make it more difficult for Black people to vote. There’s a backlash — cancel culture. Major League Baseball relocates the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Colorado — also cancel culture. Republicans, realizing they look like the reincarnation of Bull Connor, throw a conniption about the “woke mob” and threaten “serious consequences” if businesses choose not to damage their reputations by associating with bigots. So five anti-cancel-culture senators propose goingnowhere legislation to punish baseball for “enforcing a woke standard,” as Ted Cruz told reporters, by revoking the antitrust exemption granted to MLB by a 1922 Supreme Court ruling — not cancel culture, somehow. One of Cruz’s co-sponsors is Josh Hawley, a leader of the Jan. 6 Sedition Caucus. After the mob stormed the Capitol, Simon & Schuster canceled his book deal (or, more precisely, dumped it on a conservative imprint). Hawley immediately cried martyr: “It’s a direct assault on the First Amendment. Only approved speech can now be published. This is the Left looking to cancel everyone they don’t approve of.” Hawley’s book is being released next month; needless to say, it wasn’t a First Amendment “assault,” as the government didn’t block Simon & Schuster from publishing it. The book, The Tyranny of Big Tech, engages another cancel culture hobbyhorse: the “techno-oligarchy,” which has been in the crosshairs since Republicans began complaining — all evidence to the contrary — that social media sites were blacklisting them. Those complaints reached a fever pitch when Twitter and Facebook began fact-checking Donald Trump during the 2020 campaign and deplatformed him after the insurrection. For Hawley, being canceled is big business. In the first quarter of 2020, he raised $3 million. He’s not alone. Cruz — who went all-in on the Dr. Seuss “cancellation” — raised $5.4 million despite his ill-advised Cancun adventure. Even the most reviled member of Congress, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-QAnon, raked in $3.2 million. Success in modern conservatism boils down to one thing: performative aggrievement. The more “the left” or “the media” or “the elites” attack, the better. Nothing else matters — not policy, not truthfulness, not even likability. It certainly doesn’t matter whether the attacks are justified. Victimhood is its own reward. That’s why Tucker Carlson won’t face any consequences, by the way. There’s no line he can cross that would be worse for Fox News than canceling him. Get Informed Dissent delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe today at billman.substack.com.

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DOUBLY BETRAYED

Orlando mother Ruth Jacques, distraught over the fatal injuries her son suffered during childbirth, couldn’t sue her doctor because of an obscure Florida state law. When she protested at his medical office, she was told to cease and desist — or she’d be sued BY C AROL MA RBIN M I L L ER A N D DA N I EL C HA NG , M I A MI H E R A L D/ P R O P U B L I C A

n the day Reggie Jacques was born, doctors at Winnie Palmer Hospital in Orlando told his parents that there was no hope, that his brain had gone too long without oxygen during his difficult birth. But Reggie refused to die. On his sixth day, said parents Jean and Ruth Jacques, doctors urged them to remove Reggie from his ventilator. They said he would surely stop breathing. The couple agreed a month later. But Reggie wouldn’t die. Around day 60, doctors asked the couple to sign a “do not resuscitate” order. They declined. And Reggie still refused to die. For 95 days, Reginald Jacques refused to die. But on the 96th day, Sept. 19, 2016, something felt

wrong. Ruth Jacques surrendered to an irresistible impulse to hold her son after a day’s work for an Orange County social services agency. “I was driving the car like a madwoman,” Jacques said of her early evening trip to the hospital. Jacques flew through red lights. Uncharacteristically, she left her car in a parking space for disabled drivers. She ran up three flights of stairs to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where, she said, Reggie’s monitor was beeping, and he appeared to be in distress. She picked up her infant son from his bassinet — all tubes and bandages and chirping monitors — and placed him gently on her chest. “With the little strength he had left, he lifted up his head and looked back at me,” she said.

“One minute later, his heart stopped. It was more like our heart stopped.” Four years later, Ruth Jacques’ heart beats for two as she wages a campaign to demand answers from the doctor who delivered her son. She believes Florida’s state-sponsored Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association, or NICA, robbed her of the right to seek justice through the courts for the harm he suffered at birth and three months of agony as he fought for life. Florida lawmakers created NICA in 1988, responding to obstetricians’ complaints that their malpractice insurance premiums were too high. The law bars parents like Jean and

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Ruth Jacques from pursuing lawsuits against doctors and hospitals when a baby is born with catastrophic, even fatal, brain damage from oxygen deprivation or asphyxia during childbirth. If the birth injury meets NICA criteria, even in cases where the doctor or hospital may have made a glaring error, parents typically have little choice but to forgo a lawsuit and accept the program’s compensation, which consists of a $100,000 settlement upfront, and “medically necessary” and “reasonable” health care for the duration of the child’s life. If the child dies, there is an added $10,000 funeral benefit. The Jacqueses hoped to sue their obstetrician and hospital for negligence, only to learn from their attorney of the law that created NICA. Stripped of that right, they settled for filing a malpractice complaint with the Health Department. They received a form letter saying their complaint had been dismissed because the doctor’s actions did not violate the profession’s “standard of care.” There was no further explanation. Ruth Jacques said neither she nor her husband was interviewed by investigators. The Jacqueses cannot appeal the investigation’s outcome, or even read about it, beyond the form letter. In Florida, those records are sealed and available only to the doctor. That wasn’t the state’s only betrayal, Ruth Jacques said. The day after Reggie’s death, overcome by anger and despair, she did the only thing she could think of: She printed leaflets warning prospective patients to stay away from Dr. Ricardo Lopez, the obstetrician who delivered Reggie. She said she handed them out in front of his Orlando medical office — and distributed a few to patients in his waiting room. “I felt like the world was shutting me up,” she said. “I wanted to be heard.” Ruth Jacques said she was silenced again. She learned that Lopez was free to do what she could not: file a lawsuit. Her attorney told her if she persisted in protesting, she might end up a defendant. A lawyer for Orlando Health, which owns Winnie Palmer and employs Lopez, wrote to the Jacqueses’ lawyer in January 2017: “I respectfully demand that Ms. [Jacques] cease and desist from further attacks on Dr. Lopez and [the hospital] regarding this matter.” Then the couple’s lawyer wrote to Ruth Jacques. “I understand your anger,” the lawyer explained in an email. But, she added, “Any kind of verbal attack or public complaint about Dr. Lopez or Orlando Health could lead them to sue you and your husband personally.” Lopez, who did not sue, declined to respond to the Miami Herald’s requests for an interview, forwarding the inquiry to Orlando Health. Alayna Curry, an Orlando Health spokeswoman, said the hospital would not discuss Reggie’s calamitous birth, even though his mother has. “Our medical team respects the wishes of our patients when it comes to their delivery experience,” she said in a prepared statement. “When a medical emergency arises during a delivery, time is of the essence and our physicians will speak with the patient about the recommended course of action.” “YOU BETTER PUSH” There is sharp disagreement over precisely what was said and when inside the delivery room. Ruth Jacques provided the Herald a copy of her medical records, which contain a notation from Lopez that, based on “severe” fetal heart recordings, “a C-section was offered.” “The patient refused,” Lopez wrote. A nurse also reported “Pt refused C-section” in a notation dated two days after Reggie was delivered.

Jacques said she did no such thing, and the records do not contain a signed form from the mother refusing a C-section. The form is considered an industry “best practice,” but not a requirement. In a 2017 letter to the state Health Department, Ruth Jacques said she insisted that Lopez never told her Reggie’s life was in danger. “You better push, or you’re going to have a C-section,” she said she was told by the doctor. “In my understanding, he is threatening me [with] a C-section if I don’t push, not that the situation … was an emergency.” Ruth Jacques did continue pushing, according to her medical records. Lopez attempted to deliver Reggie using a vacuum device, which popped off the infant’s head three times before the fourth pull succeeded. Dr. Nicole Smith, medical director of maternal fetal medicine practice at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School’s teaching hospital in Boston, said in general the responsibility lies with doctors to explain their rationale and the benefits and risks of continuing in labor or moving to a surgical delivery. “Mothers maintain the right to decline a C-section,” Smith said in an email, “but it is the provider’s responsibility to ensure that they understand the risks and benefits to the extent possible in what is typically a highly stressful situation.” Smith did not review Ruth Jacques’ case or comment on the delivery. Ethical guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists also place the onus on the obstetrician to provide the patient with “adequate, accurate and understandable information.” The group advises, however, that even a signed form does not guarantee that the ethical obligations of informed consent have been met. Reggie’s parents believe their son would have lived had Lopez initiated a timely C-section, potentially preventing Reggie’s brain from being starved of oxygen. But they will never really know. Like many NICA families, the Jacqueses said they had no idea that they had lost their right to file suit. Ruth Jacques said she signed forms acknowledging that her doctor and the hospital had informed her of NICA before Reggie’s birth. But she didn’t read them. She said her OB-GYN had her sign them on her first appointment. At the hospital, the forms were tucked inside a stack of documents handed to her when she showed up in labor, distracted by impending motherhood, too late to change her mind and seek out another hospital. After they lost Reggie and learned that a lawsuit was foreclosed, the couple said their sorrow would turn to outrage when they discovered that Lopez had a history with NICA. Aside from Reggie’s case, the doctor has been named in four NICA claims, including two petitions filed prior to Reggie’s death. Not every NICA claim is accepted for compensation. But one of the first two lodged against Lopez was. Two other claims were submitted after Reggie died. Those two were rejected because the newborns weighed less than 5.5 pounds — the legal threshold to qualify for NICA, a requirement intended to eliminate very premature babies from eligibility. In the case of a rejected claim, the family can sue. But none of the rejected claims has been followed by a lawsuit. Being named in a petition does not mean a doctor committed malpractice — even if the claim is compensated. It only means that the case meets the narrow criteria of the no-fault program.

REGGIE NEVER CRIED Jean Jacques’ father died in March 2015, on the same day the couple returned from their Caribbean honeymoon cruise, leaving them despondent and Jean Jacques as the lone male heir. They decided they wanted to become parents right away. They were hoping for a boy, someone to carry forward Jean Jacques’ father’s last name and legacy. They found a house suitable for raising kids. Ruth Jacques’ family threw a baby shower. They painted the walls of Reggie’s nursery teal and gray, bought a brown crib and attached stickers of giraffes, lions and zebras to the walls. On the morning of June 14, 2016, Ruth Jacques went to see her obstetrician for a regularly scheduled appointment. She said there was no indication that Reggie was ready for delivery. She drove to work at the social services agency where she was a neighborhood coordinator. But the next morning, she woke up with a fever and tremors, so she went to Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies. There, her water broke, and she went into labor. Lopez had not been her obstetrician previously but was there for childbirth. To Ruth Jacques’ ears, Lopez was accusing her of failing to adequately push what she later learned was a 10-pound baby. When Reggie finally was born, he was essentially lifeless. His first two Apgar scores — measures of his vitality, on a scale of one to 10 — were zero and zero. He required four doses of epinephrine to start his heart.

BONDED BY SORROW If NICA families are members of an unenviable fraternity,

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families whose child died are its saddest chapter. A total of 1,238 NICA claims have been made from the inception of the program through the beginning of April. NICA said at least 440 of those were accepted for coverage, which includes at least 143 from parents whose child had died by the time the claim was accepted. Another 50 children whose claims were accepted for compensation died after they entered the program, NICA said in an email. Among those 50, the average life span after acceptance was 8.2 years. The oldest lived 29 more years. The youngest survived one day after the claim was accepted. For some parents, NICA cannot provide what they want most: accountability. There are practical considerations, said David Studdert, a Stanford University professor and expert in health law who co-authored a study of NICA in 2000. Some of those families who were accepted into NICA likely would have gotten nothing had they been allowed to pursue a lawsuit. But there is catharsis in discovering what went wrong, who is responsible — even in just being heard — said Kenneth Feinberg, a lawyer who has designed and administered compensation funds in the wake of some of America’s worst tragedies: the Virginia Tech massacre, the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, the rampage at Pulse nightclub, Sept. 11. The fund established after the Sept. 11 attacks was entirely voluntary, and 97% of eligible claimants opted to take the money, Feinberg said, forfeiting the right to sue. The program had an unusual feature: Claimants could appear before Feinberg or a staff member behind closed doors to express their grief; 1,500 did. “All kinds of people came to vent, angry, not at the federal government. Angry at God,” Feinberg said. Feinberg said many described the program as an exercise in justice, but he saw it differently. “I don’t think those words have much meaning when you’ve lost a loved one,” he said. “The best word I use is mercy.”

