Friday, July 31, 2015

Main Street Restaurant Week / Orlando Best Bars / Rogue Nation

Restaurants
Meal deals at Main Street eateries Main Street meal deals

Orlando Main Street is holding a weeklong event Aug. 1-8 to promote restaurants in College Park, Ivanhoe Village, in the Church Street District, Mills 50, Audubon Park Garden District, Thornton Park, the Downtown South and Gateway Orlando.




Bar brawl: Orlando's best bars Orlando's best bars

The results are in - find out which Orlando bars made the cut

Music
Check it out: My Morning Jacket My Morning Jacket

This year's 'The Waterfall' is an album of solid folk writing and makes a great introduction for new listeners and a pleasant entry in their catalog for fans.

Concerts this weekend Concerts this weekend

Check our complete list of concert events around Central Florida.

Movies
'Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation' review: Best of the series 'Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation'

The fifth and best of Tom Cruise's missions proves that franchises can get better with age

'Vacation' review: 'Depressing remake' of Chevy Chase comedy 'Vacation'

'Depressing remake' of Chevy Chase comedy

'The Farewell Party' review: Compassionate, humorous euthanasia tale 'The Farewell Party'

Compassionate, humorous euthanasia tale

Arts & Culture
Art events Orlando: The Gatlin Creative opens Saturday The Gatlin Creative

The Gatlin is an art production house and studio that supports the local arts and film communities by providing resources and space to create and work.

Two performances added to sold-out IceHouse production of 'Grease' 'Grease'

Two performances have been added to the sold-out Sonnentag Theatre at the IceHouse production of this classic rock 'n' roll musical

Events
Check it out: The Great American Bacon Race Great American Bacon Race

Like a normal 5K, the event will have competitors running, walking and pushing strollers in Florida heat. Unlike other races, this one will feature stations where participants can stuff their faces with bacon.

Aquatica, SeaWorld's water park, holds Island Nights Aquatica holds Island Nights

Visitors experience DJs, beach dancing, live music, games and prizes plus a special menu from the park's Waterstone Grill.

Check it out: Damon Wayans Damon Wayans

The 54 year-old comedian is back on the circuit, but he hasn't lost his energy in front of the mike.

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50 lost ACT exams from Winter Park force students to retake test

The ACT exams taken at Winter Park High School last month were apparently lost in the mail and remain missing, meaning the affected teenagers will have to retake the college-admissions exam this month or sometime later. Neither the testing company or FedEx, which delivered the package, has any idea what happened to the missing exams. [More]

Judge to decide whether Zimmerman shooter should be locked up

Matthew Apperson, the former mental patient who shot at George Zimmerman in May in a road rage incident in Lake Mary, will be in a Sanford courtroom Friday morning to learn if he will be ordered to jail after he apparently violated the terms of his pretrial release. [More]

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