🌱 Orlando Pet Alliance Donations Soar + Travel Woes + Hookah Shooting

Rise and shine, Orlando! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny with a shower. High: 88 Low: 71.

Here are the top stories in Orlando today:

1. Travel woes: Thousands of Southwest Airlines passengers were stranded across the nation due to a disruption this past weekend. FOX 35 obtained a copy of a lawsuit filed by the Southwest Pilot’s Association on Friday in a U.S. District Court. The pilots are filing a motion to stop the airline from enforcing a vaccine mandate. (Fox 35 Orlando)

2. Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando has received a record number of donations after a fire damaged its shelter and left some animals dead. Over $1 million has been donated so far from over 13,000 people. (Bungalower)

3. The Osceola Sheriff’s office is investigating a shooting in Kissimmee at Red Star Restaurant and Hookah Bar that left one person dead and another injured. A woman died from a gunshot wound, while a man was shot in the leg and is expected to survive. (WFTV)

4. Orange County is no longer offering vaccine shots at Camping World Stadium. The vaccine site has moved back to Barnett Park. The change comes as Florida is seeing improvement in COVID-19 cases as the Delta variant declines. (Click Orlando)

5. Thousands of people celebrated at the Orlando ‘Come Out with Pride’ parade this past Saturday. The event was virtual last year due to COVID-19. The parade route was longer than in previous years as more people were able to celebrate. (Fox 35 Orlando)

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Today in Orlando:

• Orlando City Council Meeting. (2:00 PM)
• Sushi and More at Publix Aprons Cooking School at Winter Park Village. (6:00 PM)
• Audubon Park Community Market. (6:00 PM)
• Open Mic at Sanford Brewing. (6:00 PM)
• Cardio Kick Boxing Jam. (7:00 PM)

Orlando Patch Notebook

• Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer: "Orlando Pride is one of my favorite events. Pride is not only a moment to embrace and show our support for our community's LGBTQ+ residents, it's also an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to creating a more inclusive, equitable city..." (Facebook)
• Creative City Project: "In ONE WEEK (!!!) artists from Walls of Pho Hoa will be painting LIVE at IMMERSE! You can check out their spooky themed live panting, and so much more when you get tickets www.immersefest.com! IMMERSE is presented by Orlando Health Orlan..." (Facebook)
• Thornton Park District: "Outside Bars World of Beer Aku Aku Tiki and The Abbey, Food trucks Overricecfl, itsthepizzaslut, and Little Lulu’s Florida… and lots of outdoor seating! Orlando Main Streets #TPD #thorntonparkdistrict #cowp2021" (Facebook)

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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.

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