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NEWS + VIEWS 15 Your Words + ‘This Modern World’ Readers react, plus Tom Tomorrow’s comic
17 How to steal an election Our system wasn’t designed to handle someone like Donald Trump
19 Net zero Florida’s safety net hospitals seek ‘fair share’ of federal money
FILM 21 Picture this Florida Film Festival ventures into live event territory, combining in-person and virtual cinema
25 Pure geek mayhem Surviving Supercon may be the only option we have to ‘experience’ a fan con this year
Bestial Mouths, page 37 (Photo above by VOID.EXE_BERLIN)
27 Selected reviews
33 Recently Reviewed
A look at some of the more promising offerings of this year’s festival
Short takes on restaurants we’ve reviewed recently
MUSIC
ARTS + CULTURE
37 Tropical depression Bestial Mouths’ Lynette Cerezo, a long way from Berlin, talks quarantining in Orlando
29 Live Active Cultures
BACK PAGES
The Bureau is more adventure game than escape room, but whatever you call it, it’ll drive COVID from your mind for at least an hour
FOOD + DRINK
38 Savage Love 38 Gimme Shelter 39 Classifieds
31 Mee, oh my
Mee Thai on Lee Road offers a taste of fiery Isan cuisine
31 The Dining-In Diaries Vinia Wine’s Bite30 menu is a delicious bargain
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OPENING NIGHT FILM
SURVIVING SUPERCON FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH AT ENZIAN THEATER 6-8PM First Screening of Surviving Supercon 9:15-11:15PM Second screening of Surviving Supercon Filmmakers will be in attendance for the Opening Night Film and will participate in a post-film Q&A with the audience.
Have you ever wondered what it would be
in 2006, inspired by Atlanta’s DragonCon
seemingly flawless weekend (even if only
like to put on a major fan convention, the
and Orlando’s Spooky Empire, as they run
on the surface) to the tens of thousands
likes of San Diego Comic Con or MegaCon?
their four-day convention over a weekend
of guests who cross the threshold into a
Well, look no further as director Steven Shea
of monumental victories and disasters.
convention center where dreams are made.
trains a surprising lens on all the backstage
From crazy celebrity stories, to amazing
Hilarious, heartfelt, and almost as anxiety-
triumph and tragedy it takes to pull off South
connections in the wake of unsuspecting
inducing as actually braving the masses and
Florida’s gigantic Florida Supercon. Surviving
tragedy, plus inept security teams and
going to a con, this is a can’t-miss, warts-
Supercon follows owner Mike Broder and
anarchic attendees, the film is a love letter
and-all, look-behind-the-curtain at the
his wife and partner Sandy Martin—a “mom
to all the passion and madness it takes to
masters of nerdom!
& pop” duo—who launched the convention
brave a sea of Harley Quinns and deliver a
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THE FEEL OF THE FEST AMIDST
COVID-19
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS
Enzian Theater management continues to evaluate safety measures daily, both inside the theater and at Eden Bar, to ensure our guests have a pleasant, worry-free experience, and to maintain a healthy environment for our staff in the process. The Florida Film Festival will be no exception. If you choose to attend the festival, we want
mask at all times, except when eating and
We’re working to reduce your physical
you to feel reassured by our practices in
drinking.
interaction with others:
place, and of course, inspired by the movies you’ll see. So, what does the COVID-19 version of our in-person festival experience entail? Expect a more relaxed FFF–with no Opening Night Party and no Awards Bash this year, we’re focusing our attention entirely on the celebration of independent film and filmmakers. We’re also putting safety first, as you’ll see below.
We will be taking guests’ temperatures upon entering the theater before each screening. We realize an added step like this can feel like an inconvenience, but safety is our first priority. Staff members have their temperatures checked daily upon arrival as well. We are all doing our part to look out for one another, and appreciate your support and understanding.
Face coverings are required and must be worn when entering and exiting the theater, and when interacting with staff. We are complying with Orange County Government regulations, and remind you to wear your
We’ve enhanced sanitary procedures. Staff fogs the theater with CDC approved chemicals daily, and performs cleaning duties multiple times throughout the day, specifically before and after each screening. This includes spraying down our fabric chairs and cleaning tables, handrails, door plates, restrooms, and more.
• We’ve physically distanced our seating areas. You may enjoy a movie with your party while remaining socially distanced from other theater guests. Each table is spaced six feet or more apart. • We will be using more than one entrance during the fest, and queue lines for patrons have markers indicating six-foot spacing. • We offer a contactless menu at each table. Just scan the QR code with the camera on your phone to view our menu options. Our goal is to achieve as little contact as possible during your visit. Remember–no mask, no service. So, when you’re ready to order, make sure
Individual tickets can be purchased a la carte in advance or day-of-show, based on availability. Browse the program and purchase online up to
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one hour before showtime, or stop by the Enzian box office. When you purchase online, your name will be placed on our door list and you can skip the physical box office. $12 Regular tickets
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FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, FFF IS GOING VIRTUAL! With the current 50% capacity regulation in place, seating is limited, and we realize it may be difficult to snag a ticket to everything you want to see. We also completely understand that some of you might rather stay home this year, which is why we’ve done our best to make the Florida Film Festival available to everyone in
some capacity. We’ll miss having a larger crowd in the theater, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss us! For just $40, anyone can purchase our FFF Virtual Pass and have access to a majority of the Florida Film Festival from the comfort of their home. The virtual platform will house over 100 FFF titles also screening in-theater. Florida
Film Festival Programming Director Matthew Curtis finds this year’s virtual addition promising. “We are excited that this new digital platform will allow a good portion of our lineup to be available to independent film lovers across the whole state of Florida, bringing a part of the Florida Film Festival experience into their homes.”
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This year has forced many changes upon us all, but one thing is certain: Florida Film Festival filmmakers are to be celebrated, and their films deserve an audience. We hope you’ll join us, in person or online, for our amazing 2020 lineup of Mind-Blowing Movies. Your support during these unprecedented times is sincerely appreciated.
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As World War II rages across the channel, a writer’s world is turned upside down when she opens her door to Frank—a young boy who is seeking shelter from the London blitz. Starring Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Tom Courtenay, this uplifting film explores the sometimes-complicated dynamics of what makes a family a family. Sponsored by: Wyndham Destinations
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Dana is an outgoing ten-year-old girl who loves dinosaurs and can meet and speak to them through her magical Field Guide. But when her neighbor Mateo is kidnapped by a mama T-Rex, it’s up to her and her friends to get him back. Based on the Emmy®-award winning Amazon Prime series of the same name, Dino Dana is a heartfelt mix of family, adventure, and most all … dinosaurs.
DINO DANA: THE MOVIE Sunday, August 9, 10-11:30AM
FOOD FILM Charles Dickens’s beloved ode to grit and perseverance is re-imagined through the comedic lens of Armando Ianucci (In The Loop, Veep), giving the tale a fresh, funny, and utterly charming spin with ceaseless visual surprises and a wonderful cast, including Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw, and Gwendoline Christie. Sponsored by: Charles Schwab
Documenting the 2018 collaboration between world-renowned chef Yotam Ottolenghi and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, this sumptuous film follows five visionary pastry makers as they endeavor to construct an extravagant food gala based on the art exhibit “Visitors to Versailles,” beautifully exploring the intersection of food, culture, and history.
OTTOLENGHI AND THE CAKES OF VERSAILLES
Sponsored by: Charles Schwab
Sunday, August 9, 12:45-2:15PM
Sunday, August 9, 9:30-11:30PM
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE
BROWSE BY GENRE OR PROGRAM CATEGORY AT FAMILY FILM
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FFF HAS FILMS OF ALL FLAVORS FOR FILM LOVERS.
A determined young Saudi doctor’s surprise run for office in the local city election has a profound effect on her family and community as they struggle to accept their town’s first female candidate. This amusing and biting reflection on women in Saudi society was this year’s official Academy Award® entry from Saudi Arabia. Sponsored by: Wyndham Destinations
MUSIC FILM This entrancing and gossipy bio of jazz legend Billie Holiday reveals a tortured soul who lived the pain of every melancholy lyric she ever sang. Racism, sexual abuse, drug addiction, prostitution, domestic violence, and an early death. You name it; Billie endured it. With such a mountain of sorrows, it’s a wonder she was ever able to perform. But that was her secret. As she told a friend, “If you almost cry but don’t quite, that means the audience will cry.”
BILLIE
Tuesday, August 11, 3:30-5:15PM
Wednesday, August 12, 3:30-5:10PM
FLORIDA FILMS
MIDNIGHT MOVIE When South Florida filmmaker Lance Oppenheim’s feature debut takes us inside the storied Villages, we get a peek at the poignant lived-experiences of a few struggling to find themselves within the pre-packaged and selfdescribed “friendliest” retirement community in sunny Florida. Sponsored by: Orlando Film
SOME KIND OF HEAVEN Saturday, August 8, Noon-1:30PM
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Uncle Peckerhead is a nice redneck who just happens to turn into a cannibalistic monster at midnight if he doesn’t take his medicine. So … he wouldn’t ever not take his medicine, right? Part insane road-trip comedy, part rock concert, part unmitigated gore-fest, Uncle Peckerhead has midnight movie written all over its bloody, mangled corpse!
UNCLE PECKERHEAD Saturday, August 8, 11:30PM-1:10AM
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*Filmmaker in Attendance for Post-Film Q&A
The latest work from writer/director/actor Joshua Leonard, Fully Realized Humans—a scrappy punk-rock comedy about a couple facing the birth of their first child—crafts a unique, funny, and beautifully honest story about change and the ultimate quest to reconnect with ourselves.
FFF HAS FILMS OF ALL FLAVORS FOR FILM LOVERS.
BROWSE BY GENRE OR PROGRAM CATEGORY AT
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DOCUMENTARIES
THAT’S WILD*
Scaling mountains and surviving the wilderness prove life-changing for Clifford, Ahmani, and Nicholas, three under-served youths who backpack in Colorado as part of program created by Atlanta-based non-profit Wilderness Works. Breathtaking cinematography combines with inspiring coming-of-age transformations within these kids. Sponsored by: Charles Schwab DROUGHT
Sunday, August 9, 6:30-8:15PM
Monday, August 10, 6:30-8:15PM
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When a conniving banker and lawyer scheme a group of working-class people out of their money, the victims band together and develop a plan to take back what’s theirs. Brimming with heart, tenacity, and humor, this highly entertaining caper comedy set in 2001 Argentina is a tale of solidarity and collective revenge. This Goya Award winner was Argentina’s official entry for the 2020 Academy Awards® and features Argentine acting legend Ricardo Darín.
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INTERNATIONAL
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Living in a rural southern town plagued by drought, the prediction of bad weather leads three siblings (one of them on the autism spectrum) and a friend to steal an ice cream truck and follow the storm, giving them a chance to chase their dreams and embrace their family through conflict and self-discovery. Executive produced by Mark and Jay Duplass, Drought is a heartfelt and charming road movie. Sponsored by: Charles
Holly (a haunting Azura Skye) is a wife and mother at the end of her rope, struggling to maintain her grip on reality in this pitch-black psychological thriller. Suburbia never looked so bleak in this welcome return to the festival from director Dean Kapsalis (“Jigsaw Venus,” FFF 2001).
