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 "generated": "2026-11-08",
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  {
   "slug": "gateway-osceola-252-apartments-construction-start-kissimmee",
   "headline": "Muirfield says construction has started on Gateway Osceola, 252 market-rate apartments in the Kissimmee area",
   "summary": "Muirfield Development announced on Oct. 27, 2026 the start of construction on Gateway Osceola, 252 market-rate apartments at 1941 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in the Kissimmee area of Osceola County; delivery is expected in summer 2028, and no source read gives rents or a leasing date.",
   "category": "housing_development",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "1941 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee area, Osceola County",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-27",
   "date_found": "2026-11-08",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "Oct. 27, 2026 is the date of Muirfield's announcement, not a reported first day of work; delivery is expected in summer 2028, per Muirfield.",
   "before": "As of GrowthSpotter's March 2024 report: construction plans filed for a 252-unit project, on a property rezoned in 2023 with preliminary site plan approval.",
   "after": "Under construction, per Muirfield Development: 252 market-rate apartments in three four-story buildings and a clubhouse, with delivery expected in summer 2028.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Muirfield Development, press release, October 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.muirfield-dev.com/s/Gateway_Osceola_Press_Release-F-0126.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "Muirfield Development, home page (read November 8, 2026; the page carries no date)",
     "url": "https://www.muirfield-dev.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Greystone, GlobeNewswire release, November 3, 2026, as carried by The Manila Times",
     "url": "https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/11/03/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/greystone-provides-496-million-in-hud-insured-financing-for-252-unit-multifamily-development-in-florida/2460884"
    },
    {
     "name": "Multi-Housing News, Dees Stribling, October 28, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.multihousingnews.com/muirfield-breaks-ground-on-orlando-area-opportunity-zone-development/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida Construction News, FCN Staff writer, November 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.floridaconstructionnews.com/construction-begins-on-252-unit-gateway-osceola-apartment-community/"
    },
    {
     "name": "GrowthSpotter, Laura Kinsler, March 25, 2024",
     "url": "https://www.growthspotter.com/2024/03/25/south-florida-developer-files-construction-plan-for-apartments-next-to-osceola-heritage-park"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/gateway-osceola-252-apartments-construction-start-kissimmee/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "pacchionis-takes-over-pizza-bruno-college-park-2429-edgewater-early-december-2026",
   "headline": "Pacchioni's plans to open in Pizza Bruno's College Park space in early December; Orlando Weekly gave Nov. 7 as Pizza Bruno's last day there",
   "summary": "Pacchioni's Cheesesteaks & Pizza is set to open in the former Pizza Bruno space at 2429 Edgewater Drive in early December 2026, with no exact day announced; Orlando Weekly gave Nov. 7 as Pizza Bruno's last day there, and Pizza Bruno on Curry Ford Road continues, its owner says.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "2429 Edgewater Drive, College Park, Orlando",
   "kind": "opening",
   "date_found": "2026-11-08",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "Planned for early December 2026, with no exact day announced. Orlando Weekly gave Nov. 7 as Pizza Bruno's last day at this address, in a story written before that date.",
   "before": "Pizza Bruno's College Park restaurant at 2429 Edgewater Drive, serving Jersey-style pizzas.",
   "after": "Pacchioni's Cheesesteaks & Pizza, planned to open at this address in early December 2026, with cheesesteaks and pizza that Pacchioni says will not be Jersey-style.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, Faiyaz Kara, November 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/openings-closings-moves/pacchionis-is-moving-into-pizza-brunos-college-park-location/"
    },
    {
     "name": "QSR Magazine, November 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/cheesesteak-food-truck-pacchionis-to-open-first-brick-and-mortar-in-orlando/"
    },
    {
     "name": "What Now, November 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://whatnow.com/?p=452454"
    },
    {
     "name": "Pacchioni's Cheesesteaks & Pizza, home page (read November 8, 2026; the page carries no date)",
     "url": "https://www.pacchionis.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Pizza Bruno, home page (read November 8, 2026; the page carries no date)",
     "url": "https://pizzabrunofl.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Milk Mart, home page (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.milkmartorlando.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, food licence owner-change file (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/chgownr_food.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, food licence file (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/pacchionis-takes-over-pizza-bruno-college-park-2429-edgewater-early-december-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "stadium-street-closures-north-court-avenue-vans-warped-tour-through-nov-19-2026",
   "headline": "30 street segments around Camping World Stadium have closures on Vans Warped Tour's Nov. 14-15 weekend, 16 running on to as late as Nov. 19; North Court Avenue closes Nov. 13-14",
   "summary": "The City of Orlando's advisory map names 30 street segments with closures on Nov. 14-15, 2026: 14 end at 11:30 p.m. Nov. 15 and 16 run later, the last until 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. North Court Avenue downtown closes from 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13 to 4 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 for the Warped Tour party.",
   "category": "events_venues",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Streets around Camping World Stadium, and North Court Avenue in downtown Orlando",
   "kind": "closure",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-12",
   "date_end": "2026-11-19",
   "date_found": "2026-11-08",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "On the City's map, 14 of the 30 segments have run since dates from Oct. 26 to Nov. 6 with no gap listed, and the rest start Nov. 12 to 14. They end from 11:30 p.m. Nov. 15 to 3 p.m. Nov. 19. North Court Avenue: 9 a.m. Nov. 13 to 4 a.m. Nov. 14. Times are subject to change.",
   "before": "On the City of Orlando's map, 14 of the 30 segments have run since dates from Oct. 26 to Nov. 6 with no gap listed; the other 16 have earlier closures on dates from Nov. 4 to Nov. 9 and no further closure listed until Nov. 12 or later.",
   "after": "All 30 have a closure on Nov. 14 and 15. 14 end at 11:30 p.m. Nov. 15, 3 at 8 p.m. Nov. 16, 1 at 8 a.m. Nov. 17, 4 at 8 a.m. Nov. 18 and 8 at 3 p.m. Nov. 19. North Court Avenue is closed from 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13 to 4 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. All per the City of Orlando, and subject to change.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, EDC and Vans Warped Tour transportation and shuttle map, in its Traffic Advisory (read November 8, 2026; the map carries no posting date)",
     "url": "https://mcusercontent.com/872b20cf4aa196c2f1062c243/images/502250c6-7874-4b4f-f17b-1506c00cf478.png"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, Traffic Advisory on upcoming road closures (read November 8, 2026; the advisory carries no posting date)",
     "url": "https://mailchi.mp/1a8d00d0466a/upcoming-road-closures-9018459"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, road closure notice: EDC at Camping World Stadium; the page carries no posting date",
     "url": "https://www.orlando.gov/Parking-Transportation/View-Road-Closures/EDC-at-Camping-World-Stadium"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, road closure notice: Warped Tour Official Party; the page carries no posting date",
     "url": "https://www.orlando.gov/Parking-Transportation/View-Road-Closures/Warped-Tour-Official-Party-Court-Street-2026"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, Traffic Advisory on the Warped Tour party (read November 8, 2026; the advisory carries no posting date)",
     "url": "https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?u=872b20cf4aa196c2f1062c243&id=95e5523da2"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, closure map for the Warped Tour party (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://mcusercontent.com/872b20cf4aa196c2f1062c243/images/75d9b340-19f8-4d8b-066a-08ffe6c48df9.png"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, View Road Closures list (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.orlando.gov/Parking-Transportation/View-Road-Closures"
    },
    {
     "name": "Camping World Stadium, its copy of the City's map (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.campingworldstadium.com/assets/img/EDC-WARPED-2026-_Road-Closure-Shuttle-Map_FINAL-1-849862ad04.png"
    },
    {
     "name": "LYNX, service alert on streets around Camping World Stadium (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.golynx.com/plan-trip/service-alert-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9512"
    },
    {
     "name": "LYNX, service alerts page (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.golynx.com/plan-trip/service-alerts.stml"
    },
    {
     "name": "LYNX, routes and schedules list (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-schedules.stml"
    },
    {
     "name": "LYNX, Link 21 page (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.golynx.com/route-manager.stml?route=21"
    },
    {
     "name": "LYNX, Link 62 page (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.golynx.com/route-manager.stml?route=62"
    },
    {
     "name": "Vans Warped Tour Orlando, home page (read November 8, 2026; the page carries no date)",
     "url": "https://www.vanswarpedtourorlando.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Vans Warped Tour Orlando, travel page (read November 8, 2026; the page carries no date)",
     "url": "https://www.vanswarpedtourorlando.com/travel"
    },
    {
     "name": "Vans Warped Tour Orlando, Getting to Vans Warped Tour map (read November 8, 2026; the map carries no date)",
     "url": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f3fbe_8a29477a27f44ea2ad64a9f960ebeb1c~mv2.png"
    },
    {
     "name": "Vans Warped Tour Orlando, FAQ page (read November 8, 2026; the page carries no date)",
     "url": "https://www.vanswarpedtourorlando.com/faq"
    },
    {
     "name": "Internet Archive, capture of the festival's travel page, February 12, 2026",
     "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260212130309/https://www.vanswarpedtourorlando.com/travel"
    },
    {
     "name": "Internet Archive, capture of the festival's travel page, July 13, 2026",
     "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260713002334/https://www.vanswarpedtourorlando.com/travel"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, Eduardo Gomez, November 6, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/music/live-music-picks-previews/vans-warped-tour-punks-up-downtown-orlando-for-another-year-with-music-and-more/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/stadium-street-closures-north-court-avenue-vans-warped-tour-through-nov-19-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "trader-joes-1444-n-alafaya-trail-open-waterford-lakes-orlando",
   "headline": "Trader Joe's new store at 1444 N. Alafaya Trail is open; Nov. 5 was the scheduled opening day",
   "summary": "Trader Joe's page for its store at 1444 N. Alafaya Trail in Orlando read \"Now Open!\" on Nov. 8, 2026, with hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; news stories written before it gave Thursday, Nov. 5 as the opening day, and no report from that day was found.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "1444 N. Alafaya Trail, Waterford Lakes, Orlando",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-08",
   "date_found": "2026-11-08",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "open by this date; Nov. 5 was the scheduled day, and no report says it opened then",
   "before": "A former Party City store, per ClickOrlando.",
   "after": "A Trader Joe's store, open by the company's page, with hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Trader Joe's, store page: Orlando (876) (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://locations.traderjoes.com/fl/orlando/876/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Trader Joe's, announcements page (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.traderjoes.com/home/announcements"
    },
    {
     "name": "Trader Joe's, Orlando store list (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://locations.traderjoes.com/fl/orlando/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Trader Joe's, Florida store list (read November 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://locations.traderjoes.com/fl/"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Shelby Report, Lorrie Griffith, November 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://theshelbyreport.com/2026/11/04/trader-joes-debuting-orlando-store-more-central-fl-outposts-confirmed/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, Brody Wooddell, November 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/new-trader-joes-east-orlando-opens-thursday-with-samples-bag-giveaway/CD6TDEKINBHTDM5IIU7NUL3AT4/"
    },
    {
     "name": "ClickOrlando, Christie Zizo, November 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/11/02/attention-east-orange-county-shoppers-trader-joes-opens-thursday-in-waterford-lakes/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/trader-joes-1444-n-alafaya-trail-open-waterford-lakes-orlando/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "lake-eola-road-closures-ouc-orlando-half-marathon-dec-4-6-2026",
   "headline": "Roads around Lake Eola close Dec. 4 to 6 for the OUC Orlando Half Marathon weekend, the City of Orlando says",
   "summary": "The City of Orlando lists road closures around Lake Eola Park for the OUC Orlando Half Marathon weekend, from 6 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4 to noon Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026: Eola Drive and Osceola Circle from Friday morning, Central Boulevard between Rosalind and Summerlin avenues on Saturday, part of it until Sunday noon, and the eastbound lane of Rosalind Avenue on Sunday morning, with rolling closures from about 7 a.m. on race mornings.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Downtown Orlando around Lake Eola Park: Eola Drive, Osceola Circle, Central Boulevard and Rosalind Avenue",
   "kind": "closure",
   "date_effective": "2026-12-04",
   "date_end": "2026-12-06",
   "date_found": "2026-11-07",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "Fri. Dec. 4, 6 a.m. to Sat. Dec. 5, 4 p.m.: Eola Drive between Robinson Street and Central Boulevard, and Osceola Circle at Central Boulevard. Sat. Dec. 5, 12:01 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Central Boulevard between Rosalind Avenue and Summerlin Avenue; from 2 p.m. it reopens between Osceola Circle and Summerlin Avenue, and the section between Rosalind Avenue and Osceola Circle stays closed until noon Sunday, Dec. 6. Sun. Dec. 6, 12:01 a.m. to noon: the eastbound lane of Rosalind Avenue between Central Boulevard and Robinson Street. Rolling closures from about 7 a.m. on race mornings. The City says closures and times are subject to change.",
   "before": "Eola Drive, Osceola Circle, Central Boulevard and Rosalind Avenue around Lake Eola Park open as usual.",
   "after": "Closed in stages from 6 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4 to noon Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026 for the OUC Orlando Half Marathon weekend (half marathon Saturday, Lake Eola 5K Sunday, both starting at 7:15 a.m.), per the City of Orlando.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-07",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, road closure notice: OUC Half Marathon Weekend (Lake Eola Park); the page carries no posting date",
     "url": "https://www.orlando.gov/Parking-Transportation/View-Road-Closures/OUC-Half-Marathon-Weekend-2026"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, event page: OUC Orlando Half Marathon Race Weekend 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlando.gov/Events/OUC-Orlando-Half-Marathon-Race-Weekend-2026"
    },
    {
     "name": "Track Shack, OUC Orlando Half Marathon Weekend event page",
     "url": "https://trackshack.com/events/ouc-orlando-half-marathon-weekend/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Running USA, Track Shack's release on registration for the 50th OUC Orlando Half Marathon, April 9, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.runningusa.org/industry-news/track-shack-opens-registration-for-landmark-50th-ouc-orlando-half-marathon/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/lake-eola-road-closures-ouc-orlando-half-marathon-dec-4-6-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "ocoee-fire-assessment-flat-383-90-per-home-november-2026-tax-bill",
   "headline": "Ocoee's fire assessment is now a flat $383.90 per home, on the November 2026 tax bill",
   "summary": "The City of Ocoee's fire protection assessment for FY2027 is $383.90 per dwelling unit, the same regardless of size, adopted by the City Commission on Aug. 18, 2026 and charged on the property tax bill mailed in November 2026; the City says the average home paid about $242 in FY2026.",
   "category": "government",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "City of Ocoee",
   "kind": "price",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-01",
   "date_found": "2026-11-07",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "$383.90 per dwelling unit, the same regardless of size. Charged on the property tax bill mailed in November 2026; normal payment window November 1 through March 31, with the same early payment discounts and delinquency rules as property taxes. Other property types pay different amounts (commercial and industrial by building square footage).",
   "before": "FY2026: $139.23 per fire protection unit; the City says more than 90% of single-family homes paid between $205 and $342, and the average home paid about $242.",
   "after": "FY2027: $383.90 per dwelling unit ($86.03 demand plus $297.87 availability), the same for every dwelling unit regardless of size.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-07",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Ocoee, Citizen Guide to Tax Facts, Ocoee Fire Assessment (updated September 30, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.ocoeetaxfacts.org/fireassessment.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Ocoee, Fire Protection Assessment Rate page",
     "url": "https://www.ocoee.org/1241/Fire-Protection-Assessment-Rate"
    },
    {
     "name": "Spectrum News 13, Ocoee fire assessment fee to increase in fiscal 2027, August 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/08/27/ocoee-fire-assessment-fee-to-increase-in-fiscal-0"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/ocoee-fire-assessment-flat-383-90-per-home-november-2026-tax-bill/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "parramore-market-free-micro-grocery-opens-desire-foundation-waitlist",
   "headline": "Parramore Market opens as a free choose-your-own grocery in Parramore, with new registrations on a waitlist",
   "summary": "The Desire Foundation's Parramore Market at 536 N. Westmoreland Drive, Suite 105, was open by Oct. 27, 2026 in place of the nonprofit's food-pantry line; registered shoppers select groceries at no cost, but the Foundation's page says all new registrations are currently placed on a waitlist.",
   "category": "outdoors_community",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "536 N. Westmoreland Drive, Suite 105, Parramore neighborhood, Orlando",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-27",
   "date_found": "2026-11-07",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "By registration only, and new registrations are currently waitlisted. Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for registered seniors 60 and older; Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for all other registered shoppers. The Foundation's page says Orange County residents only, once every 14 days per household; News 6 and Orlando Weekly reported all Central Florida residents, twice a month.",
   "before": "The Desire Foundation ran a traditional food pantry line, with pre-packed boxes.",
   "after": "Parramore Market, a micro-grocery where registered individuals and families select groceries at no cost.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-07",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "The Desire Foundation Inc., Parramore Market shopper information (read November 7, 2026; the page carries no date)",
     "url": "https://www.thedesirefoundationinc.org/"
    },
    {
     "name": "News 6 (WKMG), Parramore Market brings dignity, choice to Orlando food desert, October 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/10/27/parramore-market-brings-dignity-choice-to-orlando-food-desert/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, Eduardo Gomez, November 3, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando-area-news/non-profit-free-grocery-store-parramore-market-opens-in-orlando/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 8, 2026: the status line read 'Opened Oct 27, 2026'. It now reads 'Open by Oct 27, 2026', because Oct. 27 is the day News 6 reported the market open, and no saved source gives the day it opened."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/parramore-market-free-micro-grocery-opens-desire-foundation-waitlist/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "typhoon-lagoon-reopens-blizzard-beach-closes-jan-27-2027",
   "headline": "Typhoon Lagoon reopens Jan. 27, 2027, the day Blizzard Beach closes for refurbishment",
   "summary": "Disney says its Typhoon Lagoon water park reopens on Jan. 27, 2027, and Disney's Blizzard Beach page says that park will temporarily close for refurbishment the same day; Blizzard Beach is open until Jan. 26.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Disney's Typhoon Lagoon and Disney's Blizzard Beach water parks, Walt Disney World",
   "kind": "opening",
   "date_effective": "2027-01-27",
   "date_found": "2026-11-07",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "Typhoon Lagoon is closed for refurbishment until Jan. 27, 2027. Blizzard Beach is open until Jan. 26, then temporarily closes for refurbishment on Jan. 27, 2027; Disney gives no reopening date for it. Disney says at least one of its water parks is open each day, except in inclement weather.",
   "before": "Typhoon Lagoon closed for refurbishment; Blizzard Beach open.",
   "after": "From Jan. 27, 2027: Typhoon Lagoon open; Blizzard Beach temporarily closed for refurbishment, with no reopening date given.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-07",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Disney Parks Blog, Typhoon Lagoon Reopening Date and Ticket Details, November 5, 2026",
     "url": "https://disneyparksblog.com/wdw/typhoon-lagoon-reopening-date-and-ticket-details/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Walt Disney World, Disney's Typhoon Lagoon park page (read November 7, 2026)",
     "url": "https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/destinations/typhoon-lagoon/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Walt Disney World, Disney's Blizzard Beach park page (read November 7, 2026)",
     "url": "https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/destinations/blizzard-beach/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/typhoon-lagoon-reopens-blizzard-beach-closes-jan-27-2027/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "bealls-florida-3385-daniels-road-winter-garden-closing-january",
   "headline": "Bealls Florida at 3385 Daniels Road in Winter Garden will close; an employee told the Observer mid-January",
   "summary": "The Bealls Florida store at 3385 Daniels Road, Building H, at Winter Garden Village is closing, the West Orange Times & Observer reported Nov. 3, and signs on the store say so. An employee told the Observer it closes mid-January; the signs give no date. Hours stay the same until then.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Bealls Florida, 3385 Daniels Road, Building H, Winter Garden Village, Winter Garden, FL",
   "kind": "closing",
   "date_found": "2026-11-03",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "mid-January, per one employee quoted by the Observer; the store's posters show no date, and we found no date from Bealls",
   "before": "A Bealls Florida department store at 3385 Daniels Road, Building H, Winter Garden.",
   "after": "The store will permanently close, in mid-January per an employee; hours stay 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays until then, per the Observer.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-03",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "West Orange Times & Observer, Nov. 3, 2026, with its photo of the store",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2026/nov/03/bealls-to-close-winter-garden-location/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Bealls Florida, store page for 3385 Daniels Road",
     "url": "https://stores.beallsflorida.com/fl/winter-garden/3385-daniels-rd.-bldg-h"
    },
    {
     "name": "Bealls, store page for 3389 Daniels Road",
     "url": "https://stores.bealls.com/fl/wintergarden/clothing-store-627.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "West Orange Times & Observer, April 6, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2026/apr/06/bealls-to-close-in-ocoee/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Chain Store Age, April 4, 2023",
     "url": "https://chainstoreage.com/bealls-rebranding-its-two-largest-chains-these-new-names"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Closing",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/bealls-florida-3385-daniels-road-winter-garden-closing-january/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "disney-extends-orlando-magic-sponsorship-redesigned-walt-disney-world-atrium-kia-center",
   "headline": "Disney extends its Orlando Magic sponsorship and unveils a redesigned Walt Disney World Atrium at Kia Center",
   "summary": "Walt Disney World and the Orlando Magic announced on Oct. 12, 2026 that Disney extends its sponsorship of the team, begun in 2010, with the Disney brand staying on Magic uniforms under a long-term deal of undisclosed length; they also unveiled a redesigned Walt Disney World Atrium at Kia Center, with updated artwork and projection technology for Magic games and all events.",
