This morning, SeaWorld Orlando welcomed the first guests into TurtleTrek, their new 3-D sea turtle attraction. Built on the bones of the former Manatee aquarium (the sea cows still have a home, though it’s smaller) the new exhibit combines fresh and se... »
Happy Earth Day. We can still get a few more in before we successfully kill the Earth off I think. Unrelated, the Florida Film Festival comes to a close tonight. This edition has been deemed a success, with films like Renee, Eye of the Hurricane, Turn ... »
If you pick up our paper (or read it online) with any regularity, you know what an important voice senior writer Billy Manes has been at Orlando Weekly. He leads the charge each week in Happytown, he covers city business in Councilwatch and state polit... »
I’ve enjoyed some welcome perks over the years, thanks to my association with Orlando Weekly, but this weekend I got the best bonus ever. On the morning of Saturday April 14, I had the honor of representing OW as emcee of the Orlando IMAX 3-D premiere ... »
As Jon Stewart goes, so goes the nation. And when he says the media feeding frenzy over the George Zimmerman trial has begun, it truly has begun. Central Florida can now sleep soundly in its collective bed, knowing that the coming months will once agai... »
Enjoy the great outdoors, but think it would be better with more terrified screaming? Like roller coasters, but wish you could ride the rails without those pesky cars to sit in? Want to get a different — and much higher — perspective on St. Could? If y... »
A diverse spread of notable Winter Park restaurants right at your finger tips. »
If you’re still trying to pick a candidate in Orlando’s city elections on April 3, you can visit our online Voter’s Guide. You can also check out the Orlando Weekly, where scribe Billy Manes put the four candidates for Orlando mayor to the test with a ... »
