A newcomer’s view of Orlando
When I first moved to Orlando in 2021, I only knew one thing about the city: It had theme parks. Growing up in Jacksonville, I thought Orlando was where you went on vacation.
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Players with disabilities call foul over Central Florida Softball League rule change
The Central Florida Softball League is catching some heat after a recent change to their rules surrounding disabled players.
UCF, other Florida universities excluded from Campus Pride’s ‘Best of the Best’ due to state’s anti-LGBTQ+ law
Campus Pride announced that the University of Central Florida, along with other Florida universities, has been excluded from their 2023 Best of the Best list due to the passage of Senate Bill 266 in July.
Photo series captures the love between HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals
Andres Acosta Ardila smiled wide as he spoke passionately about his experience participating in the “Love and HIV” campaign created by photographer Noel Garcia and the HIV Stigma Taskforce.
Celebrating one year of College Park Laundry
Everyone needs clean clothes, but many don’t have the luxury of an in-house washer and dryer. It’s for this reason that businesses like the College Park Laundry are so important; they fulfill a need with the pride and care of a small business.
It’s filling this need with the help of his son that owner Carl Humphrey enjoys so much, and after a year of providing high-quality laundry services to College Park, he says that business is booming.
“It’s been going good. My son and I work good together,...
It’s filling this need with the help of his son that owner Carl Humphrey enjoys so much, and after a year of providing high-quality laundry services to College Park, he says that business is booming.
“It’s been going good. My son and I work good together,...
Orlando Ballet closes season with ‘Casanova’
Giacomo Casanova was a womanizer, an intellectual, a priest, a gambler, a violinist and much more.
All of that and more will be brought out in the intense ballet, “Casanova,” coming to the Dr. Phillips Center on May 16-19 to close out the Orlando Ballet’s 2023-24 season.
“We are closing our extraordinary 50th anniversary season with a production that is sinfully rich with the forbidden. Just the mention of Casanova’s name and everyone’s eyebrows automatically rise; you can’t help it,” said...
All of that and more will be brought out in the intense ballet, “Casanova,” coming to the Dr. Phillips Center on May 16-19 to close out the Orlando Ballet’s 2023-24 season.
“We are closing our extraordinary 50th anniversary season with a production that is sinfully rich with the forbidden. Just the mention of Casanova’s name and everyone’s eyebrows automatically rise; you can’t help it,” said...
New self-service kiosks cause controversy among students
The roar of hundreds of conversations filled the Student Union as students packed inside and weaved through the crowd with their food, cutting across lines of students spreading out in all directions.
Activist Eric Rollings and anonymous donor fund Orange County’s GSAs with $12K donation
When Boone High School received threats, backlash and opposition from local government due to a Gay Straight Alliance drag queen event, Eric Rollings knew he wanted to do something to support them.
The Milk District asks for community design ideas at upcoming event
The Milk District is looking for fresh ideas and designs from the community to continue improving one of our city’s prominent areas.
Florida Film Festival has many queer offerings for 33rd outing
The Florida Film Festival is bringing the best of the best to Maitland April 12-21 for its 33rd outing.
UCF continues progress toward sustainability goals
In the last 13 years, UCF has worked to improve its sustainability with goals to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, have a "zero waste" campus and integrate sustainability into its core focus, according to the Sustainability Initiatives website.