   "category": "events_venues",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Kia Center, downtown Orlando (the Walt Disney World Atrium)",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-12",
   "date_found": "2026-11-03",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Disney's Champion of the Community sponsorship of the Magic, begun in 2010, with a Disney atrium at the arena since at least 2015.",
   "after": "The sponsorship extended under a long-term agreement of undisclosed length, the Disney brand still on Magic uniforms, and a redesigned Walt Disney World Atrium with updated artwork and projection technology.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-03",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Walt Disney World press release: Orlando Magic and Walt Disney World extend community sponsorship agreement and jersey branding; unveil re-imagined Disney Atrium (published Oct. 13, 2026)",
     "url": "https://disneyexperiences.com/disneysports-press/release/orlando-magic-and-walt-disney-world-extend-community-sponsorship-agreement-and-jersey-branding-unveil-re-imagined-disney-atrium/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV: Disney, Orlando Magic announce new Walt Disney World Atrium at Kia Center (Oct. 13, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/disney-orlando-magic-announce-new-walt-disney-world-atrium-kia-center/7ZXVSA3FHJHHZC4NCA5XSIO2QI/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Magic: Orlando Magic and Disney Parks extend sponsorship (Oct. 30, 2015)",
     "url": "https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-and-disney-parks-extend-sponsorship"
    },
    {
     "name": "Pirates & Princesses: Disney stays on Magic jerseys and gets a new Kia Center atrium (Oct. 19, 2026)",
     "url": "https://news.piratesandprincesses.net/p/disney-stays-on-magic-jerseys-and"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 8, 2026: the status line read 'In effect since Oct 12, 2026'. Oct. 12 is the date on Disney's release, so it now reads 'Announced Oct 12, 2026'."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/disney-extends-orlando-magic-sponsorship-redesigned-walt-disney-world-atrium-kia-center/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "long-street-closed-boston-avenue-to-easy-avenue-until-nov-15-2026-sr-408",
   "headline": "Long Street is closed from Boston Avenue to Easy Avenue until 7 a.m. Nov. 15 for SR 408 road work, CFX says",
   "summary": "The Central Florida Expressway Authority has Long Street under a continuous full closure from Boston Avenue to Easy Avenue, from 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5 to 7 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026, with a detour by Westmoreland Drive, South Street and Orange Blossom Trail/US 441; CFX's project handout says the detour's traffic pattern stays as the final one once a new stormwater pond is finished.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Long Street from Boston Avenue to Easy Avenue (CFX's State Road 408 Improvement Projects)",
   "kind": "closed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-05",
   "date_found": "2026-11-03",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Long Street open to traffic from Boston Avenue to Easy Avenue.",
   "after": "Long Street under a continuous full closure from Boston Avenue to Easy Avenue from 7 a.m. Oct. 5 to 7 a.m. Nov. 15, 2026, per CFX's alert; CFX's handout says the detour's traffic pattern becomes the final pattern once the stormwater pond is finished.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-03",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Central Florida Expressway Authority, For Travelers: project alerts",
     "url": "https://www.cfxway.com/for-travelers/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Central Florida Expressway Authority, State Road 408 Improvement Projects",
     "url": "https://www.cfxway.com/for-travelers/projects/state-road-408-tampa-avenue-interchange/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Central Florida Expressway Authority, SR 408 Long Street Closure Detour Map (handout, Spring 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.cfxway.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/SR-408-Detour-Handout-040226.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "Central Florida Expressway Authority, media records for the Long Street closure maps",
     "url": "https://www.cfxway.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media?search=Long-St-Closure&per_page=20"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Closing",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/long-street-closed-boston-avenue-to-easy-avenue-until-nov-15-2026-sr-408/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "saucy-by-kfc-open-flamingo-crossings-winter-garden-grand-opening-nov-7-2026",
   "headline": "Saucy! by KFC is open at Flamingo Crossings Town Center in Winter Garden; grand-opening celebration was set for Nov. 7",
   "summary": "Saucy! by KFC is open at 2224 Western Way, Suite A, in Flamingo Crossings Town Center, Winter Garden, and GottaGoOrlando reports it opened Oct. 12. A grand-opening celebration was scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Local reports and Saucy's own site give different closing times.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Saucy! by KFC, 2224 Western Way, Suite A, Flamingo Crossings Town Center, Winter Garden, FL 34787",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-12",
   "date_found": "2026-11-03",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "opened Oct. 12 per GottaGoOrlando's Nov. 3 story; we found no report from that day",
   "before": "The space where PDQ previously resided, per the Orange Observer.",
   "after": "Saucy! by KFC is open daily; it opened Oct. 12 per GottaGoOrlando, and a grand-opening celebration was scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "GottaGoOrlando, Nov. 3, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.gottagoorlando.com/post/newly-open-saucy-by-kfc-at-flamingo-crossings-is-celebrating-with-a-grand-opening-on-nov-7"
    },
    {
     "name": "HorizonWestInfo, headline, Oct. 24, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.horizonwestinfo.com/saucy-by-kfc-officially-opens-in-horizon-west-at-flamingo-crossings/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange Observer, grand-opening story, Nov. 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2026/nov/02/saucy-by-kfc-to-host-grand-opening-celebration-in-horizon-west/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, Oct. 5, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/saucy-by-kfc-is-scheduled-launch-new-restaurant-flamingo-crossings/3GBEF565URDDXAOKPERKCPPXI4/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Saucy by KFC, locations page and store panel (read Nov. 3, 2026)",
     "url": "https://saucybykfc.com/locations"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange Observer, July 3, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2026/jul/03/saucy-by-kfc-to-open-at-flamingo-crossings/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR, food license file",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR, food inspection file",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/4fdinspi.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR, food owner-change file",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/chgownr_food.csv"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 8, 2026: the status line read 'Open by Nov 2, 2026', and this post said we found no report that it opened on Oct. 12. GottaGoOrlando reported on Nov. 3 that it opened on October 12, so the line now reads 'Opened Oct 12, 2026'. The Nov. 7 event is now described as scheduled, because that date has passed."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/saucy-by-kfc-open-flamingo-crossings-winter-garden-grand-opening-nov-7-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "altamonte-springs-2026-27-budget-has-no-money-for-red-hot-and-boom",
   "headline": "Altamonte Springs' 2026-27 budget has no money for Red, Hot & Boom, its Fourth of July fireworks event",
   "summary": "Altamonte Springs adopted its Fiscal Year 2026/2027 budget unanimously on Sept. 16, 2026 with no funding for Red, Hot & Boom; the city manager calls the event retired after 29 years, and officials say future celebrations will not include fireworks.",
   "category": "events_venues",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Cranes Roost Park, Altamonte Springs, FL",
   "kind": "closed",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-16",
   "date_found": "2026-11-02",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Red, Hot & Boom, the city's yearly Fourth of July event at Cranes Roost Park, was in the city's budget.",
   "after": "The Fiscal Year 2026/2027 budget has no funding for it, and the city manager calls it retired.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-02",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Altamonte Springs, City Commission regular meeting of Aug. 18, 2026, minutes",
     "url": "https://www.altamonte.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_08182026-356"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Altamonte Springs, City Commission regular meeting of Sept. 3, 2026, minutes",
     "url": "https://www.altamonte.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09032026-357"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Altamonte Springs, City Commission regular meeting of Sept. 16, 2026, minutes",
     "url": "https://www.altamonte.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09162026-359"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Altamonte Springs, City Commission regular meeting of Oct. 7, 2026, minutes",
     "url": "https://www.altamonte.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_10072026-360"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Altamonte Springs, City Commission agenda, regular meeting of Oct. 20, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.altamonte.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10202026-362"
    },
    {
     "name": "Spectrum News 13",
     "url": "https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/09/17/altamonte-springs-funds-library-through-0-retires-red-hot--boom"
    },
    {
     "name": "FOX 35 Orlando",
     "url": "https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/altamonte-springs-ends-red-hot-boom-keeps-library-open-another-year"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/altamonte-springs-budget-passes-121-million-plan-retiring-red-hot-boom/22WQMODAGNCGXPML6XDIWWDMPM/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WDBO",
     "url": "https://www.wdbo.com/news/local/altamonte-springs-votes-end-annual-red-hot-boom-event/LNTY5XKW2VB7LCZCPJHRJX4BPY/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Closing",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/altamonte-springs-2026-27-budget-has-no-money-for-red-hot-and-boom/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "exchange-at-wyld-oaks-325-apartments-vertical-construction-apopka",
   "headline": "Vertical construction is underway on Exchange at Wyld Oaks, 325 apartments in the Wyld Oaks project in Apopka",
   "summary": "Wyld Oaks announced on Oct. 15, 2026 that vertical construction is underway on Exchange at Wyld Oaks, a 325-apartment community in the 215-acre Wyld Oaks project at the SR 429 Beltway and W. Kelly Park Road; reports give first units in summer 2027 and completion by summer 2028.",
   "category": "housing_development",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Wyld Oaks (at the SR 429 Beltway and W. Kelly Park Road), Apopka",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-15",
   "date_found": "2026-11-02",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "A planned 325-unit apartment community on an 11-acre Wyld Oaks parcel Hathaway Development bought for $13 million, per GrowthSpotter in June 2026.",
   "after": "Vertical construction is underway on Exchange at Wyld Oaks, per the master developer's Oct. 15, 2026 release.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-02",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Wyld Oaks release on PR Newswire, Oct. 15, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wyld-oaks-goes-vertical-construction-underway-in-northwest-orlando-302910172.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "WRE News, Oct. 16, 2026",
     "url": "https://wrenews.com/wyld-oaks-orlando-carlyle-backed-325-apartments-construction/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Connect CRE, Oct. 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.connectcre.com/stories/construction-underway-on-325-unit-apopka-rental-community/"
    },
    {
     "name": "GrowthSpotter, June 8, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.growthspotter.com/2026/06/08/hathaway-buys-13m-apopka-parcel-for-325-apartments/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida YIMBY, June 2026",
     "url": "https://floridayimby.com/2026/06/hathaway-development-to-develop-first-apartment-community-at-wyld-oaks-in-apopka.html"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 8, 2026: the status line read 'In effect since Oct 15, 2026'. Oct. 15 is the date of the developer's release, and no source read gives the day vertical construction began, so it now reads 'Announced Oct 15, 2026'."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/exchange-at-wyld-oaks-325-apartments-vertical-construction-apopka/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "oakland-farmers-market-moves-to-first-saturdays-starting-jan-2-2027",
   "headline": "Oakland Farmers Market ends its Thursday markets and moves to select first Saturdays, starting Jan. 2, 2027",
   "summary": "The Oakland Farmers Market held its last Thursday market on Oct. 22, 2026 and returns in January 2027 on select first Saturdays, with the first market reported for Saturday, Jan. 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 126 W. Petris Ave.; the Orange Observer reports no market in November or December, while the town's calendar still lists Tuesday markets on Nov. 24 and Dec. 22.",
   "category": "outdoors_community",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Oakland, Orange County",
   "kind": "schedule",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-22",
   "date_found": "2026-11-02",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "The Oakland Farmers Market ran on second and fourth Thursdays.",
   "after": "From January 2027, the market runs on select first Saturdays, starting Saturday, Jan. 2, 2027, per the Orange Observer.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-02",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Town of Oakland, \"Farmers Market - A Fresh Start Is Coming\"",
     "url": "https://www.oaklandfl.gov/1028/Farmers-Market---A-Fresh-Start-Is-Coming"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange Blossom Market, Oakland page",
     "url": "https://www.orangeblossommarketco.com/oakland"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange Observer, Oct. 29, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2026/oct/29/oakland-to-move-farmers-market-to-first-saturdays/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Town of Oakland calendar, October 2026",
     "url": "https://www.oaklandfl.gov/Calendar.aspx?month=10&year=2026&CID=0"
    },
    {
     "name": "Town of Oakland calendar, November 2026",
     "url": "https://www.oaklandfl.gov/Calendar.aspx?month=11&year=2026&CID=0"
    },
    {
     "name": "Town of Oakland calendar, December 2026",
     "url": "https://www.oaklandfl.gov/Calendar.aspx?month=12&year=2026&CID=0"
    },
    {
     "name": "Town of Oakland calendar, January 2027",
     "url": "https://www.oaklandfl.gov/Calendar.aspx?month=1&year=2027&CID=0"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/oakland-farmers-market-moves-to-first-saturdays-starting-jan-2-2027/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "oh-que-bueno-altamonte-springs-1049-e-altamonte-drive-former-bubbalous",
   "headline": "Oh Que Bueno plans an Altamonte Springs location in the former Bubbalou's at 1049 E. Altamonte Drive, Orlando Weekly reports",
   "summary": "Orlando Weekly reported on Oct. 23, 2026 that Oh Que Bueno, the Colombian restaurant on South Semoran and South Orange Blossom Trail, will open in Altamonte Springs before the end of the year at 1049 E. Altamonte Drive, the old Bubbalou's Bodacious BBQ space; no opening date has been given.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "1049 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs (the former Bubbalou's Bodacious BBQ space)",
   "kind": "opening",
   "date_found": "2026-11-02",
   "status": "announced",
   "before": "Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Que at 1049 E. Altamonte Dr. is listed as closed on Restaurantji.",
   "after": "Orlando Weekly reports Oh Que Bueno will open there before the end of the year; no opening date has been given.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-02",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, food news column by Faiyaz Kara, Oct. 23, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/tip-jar/orlando-food-news-tako-cheena-moves-back-home-new-cookbook-from-pulapaka/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Oh Que Bueno, restaurant website",
     "url": "https://www.ohquebueno.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "MapQuest, Oh Que Bueno place listing",
     "url": "https://www.mapquest.com/us/florida/oh-que-bueno-796645270"
    },
    {
     "name": "Restaurantji, Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Que, Altamonte Springs",
     "url": "https://www.restaurantji.com/fl/altamonte-springs/bubbalous-bodacious-bar-b-que-altamonte-springs-/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR, food service licensee file",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR, food service plan review file",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/HR_plan_review.csv"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "Announced, not final",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/oh-que-bueno-altamonte-springs-1049-e-altamonte-drive-former-bubbalous/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orange-county-medical-debt-relief-fourth-wave-199-million-112000-residents",
   "headline": "Orange County eliminates $199 million in medical debt for more than 112,000 residents in its fourth wave of relief",
   "summary": "Orange County announced on Oct. 27, 2026 that the fourth wave of its Medical Debt Relief Initiative eliminated $199 million in medical debt for more than 112,000 residents, bringing the program to $758.2 million; there is no application, and this round's recipients get an Undue Medical Debt-branded envelope in the mail.",
   "category": "government",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Orange County, Florida",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-27",
   "date_found": "2026-11-02",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "After the third wave, announced April 20, 2026, the program had relieved $559 million in medical debt.",
   "after": "With the fourth wave, the county says it has relieved $758.2 million in medical debt, for approximately 429,276 residents.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-02",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orange County Government newsroom, \"Orange County Eliminates $199 Million in Additional Medical Debt\", Oct. 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://newsroom.ocfl.net/media-advisories/press-releases/2026/10/orange-county-eliminates-199-million-in-additional-medical-debt/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County, Medical Debt Relief Initiative page",
     "url": "https://www.ocfl.net/familieshealthsocialsvcs/medicaldebtreliefinitiative.aspx"
    },
    {
     "name": "Undue Medical Debt, third-wave release, April 20, 2026",
     "url": "https://unduemedicaldebt.org/press-release/orange-county-wipes-out-43-million-in-medical-debt-for-42000-county-residents/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, Oct. 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/orange-county-eliminates-another-199-million-medical-debt-residents/YEA55VQZWJGX3CQSSJNVVNHDBQ/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 8, 2026: the status line read 'In effect since Oct 27, 2026'. Oct. 27 is the date of the county's release, so it now reads 'Announced Oct 27, 2026'."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orange-county-medical-debt-relief-fourth-wave-199-million-112000-residents/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "seaworld-orlando-christmas-celebration-opens-nov-6-miracles-orca-show-returns",
   "headline": "SeaWorld Orlando's Christmas Celebration opens Nov. 6, and the nighttime orca presentation Miracles returns",
   "summary": "SeaWorld Orlando's Christmas Celebration runs on select dates from Nov. 6, 2026 to Jan. 4, 2027, included with park admission, and SeaWorld's Oct. 29 release announces the return of Miracles, its nighttime orca presentation, with an exclusive time for Annual Pass Members.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando",
   "kind": "opening",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-06",
   "date_end": "2027-01-04",
   "date_found": "2026-11-02",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "before": "SeaWorld Orlando's Christmas Celebration has not opened for the 2026 season.",
   "after": "The Christmas Celebration runs on select dates from Nov. 6, 2026 to Jan. 4, 2027, included with park admission, with Miracles, the nighttime orca presentation, returning.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "SeaWorld, PR Newswire release, Oct. 29, 2026 (Morningstar's copy)",
     "url": "https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20261029fl84746/seaworlds-award-winning-christmas-celebration-returns-in-orlando-san-diego-and-san-antonio-with-all-new-festive-entertainment-and-timeless-holiday-joy"
    },
    {
     "name": "SeaWorld Orlando, Christmas Celebration event page",
     "url": "https://seaworld.com/orlando/events/christmas-celebration/"
    },
    {
     "name": "ClickOrlando (WKMG), Haley Coomes, Oct. 30, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/theme-parks/2026/10/30/seaworld-orlandos-christmas-celebration-brings-yuletide-magic-to-life/"
    },
    {
     "name": "LaughingPlace, Oct. 30, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.laughingplace.com/parks/seaworld-orlando-christmas-celebration-2026/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/seaworld-orlando-will-host-its-annual-christmas-celebration-starting-nov-6/FDRLETONRJFOFJFRQDHHKWHUFE/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "Date passed, awaiting re-check",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/seaworld-orlando-christmas-celebration-opens-nov-6-miracles-orca-show-returns/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "aldi-tavares-450-e-burleigh-blvd-grand-opening-nov-12-2026",
   "headline": "Aldi sets a Nov. 12 grand opening for its new Tavares store at 450 E. Burleigh Blvd.",
   "summary": "Aldi's own store page sets the grand opening of its Tavares store at 450 E. Burleigh Blvd. on Nov. 12, 2026, with Golden Tickets for the first 200 customers, per that page; the store is not yet open.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "450 E. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares, Lake County",
   "kind": "opening",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-12",
   "date_found": "2026-11-01",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "before": "Aldi's Tavares store page says: \"This location is not yet open.\"",
   "after": "A grand opening on Nov. 12, 2026, per Aldi's store page.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-02",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Aldi, store page for 450 E. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares",
     "url": "https://www.aldi.us/store/aldi/pages/locator/l/fl/tavares/450-east-burleigh-boulevard/fi27"
    },
    {
     "name": "Aldi, grand openings",
     "url": "https://www.aldi.us/grand-openings"
    },
    {
     "name": "Aldi, Golden Ticket official rules",
     "url": "https://www.aldi.us/store/aldi/pages/grand-opening-terms-conditions"
    },
    {
     "name": "USA TODAY Network-Florida, via Yahoo News, Oct. 28, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/aldi-opening-2-florida-stores-195553479.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "Retail Brands Insider, Oct. 28, 2026",
     "url": "https://retailbrandsinsider.substack.com/p/aldi-expansion-continues-with-13"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/aldi-tavares-450-e-burleigh-blvd-grand-opening-nov-12-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "altamonte-springs-city-library-funded-through-sept-30-2027-operator-proposals-due-feb-26-2027",
   "headline": "Altamonte Springs funds its City Library through Sept. 30, 2027 and seeks an outside operator, with proposals due Feb. 26, 2027",
   "summary": "The Altamonte Springs City Commission raised the City Library's 2026-27 budget from $266,326 to $500,000, enough to run it through Sept. 30, 2027, and on Oct. 7 approved a request for proposals for an outside operator: questions are due Jan. 13, 2027, proposals Feb. 26, 2027, and the library closes if no proposal is offered or accepted.",
   "category": "outdoors_community",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Altamonte Springs City Library, 281 Maitland Ave., Altamonte Springs, FL 32701",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-07",
   "date_found": "2026-10-30",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "The library's 2026-27 budget stood at $266,326, per the Sept. 3, 2026 motion.",
   "after": "$500,000, enough to run the library through Sept. 30, 2027, while the city looks for an outside operator to take over no later than that date.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-30",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Altamonte Springs, City Commission regular meeting of Sept. 3, 2026, motion (minutes excerpt)",
     "url": "https://www.altamonte.org/DocumentCenter/View/11496/2026-09-04---Amendment-to-the-Motion-from-Commissioner-Turney"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Altamonte Springs, City Commission regular meeting of Oct. 7, 2026, minutes",
     "url": "https://www.altamonte.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_10072026-360"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Altamonte Springs, Library page",
     "url": "https://www.altamonte.org/356/Library"
    },
    {
     "name": "FOX 35 Orlando, story dated Sept. 16, 2026 in its page metadata",
     "url": "https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/altamonte-springs-ends-red-hot-boom-keeps-library-open-another-year"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/altamonte-springs-city-library-funded-through-sept-30-2027-operator-proposals-due-feb-26-2027/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hayashi-taro-sushi-box-house-set-to-open-oct-29-2026-714-n-mills-ave-mills-50",
   "headline": "Hayashi Tarō, a sushi-box house, is in a soft opening at 714 N. Mills Ave. in Mills 50",
