Get your greens (and more) on at Central Florida Veg Fest this weekend
This annual event features a packed lineup of performances, speakers, interactive cooking demonstrations and local and national vendors. The post Get your greens (and more) on at Central Florida Veg Fest this weekend appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
Flyers Wings & Grill in Pine Hills cited before roof collapsed on woman and...
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – We’re now hearing the emergency call to Orange County Fire Rescue after part of Flyer’s Wings and Grill in Pine Hills collapsed on Dajah Stover and her 2-year-old daughter earlier this month. During that same week, a complaint to the Department of Business...
Florida police drag wayward alligator out of Orlando apartments
Officers say the six-foot reptile was cornered underneath an apartment stairwell on Lake Debra Drive.
‘A sight I couldn’t believe:’ Gotha family’s doorbell camera captures late-night visit from bear
GOTHA, Fla. – It was an unwelcome guest late at night when a family in Gotha encountered a bear on their front porch. The moment was captured on their doorbell camera. Julissa Pena says she couldn’t believe it when her son, who was sitting in the car in their driveway, called to tell them not to open the door because...
Lyft driver shoots man over slammed car door, Florida deputies say
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Lyft driver arrested Wednesday in Orange County is accused of shooting a man during an altercation involving a slammed car door, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded to the 7300 block of Spring Villas and found the victim and his brother on...
Family of Jennifer Kesse says case ‘no longer cold’ nearly 20 years after her...
ORLANDO, Fla. – The family of Jennifer Kesse, who disappeared in Orlando nearly 20 years ago, shared an update Wednesday, saying the case is “no longer cold.”. Kesse was last seen on Jan. 24, 2006, when she vanished from her Orlando condo. Orlando police found her car within...
Orlando to Host First Florida Black Lawyers Summit, Bringing Statewide Legal Leaders to Our...
On November 21, 2025, Orlando will host the first Florida Black Lawyers Summit. The event will bring together fifteen voluntary bar associations from across the state. It is organized by the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association (VHFCNBA) and fourteen affiliate bars. The summit aims to promote...
Orlando resident volunteers at refugee camp in Greece
In June 2025, Orlando resident Allison Doolittle traveled to the island of Lesbos, Greece, to volunteer at a refugee camp. She had been connected to a Greek nonprofit known as Eurorelief, aimed at serving displaced people, by a friend and fellow volunteer, Candace. Doolittle, who had lived in Athens, Greece, for five...
McDonald’s employee pulls gun on 2 angry customers who threatened to ‘beat his a—’...
Three Florida men were charged after an argument at a McDonald's restaurant ended with one of them getting shot. Yoan Soto, 21, was working an overnight shift at a McDonald's location in Davenport when he encountered two customers, 19-year-old Peter Story and 18-year-old Nicholas Jones, at the drive-thru window. As...
This All-You-Can-Eat Dessert Buffet In Florida Is So Wild It Feels Unreal
Orlando, Florida is famous for theme parks, but there’s another attraction that deserves just as much attention – and it’s not on any roller coaster map. Crazy Buffet has earned a reputation for its dessert station that looks more like a candy wonderland than a restaurant section, complete with chocolate fountains,...

