FOR WALTER AND JOSIAH Tuesday, August 11, 6:30-8:15PM
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When two beloved teens on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, Walter and Josiah, become the latest tragedies of teenage suicide, a passionate high school coach and his Two Eagles basketball team use cultural resurgence and the game as conduits for change and growth. Sponsored by: Wyndham Destinations
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Rich, absurd, and offbeat, Wyrm is the surprisingly tender and hilarious debut feature by writer/director Christopher Winterbauer. Adapted from his 2017 short, it tells the story of grieving, awkward teen Wyrm (Theo Taplitz), who lives in a ‘90s-esque universe where kids must wear collars with red blinking lights until they experience their first kiss.
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SHORTS PROGRAMS
SHORTS PROGRAM 1: “GRIEVANCES”
This program examines different aspects of the human condition—from a teen who just wants to skate and a young black man’s encounter with a person in need, to a complicated father/ daughter relationship, and a boy named Bear. These films are populated by a cast of characters all searching for meaning inside themselves or in others.
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A reverberation can be a repercussion or a resonance. Sometimes this rumble can come from a rogue vibrator on the Sabbath, the unexpected abundance of toy blocks from one’s own throat, or the fear that grips us as we walk home alone at night, but everything in our lives has a ripple effect.
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To see the full lineup of each shorts program below, and to view other shorts programs, visit our website.
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Each year, so many great documentary shorts come our way that it’s impossible to fit them all into the opening slots for our documentary competition features. This feature-length “X Real” program was created to showcase some of our favorites. Don’t be surprised if any of these are being discussed come Oscar®-time next year. They are that special and that good.
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Monday, August 10, 3:30-5:10PM
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Spinning tales from eight different countries, International Shorts Program 1 brings us face to face with the far-too-often ugly reality of this world. It also challenges us to rise above the unexpected horrors which lie beyond our control, through open communication, unwavering dedication, and—above all else— perseverance.
Monday, August 10, 9:30-11:15PM
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FULL LINEUP AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FLORIDAFILMFESTIVAL.COM OR OUR APP!
MONDAY, AUGUST 10
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 6-8PM
Surviving Supercon preceded by “Boat Tour”
3:30-5:10PM
8 X Real
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Surviving Supercon preceded by “Boat Tour”
6:30-8:15PM
Drought
Full Sail Grads Contribute to This Year’s Film Lineup
9:30-11:15PM
International Shorts #1
Now in its 29th year, the Florida Film Festival is an Oscar®-qualifying festival, premiering the best in current,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 Noon-1:30PM
Some Kind of Heaven
2:45-4:30PM
Shorts #1: “Grievances”
5:45-7:25PM
8:45-10:15PM
Summerland
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 3:30-5:15PM
The Perfect Candidate
6:30-8:15PM
For Walter and Josiah preceded by “Invasion: The Unist’ot’en’s Fight for Sovereignty”
independent, and international cinema. Full Sail University, dedicated to an educational philosophy centered on immersing students in their industries to provide real-world experience, is proud to once again return as the primary sponsor of the Florida Film Festival. 2020 marks
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The Swerve
Full Sail University’s 17th year as the primary sponsor and 23rd year with the Festival.
Fully Realized Humans
Full Sail is excited to announce 11:30PM-1:10AM
Uncle Peckerhead
that a number of this year’s films
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 3:30-5:10PM
Billie
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Animated Shorts
featured during the Festival involve the contributions of its graduates, including the Opening Night Film, Surviving Supercon. Additional films featuring Full Sail alumni
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 10-11:30AM
contributions include the Narrative Shorts Competition - Museum of
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Wyrm
Dino Dana: The Movie preceded by “Colours”
Fleeting Wonders, and the Sunshine & Swampland: New Florida Shorts – The Battle for the Bridge. In bringing the films listed above to life, Full Sail
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alumni have served in numerous roles from director, camera ops, and more.
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Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles preceded by “Yai Nin” Shorts #2: “Reverberation”
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That’s Wild preceded by “The Love Bugs”
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The Personal History of David Copperfield
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13
If you’re interested in seeing Full Sail
Heroic Losers
filmmaking firsthand, don’t miss your
University’s passion for the art of chance to engage with the Festival
6:30-8:15PM
After So Many Days preceded by “Broken Orchestra”
and watch unique independent films, cinematic artistry, and cutting-edge visual storytelling.
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Shithouse
To learn more about Full Sail, visit fullsail.edu.
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Three weeks ago, we explored the science behind face coverings in our cover story. “Just wear the damn mask” (July 15) reported the dismay of many public health experts that mask-wearing remains a question up for debate in the United States even as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone wear masks in public to curb the spread of COVID-19. But as lockdowns begin to lift, many people aren’t following that advice, and case numbers are rising. Not surprisingly, many comments from our readers disputed the scientific findings of an immunologist, a fluid dynamics engineer, a mathematic biologist and a pair of infectious disease researchers presented in the article – thus validating public health experts’ aforementioned puzzlement and dismay. Many comments also asked questions like, “Where’s the scientific proof?” – thus validating our editors’ puzzlement and dismay to see such a question appended to an article reporting the scientific proof. Darwin awards should go to commenters (on a hunch, we won’t call them readers) Tim Crawford and Donna Kay, who posted replies of 737 and 1,054 words, respectively. Here’s a selection of some of the shorter anti-mask comments, so you’ll know who to avoid at your next HOA meeting.
@Richard Cromwell YOU wear the damn mask! If mask wearing works, how come there’s a spike in people getting the virus? If the virus is so toxic, why isn’t there bio-hazard bins available all over for disposal of said masks? I see discarded masks all over the landscape. @Jerome Contreras OK maybe N95s work but where’s the proof that homemade masks work? @Brian Warren You are not responsible for other people’s health. I don’t want you coming in my kitchen and telling me what to eat and not to eat. You are responsible for your own health and safety. @Michelle Strom It’s not my job to take care of anyone else just like no one else is taking care of me. This so-called government that you think is trying to keep you healthy has caused all my health problems. @Donnie Wilson Mandates on wearing masks … highest numbers since outbreak … hmmmm, if the masks stop the spread, then why are we having record numbers … @Jim Carlton There has been many doctors and scientist who say differently, but you’re not hearing about that. It’s buried in medical
journals that the media isn’t sharing. What you should be really mad about is the false sense of security they’re promoting with mandates on using substandard mask. You want a mask that works don’t you? I’m pretty sure you’d be mad if they was mandating you take a vaccine that doesn’t work. The sad truth is there are machines on the market that could be filtering this stuff out of the air. They could be put in every office, every classroom, in retail stores that do a heap better job than these useless mask they keep harping about. @Bobby Fusion Propaganda is what you are spouting. Like a mockingbird. Disney and Universal are open and kids go back to school in three weeks. What can you not see that is not fake? You mean the fake numbers that you’ve been duped by. @Brian McCumber Cloth does not stop the virus just your spit which is larger than the virus. @Angelmi Acevedo D’Luz Viruses are dead. They cannot be transmitted by air. They are actually exosomes which are created due to toxicity in the body. See terrain theory. @Ken Minnotte I hear you, but there is still no proof that these masks even work. It changes daily and that’s pretty obvious that nobody truly knows what the heck is going on. At this point, it’s becoming more and more obvious to be political driven. @Nick Pischel Actually that’s not true. But you didn’t educate yourself about the virus, you just guzzle the Kool-aid, in order to spread the virus you have to distribute and the other person (potential infected person) must have take in the necessary viral load. One particulate of virus … even 100 particulates won’t infect someone. But mask up buddy! Watch out! Your fellow lemmings are headed over the cliff. @Eric McCulley It’s not about masks when comparing other countries, you have to consider “case reporting/death reporting” differences. Masks seem to work in other countries that do not report motorcycle deaths as COVID deaths. And positive antibody tests as positive COVID cases. Makes them look good compared to our flawed recording issues where if you die “with” COVID, you died “from” COVID. @Brian Warren Only point I was trying to make is that cloth masks aren’t the answer. Once you breath and moisten the mask your MORE likely to get the virus. Plus not everyone practices good mask etiquette. Also, it can be absorbed through your eyes. It just doesn’t make sense for people to wear. Wash your hands. Treat it like any other germ/flu/cold. orlandoweekly.com
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HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION
Our system wasn’t designed to handle someone like Donald Trump BY JEFFREY C. BILL M A N
There are four plausible interpretations of Donald Trump’s suggestion that we delay the November election over the supposed threat of mail-in voting fraud. 1) He’s an idiot who impulsively farts out whatever thought enters his brain. 2) He was trolling. 3) He was trying to distract from the abysmal economic data that had just been released. 4) He wants to delegitimize an election he’s likely to lose. These are nonexclusive, of course, and each probably has some degree of merit. But the last is by far the most important, and the most dangerous. Trump is hardly a Machiavellian tactician, but if the stars align just right, such a pernicious effort could not just cause a Bush-Gore redux but create a constitutional crisis unlike anything the country has seen since 1876. Indeed, Trump’s attacks on the election’s integrity, combined with the moral rot that has seized his party, could even present a path for the president to cling to power despite being defeated in November. Certainly, this isn’t the most likely scenario. But it’s not impossible, either. The stage is being set, and if you put it past Trump and his cronies to try, you haven’t been paying attention. Let’s begin with the basics: As much as Trump pretends otherwise, voting by mail is the same as absentee voting. And as much as Trump bellows, voting fraud is exceedingly rare, mail-voting fraud is rarer, and conducting a national mail-voting fraud scheme is basically impossible. Five states already use the mail as their primary voting method; in 2018, nearly a quarter of all ballots were cast by mail. Voting by mail only became controversial during the pandemic, as voting-rights advocates sought its expansion as an alternative to forcing people to stand in long, COVID-friendly lines on Election Day. (See Wisconsin, 2020.) But Republicans have countered that more absentee voting will hurt their chances by, well, increasing turnout, which, as Georgia’s House speaker explained, “will be extremely devastating to Republicans and conservatives.” (Seriously.) There’s no evidence this assumption is correct, by the way, but it’s become an article of faith nonetheless. And the more Trump inveighs against voting by mail, the more it turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy. A poll last week from Emerson College showed that, among those who plan to
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vote in person, Trump is winning 65–32. Among those who plan to vote by mail, however, Joe Biden is up 76–20. There’s another, more insidious self-fulfilling prophecy at work, too. While Trump insists that voting by mail will be disastrous, his postmaster general is making sure that happens. “Cost-saving” measures initiated by Louis DeJoy, the Trump megadonor who now leads the U.S. Postal Service, have led to a massive slowdown in mail delivery that could have huge ramifications for the election. In 34 states – including most swing states – ballots not received by Election Day are discarded. In the other 16, ballots postmarked on or before Election Day can be received later, though many states leave little room for error. Texas, for instance, requires ballots to come in by 5 p.m. the day after the election. So if the mail gets backed up in early November, hundreds of thousands or even millions of voters could have their ballots invalidated, tipping crucial states into Trump’s column. Of course, Biden’s camp would sue; chances are, a federal court would order the ballots counted. Here’s another wrinkle. Because many states are unaccustomed to processing a deluge of mail-in ballots quickly, if there’s anything short of a blowout, we’ll probably go to bed on Nov. 3 without knowing who won. Trump might look like he’s pulled off another shocking upset – until the count of absentee ballots pushes Biden over the top days or even a week or two later. What follows would make the Brooks Brothers riot of 2000 look like a day at the beach. Trump, his supporters and media allies would claim fraud. He’d sue to get mail-in ballots thrown out and block states from certifying electors. William Barr’s Department of Justice would announce a transparently bogus “investigation” intended to support the boss’ baseless allegations. Protests and counterprotests would rage, giving Trump an excuse to deploy his paramilitary goons. By law, Congress has to accept electors properly certified by states before the so-called safe harbor date
in mid-December, though (theoretically) not necessarily after. But states can’t certify their electors so long as legal battles persist. Indeed, the Supreme Court blocked Florida’s manual recount in 2000 by (dubiously) arguing that it would extend beyond the safe-harbor date and thus possibly disenfranchise all Florida voters. Would an even more Republican Supreme Court foreclose Trump’s challenges this year on those same grounds? Put another way: Will the fate of the republic hinge on a sickly 87-year-old surviving until January and John Roberts not wanting an act of anti-democratic partisanship to be the first line of his obituary? Meanwhile, at Trump’s urging, Republican legislators in battlegrounds Biden won – say, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – would likely allege fraud in their states, as well, and submit dueling slates of Trump electors to Congress. The law tasks Congress with adjudicating Electoral College disputes on Jan. 6, but it’s ambiguous on what happens if the House and Senate disagree. If some states’ electors haven’t been certified and no candidate garners a majority, the House of Representatives decides the next president, with each state’s delegation getting one vote – California’s 20 million voters getting the same representation as Wyoming’s 266,500 – an arrangement that favors Trump. Should Biden win by seven or eight points, the handwringing over Trump defying the voters will probably come to naught. But if Trump refuses to concede or turn over power, and if his supporters conclude that his loss was fraudulent, we’ll find ourselves in menacingly uncharted waters. If Trump’s presidency has shown nothing else, it’s that our institutions are ill-equipped to beat back even clumsy authoritarianism. And whatever the result, the United States will be a weaker nation when it’s over. Get Informed Dissent delivered straight to your inbox by subscribing at billman.substack.com.