   "summary": "Hayashi Tarō, which sells sushi in wooden takeout boxes, is in a soft opening in the Royaltea space at 714 N. Mills Ave., with walk-ins Thursday to Saturday from noon until sold out, per its own site. It had set its opening for Oct. 29; the state licence file lists it at that address, and its omakase counter is to open by reservation in late November.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Hayashi Tarō, 714 N. Mills Ave., Orlando, FL 32803 (Mills 50)",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-04",
   "date_found": "2026-10-30",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "The Royaltea space at 714 N. Mills Ave., per Orlando Weekly.",
   "after": "Hayashi Tarō, a sushi-box (orizume) house, in a soft opening, with walk-ins Thursday to Saturday from noon until sold out, per its own site.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-04",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Hayashi Tarō, official site",
     "url": "https://www.hayashitarofl.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, Faiyaz Kara, Oct. 9, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/food-news/hayashi-taro-wont-be-just-a-takeout-sushi-house/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, Faiyaz Kara, Feb. 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/tip-jar/hayashi-taro-an-omakase-bento-concept-from-lewis-lin-is-coming-to-mills-50"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR, District 4 food licence file (hrfood4.csv), read Oct. 30 and Nov. 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR, District 4 inspection file (4fdinspi.csv), read Oct. 30 and Nov. 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/4fdinspi.csv"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 4, 2026: an earlier version said Hayashi Tarō was set to open Oct. 29. Its site now posts soft-opening hours, so the post says it is open and dates that by our read."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/hayashi-taro-sushi-box-house-set-to-open-oct-29-2026-714-n-mills-ave-mills-50/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "northbound-parramore-avenue-closed-central-to-washington-expected-through-nov-18-2026-ossie-street-closed-through-april-2028",
   "headline": "Northbound Parramore Avenue is closed between Central Boulevard and Washington Street, expected through Nov. 18; Ossie Street stays closed through April 20, 2028",
   "summary": "For the Coalition for the Homeless construction in Parramore, the City of Orlando closed northbound Parramore Avenue between Central Boulevard and Washington Street on Aug. 12, 2026, expected through Nov. 18, 2026 and possibly longer, and Ossie Street between Terry and Parramore avenues through April 20, 2028; LYNX route #19 is on a detour.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Parramore Avenue between Central Boulevard and Washington Street, and Ossie Street between Terry Avenue and Parramore Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801",
   "kind": "closed",
   "date_effective": "2026-08-12",
   "date_found": "2026-10-30",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Northbound Parramore Avenue and Ossie Street open to traffic.",
   "after": "Northbound Parramore Avenue closed between Central Boulevard and Washington Street, expected through Nov. 18, 2026; Ossie Street closed between Terry and Parramore avenues through April 20, 2028, per the City of Orlando.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-30",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, road closure: Parramore (Coalition for the Homeless)",
     "url": "https://www.orlando.gov/Parking-Transportation/View-Road-Closures/002521-C-Parramore-Coalition-for-the-Homeless"
    },
    {
     "name": "LYNX, service alert: Parramore Avenue Closure (route #19)",
     "url": "https://www.golynx.com/plan-trip/service-alert-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9404"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County Government, press release, Oct. 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://newsroom.ocfl.net/media-advisories/press-releases/2026/10/coalition-for-the-homeless-of-central-florida-to-break-ground-on-new-center-for-women-and-families/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Closing",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/northbound-parramore-avenue-closed-central-to-washington-expected-through-nov-18-2026-ossie-street-closed-through-april-2028/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "seaworld-orlando-reopens-mako",
   "headline": "SeaWorld Orlando reopens its Mako roller coaster after a week-long precautionary closure",
   "summary": "SeaWorld Orlando reopened Mako, FOX 35 and WFTV reported on Oct. 21, 2026, about a week after closing it as a precaution on Oct. 13, a day after a man died after falling from the Goliath coaster at Six Flags; both coasters were designed by Bolliger & Mabillard.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-20",
   "date_found": "2026-10-29",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "SeaWorld did not say if any modifications were or will be made to the coaster (FOX 35, Oct. 21, 2026).",
   "before": "Closed since Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, as a precaution; listed as temporarily closed in the SeaWorld app.",
   "after": "Open again; Mako \"resumed normal operations,\" a SeaWorld spokesperson told FOX 35.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-29",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "FOX 35 Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando reopens Mako after temporary closure following Six Flags death, by Ashley Carter (Oct. 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/seaworld-orlando-reopens-mako-after-temporary-closure-following-six-flags-death"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, SeaWorld Orlando reopens Mako roller coaster after weeklong closure, by James Tutten (Oct. 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/seaworld-orlando-reopens-mako-roller-coaster-after-weeklong-closure/ZKWF6RMGEZEWVIIDFPRIT4RBMY/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, SeaWorld confirms ride closure after Georgia roller coaster death, by Amy Diaz (Oct. 13, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/seaworld-confirms-ride-closure-after-georgia-roller-coaster-death/LTF2N4FJ2RB5PMY3OQNX4K5NRY/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Spectrum News 13 (story of Oct. 13, 2026, updated Oct. 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/10/13/seaworlds-mako-temporarily-closed-following-deadly-incident-at-six-flags-over-georgia"
    },
    {
     "name": "ClickOrlando (WKMG News 6), by Haley Coomes (Oct. 13, 2026, updated Oct. 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/theme-parks/2026/10/13/seaworld-orlando-says-no-changes-planned-for-mako-coaster-after-fatal-six-flags-incident/"
    },
    {
     "name": "SeaWorld Orlando, Mako ride page",
     "url": "https://seaworld.com/orlando/roller-coasters/mako/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/seaworld-orlando-reopens-mako/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "coalition-for-the-homeless-center-for-women-and-families-groundbreaking-parramore-oct-28-2026",
   "headline": "Coalition for the Homeless holds a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new Center for Women and Families in Parramore",
   "summary": "City, county and federal leaders joined the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, for a ceremonial groundbreaking on a building of more than 105,000 square feet at its North Terry Avenue site, which Orange County calls an active construction zone; the Coalition's leaders hope to open it in the first quarter of 2028.",
   "category": "housing_development",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, 18 North Terry Avenue, Parramore, Orlando",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-28",
   "date_end": "2026-10-28",
   "date_found": "2026-10-28",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "the ceremony is over; Orange County calls the site an active construction zone, and the Coalition's leaders hope to open the center in the first quarter of 2028",
   "before": "A planned Center for Women and Families, with funding from Orange County and the City of Orlando, per the county's release.",
   "after": "A ceremonial groundbreaking held Oct. 28, 2026 on a site the county calls an active construction zone; the Coalition's leaders hope to open the center in the first quarter of 2028.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-28",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orange County Government, press release, October 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://newsroom.ocfl.net/media-advisories/press-releases/2026/10/coalition-for-the-homeless-of-central-florida-to-break-ground-on-new-center-for-women-and-families/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Spectrum News 13, October 28, 2026",
     "url": "https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/10/28/new-homeless-shelter-in-orlando-will-serve-women-and-their-children"
    },
    {
     "name": "Bungalower, October 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://bungalower.com/2026/10/27/coalition-for-the-homeless-breaking-ground-on-major-downtown-orlando-expansion/"
    },
    {
     "name": "News 6 report, reposted on U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost's House site",
     "url": "https://frost.house.gov/news/in-the-news/new-center-for-women-and-families-planned-for-orlandos-parramore-neighborhood"
    },
    {
     "name": "Mast Newsroom (marked AI-reported on its page)",
     "url": "https://www.mastnewsroom.com/orlando/coalition-for-the-homeless-breaks-ground-this-summer-on-75m-80m-center-for-women"
    },
    {
     "name": "Morgan & Morgan, gift announcement, June 17, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.forthepeople.com/blog/morgan-morgan-announces-major-gift-coalition-homeless-central-floridas-foundations-project/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 3, 2026: the status line read 'In effect since Oct 28, 2026'. That was a one-day ceremony, and no source read gives the day construction began, so the line now reads 'Held Oct 28, 2026 · Ended'. The construction and the planned opening are unchanged."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Ended",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/coalition-for-the-homeless-center-for-women-and-families-groundbreaking-parramore-oct-28-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "altamonte-springs-bahama-breeze-to-become-yard-house-nov-18",
   "headline": "Altamonte Springs Bahama Breeze is scheduled to become a Yard House, with reopening expected Nov. 18",
   "summary": "Darden's schedule converts the Bahama Breeze at 499 E. Altamonte Drive in Altamonte Springs into a Yard House: an effective close date of Oct. 17, 2026 and an expected reopening on Nov. 18, 2026, as Darden told USA TODAY on Aug. 27.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Bahama Breeze, 499 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-18",
   "date_found": "2026-10-27",
   "status": "announced",
   "conditions": "Darden's schedule as of Aug. 27, repeated by ClickOrlando on Sept. 21; no report read after Sept. 21 confirms the close or the reopening date",
   "before": "A Bahama Breeze restaurant at 499 E. Altamonte Drive, still licensed by the state as Bahama Breeze #3002.",
   "after": "A Yard House, expected to reopen at the site on Nov. 18, 2026, per Darden's schedule.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-27",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "USA TODAY (via Yahoo Finance), Bahama Breeze closures continue. See list of shuttering locations, by Michelle Del Rey (Aug. 27, 2026)",
     "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/bahama-breeze-closures-continue-see-214245822.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "ClickOrlando, REPORT: Last Bahama Breeze restaurants set to close. Here's what's replacing them (Sept. 1, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/food/2026/09/01/report-last-bahama-breeze-stores-set-to-close-heres-whats-replacing-them/"
    },
    {
     "name": "ClickOrlando, An Orlando Bahama Breeze closes next week. Here's what'll open in its place (Sept. 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/09/21/an-orlando-bahama-breeze-closes-next-week-heres-whatll-open-in-its-place/"
    },
    {
     "name": "FOX 35 Orlando, Bahama Breeze is closing: Darden to shutter 14 locations, convert 14 others to different brands (Feb. 3, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/bahama-breeze-is-closing-darden-shutter-14-locations-convert-14-others-different-brands"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR, food service licence file (District 4) and 2025-26 inspection history, read Oct. 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Announced, not final",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/altamonte-springs-bahama-breeze-to-become-yard-house-nov-18/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orange-county-e-bike-e-scooter-rules-take-effect-sept-29",
   "headline": "Orange County's e-bike and e-scooter rules took effect Sept. 29: 10 mph on sidewalks, 20 mph on roads, helmets under 16",
   "summary": "Orange County commissioners unanimously passed rules for e-bikes, e-scooters and other micromobility devices on Sept. 29, 2026, effective immediately in unincorporated areas and in cities and towns without their own ordinances; adults can face a $100 citation from a first offense.",
   "category": "government",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Orange County: unincorporated areas, and cities and towns without their own micromobility ordinances",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-29",
   "date_found": "2026-10-27",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "applies in unincorporated Orange County and in cities and towns without their own ordinances; Commissioner Nicole Wilson told WFTV the Sheriff's Office will have a grace period to train its personnel, with no end date in the sources read",
   "before": "Micromobility rules set by some cities (Winter Garden, Ocoee, Winter Park) and the school board, and a statewide bill, SB 382, vetoed by the governor.",
   "after": "10 mph on sidewalks and shared-use paths, 20 mph on roads, bike lanes and trails, helmets for riders under 16, and a $100 citation possible for adults from a first offense.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-28",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Central Florida Public Media, Orange County approves rules for e-bikes, other micromobility devices, by Molly Duerig (Sept. 30, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.cfpublic.org/politics/2026-09-30/orange-county-approves-rules-e-bikes-micromobility-devices"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, by Dave Jordan (Sept. 29, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county-commissioners-approve-e-bike-ordinance/ZAI3YNGZ7ZAFNKNR7UVRRRMYHI/"
    },
    {
     "name": "ClickOrlando, New e-bike rules adopted in Orange County. Here's what changes, by Anthony Talcott (Sept. 30, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/09/30/new-e-bike-rules-adopted-in-orange-county-heres-what-changes/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Spectrum News 13, by Keith Landry (Sept. 30, 2026)",
     "url": "https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/09/30/orange-county-passes-ordinance-to-regulate-e-scooters-and-e-bikes"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Sentinel (via GovTech), In Orange County, Fla., Micromobility Rules Tighten Up, by Brian Bell (Oct. 1, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.govtech.com/policy/in-orange-county-fla-micromobility-rules-tighten-up"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orange-county-e-bike-e-scooter-rules-take-effect-sept-29/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orlando-fringe-2027-leaves-shakespeare-center-theaters",
   "headline": "Orlando Fringe will not use the Shakespeare Center's theaters for its May 18-31, 2027 festival",
   "summary": "Announced Oct. 20, 2026: the Orlando Fringe Festival stays in Loch Haven Park in May 2027 but moves its shows out of the Lowndes Shakespeare Center's theaters, to Orlando Family Stage, the Orlando Museum of Art, the Orlando Science Center, Harriett's Orlando Ballet Centre and a lawn venue called Citron.",
   "category": "events_venues",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Orlando Fringe Festival, Loch Haven Park, Orlando",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2027-05-18",
   "date_found": "2026-10-27",
   "status": "announced",
   "conditions": "announced, not yet in effect; Fringe's own venues page still lists the Shakespeare Center, under \"All venues subject to change\"",
   "before": "The Lowndes Shakespeare Center held the festival's main box office, a bar and up to seven venues, per the Orlando Sentinel.",
   "after": "Shows at Orlando Family Stage, the Orlando Museum of Art, the Orlando Science Center, Harriett's Orlando Ballet Centre and a lawn venue called Citron, still in Loch Haven Park.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-28",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orlando Sentinel (via Yahoo), Orlando Fringe Festival leaves Shakespeare Center for new partners, by Matthew J. Palm (Oct. 20, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/orlando-fringe-festival-leaves-shakespeare-090000211.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Community Paper, Refreshing the festival, by Nick Georgoudiou (Oct. 25, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.yourcommunitypaper.com/articles/refreshing-the-festival/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Fringe, May Fest (artists' page), read Oct. 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandofringe.org/may-fest"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Fringe, Venues, read Oct. 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandofringe.org/venues"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Fringe, home page, read Oct. 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandofringe.org/home"
    },
    {
     "name": "Watermark, Orlando Fringe to leave Shakespeare Center, citing rent increase (June 25, 2026)",
     "url": "https://watermarkoutnews.com/2026/06/25/orlando-fringe-to-leave-shakespeare-center-citing-rent-increase/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Announced, not final",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orlando-fringe-2027-leaves-shakespeare-center-theaters/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "seminole-county-rosenwald-community-center-groundbreaking-oct-29",
   "headline": "Seminole County held the Rosenwald Community Center groundbreaking on Oct. 29 in East Altamonte and named the site Rosenwald Legacy Park",
   "summary": "Seminole County held the groundbreaking for the Rosenwald Community Center at the former Rosenwald School site, 1096 Merritt St., on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, and unveiled the property's new name, Rosenwald Legacy Park, the county says; it expects the center completed in summer 2027.",
   "category": "outdoors_community",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Former Rosenwald School site, 1096 Merritt St., East Altamonte (Seminole County)",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-29",
   "date_end": "2026-10-29",
   "date_found": "2026-10-27",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "the ceremony was held Oct. 29, 2026, according to the county's project page and its Oct. 30 featured story",
   "before": "Phase 1A of the county's Rosenwald park (walking paths, pavilions, initial stormwater work) is complete and Phase 1B (fishing pier, kayak launch) is under construction; the community center was in design.",
   "after": "The county says it held the community center's groundbreaking on Oct. 29, 2026 and unveiled the property's new name, Rosenwald Legacy Park; completion is expected in summer 2027.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-02",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Seminole County, Construction Moves Forward at Historic Rosenwald Site (featured story, Oct. 16, 2026) and Breaking Ground on Rosenwald Legacy Park (featured story, Oct. 30, 2026; read Nov. 2, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/featured-stories"
    },
    {
     "name": "Seminole County, Rosenwald Community Center Project (project page, read Oct. 27 and Nov. 2, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/parks-recreation/projects/rosenwald"
    },
    {
     "name": "Seminole County, Rosenwald Community Center Project community meeting presentation (Sept. 30, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/docs/default-source/pdf/rosenwald-community-meeting-presentation-9_30_2026-ada.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "Seminole County, Rosenwald Hosts Community Meeting (June 14, 2025)",
     "url": "https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/news-items/2025/06/14/rosenwald-hosts-community-meeting"
    },
    {
     "name": "ClickOrlando / WKMG News 6, Groundbreaking marks new chapter for Rosenwald school site in Altamonte Springs, by Mark Lehman (Oct. 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/10/21/groundbreaking-marks-new-chapter-for-rosenwald-school-site-in-altamonte-springs/"
    },
    {
     "name": "GrowthSpotter, Seminole County advances Rosenwald Community Center in East Altamonte, by Sarah Kinbar (Oct. 16, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.growthspotter.com/2026/10/16/rosenwald-community-center-moves-toward-construction-finally/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Ended",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/seminole-county-rosenwald-community-center-groundbreaking-oct-29/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "waymo-nearly-doubling-orlando-coverage-east-oct-27",
   "headline": "Waymo said it was nearly doubling its Orlando coverage area in the east, over the week of Oct. 27",
   "summary": "Waymo announced on Oct. 27, 2026 that over the next week it was nearly doubling its Orlando driverless-taxi coverage area in the east, with more service downtown; Bungalower reports 53 more square miles, for 120 in total. We found no report yet that the rollout has finished.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Waymo's Orlando service area: the east side and downtown Orlando",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-27",
   "date_found": "2026-10-27",
   "status": "announced",
   "conditions": "a rollout announced for the week from Oct. 27; no source we read says it finished; the new edge of the area is shown only in the Waymo app and Waymo's service-area maps, which were not read",
   "before": "At its Feb. 24, 2026 launch, Waymo's Orlando service covered 60 square miles, from just north of downtown Orlando nearly to Walt Disney World, per Spectrum News 13.",
   "after": "Waymo said its coverage area in the east would nearly double, including more service downtown, over the week from Oct. 27, 2026.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-07",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Waymo, From the road (Oct. 27, 2026)",
     "url": "https://waymo.com/blog/shorts/more-places/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Bungalower, Waymo Nearly Doubles Orlando Service Area, Adding Downtown and Ivanhoe Village, by Zach Van Dyke (Oct. 27, 2026)",
     "url": "https://bungalower.com/2026/10/27/waymo-nearly-doubles-orlando-service-area-adding-downtown-and-ivanhoe-village/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Electrek, Waymo adds nearly 250 square miles of robotaxi coverage in 5 cities (Oct. 27, 2026)",
     "url": "https://electrek.co/2026/10/27/waymo-expansion-250-square-miles-five-cities/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Spectrum News 13, Driverless ride-hailing service makes its debut in Orlando (Feb. 24, 2026)",
     "url": "https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/02/24/driverless-ride-hailing-service-makes-its-debut-in-orlando"
    },
    {
     "name": "ClickOrlando, Waymo expands driverless ride-hailing to all Orlando riders (Apr. 15, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/traffic/2026/04/15/waymo-expands-driverless-ride-hailing-to-all-orlando-riders/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 4, 2026: an earlier version described the rollout as under way, after the week Waymo gave had ended. We found no report that it finished, so the post now says what Waymo said."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Date passed, awaiting re-check",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/waymo-nearly-doubling-orlando-coverage-east-oct-27/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "equinox-agrees-to-buy-minneola-marketplace-site",
   "headline": "Equinox agrees to buy the 74-acre Minneola Marketplace site, plans one big-box store and a hotel",
   "summary": "Maitland-based Equinox Development has agreed to buy the 74-acre Minneola Marketplace site on Florida's Turnpike, GrowthSpotter reports; its early master plan shows one big-box store, two apartment lots, a 2-acre park and up to 12 outparcels, including a nearly 4-acre hotel, months after Sun Terra pulled its Walmart application.",
   "category": "housing_development",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Minneola Marketplace site, northeast of North Hancock Road and Citrus Grove Road, Minneola",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_found": "2026-10-26",
   "status": "announced",
   "conditions": "reported by GrowthSpotter only; no city record, recorded sale or company release was read; the big-box store needs a conditional use permit from the Planning & Zoning Board and city council",
   "before": "Sun Terra Communities' Minneola Marketplace plan; Sun Terra pulled its Walmart application in June 2026.",
   "after": "Equinox Development has agreed to buy the site; its early master plan shows one big-box store, two multi-family lots on over 21 acres, a 2-acre park and up to 12 outparcels, including a nearly 4-acre hotel.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-27",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "GrowthSpotter, Equinox to purchase mixed-use Minneola site from SunTerra, by James Wilkins (Oct. 2, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.growthspotter.com/2026/10/02/equinox-to-purchase-minneola-marketplace-site-from-sun-terra-add-plans-for-hotel/"
    },
    {
     "name": "GrowthSpotter, Sun Terra pulls Walmart application at Minneola Marketplace, by James Wilkins (June 19, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.growthspotter.com/2026/06/19/sun-terra-pulls-application-for-proposed-walmart-within-minneola-marketplace/"
    },
    {
     "name": "South Lake Tablet, Walmart Plans Withdrawn As Minneola Residents Push For Different Vision For Town Center (June 22, 2026)",
     "url": "https://sltablet.com/2026/06/22/walmart-plans-withdrawn-as-minneola-residents-push-for-different-vision-for-town-center/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Announced, not final",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/equinox-agrees-to-buy-minneola-marketplace-site/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "racetrac-remodels-32-central-florida-stores-through-2027",