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“Normal babies, when they are born, they cry, they open their eyes,” said Jean Jacques, an Orange County Schools paraprofessional and full-time student at the University of Central Florida. Reggie did not cry. He was placed on a ventilator — which doctors would recommend unplugging six days later, Ruth Jacques said. Bereft of answers, Ruth and Jean Jacques asked for a meeting. It took place a week after Reggie’s birth, in a conference room near the intensive care unit, with a U-shaped wooden table. Ruth Jacques’ father, sisters, aunt and the family’s pastor joined the couple. She recalls a hospital lawyer standing against a wall opposite her and Lopez sitting at the head of the table, his arms folded across his chest. He didn’t look at her, she said. The doctor barely spoke. What happened? she asked. Why was her baby on a ventilator with little to no hope of survival? “He looked at me in the eye, and he said: ‘You did not want to have a C-section,’” Ruth Jacques said. “And I said to him: ‘So, are you implying that I killed my baby?’” Ruth Jacques said the doctor unfolded his arms and wrapped one under his cheek. He didn’t answer. When the meeting adjourned, Ruth said, she met separately with a Winnie Palmer neurologist. “I was informed that my child would ‘never walk, talk or ever be able to do anything for himself. He would live in a vegetative state.’” At first, the couple resisted removing life support. “We were praying that God would help,” she said. But the strain became unbearable, the couple said. They said one doctor told them: “If you really believe in God, why

Patronis: ‘We’ve got to figure out a way to make things easier for them’ Declaring that Florida leaders “can and will do better” for the families of catastrophically brain-damaged children, the state’s top financial regulator has initiated an audit of the state program that oversees care for those injured in childbirth. Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said Thursday that the Office of Insurance Regulation, which he supervises, will examine the books of the state’s Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association, or NICA. Patronis’ office already has begun an “inspection” of the program, which was the subject of an investigative report published hours earlier by the Miami Herald and ProPublica. The news organizations detailed how NICA has amassed nearly $1.5 billion in assets but has denied or delayed help for struggling families — sometimes spending tens of thousands more in legal fees fighting requests for benefits than it would cost to help parents who depend on the program to care for their children. In the budget year ending June 30, 2020, NICA earned six times as much in investment income, $124.6 million, as it spent on families of brain-damaged children, $19.8 million. And while many NICA families struggle, the professionals who do business with the fund do not, the Herald reported. NICA paid its lawyers $16.9 million between 1989 and 2020. That’s more than the program spent on therapy and doctor and hospital visits for children — combined — during the same period, about $10 million. “We need to make sure these kids and their families aren’t being nickel-and-dimed,” Patronis said in his statement, echoing the language of two parents quoted in the Herald. “This program needs to treat these children with kindness instead of treating them as though they are a liability for shareholders.” In a written statement late Thursday, NICA administrators said that, while the Herald presented “a moving and emotional story of several families,” the investigation failed “to

would you do that to your child?” The family relented. “That was the hardest decision for us to make,” Jean Jacques said. Ruth and Jean Jacques and extended family members gathered round the newborn as a musician played soft and somber notes on a guitar. Someone recorded Reggie’s heartbeat on a disc and handed it to his father. A doctor shut off the ventilator, then pulled the breathing tube from Reggie’s mouth and throat, the parents said. Reggie gulped for air. His mother covered her ears to muffle the sound of his gasping. Jean Jacques paced the floor. The couple fixated on Reggie’s heart monitor and the clock just above it. It seemed like hours, they said. And then, unexpectedly, Reggie began to breathe on his own. HIS FINEST OUTFIT Reggie lived another two months. He never left the hospital. He wore his finest dress-up clothes only once — the day his parents buried him. He was laid to rest inside an impossibly small white coffin, dressed in a short-sleeved, buttoned-down shirt and a tie that was too big for his slender body. The tie and shirt were both white, the color of purity. The couple buried Reggie far from their home, at Greenwood Cemetery. They didn’t want Ruth Jacques visiting her son daily. She needed time to heal. But a year after her son’s death, Ruth Jacques took a job as a grants coordinator with Orange County’s government, located downtown not far from Greenwood, the historic cemetery. Her son’s graveyard is visible from her office. The boy who lived 96 days was laid to rest near Orlandoans whose provide a completely accurate portrayal” of the program. NICA said that the stories included criticism of the program for issues “that occurred more than 15 years ago, in many instances prior to the current NICA leadership.” “We have worked tirelessly to address issues that have arisen over the years, including making processes more responsive to families’ needs, while fulfilling our obligation as fiscal stewards,” read the statement sent by Executive Director Kenney Shipley. NICA defended its mission to reduce malpractice premiums for doctors and said it had followed through on the Legislature’s intent to “provide catastrophically braindamaged infants with the medical care they need without subjecting their families to protracted legal battles. We take this critical mission very seriously, recognizing the physical, emotional and financial toll it takes on families to care for a highly disabled infant, child or adult.” The program said it will work with Patronis on reforms that Shipley and NICA’s board had once opposed, including adding a parent to the board and raising awareness of program benefits for families. Separately, Shipley also sent an email to NICA families, repeating many of the same points. “We aim to treat every family in the program fairly and individually, providing the benefits they are entitled to based on their specific needs,” Shipley wrote. The sister and legal guardian of a Jacksonville man who was accepted into NICA in 1998 said she would like to see the Florida Legislature reform the program so it is required to effectively communicate benefits to caregivers who are often overwhelmed with the demands of caring for a profoundly injured family member. Jennifer Pham, 31, said she long had told NICA about her family’s struggles caring for her brother, Justin Nguyen, 24. Their mother, Choi “Julie” Nguyen, had trouble holding a job because of the demands of caring for Justin, Pham said. Nurses would show up late or not at all for shifts, causing Julie Nguyen to miss work. Other times, Nguyen has been unwilling to leave Justin alone during his many hospitalizations.

full lives gave them prominence, including a U.S. senator and two mayors. Jean and Ruth Jacques preserved Reggie’s short life in pictures: His arms and legs stretched out like a wooden puppet from the contractures — a shortening and hardening of muscles and tendons — that brain damage wrought. An oxygen tube extended from his nostrils. In one photo, he appears to be looking directly at the camera, though the doctors had said he was incapable of such purpose. Ruth Jacques found direction in her son’s death, vowing not to let the same thing happen to other parents. She took to her keyboard, writing to state lawmakers. And to the Florida Justice Association, a group of lawyers who represent litigants like her. Her email to the trial lawyers recounted Reggie’s birth and death in detail. It covered seven pages and said Reggie “will always be a memory of a scar that will never truly heal.” There was no response, she said. She wants Lopez to remember, as well. And so, she said, every year on Reggie’s birthday — and on the anniversary of his death — she files a new complaint with the Department of Health. It’s a symbolic act, but she wants to remind the doctor that Reggie lived, and that he died. Jean and Ruth Jacques, now 35 and 32, live in a modest home in Orlando. They’re raising the little brother Reggie never got to know, 3-year-old Raphael. Another child, Reynaud, was born on Jan. 15. The money she received from NICA will never replace the loss, Ruth Jacques said. “That’s blood money,” she said. “It’s not going to bring him back.” This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and the Miami Herald. feedback@orlandoweekly.com For nearly 20 years, NICA has been authorized by state law to pay parents who miss work or leave careers to care for their injured child at home. But NICA’s caseworkers never told Nguyen or her daughters about that benefit. Pham learned of it when Herald reporters told her during an interview in October. “There needs to be a stronger relationship between NICA and the families. You have to work together,” Pham said. “My experience so far is that NICA just puts everything on the family.” In 1988, the Florida Legislature created NICA as part of a slate of lawsuit restrictions designed to lower malpractice premiums for doctors. The law forbids parents from suing their doctor and hospital when complications during childbirth cause “substantial” brain damage. In exchange, NICA offers parents a one-time $100,000 payment and the promise of “medically necessary” and “reasonable” health care for their disabled child. The Herald and ProPublica reported that NICA often denies requests for care and services, and forces families to file costly appeals before the state Division of Administrative Hearings, which adjudicates birth injury claims, when they are rebuffed. The program’s records show NICA has rejected requests for wheelchairs, therapy, in-home nursing care and supplies for children with feeding tubes. Since its inception, the program has never included the parent of a disabled or medically fragile child or an advocate for such families on its five-member, unpaid board of directors. The current board, all men, represents only health care and insurance industry interests. In his statement, Patronis said that his wife, Katie, had sustained complications during childbirth for both of the couple’s sons. “I know that every loving parent is stressed out and undergoing an intense amount of emotions when their children are at risk,” Patronis wrote. “I cannot imagine or understand how difficult things are for families of children with neurological injuries.” He added: “We’ve got to figure out a way to make things easier for them.” — Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang

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Peg O’Keef, longtime doyenne of Orlando stages, on John Amos, Hurricane Charley, nude scenes, and the surprising radicalization of older women

Nature is healing! Surprisingly strong and sus-

tained spring break crowds have returned to our area’s theme parks, and even retail-based recreation is showing signs of a rebound, with last weekend’s opening of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella on Central Florida Community Arts’ new stage inside the Fashion Square Mall. But amid the easing of pandemic-era restrictions on entertainment, perhaps the most enticing was the 30th anniversary Florida Film Festival, which wraps up April 22 at Maitland’s Enzian Theater. FFF30’s opening night event on April 9 hosted the red-carpet premiere of Because of Charley, writer-director Jon Binkowski’s family drama set during the 2004 hurricane that devastated Central Florida. As the very first feature film produced in the Central Florida region under COVID-19 precautions approved by the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Because of Charley boasts plenty of Orlando connections, including featured cast members Simon Needham (Disney’s Frozen sing-along, Joe’s NYC Bar) and Erin Cline (The Animatronicans, Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights). But even with Good Times icon John Amos in attendance, the star I was most eager to interview was Peg O’Keef, longtime doyenne of Orlando’s theater community who has been much missed since she emigrated to Georgia. Back in the summer of 2004, O’Keef and I were rehearsing by candlelight in a darkened Theatre Downtown for a production of Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Nearly 17 years later, as we caught up before the Because of Charley screening, she shared her thoughts about staying connected to her Orlando friends, acting in the buff, and sharing the screen with a legend. What are your memories of the real Hurricane Charley? I was executive director of Enzian at the time. Power went out here, and I came down and we all took turns running the generator to keep from losing all of the groceries from the food and beverage. I was sleeping in Section C [of the theater] during Hurricane Charley and the aftermath. So the sweet coincidence of coming back to do this here about Hurricane Charley — where I really was during Hurricane Charley — is rich, and not atypical of the Fates’ work. How did you become involved in this production? I auditioned for this film. It was cast locally, but there are still people who know me locally, and my agent is still local, and so I was asked to read. I read for it up on the balcony of my house in north Georgia, with my good friend Joe who was up visiting us, and [my husband] Andy shot it. And then I got cast somehow; I’m as mystified as you.

