🌱 Shake Shack Drive-Thru Opening + Annual Puerto Rican Parade

Good morning, Orlando! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 88 Low: 68.

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Here are the top five stories in Orlando today:

1. Shake Shack is opening its first Florida location with a drive-thru window, which will be only the fourth drive-thru location across the company, in Orlando at 11637 Daryl Carter Parkway as part of Vineland Pointe, according to a news release. The location will open Thursday, March 24. (Click Orlando)

2. The annual Florida Puerto Rican Parade and Festival is returning to downtown Orlando next month on Saturday, April 23. The event draws thousands of attendees each year. This year there's a new route for the parade. It will start on Robinson Street and Rosalind Avenue, go past Lake Eola, across Central Boulevard, up Orange Avenue and end on Livingston Street. (WFTV)

3. On Saturday, March 26, the Central Florida Boy Scout Council will honor Apopka residents Tom and Selina Terry for their philanthropic efforts in the community through their family foundation Forever Wishes. Forever Wishes is a non-profit organization formed by the Terrys to help assist Toys for Tots in Orange County. (The Apopka Voice)

4. A man accused of shooting at Marion County deputies while naked has been arrested, the sheriff's office said. Deputies responded to a neighborhood north of Highway 320 in Micanopy on Thursday after reports of a domestic disturbance when Daniel Robbins allegedly fired at them. (WFTV)

5. The Florida Film Festival has revealed the lineup for its 2022 program. The festival will run from Friday, April 8 to Sunday, April 17 at both Enzian Theater and the nearby Regal theater at Winter Park Village. This year the festival will showcase 167 films, both features and shorts, representing 37 countries, according to a news release. (Spectrum News 13)

Today in Orlando:

• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy Of Winter Garden. (10:00 AM)
• Tai Chi in the Garden at Mead Botanical Garden. (10:30 AM)
• The 5th Annual Lucky's St. Patrick's Day Crawl - Orlando at Underground Public House (4:00 PM)
• UCF Knights Baseball vs. UNC Greensboro Baseball at John Euliano Park. (6:00 PM)
• Live at Timucua: David Detweiler And Fumi Tomita Quartet. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The 63rd annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival is being held this weekend. The streets of Winter Park will transform into a display of clay, digital art, pastel, painting, photography and more. (Click Orlando)
• Sus Hi Eatstation held its grand opening for its 9th location on Friday in Casselberry. It is located at 1052 FL-436. (Click Orlando)
• Popular Montreal-style bagel shop, Belanger Bagels, in College Park has permanently closed down. (Bungalower)
• A seven-story office building at State Road 436 in Altamonte Springs has hit the market. The 98,204 square foot Galloway Building has an asking price of $21.5 million. (Subscription: Orlando Business Journal)

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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.