   "headline": "RaceTrac is remodeling 32 Central Florida stores, adding pizza bars, through 2027",
   "summary": "RaceTrac is remodeling 98 Florida convenience stores, 32 of them in Central Florida per What Now Orlando, including 12 in Orange County; each gets a grab-and-go pizza bar and new coffee stations, the first are done, and the program runs through 2027.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "32 RaceTrac stores in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Volusia and Brevard counties",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_found": "2026-10-26",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "reported by C-Store Dive and What Now Orlando from RaceTrac's early-October announcement; RaceTrac's own news page, read Oct. 27, 2026, does not list it",
   "before": "RaceTrac stores without the grab-and-go pizza bar and redesigned coffee area.",
   "after": "Remodeled stores with a grab-and-go pizza bar, coffee stations with six Crazy Good Coffee blends and, at select stores, an expanded Swirl World frozen yogurt bar.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-27",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "C-Store Dive, RaceTrac launches $63M Florida remodel project, by Brett Dworski (Oct. 6, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.cstoredive.com/news/racetrac-launches-63m-florida-remodel-project/832200/"
    },
    {
     "name": "What Now Orlando, RaceTrac Investing $20.5M to Remodel 32 Central Florida Stores, by Joey Reams (page data: Oct. 7, 2026)",
     "url": "https://whatnow.com/orlando/retail/racetrac-investing-20-5m-to-remodel-32-central-florida-stores/"
    },
    {
     "name": "RaceTrac, news and media articles (read Oct. 27, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.racetrac.com/about-us/news-media/articles"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/racetrac-remodels-32-central-florida-stores-through-2027/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "westbound-i-4-express-closes-overnight-oct-27-near-kirkman-road",
   "headline": "Westbound I-4 Express was scheduled to close overnight Oct. 27 from John Young Parkway to past Kirkman Road",
   "summary": "FDOT scheduled a closure of all lanes of westbound I-4 Express from John Young Parkway to just west of Kirkman Road from as early as 11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 to 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, then a restripe and reopening of the right lane at the Kirkman Road overpass, with a backup night of Wednesday, Oct. 28. As of Oct. 29 FDOT's lane-closure page no longer lists the notice, and no source read says the work was done.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Westbound I-4 Express, John Young Parkway (S.R. 423) to just west of Kirkman Road (S.R. 435), Orange County",
   "kind": "closure",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-27",
   "date_found": "2026-10-26",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "overnight only: from as early as 11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 to 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28; if the work is not completed as scheduled, the same closure and detour during the same hours overnight Wednesday, Oct. 28; FDOT says schedules are subject to change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances",
   "before": "Westbound I-4 Express open overnight, with a continuous closure of the right lane at the Kirkman Road overpass.",
   "after": "Westbound I-4 Express was to close overnight Oct. 27 to 28 for barrier removal, then the right lane at the Kirkman Road overpass was to be restriped and reopened; no source read confirms it was done.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-29",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "FDOT District 5, CFLRoads, Orange County Lane Closures (project 444315-1), read October 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.cflroads.com/laneclosures/County/Orange"
    },
    {
     "name": "FDOT District 5, CFLRoads, project 444315-1, I-4 at Sand Lake Road Interchange, read October 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.cflroads.com/project/444315-1"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, I-4 westbound express lanes will close late Tuesday night, by Angel Green, October 21, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/westbound-i-4-express-lanes-will-close-tuesday-night-near-kirkman-road/DM4Q6THAFJD6NMBIBAUSRBDZGA/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, I-4 Express lanes to close Monday and Tuesday nights, September 11, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/westbound-i-4-express-lanes-will-close-overnight-sept-14-sept-15/JYLVZVX6LJG2ZGJ37DKJ5VTWZQ/"
    },
    {
     "name": "FDOT District 5, CFLRoads, Orange County Lane Closures, re-read October 29, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.cflroads.com/laneclosures/County/Orange"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Date passed, awaiting re-check",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/westbound-i-4-express-closes-overnight-oct-27-near-kirkman-road/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "papa-bees-moves-to-190-s-ronald-reagan-blvd-longwood-oct-29",
   "headline": "Papa Bees moves to 190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd. in Longwood on Oct. 29",
   "summary": "Longwood wing restaurant Papa Bees is moving from 480 to 190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., the former Holy City Zoo BBQ space; Orlando Weekly reports the new location opens at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, after which the current one stops serving.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-29",
   "date_found": "2026-10-25",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "reported by Orlando Weekly and re-reported by Hoodline; the restaurant's website still lists the old address, and state food-licence records show no Papa Bees licence at 190 as of Oct. 26, 2026",
   "before": "Papa Bees at 480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Suite 1036, Longwood.",
   "after": "Papa Bees at 190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood, the former Holy City Zoo BBQ space, from 4:30 p.m. Oct. 29, per Orlando Weekly.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-26",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, Papa Bees, the Longwood chicken wing institution, is moving, by Faiyaz Kara (page data: October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/openings-closings-moves/papa-bees-the-longwood-chicken-wing-institution-is-moving/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hoodline, Papa Bees Wing Shop Moves to Bigger Longwood Location, by Miguel Rodriguez",
     "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/longwood-s-papa-bees-wing-shop-moves-to-bigger-space-after-40-years/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, 15 Orlando restaurants and bars that closed this summer",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/15-orlando-restaurants-and-bars-that-closed-this-summer/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR, food-service licence and plan-review files (read October 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Papa Bees website (read October 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.papabees.com/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Date passed, awaiting re-check",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/papa-bees-moves-to-190-s-ronald-reagan-blvd-longwood-oct-29/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "vivaia-opens-first-florida-store-florida-mall-orlando",
   "headline": "VIVAIA opens its first Florida store at The Florida Mall",
   "summary": "Footwear brand VIVAIA has opened a 1,138-square-foot store at The Florida Mall in Orlando, which it calls its first in Florida; it announced the opening on Oct. 21, 2026, and the mall's operator, Simon, lists the store with its hours.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "The Florida Mall, #422, 8001 S Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-21",
   "date_found": "2026-10-25",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "announced by the brand on Oct. 21, 2026; the mall's operator, Simon, lists the store with its hours",
   "before": "No VIVAIA store in Florida, per VIVAIA.",
   "after": "A 1,138-square-foot VIVAIA store at The Florida Mall, unit #422.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-28",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "VIVAIA, VIVAIA Opens First Florida Store at The Florida Mall in Orlando, press release on PR Newswire, October 21, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vivaia-opens-first-florida-store-at-the-florida-mall-in-orlando-302915013.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "Simon, VIVAIA at The Florida Mall, store page",
     "url": "https://www.simon.com/mall/the-florida-mall/stores/vivaia"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hoodline, Ethan Chen, October 23, 2026",
     "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/vivaia-opens-first-florida-store-at-the-florida-mall-bringing-celebrity-worn-shoes-to-orlando/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "October 28, 2026: updated with the store's hours and nearest entrance from the mall operator's listing. An earlier version said the sources read gave no hours and the mall's own pages could not be read. It also quoted VIVAIA's release placing its Westfield Valley Fair store in San Jose; VIVAIA's own release for that store puts it in Santa Clara, so that line is removed."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/vivaia-opens-first-florida-store-florida-mall-orlando/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "epcot-candlelight-processional-15-minutes-earlier-9pm-close-2026-holidays",
   "headline": "EPCOT's Candlelight Processional moves 15 minutes earlier, and the park keeps a 9 p.m. close, for the 2026 holidays",
   "summary": "During the 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays (Nov. 27 to Dec. 30), Disney lists Candlelight Processional at 4:45, 6:30 and 8:00 p.m., 15 minutes earlier than in 2025, and EPCOT's currently posted hours close the park at 9 p.m. each festival night.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "America Gardens Theatre, EPCOT, Walt Disney World",
   "kind": "schedule",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-27",
   "date_found": "2026-10-24",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "Candlelight times from Disney's own page; the 9 p.m. close is EPCOT's hours as currently scheduled, read from a third-party copy of Disney's schedule, and Disney can still add hours; the 9:30 p.m. close of earlier festivals is from outlets, not Disney",
   "before": "2025 festival: Candlelight Processional at 5:00, 6:45 and 8:15 p.m. (Disney); EPCOT open until 9:30 p.m. during the festival in earlier years (Disney Tourist Blog, BlogMickey).",
   "after": "2026 festival: Candlelight Processional at 4:45, 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. (Disney); EPCOT scheduled to close at 9 p.m. each festival night.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-26",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Walt Disney World, Candlelight Processional page (read October 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/epcot/candlelight-processional/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney World Press Room, 2025 Candlelight Processional Narrators Shine with Star-Studded Lineup, September 18, 2025",
     "url": "https://disneyexperiences.com/disneyworld-press/release/2025-candlelight-processional-narrators-shine-with-star-studded-lineup/"
    },
    {
     "name": "themeparks.wiki schedule feed for EPCOT, November and December 2026 (read October 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://api.themeparks.wiki/v1/entity/47f90d2c-e191-4239-a466-5892ef59a88b/schedule/2026/11"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney Tourist Blog, Tom Bricker (page data: September 28, 2026)",
     "url": "https://disneytouristblog.com/disney-world-quietly-sets-earlier-epcot-closing-for-2026-christmas-season/"
    },
    {
     "name": "BlogMickey, September 28, 2026",
     "url": "https://blogmickey.com/2026/09/epcot-closing-early-2026-festival-of-the-holidays/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Inside the Magic, Rick Lye, September 20, 2026",
     "url": "https://insidethemagic.net/2026/09/disney-world-appears-to-have-shorten-epcots-hours-this-holiday-season-rl1/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/epcot-candlelight-processional-15-minutes-earlier-9pm-close-2026-holidays/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orlando-fire-flavor-festival-moves-to-january-9-2027-one-day",
   "headline": "Orlando Fire & Flavor Festival moves to Jan. 9, 2027, and is now one day at Festival Park",
   "summary": "The Orlando Fire & Flavor Festival, set for Oct. 10-11, 2026 at Festival Park, has been rescheduled to Saturday, Jan. 9, 2027, noon to 9 p.m., as a one-day event; tickets already bought transfer automatically.",
   "category": "events_venues",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Festival Park, 2911 E. Robinson St., Orlando",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2027-01-09",
   "date_found": "2026-10-24",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "rescheduled by the organizer, Battle Bros Events, citing forecasted weather; one day instead of two; noon to 9 p.m.; tickets already bought transfer automatically; the organizer says ticket prices will increase the week of the event",
   "before": "Orlando Fire & Flavor Festival at Festival Park, Oct. 10-11, 2026, two days.",
   "after": "Orlando Fire & Flavor Festival at Festival Park, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2027, noon to 9 p.m., one day.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-26",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Battle Bros Events, Orlando Fire & Flavor Festival page, read October 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.battlebrosevents.com/orlandofireflavorfestival"
    },
    {
     "name": "Eventbrite, Orlando Fire & Flavor Festival listing by Battle Bros LLC, read October 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/orlando-fire-flavor-festival-tickets-1991726374201"
    },
    {
     "name": "FOX 35 Orlando, Josh Frigerio, October 8, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/list-central-florida-events-canceled-postponed-due-weather-hurricane-isaias-outer-bands"
    },
    {
     "name": "Bungalower, Orlando Fire & Flavor Festival Postponed to January, Reduced to One Day, October 22, 2026",
     "url": "https://bungalower.com/2026/10/22/orlando-fire-flavor-festival-postponed-to-january-reduced-to-one-day/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orlando-fire-flavor-festival-moves-to-january-9-2027-one-day/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "key-food-supermarket-ocoee-plaza-grand-opening-oct-23-2026",
   "headline": "Key Food Supermarket in Ocoee had set its grand opening for Friday, Oct. 23; by Oct. 26 the store's own page listed hours and a weekly circular valid from Oct. 23",
   "summary": "A Key Food Supermarket at Ocoee Plaza, 23 W. Silver Star Road, had a grand-opening ceremony scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, the West Orange Times & Observer reported, and no report of the ceremony or of the opening day has been found. A saved copy of Key Food's own page for the store, read Oct. 26, lists regular hours and a weekly circular valid Oct. 23 to Oct. 29, so the store is treated as open by Oct. 26. The circular's Oct. 23 start matches the announced opening day, but a circular's start is the chain's plan, not proof that the doors opened. The paper first reported in November 2025 that it would open by the end of that December.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Key Food Supermarket, Ocoee Plaza, 23 W. Silver Star Road, Ocoee, FL 34761",
   "kind": "opening",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-26",
   "date_found": "2026-10-23",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "open by this date; Oct. 23 was the scheduled day, and no report says it opened then; the store's operator is not named in any source read",
   "before": "First reported in November 2025 to open by the end of December 2025.",
   "after": "Key Food's page for the store lists hours of 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM every day and a weekly circular (a saved copy of Oct. 26, 2026 reads valid Oct 23 - Oct 29; the page read Nov. 4 reads valid Oct 30 - Nov 5); the grand opening had been set for Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, and no report of that day has been found.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-04",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "West Orange Times & Observer, October 21, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2026/oct/21/key-food-supermarket-soon-to-open-in-ocoee/"
    },
    {
     "name": "West Orange Times & Observer, November 24, 2025",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2025/nov/24/key-food-supermarket-to-open-in-ocoee-this-december/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Key Food store locator, Ocoee store, read October 23, October 26 and November 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://keyfood.com/stores/4394"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County Property Appraiser, parcel 28-22-18-1360-02-010 (Ocoee Plaza), read October 23, 2026",
     "url": "https://ocpa-mainsite-afd-standard.azurefd.net/api/PRC/GetPRCGeneralInfo?pid=282218136002010"
    },
    {
     "name": "Key Food Central Florida stores, read October 23, 2026",
     "url": "https://shopkeyfood.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "West Orange Times & Observer, site search for \"key food\", read November 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/search/?q=key+food"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 4, 2026 (later): the status line read 'Open by Oct 30, 2026'. A saved copy of the same Key Food page from Oct. 26 already listed the circular as valid Oct 23 - Oct 29, so it now reads 'Open by Oct 26, 2026' (alex ruling c10909).",
     "November 4, 2026: the post read 'upcoming' with a grand opening scheduled for Oct. 23. It now reads 'Open by Oct 30, 2026': Key Food's own page for this store lists regular hours and its Oct 30 - Nov 5 weekly circular, and no report of the Oct. 23 opening day has been found (alex ruling c10906)."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/key-food-supermarket-ocoee-plaza-grand-opening-oct-23-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "winter-springs-central-winds-lower-playground-closed-since-aug-21-2026",
   "headline": "Central Winds Park's lower playground in Winter Springs stays closed, with no repair decision yet",
   "summary": "Winter Springs closed the lower playground at Central Winds Park after a safety inspection, in an alert dated August 21, 2026, until further notice. WKMG News 6 reported on Oct. 13 that the city has not decided whether to repair or replace it, and that repairs were planned for the 2028 fiscal year.",
   "category": "outdoors_community",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Lower playground, Central Winds Park, 1000 Central Winds Dr., Winter Springs",
   "kind": "closed",
   "date_effective": "2026-08-21",
   "date_found": "2026-10-23",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "closed until further notice after a safety inspection; the city has not decided whether to repair or replace it, and says repairs were planned for the 2028 fiscal year, which could change",
   "before": "Open: one of the park's playgrounds.",
   "after": "Closed since the city's alert of August 21, 2026, until further notice.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Winter Springs, Alert Center: Central Winds Park Lower Playground Closed, August 21, 2026, read October 23 and November 8, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.winterspringsfl.org/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=Central-Winds-Park-Lower-Playground-Clos-23"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Winter Springs, Central Winds Park facility page, read October 23, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.winterspringsfl.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Central-Winds-Park-2"
    },
    {
     "name": "WKMG News 6 / ClickOrlando, October 13, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/10/13/winter-springs-park-stays-closed-two-months-after-safety-concerns-found-and-city-says-repairs-are-a-waiting-game/"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Winter Springs, City Commission regular meeting agenda, October 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://winterspringsfl.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=1&event_id=874"
    },
    {
     "name": "Seminole County Property Appraiser, Amendment 3 property tax page, read November 8, 2026",
     "url": "https://scpafl.org/information/property-tax-initiative"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 8, 2026: an earlier version said Amendment 3 was on the November 3, 2026 ballot, quoted the Seminole County Property Appraiser that Florida voters 'will decide' on it, and said it passes only if approved by at least 60% of voters. The Property Appraiser's page now says Florida voters passed it on November 3, 2026."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Closing",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/winter-springs-central-winds-lower-playground-closed-since-aug-21-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orange-county-approves-tuscana-shingle-creek-4-3-sept-29-2026",
   "headline": "Orange County commissioners approve the Tuscana project near Shingle Creek, 4-3, reversing their 2025 denial",
   "summary": "On Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, Orange County commissioners voted 4-3 to approve a modified Tuscana land use plan and conservation area impact permit just west of the Shingle Creek preserve, 16 months after denying it. Detailed engineering, drainage calculations and other development reviews remain ahead.",
   "category": "housing_development",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Tuscana, in the Shingle Creek Basin, just west of the Shingle Creek preserve (Orange County)",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-29",
   "date_found": "2026-10-22",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "a 4-3 approval recorded in the county's draft minutes; a land use plan and conservation area impact permit with conditions, with detailed engineering, drainage and other development reviews still ahead; the owners' acceptance of the county's settlement offer is not reported in any source read",
   "before": "Denied by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in May 2025.",
   "after": "Approved 4-3 on Sept. 29, 2026, as the special magistrate recommended, modified with the applicant's raised-road condition.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-23",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orange County Board of County Commissioners, draft meeting minutes of September 29, 2026 (printed October 5, 2026)",
     "url": "https://occompt.legistar1.com/occompt/meetings/2026/9/1797_M_Board_of_County_Commissioners_26-09-29_Draft_Meeting_Minutes.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County Board of County Commissioners, agenda of September 29, 2026",
     "url": "https://occompt.legistar1.com/occompt/meetings/2026/9/1797_A_Board_of_County_Commissioners_26-09-29_Board_of_County_Commissioners_Agenda.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "GrowthSpotter, Sarah Kinbar, September 29, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.growthspotter.com/2026/09/29/orange-county-reverses-tuscana-denial-as-costs-wetlands-split-board/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Spectrum News 13, Keith Landry, September 30, 2026",
     "url": "https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/09/29/orange-county-commissioners-reluctantly-approve-tuscana-project-in-wetlands-area"
    },
    {
     "name": "Central Florida Public Media, September 29, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.cfpublic.org/environment/2026-09-29/orange-commissioners-accept-plans-previously-rejected-develop-shingle-creek"
    },
    {
     "name": "WKMG News 6 / ClickOrlando, Tylisa Hampton, October 1, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/10/01/if-we-lose-this-we-lose-a-lot-neighbors-react-to-tuscana-approval/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County Board of County Commissioners, agenda and draft minutes of October 13, 2026, and agenda of October 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://occompt.legistar1.com/occompt/meetings/2026/10/1800_A_Board_of_County_Commissioners_26-10-27_Board_of_County_Commissioners_Agenda.pdf"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orange-county-approves-tuscana-shingle-creek-4-3-sept-29-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orange-county-one-day-a-week-watering-nov-1-2026",
   "headline": "Orange County lawn watering drops to one day a week on Sunday, Nov. 1",
   "summary": "From Nov. 1, 2026 to March 13, 2027, Orange County lawns may be watered one day a week: Saturday for odd-numbered or unnumbered addresses, Sunday for even-numbered ones, Tuesday for non-residential properties, never between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.",
   "category": "government",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Orange County (all of it except the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District)",
   "kind": "rule",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-01",
   "date_end": "2027-03-13",
   "date_found": "2026-10-22",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "the yearly Eastern Standard Time schedule; two days a week returns when Daylight Saving Time does",
   "before": "Two days a week through Oct. 31, 2026: Wednesday and Saturday for odd-numbered or unnumbered addresses, Thursday and Sunday for even-numbered ones, Tuesday and Friday for non-residential properties.",
   "after": "One day a week from Nov. 1, 2026 to March 13, 2027: Saturday for odd-numbered or unnumbered addresses, Sunday for even-numbered ones, Tuesday for non-residential properties.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-02",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orange County, Watering Restrictions page, read October 22 and November 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.ocfl.net/WateringRestrictions"
    },
    {
     "name": "St. Johns River Water Management District, watering restrictions, read October 22, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.sjrwmd.com/wateringrestrictions/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County Utilities, Water Watch, read October 22, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.occonservewater.net/programs/educational/waterwatch"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV Channel 9, Angel Green, October 20, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/orange-county-seasonal-outdoor-watering-restrictions-begin-nov-1/MDEEH53BZJAXDGFVYWSHVS3TMQ/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Rule",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orange-county-one-day-a-week-watering-nov-1-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "pinstripes-orlando-reopens-vineland-pointe-nov-11-2026",
