🌱 OMA Heroes & Monsters Exhibit + Big Bounce America Coming Soon

Happy Saturday, Orlando! Here's everything you need to know going on in Orlando today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 78 Low: 59.

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Here are the top five stories today in Orlando:

1. Volusia County sheriff's deputies arrested 30-year-old David Rivera late Wednesday and charged him with first-degree murder. His mother, 55-year-old Belgica Rivera, was found unresponsive in her home on Sunrise Blvd. at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and pronounced dead at the scene. (WESH)

2. 53-year-old "Stephen," Dennis Lee Line, a former Oviedo High School teacher, has been accused of attempting to meet with a minor for sex, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Line was a teacher at Oviedo High School from July 2001 to May 2018. (Click Orlando)

3. Big Bounce America, the world’s largest touring inflatable event, is coming to Kissimmee's Osceola Heritage Park at the end of February. Entrance to the grounds is free, but tickets must be purchased if a guest wants to use the attractions. (Orlando Weekly)

4. Lake County has recorded the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita in the Orlando metro area. The per capita coronavirus death rate in Lake County is 402 for every 100,000 people. Lake County ranks among the middle 50% of all U.S. counties or county equivalents by COVID-19 death rate per capita. (24/7 Wall St. Orlando)

5. Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) is hosting an exhibit of works created by Jean-Michel Basquiat titled, Heroes and Monsters, and it is now open. It features a rare group of 25 paintings from a private collection that are being shown for the first time. The exhibit will run through June 30th, 2023. (Bungalower)

Today in Orlando:

• 1619Fest Orlando! Celebrating Black History Month at Winter Park. (7:00 AM)
• Paws in the Park 2022 at Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando. (10:00 AM)
• Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt & Family Fun Day at Mead Botanical Garden. (10:00 AM)
• The 5th Annual Onesie Bar Crawl - Orlando. (4:00 PM)
• A Night of Love: Featuring Ben Tankard at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The AdventHealth Run 4 Love 4 Mile and the Rebel Run 5K are both this morning in Winter Park. Please be aware of road closures along each route. (Twitter)
• City of Orlando staff have recommended that the city's planning board approve a site plan for a new AdventHealth hospital campus at the one-time site of the Holy Land Experience. (Orlando Weekly)
• The onePulse Foundation is searching for an executive director. (Subscription: Orlando Business Journal)
• The UCF Urban and Regional Planning Distinguished Lecture Series is back on March 31st. The lecture features a networking reception and an informative lecture from Dr. Seth Spielman. (Twitter)
• Wear an Orlando Ribbon on June 12th to honor The 49 with action. Free Orlando Ribbon's are available upon request. (Twitter)

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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.