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What did you identify with in Grammy, the character you play in the film? Women reach a point when they look back on their life and they start calculating all the moments that were lost in shame or in shyness. And at that point, women become radicalized. Grammy had that point a couple of years ago, so she is somebody who has no more “whatevers” to give. What was it like performing the film’s nude scene? It was done with my own fabulousness; there might have been a little CGI. No, it was very discreet, and a blast because it was hot shooting in August, and this was a pool scene. What was it like working with John Amos, who headlines as the family’s patriarch? John’s amazing, he’s an acting machine. John’s a man of incredible talent, and he’s crossed a lot of stages in his life. He could be napping and then wake up and act. He’s got that ability; I have to kind of warm up, and then have a couple of cups of coffee, and imagine the cigarettes I can’t smoke anymore — all of that — and then kind of stagger on. And John Amos just gives it. I learned a lot watching him, and he’s incredibly generous as an actor. He allows you to bring your own performance fully, it’s not all about him. I love him! How are you enjoying life away from Central Florida? I’m happy as a clam. All we do is cook and sit on the porch, and then talk about how someday I’m going to go and cut those vines … Thank heavens for social media, because in some ways I’ve never left Orlando. I am more in touch with people now than I was when I was living in Polk County. In many ways, moving to Polk County felt so much more distanced than moving to north Georgia. skubersky@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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SHANGHAI SURPRISE

Shanghai Lane on West Colonial Drive treats guests to spurting soup dumplings of worth BY FAIYAZ KARA

he last time I had soup dumplings in Along with a clock, a rotary dial phone (or Orlando was at the now-shuttered “phone,” as we used to say back in the day) Magic Wok on Conroy Road, a res- and a typewriter (it’s like a really loud taurant that specialized in the cuisine of keyboard) are ensconced on the walls. Shanghai, which, of course, is the birth- These artifacts seem kinda rando, but place of xiao long bao as well as its sturdier, they’re accompanied by Shanghai street more gratifying pan-fried cousin, sheng signs and photos of Shanghai lanes. Another space oddity: It can get unusujian bao. But it was a Taiwanese chain — Din Tai Fung — that whipped people all ally quiet in this room, even when it’s over the globe into a soup dumpling frenzy, packed. At one point, a hushed conversation between my and I have to say I’m two comrades and I a bit surprised that we seemed ear-shattering. haven’t seen a proliferaThen the soup dumption of DTF facsimiles SHANGHAI LANE lings ($6.99) arrived, spring up all over town. 5034 W. Colonial Drive and all that silence was Oh sure, you’ll see xiao 407-985-3684 drowned out by some long bao on dim sum $ heavy, heavy slurpmenus at a smattering of ing. The purses were places, but my issue with pierced by a poke of the those is that a) they’re not very soupy and b) they appear to be chopsticks, the soup allowed to drain onto the wide spoon, then the whole porky disfrozen, pre-made versions. Now Shanghai Lane at the Westside assemblage noisily ingurgitated. Could the Crossing plaza is here to change all that. pockets have done with a bit more soup? Their soup dumplings are not only made Maybe. But we were all enjoying the expefrom scratch, they’re a permanent fixture rience too much to really care. Then came the pan-fried pork buns on the small menu. The space itself is small too, but it’s not without intrigue. ($5.99). They’re just as delicately wrapped,

but slightly larger and crisped on the bottom. They also pose a proper eating hazard for the uninitiated — bite into these liquidfilled purses like a ravenous loon and you’ll be startled by a scalding splurt of porcine juice. We much preferred these bulbous broth-filled orbs. There were other dishes we enjoyed — Shanghainese cuisine is a whole lot mellower in essence than, say, Sichuan cuisine, and the sliced boiled chicken ($8.99) is a prime example. It’s served cold with a dipping sauce of soy, scallions and ginger: a simple dish, and simply delish. The noodle soup with pork and cabbage ($9.99) has an austere look with its clear broth, but the pickled greens add an incredible amount of depth. Sips were interspersed with bites of you tiao ($2.99), those deep-fried breadsticks I could eat a dozen or so of for breakfast with my coffee. Shanghai Lane opens at 10 a.m. on the weekends, so I suppose you could enjoy these poofy wonders with some sweet soy milk ($2), just like they do in the Pearl of the Orient. But let’s not fool ourselves. Shanghai Lane has drawn hype and buzz for one thing and one thing only. People come for the soup dumplings and stay for the soup dumplings.

A new food truck park will open in Creative Village at 639 W. Robinson St. as early as this fall. It’ll also be the new home of the Winter Park Distilling Co. and Bear & Peacock Brewery, which will close the doors of their current Winter Park tasting room April 25 … Golden Hour Wine, a quaint and gorgeous wine shop in Baldwin Park, has opened at 1560 Lake Baldwin Lane. They offer responsibly harvested, thoughtfully made boutique wines and deliver throughout the greater Orlando area … Stacked Brownies has opened, ironically, on the ground floor of Primera Corporate Park in Lake Mary. They offer brownies baked in round pans for a crispy edge topped with homemade buttercream in a range of flavors … The old International Diamond Center space on the corner of Fairbanks and Park avenues will soon be home to Rockstar Coffee … Also on Park Avenue, Financier Patisserie & Café has changed its name to Financier Bistro & Bar à Vin in an effort to play up its savory dishes. Financier Patisserie was forced to close all its New York City locations in August of last year. The Winter Park outpost is the last remaining Financier … SASA Sushi Garden at Meliá Orlando Celebration is now open. According to a press release, it’s the first SASA in the Americas, joining other SASAs at Meliá hotels and resorts throughout Asia … Earth Fare has reopened its 24,000-square-foot grocery store inside the Novel Lucerne in SoDo.

EVENTS Justin’s Caribbean Fusion Restaurant will host A Taste of Africa Popup Market 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 24. The event will feature cooking demos, food tastings, music, vendors and more. Admission is free, but they are taking donations … The 16th annual Central Florida Earth Day Festival goes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lake Eola Park Sunday, April 25. The event is sponsored by Vegetarians of Central Florida and, naturally, will feature a host of plant-based food options from numerous vendors. Admission is free. Got restaurant dish? Send tips to dining@orlandoweekly.com

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Inside the tastefully space-themed restaurant at the Celeste Hotel are some equally starry dishes fashioned by executive chef Mike Trudnak, like chiliglazed duck wings, a perfectly browned crab cake crowned with curls of pickled fennel and a supremely tender chargrilled skirt steak. A multilayered root vegetable pave is anything but an afterthought veg dish. The “Supernova” is a superstar ending. Open daily. (reviewed April 7) 4105 N. Alafaya Trail, 407-207-4700, thecelestehotel.com, $$$

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TACO ’BOUT IT

Orlando Taco Week is upon us and this year, it’s cosmically aligned with 4/20 and Cinco de Mayo BY ALEX GALBRAITH

t’s the most wonderful time of the year, a time when people can come together in celebration of what’s really important, a time for joy, laughing and feasting. Of course, we’re talking about Orlando Taco Week. The annual, weeks-long tortilla triathlon is cosmically aligned this year, starting on a Taco Tuesday that also happens to be 4/20 and running through May 4 — the Star Wars holy day of “May the 4th” — right on the doorstep of Cinco de Mayo. It’s the taco lover’s equivalent of a supermoon on the equinox. The promotion asks Orlando’s many taco purveyors to put together a $5 special for two weeks, giving corn tortilla purists and flour tortilla partisans the ability to come together over one thing: knowing a great deal when they see it. The event has only been running for three years, but it’s

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already become cemented in the minds of those who celebrate. Taking part for a second year during the coronavirus pandemic allows it to act as a necessary boost for local restaurants. “Orlando Taco Week was so successful for us in 2020, we’re definitely back in,” says Ashley Germano of American Social, a new restaurant and bar on Sand Lake Road. “We had only been open for a year, much

Whether in traditional preparations or in over-the-top desserts, the matcha served at this inviting little teahouse in Mills 50 is lit and legit. (reviewed March 31) 639 N. Mills Ave., 407-730-9090, cafemaikoorl.com, $$

of which was spent doing takeout only, due to COVID. This drove new customers in to try us, and we’ve seen many of them come back.” Orlando Taco Week also gives diners a couple of interactive ways to participate. Post photos from participating restaurants to Instagram with the hashtag #OrlandoTacoWeek and you could win a Taco Fiesta for 16 at Publix Aprons Cooking School. Or, download the digital passport and get it “stamped” at each location as you eat your way around the city. Each stamp earns 10 points, and 50 points or more puts you in the running for a pair of round-trip tickets to Mexico courtesy of Aeromexico. “We connect locals with food being produced here in Orlando. It doesn’t always have to be high-end to be high-quality,” says Faiyaz Kara, Orlando Weekly’s longtime restaurant critic. “Our coverage and our events showcase it all, across the board.” Of course, you can’t plot a course if you don’t know where you’re stopping. With that in mind, we’ve put together a handy guide of all the restaurants participating in Orlando Taco Week, available at orlando tacoweek.com. Happy eating! dining@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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DELI DESIRES

Colonialtown deli has generated a ton of buzz for its stellar bialys and comforting corned beef “Big Mac” sandwiches. Enjoy with an assortment of pickles and housemade sodas. Desserts change daily, but the strawberry-Manischewitz challah bun goes great with a cup of coffee brewed with beans from St. Pete’s Bandito Coffee. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. (reviewed March 24) 715 N. Fern Creek Ave., 407-2505333, delidesires.com, $$

MEI’S KITCHEN

The Taiwanese specialties (pork belly bao, salt-and-pepper chicken, meaty beef noodle soup) at Mei’s Kitchen are of the highest order. Don’t miss the crisp fried pork chop bento with rice, hardboiled egg, egg drop soup, cabbage and egg roll. Open daily. (reviewed March 17) 10169 University Blvd., 407-678-8188, meiskitchenorlando. com, $$

UNCOMMON CATERING & EATERY

This Curry Ford West operation’s menu is a global hodgepodge: bao, empanadas, poke, charcuterie and salads. The herb-roasted pork sandwich pays homage to DiNic’s in Philly. Closed Sundays and Mondays. (reviewed March 10) 2942 Curry Ford Road, 407-985-1174, uncommoncatering.com, $$ n

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Despite a short running time, ‘The Truffle Hunters’ is no mere trifle BY C AMERON MEIE R

Regarding said fungus, if you don’t know much about it ike the mysterious fungi that inspired it, The Truffle Hunters is inscrutable. You can’t quite grasp the before seeing the doc, you are likely to still be somewhat Italian documentary’s journalistic backstory, even in the dark when the film ends. For instance, Dweck and after attempting to read between its minimalistic lines. Kershaw only superficially explore the foodie aspect of this Perhaps directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw topic. In addition, they never explain why it’s so difficult should have lengthened their movie to provide more to cultivate truffles and why the world must instead rely on “hunters.” Instead, their deliberate, historical and culinary context. Or perpainterly camera focuses long and hard haps, at 84 minutes of observational THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS on the old men and their hounds, promesmerism, their film is perfect. viding fascinatingly intimate glimpses The truth lies closer to the latter, as Opens Friday, April 23, at into their lives. the film’s humor and beauty overwhelm Enzian Theater The deliberate cinematography and its vagueness and tendency toward tedipacing are interrupted only occasionally um. You will be particularly overjoyed when Dweck and Kershaw strap camto spend time with Birba, Nina, Fiona, eras to the dogs, giving us a pup’s-eye Charlie, Yara, Vasco and Leo — the truffle hounds — and their elderly masters, as they scour the view of the hunt. This canine-subjective style enhances forests of northern Italy for the rare and prized subter- the film’s emotional impact when we eventually learn that the truffle trade is so competitive that some hunters will ranean fungus.

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go so far as to poison each other’s dogs. That revelation turns the film, if briefly, from a slice-oflifer to something akin to an animal-rights movie, adding a necessary layer of complexity to the story. But in a year in which docs were even more depressing than normal, you will surely appreciate that The Truffle Hunters never loses its whimsy and exuberance. The movie was well received at the Florida Film Festival earlier this month. That screening included a Zoom Q&A with the filmmakers, including Dweck, who attended the 2018 festival. (At that event, his documentary, The Last Race, won the Special Jury Award for Artistic Vision.) The doc was even more warmly welcomed at the recent Directors Guild Awards, at which it won the top documentary prize. In a year that produced such outstanding docs as Boys State, Gunda and Some Kind of Heaven, awarding The Truffle Hunters the biggest prize seems a stretch. But it is testament to the film’s likability and originality, and proves that — despite its minimalism and lack of a traditional narrative structure — the film is no trifle. If you’re seeing the film at Maitland’s Enzian Theater, I suggest you complement your experience with an order of truffle fries. And the best part is you don’t need a hound to find them. Just ask your server.

