Harry P. Leu Gardens hosting Fairy Night event June 26
Harry P. Leu Gardens (Website) will host its annual Fairy Night on Friday, June 26, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., offering an evening of...
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Ur Mom Skates is throwing a free Father’s Day skate party behind Redlight Redlight this Sunday
Go Skate Day and Father’s Day fall on the same day this year, and the local women’s skateboarding collective Ur Mom Skates (Instagram) says they’re...
Harry P. Leu Gardens is screening ‘Labyrinth’ outdoors on June 5
Harry P. Leu Gardens (Website) is hosting an outdoor movie night on Friday, June 5, with a screening of the 1986 cult classic Labyrinth. The...
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Timucua Arts Foundation hosting Indian jazz fusion show as part of World Music Festival
Timucua Arts Foundation (Website) will present Liquid Reality, an Indian jazz fusion performance, on Thursday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m. as part of its World...
Orlando Squeeze announces 2026 Major League Pickleball roster featuring tennis champ Jack Sock
The Orlando Squeeze (Website), Central Florida’s Major League Pickleball team (yes, that’s a thing), has announced its 2026 roster featuring a former tennis Grand Slam...
Orlando buys $9.4 million south downtown property to house city departments
“We congratulate the City on this project and its ongoing commitment to the SoDo District. As the southern gateway into Downtown Orlando, this corridor has...
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Council to have second vote on historic preservation moratorium despite state warning
City Council will vote Monday, June 22, on a 36-month moratorium that would bypass the Historic Preservation Board for downtown development projects. The measure passed...
SNL’s Marcello Hernández is playing two shows at Dr. Phillips Center this Sunday
Marcello Hernández (Instagram | Website) is bringing his stand-up to the Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips Center this Sunday, June 21, with two performances...
Dunkin’ on North Orange Avenue has closed
EDIT: We listed the incorrect address in an earlier version of this story but that has been fixed. We apologize for the miscommunication. The Dunkin’...
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Millie’s Swedish Candy Company opens its first brick-and-mortar shop in College Park
Millie’s Swedish Candy Company (Instagram) opened its first brick-and-mortar location Saturday at 2529 Edgewater Drive [GMap] in College Park, next door to Doghouse (Website), in...
Alma Argentina is coming to College Park this summer
Alma Argentina (Instagram) is opening a third location this summer at 2304 Edgewater Drive [GMap] in College Park, moving into the space that previously housed...
Pine Street Hospitality is now running the Great Southern Box Company Food Hall in The Packing District
Dr. Phillips Charities (Website) has announced that Pine Street Hospitality has taken over operations of the 13,000 SF Great Southern Box Company Food Hall and Bar (Website) at...
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Over 31 sloths have died at an I-Drive attraction and they’re not even open yet
A former senior employee at Sloth World has told Orlando Shine that they left the company in mid-February and that they believe the International Drive...
Blue Man Group announces opening date for new I-Drive location
Blue Man Group is set to return to Orlando in May 2026, years after the closure of its long-running show at Universal Orlando Resort. The...
Neighborhood Watch: Cigars International opening in former Chevy’s
Our “Neighborhood Watch” series features photos and tips provided by our readers. If you see something, say something, and send us an email at News@OrlandoShine.com...
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Foreign Dissent 11 announces international punk lineup for October 19 at Will’s Pub
Foreign Dissent (Instagram | Website), the longest-running festival in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to international punk, will return for its 11th edition on Monday, October...
Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall hosting “One Last Night” party on June 13
Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall (Instagram), one of Orlando’s most popular grassroots music venues, will host a big liquidation party event on Saturday, June 13, according to...
Mills 50 music venue owner Uncle Lou detained by ICE
Cleon Ortille Williams, the 62-year-old owner of Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall (Instagram) in Mills 50, was detained Saturday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and...
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Winter Park wins $2.1 million grant to fight Lake Virginia algal blooms with nanobubble technology
Winter Park has secured a $2.1 million state grant to deploy nanobubble technology on Lake Virginia, targeting the toxic algal blooms that have repeatedly closed...
Corner Chophouse is hosting a Woodford Reserve bourbon dinner next Thursday
Corner Chophouse (Website) is hosting a one-night Woodford Reserve Bourbon Dinner on Thursday, June 25 at 6 p.m., featuring a multi-course menu paired with bourbon...
Tuni, a Park Avenue boutique since 1986, has 30 days to vacate its Winter Park storefront
Tuni (Instagram | Website), the women’s clothing boutique that has operated on Park Avenue in Winter Park since 1986, says it has been given 30...
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John Cusack coming to The Plaza Live for screening of “High Fidelity”
John Cusack will appear at The Plaza Live on November 19 for a special screening of High Fidelity, the 2000 film based on Nick Hornby’s...
Restaurant concept by Good Salt coming to former Hoods Up in the Milk District
A new restaurant is planned for the long-vacant former Hoods Up building at 2400 E. Robinson Street [GMap] in the Milk District. Ustler Development and Good...
City of Orlando hires firm to develop Vision Plan for Milk District
The City of Orlando has contracted with Inspire Placemaking Collective (Website) to develop a vision land use plan for the Milk District, a study that...