🌱 SeaWorld Ice Breaker Height Minimum Change + Oviedo Residents Face Fire Fees

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note. Here's everything happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 82 Low: 65.

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Here are the top five stories in Orlando today:

1. The Orlando Museum of Art has canceled plans to expand into a downtown luxury apartment tower. Its marketing directory says it is "pursuing other downtown location opportunities." The status of that relaunch comes just after the museum's Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit was called into question by the New York Times. (Orlando Weekly)

2. City of Orlando is looking to test out a ghost kitchen program which would give local businesses clear development guidelines for the growing concept. The concepts focus on selling food for delivery and occasionally on-site pickup. The city hopes to use the program to develop land development and municipal codes. (WFTV)

3. The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida has filed paperwork to postpone the launch of its new downtown campus in Ivanhoe Village. Due to labor shortages and increasing costs the price of the development has risen by nearly $10 million to $40 million. The postponement is meant to give them more time to raise money. (Bungalower)

4. SeaWorld Orlando has increased the height requirement for its new Ice Breaker coaster to 54 inches from 48 inches. The theme park shared, "We are experiencing some operational issues with smaller riders, and so out of an abundance of caution, we raised the height requirement from 48 inches to 54 inches for the time being as we work with the manufacturer and safety professionals to make adjustments." (Spectrum News 13)

5. Oviedo residents may soon have to pay a mandatory fee to cover the costs of their local fire department. Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek said the fire department has been severely underfunded for years. She says the cost could vary but would most likely range from $180 to $350 a year. (Click Orlando)

Today in Orlando:

• Tai Chi at 1st Unitarian Church Of Orlando. (9:00 AM)
• Celebrate Twosday On 2/22/22 at WOB Bar & Kitchen Orlando. (11:00 AM)
• It's National Margarita Day at Bulla Gastrobar. (11:00 AM)
• Bus Depot Meeting at Orange County District. (2:30 PM)
• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Wednesday in the Melrose Center Unity virtual classes, learn how to setup an Animator Controller and play your animation clips, then to use the Editor Interface to navigate the 3D environment. (Instagram)
• Central Florida Zoo's popular fundraiser, Brews Around the Zoo, is coming back on Saturday, April 9th. Adults 21+ only. (Instagram)
• Celebrate Black History Month with Stetson University's Black Composer's Concert at the Lee Chapel today. Enjoy a Jazz Jam session at Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts for their Thursday night event. (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.