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Tried to book a new patient appointment at this facility. Was told I could do so in May '27.

There has to be a better way. Anyone have a GP recommendation who doesn't have a 1-year waitlist in WG?

Wanting to get highlights but was quoted a lot for only partial (300+)

Need someone who prioritizes hair health but also does great coloring.

Any good recs?

My daughter graduated from High School today and has been struggling for years to find a job. A friend of ours owns a print shop that she was able to work at briefly over the summer last year, but that friend only had so many hours and so much time to give her. She babysits and pet sits but is really hoping to land something steady and reliable that she can keep doing when she starts at the local community college in the fall. I’m not necessarily asking for leads, though that would be nice (we’re in the Altamonte/Apopka area but she’d be comfortable going to Maitland, Longwood, those surrounding areas, as well), I’m moreso trying to get a sense of what hiring managers/teams look for these days. I know when I was her age it was filling out an application and waiting for a callback while my boomer parents told me to call, stop in and follow-up on the application, and do things that were no longer advisable and seen as obnoxious. I’m wondering if things have gone back and maybe doing any kind of follow up would be a good idea? Submitting an application in-person rather than online? Leaving off her short bout of employment because maybe it looks like she wasn’t committed to staying or got fired? Or maybe the job market across the board is just abysmal and there’s nothing else to be said and done about it besides keep trying?

Thanks for any insight you can offer!

Prefacing this by saying that I’m entry level, I have no work experience other than customer facing roles and call center adjacent duties. The only thing I have going for me is my homelab and a couple of certs, I’m going for my CCNA very soon, but it’s feeling a bit hopeless, especially since I am only trying to get into a help desk or similar role, nothing too up as I’m passionate and excited about learning the little things.

But it feels like there’s nothing, at least at the entry level, and when there is, It’s like I’m not even good enough. I’ve been trying and upscaling since 2025, I’m putting a lot of time aside to learn, lab, and get a cert before I start my Computer Science program in the fall, and was hoping to get a job before I start, but it’s looking grim. It may be incompetencies I need to work on, like formatting my resume a little better, I hope my CCNA makes a big difference, but has any other people breaking into this field or have broken into this field gone through the same thing?

I feel that there is a gnats infestation all over Orlando, everywhere I go there’s gnats. From my house, I’ve done everything to get rid of them and they just come back the next few days , I’ve been at different coffee shops this week and gnats everywhere ! Even random retailers have gnat traps. Am I just attracting them or is this common ? I don’t remember seeing them as much, I’ve been Orlando since my teens

Hey everyone — I'm a licensed real estate professional here in Central Florida, and I wanted to share the latest housing market stats for the Greater Orlando area, in case you're thinking of relocating, investing, or just keeping an eye on trends.

I pull this data directly from a program called Sunstats, so while I use AI to help format the post, the data and insights are my own — this is not an AI generated report.

Real estate data is typically released about a month behind to ensure it's accurate and complete. Here's what the Greater Orlando market looked like for April 2026:

🏡 5,022 new listings came onto the market this month

✍️ 3,957 homes went under contract

✅ 3,354 homes sold

⏳ Median days on market: 81 (This reflects the time from when a home went live to when it closed — up 5.2% from 77 days in April 2025)

💵 Median selling price: $400,000 (down 1.2% from $405,000 in April 2025)

📦 Months of supply: 4.8 months (down 2% from 4.9 months in April 2025)

A quick explainer on months of supply: Months of supply measures how long it would take to sell all current homes on the market at the current pace of sales. The general benchmarks are:

🔴 Under 6 months — Seller's market.

⚖️ 6–7 months — Neutral market.

🟢 Above 7 months — Buyer's market.

These numbers include all property types—single-family homes, condos, and townhomes.

📍 If you'd like to see a breakdown for a specific zip code, city, or just want to compare condos vs. single-family homes, I'm happy to send over the info—just reply here or send a quick DM. No sales pitch—just helpful data from someone who lives and works in the area.

Hi! My friend and I want to go bar hopping this weekend on I drive and we’re looking for some suggestions on where to go.
So far we’ve found Vault 5421 and Lucky Leprechaun that look interesting.
What are some other places we could go? We’re hoping to find places with no or cheap cover. Not tourists so we don’t necessarily have to do the tourist traps. TIA!!

Heading to Orlando for a quick weekend to visit family and trying to plan a couple low-key, mostly indoor things that work for an odd combo: a 14-year-old who gets bored fast and a baby who still naps in a stroller.

Yes, theme parks are the obvious answer, but we are skipping them this trip for time, money, and honestly I do not want to spend the whole weekend in lines. I searched the sub and found a lot of general tourist lists, but I am looking for specific recs that meet these points:

- Indoors or at least mostly shaded, bonus if it is good for afternoon rain

- Stroller friendly and not super cramped

- Something a teen might actually think is cool: hands-on, animals, science, art, etc

- Not super loud since the baby is still pretty sensitive to noise

We will probably be based somewhere central-ish and have a car, so driving is fine if parking is not a nightmare.

Also, if you have any go-to casual spots for an early dinner where a teen can eat something non-boring and a baby can sit in a high chair without side eye, please share.

What are your best suggestions for a realistic, parent-survival Orlando weekend?

Hey everybody, my elderly mother lives over on the UCF side of town. She bought her house in 1999 and her yard doesn't have an irrigation system.

She's a cancer survivor, a retired teacher, has always been active and loves gardening. Last week, she got so overheated and exhausted while moving portable sprinklers around her yard that she got really ill and is still recovering.

My sister and I have decided that we're going to have an irrigation system installed for her.

Does anyone have recommendations for a solid, reliable irrigation company in Orlando? Thank you in advance!

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As post title says are there any FULLY retro Pizza Hut's in town? there was a post four years ago that said St. Cloud and Clermont but figure I see if that's still the case or if any new ones have popped up.

Not Orlando Weekly! (Yes I know that’s what Orlando Weekly would say.)

Seriously. I want to know where to find the best donuts in Orlando. I want to say thank you to my vet’s office and they mentioned they like donuts

Thanks everyone!

I'm a Scot visiting during the upcoming World Cup and was looking for any suggestions on where to watch the Scotland v Haiti game on Saturday 13th June at 9pm.

Not too fussed about the food offerings as will most likely eat beforehand. Ideally would like somewhere I can book for myself and my wife.

Any recommendations? Any other Scots in town who know where the rest of our compatriots might be gathering?

Thanks!

It’s for a small job (I just need the TPR valve replaced on the water heater and need an invoice to show the buyer that the job was completed). My plumber I usually use has been too busy to schedule this job for me so I’m wondering if anyone knows of someone who’d handle a small quick job in the SoDo area.

On paper, you'd think Orlando has a good bit of healthcare support. But in practice, I have found it to feel very lacking. It's difficult to navigate, and honestly, the quality of care i have seen is often lacking. There have been more than a few times I even had concerns about something sketchy going on with billing.

Is it just me, or do others see these issues?