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Hip-Hop Producer Rockwilder Discovers a New Path in Orlandonew
"Florida has the lead in terms of music. It's the place that's moving right now," says Rockwilder from Fuel Records' New York office.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
10-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Orlando City Council Watchnew
District 1 commissioner Phil Diamond was out with the flu, which meant there would be no reassuring winks, no thoughtful contention and a generally arrhythmic pacing to this week's civic confab.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
10-15-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Orlando, city council
This Little Underground: Redlight Redlight's Futurenew
In the now-foreseeable future, the beer-smart, indie-centric hangout will finally be liberated from the draconian Winter Park bar laws that force it to close at the amateur hour of midnight. Renovation work has been going on for months in a new space, but inspections by authorities are happening as we speak.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
10-07-2008 |
Performance
The Orlando Police Beatnew
Sept. 20, 4:20 a.m.: Before we get down to business, I have some housekeeping to take care of. I've learned two things this past week: One, this column has a dedicated following of potheads. Two, I could never be a drug dealer, on account of the fact that I can't do simple math.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
10-07-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Happytown: Judge Smacks Down Orlando's Ban on Feeding People in Parksnew
On Sept. 26, Judge Gregory Presnell struck down the city's ban on feedings in public parks. He ruled that the feedings, organized by Orlando Food Not Bombs, were political speech protected by the First Amendment.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman, Billy Manes and Deanna Morey |
10-07-2008 |
Commentary
Fresh Airnew
Dazzling Italian at at tastefully appointed new eatery.
Orlando Weekly |
Faiyaz Kara |
10-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
This Little Undergroundnew
The weather may not be there yet, but at least it's already autumn on the awakened concert calendars. Time to get fat on that live action, music heads. It kicked off this week with a parade of heavyweight imports.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
10-01-2008 |
Performance
Restaurant Review: Orlando's Strollo's Cucina Duenew
Breads, cheeses and perfect pastries make it worth the stroll to Strollo's.
Orlando Weekly |
Faiyaz Kara |
10-01-2008 |
Food+Drink
Orlando Fall Guidenew
Fall happens in a rush, but we're here to help you make sense of it with Orlando's best guide to our best season. Check the schedule and get out there.
Orlando Weekly |
The Orlando Weekly Staff |
10-01-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Orlando, fall guides
Bikes Beans & Bordeaux: Wheelin' and Mealin' in Orlandonew
Clean starts and big finishes at this bike-friendly sandwich joint.
Orlando Weekly |
Faiyaz Kara |
09-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
In Orlando, Taxes Are Going Up While City Services Are Being Cutnew
Orlando's city government responded to its current budget crisis -- a $31.4 million deficit -- the way most cities do: They blamed everyone and everything else for their fiscal problems.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
Orlando Council Watch: Paying Attention to Gov't So You Don't Have Tonew
Given current budget woes, there was a lot of whimsy this time around as the sitcom characters of The Dais gathered for another civic powwow.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
In the Slums of Orlando, Hip-Hop Means Businessnew
On the west side, struggling artists from Pine Hills to Orange Blossom Trail huddle in home studios, creating digital anthems and simplifying rhyme schemes to appeal to not only the lesser-educated and party-minded audience of the Dirty South, but to white suburbanites who want to experience the inner city from a distance.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
09-18-2008 |
Music
The Orlando Council Watchnew
It had been ages -- OK, five unbearably long weeks -- since the last opportunity to sit inside the city machine and listen to progress slowly ticking, but from the looks of things it must have been much longer.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-12-2008 |
Commentary
El Palenque: Lord of the Ringnew
Tex-Mex expectations of Orlando restaurant El Palenque met and, at times, exceeded.
Orlando Weekly |
Faiyaz Kara |
09-05-2008 |
Food+Drink