Grow Orlando Farms + Winter Park Piano Restaurant + Water Conservation Plea

Good morning, Orlando! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Rain in the evening and overnight. High: 89 Low: 73.

Here are the top stories in Orlando today:

1. Grow Orlando, an educational farming nonprofit, has started an online farmers market to sell produce grown at micro-farms in its network. The founder, Frank Bailey, plans to build a network of micro-farms at faith-based locations. Pre-orders are accepted online for pick-up. (Click Orlando)

2. Dr. Meadow Good is an Orlando resident who is adamant about protecting her patients against COVID-19 and actively promotes masks and vaccines on social media. She says she received an envelope to her address with a photo of a swastika in it after a post she made about masks went viral. Good reported the mail to the Maitland police and FBI tip line and says she will not be deterred. (WFTV)

3. Winn-Dixie's Parent Company, Southeastern Grocers Inc., is sponsoring four major Florida Pride festivals including Come Out with Pride happening in Orlando on October 9th. The company says, "We wholeheartedly embrace our diverse associates, customers and communities and commit to cultivating an inclusive environment within our company and in the neighborhoods we serve." (Patch Florida)

4. Winter Park's Hannibal Square will soon enjoy a piano restaurant. Café-Boutique Piano will replace Dexter's at 58 West New England Avenue. It will seat 36 people and plans to open in the next year. (Orlando Weekly)

5. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer says it is vital for residents to continue to conserve water to keep liquid oxygen that is normally used to purify water available for sick COVID-19 patients instead. The city recently experienced a spike in water usage after record lows from conservation. (WMFE)

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Today in Orlando:

• Economic Vitality - Ivanhoe Village Main Street. (8:30 AM)
• WPGC General Meeting - Winter Park Garden Club. (10:00 AM)
• Sealing and Expungement presented by Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society, Inc. (2:00 PM)
• Design Committee-Long Term Planning - Ivanhoe Village Main Street. (6:00 PM)
• Girls Volleyball vs. Osceola @ Home - Boone High School. (6:00 PM)
• Rollins College Men's Soccer vs Saint Leo University. (7:00 PM)

Orlando Patch Notebook

• Nature Conservancy in Florida: "The Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Sequestering Carbon Tree Planting Grant program is open. This $10 million grant enhances the climate-capturing power of forests and is a smart Natural Climate Solution. Let’s get ..." (Instagram)
• Valencia College: "Here are a few behind-the-scenes photos from our new Center for Accelerated Training in Northwest Orlando. This facility will be our largest skills training location yet – which will offer 10 short-trm training programs, where students ..." (Instagram)
• Central Florida Zoo: "Did you know the White's tree frog is not named for its color, but for the scientist that discovered it, John White? Hop on over to the Zoo today to visit our frog residents! : @hazzmatt0_o . . . #CentralFloridaZoo #CFZ #WhitesTreeF..." (Instagram)
• Orange County, Florida: "Doug Taylor, owner of nine bars and restaurants in @dwntwn_orlando and a member of the @ocfl Economic Recovery Task Force, knows that in order to be successful, his businesses need to focus on the health and safety of employees and patro..." (Instagram)
• Downtown Orlando: "We are eager to bring hundreds of video game design professionals to Creative Village and cultivate this industry in downtown." (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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