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ongress, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, set aside $13 billion to help safety-net hospitals that treat a majority of poor, elderly and disabled patients. But some of Florida’s largest safety-net hospitals – including Jackson Memorial in Miami – didn’t qualify for the funding included in a federal-stimulus bill known as the CARES Act, while seeing their finances deteriorate as they shifted from providing “elective” surgeries and procedures to dealing with coronavirus cases. The reason for not qualifying? A requirement that safety-net hospitals had no more than 3 percent profit margins in 2018, a figure that hospital officials say was gleaned from Medicare cost reports and unaudited worksheets that accompany those reports. All hospitals are required to file the cost reports, which helped the Trump administration distribute the funds quickly. It was the use of unaudited data from the accompanying worksheets that bedeviled Florida safety-net hospitals. Mark Knight, chief financial officer of Jackson Health System, said $105 million in bond revenue the facility received from Miami-Dade County in 2018 for capital improvements was included in the calculations. Taxpayers agreed to the improvements. “It has nothing to do with how many patients we see or how well we manage our expenses,” Knight said. “But that’s how the county gets us our funding to pay for that capital. So it is artificially inflating our bottom line or net income line.” Knight said including the $105 million in revenue pushed
Jackson’s profitability to 3.7 percent. “Because of the tax funds, we are excluded [from the federal funding],” he said. “Not because we really exceed 3 percent of profitability, but an accounting treatment is distorting our results.” Payments for safety-net hospitals that were eligible ranged from $5 million to $50 million. Knight said Jackson would have been below the 3 percent cap and eligible for a full $50 million if the bond revenue had not been included. While it didn’t qualify for the safety-net funding, Jackson has received about $100 million in other CARES Act funding for hospitals. After the coronavirus pandemic began, hospitals halted many types of surgeries and procedures to ensure that they would have space and equipment to treat patients with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. Such types of so-called elective surgeries and procedures often are profitable for hospitals, so stopping them hurt the facilities’ finances. Many of the procedures resumed in May, though hospitals have again had to deal with a surge in coronavirus cases in June and July. Knight said that between March and June, Jackson Memorial’s net patient service revenue was “down” $85 million. He is expecting another $35 million reduction in patient service revenue for July. UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville also missed out on about $50 million in federal money for safety-net facilities because it had a 3.2 percent profit margin, CEO Ed Jimenez said. What tripped the facility up was an inability to write off $68 million to the University of Florida.
Jimenez said the hospital’s profit margin for 2018 was actually 1.7 percent when calculated using accounting standards that are widely used by governmental agencies such as his facility. The $50 million in federal money he said, would nearly cover a hole in operating funds that has been mostly caused by the shutdown of elective services in March. Jimenez said he has pleaded his case to the federal bureaucracy, but to no avail. “I will tell you in true honesty, there are a lot of sympathetic people, but the administrative types in D.C. don’t have a way to solve my problem,” Jimenez said. “I need somebody at the highest administrative channel or the Legislature to help it out.” As of last Thursday, UF Health Shands had 86 patients with coronavirus infections at its Gainesville facility. Jimenez said the hospital hasn’t stopped offering scheduled inpatient surgeries to state residents, but it has stopped accepting referrals for patients from outside the state, a move to conserve staff while still fulfilling the facility’s mission to taxpayers. He estimated that revenue for July is stable but that personal protective equipment and overtime costs for nursing care for the swelling numbers of COVID-19 patients have increased his expenses. “I still need the $50 million to solve the past, and I need somebody to help me figure out how to go forward. I don’t want to sound like I am crying poverty, per se. I am just crying equality,” Jimenez said. “If the federal system gave money to other hospitals in my situation, I just want my fair share. So I am not asking for something special. If they are going to give money to others, I’d like to know why not me?” The Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida, an industry group, represents 14 hospital systems across the state that include public, children’s and teaching hospitals that serve large numbers of low-income and uninsured patients. Justin Senior, the organization’s chief executive, said that half of his member hospitals didn’t qualify for the CARES Act money meant for safety-net hospitals because of accounting issues. “Those types of things really came up and bit our members. And I have to say, most of our members, 25 percent or more of the patients who come through their door are Medicaid. They are undeniably safety-net hospitals,” Senior said. The profit cap “seemed like it was a hypertechnical trap.” Tampa General Hospital also didn’t qualify for the money. “It’s a head-scratcher,” Steve Harris, Tampa General vice president of payor and government affairs said, noting that the largest safety-net hospitals in the state – Jackson, Tampa General and UF Health Shands Hospital – did not receive the money. Unspent CARES Act funding remains to be allocated, and Senior’s group is working to get the 3 percent cap removed. But Senior also is working to increase money for all Florida hospitals as Congress works on a funding package. The Republican-controlled Senate has proposed spending an additional $25 billion on hospital funding, while a plan unveiled by the Democratic-controlled House would appropriate $100 billion.
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Florida Film Festival ventures carefully into live event territory, combining in-person and virtual cinema BY C AMERON MEIER
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houting from the rooftops that film is essential, even during a pandemic, Maitland’s Enzian Theater will present its rescheduled Florida Film Festival Friday, Aug. 7, through Thursday, Aug. 20. In a year that has seen almost everything change, it’s no surprise that Orlando’s biggest film event has changed too. What is a surprise is that the festival is taking place at all after being postponed from its original April dates. But with reduced capacity, a mix of in-person and virtual screenings, and safety measures such as temperature checks, increased cleaning, social distancing and face mask requirements (when not eating and drinking), organizers have created what will be the first major film festival in the Southeast United States since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The festival will screen 177 films (37 features and 140 shorts) from 37 countries. Instead of utilizing three screens at Enzian and the Regal Winter Park Village, the festival will screen only at Enzian, which is operating at roughly half-capacity (about 120 seats). To partially compensate for these reductions and to keep people safer, the festival has been extended from its usual 10 days to 14. It has also added a virtual component, which will allow audiences to watch more than 150 of the films online by purchasing a virtual pass. (That includes almost all the shorts and about a third of the features.) While some films will be available online during the entire festival, others have a brief time window. In addition, a few virtual screenings will be viewer-limited (first-come, first-served).
All films will be screened just once at Enzian, except the feature Boys State and the short Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa (part of the 8X Real documentary program), which will be available only online. (If you attend 8X Real in person, you will be given a voucher to watch Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa on the internet.) In-theater passes and ticket packages are already sold out, likely because of the reduced capacity. But individual tickets ($12) and virtual passes ($40) are still available. See floridafilmfestival.com for details. For opening night, the festival is going local. Orlando filmmaker Steven Shea’s Surviving Supercon will launch the festivities. “As someone who lived in Orlando for 15 years – graduating from Valencia as a filmmaker, to then volunteering at the Florida orlandoweekly.com
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Film Festival – it is an incredible honor to return to world-premiere our new film,” Shea, who now lives in Los Angeles, says. “This documentary is built around a major Florida-based, pop-culture event, using a Sunshine State-based cast and crew. It really is beautifully fitting to get to worldpremiere at the Florida Film Festival.” Closing the festival will be a 40th-anniversary showing of David Lynch’s The Elephant Man. Experienced festival-goers won’t notice much change in the film’s groupings. As usual, the event will offer the following genres: family, music, food, Florida, Sunspots (avant-garde) and, of course, the love-them-or-hate-them midnight movies. Thirty films are receiving their world premieres. The “spotlight” films, which are screened out of competition, are often considered the best of the fest. Likely because of the difficulty of acquiring high-profile new releases during the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s festival will contain just five: Boys State, directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss; Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President, directed by Mary Wharton; The Perfect Candidate, directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour; The Personal History of David Copperfield, directed by Armando Ianucci; and Summerland, directed by Jessica Swale. Half of the festival’s films are directed by women. “This year’s lineup includes 88 women filmmakers, the most in our 29-year history … and their voices will be represented throughout every part of the festival,” says Matthew Curtis, programming director. “In addition, we have added a fifth live-action shorts program to the American Independent Competition for the first time ever, thereby giving seven more filmmakers a chance at AUG. 5-11, 2020 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
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Oscar glory and our audience another terrific collection of films to experience. “We are also excited that the virtual platform will allow a large amount of these official selections to be available to festival-goers across the state of Florida. Some highlights include the Sundance Film Festival award-winner Boys State, as well as international features Adam and The Perfect Candidate, in addition to a number of our short films and competition features. … More films than ever will be making their Florida debut at the festival, and we could not be more thrilled about introducing these talented filmmakers and presenting such an entertaining and diverse group of films to our audience.” Though out-of-town filmmakers might opt not to attend, the festival will still feature one celebrity event: “An Evening With Joe Bob Briggs: How Rednecks Saved Hollywood,” on Aug. 14. In addition, the schedule will include social events such as a Sunday brunch on Aug. 9, a filmmaker welcome party on Aug. 13 and live music at Enzian. However, the filmmaker forum will be entirely virtual, as will audience voting – no paper ballots. But the alterations might not be enough for those who started a Change.org petition in June to convince Enzian to delay or cancel the festival. Launched by someone calling themself “Anon Enz,” the petition reads, “As the number of Florida COVID-19 cases continue to rise each day, many employees have grown frightened of working. … Most employees would like to exempt themselves from working Florida Film Fest.” The petition goes on to describe various concerns, including increased guest contact during the festival and “lax … cleaning policies in order to divert focus to customer service.” However, it’s not clear how many of the 334 petition-signers are current or former Enzian employees, so it’s impossible to verify the petition’s claim that it represents the views of the theater’s staff. Furthermore, Enzian says it has taken steps to address the petitioner’s concerns. And the conversation does seem amicable, reflected by the petition’s closing statement: “We are working on other solutions to work with and not against our favorite place to work.” feedback@orlandoweekly.com
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Steven Shea’s Surviving Supercon may be the only option we have to ‘experience’ a fan con this year
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f you’re still licking your wounds over the cancellation of the 2020 slate of fan conventions, watching Surviving Supercon will be bittersweet. On the one hand, this documentary about Fort Lauderdale’s mammoth annual gathering of comics fans, cosplayers, anime kids and genre stans of all stripes is a painful reminder of a pastime whose future is suddenly in doubt. On the other hand, the movie is just about the only option we have right now to experience the thrills, chills and spills of a top con, if only vicariously. All the traditional sights and sounds are there. Look down, and you’ll see staffers taping off painfully narrow queue lanes that lead to the promised land of a William Shatner autograph. Look up, and you’ll witness the spectacle of Fantasy Super Cosplay Wrestling, the traveling revue that puts professional wrestlers in Skeletor and Star-Lord costumes and lets them loose on one another to create pure geek mayhem. And peek behind the curtain, and you’ll get to meet the ersatz Comic Book Guy who runs the show – in this case, Supercon founder Mike Broder, who
recounts the evolution of the event for the documentary cameras while his wife and business partner, Sandy Martin, rushes about the grounds, putting out fires. It’s comfort food for the already converted. But more casual viewers may find the film lacking in genuine, sustained drama. Its thrust is that running a major con entails four days of constant crisis, but FFF OPENING NIGHT: SURVIVING SUPERCON 6 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 Enzian Theater
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The biggest speed bump is a passing reference to Hurricane Matthew, the 2016 disaster that forced the postponement of Orlando’s Spooky Empire convention: Supercon’s Broder expresses his relief that he’s never had to face such a dilemma, which he says nearly cratered the business of Spooky’s Petey Mongelli (who appears in the film as a mentor figure to Broder). Wondering what the coronavirus means for all of them right now means you’ll probably miss whatever Broder says next. Still, the doc retains a joyous, kinetic feel, thanks to the obvious enthusiasm of the colorfully dressed attendees and the manic commitment of Martin, Broder’s partner in both life and impresariohood. A perpetually frantic beanpole who resembles a redheaded Olive Oyl on amphetamines, she’s all over the screen, hunting for the perfect extension cord and whipping clueless security guards into shape like a whirling dervish of OCD and profanity. Expect “the Sandy Martin” to be a top cosplaying choice as soon as the nation’s convention calendar resumes. Whenever the @$&# that might be. feedback@orlandoweekly.com AUG. 5-11, 2020 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
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ADAM
If you thought life was difficult for Rick and Ilsa on the streets of Casablanca, you haven’t seen Samia (Nisrin Erradi). Pregnant, unemployed, homeless and alone, she wanders the Moroccan capital looking for a job and a place to stay. She finds them when recently widowed Abla (Lubna Azabal) and her 8-year-old daughter reluctantly take her in, allowing her to live with them temporarily and help with their bakery. With methodical and muted, but tender, direction by first-timer Maryam Touzani, who penned the socially relevant screenplay, Adam is a reminder that the unlikeliest of relationships can change a life forever. It’s also a reminder that the Florida Film Festival’s most emotionally powerful movies are increasingly the product of international female directors. This one is a must-see.
