Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 George Floyd protests extended beyond the Orlando metro area on Wednesday, with groups gathering in Clermont and DeLand to support Black Lives Matter. Many celebrated charges filed against four officers who helped detain Floyd. |   | |
 Saying "I hear you, Knights," the chief of the University of Central Florida Police Department said in a tweet on Wednesday said he will be pulling his officers from covering downtown Orlando during protests over the death of George Floyd. | | | |
 Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that it's time for Florida to enter Phase 2 of reopening from the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns, other than the hardest-hit three counties of South Florida. | | | |
 First Presbyterian Church of Orlando is donating over $500,000 – its largest gift ever – to local nonprofit organizations struggling with the massive economic needs spawned by the coronavirus shutdown. Senior Pastor David Swanson said he initiated the campaign after reading projections that up to half of nonprofits will fail because of the pandemic. | | | |
 Florida's colleges and universities should provide hand sanitizer, require face masks, limit who lives in their dorms and rely more on online classes when they reopen in the fall, a report by two statewide unions released Wednesday said. The institutions should also boost mental health services and be ready to help students obtain laptops and internet access, if needed. | | | |
 Plans to run a toll road through the Split Oak conservation land in Orange and Osceola counties may be on hold because of financial concerns. Good. It's time to rethink this project. | | | |
 Florida reported 1,317 new coronavirus cases and 36 more deaths Wednesday, for a new total of 58,764 cases and 2,566 fatalities statewide. | | | |
 What was it like Wednesday at Universal as passholders and hotel guests return? Here's what we saw. | | | |
 The Ceviche Tapas Bar and Restaurant on Church Street in downtown Orlando has permanently closed because of coronavirus. | | | |
 The state-of-the-art USTA National Campus is set to re-open Monday after closing its doors March 14 due to the spread of coronavirus. | | | |
 Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Association ratified a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, clearing the way for the league to play a summer tournament in Orlando. | | | |
 This longtime Mexican eatery was little more than a popular taco counter until January, when it went from 15 tables to 150 seats. Then came COVID-19 and things had to slow way down. Now back open for business, this Mexican market - now full-on restaurant - may be an ideal first-run option for those with post-corona jitters. | | | |
 Legoland is offering guests a free night when they book three nights at least 60 days in advance. | | | |
 You can enjoy a number of water activities at Blue Spring State Park and others. | | | |
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