🌱 Orlando Shipping Container Shed Rent At $900 + Church St. Station

Hello, friends. Carlos Hernandez here with your fresh copy of the Orlando Daily, full of all the local news you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 96 Low: 78.

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Here are the top five stories today in Orlando:

1. Orlando entrepreneur Craig Mateer wants to transform Orlando's historic Church Street Station into a shopping, dining and drinking space. The city's Historic Preservation Board is not on board at the moment with the idea. (Fox 35)

2. A landlord in Conway is attempting to rent a shipping container shed for $900 a month. The pricing comes amid an affordable housing crisis that is gripping Florida. The landlord is also requiring a background check, employment check and a one-month deposit. (Orlando Weekly)

3. Deputies in Sumter County are investigating after a man was found dead inside a bar early Saturday morning. The incident happened at The Damn Pub at 4666 CR 300 Lake Panasoffkee at around 12:20 a.m. (WFTV)

4. Florida on Friday reported 149,407 cases of COVID-19 over the past two weeks as U.S President Joe Biden faces a COVID-19 relapse after canceling his trip to Orlando and isolating. Florida has seen 6,789,498 cases since the virus was first detected on March 1, 2020. (Click Orlando, Politico)

5. A Central Florida construction worker suffered a major fall on Friday and was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center for treatment. The worker fell approximately 15 feet from a scaffolding structure and landed on the second floor, according to fire officials. (WESH)

Today in Orlando:

• Orlando Vegan Market Brunch. (11 a.m.)
• Food Distribution at Mount Sinai SDA Orlando. (11 a.m.)
• Last Sunday Brunch At Metrowest at Achilles Art Café. (noon)
• Wine & Bottomless Mimosas at B. Nice Patio Bar. (2 p.m.)
• Bob Ross + Metal at The Falcon Bar. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A New York City-based boxing fitness chain called Rumble Boxing is expanding into Orlando. (Subscription: Orlando Business Journal)
• One Orange County resident infected with monkeypox worries there could be more victims in Central Florida after dealing with the pain from the virus. One concern is the difficulty in getting tested. (WESH)
• Sanford celebrated "Christmas in July" help to bring people downtown. Shoppers were given passports to take into stores that entered them for a chance to win gift cards. (WFTV)

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That's it for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with a new 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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