AMIGO
Following an accident that confines Javi to a wheelchair, his friend David becomes his caregiver. Alone together at David’s country house, paranoia, claustrophobia, animosity and guilt eat away at them until there is little left. Misery meets The Shining. If the enjoyable unpleasantness of the Midnight films is your bag, the Spanishlanguage Amigo might be your new best friend. But don’t let that odd endorsement scare those of you who eschew the festival’s grosser offerings, for this high-brow mashup of drama and horror (with a drop of dark humor) is fueled by an almost unbearable stillness and an unexpectedly unique sense of the macabre. It’s also seemingly buoyed by the real-life friendship of its creators: actors Javier Botet and David Pareja (better known as comedians) and director Óscar Martín, who know how to wring every ounce of tension from the bare-bones script that they wrote together and filmed in just one week.
BORN INTO THE GIG
“There’s no birthright to this,” legendary singer-songwriter Bill Withers tells us in Born Into the Gig, one of the festival’s five music-themed feature documentaries. His daughter, Kori, would agree, as she both embraces and struggles with her father’s legacy. The same goes for the doc’s other subjects: Chris Stills (Stephen Stills’ son),
Lubna Azabal and Nisrin Erradi in Adam
Ben and Sally Taylor (James Taylor and Carly Simon’s children) and Skip Marley (Bob Marley’s grandson and Ziggy’s nephew). Though directors Kate Davis and David Heilbroner – channeling master documentarian Barbara Kopple – don’t exactly reinvent the genre, their film rarely hits a false note. And the simple premise slowly morphs into an enjoyable, honest and occasionally prophetic examination of what it takes to follow in the familial footsteps of giants. Dani, a nine-minute animated documentary from director Lizzy Hogenson, accompanies the feature. Its stop-motion puppets might be soft, but its story isn’t.
THE ELEPHANT MAN
If you’ve never seen David Lynch’s masterpiece on the big screen, now is your chance, as the 1980 drama is the Closing Night Retro offering. This brilliantly askew bio-pic of Joseph Merrick (called John in the film) features haunting black-and-white cinematography, an indescribable Gothic vibe and indelible performances from Anthony Hopkins, John Gielgud, Anne Bancroft and especially John Hurt, whose emotionally jarring prosthetic makeup (by Christopher Tucker) prompted the creation of a new Oscar category. Not often considered a horror film, The Elephant Man nevertheless illuminates more memorably than almost any other movie the horrors humans inflict on society’s outcasts.
FANDANGO AT THE WALL
We’ve all seen music documentaries that become so obsessed with their interviewees that they forget to play the actual music. Fandango at the Wall doesn’t make that mistake. That might make it tedious if you’re not a fan of son jarocha, a style of regional folk music and dance from Veracruz, Mexico, that incorporates Hispanic, indigenous and African tradi-
tions. But if you find its sweetness and cultural richness refreshing and can look past the film’s structural meanderings, there’s a lot to enjoy here. In addition, director Varda Bar-Kar mostly avoids political clichés, instead offering an honest discussion of immigration, poverty and national identity – all framed by a unique concert straddling the metal wall dividing Tijuana from California. The feature is preceded by director Julia Jansch’s My Father the Mover, a vibrant and infectious South African short about one man’s devotion to dance and his daughter’s reluctance to embrace her father’s passion.
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE
Maryam comes from a somewhat successful family of musicians and wedding singers. Though she’s a woman living in Saudi Arabia, that’s not enough for her. So she becomes a doctor. But even that doesn’t meet her expectations, so she decides, serendipitously, to run for municipal counsel. Initially without the support of her more conservative father and two sisters, Maryam struggles to gain respect in a nation unaccustomed to female leadership. Not unlike her movie’s lead character, director Haifaa Al-Mansour is a trailblazer, becoming in 2012 the first Saudi woman to direct a feature. Not surprisingly, her new Arabic-language drama addresses religious fundamentalism and misogyny, but it’s rarely heavy-handed. It occasionally seems unfocused and flat, particularly in its performances and pacing. But it more than compensates for that with cultural import, which it contains in spades. And don’t be shocked if the emotional ending punches you in the gut.
SOME KIND OF HEAVEN
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would say in The Prisoner. But it’s actually a quote from a contented resident of the world’s largest retirement community: the Villages. Yet not everything is perfect in “Florida’s friendliest hometown,” as director Lance Oppenheim, a Sunshine Stater and festival alumnus, brilliantly demonstrates in his feature debut. But that’s not so much an insult to the Villages as it is a startlingly intimate examination of the lives of human beings approaching their final years. Highlighting the stories of a half-dozen residents of the community, Oppenheim’s doc, which is produced by Darren Aronofsky and the New York Times, is a masterclass in interviewing, editing and scoring. A tragicomic (though some would say depressing) combination of The Stepford Wives and an Errol Morris movie, it’s one of the best documentaries you’ll see this year at the Florida Film Festival, or anywhere.
SUMMERLAND
On the southeast English coast in the early 1940s, curmudgeonly author Alice Lamb is holed up in her house, hiding from the war, the world and her broken heart. Her only joy is her writing, which debunks myths, legends and magic. Little does Alice realize she’s about to have her own mystical experience, courtesy of a young boy from London, whom she is forced to take in as part of the Blitz evacuation. The debut film of Olivier Award-winning playwright Jessica Swale, Summerland takes some historical liberties and often wears its social message on its sleeve. But its period charm, tight screenplay and interesting story transcend its contrivances. It’s especially buoyed by Gemma Arterton’s great lead performance, memorable support from Gugu Mbatha-Raw and the legendary Tom Courtenay, and an emotional, metatheatrical vibe reminiscent of Atonement. (Summerland – synonymous with pagan heaven – even uses the same seaside cottage as Atonement. Heaven indeed.) n
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The Bureau is more adventure game than escape room, but whatever you call it, it’ll drive COVID from your mind for at least an hour Many people have reached peak
cabin fever and, despite Florida’s continually climbing coronavirus case loads, are desperately seeing diversions outside their own overly familiar four walls. Are you eager for cutting-edge interactive amusement, but the idea of attending a theme park (even with all their safety precautions) is still too overwhelming? It may seem counterintuitive to leave your house only to get locked in again, but an escape room like the Bureau (5400 International Drive, thebureauorlando.com), which debuted earlier this year, might be just the sanitary entertainment you’re seeking. Opening an intimate, hands-on indoor attraction in the middle of a global pandemic is about as far from ideal circumstances as one can imagine. But what the Bureau lacks in lucky timing, they’re trying to compensate for with creativity and ambition, as I learned from co-founder and CEO Alexis Santos last Friday. “It’s hard,” acknowledged Santos, who attended New College of Florida and covered technology for Creative Loafing and Engadget along his “long, winding road” to consulting on interactive experiences, including Orlando’s “Beast of Blackwood” outdoor haunt in 2017. “We wound up getting just enough funding to put this place together. We got the building last June, and we essentially got our permits greenlighted in mid-November. We opened with our first game in mid to late February, [then] we closed, so we were open for like three, four weeks.” The Bureau used the downtime to add a second adventure to their venue, then reopened in late May with new safety protocols “based on CDC recommendations and government recommendations and guidance.” Rooms hold a maximum of eight players (with a two-person minimum) and guests are no longer paired up with strangers, so you’re guaranteed a private game.