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Streaming premieres you won’t want to miss by Steve Schneider PREMIERES THURSDAY: Boys From County Hell — A splash of blood red hits the Emerald Isle, as a father-and-son team of road workers encounter the Irish version of Dracula. Look, I hope the movie’ll be good and all. But another part of me is dying to hear some of my Irish-American friends bust out with a well-timed “Children of the shite; what sweet music they make.” (Shudder) Cher & the Loneliest Elephant — Dropping on Earth Day, this documentary explains how the deathless singer got an abused elephant moved from Pakistan all the way to Cambodia as a do-gooding project. And if she hasn’t slaked her jones for helping slow-moving, put-upon animals find a home, she can get Richie Sambora his old job back. (Paramount+) Life in Colour With David Attenborough — Now that Prince Philip has gone to join Jeffrey Epstein in hell, David Attenborough has become England’s most celebrated nonagenarian. Help him revel in his win by watching this three-installment docuseries, in which he travels the globe to demonstrate how animals use color in ways the human eye can’t perceive. It’s true! It’s why you should always hire an ocelot as your interior decorator. (Netflix) Secrets of the Whales — Round out your Earth Day by bingeing all four episodes of National Geographic’s latest nature doc, in which producer James Cameron and narrator Sigourney Weaver share the deets of the five whale species: humpback, sperm, and the three that don’t make you say “Giggity!” (Disney+)

PREMIERES FRIDAY: A Black Lady Sketch Show — Cast member/writer Quinta Brunson is out for Season 2, but in her place are performers Laci Mosley and Skye Townsend and writers Kindsey Young, Shenovia Large and

Kristin Layne Tucker. Gosh, that’s enough Black ladies to give Tucker Carlson hives. (HBO Max) Mortal Kombat — Sure, you could stream Warner Bros.’ reboot of the bloodthirsty videogame franchise in the comfort of your own home. But admit it: You kinda wanna go see it in the theater instead, don’t you? Because your second vaccination was 12 hours ago, and dammit, you owe it to yourself! And then you’re going to close out the night with some nice unprotected sex and needle-sharing, just like J’Biden’s been wanting for you. (HBO Max) Shadow and Bone — Remember the year Lost ended, when every network had a series on their fall schedule that was designed to grab its now-at-liberty audience? Remember how all of those shows tanked, because the Lost finale had pissed off so many loyal viewers that they vowed never to invest in another program like it again? Well, what do you think the market is for another literarily derived alternate history/fantasy series two years after Game of Thrones alienated every single member of its fanbase? (Netflix)

PREMIERES MONDAY: In Search of Darkness: Part II — This follow-up to the hit docuseries explores more of the terrible wonders of ’80s horror cinema. What I want to know is, are they finally going to get around to Shanghai Surprise? Because I still say that should count! (Shudder)

PREMIERES TUESDAY: Fatma — And coming full circle from Earth Day, your streaming week ends with a new Turkish suspense series about a cleaning lady who goes on a killing spree. Wait a minute, maybe that’s not so different from Earth Day after all. You ever toss a ciggie butt in the gutter in front of a vegan? You’re lucky to get out with your carotid artery intact. (Netflix) orlandoweekly.com

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NEW ‘DAYLIGHT’ RISING Grammy-nominated singer ‘graces’ the Frontyard Festival with her presence BY ALAN SCULLEY

race Potter has no complaints about 2015 album, Midnight, her first solo effort; its her life today, but she could easily more modern pop-oriented sound marked have offered a different assessment a considerable departure from the soulful, not long ago. rootsy and rocking music that Potter had “I’m living my best life, as they say,” Potter made with the Nocturnals. Potter had initially planned to make the remarked in a recent phone interview with Orlando Weekly. “It’s just pretty magical.” Midnight album with the Nocturnals, but The journey that has taken Potter to this that didn’t happen. While Burr remained place, though, was anything but easy. She saw supportive of the Midnight project (and her long-time band, the Nocturnals, decay played in Potter’s Midnight touring band), and dissolve; went through a divorce from her guitarist and songwriting contributor first husband and Nocturnals drummer, Matt Scott Tournet objected and left the Burr; took a major left turn with her music, Nocturnals. As she dove into recording and became estranged from music altogether and then touring behind Midnight, Potter began eventually found new love, a new marriage to realize there were issues in her marriage and had a baby son — all before re-emerging to Burr. with her stirring and uncommonly honest “I think whenever you live on the road current solo album called Daylight. with somebody and your life and career Potter was eager to spend much of 2020 are tied up, those complicated layers start on tour, performing in front of fans who had to reveal themselves, and that’s what waited five years for new music. She did happened,” Potter says. Potter made Midnight with producer Eric some shows early in the year, but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, putting her touring Valentine. They got along famously, but it plans on hold. wasn’t until after touring Midnight that she Now Potter is getting the chance to started to realize she wasn’t just attracted perform again, doing to Valentine for his a string of socially producing skills. distanced shows this “I didn’t know what spring including a it was,” she says. “And GRACE POTTER solo acoustic show when the record was 8 p.m. Thursday, April 22 April 22 as part of the over, I was kind of Frontyard Festival, Dr. Phillips Frontyard Festival left by myself to think Center for the Performing Arts series at the Dr. about everything that 445 S. Magnolia Ave. Phillips Center. had just occurred, frontyardfestival.org Potter figures from feeling a little $35-$60 she’ll have plenty to bit abandoned by share in her concert, the people I’d been especially the songs hanging out with for from Daylight, which chronicle some the last decade to feeling empowered by of the life-changing events and emotions my choice to take my own music and do she experienced in the several years that something with it and claim it as my own. And then on top of that, just this feeling of ‘I preceded the album. The saga began before Potter released her don’t like how I feel’ … That’s when I started

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exploring the thought that maybe there was something going on with Eric.” It took a couple of months, but Potter concluded she was in love and had to reveal her feelings to Valentine. He was blindsided by this revelation. “He didn’t know what to do with me when I told him that,” Potter says with a hearty laugh. “He needed time when I told him how I felt. He took an evening to think about it before he was able to reciprocate and kind of acknowledge what he was feeling.” The couple has been together ever since, and in January 2018, they had a baby boy, Sagan Potter Valentine. Potter, after a period where she wasn’t interested in making music, began to write songs in late 2017 about what she had been through. Potter initially thought they were too personal to release, but eventually she decided she wanted to share them and began working in earnest on Daylight. orlandoweekly.com

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Musically, Potter wanted Daylight to be different musically than Midnight, and that meant a shift back to the leaner, more organic, guitar-oriented sound she made with the Nocturnals. Daylight has ballads like the slow-burning “Love Is Love,” the stark piano-based “Release” and the countryish “Repossession,” rowdy rockers like “On My Way” and the sensual “Desire,” and tunes that fall between those extremes such as “Back to Me” (which boasts prominent backing vocals provided by Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Lucius) and the earthy, acoustic “Every Heartbeat.” Potter, who plays keyboards and guitar, is looking forward to a return to normal touring, but for now she’s happy to be able to play socially distanced concerts. “I’m really excited to get it out on stage,” she says. “That’s always the best way to express for me.” music@orlandoweekly.com

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[ local music ] solo performances — encapsulating all that that means, whether that’s a one-person band thing like Paul Hermansen did or just solo improvisations like I’m doing. There are three solo double-bass recordings, two that feature me playing double-bass and drum machine … kind of a one-person duo. There’s also a short soundtrack I did for my friend Roger Gruber, he’s a talented illustrator and cartoonist. I did a little organ improvisation for a short cartoon they made and that soundtrack is on there too. What is it that draws you to solo recordings?

I think they’re very revealing. There’s nowhere really to hide in a solo performance. You get to see the artists in their most pure state and how they play with the environment around them … how they incorporate the sound of the environment around them into their musical expression. It’s always interesting to see how they tackle getting their ideas across. PHOTO BY AUTUMN PAUL

A LOVE SUPREME

Orlando jazz stalwart Thomas Milovac starts a record label to showcase the creativity of his friends BY MATTHEW MOYER

arlier this year — Valentine’s Day, appropriately enough, given that this is very much a labor of love — indefatigable Orlando jazz musician Thomas Milovac launched his Cosmo Sonic Collective imprint. The Bandcamp-centered label releases wildly freeform solo recordings from creative comrades and fellow sound travelers of Milovac’s from around the world. Two new releases, due out this Friday, April 23, put the solo spotlight on Taylor Rouss from Birmingham, Alabama, and Orlando musical polymath Syoma Klochko — also a member of the thunderous Central Florida free-jazz armada Bongus with Milovac. Cosmo Sonic Collective draws inspiration from seminal DIY jazz imprints like the Peter Brötzmann-affiliated Catalytic Sound cooperative, but also seems sincerely rooted in musical friendships and the generous impulse to get those friends’ music out into the world. Make this label a mustvisit on the next Bandcamp Friday, visit cosmosoniccollective.bandcamp.com for the full sonic experience, and contact Milovac directly with questions or music submissions for the label at cosmosoniccollective@ gmail.com.

What made you want to start the label?

I thought about it for a while. I try to be community-minded when I’m making art, whether that’s putting on shows … I was putting on shows at my house in Jacksonville for a while when I was living up there called the Backroom series. I moved back here and I was kind of hoping to continue that tradition of presenting people in my community and artists that I think are great and talented and giving them a platform to present their work. I was wondering if Cosmo was an extension of your house venue, because you approach it with the same curatorial sense and it came during a pause in a lot of live work.

Maybe subconsciously. I definitely saw all the amazing creative things that people were doing over the pandemic, and that only enticed me more to show off what everybody has been doing and present things that I think are great.

The label seems to have sort of a family vibe, of you wanting to boost creative fellow travelers.

All the people we’re planning to release right now are all people that are pretty close to me personally, and I think they’ve helped me grow as an artist as well. I’m excited to see what kind of things they do, especially in the solo context. Talk about the two releases that are coming out at the end of this week.

One album features Taylor Rouss, who’s a fantastic improviser. I call him a “human surrealist” because he’s always just sending very off-the-wall stuff and provoking my mind to go into very crazy places. He’s putting out a tape of solo saxophone and solo game-call pieces that he’s calling Hansel’s Pies. And Syoma Klochko is a fantastic guitarist and drummer and accordion player and trumpet player. She’s going to be putting out a solo tape featuring some guitar improvisations and some accordion improvisations that I recorded a few weeks ago. What else is planned in the immediate future for the label?

We’re going to keep continuing on with the solo series. We’re looking to put out maybe six or eight in total, and then once we get through that we’re going to put out a collection of those solo releases. And then we’re going to move on to doing Would you tell us a bit about your own mostly duo and trio music. And then we’ll move on to [releasing] larger and larger solo release for Cosmo? My release is called Four Solos, and this ensembles. whole first series of releases is focused on music@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Whether you know Syoma Klochko from her work as the unpredictable percussionist for free-jazz collective Bongus or as the stalwart guitarist for ska/ reggae army Florida Man, you’re going to be surprised by her new solo album of guitar and accordion improvisations for Cosmo Sound Collective. I mostly know you as a drummer, so this album was a bit of a surprise. It’s actually kind of a surprise to me when people mainly know me as a percussionist, but I realized that in experimental circles I’m most often playing drums with Bongus. But outside of that I play music for a living, and the majority of my gigs are guitar gigs, and guitar is actually my primary instrument. I very much enjoy improvising on guitar. So on this record, there’s a handful of guitar improvisations and accordion improvisations. And there’s maybe one or two composed pieces on there. One of them being a Georgian folk song, and one of them being an original song of mine, and the rest are all just improvisation in the spur of the moment.

You traverse between very different musical worlds with the bands you are in. These are all gigs that I do because I want to do them, and I’m fortunate enough to play with groups of people that I really like as musicians and as people, and play music that inspires me in different styles. So it always feels good. It always feels gratifying. It always feels like I’m pushing my creativity in a new direction. I feel lucky to be able to do that.

What’s next for you? I know Bongus is reconvening in late May at Will’s Pub … I’m very excited about Bongus playing again because it has been a really long time with the pandemic. Shows like that really haven’t been happening. Aside from that, I’m playing with Florida Man, playing with Shay Butter Band, trying to find the time to play with Dougie Flesh and the Slashers again. I’m playing as a side musician for a lot of really great and talented people around Orlando. Whenever I get called and whenever somebody needs me, I’m there.

