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NEWS+ VIEWS 7 Your Words
Letters to the editor + Clay Jones’ comic
11 ICYMI
Airbnb users love Orlando (what housing crisis?), Matt Gaetz exposes his racist ass, and other news you may have missed last week
15 SEEN
We saw: Orlandoans turning out for repro rights
ARTS+ CULTURE 19 Summer guide
Our top 5 beaches, a don’t-miss road trip, all the summer music fests and Orlando Fringe Fest Approved auditor info as required for public notices per section 50.011(1)(e), F.S. Circulation Verification Council 12166 Old Big Bend Road, Suite 210 St. Louis, MO 63122 www.cvcaudit.com Auditor’s Certification:
FOOD+ DRINK 29 Pulling strings
Grilled Cheezus brings the ooey-gooey goods to Mills 50
29 Tip Jar
Orlando food news: opening, closings, moves and events
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ORLANDO WEEKLY ● MAY 18-24, 2022 ● orlandoweekly.com
37 Recently Reviewed
Short takes from the month’s restaurant reviews
FILM+ MUSIC 39 On (small) Screens
Streaming premieres this week: Angelyne, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and more
41 This Little Underground
Florida Music Festival (sort of) returns and Call in Dead punch the daylights out of toxic masculinity
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BACK PAGES 44 Selections of the Week
Our picks of the best things to do and see this week, plus plenty of event listings
49 Free Will Astrology
Your horoscope for the week of May 18-24
49 Gimme Shelter
Shelter staff love kitty Griffin, and so will you when you give him his forever home
53 Savage Love
Real worries, plus “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!”
55 Classified advertisements
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