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Although players may remove their mandatory face masks once locked in, the space is left vacant for at least 30 minutes after each party. “We’re using a food-grade sanitizing solution,” Santos said, describing their cleaning routine between each customer. “Anything that is going to be high-touch, like the pipes, all the handles, anything you might reach your hand in or get near, even screens – we wipe everything down.” If nothing else, the Bureau was certainly the most impressively socially distanced attraction I’ve visited. Simply spotting the nondescript building’s entrance was a bit of a challenge (hint: Look for the big B), and I was initially baffled by the employeefree antechamber, which resembles a 1970s travel agency, complete with a vintage vending machine and an ancient Disney advertisement. Soon a message flickered to life on a black-and-white TV, directing us to use an intercom and enter a pitch-black room, where another video, featuring local actor Steve Hurst as the Bureau’s Howard Stark-style Director, welcomed us onto a team of dimension-hopping do-gooders. Once through that cinematic initiation, we were greeted by a masked host in the facility’s large retro-industrial lobby, which is dominated by a throbbing “cosmo-multiverse transducer” that would look right at home in Dr. Who’s rec room. He handed us our digital assistant, a brick-like box with an embedded smartphone screen that provides contact-free clues upon request, and a final video briefly explained the objective before our hour of isolated fun started. I was invited to try both of the Bureau’s current offerings, and each met or exceeded any of their local competitors for cleverness, craftsmanship and sheer production values. The first game, which finds you in a laboratory hatching the Loch Ness Monster’s egg, requires teams to split up while still working cooperatively and uses video projection mapping to satisfyingly pay off its story. The newer Dr. Braingood scenario is even better, thanks to a groovy
Austin Powers-esque aesthetic, a hilariously campy on-screen performance by The Animatronicans’ Josh Siniscalco as your neurotic nemesis, and out-of-thebox puzzles involving floating brains and frickin’ laser beams. We finished each with about 10 minutes to spare, requiring just a handful of hints (which appeared obvious in retrospect) and only encountering a few minor frustrations with the mostly seamless technology. “We don’t want any busywork, we want everything to make sense in context [and] as much as possible to be light-hearted … because a lot of places are self-serious,” Santos says, explaining the Bureau is more an “adventure game” than a typical “escape room.” In fact, he says, “We don’t think that an escape room needs to be about escaping.” The Bureau’s extensive automated effects systems were designed by Santos, a self-taught programmer, but he and cofounder Alan Scammell built the place with help from veteran artists from major local attractions, some of whom must remain anonymous. Although their attendance after reopening was initially encouraging, “we’re not sure if this is causation or just correlation, but as numbers started to rise, our attendance started to dip,” says Santos, observing that July’s numbers lagged behind June. “We’re fighting a double battle here; we’re trying to make a name for ourselves and let people know that we exist.” Ultimately, Santos says their goal is to give guests “whatever we can to have some sort of sense of wonder; like, ‘Even if just the smallest grain of is this real, let me just indulge myself in an alternate reality for a minute.’ Because I think we need that nowadays.” I know I do, and during the time I was quarantined in the Bureau, I barely thought about COVID-19 at all. And if you still can’t bear to leave your bedroom, look for live remote games launching this month on thebureauorlando.com. skubersky@orlandoweekly.com orlandoweekly.com
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don’t think I’ve ever pushed myself to such gastro-masochistic lengths as I did when devouring the waterfall beef salad ($11.95) from Mee Thai on Lee Road. It’s like I was possessed to finish every saucy morsel of pepper-laced beef; munch the entire tangy assemblage of lettuce, onion, cilantro, toasted rice powder and (ooof!) Thai red hots; and to slurp the electrified juice straight from the takeout container, even if the sensible sliver of my brain said otherwise. No amount of sticky rice, iced tea, raw milk, Lamaze breathing or Orbit bubble gum could quell the scream in my mouth and rage in my gut. I’m a pyromaniac, what can I say? But I did my time, about an hour and a half, after which I came to – groggy, disoriented, shirtless and wanting more. Waterfall beef, or nam tok, is an Isan dish – Isan being the region in northeastern Thailand bordering Laos and Cambodia. Chilies, I’m sure you’ve deduced by now, are an essential component to most Isan dishes, a portion of which Mee Thai’s menu
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immediately to mind. Most others focus on the Americanized Thai cuisine we’ve all come to know and love over the years – the stir fries, pads and panangs. Mee Thai falls somewhere in between, but when a craving for pad thai ($10.95) hits, I wouldn’t hesitate driving to Lee Road. There’s just an impeccable balance and freshness to the vivid dish. Soggy noodles? Wilted bean sprouts? Never at Mee – owner Pranee Perry, a gregarious gal, takes way too much pride in her food. Want more fermented flavors in your dishes? She’s happy to accommodate. I was happy to accommodate the yum crispy duck salad ($10.95-$17.95) into my lunch routine, and you will too. I like mine accompanied with an utterly delightful rice soup ($4.95) with ground chicken and a side of the crispiest of egg rolls ($3). For dessert, Perry serves doughy doughnuts ($5) with sweet condensed milk, but the big finish (and an equally great takeout option) is the mango sticky rice ($5.50). The rice is a luminescent bright green, and it comes positioned between two halves of sliced mango, making it all look like a flag of some indeterminate but cheerful country. It makes a colorful end to a colorful meal too, so what are you waiting for? There’s nothing standing between you and Mee.
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“Bite30 saved us during the month of July,” Fabio Perricelli tells me as I await my takeout order at Vinia Wine + Kitchen in Hannibal Square. COVID-19 forced Perricelli and wife Paula Gamba to shut their restaurant down for about a month. The silver lining: They were able to spend some quality time with their newborn daughter, Olivia. That said, it was good to see the appropriately spaced tables at Vinia full on this particular evening. Vinia was the last restaurant I reviewed before in-room dining was kiboshed. In that April review, I said Vinia’s kitchen was creating more flavor than other restaurants in Hannibal Square with just an air fryer, convection oven and immersion circulator.
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spotlights. They’re so finely chopped into the vibrant som tum ($8.95), a bracing, nutty papaya salad sweetened with palm sugar and funked with a bit of dried shrimp and fish sauce, that they’re damn near invisible. But they’re there. They’re definitely there. They’re in the laab ($10.95) as well, arguably the most famous of Isan dishes. Here, the salad comes with your choice of minced chicken, pork or beef all tossed in plenty of lime juice, lemongrass, onions and cilantro. A couple of bags of steamed sticky rice are thrown in to boot. Now, some Thai restaurants in this town offer a truer taste of Thai cuisine than others. SEA Thai on Colonial Drive (particularly chef Jack Jone’s Tuun pop-ups every weekend) and Dali’s in Sanford come
Four months later, the kitchen hasn’t missed a beat. Plush oxtail, part of the Bite30 menu, is braised with vegetables prior to a 24-hour sous-vide, then stacked atop arugula and finished with parmesan and oxtail jus. I paired it with the burrata and pesto, then capped it off with a dessert flight of coconut-espresso panna cotta, sfogliata and pot de crème, all paired with three dessert wines. Cost? $35. Bite30 runs through Sunday, Aug. 16. (Vinia Wine + Kitchen, 444 W. New England Ave., Winter Park, 407-925-7485, viniawinebar.com)
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SEANA’S
Comfy café on the corner of West Colonial Drive and Good Homes Road, offers a mix of elevated Caribbean and soul food classics like oxtails slathered in a subtly sweet sauce served over yellow rice with sweet plantains and liquidgold mac & cheese. Another winning combination: turkey wings smothered in house-made gravy served with smoked collard greens. The rum punch is (almost literally) a knockout. Open daily. (reviewed July 29) 719 Good Homes Road, 321-800-6846, seanasorlando.com, $$$
FLAVORS NIGERIAN RESTAURANT
Traditional Nigerian classics are on offer here like suya beef, goat pepper soup and, of course, jollof rice, considered Nigeria’s national dish. The fare is heavy and, more often than not, hotttt. The ayamase, a ruddy stew comprising bleached palm oil, beef, locust beans and a liberal dose of Cameroon pepper, made from dried scotch bonnets, comes with a verbal warning. Closed Sundays. (reviewed July 22) 3530 S. Orange Ave., 407-930-0988, flavorsnigerian.com, $$
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From a gas station parking lot, Chuck Cobb smokes everything from mighty fine ribs and brisket to sausage and pulled pork, then sells it from a corner space inside the Citgo Quik Mart. Don’t overlook such sloppy (and tasty) behemoths as the Nashville hot chicken layered with peach slaw, brisket that passes the bend test or an unholy take on poutine involving sidewinder fries, cheese sauce, pulled pork, slaw and barbecue sauce. (reviewed July 15) 4980 Hall Road, 407-790-4249, facebook.com/gitnmessybbqorlando, $
HOUNDSTOOTH KITCHEN & EATERY
Maitland City Centre sandwich joint, itself sandwiched between Boku Sushi and Sanford Brewing, specializes in pressed sandwiches, soups and other takeoutfriendly fare. Of note: the Reuben on marble rye, turkey chili sweetened with brown sugar, and a hefty hickory-smoked turkey club. (reviewed June 24) 160 Independence Lane, Maitland, 321-9729925, houndstootheats.com, $ CONTINUED ON PAGE 35
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THE OSPREY SEAFOOD & SPIRITS
The pandemic forced owners Jason and Sue Chin to change Osprey’s concept from new American cuisine to seafood, and it’s a change for the better. Chef Anthony Watler, under the direction of Reyes Mezcaleria’s Wendy Lopez, presents everything from cioppino to lobster rolls to skin-on trout with hoppin’ john. Oysters are great any time of year, but particularly during happy hour when they’re $1. Baked Alaska is an absolute must. Closed Mondays. (reviewed June 17) 4899 New Broad St., 407-960-7700, theospreyorlando.com, $$$
GREEK TO GO
Fast casual Greek joint serves everything from freshly baked tiropita and spanakopita to kebabs and gyros. Sweets, like baklava and butter-almond cookies called kourabiedes, are shipped in from Hellas Restaurant & Bakery in Tarpon Springs. Get those cookies! (reviewed June 10) 681 N. Orlando Ave., Maitland, 407-775-6206, mygreektogo.com, $
TABLA WINTER PARK
Tabla’s Winter Park outpost is a fetching space with equally fetching fare thanks to chef Sajan Prem. The man is easily the finest chef of Indian cookery the city has, and he’s as deft with street staples (the pani puri is a must) as he is with tandoori items (the lamb chops are the plushest) and curries (the palak ghosht with bonein goat is, as Russell Peters would say, “mind-blasting.”) Don’t skip the sticky toffee pudding. Open daily. (reviewed June 3) 216 N. Park Ave., Winter Park, 321-422-0321, tablacuisine.com, $$$
MANZANO’S DELI
Winter Park sub shop serves meaty, prodigious sandwiches using Boar’s Head meats and cheeses along with bâtard bread rolls flown in from artisan bakery Tribeca Oven in New Jersey. The fourmeat Italian Stallion is among the heftier choices, though don’t overlook the Philly cheesesteak, hot pastrami or chicken pesto panini. Open daily. (reviewed May 27) 221 W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park, 407-7257569, manzanowinterpark.com, $$
FARM & HAUS
Patrick and Brittany Lyne serve farmfresh “healthy comfort food” out of their East End Market stall to great success. Breakfast items like the OG breakfast sandwich, avocado toast and the “wakey wakey” bowl are all pre-noon pick-meups, while ultrafresh salads and chicken coconut curry are popular at lunchtime. Dinner pickups for families/large parties are offered Tuesdays to Saturdays. (reviewed May 20) 3201 Corrine Drive, 321-430-6627, farmandhaus.com, $$
PARIS BANH MI CAFÉ
A one-stop shop for beautiful baguettes, sandwiches and pastries. Owners Hien Tran and Doan Nguyen both have serious baking cred and their experience shows in savory banh mis and sweet cakes and pastries. Closed Tuesday. (reviewed May 13) 1021 E. Colonial Drive, 407-866-2012, parisbanhmicafebakery.com, $ n
