Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 One analyst, who acknowledges he is making assumptions, predicts Disney World could open July 22 if it follows a similar timeline to Shanghai Disneyland. |   | |
 Today, more than nine weeks since the first show cancelled at the Orange County Convention Center because of the then-building pandemic, Orange County is better off than every other major population center in Florida, according to health metrics tracked by the state. | | | |
 If Floridians are really grateful for the grocery store clerks and food-service workers who go to work during the pandemic, they'll vote to approve the $15 minimum wage on the ballot in November. | | | |
 Gov. Ron DeSantis announced barbershops and beauty salons will be allowed to reopen in the state with restrictions starting Monday, one of many steps being taken to expand businesses allowed to operate during the coronavirus pandemic. But South Florida, the epicenter of the pandemic in the state, is still excluded from DeSantis' Phase 1 reopening. | | | |
 Mark O'Mara, the Orlando attorney who helped George Zimmerman get acquitted of second-degree murder for the 2012 fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, is now representing the family of a black teen who was killed this week in a shooting that officials have initially called justified. | | | |
 Se7enbites chef/owner Trina Gregory-Propst cements her place Guy Fieri's Triple D family with an upcoming appearance on the show's newest COVID-19 inspired incarnation: "Triple D Takeout" and answers questions about the future of their Ivanhoe Village trattoria, Sette. | | | |
 If Congresswoman Val Demings is chosen as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's running mate, spouse Jerry Demings said he would not give up his elected post. | | | |
 Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said a curfew in place for seven weeks will end on Monday, the same day distribution will begin of 1 million masks and 200,000 travel-size bottles of hand sanitizer for small businesses who need them as Central Florida's economy starts humming again. | | | |
 Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn, whose collaboration with Siegfried Fischbacher created the world-renowned animal training and magic duo Siegfried & Roy, died of complications from COVID-19 in Las Vegas. He was 75. | | | |
 How effective will the Paycheck Protection Program be? The program has faced criticism, but some small-business owners say the low-cost loans have enabled them to forestall layoffs or rehire staff. Here's a look at PPP successes, failures and unknowns. | | | |
 The University of Central Florida has received $1.4 million from the architect and some of the contractors involved in building its football stadium, which suffered from defects, including problems with rust. | | | |
 With high school girls basketball travel team tournaments on hold, recruits are relying on coaches' connections to get college coaches' attention during the coronavirus pandemic. | | | |
 The Orlando Magic have received permission from the NBA to test players for COVID-19, helping the team create the safest environment it can when reopening facilities for individual workouts during the coronavirus pandemic. | | | |
 UCF cornerback Brandon Moore continues to make strides as he works his way back from a torn ACL he suffered during the Knights' 2019 season opener against Florida A&M on Aug. 29. | | | |
 Download these photos taken by Orlando Sentinel photographers as your background on Zoom. | | | |
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