🌱Tasty Chomps Secret Menu At Tabla+ Sprouts Market Apopka Hiring

Get on up, Orlando! Let's get you all caught up to start this Friday, March 11th off on an informed note. Here's everything worth knowing today in town.

First, today's weather:

Warm with variable cloudiness. High: 84 Low: 69.

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Here are the top stories today in Orlando:

1. Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida recently received a $300,000 grant from the Florida Blue Foundation to expand hunger relief efforts by training local health care providers to screen patients for risk factors that could indicate food insecurity so they can be directed to community resources. The program will expand the non-profit's Health and Hunger Task Force. (The Apopka Voice)

2. Sprouts Farmers Market is planning to hire 100 workers for its new Apopka store. The Arizona-based grocery chain is opening its 28,000-square-foot store at 2283 E. Semoran Blvd. on Friday, May 20. It will host a Wednesday, March 23 virtual hiring event and an Wednesday, April 6th in-person hiring event at Embassy Suites at 225 Shorecrest Drive in Atlamonte Springs. (Subscription: Orlando Business Journal)

3. A fisherman was bitten by a shark Wednesday in Volusia County at New Smyrna Beach, officials said. Volusia County Beach Safety said the 21-year-old New Jersey man was fishing in waist-deep water when he was bitten by a black-tip shark. He was not seriously injured. (Click Orlando)

4. The team at Tasty Chomps food blog is hosting a special secret menu option at all three locations of Tabla Indian Restaurant in Lake Nona, Winter Park, and Kirkman Road through Sunday, March 13. Guests will enjoy a special three-course prix fixe menu for $40, similar to Visit Orlando's Magical Dining promotion. (Bungalower)

5. Bob Chapek, chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, has now made comments opposing a controversial bill nicknamed the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Chapek said he and other Disney executives will meet with Governor Ron DeSantis. Protesters have been demanding Disney take a stronger stance against the legislation and calling on the company to stop donations to candidates who support the bill. (WESH)

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Today in Orlando:

• Grand Opening at CenterWell Senior Primary Care West Orange. (10:00 AM)
• Tai Chi in the Garden at Mead Botanical Garden. (10:30 AM)
• UCF Knights Baseball Vs. North Florida Ospreys Baseball at John Euliano Park at UCF Baseball Complex. (6:00 PM)
• Wine And Dine: Spain at Publix Aprons Cooking School at The Marketplace At Dr. Phillips. (6:30 PM)
• Orlando Magic Vs. Minnesota Timberwolves at Amway Center. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Maitland Jazz & Blues Festival is coming soon with 13 local and touring acts set for a free two-day event kicking off on April 1st. (Orlando Weekly)
• Southern Fried Sunday is hosting two musical events this month. It is an Orlando music tradition. (Bungalower)
• Broward Sheriff's Office will give you a gift card for unused, unwanted or expired medications. It will happen on Saturday, March 12 at Pompano Citi Centre, 1955 North Federal Highway. (WPLG Local 10)
• Disney is pausing all business in Russia, includes licensing of products, linear TV channels, and even sales of National Geographic magazine. (Twitter)
• Don't miss "Once Upon a Spring" at Gaylord Palms now through May 8. The resort is filled with colorful flowers, Easter egg scavenger hunts, an artful pop-up bar, a themed escape room, sing-along fairy tales with Mother Goose, and more. (Twitter)

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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.