🌱 Osceola Charter School Troubles + Multiple Drive-By Shootings

Good morning, people of Orlando! It's me again, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Orlando Daily. Let's get this week started right.

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Here are the top five stories in Orlando today:

1. The Osceola County School Board has voted to revoke the charter of American Classical Charter Academy, starting a 90-day process for the school to address its financial and regulatory situations and remain open. Parents who attended the April 5 Board meeting, hoping to “Save ACCA,”implored the Board to do what it can to keep the school open. (Osceola News-Gazette)

2. Two men were hospitalized after a shooting at Tildenville Park in Winter Garden on Saturday, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived and found a man in his 20s and a man in his 30s with gunshot wounds, officials said. The men were both taken to the hospital. (Click Orlando)

3. Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that injured two teenage girls on Saturday night. Police responded to a call on the 400 block of Gilman Circle at 9:30 p.m. for a shooting call. According to authorities, a group of kids were standing on the corner of South Fanfair Avenue and Gilman Circle when a silver sedan drove past and began shooting at them. (WESH)

4. Orlando police are investigating another a drive-by shooting that injured a Central Florida man on Saturday morning. Police responded to a call of a shooting on West Colonial Drive between Westmoreland Drive and North Parramore Avenue at 8:45 a.m. When officers arrived, they located a 40-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim told police he was shot by people in a car near the intersection of North Westmoreland Drive and Concord Street. (WFTV)

5. New York Bagel and Deli is moving into Colonialtown in a former Subway space at 2008 E. Colonial Drive. Other locations include Celebration, Kissimmee, Margaritaville, St. Cloud, and Winter Garden. There is no opening date available at this time. (Bungalower)

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Today in Orlando:

• Uprooting Prejudice Faces Of Change Gallery at Orlando City Hall. (8:00 AM)
• Orlando Job Fair. (11:00 AM)
• A Networking After Hours Event at American Social. (5:30 PM)
• Justin Bieber Justice Tour at Amway Center. (6:00 PM)
• Falafel And Kebabs at Publix Aprons Cooking School At The Marketplace At Dr. Phillips. (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• There were 15 shootings in 48 hours in three Central Florida counties. Most of the violence took place in Orange County and Orlando, but there was also one shooting each in Volusia and Lake counties. (WFTV)
• Twenty-six veterans flew from Orlando to Washington, D.C. early Saturday morning for a one-day trip to visit war memorials at the nation’s capital. (Spectrum News 13)
• Foxtail Coffee and Kelly's Homemade Ice Cream have launched their joint location in College Park. It is located at 3405 Edgewater Drive. (Orlando Weekly)

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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.