brendan, Author at Orlando Shine

City of Orlando opens call for bird photos, with $500 top prize

The City of Orlando is accepting entries for Birds in Focus: District 3, a photography competition for images of birds captured within City Commission District 3. Orlando photographers can submit photos through an online form from September 6 through midnight on December 15, 2026, according to the City of Orlando event page. The theme is […]

Wasteland Orlando announces 40-plus artists for two-day festival at Central Florida Fairgrounds

Wasteland Orlando (Website), the East Coast debut of a Southern California hard dance festival run by Insomniac, has just announced more than 40 artists for the two-day festival at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, running February 5 and 6, 2027. Headliners include Venetian hard techno duo 999999999 (we don’t know how to say it either), hardcore […]

DeSantis names John Anderson’s “Seminole Wind” Florida’s Anthem, with honors planned in Apopka

A new executive order makes the song by Apopka native John Anderson Florida’s anthem and calls for new tributes in his hometown, according to local news reports.

Orlando singer-songwriter Tom Haney releases ‘F.I.A.T.’ on Florida Man Records, with free release party tonight

Orlando singer-songwriter Tom Haney (SoundCloud) will release the two-song single “F.I.A.T.” on Friday, October 30, on Florida Man Records, and he’s celebrating with a free release party tonight at Ten10 Brewing’s B-Side in Ivanhoe Village. The party starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 29, at 1010 Virginia Drive [GMap]. Admission is free, with food and […]

CityArts Café marks one year November 12 with free coffee, pastries, and an espresso martini happy hour

CityArts Café (Website) in downtown Orlando will celebrate its first anniversary on Thursday, November 12, with free coffee, free pastries, live painting, and a one-day-only espresso martini happy hour. The Downtown Arts District, the arts and cultural organization that runs the café, is hosting the all-day celebration at 37 S. Magnolia Avenue [GMap]. The café […]

‘A Speakeasy Christmas Carol’ brings a Roaring ’20s take on Dickens to Orlando in December

The Speakeasy Murder & Other Acts of Prohibition (Website) will stage A Speakeasy Christmas Carol, a family-friendly retelling of the Charles Dickens classic set in a 1924 New York speakeasy, on select dates from December 2 to 30 at Teatro Martini (Website) in Orlando. The production is set on Christmas Eve in 1924 inside The […]

Orlando Ballet artistic director Jorden Morris and associate artistic director Lisa Thorn Morris to retire after this season

Husband-and-wife team, Orlando Ballet Artistic Director Jorden Morris and Associate Artistic Director Lisa Thorn Morris, will retire from their leadership roles at the end of this season (but not their marriage), the company announced Wednesday. Jorden Morris will remain artistic director through June 30, 2027, and stay on as an artistic advisor through the end […]

East Orlando shop sells tested, cleaned retro games from Atari to PS5

In an era of digital downloads and subscription libraries, a shop on North Alafaya Trail in East Orlando is betting that people still want to hold the game they play. Gamers Go Retro (Instagram | Website), the online arm of Gamers Inc Orlando, sells tested and cleaned retro and modern video games, consoles, and accessories […]

Orlando City ties Chicago Fire 2-2 as Griezmann matches club record, stays in playoff spot

Orlando City SC earned a 2-2 draw at Chicago Fire FC on Wednesday night at Soldier Field, a result that keeps the Lions in an automatic playoff position with two regular-season games remaining. Orlando City (12-13-7, 43 points) led 2-0 before Chicago (15-10-7, 52 points) came back with two goals in 12 minutes in the […]

Marco’s Pizza opens $1 million Operations Center of Excellence in downtown Orlando

Marco’s Pizza (Website) has opened its new “Operations Center of Excellence” at 222 S. Orange Avenue [GMap] in downtown Orlando, a 14,030 SF space for franchisee training and corporate operations that the company says represents an investment of more than $1 million. The company held a ribbon-cutting and a ceremonial “First Slice” with Orlando Mayor […]