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LOCAL RELEASES After a hiatus and a near-total

overhaul, the irreverent American Party Machine — one of my absolute favorite Orlando bands of the last decade — are back to destroy again. Their winking burlesque concept of pumping up the American badass mystique into a WWE-esque caricature makes them wickedly fun, but their sheer hard-rock onslaught makes them surprisingly legit. If you haven’t seen one of their larger-than-life performances, then you haven’t lived. Just the other day — 4/20, naturally — APM emerged from a seven-year hibernation with a two-track single (“One More” b/w “Beer Run”). Apart from the original core of charismatic frontman Mack Studley and lead guitarist Swisher Sweets, the dramatically rebooted lineup includes new member-characters bassist Budd Heavy (Dan Orr of Moonmen From Mars), drummer Mayhem (Matt Mulford) and vocalist-guitarist Lady Liberty (Iesha Marie Lopez), who adds a fresh female dimension to the hairy insanity. The good news is that even with the long stop and restart, the new cast miss nary a beat and prove to be as much an instant rager-in-a-box as ever. So if you like a little Nashville Pussy with your Valient Thorr, then prepare for some long-awaited deliverance that’s just the beginning of this new chapter. This is the first of three two-sided singles that APM have planned that will ultimately be combined with added songs into a new full-length album. The new single is up now on all major platforms. Although longtime Orlando outsider musician Tim Murray long ago decamped to L.A., his legend in the freak fringe of our scene remains tall from his great and strange work in a long list of acts like Moon Jelly, Glen Runciter and Zenas Fisk. That’s

American Party Machine pumps up the American badass mystique into a WWE-esque caricature, but their hard-rock onslaught makes them a legit juggernaut

why the recent releases by his project Auto Chlor on area label Illuminated Paths (naturally) are of particular local interest. Created during Murray’s Orlando years, Proud Display is a retrospective spanning over 15 years of creativity that hasn’t seen official release until now. Experimental beyond any consistent genre, these warped compositions are essentially like Dali paintings set in motion and sound. Illuminated Paths also recently released a separate twotrack single (“Oldest Bicycle” b/w “CYA CF”) that’s fresh Auto Chlor material from this year. If you opt for the very limited physical media format — which you should always strongly consider when dealing with a label as dedicated to that tactile form as Illuminated Paths — then you’ll get it on a clear red-shelled cassette tape with covers and art inserts made by Murray’s own hands, along with bonus material. It’s all up for consumption on IP’s Bandcamp.

MUSIC EVENTS THIS WEEK

Roots music fans, it’s your week. And if

you go out, respect everyone’s distance, for all our sakes. Grace Potter: Few have threaded the needle between roots and pop in the modern era with as much success as this American powerhouse. Even solo and acoustic, like she’ll be at the socially distanced Frontyard Festival, the natural might of Potter’s voice will shake downtown. (8 p.m. Thursday, April 22, Dr. Phillips Center, $35-$60) Junosmile: Both accomplished Americana musicians in their own right, Orlando’s Joseph and Jessy Lynn Martens come together as Junosmile to showcase their deep partnership and collective experience. Although locally grown, the couple are often itinerant so catch them while they’re home at the outdoor and distanced Front Porch Series. (6 p.m. Friday, April 23, Plaza Live, $15 general admission or $80 for a table for up to four) Southern Fried Sunday: This third installment of SFS’ 15-year anniversary spring series brings back honorary local Matt Woods alongside excellent area acts Mike Dunn & the Company, Lauris Vidal and Patrick Hagerman. (3 p.m. Sunday, April 25, Carlotta’s Culture Park, $15-$20, or $50 for a VIP table for up to four) Damon Fowler: Between a notable solo career and stints in bands with Allman Brothers Band members like Dickey Betts and Butch Trucks, this accomplished Tampa Bay blues boss brings some heavy cred to Sanford blues beacon the Alley. Since this appearance is a release party for Fowler’s new album, Alafia Moon, expect a little extra heat. (6 p.m. Sunday, April 25, the Alley, $10) baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com

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Frontyard Festival: Grace Potter

Three-time Grammy nominee and gutsy belter Potter is kicking

off her solo tour right here in the Frontyard. And, as always, that did indeed feel surreal to type. (Read more in our feature on page 49.) 8 p.m., $35-$60. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org

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The Grand Portraits of Mr. Eddy Mumma Opening reception for this rare public exhibition of paintings from a true Florida original, outsider artist Eddy Mumma. The self-taught Mumma started

painting at the age of 60 and created nearly 1,000 singular works despite his late start. 6:30 p.m., $15. Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St., mennellomuseum.org S AT U R D AY, A P R I L 2 4 -2 5

Hannibal Square Heritage Center Folk & Urban Art Festival

Online and in-person activities featuring local artists, cultural edutainment, storytelling, and more fun for the whole family. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave., Winter Park, hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org

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Mount Dora Blueberry Festival

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History in a Glass: To Pajama or Not to Pajama?

The Woods craft cocktail bar creates a special libation based on a particular story from Orlando’s past, and the History Center hosts an online gathering demonstrating how to make it, plus a dive into the history that inspired it. 6-7:30 p.m., $15, online at thehistorycenter.org

Tech Talks with Mag.Lo

Buzzy young Central Floridian rapper/producer pulls the curtain back on the tools of his trade and technology trends … for the library!? This should be a good one. 7:30 p.m., free, online at ocls.info

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Local blueberry farmers, vendors and crafters show off the many forms and uses of that bluest of berries. But you had us at “blueberry-pie eating contest.” 9 a.m., free. Donnelly Park, North Baker Street and East Fifth Avenue, Mount Dora, mountdorablueberryfestival.com

A musical play chronicling the tragic life and deep catalog of the legendary country star. Yes, you will hear “Crazy,” guaranteed. 8 p.m., $24$36. Theater West End, 115 W. First St., theaterwestend.com

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Chicago

Greg Parnell Trio

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The iconic musical, staged in historic downtown DeLand. 7:30 p.m., $11-$30. Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand, athensdeland.com

Vocalist and special guest Ashley Locheed leads the Trio through a special tribute to the immortal music of Peggy Lee. 3 p.m., $25. Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park, bluebambooartcenter.com

MUSEUMS + GALLERIES

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This is a very rare chance to see young stadium rockers Needtobreathe in an intimate space — when touring starts up again in earnest, they will most likely be way too big. In all likelihood this show will sell out, so jump on it. 7:30 p.m., $51$76. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., drphillipscenter.org

Works from CFAM’s collection reflecting on the systemic nature of racial injustice in the United States. Free. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park, rollins.edu/cfam

Frontyard Festival: Needtobreathe

Art Encounters: Community or Chaos

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A Boundless Drop to a Boundless Ocean

This exhibition brings you works

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by 21 U.S.-based artists of Arab and Iranian heritage. $15. Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave., omart.org T H R O U G H J U LY 11

Cynthia Holmes: Sweet Surrealism

Florida-based contemporary artist Holmes takes you into a world of fantastical botanicals. $10. Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, 633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park, polasek.org APRIL 23-AUG . 1

The Grand Portraits of Mr. Eddy Mumma

An exhibition of paintings from the self-taught Florida artist, from the Mennello’s permanent collection. $5. Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 E. Princeton St., mennellomuseum. org

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Love & Compassion: Images of Mother and Child

Group exhibition of Floridian artists visually musing on “timehonored themes of motherhood, unconditional love, and sacrifice.” $6. Maitland Art Center, Art & History Museums Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, artandhistory.org

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The New Urban Contemporary

Group exhibition of local and international artists, all with roots in urban street art. Free. Osceola Arts, 2411 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, osceolaarts.org

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Storytellers: Faith Ringgold + Aminah Robinson

A survey of mixed media works by the legendary African American female artists Faith Ringgold and Aminah Robinson. $5. Museum of Art DeLand, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, moartdeland.org n

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“NUMB AND NUMBERED”

I’m a cis bi guy in my 40s who doesn’t have a lot of experience with other men. I’m happily married to a wonderful woman who knows I’m bi, and while we’re presently monogamous, we’ve talked about opening things up in the future. If that happens, I’d like to casually hook up with a guy once in a while, but I’m a little anxious about gay hookup culture. 1. Will a lot of guys dismiss me for being bi or married? I assume biphobia is more of an issue when looking for a relationship, rather than a hookup, but I dunno. 2. If I meet a guy and we’re going to fuck, is it weird to bring up condoms? I know: I shouldn’t be afraid to ask to use a condom, and if someone can’t respect that, I shouldn’t fuck him. I’m not and I won’t. But will most guys be a little surprised, especially with PrEP these days? 3. On that note, should I ask my doctor about PrEP when all I want is a very occasional fuck (maybe a few times a year) with someone I’ve vetted and trust about their HIV-negative or undetectable status? I want to be safe, but I don’t want to put superfluous meds in my body. 4. Is the “top shortage” I’ve read about a few times a real thing? Are a lot of guys strictly tops or bottoms? 5. And is there anything else I should know before hopping on the apps? Wondering About Navigating New Arenas Before Indulging 1. There are lots of biphobic gay men out there, WANNABI, but I gotta say — there are more biphobes in the straight community. Yes, straight biphobia is less gallingly hypocritical, I will grant you, but it does more harm; research has shown that having a biphobic straight spouse is the single biggest risk factor for poor mental health outcomes among bisexuals. So I’m happy to hear that your spouse accepts your bisexuality, WANNABI, and I’m going to apologize in advance for the biphobia you’ll encounter from some dumb gay men. But if all you’re after for is some casual sex, WANNABI, you don’t need to disclose your bisexuality to the men you meet on the apps. You also shouldn’t assume the men you meet on “gay” hookup apps are gay; some will be bisexual, just like you. And while biphobic gay men get all the press, WANNABI, there are lots of biphilic gay men out there — that is, gay men who are really into married “straight” men. If you don’t want to hide the wife and don’t want to wind up with a FWB who wants you to leave the wife for him, finding guys who are actually turned on by the fact that you have a wife at home is not a bad strategy. 2. Even at the height of the AIDS crisis — when contracting HIV was almost invariably fatal — condoms weren’t used 100% of the 60

time by 100% of gay and bi men. Now with PrEP (a daily pill that prevents HIV infection) and treatments that make it impossible for HIV+ men to spread the virus, fewer gay and bi men are using condoms these days. If you want to use a condom because you’re not on PrEP and/or you want to protect yourself and your wife from all the sexually transmitted infections PrEP won’t protect you from — and that would be all the other sexually transmitted infections out there — insist on condoms and pass on guys who argue with you about it. 3. If you want to be able to have spontaneous and/or anonymous sex with other men, taking PrEP daily is smart. But you can use PrEP without taking it daily if you’re having sex with other men once or twice a year and you’re making those sex dates at least a few days in advance. Intermittent or “ondemand” use of PrEP is highly effective; take two pills 24 hours before you have sex and one pill a day for two days afterwards. 4. Not all gay and bi men are into anal sex or into anal sex with casual partners, WANNABI, and while most of the men I’ve encountered were functionally versatile, there do seem to be more bottoms out there than tops. Not that “bottom” and “top” are static identities; a guy who’ll bottom for you might be more comfortable topping for someone else, a guy who enjoys bottoming when he’s younger might enjoy topping more later in life and vice-versa, etc. 5. Not every photo is recent, WANNABI, and not every guy is decent. Some guys will lie to get in your pants or in your ass or on your dick or on your face. Trust your gut, WANNABI, and be choosy about the guys you invite to rearrange yours. I’m a gay man in his mid-40s living in a rainy city. I met and fell for a recently divorced guy with a few teen kids. We progressed quickly, moved to the burbs, made a home, and even had one of his kids come live with us. It was out of character for me to move that fast, but we clicked. I thought he knew what it took to make a long-term relationship work and his post-divorce finances put him in a spot where it really helped him for us to live together. Fast-forward five years to him declaring that he was moving to a not-at-all-rainy state with his new boyfriend. New BF had been a mutual friend who I had suspicions about, but I was told repeatedly it was all in my head. Of course the friend made a show of being “really hurt” because he felt I didn’t like him anymore for something he claimed to be innocent of but was actually quite guilty of. So yeah, textbook gaslighting by both of them. Since then what I want from a relationship

