🌱 Orlando International Aiport Carjacking + Affordable Housing Crisis

Hello all. Carlos Hernandez here with your fresh copy of the Orlando Daily. Keep reading to find out everything you need to know about what's happening in our community, including updates on:

• Portillo's opened their second location in Central Florida this week.
• Orlando police are looking for a suspect gunman in a carjacking at Orlando International Airport.
• There is a new wine bar and restaurant being proposed in Mills 50.

But first, today's weather:

Sunny and pleasant. High: 75 Low: 52.

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Here are the top stories in Orlando today:

1. Portillo's has opened its second location in Central Florida in Kissimmee at 8041 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday at 10 a.m. to celebrate the grand opening of the location. (Fox 35 Orlando)
2. A new wine bar and restaurant is being proposed in Mills 50. Birchwood Tree LLC is the applicant for the new restaurant and also owns the property for the space and is also proposing a garden patio area. (Subscription: Orlando Business Journal)
3. Orlando police released an image on Tuesday of a suspected gunman in a carjacking at Orlando International Airport. Police said the suspected gunman is a man in his mid-20s and was wearing a black crewneck sweatshirt, dark pants and dark shoes. (Click Orlando)
4. New Smyrna Beach City leaders voted to pause certain types of development in the town's flood zones Tuesday evening in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. The city experienced 21 inches of rain in less than 24 hours from Hurricane Ian and more than 800 homes were flooded. (WFTV)
5. Orange County leaders met this week to discuss the affordable housing crisis plaguing the city. The occupancy case in Orange County is at 92 percent. The county said they need to build 86,000 new units to meet the demand by 2030. (Spectrum News 13)

Today in Orlando:

• Crafty Corner: Painting at CarePlus Community Center. (11 a.m.)
• Fringe ArtSpace - Grand Opening Bash. (5:30 p.m.)
• Thornton 2nd Thursday Wine & Art Walk. (6:30 p.m.)
• Butterfly Friendly Gardening at Harry P. Leu Gardens. (6:30 p.m.)
• Tina: The Tina Turner Musical at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts shared: "WICKED The Musical is coming to Walt Disney Theater Jan. 25–Feb. 12. Limited tickets are available. Buy now, or you will be green with envy." (Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts via Facebook)
• City of Orlando - Government shared: "Celebrating Fringe ArtSpace: Grand Opening! We partnered with Orlando Fringe to activate this theatrical performance space and create an arts accelerator program to further arts and culture in Downtown Orlando." (City of Orlando - Government via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Eastside Waterford shared: "My daughter and I found this male dog a couple of minutes ago in the intersection Fort Christmas and Lake Pickett. - Dog is fine, just brought him to our house to avoid somebody hitting him on the road." (Nextdoor)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with 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.

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