AdventHealth "Yellow" Status + New Light On The Sugar + Ramen Rumble

Rise and shine, Orlando! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

Rain in the afternoon and evening. High: 88 Low: 74.

Here are the top stories in Orlando today:

1. Get ready to slurp delicious noodles at Ramen Rumble on September 28th. Tickets are expected to sell out but are still available. Participating restaurants include Morimoto Asia, Seito Sushi, Susuru, Ichicoro Ramen, Ramen Takagi, and Yugiri Ramen Project. (Orlando Weekly)

2. AdventHealth in Central Florida has moved to "yellow" status as hospitalizations from COVID-19 decline. There are about 1,200 hospitalized with COVID-19 across AdventHealth facilities, down from 1,700. (Click Orlando)

3 . Lake County school board members voted to implement a face mask mandate at select schools on Thursday. If a school has a positivity rate of 5% or higher, masks will be required until the cases are under control. (WFTV)

4. The owners of Light On The Sugar have announced a second location coming this fall at 501 Orlando Ave. in Winter Park. The new shop is expected to open by Thanksgiving and will offer a variety of Asian baked goods and pastries. (Bungalower)

5. A group of Florida first responders is set to bike across the United States to New York City in honor of the heroes from 9/11. They will stop along the way to visit families of those who died in the line of duty. The trip will take 22 days and marks the 20th year since the attack. (Spectrum News 13)

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Today in Orlando:

• Indie Galactic Space Jam 2021 - Orlando Science Center. (6:00 PM)
• Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. (6:30 PM)
• Varsity Football vs. Winter Park @ Home. (7:00 PM)
• Home Football Game vs. Jones - Edgewater High School (7:30 PM)
• Antoni Porowski - The Plaza Live. (8:00 PM)

Orlando Patch Notebook

• Visit Orlando : "Orlando problems: sometimes we can’t see the cookie for the chips. : @otownfork" (Instagram)
• Nature Conservancy in Florida: "Planting trees is a very good thing! The Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Sequestering Carbon Tree Planting Grant program is now open. This $10 million grant enhances the climate-capturing power of forests and is a s..." (Instagram)
• Orlando Fire Department: "Come visit the Randall R. Tuten Orlando Fire Museum Fridays and Saturdays 10am - 4pm and enjoy your lunch on our newly redesigned picnic tables - thanks to our members and Boy Scout Troop 340." (Facebook)
• City of Orlando - Government: "Now, more than ever, art, culture and beauty are needed in our community, especially for our young people. ArtReach Orlando is a community organization that works to transform the lives of youth through the healing process of art. We wer..." (Facebook)
• Orlando Health: "Orlando City Soccer Club Goalkeeper Mason Stajduhar’s knee surgery was successful. Dr. Craig Mintzer, the Club’s chief medical officer and orthopedic surgeon at Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, repaired Mason’s left knee menis..." (Facebook)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.

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