State Rep. Johanna López and Samuel Vilchez Santiago have raised thousands of funds just two weeks after filing for their respective campaigns for Orange County Commission District 4 and Florida House District 43. López has become the highest-fundraising candidate for the Orange County Commission so far in 2026, with over $70,000 raised between her campaign and two affiliated political committees, Friends of Johanna López and Pa Lante Together. Filing on Jan. 5, López entere...

Jon Bennett hails from a pig farm in the outback of Australia, the youngest of four in a religious family. As a vegetarian, pig farming disagreed with his tenets. So Bennett sought the stage instead, traveling and performing around the world for 17 years. The Aussie background does not deter his appeal to American audiences (see Dundee, Crocodile, after all). For one night, Bennett is bringing two of his hit shows to the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Ameri-CAN, formerly kn...

At the back of À La Cart’s new Art² (Art Squared) Park in downtown Orlando, the wall of the main building’s backside visualizes the city’s history. 
The portrait is a tribute to Orlando’s 150th anniversary, the mural’s artist, Justin Skipper, said in an interview. The four subjects in the mural are intended to represent Orlando in the years 1875, 1945, 1975 and 2025. 
“They were looking for art that would help celebrate,” Skipper said. “The concept is a tribute to The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ album...

The likes of Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé have been defrosted for their seasonal reign over radio stations. Yes, it must be the Yuletide season, but now some new players are ready to bring 1990s-style Christmas cheer.  Kevin Griffin, Better Than Ezra’s lead vocalist and one-third of festive supergroup Ezra Ray Hart, reveals his recipe for the perfectly baked Christmas hit to Orlando Weekly.