Thank You for Your Donation:) only $1

Eraldo

January 09, 2025

Restaurant inspections | Orlando Museum of Art success | Orange deputies shoot man in foot while trying to arrest teens

1 year in, Access for All is an Orlando Museum of Art success • Orange County deputies shoot man in foot while trying to arrest teen suspect in drive-bys
 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Orlando Morning Report

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Restaurant inspections | Orlando Museum of Art success | Orange deputies shoot man in foot while trying to arrest teens

Good morning. It's Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. The weather forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 54 and low of 38. Click here for more weather.

Want to go deeper? Why not sign up for one of our focused newsletters such as Go For Launch on latest space news. Sign up here.

2 Central Florida restaurants shut down last week

Two Central Florida restaurants shut down the week of Dec. 29-Jan. 4, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Read more →

1 year in, Access for All is an Orlando Museum of Art success

The Access for All program gives free admission with special activities at Orlando Museum of Art. Leaders say it's bringing more visitors.

Read more →

Orange County deputies shoot man in foot while trying to arrest teen suspect in drive-bys

16-year-old pulled out gun, refused orders to drop it and two deputies opened fire, according to the sheriff's office

Read more →

Central Floridians remember Jimmy Carter as 39th president is honored today in Washington

One local couple was among a group of Carter's Florida campaign veterans who paid their respects while his body lay in state in Atlanta.

Read more →

Stick to your resolutions — or don't — at Morelia Gourmet Paletas | Review

The restaurant, a zhuzhed-up version of a frosty and beloved Mexican treat, is now one of the best reasons to visit the Florida Mall.

Read more →

Your resolution has left the building: An Elvis-inspired food roundup

Elvis Presley would have turned 90 this week. Hail to the King, Orlando, with dishes inspired by the pop-culture icon's trademark decadence.

Read more →

Editorial: Space Command HQ belongs in Florida

If the nation is going to invest the time and effort to move Space Command and its hundreds of jobs, it should make Florida its new home. This is something Florida officials should be fighting for.

Read more →

Commentary: DOGE is vital to federal accountability and transparency

Former Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, now serving as executive vice president and general counsel of Florida TaxWatch, writes that the proposed Department of Government Efficiency has a major opportunity to get government off taxpayers' backs.

Read more →

Commentary: Please don't privatize the Postal Service

In less than two weeks, Donald Trump will become our 47th president. Among a number of priorities about which the soon-to-be president has mused publicly — going after undocumented workers, going after Liz Cheney, going after the Panama Canal — one that concerns me, because he might actually do it, is going after the post office. On Dec. 14, the Washington Post reported that in recent weeks …

Read more →

He, she, they, them: Pronoun debate could shift to Florida cities and counties

Christian Family Coalition Florida wants restrictions in 2023 state education law extended to local governments

Read more →

T. Rex Wasn't the Biggest Meat-eating Dinosaur

Here Are the Best Estimates for the Largest Dinosaur Ever

Digital modeling makes this analysis possible. Read more >>

Riddle of the Day!

What is red and smells like blue paint?