   "headline": "Pinstripes Orlando reopens at Vineland Pointe on Wednesday, Nov. 11, under new ownership",
   "summary": "Pinstripes Orlando, at 11643 Daryl Carter Pkwy. in Vineland Pointe, closed in September 2025 and reopens on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, as a new business under new owners. The new owners say gift cards and deposits from before the bankruptcy can't be redeemed or returned.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Pinstripes Orlando, 11643 Daryl Carter Pkwy #3108, Vineland Pointe, Orlando, FL 32821 (southwest Orange County)",
   "kind": "opening",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-11",
   "date_found": "2026-10-22",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "a reopening under new ownership, announced by the company; the new owner is not named in any source read",
   "before": "Closed since September 2025, when Pinstripes Holdings Inc. closed 10 of its 18 locations, the Vineland Pointe one among them.",
   "after": "Reopening Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, as \"a new business with new ownership\": a chef-driven menu and bowling, with new activities and expanded private event options.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-22",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Pinstripes, Orlando Reopening page, read October 22, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.pinstripes.com/orlando-reopening"
    },
    {
     "name": "Pinstripes, Orlando page, read October 22, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.pinstripes.com/orlando"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hoodline, Stephanie Reid, October 21, 2026",
     "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/pinstripes-plots-orlando-comeback-next-month-14-months-after-bankruptcy-closure/"
    },
    {
     "name": "West Orange Times & Observer, September 11, 2025",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2025/sep/11/pinstripes-closes-southwest-orange-location/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/pinstripes-orlando-reopens-vineland-pointe-nov-11-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "rye-row-by-olde-hearth-soft-opens-ivanhoe-village",
   "headline": "Rye Row by Olde Hearth soft-opens at 1231 N. Orange Ave. in Ivanhoe Village",
   "summary": "Olde Hearth Bread Co.'s new storefront, Rye Row by Olde Hearth, soft-opened in late September in the former House of Sploot space on Ivanhoe Row. It sells breads, pastries, cookies and coffee; the owners aim for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but hours may be sporadic during the soft opening.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "1231 N. Orange Ave., Ivanhoe Row, Ivanhoe Village, Orlando (the former House of Sploot space)",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-23",
   "date_found": "2026-10-22",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "a soft opening: Bungalower reports the shop quietly opened over the weekend and reopened Wednesday, Sept. 23; no grand-opening date in the sources read",
   "before": "The former House of Sploot pet shop space at 1231 N. Orange Ave.; Olde Hearth Bread Co. had planned to open a shop there in mid-May.",
   "after": "Rye Row by Olde Hearth, Olde Hearth Bread Co.'s storefront, soft open: fresh breads, pastries, cookies and coffee; the owners aim for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and hours may be sporadic.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-22",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Bungalower, Zach Van Dyke, September 24, 2026",
     "url": "https://bungalower.com/2026/09/24/rye-row-by-olde-hearth-is-now-soft-open-in-ivanhoe-village/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, Faiyaz Kara, October 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/tip-jar/rye-row-by-olde-hearth-finally-open-on-ivanhoe-row-the-moderne-and-red-panda-present-a-noodles-and-cocktails-pop-up/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, July 6, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/tip-jar/catche-and-la-diperie-currently-open-to-serve-summer-sweet-treats-opening-date-for-olde-hearth-bread-co-still-tbd/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, Faiyaz Kara, March 16, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/openings-closings-moves/olde-hearth-bread-co-is-opening-a-bakeshop-in-ivanhoe-village/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV Channel 9, March 19, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/olde-hearth-bread-company-open-new-orlando-retail-shop-may/JK452AWOZJEE3CVBG74ZU4XNTA/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Olde Hearth Bread Company, official website, read October 22, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.oldehearthbreadcompany.com/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 8, 2026: the status line read 'Opened Sep 23, 2026'. It now reads 'Open by Sep 23, 2026', because Bungalower says the shop quietly opened over the weekend before Sept. 23, and no source names the day."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/rye-row-by-olde-hearth-soft-opens-ivanhoe-village/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "banana-ball-open-espn-wide-world-of-sports-april-15-18-2027-ticket-lottery-closes-oct-31",
   "headline": "Banana Ball returns to ESPN Wide World of Sports April 15–18, 2027; the ticket lottery list has closed",
   "summary": "Banana Ball brings a four-game 'Banana Ball Open' to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World on April 15–18, 2027; tickets were by lottery, and the league's site now says the list has closed.",
   "category": "events_venues",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Walt Disney World, Osceola County, near Orlando",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2027-04-15",
   "date_end": "2027-04-18",
   "date_found": "2026-10-21",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "before": "Banana Ball played two games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in 2026.",
   "after": "Banana Ball returns April 15–18, 2027 for the Banana Ball Open, four games with all six teams; the ticket lottery list, due to close Oct. 31, 2026, now reads as closed.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-02",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Disney Parks Blog, dated October 15, 2026 (re-read October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/banana-ball-coming-to-disney-world/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney sports press release, datelined October 15, 2026, published October 16, 2026",
     "url": "https://disneyexperiences.com/disneysports-press/release/the-walt-disney-company-goes-for-baseball-home-run-with-banana-ball-tournament-and-documentary-in-2027/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney sports press photos page",
     "url": "https://disneyexperiences.com/disneysports-press/asset/banana-ball-returns-to-espn-wide-world-of-sports-complex-in-2027/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Banana Ball, 2027 schedule (read October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://bananaball.com/schedule/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Banana Ball, tickets (read October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://bananaball.com/tickets/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Fans First Tickets, ticket lottery entry form (read October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.lottery.fansfirsttickets.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV 9, James Tutten, October 16, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/banana-ball-returns-disney-world-2027/7UMWD5PJARDFVLPXGA2Z4DBZ2A/"
    },
    {
     "name": "FOX 35, Ashley Carter, October 16, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/disney-world-host-banana-ball-tournament-2027-how-get-tickets"
    },
    {
     "name": "Wikipedia, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (read October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN_Wide_World_of_Sports_Complex"
    },
    {
     "name": "U.S. Census Bureau geocoder, the complex's coordinates (read October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/coordinates?x=-81.556&y=28.33708333&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&vintage=Current_Current&layers=Counties%2CIncorporated+Places&format=json"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/banana-ball-open-espn-wide-world-of-sports-april-15-18-2027-ticket-lottery-closes-oct-31/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "emirates-dubai-orlando-flights-switch-to-airbus-a350-nov-1-2026",
   "headline": "Emirates' daily Dubai–Orlando flights switch to the Airbus A350 on Nov. 1",
   "summary": "From Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, Emirates flies an Airbus A350 on its daily Dubai–Orlando flights, EK219 and EK220, in place of the Boeing 777 it has flown on the route since 2015; the A350 has Business, Premium Economy and Economy cabins.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Orlando (MCO), Emirates' daily Dubai–Orlando flights EK219 and EK220",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-01",
   "date_found": "2026-10-21",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Emirates flies a Boeing 777 on its daily Dubai–Orlando flights, as it has since the route launched in 2015.",
   "after": "From Nov. 1, 2026, an Airbus A350 flies the daily Dubai–Orlando flights, with 32 Business, 28 Premium Economy and 238 Economy seats.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-02",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Emirates Media Centre release, dated October 1, 2026 (re-read October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-to-deploy-airbus-a350-to-orlando-offering-latest-travel-experiences-to-customers/"
    },
    {
     "name": "AeroRoutes, on Emirates' schedule filing, published September 28, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/260928-eknov26mco"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV 9, Angel Green, October 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/new-emirates-a350-flights-will-offer-premium-economy-orlando-travelers/UQA4KCN6FFEPRPRB5AUEDJFQVU/"
    },
    {
     "name": "FlightAware flight history for EK219 (Dubai to Orlando), read November 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/UAE219/history"
    },
    {
     "name": "FlightAware flight history for EK220 (Orlando to Dubai), read November 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/UAE220/history"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/emirates-dubai-orlando-flights-switch-to-airbus-a350-nov-1-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "homegoods-orlando-moves-millenia-plaza-to-colonial-plaza-market-center-oct-29-2026",
   "headline": "HomeGoods moves its Orlando store from Millenia Plaza to Colonial Plaza Market Center; the new store's page now lists regular hours",
   "summary": "HomeGoods' Orlando store has moved from 4664 Millenia Plaza Way to Colonial Plaza Market Center on East Colonial Drive. HomeGoods had set the opening for Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; on Oct. 30 its page for the new store lists 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. every day, and the old store's page address now loads that new-store page. On Nov. 3 its Grand Openings page lists the store as open, with no opening date.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "HomeGoods, Colonial Plaza Market Center, East Colonial Drive, Orlando (moving from 4664 Millenia Plaza Way)",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-30",
   "date_found": "2026-10-21",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "open by this date; Oct. 29 was the scheduled day, and no report says it opened then",
   "before": "HomeGoods' Orlando store at Millenia Plaza, 4664 Millenia Plaza Way; its HomeGoods page now lists it closed every day of the week.",
   "after": "A HomeGoods store at Colonial Plaza Market Center, 2642 East Colonial Drive, whose store page lists 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. every day (read Oct. 30, 2026); the opening had been set for Oct. 29, 2026, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-03",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "HomeGoods, store details: Orlando (Colonial), Colonial Plaza Market Center (read October 30, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.homegoods.com/store-details/Orlando-%28Colonial%29-FL-32803/664"
    },
    {
     "name": "HomeGoods, Grand Openings (read October 21, October 30 and November 3, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.homegoods.com/grand-openings"
    },
    {
     "name": "HomeGoods, store details: Millenia Plaza, Orlando (read October 21 and October 30, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.homegoods.com/store-details/Orlando-FL-32839/0664"
    },
    {
     "name": "Patch, \"Major Retailer To Open Orlando Store\", Tiffany Razzano and Chris Rhatigan, October 20, 2026",
     "url": "https://patch.com/florida/orlando/major-retailer-open-orlando-store"
    },
    {
     "name": "MassLive roundup on Yahoo News, Dallas Gagnon (dated October 16, 2026 in the page data)",
     "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/homegoods-opening-stores-across-10-200858595.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "GrowthSpotter, \"HomeGoods plans next Central Florida location in northeast Orlando\" (dated March 11, 2026 in its URL and page data)",
     "url": "https://www.growthspotter.com/2026/03/11/homegoods-plans-to-open-next-central-florida-location-in-northeast-orlando/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 3, 2026: the status line read 'In effect since Oct 29, 2026', a date HomeGoods had only scheduled. It now reads 'Open by Oct 30, 2026', the first day HomeGoods' own page was read listing regular hours. Also added: HomeGoods' Grand Openings page now lists the store as open."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/homegoods-orlando-moves-millenia-plaza-to-colonial-plaza-market-center-oct-29-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "savis-workshop-hollywood-studios-lightsaber-new-effects-protection-and-defense-parts-oct-5-2026",
   "headline": "Savi's Workshop lightsabers at Hollywood Studios get new blade effects and new Protection and Defense parts",
   "summary": "Since Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, lightsabers built at Savi's Workshop in Disney's Hollywood Studios have an upgraded chassis and blade with thermal-cutting, spinning and deflection effects, and the existing Protection and Defense hilt theme has new white-and-gold parts; the price is $274.99 plus tax.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Savi's Workshop, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World (Bay Lake, Orange County)",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-05",
   "date_found": "2026-10-21",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Savi's Workshop lightsabers without the new effects; the Protection and Defense hilt theme with the parts it last got in January 2023, per BlogMickey.",
   "after": "Lightsabers built from Oct. 5, 2026 have thermal-cutting, spinning and deflection effects, smoother activation and upgraded audio; Protection and Defense has new white-and-gold parts. $274.99 per lightsaber, plus tax.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-21",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Disney Parks Blog, section dated October 5, 2026 (re-read October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/new-savis-workshop-lightsaber-offering-and-more/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Walt Disney World, Savi's Workshop page (read October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/shops/hollywood-studios/savis-workshop-handbuilt-lightsabers/"
    },
    {
     "name": "BlogMickey, first look at Hollywood Studios (dated October 6, 2026 in its page data)",
     "url": "https://blogmickey.com/2026/10/first-look-at-updated-protection-defense-high-republic-lightsaber-at-savis-workshop/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Laughing Place, October 5, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-parks/savis-workshop-updated-hilt-theme-light-sound-effects/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WDWinfo, October 5, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/savis-workshop-lightsabers-get-new-effects-and-hilt-design/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Wikipedia, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder (read October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Hollywood_Studios"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/savis-workshop-hollywood-studios-lightsaber-new-effects-protection-and-defense-parts-oct-5-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orange-county-aerial-mosquito-spraying-apopka-pine-hills-dengue-oct-20-24-2026",
   "headline": "Orange County moves its Oct. 24 aerial mosquito spraying over parts of Apopka and Pine Hills to Oct. 30, citing weather",
   "summary": "Orange County Mosquito Control has moved the aerial spraying treatment set for Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 to Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at 7 p.m.: its Arbovirus Monitoring page gives weather as the reason, and its newsroom notice, updated Oct. 27, gives the time. The spraying is over parts of Apopka and Pine Hills, after five locally acquired dengue cases in the county. Neither county page says whether the Oct. 20 flights took place.",
   "category": "government",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Parts of Apopka and Pine Hills, Orange County",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-30",
   "date_found": "2026-10-20",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "before": "No aerial spraying scheduled over Apopka and Pine Hills.",
   "after": "Aerial spraying against the dengue mosquito: flights scheduled at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20, with no report on whether they took place; both county pages move the Oct. 24 round to Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at 7 p.m., due to weather.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-28",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orange County, press release (its page data dates it October 12, 2026)",
     "url": "https://newsroom.ocfl.net/media-advisories/press-releases/2026/10/orange-county-mosquito-control-will-use-aerial-spraying-to-prevent-dengue-fever/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County, Mosquito Control Efforts Planned for Parts of Apopka, Pine Hills (schedule last updated October 27, 2026)",
     "url": "https://newsroom.ocfl.net/2026/10/mosquito-control-efforts-planned-for-parts-of-apopka-pine-hills/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County, Arbovirus Monitoring page (read October 20, October 26 and October 28, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.ocfl.net/FamiliesHealthSocialSvcs/MosquitoSafety/ArbovirusMonitoring.aspx"
    },
    {
     "name": "WDBO, October 16, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wdbo.com/news/local/orange-countys-mosquito-control-begin-aerial-spraying-combat-dengue-fever-outbreak/7LH4HCE7DFEKDNOPMM7KDGWSDE/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida Department of Health, Florida Arbovirus Surveillance, 2026 week 40",
     "url": "https://www.floridahealth.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/fl-arbovirus-report-w40-2026.pdf"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "October 28, 2026: an earlier version said the county's newsroom notice, last updated Oct. 19, still listed Oct. 20 and Oct. 24 with no postponement. The notice was updated Oct. 27 and now moves the Oct. 24 treatment to Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m., the same date as the Arbovirus Monitoring page."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Date passed, awaiting re-check",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orange-county-aerial-mosquito-spraying-apopka-pine-hills-dengue-oct-20-24-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "st-johns-river-water-management-district-central-recreation-meeting-apopka-oct-20-2026",
   "headline": "St. Johns River district's Apopka recreation meeting was set for Oct. 20; no record found of it being held",
   "summary": "The St. Johns River Water Management District's Central Recreation Public Meeting, on recreation at 18 district properties including land in Orange, Lake and Seminole counties, was scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, 6 to 8 p.m., at its Apopka Service Center; comments could also be sent by email. As of November 3, 14 days after the date, the district's release shows no update, its pages do not mention the meeting, and I found no report or summary of it.",
   "category": "outdoors_community",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "St. Johns River Water Management District, Apopka Service Center, Econ Conference Room, 2501 S. Binion Road, Apopka",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-20",
   "date_found": "2026-10-20",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "before": "The district's last Central Recreation Public Meeting was Oct. 28, 2025, in the same room.",
   "after": "Public meeting on recreation at 18 district properties, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, 6 to 8 p.m., in Apopka; email comments taken.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-03",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "St. Johns River Water Management District, news release, October 13, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.sjrwmd.com/2026/10/district-to-host-central-recreation-public-meeting-2/"
    },
    {
     "name": "St. Johns River Water Management District, Meetings and announcements (read October 20, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.sjrwmd.com/meetings-announcements/"
    },
    {
     "name": "St. Johns River Water Management District, news release, 2025 central recreation meeting",
     "url": "https://www.sjrwmd.com/2025/10/district-to-host-central-recreation-public-meeting/"
    },
    {
     "name": "St. Johns River Water Management District, Recreation announcements (read October 20, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.sjrwmd.com/lands/recreation/announcements/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Date passed, awaiting re-check",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/st-johns-river-water-management-district-central-recreation-meeting-apopka-oct-20-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "brewdog-jam-eng-zaza-orlando-international-airport-north-terminal-later-2026",
   "headline": "BrewDog, Jam-Eng and Zaza Cuban Café & Bar are scheduled to open in Orlando International Airport's North Terminal Complex later this year",
   "summary": "SSP America, an airport concession operator, announced on Oct. 14, 2026 that BrewDog, Jam-Eng and Zaza Cuban Café & Bar are scheduled to open at Orlando International Airport (MCO) later this year, in the North Terminal Complex; no opening day has been given.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Orlando International Airport (MCO), North Terminal Complex",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_found": "2026-10-19",
   "status": "announced",
   "before": "No BrewDog or Jam-Eng at the airport; one Zaza already there.",
   "after": "BrewDog, Jam-Eng and Zaza Cuban Café & Bar scheduled to open in the North Terminal Complex later in 2026.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "SSP America, press release, October 14, 2026",
     "url": "https://america.foodtravelexperts.com/press-release/brewdog-jam-eng-and-zaza-cuban-cafe-bar-set-to-open-at-orlando-international-airport/"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Moodie Davitt Report, October 14, 2026",
     "url": "https://moodiedavittreport.com/?p=485725"
    },
    {
     "name": "Regional Gateway, October 16, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.regionalgateway.net/three-new-restaurants-for-orlandos-north-terminal-complex-orlando"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR, food service plan review file (read October 20, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/HR_plan_review.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR, food service licensee file, district 4 (read October 20, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "What Now Orlando, January 23, 2026",
     "url": "https://whatnow.com/orlando/restaurants/brewdog-is-coming-to-orlando-international-airport/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "Announced, not final",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/brewdog-jam-eng-zaza-orlando-international-airport-north-terminal-later-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "brightline-midnight-train-halloween-horror-nights-oct-25-2026",
   "headline": "Brightline scheduled a one-night midnight train from Orlando to South Florida for 12:15 a.m. Oct. 25; no record found of it being held",
   "summary": "Brightline scheduled a one-night-only train for Halloween Horror Nights guests, leaving Brightline Orlando Station at 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 for West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Aventura and Miami, with a free one-way shuttle from Universal Orlando to the station. We found no record of it being held as of Nov. 8, 2026.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Brightline Orlando Station; shuttle from Universal Orlando",
   "kind": "schedule",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-25",
   "date_found": "2026-10-19",
   "status": "announced",
   "before": "Brightline's regular schedule.",
   "after": "One extra train, scheduled for 12:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, Orlando to West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Aventura and Miami; a free one-way shuttle from Universal Orlando to the station. No record found of it being held as of Nov. 8, 2026.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Brightline release, as printed by GottaGo Orlando, October 19, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.gottagoorlando.com/post/brightline-offers-south-florida-horror-fans-a-spooky-ride-home-from-halloween-horror-nights-in-orlan"
    },
    {
     "name": "Brightline release, as printed by the Boca Raton Tribune, October 18, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.bocaratontribune.com/bocaratonnews/2026/10/midnight-train-to-south-florida-from-halloween-horror-nights/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, October 16, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando-area-news/brightline-runs-midnight-train-from-orlandos-halloween-horror-nights-for-one-night-only/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Brightline fall-events release, as carried by Porthole, October 7, 2026",
