🌱 Biketoberfest Nazi Controversy + Sunset Walk Slingshot + Florida Man

Good morning, neighbors! Carlos Hernandez here with your brand-new Orlando Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and delightful. High: 82 Low: 65.

Here are the top stories in Orlando today:

1. A vendor at Biketoberfest is facing backlash after briefly selling hats embellished with Nazi symbols. Biketoberfest draws thousands of bikers to Daytona Beach every year in October. (WFTV)

2. A Leon County circuit judge refused to block a state law that bans so-called “vaccine passports,” rejecting arguments by a Sarasota business that the law violates First Amendment rights. (Click Orlando)

3. Ready for liftoff: Sunset Walk Slingshot will launch into the Central Florida attractions market on Thanksgiving at Promenade – Sunset Walk Orlando near Margaritaville Resort. Two riders will launch up to 400 feet in the air. (Spectrum 13)

4. The Lake County Commission this week decided to support an effort to add the Okahumpka Rosenwald School to the National Register of Historic Places. It was one of 120 Rosenwald schools in Florida and thousands across the segregated South built to educate Black children. (WMFE)

5. Crisis Averted: A Florida man arrested told detectives that he was a contract assassin who worked for the government. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said a "true public safety nightmare" was averted. (Patch Florida)

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Today in Orlando:

• Fall Mini Photo Sessions at Portrait Orlando. (all day)
• Girls Golf vs. Winter Park @ Ventura. (3:30 PM)
• Orlando Girl's Night Out at Persimmon Hollow Brewing - Fall into Friends. (5:30 PM)
• Master Chef Jr. Live at Hard Rock Cafe. (7:00 PM)
• Hunny at The Abbey. (8:00 PM)

Orlando Patch Notebook

• Official Gatorland Instagram: "Gators Ghosts and Goblins is ruling Florida Halloween!!!!! @dan.carro #gatorland #halloween #halloweencostume #swampghost #floridaman #halloweencostume" (Instagram)
• Yelp Orlando: "You don’t want to miss the new evening Nibble and Tipple menu that just launched at @eathungrypants! It’s now available every Friday & Saturday (4pm-close) featuring plant-based small bites and an expanded natural wine selection curated ..." (Instagram)
• Central Florida Zoo: "Meet Pippin! No, he is not a hedgehog. He is a tenrec, and he is an Animal Ambassador at the Zoo. Pippin helps educate students about the importance of wildlife conservation for his species and beyond. . . . #CentralFloridaZoo #CFZ #Tene..." (Instagram)
• Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: "The Hocus Pocus Sanderson sisters are flying in next Sunday the 24th. So join us outside, and enjoy dinner and drinks delivered to your seats. bit.ly/3AAOznI Part of our revamped Frontyard Festival™, presented by AdventHealth Orlando. Mo..." (Facebook)
• City of Orlando - Government: "Halloween is exactly two weeks from yesterday! Looking to get in the spooky spirit? Head to orlando.gov/pumpkinstencils for some fun City Beautiful pumpkin carving stencils!" (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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