ORLANDO WEEKLY ● JUNE 1-7, 2022 ● orlandoweekly.com

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NEWS+ VIEWS

7 Your Words

Letters to the editor + Clay Jones’ comic 9 ICYMI

COVID still trending up, Orlando gets drone drops and other news you may have missed last week 11 Informed Dissent

The links between increased abortion restrictions, reduced public health spending and higher maternal mortality are beyond question 13 Straight time

Kaylin Hevia enrolled in a drug rehab program in lieu of jail time. Then they kicked her out for being gay. Plus: What is Randy Fine thinking??

ARTS+ CULTURE

17 Gay Days

Party hearty at the parks 19 Live Active Cultures

EPCOT finally opens huge new roller coaster Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

FOOD+ DRINK

21 A perfect Ten Ten

The Cantonese cuisine at West Colonial’s Ten Ten Seafood & Grill keeps it real and authentic 21 Tip Jar

Orlando food news: opening, closings, moves and events 29 Recently Reviewed

Short takes from the month’s restaurant reviews

FILM+ MUSIC

33 On (small) Screens

Streaming premieres this week: Floor Is Lava 2, Fire Island and more 35 There’s no other way

Robert Callender’s lost psychedelic masterpiece ‘The Way’ will be performed in Orlando 37 This Little Underground

New music and a lot of life changes in store for Orlando hip-hop mainstay Swamburger

BACK PAGES

38 Selections of the Week Our picks of the best things to do and see this week, plus plenty of event listings 41 Savage Love ‘Quickies,’ plus ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’ 43 Classified advertisements

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