     "url": "https://porthole.com/brightline-offers-easy-access-to-florida-fall-events/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Mass Transit, September 29, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/article/55408388/brightline-brightline-florida-parent-companies-seek-to-restructure-25-billion-in-debt-through-chapter-11-bankruptcy"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 8, 2026: 14 days after its date, we still found no record of the train being held, so the headline now says that.",
     "November 4, 2026: an earlier version described the train as still to come, after its date had passed. We found no report of whether it ran, so the post now says it was scheduled."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Date passed, awaiting re-check",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/brightline-midnight-train-halloween-horror-nights-oct-25-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "jurassic-park-river-adventure-reopening-moves-to-dec-17-2026",
   "headline": "Jurassic Park River Adventure at Islands of Adventure now reopens Dec. 17, moved from Nov. 20",
   "summary": "Universal's page for Jurassic Park River Adventure at Islands of Adventure now says the ride will reopen on December 17, 2026, as WDW News Today, Chip and Co and Disney Dining report it; the reopening had been set for November 20, and the ride has been closed for scheduled maintenance since January 5, 2026.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Jurassic Park River Adventure, Universal Islands of Adventure",
   "kind": "schedule",
   "date_effective": "2026-12-17",
   "date_found": "2026-10-19",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "before": "Closed for scheduled maintenance since Jan. 5, 2026; reopening set for Nov. 20, 2026.",
   "after": "Still closed; reopening now set for Dec. 17, 2026, per Universal's ride page as outlets quote it.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-19",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "WDW News Today, October 10, 2026",
     "url": "https://wdwnt.com/2026/10/jurassic-park-river-adventure-refurbishment-extended-at-universal-orlando/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Chip and Co",
     "url": "https://chipandco.com/jurassic-park-river-adventure-reopening-pushed-to-december-17-at-islands-of-adventure-656781"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney Dining, October 9, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.disneydining.com/universal-new-jurassic-park-river-adventure-closure-update-cj1/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney Dining, October 11, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.disneydining.com/universal-cancels-november-return-for-jurassic-park-ad1/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Inside Universal, October 9, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.insideuniversal.net/2026/10/jurassic-park-river-adventure-refurbishment-extended-through-december-at-islands-of-adventure/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Theme Park Insider refurbishment calendar",
     "url": "https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202610/12705/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Inside the Magic, October 15, 2026",
     "url": "https://insidethemagic.net/2026/10/jurassic-park-river-adventure-testing-original-ride-emd1/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Universal Orlando, Jurassic Park River Adventure page (listed in Universal's sitemap; not read for this post)",
     "url": "https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/rides-attractions/jurassic-park-river-adventure"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/jurassic-park-river-adventure-reopening-moves-to-dec-17-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orlando-eye-witch-costume-world-record-free-rides-oct-21-2026",
   "headline": "The Orlando Eye gave free rides to guests dressed as witches on Oct. 21, 6 to 7 p.m., for a world-record attempt",
   "summary": "The Orlando Eye at ICON Park scheduled a world-record attempt for the most people dressed as witches riding an observation wheel at one time for Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., with free rides for guests in witch costumes during that hour. ABC News's Good Morning America reported on Oct. 24 that 184 people set a world record on the Eye; its page gives no date for the attempt and does not name who certified the record.",
   "category": "events_venues",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "The Orlando Eye at ICON Park, Orlando",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-21",
   "date_end": "2026-10-21",
   "date_found": "2026-10-19",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Regular admission to The Orlando Eye.",
   "after": "Free rides from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Oct. 21, 2026 for guests in witch costumes, first come, first served, during a world-record attempt; ABC reported on Oct. 24 that 184 people set a world record on the Eye.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-28",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "The Orlando Eye, Witch Costume World Record event page (re-read October 19, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.theorlandoeye.com/explore/the-orlando-eye/witch-costume-world-record/"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Orlando Eye blog, October 5, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.theorlandoeye.com/blog/halloween-event-orlando-icon-park/"
    },
    {
     "name": "ClickOrlando / WKMG, October 19, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/theme-parks/2026/10/19/witches-wanted-orlando-eye-seeks-world-record-with-costumed-riders/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hoodline, October 19, 2026",
     "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/orlando-eye-chases-witch-rider-world-record-with-free-rides-glittery-brews/"
    },
    {
     "name": "ABC News, Good Morning America, video page \"Halloween witches’ world record\", October 24, 2026",
     "url": "https://goodmorningamerica.com/video/137536016"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "October 28, 2026: the status line read 'In effect' after the one-day event of Oct. 21 had passed; it now reads that the event was held Oct. 21 and has ended. The event page's words are now given in the past tense, because the page no longer carries the event."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Ended",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orlando-eye-witch-costume-world-record-free-rides-oct-21-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "tako-cheena-moving-back-to-932-n-mills-2026",
   "headline": "Tako Cheena is moving back to its original storefront at 932 N. Mills Ave., no opening date yet",
   "summary": "Tako Cheena said on Instagram on Oct. 15, 2026 that it has begun moving from 948 N. Mills Ave. back to its original storefront a few doors down at 932 N. Mills Ave.; it says it will open there soon, and no opening date has been announced.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "932 N. Mills Ave., Mills 50, Orlando",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_found": "2026-10-19",
   "status": "announced",
   "before": "Tako Cheena at 948 N. Mills Ave., across from Wally's Tavern, per Bungalower.",
   "after": "Tako Cheena back at its original storefront at 932 N. Mills Ave., a few doors down; the restaurant says soon, with no date.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-19",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Tako Cheena on Instagram, October 15, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/Deh86m8FSUc/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Bungalower, October 16, 2026 (re-read October 19, 2026)",
     "url": "https://bungalower.com/2026/10/16/tako-cheena-is-moving-back-to-its-original-mills-50-home/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR food licence and inspection files, checked October 19, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "What Now Orlando, June 25, 2026",
     "url": "https://whatnow.com/orlando/restaurants/tako-cheena-looks-to-be-at-work-on-brick-and-mortar-restaurant"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Announced, not final",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/tako-cheena-moving-back-to-932-n-mills-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "verve-orlando-student-apartments-ucf-alafaya-trail-open-2026",
   "headline": "VERVE Orlando, a 626-bed student apartment community at 3133 N. Alafaya Trail near UCF, is open",
   "summary": "Subtext says it has officially opened VERVE Orlando, a 626-bed student housing community at 3133 N. Alafaya Trail near the University of Central Florida (announced Sept. 29, 2026); first residents moved in in August 2026, and the leasing page is now taking leases for fall 2027.",
   "category": "housing_development",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "VERVE Orlando, 3133 N. Alafaya Trail, near UCF (unincorporated Orange County)",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-29",
   "date_found": "2026-10-19",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "A student housing development under construction since summer 2024.",
   "after": "An open 626-bed student apartment community, leasing for fall 2027.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Subtext, press release, September 29, 2026",
     "url": "https://subtextliving.com/subtext-opens-verve-orlando-elevated-student-living-near-the-university-of-central-florida/"
    },
    {
     "name": "VERVE Orlando leasing page (re-read October 20, 2026)",
     "url": "https://verve-orlando.prospectportal.com/orlando/verve-orlando/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Traded, September 30, 2026",
     "url": "https://traded.co/blog/subtext-brings-resort-style-student-housing-to-ucf-with-verve-orlando/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Real Estate Business, October 6, 2026",
     "url": "https://rebusinessonline.com/subtext-completes-two-student-housing-developments-in-florida-tennessee/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida YIMBY, October 9, 2026",
     "url": "https://floridayimby.com/2026/10/subtext-opens-626-bed-verve-orlando-student-housing-development-near-university-of-central-florida.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County Property Appraiser, parcel 31-22-10-6315-01-000",
     "url": "https://ocpa-mainsite-afd-standard.azurefd.net/api/PRC/GetPRCGeneralInfo?pid=312210631501000"
    },
    {
     "name": "U.S. Census Bureau geocoder, 3133 N. Alafaya Trail",
     "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress?address=3133+N+Alafaya+Trail%2C+Orlando%2C+FL+32826&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&vintage=Current_Current&layers=Incorporated+Places,Census+Designated+Places,Counties&format=json"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 3, 2026: the status line read 'Opened Sep 29, 2026'. That date is the developer's announcement, and the first residents moved in in August 2026, so the line now reads 'Open by Sep 29, 2026'."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/verve-orlando-student-apartments-ucf-alafaya-trail-open-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "disney-character-warehouse-vineland-outlets-moving-2026",
   "headline": "Disney's Character Warehouse at Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets is moving to a bigger space, no date set",
   "summary": "WDW News Today reported on Oct. 12, 2026 that \"Coming Soon\" signs for Disney's Character Warehouse are up on the former Timberland storefront at Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets; the current store is still open, and no move date is known.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets, International Drive area",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_found": "2026-10-16",
   "status": "announced",
   "before": "Disney's Character Warehouse between the Under Armour outlet store and the food-court entrance.",
   "after": "A larger Character Warehouse in the former Timberland storefront, across from the Nike Factory Store and next to the Polo Ralph Lauren outlet, per WDW News Today; no date set.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "WDW News Today, October 12, 2026 (re-read October 16, 2026)",
     "url": "https://wdwnt.com/2026/10/disneys-character-warehouse-orlando-vineland-outlets-moving-larger-location/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney Dining, October 12, 2026 (citing WDW News Today)",
     "url": "https://www.disneydining.com/disney-character-warehouse-orlando-closure-notice-jc1/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Inside the Magic, October 12, 2026 (citing WDW News Today)",
     "url": "https://insidethemagic.net/2026/10/disney-announces-closure-of-orlando-florida-location-will-relocate-soon-jc1/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Announced, not final",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/disney-character-warehouse-vineland-outlets-moving-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "winter-garden-tucker-ranch-phase-two-opens-october-2026",
   "headline": "Tucker Ranch's new 25.6-acre park and botanical garden opened Oct. 23 in Winter Garden",
   "summary": "Winter Garden held the grand-opening ribbon cutting for Phase II of Tucker Ranch, a 25.6-acre park and botanical garden, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, the Orange Observer reported; the city had announced the whole park at 100 Avalon Road would be closed Oct. 21 and 22 before it.",
   "category": "outdoors_community",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "Tucker Ranch Park & Nature Preserve, 100 Avalon Road, Winter Garden",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-23",
   "date_found": "2026-10-16",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "the city announced the park would be closed Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 22 and reopen Friday, Oct. 23 at 9:30 a.m.; ribbon cutting at 10 a.m.; the Orange Observer reported the ribbon cutting took place on Oct. 23; no report found on the Oct. 21 and 22 closure",
   "before": "Tucker Ranch Park & Nature Preserve without its Phase II park and gardens.",
   "after": "Phase II of Tucker Ranch, a 25.6-acre park and botanical garden, open to the public.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-26",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Winter Garden news post on the grand opening, posted September 25, 2026, read October 16 and October 23, 2026 (the page was no longer available on October 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.cwgdn.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=805"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Winter Garden news post on the Oct. 21 and 22 closure, read October 16, 2026 (the page was no longer available on October 23 or October 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.cwgdn.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=801"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Winter Garden website (wgfl.gov), home page read October 23 and October 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://wgfl.gov/"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Winter Garden event page for the grand opening ceremony (wgfl.gov), read October 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://wgfl.gov/924/Grand-Opening-Ceremony-of-Tucker-Ranch-H"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange Observer, PHOTOS: Tucker Ranch Holistic Health & Wellness Park and Botanical Garden grand opening, by Liz Ramos, October 23, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2026/oct/23/photos-tucker-ranch-holistic-health-wellness-park-and-botanical-garden-grand-opening/"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Winter Garden E-News, October 2026",
     "url": "https://www.cwgdn.com/CivicSend/ViewMessage/Message/301576"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange Observer, August 28, 2024",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2024/aug/28/winter-garden-expanding-tucker-ranch/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/winter-garden-tucker-ranch-phase-two-opens-october-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "apopka-water-sewer-garbage-rates-up-october-2026",
   "headline": "Apopka's water, sewer and garbage rates went up Oct. 1",
   "summary": "Apopka's new water, sewer, reclaimed-water and garbage rates took effect Oct. 1, 2026, after a unanimous vote on Sept. 2: 6% for water, sewer and reclaimed water and 6.5% for garbage. The city says they show up on the November 2026 utility statement.",
   "category": "government",
   "scope": "orlando_metro",
   "place": "City of Apopka, Orange County",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-01",
   "date_found": "2026-10-15",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "effective Oct. 1, 2026, per the city's rate page; the city says the new rates will be reflected in the November 2026 utility statement",
   "before": "The earlier water, sewer, reclaimed-water and garbage rates.",
   "after": "Water, sewer and reclaimed-water rates up 6% and garbage up 6.5%; the city's residential base charges are $13.10 for water, $27.87 for sewer and $28.33 for garbage.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-16",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Apopka, Billing & Rates, read October 16, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.apopka.gov/310/Billing-Rates"
    },
    {
     "name": "News 6 ClickOrlando, September 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/09/02/apopka-commissioners-ok-rate-hikes-for-water-sewer-garbage/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Spectrum News 13, September 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/09/02/apopka-approves-utility-rate-increases-starting-oct-1"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Apopka Chief",
     "url": "https://theapopkachief.com/apopka-city-commission-increases-water-sanitation-rates/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/apopka-water-sewer-garbage-rates-up-october-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "magnolia-avenue-downtown-orlando-two-way-south-to-livingston-2026",
   "headline": "Magnolia Avenue downtown is two-way from South Street to Livingston Street",
   "summary": "Magnolia Avenue in downtown Orlando now carries two-way traffic from South Street to Livingston Street, with most of the LYMMO bus lane removed and on-street parking added; the city scheduled an event for Sept. 17, 2026 to mark Phase 1's completion, and Spectrum News 13 reported the street two-way on Sept. 22.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Magnolia Avenue, South Street to Livingston Street, downtown Orlando",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-22",
   "date_found": "2026-10-15",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "in effect by Sept. 22, when Spectrum News 13 reported it two-way; the city scheduled a Sept. 17 event to mark Phase 1 complete; a proposed Phase 2 on the same stretch has an estimated start of Q2 2027",
   "before": "Magnolia Avenue ran one-way, with a dedicated LYMMO bus lane.",
   "after": "Magnolia Avenue runs two-way from South Street to Livingston Street; LYMMO buses travel with regular traffic, and on-street parking is added.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando press release, Magnolia Avenue Phase I, read October 15, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlando.gov/News/Press-Releases/2026-Press-Releases/City-Celebrates-Magnolia-Avenue-Phase-I-Streetscape-Improvements"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, Magnolia Avenue Phase I Improvements project page, read October 15, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlando.gov/Building-Development/City-Projects/Magnolia-Avenue-Phase-I-Improvements"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, Building a Better Downtown Orlando, read October 15, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlando.gov/Building-Development/City-Projects/Building-a-Better-Downtown-Orlando"
    },
    {
     "name": "Spectrum News 13, September 22, 2026",
     "url": "https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/09/22/magnolia-avenue-goes-two-way-after-nearly-0-years"
    },
    {
     "name": "News 6 ClickOrlando, August 21, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/08/21/magnolia-avenue-project-nearing-completion-of-phase-one-in-downtown-orlando/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/magnolia-avenue-downtown-orlando-two-way-south-to-livingston-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "avalon-park-oktoberfest-moves-to-november-6-7-2026",
   "headline": "Avalon Park's Oktoberfest moves from Oct. 10 to Nov. 6-7",
   "summary": "Avalon Park Orlando has postponed its Oktoberfest, originally set for Oct. 10, to Nov. 6-7, 2026: a beer-garden preview in Town Park on Friday, Nov. 6, and the community festival on Saturday, Nov. 7, both 5-10 p.m.",
   "category": "events_venues",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Avalon Park, Orlando (Friday: Town Park)",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-06",
   "date_end": "2026-11-07",
   "date_found": "2026-10-14",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "postponed by the organizer; Friday Nov. 6 is a beer-garden preview and Saturday Nov. 7 the festival, both 5-10 p.m.",
   "before": "Avalon Park Oktoberfest, originally scheduled for Oct. 10, 2026.",
   "after": "Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, 5-10 p.m.: Beer Garden Preview in Town Park. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, 5-10 p.m.: Community Festival & Beer Garden.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Avalon Park Orlando, Oktoberfest page, read October 14, 2026",
     "url": "https://avalonparkorlando.com/play/community-festivals/oktoberfest/"
    },
    {
     "name": "FOX 35 Orlando, Josh Frigerio, October 8, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/list-central-florida-events-canceled-postponed-due-weather-hurricane-isaias-outer-bands"
    },
    {
     "name": "Mommy Poppins, Melanie Preis, published October 4, 2026, updated since",
     "url": "https://mommypoppins.com/node/372646"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Date passed, awaiting re-check",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/avalon-park-oktoberfest-moves-to-november-6-7-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "tianas-bayou-adventure-closes-nov-2-2026-for-refurbishment",
   "headline": "Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom closed Nov. 2 for refurbishment",
   "summary": "Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom closed for refurbishment on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, as WDW News Today saw at the ride that day. Disney says it is expected to reopen in December; Disney's refurbishment calendar, as two outlets read it on Oct. 9, shows Friday, Dec. 18.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World",
   "kind": "closed",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-02",
   "date_found": "2026-10-14",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "a temporary closure for refurbishment; Disney says the ride is expected to reopen in December 2026, and its calendar shows Dec. 18, subject to change",
   "before": "Tiana's Bayou Adventure and its exit shop, Tiana's Bayou General, are open at Magic Kingdom.",
   "after": "From Nov. 2, 2026, the ride and Tiana's Bayou General are closed for refurbishment; Disney expects the ride back in December 2026.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-03",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Walt Disney World, Tiana's Bayou Adventure attraction page, read October 15 and November 3, 2026",
     "url": "https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/tianas-bayou-adventure/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WDW News Today, November 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://wdwnt.com/2026/11/tianas-bayou-adventure-and-attraction-gift-shop-closes-for-refurbishment-at-magic-kingdom/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WDWInfo, August 31, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/tianas-bayou-adventure-closing-for-refurbishment-nov-2/"
    },
    {
     "name": "BlogMickey, August 31, 2026",
     "url": "https://blogmickey.com/2026/08/tianas-bayou-adventure-closing-for-first-ever-refurbishment/"
    },
    {
     "name": "BlogMickey, October 9, 2026",
     "url": "https://blogmickey.com/2026/10/disney-world-sets-reopening-date-for-tianas-bayou-adventure-following-refurbishment/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney Tourist Blog, October 9, 2026",
     "url": "https://disneytouristblog.com/tianas-bayou-adventure-gets-christmas-2026-reopening-date-after-refurbishment/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Closing",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/tianas-bayou-adventure-closes-nov-2-2026-for-refurbishment/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "build-a-bear-icon-park-workshop-opening-november-2026",
   "headline": "Build-A-Bear's three-story Workshop at ICON Park is scheduled to open in November",
   "summary": "Build-A-Bear Workshop says its three-story Workshop at Orlando's ICON Park, which it calls the brand's largest, is scheduled to open in November 2026, with grand opening details still to come.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Build-A-Bear Workshop, ICON Park, Orlando",
   "kind": "opening",
   "date_found": "2026-10-13",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "month only: the opening is scheduled for November 2026, by Build-A-Bear Workshop's release of October 5, 2026; the company says grand opening details are to come",
   "before": "Fox 35 reported the groundbreaking on August 1, 2025, with the store set to open in 2026.",
   "after": "A three-story Build-A-Bear Workshop at ICON Park, scheduled to open in November 2026.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Build-A-Bear Workshop release, St. Louis, October 5, 2026 (PR Newswire, via franchising.com)",
     "url": "https://www.franchising.com/news/20261005_buildabear_unveils_new_icon_park_experiences_ahead_of_grand_opening.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "WKMG News 6 / ClickOrlando, October 7, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/theme-parks/2026/10/07/build-a-bear-to-open-largest-ever-workshop-at-orlandos-icon-park/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Fox 35 Orlando, August 1, 2025",
     "url": "https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/build-a-bear-breaks-ground-flagship-store-orlandos-icon-park"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/build-a-bear-icon-park-workshop-opening-november-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "mco-gate-link-upgraded-track-gates-100-129",
   "headline": "MCO's Gate Link tram to Gates 100-129 now runs on its first rebuilt track",
   "summary": "Since October 1, 2026, the Gate Link tram to Gates 100-129 at Orlando International Airport has run on a rebuilt track with new vehicles. The second track to those gates is being rebuilt now, and the work moves to Gates 70-99 after that, under the airport's $253 million replacement project.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Orlando International Airport (MCO), Gate Link to Gates 100-129",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-01",
