Dozens of artists are transforming the parking lot of a well-known Orlando business in response to Florida’s recent decision to paint over street art on public roadways, including the rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub.
Zane Aparicio, who goes by Cait Aldebrandt, returned to the Pulse crosswalk area in Orlando on Sunday to support the LGBTQ community despite being attacked the day before and facing threats of violence against protesters.
Orlando police on Saturday evening said they are investigating an incident near the Pulse nightclub after a man said he was punched and kicked in the face.
A judge in Orange County Monday found that probable cause existed for the arrests of three people protesting at the crosswalk outside the former Pulse nightclub Sunday night.
The Florida Highway Patrol placed three people in handcuffs on Sunday during a protest near the crosswalk outside of the former Pulse nightclub.
At the crosswalk outside the former Pulse Nightclub — where a man was arrested after allegedly leaving chalky footprints while crossing the street — more signs that were left overnight suggest it’s now prohibited to use chalk on the sidewalk, too.
For the second straight day, Gov. Ron DeSantis mentioned a law that he claimed pertained to the removal of street art from crosswalks. So what is the law?
Law enforcement officers had to clear the area around the Pulse memorial in Orlando Monday because an unknown package was found on the property. It turned out to be a box of chalk.
Painted over, colored in, and painted over again, what until recently was an approved and undisturbed rainbow crosswalk outside of the former Pulse Nightclub is now black, white, and apparently under supervision.
The removal of a rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse Nightclub has sparked significant public outcry and has brought attention to the fate of other pieces of street art across Orlando.
As the backlash deepens in response to the Florida Department of Transportation’s removal of the rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse Memorial, News 6 has learned that the department has identified nearly 20 other pavement markings that need to be removed.
A rainbow-painted crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub memorial was removed overnight, following a recent directive from the Trump administration.