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has changed. I miss and want the emotional connection, the day-to-day stuff, the sleeping in the same bed with someone, the incidental physical affection. Sex, that’s a different story. As soon as I have sex with someone once, maybe twice if it’s really good, I don’t want to continue seeing them. I still want and do have sex, just not with a person I might want a relationship with. My questions: 1. How do I get this? We all know lots of relationships where the partners don’t have sex with each other anymore, but they all did in the beginning. No one wants this from the start. 2. The close friends I’ve told this to think I’m broken and/or nuts. I think I’m fine. I can’t explain why this is what I want but I know it feels right. Am I nuts? Am I broken? Down To Fuck Or Marry But Not Both 1. You ask for it. That’s no guarantee you’ll find it, of course, but it ups your chances considerably. And while it’s true most lovingbut-sexless relationships were sexual at the start, DTFOMBNB, not all of them were. So if loving-but-always-sexless is what you want, well, then you should lead with that. Put it out there. There are gay asexual guys who want partners and day-to-day intimacy and someone to sleep with every night but who don’t want sex — not at the start, not ever. There are also gay cuckolds out there, DTFOMBNB, and while most want to have sex with their “cheating” partners, some want to be denied sex by a partner who constantly fucks around on them with other guys. 2. I don’t think you’re broken or nuts, DTFOMBNB, but something has definitely changed. What you want now, post-traumatic breakup, isn’t what you wanted before. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing … I guess … so long as you can find what you want or aren’t driven crazy by your inability to find what you want. Because it’s definitely going to be more difficult for you to find a partner; asexual gays and cuckold gays are out there and they’re great, for sure, but they represent tiny minorities of an already tiny minority. So I’m thinking you might want to unpack this shit with a shrink. At the very least you need to acknowledge that what you want has changed and that it could change again. Do what and who feels right for you now, but don’t lock yourself into anything — don’t sign any leases, don’t make any long-term romantic commitments, don’t weld yourself to any self-fulfilling prophecies — at a time when you may still be numb or still be reeling from a traumatic breakup. mail@savagelove.net savagelovecast.com

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Legal, Public Notices AUCTION Extra Space Storage – Store 8138 1001 Lee Rd. Orlando FL. 32810 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1001 Lee Rd. Orlando, FL. 32810 (407) 4893742, May 7, 2021 @ 12:00 PM. Ronald Davis-miscellaneous, David Cevallos-Household Goods. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid t 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 May 7, 2021 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 Business SBM DJ’S, Patrick Payne- DJ 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. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: May 7, 2021 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 2631 E Semoran Blvd. Apopka, FL 32703 (407) 408-7437 Marc Francillon-Household items Derica Taher-Household items Janice Barnes-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.

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Legal, Public Notices Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: May 7, 2021 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00PM Extra Space Storage 11920 W Colonial Dr Ste 10, Ocoee FL 34761, 407-794-6970. William k Evans-furniture. Esther Pittkayaks, household items. Hooman Hamzehloui-furniture, household items. Cruz Castillo-office supplies, boxes. Mylinda Hawkinsfurniture, household items. Mauricio Vasconcellos-furniture, household items. Brenda J Gonzalez-household items. Jeffrey Alan Riebmanfurniture, household items. Lashaveus Jimesh Gary-furniture, 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: 1420 North Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL, 32804 (407) 312- 8736, on 5/7/2021 @ 12:00PM: Marka McCoy china cabinets,chairs,tables; Craig Brady Mini Vespa 2019 Green Taizhou Italica Vin# L5YACBBT8K1168814 no records found on lien search. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made withcash 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: 11071 University Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32817, 321-320-4055 on 5/7/2021 @ 12:00pm: Paul Sieber totes. 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: May 7, 2021 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 831 N. Park Avenue Apopka, FL 32712 (407) 450-0345 Micheal Lumley-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 on May 7, 2021 at the location indicated: Store 1631, 5753 Hoffner Ave, Orlando, FL 32822 (407) 212-5890 @ 11:30 AM, Sidney Newman washer and dryer, cynthia colon long dresser bed in pieces chest night stand vanity small 10-15 misc apartment furniture, George Justiniano Micheal will be storing household goods boxes and television, Peterson saint Pierre Plates glassware , flour and rice , Ryan Coleman Apartment items. Store 7107: 6174 S Goldenrod Rd, Orlando Fl 32822 @ 12 PM, George Diaz Furniture, Boxes & Household Items, Jody Cole Households goods. Store 8840: : 11261 Narcoossee Rd. Orlando, Fl 32832 407-280-7355 @12:30PM Greg Martinez-Household goods. Store 8841: 9847 Curry Ford Rd Orlando, FL 32825 (407) 495-9612 @12:45 PM, Fiona Bagwan Household goods, Barbara Ann Alejandro Household goods. Store 8460: 4390 Pleasant Hill Rd Kissimmee, FL 34756 407-429-8867 @ 1:15PM Shane Bandy Household items and Furniture, Andrew Magnall Household items, Robert Haye House hold goods, electronics, furniture. Store 8612: 1150 Brand Ln Kissimmee, FL 34744 (407) 414-5303 @1:30PM, Harold Garcia Bedroom set, Couches, Boxes, Twin bedroom set & Dinning table, Rahman S Prescott 2 bedroom home. Store 8753: 540 Cypress Parkway Kissimmee, FL 34759 @ 1:45 P.M, Raquel Forbes household items, Larry Hamilton household items. Store 8926: 1700 Celebration Blvd Celebration, FL 34747 (407) 502-6033 @ 2PM, Ebony Howard about 50 tubs & boxes. Store 8931: 3280 Vineland Rd Kissimmee, FL 34746 (407) 720-7424 @2:15 PM, Everton Vieira Household items, Natalia Ponce Clothing & flooring. 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 Stor-

age may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR Orange COUNTY, FLORIDA IN RE: ESTATE OF Helen Genovesi, Deceased. PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2021 CP000220-O NOTICE TO CREDITORS. The administration of the estate of Helen Genovesi, deceased, whose date of death was May 12th, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Orange County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 425 N Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands againstdecedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is 4/14/2021. /s/ Abby L. Steinberg, Esq., ABBY L. STEINBERG, P.A., Attorneys for Personal Representative, 10101 WEST SAMPLE ROAD, SUITE 304, CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33065, Telephone: 9547426626, Florida Bar No. 816213, Email Addresses: abby@thelawofficesofabbysteinberg.com. /s/ Lori Genovesi Martello, Lori Anne Genovesi Martello, P.O. Address: 53 Downs Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA. PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2021-CP-000513 IN RE: ESTATE OF JEAN MARIE SANDO, a/k/a JEAN M. SANDO, a/k/a JEAN SANDO, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of JEAN MARIE SANDO a/k/a JEAN M. SANDO a/k/a JEAN SANDO, deceased, File Number 2021-CP-000513; by the Circuit Court for Seminole County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 301 N. Park Avenue, Sanford, Florida

32771; that the decedent’s date of death was February 28, 2021; that the total value of the estate is $0.00 and that the names of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Beneficiary: ANN. M. CARLSON 1927 Magies Court Oviedo, Florida 32766. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: 4/21/2021. /s/ Steven C. Allender, Attorney for Personal Representative, Email: sallender@ AllenderLaw.com, Secondary Email: dorothy@AllenderLaw. com, Florida Bar No. 0428302, ALLENDER & ALLENDER, P.A., 719 Garden Street, Titusville, Florida 32796, Telephone: 321-269-1511, Facsimile: 321-264-7676. /s/ ANN M. CARLSON, Beneficiary, 2813 Trenton Lane, Oviedo, Florida 32765. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CIVIL DIVISION, CASE NO. 2010-CA- 007748 NOTICE OF SALE, NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the Final Judgment of foreclosure entered in this cause on March 11, 2021 in the Circuit Court of Seminole County, Florida, the property situated in Seminole County, Florida, described as follows: Legal Description: Unit #50016-A, ROYAL ARMS CONDOMINIUM, a condominium according to the Declaration of Condominium recorded in Official Records Book 1460, Page 1564, Public Records of Seminole County, Florida, as amended, more commonly known as: 500 Orange Drive, Unit# 16, Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701 will be sold to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Seminole County Courthouse, 301 N. Park Avenue, Room S201, Sanford, Florida 32771. Any person or entity claiming an interest in the surplus, if any, resulting from the foreclosure sale, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens, must file a claim on same with the Clerk of Court within 60 days after the foreclosure sale. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding or event, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.

Please contact: ADA Coordinator, Court Administration, GRANT MALOY, CLERK OF COURT FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY (407) 665-4300 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance or immediately upon receiving notification if the time before the scheduled court appearance is less than 7 days. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711 to reach the Telecommunications Relay Service. PETER P. HAGOOD, HAGOOD LAW GROUP, Counsel for Plaintiff, 451 Maitland Avenue, Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701, Tel. (321) 285-1900, Fax. (321) 285-1888. By: /s/ Peter P. Hagood, Esquire, Florida Bar No. 0073784. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER CASE NO: DP19-417, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Child: A.S. DOB: 02/28/2016 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Frances Bellis Address Unknown: A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced children. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge A. James Craner on May 10, 2021 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. This is a telephonic hearing please dial 407-836-5646 (or toll-free 1-800-346-8020) and enter code number 517180#. The # key must be entered after the code numbers. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITION OF THE CHILD(REN) AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD(REN). “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.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 29th day of March, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Rachel Stawski Dlugokienski, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 1010876, Children’s Legal Services State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 400 West Robinson Street, Suite N211, Orlando, FL 32801, (407) 317-7417 Rachel.Stawski@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal) I N THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND

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FOR ORANGE COUNTY STATE OF FLORIDA. JUVENILE DIVISION: 03/ CRANER CASE NO: DP19454, IN THE INTEREST OF Minor Child: D. V. DOB: 12/28/2004. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: Christy Weatherford Address Unknown: A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced children. You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge A. James Craner on May 13, 2021 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. This is a telephonic hearing please dial 407-836-5646 (or toll-free 1-800-346-8020) and enter code number 517180#. The # key must be entered after the code numbers. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES A CONSTRUCTIVE CONSENT TO THE TPR PETITION OF THE CHILD(REN) AND COULD RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD(REN). “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.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 29th day of March, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Rachel Stawski Dlugokienski, Esquire Florida Bar No.: 1010876, Children’s Legal Services State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 400 West Robinson Street, Suite N211, Orlando, FL 32801, (407) 317-7417 Rachel.Stawski@myflfamilies.com CLERK OF COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 3/ CRANER WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP19-597. IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: K.T. DOB: 08/01/2019, NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, ADVISORY HEARING. STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Christal Brown, ADDRESS UNKNOWN. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the abovereferenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before the Honorable A. James Craner, Judge on May 17, 2021, at 10:45 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