   "date_found": "2026-10-13",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "the first of two tracks to Gates 100-129; the second track and Gates 70-99 follow, on the airport's posted schedule",
   "before": "The Gate Link trams to Gates 100-129 (Airside 2) ran on the system placed into service in 2000.",
   "after": "One rebuilt track to Gates 100-129 carries passengers with new vehicles while crews rebuild the second track.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-13",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orlando International Airport (MCO), press release, October 1, 2026",
     "url": "https://flymco.com/media/press-releases/item/mco-elevates-the-passenger-experience-as-gate-link-project-reaches-major-milestone/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando International Airport (MCO), Gate Link Replacement project page, checked October 13, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.flymco.com/elevatingmco/current-projects/gatelink-replacement-gates-70-129/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, October 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/new-upgraded-gate-link-track-opens-orlando-international-airport/ZK5LMFD4UNGGHBSLYGZI65XO54/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/mco-gate-link-upgraded-track-gates-100-129/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orange-county-developer-inn-housing-plan-october-2026",
   "headline": "Orange County plans apartments for lower-income households at the Developer Inn on 33rd Street",
   "summary": "On October 5, 2026, Orange County presented its plan for the Developer Inn at 2500 33rd Street, which commissioners approved buying for $13 million on June 30: most rooms would become one-bedroom apartments for households at or below 50% of the area median income, with about a dozen emergency short-term units. As of October 6, the sale was expected to close later that month; we found no report by November 4 that it had.",
   "category": "housing_development",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Developer Inn, 2500 33rd Street, Orange County District 6",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-05",
   "date_found": "2026-10-13",
   "status": "announced",
   "conditions": "a proposed plan, presented at a community meeting; the $13 million purchase was approved June 30, 2026 and had not closed as of October 6, 2026, and we found no report of a closing as of November 4, 2026",
   "before": "A roughly 200-room hotel, the Baymont by Wyndham Orlando North Millenia, which Orange County commissioners approved buying for $13 million on June 30, 2026.",
   "after": "Proposed: most rooms become one-bedroom apartments for households at or below 50% of the area median income, plus units for seniors and people with disabilities who need support, about a dozen emergency short-term units for the homeless, and security around the clock.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-04",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orange County Government, press release, October 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://newsroom.ocfl.net/media-advisories/press-releases/2026/10/orange-county-to-hold-community-meeting-on-new-public-housing-initiative/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County Board of County Commissioners, meeting minutes (draft), June 30, 2026",
     "url": "https://occompt.legistar1.com/occompt/meetings/2026/6/1789_M_Board_of_County_Commissioners_26-06-30_Draft_Meeting_Minutes.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "Agreement for Sale and Purchase, item 26-0745",
     "url": "https://occompt.legistar1.com/occompt/attachments/1ddd1d87-40c0-4b61-ac3c-1e135a90fea2.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "Legistar record for item 26-0745",
     "url": "https://webapi.legistar.com/v1/occompt/matters/19053"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Sentinel (via Yahoo News), October 6, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/orange-county-reveals-plans-turn-192700514.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "WKMG News 6 (ClickOrlando), October 5, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/10/05/orange-county-considers-future-use-for-developer-inn-after-dollar13-million-purchase/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, October 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county-invites-residents-monday-meeting-new-housing-plan/B3JTF4O2YZEOJLZRHFWL5HWX6I/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Announced, not final",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orange-county-developer-inn-housing-plan-october-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orange-county-utilities-water-wastewater-rates-october-2026",
   "headline": "Orange County Utilities water and wastewater rates went up October 1, 2026",
   "summary": "Orange County Utilities raised its water and wastewater charges on October 1, 2026, the first of five yearly increases (2026 through 2030) the County Commission adopted on January 27, 2026; the smallest home meter's water fixed charge went from $9.03 to $9.84 a month.",
   "category": "government",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Orange County Utilities service area, Orange County, Florida",
   "kind": "price",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-01",
   "date_found": "2026-10-13",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "the first of five yearly increases, each October 1 from 2026 through 2030, set by Resolutions 2026-M-04 (water) and 2026-M-05 (wastewater), adopted January 27, 2026",
   "before": "Smallest home meter: water fixed charge $9.03 a month, wastewater fixed charge $19.33 a month; water usage $1.43, $1.98 and $3.94 per 1,000 gallons across the first three tiers.",
   "after": "From October 1, 2026: water fixed charge $9.84, wastewater fixed charge $20.30; water usage $1.47, $2.04 and $4.06 per 1,000 gallons; residential wastewater usage $4.61 per 1,000 gallons.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-13",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orange County Board of County Commissioners, meeting minutes (draft), January 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://occompt.legistar1.com/occompt/meetings/2026/1/1764_M_Board_of_County_Commissioners_26-01-27_Draft_Meeting_Minutes.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "Resolution 2026-M-04, the Water System Charge Schedule",
     "url": "https://occompt.legistar1.com/occompt/attachments/b0887cbf-5f72-48f6-b57f-de9273551bc7.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "Resolution 2026-M-05, the Wastewater and Pollution Control Charge Schedule",
     "url": "https://occompt.legistar1.com/occompt/attachments/5e993beb-7f3c-40e4-ab85-72b2cc27bfa9.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County Utilities, residential bill calculator, checked October 13, 2026",
     "url": "https://ocfl.net/WaterGarbageRecycling/ResBillCalculator.aspx"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County Utilities, commercial rate increases notice",
     "url": "https://www.ocfl.net/Portals/0/Library/Water-Garbage-Recycle/docs/CommercialRateIncreasesSecondNotice.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, December 2, 2025",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/orange-county-commissioners-approve-water-wastewater-rate-changes/RLN74BM2WRFO5GLFNMSOV2CQGI/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orange-county-utilities-water-wastewater-rates-october-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "udon-fifty-soft-opens-mills-50-october-22-2026",
   "headline": "Udon Fifty is in soft opening at 1222 E. Colonial Dr. in Mills 50; it had set Thursday, Oct. 22",
   "summary": "Udon Fifty, a Japanese udon restaurant from Domu chef Sonny Nguyen, planned to soft-open on Oct. 22, 2026, in the former Dochi space at 1222 E. Colonial Dr. Its site lists soft-opening hours Thursday through Sunday, first come, first served, and cashless. On November 3 Orlando Weekly wrote that it \"is finally soft opened\". On November 7 its website read \"CURRENTLY IN SOFT OPENING | STAY TUNED FOR GRAND OPENING DETAILS\", and on October 26 Florida's licence record listed it as current.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "1222 E. Colonial Dr., Suite B, Mills 50, Orlando (the former Dochi space)",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-03",
   "date_found": "2026-10-13",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "open by this date; Oct. 22 was the scheduled day, and no report says it opened then; a soft opening, with no grand-opening date in the sources read",
   "before": "The former Dochi space at 1222 E. Colonial Dr.",
   "after": "Udon Fifty, a Japanese udon restaurant, in soft opening: Thursday and Friday 4pm-9pm, Saturday and Sunday 12pm-2:30pm and 4pm-9pm; no reservations; cashless.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Udon Fifty, official website, read October 14, October 21, October 23, October 26 and November 7, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.udonfifty.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, Faiyaz Kara, October 6, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/openings-closings-moves/new-concept-by-domus-sonny-nguyen-brings-tokyo-style-experience-to-mills-50/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, Chloe Greenberg and Faiyaz Kara, November 3, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/21-hot-new-orlando-restaurants-set-to-open-by-the-end-of-the-year/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hoodline, October 2026",
     "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/six-years-later-sonny-nguyen-finally-opens-udon-fifty-in-mills-50/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR Hotels & Restaurants, district food licence file (hrfood4.csv), checked October 14 and October 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR Hotels & Restaurants, district food inspections file (4fdinspi.csv), checked October 14, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/4fdinspi.csv"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "October 21, 2026: an earlier version gave the weekend lunch hours as 12pm to 3pm, from the restaurant's website on October 14; the website now says 12pm to 2:30pm.",
     "November 7, 2026: an earlier version quoted the restaurant's website as calling it 'a 10 seat' restaurant and said the site gave the '10 seat' figure; the website now says '18-seat', the same total as Orlando Weekly's 10-seat counter and eight-seat dining room. Its 'mom & pop' wording now reads 'mom-and-pop'.",
     "November 8, 2026: the status line read 'Opened Oct 22, 2026' and the headline said it soft-opens that day, but no report says it did. The status line now reads 'Open by Nov 3, 2026', the date of Orlando Weekly's report that it had soft opened."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/udon-fifty-soft-opens-mills-50-october-22-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "universal-orlando-holidays-2026-november-14-january-3",
   "headline": "Universal Orlando's holiday season runs November 14, 2026 to January 3, 2027",
   "summary": "Universal Orlando's holidays run November 14, 2026 through January 3, 2027 at Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure and Epic Universe, included in theme park admission. WFTV reported that Epic Universe adds holiday décor in SUPER NINTENDO WORLD and Isle of Berk for the first time.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Universal Orlando Resort: Universal Studios Florida, Universal Islands of Adventure and Universal Epic Universe",
   "kind": "schedule",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-14",
   "date_end": "2027-01-03",
   "date_found": "2026-10-13",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "conditions": "the season runs November 14, 2026 through January 3, 2027, by Universal's guide and WFTV; the dates were announced in August 2026",
   "before": "The season's dates were announced in August 2026; the season begins November 14, 2026.",
   "after": "Holidays at Universal Orlando from November 14, 2026 through January 3, 2027, in three parks, included in theme park admission.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-07",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Discover Universal (Universal Orlando's blog), guide to the 2026 events, checked October 13, 2026",
     "url": "https://blog.discoveruniversal.com/events/complete-guide-to-events-experiences-at-universal-orlando-resort-this-year/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, August 6, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/universal-orlando-resort-announces-2026-holiday-season-dates/LVOVXWI7OZGERP2BV7QH4F4KMU/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/universal-orlando-holidays-2026-november-14-january-3/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "wekiwa-springs-state-park-glamping-tents-open",
   "headline": "Wekiwa Springs State Park's four new glamping tents are open for reservations",
   "summary": "Four glamping tents with a queen bed, a twin futon and air conditioning have opened in the campground at Wekiwa Springs State Park, and the operator's page says reservations are open now. Rates listed on October 1 were $119 a night Sunday through Thursday and $169 Friday and Saturday for most October and November dates.",
   "category": "outdoors_community",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Wekiwa Springs State Park campground",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-01",
   "date_found": "2026-10-13",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "reported open on October 1, 2026; the sources read give no separate opening day",
   "before": "Announced in July 2026 as coming this fall, with no opening date, nightly rates or reservation date given.",
   "after": "Four tents open in the park's campground, with reservations open through the operator, Wekiwa Springs Adventures.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-13",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Wekiwa Springs Adventures, glamping page, checked October 13, 2026",
     "url": "https://wekiwaspringsadventures.com/glamping/"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Apopka Chief (Teresa Sargeant), October 1, 2026",
     "url": "https://theapopkachief.com/glamping-tents-open-at-wekiwa-springs-state-park/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV (Brody Wooddell), October 1, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/wekiwa-springs-state-park-adds-new-glamping-tents-with-air-conditioning/UO7V6UYIAVCINELYADR72AQLLQ/"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Apopka Chief, July 16, 2026",
     "url": "https://theapopkachief.com/wekiwa-springs-state-park-eco-glamping-fall/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 8, 2026: the status line read 'Opened Oct 1, 2026'. It now reads 'Open by Oct 1, 2026', because Oct. 1 is the day the tents were reported, and the sources read give no separate opening day."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/wekiwa-springs-state-park-glamping-tents-open/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "apartment-list-orlando-median-rent-1522-october-2026",
   "headline": "Apartment List puts Orlando's median rent at $1,520, down 0.5% year over year",
   "summary": "Apartment List's November 2026 Rent Report, dated October 28, puts Orlando's median rent at $1,520, down 0.2% over October and 0.5% over the past 12 months; Zumper reports rents flat on the month and down on the year, while Zillow's rent index has Orlando up through September.",
   "category": "housing_development",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Orlando",
   "kind": "price",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-28",
   "date_found": "2026-10-12",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "By Apartment List's measure, Orlando's median rent was 0.5% higher 12 months earlier (the report gives the change, not last year's dollar figure).",
   "after": "A median rent of $1,520 across all bedroom sizes ($1,295 for a 1-bedroom, $1,609 for a 2-bedroom), down 0.2% over October and 0.5% over 12 months, in Apartment List's November 2026 report.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-28",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Apartment List, November 2026 Rent Report for Orlando, FL",
     "url": "https://www.apartmentlist.com/rent-report/fl/orlando"
    },
    {
     "name": "Apartment List, National Rent Report (Headline Market Update: November 2026, October 28, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.apartmentlist.com/research/national-rent-data"
    },
    {
     "name": "Zumper, Orlando rent research (last updated October 28, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.zumper.com/rent-research/orlando-fl"
    },
    {
     "name": "Zillow research data, city rent index (ZORI) CSV, the row for Orlando, FL",
     "url": "https://files.zillowstatic.com/research/public_csvs/zori/City_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "October 28, 2026: updated to Apartment List's November 2026 report. An earlier version gave the October 2026 report's figures: a median of $1,522, down 0.4% over September and 1.5% over 12 months, with the national median down 0.4% year over year; Zumper's and Zillow's figures are also updated to their latest pages.",
     "November 8, 2026: the status line read 'In effect since Oct 28, 2026'. Oct. 28 is the date on Apartment List's national report, and the figures measure October, so it now reads 'Reported Oct 28, 2026'."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/apartment-list-orlando-median-rent-1522-october-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "bojangles-back-in-st-cloud-4490-13th-street",
   "headline": "Bojangles is back in St. Cloud, licensed and listed open at 4490 13th Street",
   "summary": "Florida issued Bojangles a restaurant licence for 4490 13th Street in St. Cloud on September 28, 2026, after a licensing inspection, and the chain's own store page lists the store with online ordering; a 2025 report called it a return to St. Cloud. No public opening day is stated in the sources read.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "4490 13th Street, St. Cloud",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-12",
   "date_found": "2026-10-12",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "the state licensed and inspected it on Sept. 28, 2026; no public opening day is stated in the sources read",
   "before": "Announced in spring 2025 as coming to 4490 13th St; GottaGoOrlando reported the chain had a restaurant before at 4100 13th St, St Cloud.",
   "after": "Licensed by the state on September 28, 2026 (active, expires April 1, 2027) and listed on Bojangles' store page with online ordering.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR Hotels & Restaurants, new food licences file (newfood.csv), checked October 13, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/newfood.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR Hotels & Restaurants, district food licence file (hrfood4.csv), checked October 13 and November 8, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR Hotels & Restaurants, district food inspections file (4fdinspi.csv), checked October 13 and November 8, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/4fdinspi.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Bojangles store page, St. Cloud #2112, read October 12 and October 13, 2026; that address no longer loads",
     "url": "https://locations.bojangles.com/fl/st.-cloud/4490-13th-street-2112.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "Bojangles store page, 4490 13th St, Saint Cloud, read November 8, 2026",
     "url": "https://bojangles.com/locations/fl/saint-cloud/bojangles-famous-chicken-biscuits-2112-52375963"
    },
    {
     "name": "WhatNow Orlando, March 31, 2025",
     "url": "https://whatnow.com/orlando/restaurants/bojangles-coming-to-st-cloud/"
    },
    {
     "name": "GottaGoOrlando (Emma Walton), April 30, 2025",
     "url": "https://www.gottagoorlando.com/post/bojangles-known-for-its-southern-style-fried-chicken-and-biscuits-is-returning-in-st-cloud"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 8, 2026: the status line read 'Opened Sep 28, 2026'. Sept. 28 is the date of the state licence and inspection, and no source gives the opening day. It now reads 'Open by Oct 12, 2026', the first saved copy of Bojangles' store page showing online ordering. The store page's 'Positions Available' line, read Oct. 13, is not on its new page, so this post no longer gives it as current."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/bojangles-back-in-st-cloud-4490-13th-street/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "florida-classic-camping-world-stadium-nov-21-adjusted-capacity",
   "headline": "The Florida Classic plays Camping World Stadium on Nov. 21 at an adjusted capacity during the stadium's renovation",
   "summary": "The 2026 Florida Blue Florida Classic, Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M, is set for Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. ET at Camping World Stadium, where the organisers are prepared to host it at an adjusted capacity while the stadium's $400 million renovation goes on; the sources read give no capacity figure.",
   "category": "events_venues",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Camping World Stadium, Orlando",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-21",
   "date_found": "2026-10-12",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "before": "The Classic's usual home, with what the Daytona Beach News-Journal calls the traditional 60,219-seat capacity.",
   "after": "Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026, 3:30 p.m. ET, at Camping World Stadium at an adjusted capacity, with portions of the venue expected to be impacted by construction; the sources read give no capacity figure.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-07",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Florida A&M University news release, June 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://news.famu.edu/2026/florida-blue-florida-classic-set-for-saturday-nov-2-at-3-30-p-m-et-at-camping-world-stadium-in-orlando.php"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida Classic, event page for the 2026 Florida Blue Florida Classic",
     "url": "https://floridaclassic.org/event/florida-blue-florida-classic/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Daytona Beach News-Journal (Zach Allen), June 3, 2026, via AOL",
     "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/2026-florida-classic-date-set-183056159.html"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/florida-classic-camping-world-stadium-nov-21-adjusted-capacity/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "winter-garden-garbage-rate-95-gallon-cart-26-61-october-1",
   "headline": "Winter Garden's standard garbage cart rises to $26.61 a month from October 1",
   "summary": "Winter Garden's monthly rate for the standard 95-gallon garbage cart went from $24.87 to $26.61 on October 1, 2026, after the City Commission approved Resolution 26-07 5-0 on September 29; a new 65-gallon cart costs $24.87.",
   "category": "government",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "City of Winter Garden",
   "kind": "price",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-01",
   "date_found": "2026-10-09",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "$24.87 a month for the 95-gallon residential cart (fiscal year 2026).",
   "after": "$26.61 a month for the 95-gallon cart; a new 65-gallon cart at $24.87 a month; the adopted schedule rises each fiscal year to $30.09 for the 95-gallon cart in fiscal year 2031.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-12",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Winter Garden, Resolution 26-07 with Exhibit A and the solid waste rate study (City Commission meeting of September 29, 2026)",
     "url": "https://wintergardenfl.portal.civicclerk.com/event/528/files"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Winter Garden, Budget Hearings & Regular Meeting Minutes, September 29, 2026",
     "url": "https://wintergardenfl.portal.civicclerk.com/event/528/files"
    },
    {
     "name": "ClickOrlando (WKMG News 6), September 30, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/09/30/winter-garden-approves-higher-solid-waste-rates-through-2031/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange Observer (West Orange Times & Observer), October 7, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2026/oct/07/winter-garden-residents-your-trash-rate-is-rising/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/winter-garden-garbage-rate-95-gallon-cart-26-61-october-1/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "mco-experience-visitor-pass-entry-6am-6pm",
   "headline": "Orlando International Airport's Experience MCO Visitor Pass now allows entry from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.",
   "summary": "Orlando International Airport's Experience MCO Visitor Pass, which lets people without a plane ticket go past security, now allows entry from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., up from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; visitors must still leave all terminals by 8 p.m.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Orlando International Airport (MCO), post-security areas of Terminals A, B and C",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_found": "2026-10-08",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Entry timeslots between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.; exit by 8:00 p.m.",
   "after": "Entry between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; exit all terminals by 8:00 p.m.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orlando International Airport, Experience MCO Visitor Pass program page (read October 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://flymco.com/experience-mco-visitor-pass-program/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando International Airport, Experience MCO FAQ (PDF, file Experience_MCO_FAQ_9.29.26.pdf)",
     "url": "https://assets.ctfassets.net/qiecpoxp4bka/DdivQcDcSbgwSDYvikl0l/5573d4a3428173636a26a1d3fa8ac993/Experience_MCO_FAQ_9.29.26.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando International Airport press release, \"Popular 'Experience MCO' Program Returns\" (Dec. 16, 2025)",
     "url": "https://flymco.com/media/press-releases/item/popular-experience-mco-program-returns/"
    },
    {
     "name": "MickeyBlog, Oct. 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://mickeyblog.com/2026/10/04/mco-extends-visitor-pass-hours-for-more-time-beyond-security/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WDW News Today, Oct. 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://wdwnt.com/2026/10/mco-expands-visitor-pass-entry-hours-for-more-time-beyond-airport-security/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/mco-experience-visitor-pass-entry-6am-6pm/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "princess-polly-opens-mall-at-millenia",
