Angel Rivera Dies + Man Struck By Car & Bus + Color Me Places Downtown

Happy Friday, people of Orlando! Let's start today off on an informed note, shall we? Here are the most important things going on around Orlando today.

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First, today's weather:

Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 86 Low: 71.

Here are the top stories in Orlando today:

1. A 106-year-old Floridian woman from Merritt Island in Brevard County has made it through both the 1918 Spanish flu and the COVID-19 pandemic, despite contracting the virus in 2020. Her family says she is vaccinated and will get a booster when available as well. (Spectrum News 13)

2. Convicted murderer Angel Luis Rivera has died in prison. He is one of two men sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Florida mother. He was charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a body, and evidence tampering in her 2019 death. (Fox 35 Orlando)

3. The Orange County Classroom Teachers Association is accusing the Florida state government of playing "Russian roulette" with the health of students, faculty and the larger community. The accusation comes after Florida's new Surgeon General passed a new rule at the Florida Department of Health allowing asymptomatic kids to go school and not be tested for COVID-19, pre-empting a lawsuit from counties around the state over a mask rule. (Orlando Weekly)

4. A new print shop called Color Me Places has opened in downtown Orlando at 103 East Pine Street. It specializes in direct-to-garment printing and does custom jobs as well as preset designs. (Bungalower)

5. A 25-year-old Orlando man was struck by a car and run over by a school bus while crossing a road Thursday morning in Orange County. Video from a nearby business captured it all. The pedestrian was inside a crosswalk when hit and was taken to Orlando Health for treatment. The original driver was arrested and faces charges for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. No one on the bus was harmed. (Click Orlando)

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Today in Orlando:

• Town of Windermere’s Food Truck Night. (5:00 PM)
• TITANIC Class Dinner Gala - Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition Orlando. (5:30 PM)
• Art After Dark Lake Nona. (6:00 PM)
• Varsity Football vs. East River @ Home. (7:00 PM)
• Rollins College Women's Volleyball vs Palm Beach Atlantic University - Colorful and Courageous. (7:00 PM)

Orlando Patch Notebook

• Official Gatorland Instagram: "Terminator coming in hot this morning! @danny_perich4 #gatorland #gatorlandglobal #alligator #alligators #biggestgatorsintown" (Instagram)
• Orlando City SC: "Can't wait to be back home. #VamosOrlando" (Instagram)
• Nature Conservancy in Florida: "For more than 20 years, we have worked to protect Devil’s Garden in SW Florida and protecting Florida Panther habitat continues to be our priority. Florida Forever works for Florida and we thank @flgovrondesantis and the Florida Cabinet..." (Instagram)
• Orlando Food & Travel Guide: "The beautiful, newly renovated @primoatgrandelakes reopens Friday, September 24th for dinner service from 6-10pm! Primo owner @chefmelissak is the first female chef to win the James Beard Foundation’s award for Best Chef, 2x! Chef Kell..." (Instagram)
• Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer: "Through our Community Response Team, we're working to provide a more compassionate and effective response for those experiencing a behavioral health crisis in our community." (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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