🌱 SunRail Ridership Soars + Orlando City SC Falls To Montreal

Happy Monday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything going on today in Orlando.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 83 Low: 64.

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Here are the top five stories today in Orlando:

1. Former Chairman of City Beverages and arts patron Ford Kiene, who passed away in April 1, will be honored on Thursday, May 19 with a special procession in downtown Orlando. The jazz-themed procession, which was sponsored by the April grant from the Orlando chapter of the Awesome Foundation, will start at 6:30 p.m. (Bungalower)

2. Florida's State Fire Marshal, Jimmy Patronis, awarded a total of $112,000, split to 13 fire stations around Central Florida, as part of a cancer decontamination equipment grant. We need to make sure that the men and woman who don the uniform and rush into danger when everyone else is feeling it — we need to do everything humanly possible to make sure they have long, healthy lives, to spend time with their families," Patronis said. (WFTV)

3. Orlando Police apprehended four juveniles Saturday night after police said they crashed into a marked patrol vehicle at W. Amelia St. & N. Orange Blossom Trail. The suspects were turned over to Ocoee Police, who were looking for the group after an alleged armed carjacking earlier in the night. (Fox 35 Orlando)

4. SunRail officials reported a 40% increase in riders from 2021. During a recent meeting, leaders from Seminole and Osceola counties expressed concerns with funding as they discuss expansion. (WFTV)

5. Orlando City SC fell to CF Montreal 4-1 on Saturday to end its club-record unbeaten streak to seven games. João Moutinho scored for Orlando City SC (5-4-2). "For us we faced a team that had a lot of initiatives going forward and we couldn’t first get the ball back and second we didn’t create much. There was a point in the second half where we woke up a bit and started being more of ourselves, but it just came out that way with mistakes that just allowed them to score the goals and kept them away from a better performance. A very favorable result for Montréal and we’re going to push forward for better results," said Orlando City Head Coach Oscar Pareja. (Spectrum News 13)

Today in Orlando:

• Audubon Park Community Market at Stardust Parking Lot. (5:00 PM)
  
• Fundraiser For Chef George's Family at Tori Tori. (5:00 PM)
• Wedding Pro Night at Wall Crawl. (6:30 PM)
• Fringe BYOV Preview at The Abbey. (8:00 PM)
• Dean Lewis at Plaza Live - Orlando. (9:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Monster Jam returns to Orlando May 21 to May 22 to hold its world finals. Mark the occasion for Monster Trucks doing what they do best, tearing up each other. (Orlando Weekly)
• Seats are still available for Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts from May 13 to May 15 as part of their FAIRWINDS Broadway in Orlando 21/22 season. (Facebook)
• Click Orlando has a list of Asian restaurants to try in celebration of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month including Chuan Lu Garden, DOMU, Dragonfly Robata Grill & Sushi, Hawkers Asian Street Fare, and more. (Click Orlando)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— 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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