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION Bestial Mouths’ Lynette Cerezo, a long way from Berlin, talks quarantining in Orlando BY MATTHEW MOYER
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or those in the know on all things gothy and (dark)wavey, Berlin’s Bestial Mouths are one of the most ferocious current practitioners of the dark musical arts. The band made their name on the strength of albums released on tastemaking labels like Dais and Cleopatra, to say nothing of live shows that were more rhythmic rituals and exorcisms than mere dour wallowing – and that includes shows in Orlando in 2017 and 2019. But here’s something even the most plugged-in batcave dwellers don’t know: Bestial Mouths’ leader Lynette Cerezo grew up here in Orlando, frequenting now-legendary spots favored by outsider teens in the early 1990s. “I can remember going to Murmur Records, going to an all-ages venue called Visage,” recalls Cerezo. “We went downtown on weekends to socialize and the punks, goths and skaters all came together.” Cerezo has certainly come a long way since then, creatively and geographically. She’s now one of the more prominent women in gothic and industrial music, the Siouxsie-esque singer and leader of a band with quite a bit of critical and audience love. And, yet, when Orlando Weekly spoke with Cerezo in July, she had been back in Orlando for nearly two months, torn between familial obligations and finishing the new Bestial Mouths album, RESURRECTEDINBLACK. What gives? “I was in Berlin around March when the true seriousness and effects of COVID-19 started to take hold. … I traveled to Los Angeles the day before Germany stopped running flights,” says Cerezo. “I spent the rest of March, April and May in quarantine and isolation on a campground outside of L.A. Nature became my friend and savior as I waited to see what would happen with the world and when I could return. I still held hope for a while that [Bestial Mouths’] May E.U. tour would happen. I remember the day I got the canceled return flight email.” Despite these setbacks, Cerezo made the best of it in Los Angeles, isolating with her partner and working out the last-minute details of the planned July release of
RESURRECTEDINBLACK. But since it’s 2020, no one is allowed to have a single moment of respite. “In June, I received a panicked call from my mother in Orlando that my dad was just rushed in an ambulance to the hospital and admitted into the ICU. All I could understand was that he had fallen off a ladder and it was very serious,” says Cerezo. “So I grabbed Millie, my three-pound chihuahua, and we flew to Orlando the next day. Once here, because of COVID, only my mom was allowed into the hospital and ICU wing. For a week we had no clue and it was touch-and-go. … Meanwhile I was helping in the home with my oldest brother, who has cerebral palsy, and the family dog Walter. I had to make that tough call that it was Walter’s time to pass. Next day, my exhusband called and [told me] our previous dog together, Hannah, had passed as well. “My daily life for the past two months has been one of nursing and errands. It’s a very emotionally, mentally and physically demanding job for my mother, me and my brother. Dad needed 24/7 help. Before that, in isolation in California, I had tried not to succumb to depression and anxiety, to keep creative. But it’s very hard not seeing friends, and being around such a demanding and stressful environment has had a big effect on me.” With touring off the table, the focus of all activity in the Bestial Mouths camp is spreading the word on the new album, out on Rune & Ruin Records (run by the tandem of Cerezo and Linear Aspera’s Alison Lewis). The album features Cerezo working with heavyweight collaborators like Brant Showers of Aimon and Alex Degroot of Zola Jesus, and even heavier lyrical concepts. “It’s the journey of what I have experienced in the past few years. The struggle and rebirth I had to undergo and overcome after my divorce. My ex-husband and I founded Bestial Mouths together and I had never performed or worked with anyone else, so not only did my personal life of 10 years shatter and change,” reveals Cerezo. “This is the most personal Bestial Mouths album so far, as it’s really a reflection of
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me. I have aired it all and it’s frightening, but I hope it connects as we all suffer and change.” The album is one of the best things we’ve heard so far this year, a hybrid of sleek, bleak electronics and earworm rhythms with towering, powerful vocals that evoke the aforementioned Siouxsie and Jarboe. If goth clubs were still a thing, these songs would fill the floor. By the time you read this, Cerezo will be back in Los Angeles, with the Orlando home front stabilized. But this lengthy stay had an unintended effect on the Bestial Mouths’ aesthetic, in the form of promotional photos and video footage shot for a future project here in Central Florida with occasional Orlando Weekly contributor Sandy Holmes. orlandoweekly.com
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The result was the stern Berlin industrial Bestial Mouths seen in a new and different tropi-goth light, a way of reconnecting with Cerezo’s roots. “I wanted to incorporate something that is part of me whether I realized it or not, and I felt the surroundings of my parents’ home and their belongings was the choice to go with. They’ve lived in the same house since I was 5, and their yard is a sculptured wonderland jungle, where every family member has their own tree that mom planted when we moved in,” says Cerezo. “I felt this atmosphere and environment of lush and wild, overgrown and intertwining plants symbolized me, where I have come from, been, am now and maybe will go.” music@orlandoweekly.com AUG. 5-11, 2020 ● ORLANDO WEEKLY
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“STATING THE OBVIOUS” I’m a gay guy who’s involved with a guy I met a few months before COVID-19 took off. He’s a great guy, smart, funny, hot, healthy and easy to be around. It started as a hookup but we have chemistry on several levels and, without either of us having to say it, we started seeing each other regularly. We both live alone and decided to be exclusive due to the pandemic. I honestly don’t know what we’re doing here. It’s some combination of friends, fuck buddies and married couple all at the same time. I wanted to just keep a good thing going, but he just threw me a curve ball that I need help figuring out how to handle. Out of the blue he told me he held back telling me about his foot fetish. He says he’s had very bad experiences with guys who weren’t into it. He’s been keeping it to himself and looking at stuff online. I’m pretty vanilla and not into it, but I know kinks are a thing for a lot of guys and I’m willing to help out a good guy. I’m a longtime reader of yours, Dan, and being GGG is important to me. So I asked him to tell me what that means and what he wants to do. He wants to massage, wash and kiss my feet and suck my toes. OK, that’s not hot to me, but it’s probably doable once in a while. He thankfully doesn’t need me to do anything with his feet. But there was more. I can’t believe I’m writing this: He asked if I would let him paint my toenails sometimes! WTF? He could barely say it and looked kind of sick after he did. We’re both conventional cis men. Neither of us are into fem stuff. He claimed it’s not about making me femme. He says it’s just a hot thing for him. I know there’s no explanation for why people have kinks but do you have any ideas what this is about? I didn’t respond at all and we haven’t talked about it since. I’m not proud of that. I’m freaked out by this and not sure what to make of it. I don’t want to ask him directly if this is the price of admission because that seems too big a price to pay and I really don’t want it to be his price. Freaked Out Over Terrific Person’s Erotic Revelation Vibe From your panicked response, FOOTPERV, you’d think this poor guy wanted to cut your toes off and masturbate while you bled out. Dude. He just wants to paint your toenails – as prices go, that’s a very small price to pay for smart, funny and hot. Yeah, yeah: You’re both conventionally cis and presumably conventionally masculine. Since we’ll never know what caused him to have this particular kink – kinks really are mysteries – let’s just run with that: He thinks this is hot – or his dick thinks this is hot – because guys like you aren’t sup38
posed to have painted toenails and guys like him aren’t supposed to paint toenails, FOOTPERV, and this small transgression against gender norms makes his dick hard. While it’s not always the case with all kinks, in this instance the most obvious explanation is the likeliest explanation. Moving on … You say he’s a great guy, you say you enjoy being with him and you say you’re a longtime reader. So you had to know that I was gonna say this: Buy some fucking nail polish already and leave it on the nightstand where he can see it and let him paint your fucking toenails. And if you really hate it, FOOTPERV, if it freaks you out to have polished toenails – or if your masculinity is really so fragile it shatters under the weight of toenail polish – then you don’t have to do it again. But I also gotta say, as off-the-wall sexual requests go … this is a small ask. If you were claustrophobic and your boyfriend wanted to mummify you, FOOTPERV, or if he wanted to use you as a urinal and you weren’t into piss, I would totally give you a pass. Some sexual requests are big asks and the third “G” in GGG (“good, giving and game”) has always been qualified: “game for anything – within reason.” Some sexual requests are huge asks, some prices of admission are too steep and some desires can only be accommodated by people who share them. But what your COVID-19 spouse wants to do to you is a small ask and a small price, FOOTPERV, in no way comparable to being turned into a mummy or used as a urinal. So smoke a little pot, put your feet on the nice man’s lap and try to take pleasure in the pleasure you’re giving. If I sound a little impatient, FOOTPERV, I apologize. We live in a deeply sex- and kinknegative culture and our first reaction when a partner discloses a kink is often a kneejerk negative reaction to the idea of kinks at all. In the moment we can fail to distinguish between the big ask/steep price and the small ask/small price. And I hope you can see the compliment this great, smart, funny, hot guy was paying you when he asked. He felt safe enough to share something with you that other guys have judged and shamed him for. Take the compliment, buy the nail polish, pay the price. I am a 37-year-old woman who, almost three years ago, got out of a six-year toxic, violent relationship with a man I believed I loved. After I left him for good my life started to improve in so many ways. However, it seems that my once very healthy sexual desires have died. Ever since we broke up I haven’t felt any sexual needs or attraction towards anybody. I honestly think there’s
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something wrong with me. I can’t even picture myself having intimacy again. A year ago, I went out on a couple of dates with a man younger than me – he was cute and very interested in me, but I just didn’t feel the connection. I really don’t know what to make of this situation. Any advice is profoundly appreciated. Just Another Gal Could it be a coincidence? Besides ridding yourself of a toxic and abusive ex – and that’s harder than people who haven’t been in an abusive relationship often realize and I’m so glad you got away from him – did something else happen three years ago that could’ve tanked your libido, JAG? Did you go on meds at the time for depression or anxiety? Could an undiagnosed medical condition that came on at roughly the same time create a libido-tanking hormonal imbalance? Did you go on a new form of birth control in anticipation of the sex you’d soon be having with other, better, nicer, hotter, kinder men? If nothing else is going on – if you aren’t on meds for depression or anxiety, if you’ve had your hormone levels checked and they’re normal, if a new form of birth control isn’t cratering your libido – then the most obvious and likeliest answer is probably the correct one: Three years after getting out of an abusive relationship, JAG, you’re still reeling from the trauma. And the best advice is also the obvious advice: Find a sex-positive therapist or counselor who can help you work through your trauma and reclaim your sexuality. Even if you were to get your hormone levels checked or adjust your psych meds or switch to a new birth control method, I would still recommend seeing a counselor or therapist. And even if the thought of being intimate with others causes you stress and makes you anxious, JAG, you can still explore solo sex. You don’t have to wait for the right hot young man to come along in order to reconnect with your sexuality. You can read or write some erotica, you can splurge on an expensive sex toy (have you seen the new clit-sucking vibrators?), you can watch or create porn. Really enjoying yourself may be the first step toward enjoying others again. This week on the Lovecast, Mistress Velvet schools us all: savagelovecast.com mail@savagelove.net
