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As Hesitant Waitress, indie chanteuse Emma Branch is building a tantalizing case as one of the best songwriters to emerge from Orlando in a very long time. But the full-length consummation of that promise remains agonizingly elusive. Under construction for about two years running, Hesitant Waitress’s long-gestating debut album, by now, borders on mythical. The post Indie chanteuse Hesitant Waitress releases two affecting new mini-albums appeared first on Orlando Weekly.

“My favorite spaces are the ones that just feel like some crazy cat lady’s garage. Just tchotchkes, random ‘where is that from?’ I love that aesthetic and it takes time to build that up,” says Madan-Felten. “The thing about a dive bar is it’s cool because it becomes co-created over time by who goes there.” The post Lesbian dive bar pop-up Mommy Knows Best debuts in Orlando appeared first on Orlando Weekly.

Winter Park city officials on Tuesday backed off a proposed plan to create paid parking at Lake Baldwin Park, citing a decades-old agreement that requires residents of Orlando and Winter Park to have equal access to the park. The post Winter Park scraps plan for paid parking at Lake Baldwin Park appeared first on Orlando Weekly.

An administrative law judge recommended the Florida Department of Health reprimand and fine a nurse who posted a TikTok disparaging former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. In January 2026, Lexie Lawler, a labor and delivery nurse employed at the time by Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital, recorded a personal TikTok video in which […] The post Florida nurse could be fined for wishing pregnant Karoline Leavitt a “fourth-degree tear” on TikTok appeared first on Orlando Weekly.

As Ron DeSantis’ turn as governor nears its end, a legislative spending committee voted along partisan lines Friday to approve budget amendments allowing the two-term governor to pay for his crackdown on immigration. The Joint Legislative Budget Commission approved a $240 million general revenue transfer to the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund and agreed to […] The post DeSantis administration misses legislative deadline, gets more money for immigration anyway appeared first on Orlando Weekly.