CF News 13, the only news outlet in town promising minute-by-minute coverage of the entire George Zimmerman case, has been posting constant updates from the Sanford courtroom where jury selection for the trial has been taking place. But as anyone who’s ever sat through an entire court case already knows, it’s a slog, and...
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Blogs: Bloggytown
News, gossip, tidbits and oddities we dug up from under Orlando’s couch cushions.
Highlights from CFNews13′s coverage of Zimmerman jury selection
It’s a small word after all: Disney and the perpetuation of rape culture
In the wake of a pyrrhic human-resources victory in its fight for what’s best for its staffers (which certainly isn’t earned sick time), it looks like this week Disney has another public relations disaster of the employment variety to contend with. Yesterday, xojane.com – the feministy brainchild of Sassy and Jane magazine maker...
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T-shirt Giveaway: Show Us Your Best Summer T-Shirt!
Everyone has that special shirt they pull on at different times for different reasons. Comfort. Luck. Familiarity. Nostalgia. And even, yes: Fashion. We collect them on trips, from thrift stores, at concerts. We swipe them from family members. We praise them for designs. We wear them to make statements. Hell, some TV writers even...
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An open letter to Watermark’s Steve Blanchard
TO: Steve Blanchard, Editor in Chief, Watermark FROM: A concerned reader Dear Mr. Blanchard: I read with great interest your “Editor’s Desk” column of June 6, 2013 , particularly the portion in which you revealed that one of Watermark’s contributing writers had recently appropriated material from another publication without acknowledgement. (I would have responded...
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Orlando’s not the only city trying to figure out what to do with food trucks
By now, you’ve no doubt heard about the city of Orlando’s passage of a temporary use permit pilot program for food trucks. If you’re in the dark, see our story here, and check Wednesday’s issue of the Weekly for an updated piece about where things are at with the new law. Local food truck...
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Headlines from Kochify the News
A new website called Kochify the News is helping people re-envision newspapers as seen through a Koch Bros. filter. As you’ve no doubt heard, the infamous Koch Brothers have been weighing the purchase of a number of newspapers currently owned by the troubled Tribune Co. The site was created by a climate-change awareness organization...
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Gallinippers and five other bugs to squish this summer
Mosquitos the size of a quarter are set to invade Central Florida this summer.
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Contrarian or Contradictory?: The Sentinel’s auspicious flip-flop on sick time
Things got a little dirty last night when the Orlando Sentinel’s editorial board posted its sand-kicking opinion on Florida House Bill 655, and things also got a little more confusing. The anti-sick-time bill currently rests on Gov. Rick Scott’s desk and is, regardless of logic or compassion or 11,000 petitions delivered in strollers asking...
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Universal Orlando celebrates National Donut Day with donuts the size of your face
Universal Orlando doesn’t play. Today was National Donut Day, and while Winn Dixie was giving away free donut holes to customers, 100 people who showed up at Universal got gigantic face-sized donuts based on the Lard Lad donut shop in the Simpsons. These are, apparently, real things that you can order and eat at...
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These boobs were made for shooting?: OPD responds to WFTV story about fired breast cancer survivor
We find ourselves enjoying the seeming snippiness of the Orlando Police Department’s public-information office of late. Surely, if you’ve turned on the television for “news” at any time during the day, you’ve come across some hyperbolic hyperventilating over something the Fuzz or some freak done wrong – especially if WFTV News 9 anchor...
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25 notable Orlando burger joints News: If you’re a burger aficionado, here are some places you’ll want to check out By Faiyaz Kara 6/12/2013
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‘Arrested Development’ success in keeping the family together Film & DVD: Don’t let early reviews of the new Netflix episodes ruin it for you By Ashley Belanger 6/19/2013
Happytown: Orlando approves new rules & regs for food trucks News: Pilot program places new restrictions on previously unregulated food-truck activity By Erin Sullivan 6/5/2013
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Don’t bore us, get to the chorus News: Musicians tell tales tall and short By Billy Manes, Matt Gorney, Jason Ferguson, Jessica Bryce Young and Ashley Belanger 6/19/2013
