🌱 Formosa Gardens Farmers’ Market + Maker Faire + Pour Choice Taphouse Soft Opens

Welcome back, Orlando! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. These are the most important things going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Pleasant with clouds and sun. High: 88 Low: 71.

Here are the top stories today in Orlando:

1. Pour Choice Taphouse on Mills Avenue is now in soft opening and open 7 days a week. Guests can find 50 taps of beer, wine, and cider from fountains to enjoy. A grand opening date is coming soon. (Orlando Weekly)

2. To help speed up airport traveling experiences, Clear has launched an airport reservation lane at Orlando International Airport. MCO is the first airport to launch the pilot program. The new lane does not physically speed up the TSA line, but is meant to help travelers get right to security. (Click Orlando)

3. A Central Florida man has been charged with Second Degree Homicide after he was accused of shooting a neighbor, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. Officials say Cliffton Anthony Bliss Jr. became enraged when a neighbor's cat came onto his property. (WESH)

4. The Formosa Gardens Farmers’ Market is opening November 6th in Kissimmee. It will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and take place at Island Grove Wine Company's festival green space. There will be about 30 vendors for visitors to browse. (WFTV)

5. Maker Faire Orlando is returning to Central Florida Fairgrounds on November 13th and 14th. This is the 9th year of the festival. Tickets are now available for purchase. (Bungalower)

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Today in Orlando:

• Happening Now! Join Bulla Gastrobar in the fight against Breast Cancer! (9:00 AM)
• Fault Line Cakes with Fabiola Vidal. (9:30 AM)
• Succulent Pumpkin Centerpiece Workshop. (10:00 AM)
• Homecoming Parade - Boone High School. (4:00 PM)
• Varsity Football vs. Cypress Creek @ Home - HOMECOMING. (7:00 PM)

Orlando Patch Notebook

• Orange County FL: "@OCFLDistrict2 Commissioner Christine Moore invites residents to the community of Lockhart on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at 7:30 a.m., for the inaugural Little Wekiva Spooktacular 5K!" (Twitter)
• Orlando Magic: "with 18 points scored last night, Mo Bamba surpassed 1,000 for his career" (Twitter)
• @justpotus: "The Burt Reynolds. Orlando Meats already has such a great diverse menu with all types of delicious creations but when I saw this on the menu I had to order it right away. This pizza has alligator, bacon, mozzarella, garlic, parsley and lemon. It doesn’t get much better than that. The crust was perfectly cooked and in each slice was packed with flavor. I would definitely order this again." (Instagram)
• Tasty Chomps: "Just dropped by @bread_n_co in Winter Park to try my hand at ita Dalgona cookie challenge based on the viral Netflix show “Squid Game” - just found out the owners are closing both locations (Fairbanks and Lotte Market) this Friday Oct 22 and will reopen in one week on Friday Oct 29 as a new franchise of @touslesjoursusa bakery! So go visit soon for a last bite of Bread & Co before it closea forever on this Friday! The new menu will all be Tous Les Jours items." (Instagram)
• Visit Orlando: "Goblins and ghoulies from last Halloween, awaken the spirits with your tambourine!" (Instagram)

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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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