Orlando Business Journal • 7th November 2025

Electric Daisy Carnival Orlando's $110M impact sets stage for another economic surge - Orlando Business Journal

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12th November 2025

CityArts Cafe

The Charge • 10th September 2025

SDS rally against UCF-ICE agreement

The Charge • 10th September 2025

UCF students rally on campus against UCF-ICE agreement

Student protesters holding eye-catching signs and donning protective masks and keffiyehs filled the Student Union patio on Thursday, calling for UCF to sever its ties with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. More than three dozen student protesters voiced their discontent for a 287(g) agreement the university signed in April. The partnership authorizes state officers to be trained to perform immigration-enforcement duties, according to ICE’s website.UCF’s chapters of Students for a Democratic S...

The Charge • 10th March 2025

UCF student sues to halt Trump administration’s TPS rollbacks

Cecilia Gonzalez Herrera and her family packed their bags and fled Venezuela in 2017 — today, the senior political science major is taking the Trump administration to court for its immigration crackdowns.The political and economic conditions in Venezuela no longer supported 18-year-old Gonzalez Herrera and her family, so they trekked to America with a dream to start again.
“At 18, I thought I had my life figured out,” Gonzalez Herrera said. “I was going to college in Venezuela, pursuing...

6th March 2024

MadSoul Music & Arts Festival protest

Orlando Weekly • 14th February 2025

Wiley Gaby returns to Florida as part of a ramblin' queer country showcase this weekend in Orlando

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The Charge • 23rd January 2025

UCF students rally behind second try at recreational marijuana

Only two months after its constitutional measure was defeated, political action committee Smart & Safe Florida is attempting to get the topic of recreational marijuana back on ballots.The constitutional amendment, proposed for the 2026 election cycle, would allow adults 21 and older to purchase, possess and use marijuana for non-medical purposes, according to the amendment.In November 2024, Smart & Safe Florida’s Amendment 3 raked in about 56% of the vote, falling 4 percentage points short of th...

Orlando Weekly • 13th November 2024

Black Violin marks 20 years of remixing music history onstage in Orlando

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Orlando Weekly • 6th November 2024

Genre-transcending band MisterWives play Orlando's Plaza Live this week

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Orlando Weekly • 4th October 2024

Photos: Abortion advocacy group Florida Access Network launches statewide billboard campaign

Orlando Weekly • 30th August 2024

Get scared: Halloween Horror Nights 2024 begins Friday in Orlando

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VoxPopuli • 11th June 2024

Bracy demands Thompson drop out of District 15 race over residency issue, threatens lawsuit

In a press conference last week, Randolph Bracy, the former Democratic state senator, called out the serving Democratic state senator, Geraldine Thompson, who he is challenging for the Senate District 15 seat in the Aug. 20 election, and accused her of living out of district. Bracy threatened to file a lawsuit if she did not drop out of the race by Friday, the candidate qualifying deadline.

"Leaders can't lead if they're in denial themselves," Bracy said during the June 5 press conference. "The

VoxPopuli • 7th June 2024

Antone addresses opponent’s residency allegations  | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL

Janét Marie Buford-Johnson, the first-time candidate challenging the seven-term legislator in the Aug. 20 Democratic primary, filed a complaint last month with the Florida Ethics Commission, stating that Antone does not reside in District 41 and has not for years. “He’s not vested in our community because he does not live here,” the Orlo Vista resident and hospitality professional told VoxPopuli earlier this week. State representatives are required by law to be residents of their districts at th...

VoxPopuli • 20th May 2024

Windermere corks new wine shop | Vox Populi - Winter Garden, FL

Council members said they were inundated by calls, emails and texts from residents who do not want more establishments serving alcohol in the downtown area. Currently, five downtown businesses, including Dixie Cream and Pizza 14, serve alcohol.“It’s not that people don’t drink wine,” said Council Member Tom Stroup, who suggested the Kumars' request presented something of a public safety and welfare issue. “If five of the six businesses are serving alcohol, hypothetically, 95 percent of the peopl...

VoxPopuli • 24th April 2024

Democrats choose diverse slate of five to represent Congressional District 11 at National Convention

Democrats choose diverse slate of five to represent Congressional District 11 at National Convention

Democratic voters from Congressional District 11 elected a diverse five-member slate to send to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on April 20, 2024, at the West Orange Recreation Center in Winter Garden.

Democratic voters in Congressional District 11 went to the polls Saturday in Orange, Sumter and Polk Counties to select five delegates — two women and three men — to attend the Demo

The Charge • 15th April 2024

UCF Celebrates the Arts remembers and honors Floridian veterans

Performers took the stage on Wednesday night at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to remember and reenact the stories of Floridian veterans lost during World War II.Central Florida-area actors brought a dramatic spirit and passion to the stories of the fallen veterans, helping audiences better understand the turbulent emotions and lasting impacts of war.
“It's one thing to help students understand the war; it's another to help students understand how much grief remains a part o...

The Charge • 6th March 2024

Ushering in a new political era: MadSoul Festival intertwines music and advocacy

Music and political passion filled the air at MadSoul Music and Arts Festival on Saturday as politicians, local musicians and community members gathered in Loch Haven Park.The festival began in 2015 as the brainchild of United States Rep. Maxwell Frost, the first Generation Z member of Congress, and his friends Niyah Lowell and Chris Muriel. Now, with Frost’s current role on the national stage, the event has returned to Orlando with even more buzz.
“We want to ensure that if you come to...

The Charge • 6th March 2024

Orlando protestors continue calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

Waving flags and sporting traditional Arab scarves called keffiyehs, which have become synonymous with Palestinian freedom, protestors filled the air with impassioned chants.Dozens of peaceful protestors called for a ceasefire in Gaza on Saturday outside the well-attended MadSoul Music and Arts Festival at Loch Haven Park.
This protest occurred the day after President Joe Biden announced a United States airdrop of aid into Gaza after months of directing financial and military support to...

The Charge • 15th February 2024

UCF student's journey from courtside manager to crowd favorite

Since he was a kid in Bangkok, Thailand, Poohpha “Pooh” Warakulnukroh has been drawn to seemingly divergent pursuits — sports and science.“It’s almost impossible to balance the two things, but I know college is the best time to do it,” said Warakulnukroh, a redshirt sophomore guard on the UCF men’s basketball team and mechanical engineering student.
He began his UCF basketball career his freshman year in 2021 – not as a player, but as a student manager. Before he even bounced a ball on t...