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Legal, Public Notices date and at the time specified. THIS HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE. TELEPHONE CONFERENCING INFORMATION: Phone Number: 407-836-5646 Conference Code (Judge Craner): 517180# FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS 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 ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. 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. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 24th day of March, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Stacy McDuffie, Esquire. Florida Bar Number 0056020 Senior Attorney for State of Florida Department of Children and Families Children’s Legal Services 882 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200 Orlando, FL 32811 Stacy.mcduffie@myflfamilies.com. PLEASE CALL THE ATTORNEY AT (407) 563-2324 IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 3/ CRANER WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO.: DP19-480. IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD: M.B DOB: 1/22/18, NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, ADVISORY HEARING. STATE OF FLORIDA TO: Darrien Key, ADDRESS UNKNOWN. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the abovereferenced child. You are hereby commanded to appear before the Honorable A. James Craner, Judge on June 14th, 2021, at 10:30 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. THIS HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE. TELEPHONE CONFERENCING INFORMATION: Phone Number: 407-836-5646 Conference Code (Judge Craner): 517180# FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS 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 ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. 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. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 12th day of April, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Layali Salem, Esquire. Florida Bar Number 0111746, Senior Attorney for State of Florida Department of Children and Families Children’s Legal Services 882 S. Kirkman Road, Suite 200 Orlando, FL 32811 Layali. salem@myflfamilies.com. PLEASE CALL THE ATTORNEY AT (407) 563-2324 IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUVENILE DIVISION: 07 / HIGBEE CASE NO.: DP18-645 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILD J.B. DOB: 09/27/2018. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING STATE OF FLORIDA. To: Carol Bennett, Address Unknown. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this Court regarding the above-referenced children, a copy of which is on file with the clerk; you are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Heather Higbee, May 24th, 2021 at 10:00am 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. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA THE FOLLOWING 2 WAYS: 1. You may connect via ZOOM hearing with the following URL and Meeting ID: Zoom Hearing Direct URL: https://zoom.us/my/judgeheatherhigbee 2. If you do not have video capability you may use the following information to call in: Call in phone number 1-301-715-8592 and enter Meeting ID: 516 282 7605, followed by the # sign. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILDREN. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT “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.” WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida

this 2nd day of April, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: Tara O’Cain Kennedy, Esquire FB#67262 Tara.Ocain@ myflfamilies.com CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal). IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. DIVISION: 3/CRANER/ CAC CASE NO.: DP17-543 In the Interest of: L.D DOB: 03/13/2013, minor child. SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: JOHN HENDRICKSEN (father), ADDRESS UNKNOWN WHEREAS 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 The Honorable A. James Craner on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 5 at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, FL 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. Due to COVID 19 the appearance may be by phone at the following call in number- 407-836-5646, code 517180#. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. WITNESS my hand and seal of this court at Orlando, Orange County, Florida this 25th day of March, 2021. This summons has been issued at the request of: KIRSTEN TEANY, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 0981540, Children’s Legal Services, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, 400 W. Robinson Street, Suite S1114, Orlando, FL 32801, (407) 719-6340 - Cell, Kirsten.Teany@myflfamilies. com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA DIVISION: 41 CASE NO.: 19-DP-99. IN THE INTEREST OF: N. N., DOB: 01/05/2006, Minor child. NOTICE OF ACTION AND OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: KENNETH NEWHOUSE, Unknown Address. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child; you are to appear before Judge Laura Shaffer, on May 14th, 2021, at 10:45 a.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

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specified. If you cannot enter the courthouse due to the pandemic, use the conference call information: Dial (407)-205-0551, Conference Code # 880146. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD 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 30th day of March, 2021. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT (Court Seal) By: /s/ Deputy Clerk. LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY FOUND OR RECOVERED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PROPERTY NOT CLAIMED WILL EITHER BE SURRENDERED TO THE FINDERS OR RETAINED FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT. PICTURE IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. April 2021 DESCRIPTION, FOUND PROPERTY: CAR KEY W WASHINGTON ST/ N ORANGE AVE MISC ITEMS- WATCH, SUNGLASSES, PURSE 5900 BLK OF CARAVAN ST CAR KEY 100 BLK OF W WASHINGTON KEYS S ORANGE/ E PINE ST 2 PHONES 2700 BLK OF HARGILL DR GLASSES 8600 BLK OF ANDREAS AVE MISC ITEMS- 4 CELLPHONES, GIFT CARDS, BAG 5900 BLK OF INTERNATIONAL DR PHONE 1700 BLK OF FLORES ST MISC ITEMS-JEWELRY, CLOTHING COLYER ST/ JERNIGAN AVE PHONE, KEYS,WALLET, DEVICE 100 BLK OF W WASHINGTON TABLET DANUBE WY/ YUCATAN DR MISC ITEMS- PHONE, BAG S KIRKMAN/ RALEIGH ST PHONE 4700 BLK OF SILVER STAR RD 2 PHONES 100 BLK OF W WASH-

INGTON PRESSURE WASHER CURRY FORD RD/ S OXALIS AVE LEAF BLOWER CURRY FORD RD/ S OXALIS AVE BIKE 1600 BLK OF ORANGEWOOD AVE BIKE 3600 BLK OF BUNCHE ST BIKE 1000 BLK OF SLIGH BLVD MONEY W COLONIAL DR/ RAMONA LN MONEY 2000 BLK OF EDGEWATER DR MONEY 900 BLK OF W COLONIAL DR FOR INFO CALL (407) 246-2445, MONDAY – THRU FRIDAY, 9:00 AM TILL 4PM Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the states self-storage facility act, Morningstar Storage, located at 19400 State Road 44, Eustis, FL, 32736, 352-388-1940, will hold an online public auction of the following stored property being sold to satisfy a landlord’s lien at www. storageauctions.com. The sale will be final on 4/30/2021 at 9:00AM. 1043 Tytyanna Nafield 1049 Ronald Anderson 1080 Eric Siler 1524 Dianne Jenkins 1705 Miguel Cortez 1714 Keith Thomas 2109 Roderick Weaver 2228 Keith Thomas. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the states self-storage facility act, Morningstar Storage, located at 1600 Sunlife Path, Orlando, FL, 32809, 321-200-6466, will hold an online public auction of the following stored property being sold to satisfy a landlord’s lien at www.storageauctions.com. The sale will be final on 4/30/21 9:00AM. A122 Jeffrey Rodriguez 2035 Nicole Brown 2121 Lisa Rochelle 2125 Silvia Vaquero Gonzales 2131 Alex Ross 2403 Franklin Fernandez 3001 Perry Ladetrice Devonne 3110 Jeff Hoover 3124 Johnitha Crankfield 3138 Mauricio Galvao 3209 Rafael Rammos Marrero 3319 Reginald C Stuart 3415 Carlos Otero 3516 Troy Eugene Kilgore 221122 Willies Estrada Alvarez 251219 Damien Saady. Dated this 14th day of April and this 21st day of April, 2021. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Douglas Polke, of PO BOX 950823, Lake Mary, FL 32795 in the county of Seminole, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Kimberly Polke It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Kimberly Polke” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 4/16/2021 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Jean Denis Souvenance and Genevieve Lubin, of PO Box 620003, Orlando, FL 32862, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following

fictitious name: Zili Trucking LLC It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Zili Trucking LLC” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 4/13/2021 Notice of Public Auction for monies due on storage units located at U-Haul company facilities. Storage locations are listed below. All goods are household contents or miscellaneous and recovered goods. All auctions are hold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent and fees in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self-Storage Act, Sections 83.806 and 83.807. The auction will start at 8:00 a.m. on May 6, 2021 and will continue until all locations are done. U-Haul Moving and Storage at Maitland Blvd, 7803 N Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, Fl 32810; C25 Maria Lopez $832.00, D27 Debra Cassano $795.15, B45 Connelly Gerard $654.70, L57 Thomas Moran $837.80, A02 Michael Hidalgo $654.70, C10 Denetra Crook $1062.80, B07 Heather Raincrow $954.00, L67 Regina Lanear $397.70, D07 Steven Rhem $840.20, C15 Maro Molina $1094.40 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Apopka, 1221 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, Fl 32703; 1293 Ginni Estrada $1116.68, 1179 Cara LeMond $988.60, 1097 Amy King $1343.50, 1051 Sylvia Rodriguez $1285.40, 1376 Leon Wiley $509.00, 1286 Willie Brown Jr $601.50 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Altamonte Springs, 598 W Hwy 436, Altamonte Springs, Fl 32714; B102 Bem Williams $1632.70 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Semoran Blvd, 2055 State Rd 436, Winter Park, Fl 32792; 1011 Giovanni Vargas $1336.00, 1034 Timothy Jordan $766.75, 2474 Marshall Umsted $518.85, 1681 Mike Garcia $574.70, 1665 Whendy Green $601.50, 1414 Peggy Towers $601.50, 1691 Barbara Martin $601.50, 1230 Esmelda Pena $506.20, 1406 Percy Jackson $748.15, 1506 Tabitha Wilson $1019.20, 1108 Heidi Riesel $754.50 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Longwood, 650 N Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, FL 32750; E006 Bruce Leenim $1088.14, C039 Javier Aponte $1265.52, C002 Traci Washington $998.23, A016 Jerry Long $1112.75, E002 Bryce Jones $1155.21, A086 Michael Ungar $713.29 U-Haul Moving and Storage at Lake Mary Blvd, 3851 S Orlando Drive, Sanford, Fl 32773; 1278 Tamara Nicosia $633.36, 5030 Neil Callegari $1581.14, 1750 Meghan Willis $702.53, 1422 Roland Sattler $1214.28, 2075 Casrlos Padilla $686.78, 1238 Hector Rodriguez $711.85, 1214 Miriam Caicedo $620.04, 1540 Marilis Rodriguez $1272.40, 1752 Meghan Willis $702.53, 1236 Elavittal Williams $633.36, 1408 Thomas Cabral $1543.77, 2512

Ashlynn Mayranen $739.60, 2704 Johnell Brooks $665.29, 2817-19 Travis Hampton $1596.40, 1325 Robert Bailey $1011.49, 1007 Mary Thomas $1210.64, 1217 Sukhpal Singh $1144.56 U-Haul Moving and Storage of Sanford on Rinehart Road, 1811 Rinehart Road, Sanford, Fl 32771; 4191 Kirk Reed $1417.94, 4199 Misten Brownlee $1035.03, 4047 Eric Rawlins $1516.53, 2021 Kirk Reed $2237.99, 4164 Kirk Reed $1300.79, 4162 Lee Burnett $931.28. 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 9:30am and RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. U-Haul Ctr Clermont - 13650 Granville Ave, Clermont, FL 34711 on May 04, 2021: 1117 Christopher Craft, 1004 Tasha Swearingen, 3057 Nicole Simmons, 2187 Beryl Fuller, 3140 Lisa Mohabir, 3070 Leanne Parker, 3236 Julian Jordan, 3157 Mystery Unit, 3225 Deborah Morlock, 3072 Leanne Parker, 3066 Braizyle Davis, 1171 Mellanie McDuffie, 3059 Francisco Guadamuz, 1135 Carol Morris, 2016 Lilian Feliciano. U-Haul Ctr Ocoee - 11410 W Colonial Dr, Ocoee, FL 34761 on May 04, 2021: 2464 Jose Montero, 1561 Curtis Jones, 1569 Jaimi Glover, 3345 Timothy Johnson, 2604 Shaw Davis, 1518 Lonnie Burger, 1618 Janaesha Walton, 1551 Kevin Lambert, 1522 Ilana Foglia, 2011 Michael Elliot, 2306 Jeremy Jackson, 2221 Miguel Hernandez, 2356 Edythe Henry. 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 May 7th, 2021 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. #1346 –John Wills, #1547 –Shanta Mack Enterprises, A.K.A. Shanta Moore, #1734 –Robert Oakes, #1735 –Luis A. Rios Hernandez, #2213 –Jaden

Velez. Notice Of Public Sale Personal property of the following tenants will be sold for cash to satisfy rental liens in accordance with Florida Statutes, Self Storage Facility Act, Sections 83-806 and 83-807. Contents may include kitchen, household items, bedding, toys, games, boxes, barrels, packed cartons, furniture, trucks, cars, etc. There is no title for vehicles sold at lien sale. Owners reserve the right to bid on units. Lien sale to be held online ending Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at times indicated below. Viewing and bidding will only be available online at www.storagetreasures.com beginning at least 5 days prior to the scheduled sale date and time! Also visit www.personalministorage. com/Orlando-FL-storage-units/ for more info. Personal Mini Storage Forsyth-2875 Forsyth Rd Winter Park FL, 32792-at 10:00 am: 71 Clayton Danielle McRae 229 Jose Luis Soto Reyes 442 Victor Manuel Sanchez Personal Mini Storage West-4600 Old Winter Garden Rd Orlando, FL 32811-at 11:30 am: 178 Alilla Stover 222 Adriene Lynette Davis 235 Shamida Roshelle Williams 359 Guerlin Pierre 442 Frederick Truss 518 Roshawn Renee Richardson 539 Victoria Lynn Connaway 591 Shyrl Denise Williams 729 Shamida Roshelle Williams 1G3GR11Y9JP319291 Personal Mini Storage Lake Fairview-4252 N Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32804-at 11:00 am: 168 Jeannie Hart 238 Yulanda Jenerette 312 Marc Anthony Johnson 322 Joel Ebel 611 Giovanny M Brady 738 Eric Harris 2004 Antwain Demetrisleron Jackson, 1999 Mercedes-Benz WDBKK47F1XF133893 Personal Mini Storage Edgewater-6325 Edgewater Dr Orlando, FL 32810at 11:30 am: 411 Lance Mitchell 1205 Jeffrey Crowson 1233 Clifford Hagan 2129 Dennis Ramkissoon, Michelle Wright 2011 Buick Enclave 5GAKRCED4BJ243675 2314 Michelle Wright, 2015 Mase Ghibli ZAM57RTA7F1153466 2412 George Pentiluk Personal Mini Storage Forest City Rd-6550 Forest City Rd Orlando, FL 32810-at 12:00 pm: 1019 Scott Stewart 3177 Brazilia Towns 4022 Kiarla Kym Cherry 4081 Kimberly Jones 4083 Jawara Mohamadou 5055 Robert Lavon Forbes Jr. 6009 Nyree’ Tucker. 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: May 12, 2021 9:30 am at the Mindful Storage facility located at: 900 Cypress Pkwy. Kissimmee, FL 34759 (321) 7326032 The personal goods stored therein by the following: #1096-

