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Living a sex-positive life in Orlando

Angelique Luna, local blogger turned sex advocate and educator, is one-half of the local podcast, ‘Living a Sex Positive Life’, where she and her husband, John, talk about how to embrace sexuality and why it’s important. Angelique is also a certified kink therapy professional, meaning she talks to folks about their alternative sexual lifestyles, sometimes […]

/ February 28, 2021

Locals to Know: 5 Questions with Dorsa Vaziri of WOW Rolling

📸: @wowrolling I first met Dorsa at her place of work, Whippoorwill Beerhouse in the Milk District. We bonded over mutual friends and a glass of wine. Later on, she whipped up tasty zero-proof cocktails for an event Pulptown held at The Heavy during “dry” January a few years back.  But she doesn’t just excel […]

/ February 23, 2021

🎁 Pulptown’s Very Merry 2020 Gift Guide (Extended)

Explore 51 (and counting) of our favorite local gift ideas, from cookies to art to coloring books — and these gifts aren’t just for the holiday season.

/ December 8, 2020

5 Ways to Celebrate Giving Tuesday in Orlando

Can you lend a hand to help your community? Here’s a tip sheet on ways you can give back, from volunteering to donating and more.

/ December 1, 2020

Locals to Know: 9 Questions with Caila Carter, Managing Director of Black Theatre Girl Magic

Get to know Black Theatre Girl Magic. (📸: @blacktheatregirlmagic) I was recently introduced to an organization called Black Theatre Girl Magic by way of a collaboration between it and Mad Cow Theatre. The two groups are working together on a five-part series of “plays and conversations for an antiracist tomorrow” called Theatre Sparks. I was […]

/ October 2, 2020

Locals to Know: Meet Orlando artist Casey Drake

(📸: @caseydrakemakes) 2020 has been an emotional roller coaster for all of us. And for most, we find ourselves on the bottom of the ride more often than the top. So when someone comes along that makes the hard days a little easier, our emotions a little lighter and our laughter a little more frequent, […]

/ July 24, 2020

22 (and counting) Local Stories to Make You Smile

Masks, but make ‘em fun. | Thanks for the tag, @gustavo_artdeco. Want to see your photo here? Tag #pulptown to be featured in our Instagram of the day. We welcome some internet cheer! (📸: @gustavo_artdeco) What a time to be alive, right? The new norm isn’t all bad — especially if you consider the car […]

/ May 26, 2020

13 ways to use your stimulus check to support Orlando— if you can spare it

Give back to the city that you love. (📸: Pulptown file photo) Stimulus payments started arriving last week and more are expected this week — you may have received yours already. And what Orlandoans do with that money really matters as local businesses struggle with the economic impacts of this pandemic.  According to economists, every […]

/ April 29, 2020

Orlando “porchraits”: the family photo you can’t get out of

(📸: iamdavidlawrence) The year is 2020 and the front porch is the new outer edge of American life. Holed up in our homes during a historic pandemic, fresh air is now at a premium, open space — even just a sliver of it — newly prized. Enter porch picnics, porch talks, porch songs, porch yoga, and the […]

/ April 17, 2020

5 tips for finding balance right now

Finding balance is tough right now. (📸: @giphy) We recently sat down (virtually) with local mental health coach and owner of The Kollective Ko., Katie Kovaleski, to get her top five tips for maintaining a clear head as we wade through this shitstorm mess together. Here’s what she said: 💻 Use technology! Establish a sense […]

/ March 19, 2020