{"id":142679,"date":"2026-02-04T00:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/142679\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T00:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:27:08","slug":"we-want-your-love-and-hate-letters-to-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/142679\/","title":{"rendered":"We want your love (and hate) letters to Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"515\" data-attachment-id=\"409581\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/news\/orlando-area-news\/we-want-your-love-and-hate-letters-to-orlando\/attachment\/muteswancygnusolor-ritualmatingdanceofswansheart\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_2623421827-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1690&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1690\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shutterstock&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2025 Yuriy Balagula\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mute,Swan,,Cygnus,Olor.,Ritual,Mating,Dance,Of,Swans,,Heart&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mute,Swan,,Cygnus,Olor.,Ritual,Mating,Dance,Of,Swans,,Heart\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_2623421827-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_2623421827-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C515&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/shutterstock_2623421827.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-409581\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Credit: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>The most romantic day of the year is coming up quickly, and we\u2019re feeling overwhelmed with emotion for our City Beautiful. And to show the love (and maybe a little hate), we\u2019re looking for our community to let us know: What do you love about Orlando? What do you hate about it?<\/p>\n<p>Let us know what people, places or things make Orlando what it is for you, and you just might make your way into our Valentine\u2019s Day issue.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll take your entries in any form you like \u2014 a poem, a haiku, a blurb, angry-text-to-your-friend \u2014 anything. The shorter the better, the more impassioned (either way) the better.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Email your responses to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/news\/orlando-area-news\/we-want-your-love-and-hate-letters-to-orlando\/mailto:editor@orlandoweekly.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">editor@orlandoweekly.com<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/news\/orlando-area-news\/we-want-your-love-and-hate-letters-to-orlando\/mailto:cgreenberg@orlandoweekly.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cgreenberg@orlandoweekly.com<\/a> or comment on our social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/orlando\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Orlando Weekly newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TvED6otrDR9OFO33_r61W_g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a 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