🌱 MegaCon Returns This Week + Magic Kingdom Employee Wrestles Snake

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally today in Orlando.

First, today's weather:

Warm with plenty of sunshine. High: 93 Low: 73.

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Here are the top five stories in Orlando today:

1. MegaCon is returning to Orlando this week starting Thursday to the Orange County Convention Center, bringing together fans of comic, sci-fi, fantasy, anime, gaming and more. MegaCon will also brings dozens of actors, comic book creators and artists to town for signings and photo-ops. (Click Orlando)

2. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Monday morning in Sanford to talk up money in the state budget for nursing education. "Today, we’re going to be able to say that in the budget we’re going to have — just with two really significant programs — an additional $125 million of support," DeSantis said. (Click Orlando)

3. Orlando Police said a downtown Orlando shooting has left a 24-year-old man seriously hurt. Officers were called to East Church Street at Liberty Avenue around 4:30 a.m. on Monday morning. Around 8 a.m., police said three suspects had been detained and were being interviewed by investigators. (WESH)

4. Travel agent Bren Ladd recently posted a TikTok video showing a cast member at Disney's Magic Kingdom attempting to wrangle a snake that was moving around the entrance to the theme park. The video has been viewed over 2.5 million times. (Fox 35 Orlando)

5. Orlando officials hope a proposed downtown Orlando temporary window wrap pilot program can help solve a problem with empty storefronts that have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. No permits will be needed, but business owners will have to pay a small clerical fee and the installation costs to perform the wrapping. (WFTV)

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Today in Orlando:

• An exclusive networking cocktail party is at Museum of Illusions Orlando. (5:30 p.m.)
• The 31st Annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival at Loch Haven Park. (6 p.m.)
• Big And Teen Chef: Grilled Cheese And Soup at Publix Aprons Cooking School At The Marketplace At Dr. Phillips. (6 p.m.)
• Evening Makers Market at The House On Lang. (6 p.m.)
• Tuesday Night Jam Session at RockPit Brewing. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A $75,000 donation from Duke Energy is helping to charge up the training of future engineers and computer science professionals at the University of Central Florida. (WFTV)
• Athen's Pizza, a chain out of Panama, is moving into a 3,000 square-foot space at 171 S. Orlando Ave. in Maitland. It will replace Midici at the Maitland City Centre. (Orlando Weekly)
• Bungalower has great photos up from Orlando Museum of Arts "Red Carpet Couture" event. The event took place on the same day as the Met Gala in New York and attendees could watch the live red carpet feed from that event in the museum’s theater space. (Bungalower)
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That's it for today! See you all 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Orlando Daily? Contact me at carlosreportsnews@gmail.com