🌱 Happy Lemon Bubble Tea Coming Soon + Anime Festival Orlando

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Here are the top five stories in Orlando today:

1. Taiwanese bubble tea chain Happy Lemon is opening soon. It will be just four minutes away from the University of Central Florida (UCF) at 11565 University Boulevard. The location will be its first Florida outpost. (Orlando Weekly)

2. A woman was found dead at an Altamonte Springs apartment complex and police are interviewing a person of interest. Police responded to a well-being check at 909 Ballard Street Tuesday morning, near Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Eastmonte Park. No more details have been released as of Tuesday afternoon. (Click Orlando)

3. Orange County's state representative, Geraldine Thompson, is drafting a bill in honor of Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old who fell to his death at Orlando Free Fall in ICON Park this past March. The bill would demand adjustments that focus on safety at thrill rides and amusement parks. (WESH)

4. Anime Festival Orlando, a celebration of Japanese animation and pop culture, returns this weekend to the Wyndham Orlando Resort after being canceled last year due to safety precautions for COVID-19. This is the convention's 10th year. (Click Orlando)

5. Universal Orlando Resort will celebrate the Fourth of July this year with live music, character meet-and-greets, as well as fireworks. The festivities will run from 5 p.m. to park close and are included with theme park admission. (Spectrum News 13)

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Today in Orlando:

• Yoga In The Garden at Mead Botanical Garden. (7 a.m.)
• Lake Eola Park Open Job Interviews at Eola House At Lake Eola Park. (9 a.m.)
• In-Focus: Gallery Talks - Jared McGriff at Orlando Museum Of Art. (1:30 p.m.)
• Wine, Dine And Paint at Quantum Leap Winery. (5 p.m.)
• Kraftwerk 3-D at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Orlando Solar Bears have announced the hiring of their fifth head coach in the franchise’s history, Matt Carkner. (Bungalower)
• Florida's coming dissolution of Walt Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District has spiked trade activity among bond holders as they anticipate the changes. The dissolution comes amid a battle between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney. (WFTV)
• Orlando-based SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. has named Michelle "Chelle" F. Adams as its new chief financial office and treasurer. (Subscription: Orlando Business Journal)
• PadSplit offers available rooms for less than the market rate and expanded into Orlando in June 2022. Residents share communal spaces inside homes. The expansion comes amid an affordable housing crisis around the state, including in Orlando. (Subscription: Orlando Sentinel)

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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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