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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) 489-3742, August 20, 2020 @ 4:00 PM Scott Danyluk- household goods; Kizzy Daniels- household items; anletha Jones -household items; Tashiem Parker- Clothes and personal items. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
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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: 5592 L B McLeod Rd, Orlando, FL 32811 on 8/20/2020 @ 10:30 AM Ronshaun Jones Household Goods, ROSE FILS Housegoods, Ben Bates furnature, home 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 5603 Metrowest Blvd, Orlando FL 32811 on 08/20/2020 @9:30AM. Ruby Jerelds Household items, SHAMONA CLARK Housegoods, Rod Williams Boxes, Jonathan Allard sofa, Michael Aritis Unit #4003 2002, Dodge, Grand Caraven, VIN# 2B4GP34392R619170, Owner: Michael Linzy Aritis & furniture , Rodney Jackson furniture, weights & boxes, Latasha Leggett deep freezer furniture sectional & 3 tv’s, Roderick Bean furniture & house goods ,Keely Blair housegoods, Susan Hilsberg Household items, Ivelisse Martinez clothes and smaller items, Dwanda Evans apt furniture and items etc, Devona Timbs Housegoods, GOVANA MAGALLANES Housegoods, Phyllis Gary Housegoods. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3501 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL 32839, 407-488-9093 on 8/20/2020 @ 3:00p.m. Jephte Laurent Housegoods, Kirk shields Furniture,bed,mattress , Cathy Johnson Household Goods, Michael Shivers Detailing equipment, Bianca Cooks Furniture,Personal Items, Tony Edwards King size bed, washer /dryer, boxes, couch. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4601 S Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando Fl, 32839, 407-630-9395 on 08/20/20 @ 4 pm. Renee Waller- furnitures, clothes, bags,shoes; Amanda Barko -futon and boxes; Charles V Brooks-plant, Aquarium; Julio C Zapata- clothes; Lydie Pierre- clothes and boxes; Jolteus Wilso- clothes and boxes; Keith Marcell Williamspersonal items, boxes, clothes Osvaldo Velasco- doctor table, boxes, file, cabinets; Theodore Shugars- shelves; David Wheeleritems in his van. 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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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: August 20th, 2020 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 12:00 PM Extra Space Storage 2631 E Semoran Blvd. Apopka, FL 32703 (407) 408-7437 Veronica Zurbola- Household items Jeffery Haughton- Couch, household items Dee Warrick- Household items Lisa Hutton- Household items Jordane Tillman- Household items Audy Sargent -Household items Priscilla Renee- Household items Nivea Slaughter- 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: 408 N Primrose Dr Orlando FL 32803, 321-285-5021 on 8/20/2020 @ 10:00 am. Janelle Ramos- Boxes and furniture. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: August 25, 2020 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 4:00 PM Extra Space Storage 610 Rinehart Rd. Lake Mary, FL 32746 (407) 333-4355 Anaka Lewis - 2 Queen Mattresses, Boxes, Office Desk, Dresser, Table, 2 chairs -Reality Community Church - Church Goods - Anne Bwomezi - Household Goods, Books, Computer Parts - Anne Bwomerzi - Household Goods, Books, Computer Parts. 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: 11071 University Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32817, 321-320-4055 on 8/13/2020 @ 3:00pm: Jennifer Czeczotka home goods, Jessica Norell home goods, Gillian Gruber home goods. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2728 W 25TH St, Sanford, FL 32771 407-7083327, August 25th, 2020 @ 4:00 PM Amanda Ellis- Furniture, sports equipment, bikes and household items. Hadiyah Foster- Bedding and Furniture. Kendra Hunt-Household Items. Tyreek Holley- Household Items and furniture. Christina Kratzer- pictures, decorations, boxes 20 and bags all of house hold. Courtney Cummings- Household Items. Esau Pugh- washer, dryer and some tools. Yahaira Hernandez- Washer/Dryer, 2 Queen Beds, Desk and boxes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: August 20, 2020 at the times and locations listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the following: 11:00 am Extra Space Storage 831 N. Park Avenue Apopka, FL 32712 (407) 450-0345. Lina Ramos - Household Goods, boxes, stove, entertainment center.- Darlene T Randall- Household Goods.- Christian J Tejada -Household good, electronic, boxes of clothing. -Stephen L Isom - Household Goods.-Chanel A Fleming -Crib, 2 boxes, 1 totes. -Stephen L Isom- Household Goods. -Amy Marie Allen- Household Goods. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1305 Crawford Ave St. Cloud, FL 34769, 407-5040833 on 08/25/2020 @ 1:45pm Allyson Knox Boxes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 13597 S Orange Ave Orlando, Fl 32824, 407-9102087 on 08/25/2020 @ 11:30am. Anthony Kelley - bedroom set, livingroom set & boxes. The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. FALCON TRACE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021 BUDGET; NOTICE OF POSSIBLE REMOTE PROCEDURES DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DUE TO COVID-19; AND NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING. The Board of Supervisors (”Board”) of the Falcon Trace Community Development District (“District”) will conduct a public hearing on August 19, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. at the Big Hawk Lake Recreation Center, 13600 Big Hawk Lake Drive, Orlando, Florida 32837, for the purpose of hearing comments and objections on the adoption of the proposed budget (“Proposed Budget”) of the District for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020 and ending September 30, 2021 (“Fiscal Year 2020/2021”). A regular board meeting of the District will also be held at that time where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it. A copy of the agenda and the Proposed Budget may be obtained at the offices of the District Manager, c/o Governmental Management Services – Central Florida, LLC, 219 E. Livingston Street, Orlando, Florida 32801, (407) 841-5524 (“District Manager’s Office”), during normal business hours, or via the District’s website, at www.falcontracecdd.com . It is anticipated that due to the current COVID-19 public health emergency, the District may conduct
the public hearing and meeting by telephonic or video conferencing communications media technology, pursuant to then-effective governmental orders, including but not limited to Executive Orders 20-52 and 20-69, issued by Governor DeSantis, as extended and supplemented, and pursuant to Section 120.54(5)(b)2., Florida Statutes, that may allow the Board to convene via such communication methods at the above stated date and time. While it may be necessary to hold the above referenced public hearing and meeting utilizing communications media technology due to the current COVID-19 public health emergency, the District fully encourages public participation in a safe and efficient manner. To that end, anyone wishing to listen to and/or participate in the public hearing and meeting can do so via their computer at https://zoom. us/j/92246063919 or telephonically by dialing (646) 876-9923 and entering the Meeting ID: 922 4606 3919. Participants are strongly encouraged to submit questions and comments to the District Manager’s Office at jshowe@gmscfl. com, or by calling (407) 841-5524 by August 18, 2020 at 2:00 pm in advance of the meeting to facilitate the Board’s consideration of such questions and comments during the meeting. If conditions allow the meeting and the public hearing to occur in person, the meeting and public hearing will be held at the date, time and location stated herein. The meeting and public hearing is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. The meeting and the public hearing may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at such meeting. Any person requiring special accommodations in order to access and participate in the meeting and public hearing because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Manager’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY)/1800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager’s Office. As indicated above, this meeting and public hearing may be conducted by media communications technology. Anyone requiring assistance in order to obtain access to the telephonic, video conferencing, or other communications media technology being utilized to conduct this meeting should contact the District Manager’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. Similarly, any person requiring or that otherwise may need assistance accessing or participating in this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment is strongly encouraged to contact the District Manager’s Office at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance so that arrangements may be made. Each person who decides to
appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearing and meeting is advised that person will need a record of proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based. Jason Showe, District Manager, Falcon Trace Community Development District. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY, JUVENILE DIVISION STATE OF FLORIDA Case No. P18-DP-20 IN THE INTEREST OF: D.A.T., a female child, D.A.T., a female child SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND GUARDIANSHIP, STATE OF FLORIDA To: Darrell Darodney Taylor Address Unknown. A Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above referenced children, D.A.T and D.A.T. You are hereby commanded to appear before Magistrate Celine Cannon, on October 6th, 2020 at 8:30 a.m., at the Seminole County Juvenile Justice Center, 190 Eslinger Way, Sanford, Florida 32773, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and times specified. 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 AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION FILED WITH THE 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.” Pleadings shall be copied to Hannah M. Crume, Esquire, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Children’s Legal Services, 2921 S. Orlando Drive, Ste. 150, Sanford, FL 322773 (407-3285656). WITNESS my hand at the Clerk of said Court and the Seal, this 22nd day of July, 2020. This summons has been issued at the request of: Grant Maloy, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller BY: /s/ Deputy Clerk, Court Seal. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION: 07/DOHERTY WESTGATE SERVICE CENTER CASE NO: DP 18-19 IN THE INTEREST OF MINOR CHILDREN: A. E. DOB: 09/10/2014, M. E. DOB:
12/31/2017. NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS STATE OF FLORIDA. TO: CARLOS EDWARDS, LOCATION UNKNOWN. WHEREAS a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child(ren). You are hereby commanded to appear before Judge Patricia A. Doherty, on Friday, August 28th, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at the Juvenile Justice Center, 2000 East Michigan Street, Orlando, Florida 32806, for a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY HEARING. You must appear on the date and at the time specified. FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY HEARING CONSTITUTES CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO 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 13th day of July, 2020. This summons has been issued at the request of: Audrea Beth Ashcraft, Esquire, Florida Bar No.: 101358, Audrea.ashcraft@ myflfamilies.com. CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: /s/ Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Giancarlo Rubio-Cunningham, of 3520 Harlequin Drive, Saint Cloud, FL 34472 in the county of Osceola, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: RubioRican Enterprises It is the intent of the undersigned to register “RubioRican Enterprises” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 7/28/2020 NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Stacey Commer, of 978 English Town Lane #310, Winter Springs, FL 32708, pursuant to the requirements of the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, is hereby advertising the following fictitious name: Staceybird’s Flights of Fancy It is the intent of the undersigned to register “Staceybird’s Flights of Fancy” with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations. Dated: 7/13/2020 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage
lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on August 20, 2020, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. The lien sale is to be held at the online auction website, www.storagetreasures.com, where indicated. For online lien sales, bids will be accepted until 2 hours after the time of the sale specified. PUBLIC STORAGE # 07031, 1355 State Road 436, Casselberry, FL 32707, (407) 574-4516 Time: 09:30 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 1529 Charris, Isabel; 2218 - Puckett, Shirley; 2501 - Clarke, Joy; 2601 - Pitre, Felix; 2707 - Andrews, Trenee; 3106 - Drymedics Velez, Fred; 3533 - Brown, Bridgette PUBLIC STORAGE # 27221, 1625 State Road 436, Winter Park, FL 32792, (407) 545-3653 Time: 09:45 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. A001 Heard, Katherine; B025 - DRIVER, DARRIN; B044 - Rechner, Leslie; B048 - Mitchell, Tristan; C025 – Montgomery, Tiana; E030 - Byrtus, Ryan; E031 - Vazquez, Evelyn; E043 - Roberts-Becht, Melissa; E058 - ORTIZ, RICARDO; E060 - Lucca Encarnation, Jahath; E107 - HEANEY, ANDREW; E165 - Martinez, Johanna; E169 - Marks, Anna; E185 - Paolini, Marie; E204 West, Anthony PUBLIC STORAGE # 24105, 2275 N Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL 32807, (407) 545-2541 Time: 10:00 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 1223 McCarrell Enterprise Demarchis, Taylor; 1227 - Mccarrell Enterprise LLC Demarchis, Taylor; 1256 - Mccarrell Enterprise LLC Demarchis, Taylor; 1336 - Edwards, Noel; 2079 - Bartely, Darrin; 2158 - Acosta, Digna; 2210 - Giordano, Julianna; 2214 - Pew Mortgage Research Lavalle, Aneurin; 2286 - SantiagoCaraballo, Shanelle; 2301 - Brown, MarkAnthony; 2327 - Hayes, Kari; 2365 - Pitlak, Catherine; 3014 Morris, William; 3062 - Phillips, Domiona; 3290 - Acosta, Sabrina; 3301 - Pascal, Cilian; 3395 - Daniels, James; F377 - Stephens, Marc; G460 - Gerace, Madilyn; G516 - MARRERO, JEANNETTE; H536 - Creamer, Sean; H569 Thomas, Peter; H609 - Mallett, Antonio; H627 - Mcdonald, Andrew; I653 - Fernandez, Arlene; I672 Hall, Tailene PUBLIC STORAGE # 25973, 250 N Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32807, (407) 901-7489 Time: 10:15 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. A012 Ciocco, Thomas; A101 - Champion, Joshua; A111 - Tossas, Carmen; A128 - Orero, Rosalind; A156 Vazquez, Cesar; A211 - Tossas, Carmen; A233 - montcourt, iralish; B319 - Ravenwolf, Monica; B337 - Hendy, Jason; D471 - Burgos, Alberto; D476 - Semiao, Isabel; D489 - Vazquez, Madelyn; E515 Camery, Laurel; E528 - Thillet, Ana;
F560 - Ramos, Yahaira; F568 - St Hubert, Fabian; G583 - Valentin, Yesenia PUBLIC STORAGE # 25781, 155 S Goldenrod Rd, Orlando, FL 32807, (321) 247-6790 Time: 10:30 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 1115 Bradley, Ronald; 1119 - Nieves, Jose; 1140 - Lugo, Roy; 1224 Huston, Matthew; 1271 - Williams Daniels, Briona; 1311 - Vasquez, Keith; 1369 - Merlo, Fredal; 1519 – Iglesias, Manuel; 1523 - Baez, Jessica; 1702 - Galarza Martinez, Alexis; 1712 - Turner, Jodie; 1746 Benavides, Miguel; 1799 - Serrano, Marta; 2033 - Hill, Nicole; 2223 Lucas, Heather; 2419 - Threshman, Clara; 2433 - Jones, Hannah; 2468 - Harlow, Stephanie; 2469 - fuller, donsalo; 2603 - Martinez, Santiago PUBLIC STORAGE # 25897, 10053 Lake Underhill Rd, Orlando, FL 32825, (407) 901-6126 Time: 10:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0153 - Canty, Nicole; 0434 - Gaskin, Lecha; 0487 - Santaliz, Genese; 2118 - Holt, Brandon; 3056 - Morales, Kayla; 4025 - Santiago, Dennis; 4077 - Rexach, Angel; 4081 - Caberra, Shawn; 6005 - Jackson, Annie PUBLIC STORAGE # 25851, 10280 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32817, (407) 901-2590 Time: 11:00 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 1204 - Dean, Lorenzo; 1229 - Gipe, Karl; 1401 Lawhorn, Jessi; 1406 - Pantoliano, Gerald; 2017 - Johnson, Michaele; 2022 - Riggs, Brandon; 2032 Johnson, Michaele; 2214 - Bright, Marquila; 2222 - Harlow, George; 2224 - Wyers, Rebecca; 2261 Jackson, Denise; 2333 - Donaldson, Stuart; 2403 - Huber, George; 2530 - Johnson, Michaele; 2621 - Harris, Joel; 2700A - Goodenkauf, Aaron; 2713 - Guerra, Kiomary; 2731 - Johnson, Michaele PUBLIC STORAGE # 08765, 1851 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826, (407) 513-4445 Time: 11:15 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0035 - FRENCH, RHONDA; 0149 - Wayne, Trevon; 0230 - Loyd, Kianna; 1026 – Puentes, Sebastian; 2018 - Belton, Cedrick; 2102 - adler, Jurenal; 4014 - Hellerer, Dariel; 4022 - Ferrell, Lisa; 4049 Tomasello, Julian; 4067 - Fineman, Rebekah; 4075 - Rivers, Rochelle; 5012 - Rivers, Rochelle; 5069 Centeno, Jessica; 6014 - Ayala, Britney; 6016 - Wright, Teresa; 6025 - Marion, Patricia; 6038 Malcolm, Gabrielle; 6044 - Dahill, Patrick; 7028 - ALMUTAIRI, MOHAMMED; 9037 - Siam, Raneem; 9041 – Shaw, Tarisa PUBLIC STORAGE # 08711, 3145 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826, (407) 613-2984 Time: 11:30 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 1008 - Vasallo, Pedro; 1169 - Myers, Serena; 1196 - Rich, Danielle; 2009 - Ortiz, Michelle; 2016 - Smith, Connie; 2035 - Glynn, Richard; 2191 - Shetty, Priyanka; 2252 - Glynn, Richard; 3009 - Pille, James; 4005 - Dority, Lawrence; 4039 - Ball, James; 4129 - Munroe, Samantha; 4176
- Johnson, Tahjii; 4206 - Wilson, Scott; 5001 - Vasallo, Pedro; 5034 - Morales, Derrick; 5107 - Ball, James; 5157 - Ball, James PUBLIC STORAGE # 08720, 1400 Alafaya Trail, Oviedo, FL 32765, (407) 487-4695 Time: 11:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. 0140 - Savage, Damian; 2025 - Zavala, Richard; 7092 - Johnson, Asia PUBLIC STORAGE # 25974, 1931 W State Rd 426, Oviedo, FL 32765, (407) 901-7497 Time: 12:00 PM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. A030 Poveromo, Dawn; C098 - Perez, Josh; D347 - Reilley, Kristi Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080. 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 the right to accept or reject any and/ or all bids. AUGUST 24, 2020 3A4FY48BX6T248424 2006 Chrysler AUGUST 28, 2020 1FTYR10C1YPB79029 2000 Ford 1HGCM71584A025945 2004 Honda 2HGFG12696H567522 2006 Honda JHLRD2849WC010728 1998 Honda KL1TD62625B504056 2005 Chevrolet KMHDN45D13U610469 2003 Hyundai AUGUST 29, 2020 WDBRF61J52F280027 2002 Mercedes-Benz
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on August 21, 2020, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 08:00 AM and continue until all units are sold. PUBLIC STORAGE # 25893, 3725 W Lake Mary Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746, (407) 495-1274 Time: 09:30 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 1034 - Patterson, Mary; 2145 - Levigne, Austin; 3082 - Hoff, Spencer; 4011 - Reed, Christopher; 4036 - Norvell, Clyde; 5034 - Gazard, Mia; 5091 - Torres, Antonio; 5109 - Benjamin Jr, Winston; 5136 - Evans, Nino; 9021 - Reed, Christopher; 9023 - Anjali, FNU PUBLIC STORAGE # 25842, 51 Spring Vista Dr, Debary, FL 32713, (386) 202 2956 Time: 09:45 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 00315 - Pierre- Paul, Jaques; 00403 - Bernosky, Wade; 00414 - Lovings, Steve; 00534 - campbell, michele; 00555 - Gaines, Shawn; 00596 - Saunders, Aaisha; 00610 - Frankiewicz, Rachel PUBLIC STORAGE # 25438, 2905 South Orlando Drive, Sanford, FL 32773, 407) 545-6715 Time: 10:00 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. A040 Shaw, Daniel; C010 - Walker, Jacqueline; D072 - Falcon Arrietta, Leslie; D083 - Colon, Jasmine; D103 - Scott, Freddie; E016 - Freeman, Sharon; E072 Adams, Danielle; E081 - Wheeler, Annette; E082 - Rappaport, Jamie; H028 - Bilal, Latrice; J106 - Walker, Alberto; J116 - Burns, Shakira; J422 - Henry, Dianne; J506 - Eudell, Shalisha; P067 Hackney, Tayanna PUBLIC STORAGE # 24326, 570 N US Highway 17 92, Longwood, FL 32750, (407) 505-7649 Time: 10:15 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. A105 - Garcia, Luis; B210 - Cooper, John; C341 - Schimmer, Ashley; C361 - Davis, Lily; D427 Walker, Ginna; E043 - Cooper, John; F635 - Dijkhoffz, Mitchell; G025 - detommoso, Veronica; G094 - Wimberly, Paul PUBLIC STORAGE # 23118, 141 W State Road 434, Winter Springs, FL 32708, (407) 5120425 Time: 10:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. A013 - Waters, Cedric; A019 - Hewitt, Sheryl; A028 LAMONT, SHAUN; D137 - Ryan, Patricia; D151 - Ryan, Patricia; G203 - Maalouf, Mathieu; R548 - Crumity, Rita PUBLIC STORAGE # 07030, 360 State Road 434 East, Longwood, FL 32750, (407) 392-1525 Time: 10:45 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. 1309 Monsalvatge-Kennedy, Susan;
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2104 - Wolbert, Jeffrey; 2725 Ramirez, Pablo; 3212 - Graham, Hilmer PUBLIC STORAGE # 24328, 7190 S US Highway 17/92, Fern Park, FL 32730, (407) 258-3060 Time: 11:00 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures.com. C322 - Ramirez, Nicholas; C328 - Campbell, Crystal; C330 - Van Gent, Peter; D417 - Green, Sabree; E534 - Colon, Hector; G738 - Beach, Patrice; G738 Wilson, Wills; G749 - Sketers, Parris; G758 - Calderoni, Joseph PUBLIC STORAGE # 25455, 8226 S US Highway 17/92, Fern Park, FL 32730, (407) 258-3062 Time: 11:15 AM Sale to be held at www. storagetreasures.com. A130 - Marquez, Francheska; A155 - Perez, Austin; A174 - Guidry, Tina; E548 - Lopez, Rodney; E577 - Lewis, Durante; F662 Dodd, William PUBLIC STORAGE # 08729, 5215 Red Bug Lake Road, Winter Springs, FL 32708, (407) 4952108 Time: 11:30 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. 0527 - Ellis, Hilda PUBLIC STORAGE # 28076, 1131 State Road 436, Casselberry, FL 32707, (407) 505-6401 Time: 11:45 AM Sale to be held at www.storagetreasures. com. C035 - Torres, Marcus; C040 - Alpheaus, Timothy; C064 - Mendez, Bedsaida; C103 - Obrien, Nicholas; D011 Edwards, Kolbe; G033 - Snead, Cynthia; G037 - Wilson, George; G065 - Daverat, Georges. Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244- 8080.
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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: 2007 Audi VIN#WAUBF78E07A040872 2006 Hyundai VIN# KMHDN46D46U253940 2004 Mercedes VIN# WDBRF61JX4A615105 1991 Honda VIN# 2HGED7365MH529806 2006 Honda VIN# 2HJYK16546H506632 2000 Lexus VIN# JT8BD68S7Y0110706 2003 Acura VIN# 19UUA56673A011617 To be sold at auction at 8:00 a.m. on August 28, 2020 at 7301 Gardner Street, Winter Park, FL. 32792 Constellation Towing & Recovery LLC
Employment MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT MANAGER position available at Pelliconi Florida, LLC, Orlando, Florida office. Duties include: oversee all installation, repair and upkeep operations of the company’s facilities and manufacturing equipment; resolve problems as they arise whether directly or by assembling teams to solve those issues; oversee, manage and direct all maintenance procedures and operations; ensure all machinery is up to working standards; assess current maintenance work processes, to optimize efficiency; use data analysis to help prepare for and prevent future problems; create and implement measures to minimize breakdowns and repairs (performing quality checks of all machinery, tools, equipment etc.); troubleshoot problem areas and create a clear plan of action for fixing necessary parts; oversee repairs; train new employees in maintenance work processes and procedures; create a work environment with safety as a high priority; perform evaluations of employees to ensure quality of work; record and track daily progress/ error reports; lead maintenance team to ensure all preventive and corrective maintenance of equipment is conducted as per maintenance program; management of activities for the facility maintenance, including the repair of buildings, landscapes, and offices; track expenses, report progress, and assigns schedules of all maintenance related tasks; plan and oversees the installation of new equipment to ensure they are completed in a timely fashion and within budget; develop and
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lead continuous improvement strategies within the Maintenance Department; negotiate contracts with outside vendors for execution of maintenance work; collaboration with safety team to identify and implement workplace safety policies and standards; management of personnel budget and industrial budget for maintenance department; any other tasks as assigned by the Operations Manager; and recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures of maintenance employees under his/her direction. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering. In the alternative, High School Diploma (or foreign equivalent) plus 4 years of relevant experience in maintenance. Required knowledge of: CVS 3000 camera inspection system, electrical diagram and PLC Step 7 programming, SACMI production equipment PTC27, PMC250, PMC300, PMV136, RCM, CCM, SFM and CVS3000, strong background knowledge of the closure manufacturing industry, advanced knowledge of AutoCad and Orcad programs. Mail resume to Gloriza Donoso at 2501 Principal Row, Orlando, Florida 32837.
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Warehouse Person Orlando Publix Super Markets, Inc. 6443250
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