🌱 Special Olympics USA Coming To Disney World + Apopka Jazz Fest

Happy Saturday, Orlando! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and beautiful. High: 83 Low: 64.

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Here are the top five stories in Orlando today:

1. Lakeland-based Publix has joined Total Wine and other stores across the nation in a ban on Russian goods. Publix owns more than 300 liquor stores in the Southeast. In addition, Winn-Dixie, Fresco y Más and Harveys grocery stores have pledged to donate 100 percent of the proceeds made from the sale of its private-label Ukrainian vodka for the next 31 days to relief efforts in Ukraine. (Tampa Patch)

2. Roughly one month after he died in police custody, Isaiah Payne's final moments have been released to the public by Orlando police. On Friday, Orlando police released body camera video of officers arresting Payne during a trespassing call on February 1. Shortly after officers get Payne into handcuffs, Payne can be heard on the video saying, "help me," and begins to breathe abnormally. (Click Orlando)

3. Police say a man deliberately struck his girlfriend and her children with their family car at a gas station in DeLand. 29-year-old Nicholas Shaw is facing three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and neglect of a child. (WESH)

4. The annual Apopka International Jazz Festival comes back for another year on Saturday, March 19. It will include performances by Jeffrey Osborne, Hiroshima, Nestor Torres, and Dee Lucas. Tickets are available now. (Orlando Weekly)

5. Crews are getting ready right now for the Special Olympics USA Games in Central Florida at Walt Disney World on Sunday, June 5. It will be a celebration of the biggest games ever, with more than 5,000 athletes in 19 different sports. It was originally founded in 1972. (WFTV)

Today in Orlando:

• Tai Chi at 1st Unitarian Church Of Orlando. (9:00 AM)
• 35th Annual Lake Mary-Heathrow Festival Of The Arts at Colonial TownPark. (9:00 AM)
• Windermere Pet Fest at Town Square Park Windermere. (10:00 AM)
• Rollins College Men's Lacrosse at Flagler College (5:00 PM)
• Kids Night At The Museum at Orlando Science Center. (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Good Salt Restaurant Group restaurateurs Jason and Sue Chin, owners of The Monroe Orlando and Reyes Mezcaleria in downtown Orlando, are semifinalists for the Outstanding Restauranteur James Beard award. (Facebook)
• The Audubon Park Lantern Jubilee is today. Meet in the Audubon Park K-8 parking lot at 6 p.m. and enjoy a lighted walking lantern and music parade through the neighborhood, ending at Bikes, Beans & Bordeaux Café. (Facebook)
• Today, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is presenting its first show in Steinmetz Hall, with violinist Gil Shaham playing Beethoven. Limited seats are still available. (Facebook)
• Check out Wine and Corks' new Wine Dispensing Machines in Thornton Park District. (Facebook)
• Pack your mat for Yoga in the Galleries at Orlando Museum of Art on March 13. Guests will tour the highlights of the museum, followed by a yoga session led by College Park Yoga. Register online. (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.