🌱 Salt & Straw Coming To Disney Springs + Foxtail Expanding Concept

Good morning, people of Orlando! Carlos Hernandez here with a fresh issue of the Orlando Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 89 Low: 70.

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Here are the top five stories in Orlando today:

1. Salt & Straw is bringing its small-batch ice cream to Disney Springs Orlando after the successful opening at Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The shop will open on Wednesday, April 20 and the first 100 customers will receive a free scoop of ice cream on opening day. (WFTV)

2. The Ocoee City Commission has given a K-8 charter school approval to expand to the high school level. Innovation Montessori Ocoee is now authorized to use the 4.32-acre property located at 1475 E. Silver Star Road for a two-story high school. (West Orange Times & Windermere Observer)

3. Orlando area State Rep. Anthony Sabatini wants backing from Florida lawmakers to hold a special legislative session about a "constitutional carry" gun proposal. Under state law, Sabatini would have to get 20 percent of the Legislature, or 32 members, to file letters of support for a special session with the Department of State. (Orlando Weekly)

4. Orlando's iconic Foxtail Coffee Co. is expanding its original location in Winter Park and taking over three other retail storefronts in the same building to create a new multi-brand concept. The new concept will be called the "Winter Park Social House." (Bungalower)

5. The Osceola County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that 38-year-old Juan Pablo Monterroso-Morataya was arrested Monday and charged with 21 counts of lewd and lascivious molestation on a victim under 12 years old, four counts of showing obscene material to a minor, and one count of sexual battery. (Osceola News-Gazette)

Today in Orlando:

• Orlando Battle Of The Champions at Hyatt Regency Orlando. (10:00 AM)
• MAO Outlet Open at Colonial High School (11:00 AM)
• WOB Bar & Kitchen Downtown Orlando Host "Be Our Guest" Brunch. (11:00 AM)
• Pet Alliance Of Greater Orlando Adoption Event at PetSmart Lake Mary. (1:00 PM)
• Solardo at Celine Orlando. (10:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Orange County School Board has approved new names for new Horizon West schools opening in August 2022. (Orange Observer)
• Tavistock Development Co. wants to add up to 750 multifamily units to its 200-acre, mixed-use Infinity Park development near the Orange County Convention Center. (Subscription: Orlando Business Journal)
• A child was injured on SeaWorld’s new roller coaster, Ice Breaker, before the ride officially opened to the public in February, according to a new state quarterly injury report released Friday. (Florida Politics)

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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.