ORLANDO WEEKLY ● AUG. 3-9, 2022 ● orlandoweekly.com

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NEWS+ VIEWS

7 ICYMI

Audubon Park gets a little bit safer, Orange County schools sued for enforcing ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law and other news you may have missed 9 Jailed for voting

A government official helped 10 Florida men with felony convictions register. Now they’ve been charged with voter fraud 13 Informed Dissent

A secret deal with Joe Manchin, passage of the semiconductor bill and the reconciliation bill and a forced self-own for the GOP … not bad

ARTS+ CULTURE

15 Live Active Cultures

New Generation Theatrical’s ‘Gothic Manor’ was a truly immersive experience

FOOD+ DRINK

17 Panning out

SoDough Square’s Detroit-style pizzas earn their crust 17 Tip Jar

Restaurant openings, closings, moves and events

Cover: photo by Octavio Jones for ProPublica

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FILM

21 Enter the Dragon Sound

Enzian screens Orlando-bred cult fave Miami Connection 25 On (small) Screens

Streaming premieres this week: The Sandman, Clusterf*ck: Woodstock ’99, LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation and more

MUSIC

29 This Little Underground

Orlando musician Ms. Meka Nism has been elected president of the Florida chapter of the Recording Academy

BACK PAGES

30 Selections of the Week Our picks of the best things to do and see this week, plus plenty of event listings 35 Free Will Astrology Your horoscope for the week of Aug. 3-9 37 Savage Love Dan Savage’s relationship advice, plus ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’ 39 Classified advertisements