The City of Orlando has announced its intent to request the release of funds for a multi-year project aimed at rehabilitating the Governors Manor Apartments. The formal request will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on or after October 8, 2024.
The most represented ethnicity in the Orange County student body in the 2023-24 school year was Hispanic, according to the Florida Department of Education.
The largest number of students enrolled per grade in Orange County School District during the 2023-24 school year were in the 10th-grade, making up 8.2% of the student body.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and the Orlando City Council have proclaimed September 15 through October 15, 2024, as Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of Orlando.
Patty Bender, a Winter Park resident and member of the St. Margaret Mary parish, said the economy now "feels worse than the 2010s" as prices continue to increase but wages stay stagnant.
Stephen Lansing, an Orlando resident and member of the Blessed Trinity parish, said, energy sources outside of fossil fuels are "too politically manipulative" to effectively support the country.
The City of Orlando is proposing a $7.5 million investment from Accelerate Orlando funds to establish an Open Access shelter aimed at reducing unsheltered homelessness by 50 percent. This initiative seeks to provide 24/7 accommodations for up to 250 vulnerable community members.