🌱 Florida Man Arrested For Rape At Disney Resort + Unclaimed Checks

Hey, neighbors! It's me, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Daily. Keep reading to find out the most important things happening in town.

First, today's weather:

A stray afternoon t-storm. High: 94 Low: 77.

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Here are the top five stories today in Orlando:

1. Apopka restaurant, Porkie's Original BBQ, will hold a fundraiser today for Austin Duran, the Apopka firefighter who has been fighting to recover from a tragic injury he sustained while working on June 30. (Click Orlando)

2. Celebrate National Ice Cream Month with The Greenery Creamery in downtown Orlando and Sanford. Flavors include strawberry yuzu lemonade, black ash coconut, mango and more. The concept offers both vegan and dairy options, made-from-scratch. Don't miss the ube shake.(Subscription: Orlando Sentinel)

3. The Orange County Clerk's Office says there are currently 11,924 unclaimed checks, made up of vendor payments, refunds, restitution and cash bonds. If you do not claim your money by September 1, the money will be forfeited and deposited in the Clerk's Fine and Forfeiture Fund, according to Florida statutes. (WFTV)

4. A South Florida man was arrested Monday and accused of raping a woman at Disney's Dolphin Resort in Orlando, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The arrest report states that security cameras captured the woman trying to crawl away from Gomez, who was then reportedly seen forcing himself on her. Eyvor Gomez, 49, of Pembroke Pines faces a charge of sexual battery. (Fox 35)

5. Maxine's on Shine located at 337 Shine Avenue is looking to make the patio constructed during the height of the pandemic permanent with new additions, according to documents. The permanent plans would call for an outdoor bar and formal covering. (Bungalower)

Today in Orlando:

• Premiere Cinemas Summer FREE Kids Series at Fashion Square. (10 a.m.)
• Thursday Night Market at Thornton Park District. (6 p.m.)
• Community Emergency Response Training at Center For Peace. (6 p.m.)
• Trivia Night at RockPit Brewing. (7:30 p.m.)
• Havana Thursdays (Latin Cuban Salsa) at Old Irish Pub. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Retired Seminole County firefighter Doug Braswell has passed away after spending a brief time at a hospital, the fire department shared on its Facebook page Tuesday. (Fox 35)
• Goff's Drive In will officially reopen on July 18, according to a Facebook post. The ice cream shop was the recent target of an arsonist. (Orlando Weekly)
• Disney is arguing in court it did not infringe on another company's patent to help build its "Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance" ride, the most technologically advanced attraction at Disney to date. Disney is now countersuing the company and wants the company's patent to be declared unenforceable, court documents show. (Florida Politics)
• Orange County Public Works is currently inspecting the County's primary and secondary drainage systems, including canal systems, retention ponds and subdivision street inlet pipes and checking drainage wells and pump stations as needed in preparation for hurricane season. (Orange County Government, Florida)

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That's it for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— 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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