Households, #J203-Households, #D206-Boxes. 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: Pursuant to F.S. 713.78 on May 7, 2021 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; 1B3ES56C45D285124 2005 Dodge 1FMDK03197GA25721 2007 Ford 1G1BL69Z9GY139018 1986 Chevrolet 1G1ZH57B084300851 2008 Chevrolet 1GKES63M162312069 2006 GENERAL MOTORS CORP 1HTMMAAL0AH182339 2010 International 1N4AL3AP0FN396506 2015 Nissan 2G2WP552171141756 2007 Pontiac 3C4FY58B34T320430 2004 Chrysler 3FA6P0G77HR161603 2017 Ford 3N1CC1AP7AL388664 2010 Nissan 3N1CE2CP6GL374941 2016 Nissan 5YFBURHE1GP559848 2016 Toyota JTHBD182910018053 2001 Lexus KNDJD736X75675319 2007 Kia. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: ADAM AYED ENTERPRISES LLC gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 5/7/2021, 09:00 am at 9712 RECYCLE CENTER RD ORLANDO, FL 32824- 8146, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. ADAM AYED ENTERPRISES LLC reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids. KMHCG45C02U326908 2002 Hyundai 1GCRCREA7DZ250454 2013 Chevrolet 3HTJGTKT5EN783519 2014 CATERPILLER.

the right to accept or reject any and/ or all bids. MAY 8, 2021 1FMZU64W74UB39999 2004 Ford 3N1AB6AP6CL728350 2012 Nissan JS3TE62V154201658 2005 Suzuki MAY 9, 2021 1FAHP3F23CL374894 2012 Ford 1FDAF57F5XED16917 1999 Ford 1HGEJ8146WL129825 1998 Honda 1J8GS48K97C626363 2007 Jeep 2HGFG12656H562169 2006 Honda WDBNG70J62A274589 2002 Mercedes-Benz MAY 10, 2021 2G1WB58K189258111 2008 Chevrolet 4T1BG22K81U837177 2001 Toyota JH4DA9369MS006388 1991 Acura MAY 14, 2021 1G1ZT64864F140034 2004 Chevrolet 1GCDM19W6XB203783 1999 Chevrolet 2T1BURHE2FC467596 2015 Toyota. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 08:00 am at 2603 OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY KISSIMMEE, FL 34744, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. reserves the right to accept or reject any and/ or all bids. MAY 7, 2021 3FAHP07117R151765 2007 Ford JN1AR54F09M252409 2009 Nissan 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: 2017 Nissan VIN# 5N1DR2MN5HC675521 To be sold at auction at 9:00 a.m. on May 09, 2021 at Royal One Inc. 2931 Forsyth RD, Suite 101 Winter Park, FL 32792.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on the following dates, 08:00 am at 10850 COSMONAUT BLVD ORLANDO, FL 32824, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NEW GENERATION TOWING AND RECOVERY, LLC. reserves

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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: 2002 Ford VIN# 1FMZU62E22UB09042 1998 Toyota VIN# 4T1BF18B1WU240660 1988 Honda VIN# 1HGCA5639JA209615 2006 Honda VIN# 2HGFG116X6H568826 2010 Chevy VIN# 1G1ZD5EBXAF149431 To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on May 12, 2021 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC 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. 2009 VOLKSWAGEN VIN# WVWML73C89E567824 To be sold at auction at 8:00AM on May 8th, 2021, at 2809 N FORSYTH RD., WINTER PARK FL 32792 Around The Clock Towing inc. The following vehicles / vessels will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, in pursuant to FL Statutes 713.78, 713.785, 713.585, at Lienor’s address to satisfy a lien against said vehicles for towing, repairs and storage charges. No titles, as is, cash only. Net proceeds deposited with clerk of court; owner/ lienholder have right to hearing and post bond; owner may redeem vehicle(s)/vessel(s) for cash sum of lien; auction held in reserve Wreck Covery Collision Center LLC 1021 Exchange Place #110 St. Cloud, FL 34769 Account of Luis Manuel Vicente 2018 Chevrolet VIN 3GCPCSEJXJG453798 Cash sum to redeem vehicle is $21531.95 Sale date is May 15, 2021 at 9 AM. Towlando Towing & Recovery Inc 3101 McCoy Road Belle Isle, FL 32812 Account of Windy City Muscle Cars 2009 BMW VIN WBSWL93529P331754 Cash sum to redeem vehicle is $950.00 Sale date is May 8, 2021 at 9 AM 4/21/21 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 5603 Metrowest Blvd, Orlando, FL 32811, 407.516.7751 on 05.07.2021 @ 11:00 am. Carolyn Rozier household goods, Keith Mathis bags and totes, Sergio Lopez boxes and clothes. Extra Space

Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3820 S Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32806, 321.270.3440 on 05.07.2021 @ 11:30 am. Shuantae Bellamy Documents, tv boxes Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 408 N Primrose Dr, Orlando, FL 32803, 321.285.5021 on 05.07.2021 @ 12:15 pm. John Morehouse household items, Kylie Himes household items. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 7360 Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, FL 32819, 407.634.4449 on 05.07.2021 @ 12:30pm. Sabrina Boudreau Household Items. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 5592 LB McLeod Rd, Orlando, FL 32811, 407.720.2832 on 05.07.2021 @ 2:00 pm. Latronda Phillips, Household Goods; Scott Heron, Household Goods; John Howard, Household Goods. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 342 Woodland Lake Dr Orlando FL 32828, 321.800.4793 on 05.07.2021 @ 2:30 pm. McKayla Galvin washer, dryer, mattress, dresser, boxes, décor. 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.

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for Sales and Marketing representatives and we are having a Sales and Marketing hiring event at the Top Golf in Orlando. We are one of the fastest-growing companies in the industry and have a very competitive and rewarding compensation plan. We are looking for talented individuals with sales experience to join our growing team. We provide training and all tools needed to be successful. During our hiring event our senior leadership and top representatives will be in attendance to discuss the opportunities with Capital Vaca-

tions. There will also be food and drinks provided. The event goes from 5:30pm-7:30pm. For anyone who is interested they should RSVP to dschiaffino@ capitalvacations.com to reserve their spot. COMPUTER/IT: SOP IT- Global Network Service Specialist for Siemens Corporation (Orlando, FL). Tech spec & cnsltnt to glbl IT spprtng ntwrk srvces implmntd in US, Mexico, Brazil, Singapore, India & Germany. Req. Bach in Eng, Comp Sci, or a rel fld (or frgn equiv) + 4 yrs of exp injob offrd or an acc alt occu. Mst hve 4 yrs of exp w/ the fllwng sklls: prctcl & work knwldge of ntwrk srvces, tech & cmpnnts: LAN, WLAN, Rmte Accss, Intrnt Accss, MPLS, SDWAN, DHCP, DNS, Radius, Frwlls, Swtchs, Routrs, Frwlls, etc.; wrkng exp in two or mre areas: oprtns, eng, dsgn, archtctre of corp entrprse ntwrks; exp creatng & prsntng mngmnt level ntwrk srvce topic prsnttns & dtaild tech anlysis dcmnttn & rprts; exp in data cntr dsgn; exp in ntwrk & applctn prfrmnce mntrng, anlysis & trbleshtng tchnques. Approx 10% trvl req dmstc & intrntnl. Mail rsms Brett Sanchez, Siemens Corporation, 3850 Quadrangle Boulevard, MS: HRS-144, Orlando, FL 32817. Ref BS/JL. Must be authrzed to wrk in US prmnntly. Engagement Manager, Maitland, FL Manage simultaneous HRsoft COMPview projects for multiple customers, ensure timely implementations in accordance with best practices, policies & prescribed implementation methodology; lead HRsoft COMPview system implementations in requirement gathering, analysis & design, configuration, data integration, UAT & go-live; translate business requirements to HRsoft COMPview technical specifications; design & deliver solutions against clients’ current challenges; accommodate changing business requirements; manage & maintain project plan to ensure satisfaction of goals; implement data integration with various HRIS-Workday, UltiPro, ADP; develop client-specific test plans to ensure quality of delivery; identify need for project & provide user trainings & documentations; address reported issues & develop system enhancements. Master in Computer Science or Information Systems & Operations Management plus 6 months experience in job offered or as Implementation Analyst, QA. Fax resume to HR Manager, HRSoft, 407-475-5517. FINANCE: Financial Analyst for Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, FL). Drctly spprt the Latin Amrca Intrntnl Bsnss team. Req. Bach (or frgn equiv) in Ecnmcs, Fnnce, Acuntng, Bsnss Admin or

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rel + 3 yrs of exp in the Enrgy sctr or acc alt occu. Mut hve 3 yrs of exp w/ the fllwng sklls: exp in oprtnl cntrllng; exp w/ cost cntr strctres, rtes clclaon, allctns &brdns; exp w/ SAP; exp w/ rprtng mthdlgy & accntng prncpls for hyernfltnry ecnmies. Approx 20% trvl req. Mail rsms Michael Kellermann, Siemens Energy, Inc., 4400 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826. Ref: MK/OM. Must be authrzed to wrk in US prmnntly. Fitness Trainer needed for Overall Team Fitness Coaching Orlando, FL: Eval. clients phys. abilities & needs; Anlyz. client’s bdy. fat, lean mass comp. & its cap. in perf.; Devp. est. & plan fitness prog. for all lvls. begin. 2 adv. lvls. Train, motivate 2 prep. athl. for comp. evnt., or prgms. Plan, org. & safety rules; FT Req. BS in phys. trng./edu. & 2 yrs exp. Mail resume @ 1861 Remembrance Ave., Saint Cloud, FL 34769. Hexaider Technologies, LLC is seeking 3 Fulltime (40 hours a week) positions for Software Data Architect’s at Maitland, Florida 32751 at competitive salary. Job Summary for Software Data Architect: Analyze, Design, Develop and Test general computer applications software or specialized utility programs or application User Interfaces, Object Oriented Programming using below tools and languages like, Java, Kotlin, YMAL, Oracle DB, Cassandra, Macintosh High Sierra 10.5, CA Dev Test, POSTMAN, ECHO, KIBANA, http/html, https/ html, soap/http, soap/https, REST, JIRA Kanban, Agile Safe, Guidewire, OKR, TestNG, REST Assured, Datastax DevCenter, GITLAB, Intellij CE, Intellij Ultimate Edition. Travel with in USA required. Qualifications required: Bachelors in CompSci or InfoTech or Engg (any) + 5 years of experience as computer software professional. We offer Standard Corporation benefits. To apply send your resume to Attn: HR, Hexaider Technologies, LLC, 555 Winderley Place, Suite 300, Maitland, Florida 32751.

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Westgate Resorts 6472228 Sales - Timeshare Sales Representative City of Casselberry 6472223 Arts and Marketing Coordinator 401k Generation 6472217 Client Support Specialist Universal Orlando 6472176 Call Center Sales Opportunities (Sales Counselor)