Thursday, July 29, 2021

Disney World mandating masks indoors & Orange County back under state of emergency

Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.

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Good morning, it's Thursday, July 29. Today in Orlando, it will be clear with a high of 88° and a low of 77°. Get hour-by-hour temperatures here.

Disney World to require all guests to wear masks indoors starting Friday

Starting Friday, Disney guests will have to wear masks while indoors and in Disney buses, monorail and Disney Skyliner, regardless of vaccination status, the theme park announced Wednesday...

Orange County is back under state of emergency as coronavirus infections skyrocket

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings declared a state of emergency as new infections of COVID-19 skyrocket, with mask and vaccine mandates.

'You're on your own': As Florida ICUs swell and CDC urges masks, DeSantis sells mask-mocking koozies | Commentary

Florida leads in new COVID cases. ICU's are filling. Yet while the CDC urges masks, DeSantis is selling mask-mocking koozies. One hospital leader says the state's message to them is:...

Joel Greenberg used private state database to look up hundreds of people's personal info, tax office says

Joel Greenberg used his position to look up hundreds of people's personal information by accessing a private state database, officials said.

Seminole school board rejects proposal to require face masks for younger students

Despite COVID-19 cases rising, a majority of Seminole County School Board members voted to keep their face mask optional policy in schools.

3 Central Florida restaurants receive emergency shut down orders in last week

Three Central Florida restaurants received emergency orders to shut down in the week of July 18-24, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Destructive thunderstorm, hail alerts coming to smartphones

On Monday, the National Weather Service will begin issuing a "Weather Emergency Alert" whenever destructive hail or thunderstorms are in the area.

Before attacking critical race theory, learn what it's about | Commentary

In a guest column, a Florida A&M law professor rebuts some of the common misconceptions about critical race theory and offers his own definition.

Magic excited as NBA Draft arrives; Barnes, Kuminga consensus picks

Magic all set for important NBA Draft

This OBT arepa joint is no small wonder

Wonder Arepa on Orange Blossom Trail, makes griddled corn cakes that tower like Venezuela's Angel Falls and are wonderfully crispy on the outside and almost melty within.

They're back: 'Satchmo,' 'Baskervilles,' Nathan Mosher, Art After Dark

Look who's back! We have a quartet of return engagements, encores if you will, to check out this week. Let's jump right in.

Castle watch: Checking out Disney's 50th-anniversary medallion, Tinker Bell time

I went to Magic Kingdom to see new 50th anniversary crest on Cinderella Castle and "Happily Ever After" with flying Tinker Bell. It was an "only in Orlando" outing.

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