   "headline": "Princess Polly opens its Orlando store at The Mall at Millenia",
   "summary": "Princess Polly's Orlando store is open at The Mall at Millenia, upper level near Macy's (Space L205); the mall's 'now open' post went up Oct. 5, 2026, by the page's own publishing data.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "The Mall at Millenia, 4200 Conroy Rd, Orlando: upper level near Macy's, Space L205",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_found": "2026-10-08",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "No Princess Polly store in Orlando; the brand's Florida store was in Miami, at Dadeland Mall.",
   "after": "A Princess Polly store at The Mall at Millenia, upper level near Macy's, Space L205.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "The Mall at Millenia, \"Princess Polly - Now Open\" (published Oct. 5, 2026, by the page's own data)",
     "url": "https://www.mallatmillenia.com/blog/princess-polly-now-open/"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Mall at Millenia, Princess Polly store page (read October 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.mallatmillenia.com/retailer/princess-polly/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Princess Polly, US store locator (read October 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://us.princesspolly.com/pages/store-locator"
    },
    {
     "name": "A.k.a. Brands release via Mann Report, \"Princess Polly Announces New U.S. Store Openings\" (March 5, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.mannpublications.com/mannreport/2026/03/05/princess-polly-announces-new-u-s-store-openings/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/princess-polly-opens-mall-at-millenia/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "walt-disney-world-annual-pass-prices-oct-2026",
   "headline": "Walt Disney World raises all four Annual Pass prices on Oct. 6, 2026; Incredi-Pass now $1,749",
   "summary": "Walt Disney World raised the price of all four Annual Passes on Oct. 6, 2026, by $10 to $120: Incredi-Pass $1,749, Sorcerer $1,139, Pirate $909 and Pixie Dust $499.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Walt Disney World Resort",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-06",
   "date_found": "2026-10-08",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Incredi-Pass $1,629; Sorcerer $1,099; Pirate $869; Pixie Dust $489.",
   "after": "Incredi-Pass $1,749; Sorcerer $1,139; Pirate $909; Pixie Dust $499.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-08",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Walt Disney World, Annual Passes page (read October 8, 2026)",
     "url": "https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/passes/"
    },
    {
     "name": "FOX 35 Orlando, Oct. 6, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/disney-world-raises-prices-some-tickets-annual-passes"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney Tourist Blog, Oct. 6, 2026",
     "url": "https://disneytouristblog.com/disney-world-raises-rates-on-annual-passes-for-2026-2027-top-tier-up-by-120/"
    },
    {
     "name": "BlogMickey, Oct. 6, 2026",
     "url": "https://blogmickey.com/2026/10/walt-disney-world-annual-pass-price-increase-2026/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/walt-disney-world-annual-pass-prices-oct-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hurly-burly-opens-disney-boardwalk-former-jellyrolls-oct-1",
   "headline": "Hurly-Burly, a lounge with live music, opens in the former Jellyrolls building at Disney's BoardWalk on Oct. 1",
   "summary": "Hurly-Burly opened at Disney's BoardWalk on October 1, 2026, in the building that was Jellyrolls. It is open 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM, families until 9:00 PM and 21 and older after. There are no reservations, but an app waitlist can fill at busy times.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Disney's BoardWalk, 2101 Epcot Resort Blvd., Lake Buena Vista",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-01",
   "date_found": "2026-10-07",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Jellyrolls, the BoardWalk's dueling piano bar, closed; its building stood empty.",
   "after": "Hurly-Burly, a lounge with family trivia and games until 9:00 PM and live music for guests 21 and older after, open 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-07",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Walt Disney World, Hurly-Burly dining page (read October 7, 2026)",
     "url": "https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/boardwalk/hurly-burly-lounge/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney Parks Blog, September 1, 2026",
     "url": "https://disneyparksblog.com/wdw/disney-eats-first-look-at-hurly-burly-menu-at-disneys-boardwalk/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR food licence file, checked October 7, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney Food Blog, opening report",
     "url": "https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2026/10/01/now-open-weve-been-waiting-a-whole-year-to-go-inside-this-disney-world-restaurant/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney Food Blog, review",
     "url": "https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2026/10/02/review-we-didnt-expect-to-love-disney-worlds-new-lounge-this-much-and-apparently-so-does-everyone-else/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WDWInfo",
     "url": "https://www.wdwinfo.com/walt-disney-world/dining/hurly-burly-opens-october-1-at-disneys-boardwalk-see-the-new-menu/"
    },
    {
     "name": "MickeyBlog, September 28, 2026",
     "url": "https://mickeyblog.com/2026/09/28/review-hurly-burly-is-a-welcome-addition-to-disneys-boardwalk"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/hurly-burly-opens-disney-boardwalk-former-jellyrolls-oct-1/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orange-county-green-place-hiking-spree-2026-27",
   "headline": "Orange County starts a Green PLACE Hiking Spree: 40 trails, Sept. 26, 2026 to April 22, 2027",
   "summary": "Orange County's Green PLACE Hiking Spree runs from Sept. 26, 2026, to April 22, 2027, on 40 trails on county conservation lands, with rewards for hiking 3, 10 or 15 trails; completion forms are due May 1, 2027.",
   "category": "outdoors_community",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Orange County's Green PLACE conservation properties",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-26",
   "date_end": "2027-04-22",
   "date_found": "2026-10-07",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "No Green PLACE Hiking Spree.",
   "after": "A hiking spree on 40 Green PLACE trails through April 22, 2027, with rewards at 3, 10 and 15 trails, plus free monthly guided hikes from September through April.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-07",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orange County, Discover Green PLACE (program page, read October 7, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.ocfl.net/Environment/GreenPLACE/Discover.aspx"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County newsroom, \"Hit the Trails: Green PLACE Launches New Annual Hiking Spree in Orange County\"",
     "url": "https://newsroom.ocfl.net/2026/10/green-place-launches-hiking-spree/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County, Green PLACE Hiking Spree completion form",
     "url": "https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GreenPLACEHikingSpree"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orange-county-green-place-hiking-spree-2026-27/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orlando-magic-20-dollar-monthly-steals-value-menu-2026-27",
   "headline": "Orlando Magic add $20 'Monthly Steals' tickets and announce a $2-to-$7 value menu at Kia Center for 2026-27",
   "summary": "For the 2026-27 season the Orlando Magic offer $20 Monthly Steals tickets for every home game to fans signed up for team text alerts and $15 merchandise deals. On Sept. 30 the team announced a $2-to-$7 value menu at two Kia Center stands. The home opener is Wednesday, October 21.",
   "category": "events_venues",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Kia Center, downtown Orlando",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-21",
   "date_found": "2026-10-06",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "No $20 Monthly Steals ticket program or Fan Favorites Value Menu announced for Magic home games.",
   "after": "$20 Monthly Steals tickets for every home game (text-alert subscribers; limited, random seats, non-transferable), a $2-to-$7 value menu announced for two stands, and $15 merchandise deals.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-27",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orlando Magic, \"Orlando Magic to Provide New Affordability Options for Home Games\"",
     "url": "https://www.nba.com/magic/news/orlando-magic-to-provide-new-affordability-options-for-home-games-kia-center-20260930"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Magic, Monthly Steals page (read October 6, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.nba.com/magic/tickets/monthly-steals"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Magic, 2026-27 schedule release",
     "url": "https://orlandomagic.com/news/orlando-magic-2026-27-regular-season-schedule-released-20260813"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV Channel 9, September 30, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orlando-magic-plans-new-affordability-measures-upcoming-nba-season/BW24HRZZ5NB2NDE3SD2ZUBYF2I/"
    },
    {
     "name": "OpenCourt Basketball",
     "url": "https://www.opencourt-basketball.com/2026/10/02/orlando-magic-introduce-20-tickets-cheaper-concessions-and-free-train-rides-for-home-games/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orlando-magic-20-dollar-monthly-steals-value-menu-2026-27/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "universal-closes-animal-actors-on-location-november-2026",
   "headline": "Universal Studios Florida closed Animal Actors On Location! for good; last shows were November 2",
   "summary": "Universal Studios Florida has permanently closed Animal Actors On Location!: the last shows were Monday, November 2, 2026, and the show is gone from Tuesday, November 3. Universal has not said what replaces it.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Universal Studios Florida, Orlando",
   "kind": "closed",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-03",
   "date_found": "2026-10-06",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Animal Actors On Location!, a live animal show at Universal Studios Florida.",
   "after": "The show closed permanently: last shows Monday, November 2, 2026; gone from Tuesday, November 3. No replacement announced.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-03",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Universal Orlando, Animal Actors On Location! show page (read October 6 and November 3, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/things-to-do/shows/animal-actors-on-location"
    },
    {
     "name": "WDW News Today, final performance report, published November 3, 2026",
     "url": "https://wdwnt.com/2026/11/photos-video-final-performance-of-animal-actors-on-location-show-at-universal-studios-florida/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Universal Orlando on X (@UniversalORL), #AskUniversal reply",
     "url": "https://x.com/UniversalORL/status/2095135033484771343"
    },
    {
     "name": "Attractions Magazine (updated October 4, 2026)",
     "url": "https://attractionsmagazine.com/universal-orlando-animal-actors-on-location-closing/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WDW News Today",
     "url": "https://wdwnt.com/2026/09/breaking-animal-actors-show-closing-after-over-30-years-for-new-universal-studios-florida-project/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Inside Universal",
     "url": "https://www.insideuniversal.net/2026/09/animal-actors-on-location-to-permanently-close-at-universal-studios-florida/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Inside the Magic",
     "url": "https://insidethemagic.net/2026/09/universal-begins-countdown-to-permanently-close-36-year-old-attraction-already-being-limited-ab1/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Closing",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/universal-closes-animal-actors-on-location-november-2026/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "allegiant-starts-orlando-sanford-trenton-nonstop",
   "headline": "Allegiant starts nonstop flights between Orlando Sanford and Trenton, New Jersey",
   "summary": "Allegiant's new nonstop route between Orlando Sanford International Airport and Trenton-Mercer Airport in New Jersey began October 2, 2026, the airline said, and flights were operating in both directions on October 5, FlightAware shows.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), Sanford",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-02",
   "date_found": "2026-10-05",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "No nonstop Allegiant flights between Orlando Sanford and Trenton, New Jersey.",
   "after": "Allegiant flies Orlando Sanford (SFB) to Trenton-Mercer (TTN) nonstop, twice weekly according to Simple Flying.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-06",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Allegiant press release, May 19, 2026 (PR Newswire)",
     "url": "https://newsroom.allegiantair.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2026/Allegiant-Adds-Eight-New-Nonstop-Routes-Expanding-Service-to-Florida/default.aspx"
    },
    {
     "name": "Bucks County Today, September 2026",
     "url": "https://bucksco.today/2026/09/allegiant-air-flights-florida-phl-trenton-mercer/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Simple Flying",
     "url": "https://simpleflying.com/allegiant-air-launches-7-new-routes-in-only-2-days/"
    },
    {
     "name": "FlightAware, SFB to TTN (checked October 6, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.flightaware.com/live/findflight?origin=KSFB&destination=KTTN"
    },
    {
     "name": "FlightAware, TTN to SFB (checked October 6, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.flightaware.com/live/findflight?origin=KTTN&destination=KSFB"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/allegiant-starts-orlando-sanford-trenton-nonstop/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "rosearts-district-breaks-ground-on-former-lake-orlando-golf-course",
   "headline": "Construction begins on the RoseArts District on the former Lake Orlando golf course",
   "summary": "The developer broke ground on Phase 1 of the RoseArts District with Mayor Buddy Dyer on Wednesday, September 30, 2026: about 1,600 apartments, 160 of them designated affordable, on the former Lake Orlando golf course in Rosemont. The developer expects the first building to take about 30 months from the groundbreaking.",
   "category": "housing_development",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Former Lake Orlando Golf Course, Rosemont, Orlando",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-30",
   "date_found": "2026-10-05",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "The closed Lake Orlando golf course, approved for redevelopment as the RoseArts District in December 2021.",
   "after": "Construction underway on Phase 1: about 1,600 apartments in four buildings, 160 designated affordable; the first building about 30 months from the September 30, 2026 groundbreaking, per the developer.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-06",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, Lake Orlando RoseArts District project page",
     "url": "https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Departments-Offices/Economic-Development/City-Planning/Projects-of-Note/Lake-Orlando-RoseArts-District"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, Phase 1 letter of determination",
     "url": "https://www.orlando.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/departments/edv/city-planning/letter-of-determination-rosearts-phase-1-specific-parcel-master-plan.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV Channel 9, September 30, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/construction-begins-26-billion-rosearts-district-orlando/HQZXGLWREJCMHJCQ3ONNO237LA/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV Channel 9, September 30, 2026 (second report)",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/ground-broken-1-2-billion-rosearts-district-project-orlando/54ISVO2ZEJFN7PEDQFES6EQBUI/"
    },
    {
     "name": "FOX 35 Orlando, September 30, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/orlando-breaks-ground-rosearts-district-redevelopment-rosemont"
    },
    {
     "name": "GrowthSpotter (Orlando Sentinel), September 30, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.growthspotter.com/2026/09/30/rosearts-developer-breaks-ground-on-2-6-billion-mixed-use-district/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/rosearts-district-breaks-ground-on-former-lake-orlando-golf-course/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "toys-r-us-coming-to-oviedo-mall-this-fall",
   "headline": "Toys“R”Us is coming to Oviedo Mall this fall as a year-round store",
   "summary": "Oviedo Mall announced on September 30, 2026 that Toys“R”Us will open a year-round store there this fall, ahead of the holidays; the early October the mall hinted at has passed, and we found no opening date and no report of an opening as of Nov. 4, 2026.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Oviedo Mall, Oviedo",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_found": "2026-10-05",
   "status": "announced",
   "before": "No Toys“R”Us store at Oviedo Mall.",
   "after": "A year-round Toys“R”Us store at Oviedo Mall, expected this fall; the early October the mall hinted at has passed; no date or report of an opening found as of Nov. 4, 2026.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-04",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "WFTV Channel 9, September 30, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/toysrus-arrives-oviedo-mall-before-holidays/C7BK4LIMXFH3TMPUJIEQKCXLQE/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WKMG News 6 (ClickOrlando), September 30, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/09/30/toysrus-is-heading-to-the-oviedo-mall/"
    },
    {
     "name": "FOX 35 Orlando, October 1, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/toys-r-us-open-new-store-oviedo-mall"
    },
    {
     "name": "WKMG News 6 (ClickOrlando), September 21, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/09/21/toysrus-pins-central-florida-in-its-massive-new-expansion-project/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Toys“R”Us store locator and the store feed behind it (checked October 5 and November 4, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.toysrus.com/pages/store-locator"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, October 1, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/arts/things-to-do/toysrus-returns-to-orlando-in-the-oviedo-mall/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 4, 2026: the post said the mall has hinted at early October. That window has passed, and we found no opening date and no report of an opening."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "Announced, not final",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/toys-r-us-coming-to-oviedo-mall-this-fall/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "downtown-orlando-parking-rates-rise-meters-go-digital-oct-1",
   "headline": "Downtown Orlando city parking rates rise and meters go digital-only on October 1",
   "summary": "Since October 1, 2026, City of Orlando downtown parking costs $2 an hour for the first two hours on the street, paid hours run to 8 p.m., garages top out at $20 a day, and payment is digital only; the free PARKDTO code still works.",
   "category": "government",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "City of Orlando parking facilities, downtown Orlando",
   "kind": "price",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-01",
   "date_found": "2026-10-02",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "On-street $1 an hour, paid 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; city garages $2 an hour, $15 daily maximum; about 1,000 physical meters.",
   "after": "On-street $2/$2/$3/$4 for hours one to four, increasing to a six-hour maximum, paid 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday; garages $2 an hour for four hours, then $3, $20 daily maximum; digital payment only.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, Parking Rates (checked October 2, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.orlando.gov/Parking-Transportation/Parking/Parking-Rates"
    },
    {
     "name": "WKMG News 6 (ClickOrlando), October 1, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/10/01/downtown-orlando-parking-rates-increase-cashless-system-launches/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, September 25, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando-area-news/orlandos-paid-parking-goes-fully-digital-next-month/"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Community Paper, August 28, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.yourcommunitypaper.com/articles/downtown-orlando-parking-changes-begin-oct-1/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, April 21, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando-area-news/orlando-officials-weigh-increasing-parking-rates-downtown/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, May 15, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando-area-news/downtown-parking-rate-hike-advances-despite-public-concern/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Downtown Orlando, Park DTO (checked October 2, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.downtownorlando.com/Parking-Getting-Around/Parking/parkdto"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, January 6, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando-extends-free-parking-downtown-for-all-of-2026/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/downtown-orlando-parking-rates-rise-meters-go-digital-oct-1/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "ocls-horizon-west-branch-library-grand-opening-oct-10",
   "headline": "Orange County Library System opens its Horizon West Branch on October 10",
   "summary": "The Orange County Library System's new Horizon West Branch, at 4657 Hamlin Groves Trail, Winter Garden, set its grand opening for 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2026; the library system now lists its regular hours: Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.",
   "category": "outdoors_community",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Horizon West Branch, 4657 Hamlin Groves Trail, Winter Garden, FL 34787",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-10",
   "date_found": "2026-10-02",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "A branch under construction; the area served by the Horizon West Book Drop in the Hamlin Town Center.",
   "after": "A 20,000 square-foot branch library, grand opening October 10, 2026 at 10 a.m.; regular hours, per the library system: Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orange County Library System, Horizon West updates (checked October 2, 2026)",
     "url": "https://ocls.org/horizon-west-updates/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County Library System, Locations & Hours (checked October 2 and October 15, 2026)",
     "url": "https://ocls.org/locations-hours/"
    },
    {
     "name": "West Orange Times & Observer, September 22, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2026/sep/22/horizon-west-branch-library-announces-grand-opening/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Shine, September 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://orlandoshine.com/horizon-west-branch-library-set-to-open-october-10/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orange County Library System, Horizon West Book Drop",
     "url": "https://ocls.org/using-library/amenities/horizon-west-book-drop/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "October 15, 2026: an earlier version said the branch's regular hours had not been published; the library system now lists them."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/ocls-horizon-west-branch-library-grand-opening-oct-10/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "reeves-sports-bar-soft-opens-downtown-orlando-sept-24",
   "headline": "Reeves Sports Bar soft-opens at 50 E. Central Blvd. in downtown Orlando",
   "summary": "Reeves Sports Bar soft-opened on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 50 E. Central Blvd. in downtown Orlando, in the former Swiggs space next to Casey's on Central; a grand opening date has not been announced.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "50 E. Central Blvd., downtown Orlando (the former Swiggs space)",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-24",
   "date_found": "2026-10-02",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "The former Swiggs space at 50 E. Central Blvd.",
   "after": "Reeves Sports Bar, soft-opened; grand opening date not announced; hours per its website (October 15): Sunday 12 p.m. to midnight, Monday to Friday 4 p.m. to midnight, Saturday 3 p.m. to midnight.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-15",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Bungalower, September 24, 2026",
     "url": "https://bungalower.com/2026/09/24/reeves-sports-bar-is-ready-to-kick-things-off-downtown-tonight/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, September 28, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/openings-closings-moves/new-restaurants-taking-over-divino-by-grappolo-in-ex-pizza-bruno-spot-koa-sushi-in-former-grilled-cheezus-space/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR food licence file, checked October 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR new food licence list",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/newfood.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR food inspection file, checked October 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/4fdinspi.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Bungalower, September 9, 2026",
     "url": "https://bungalower.com/2026/09/09/reeves-sports-bar-taking-over-former-swiggs-space-downtown/"
    },
    {
     "name": "What Now Orlando, September 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://whatnow.com/orlando/restaurants/reeves-sports-bar-opening-in-orlandos-central-business-district/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Reeves Sports Bar website (captured October 2 and October 15, 2026)",
     "url": "https://reevessportsbar.com/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "October 15, 2026: an earlier version said the bar's own website was out of date and that no source gave its hours; the website now shows the bar open and lists its hours."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/reeves-sports-bar-soft-opens-downtown-orlando-sept-24/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "orlando-science-center-extreme-sports-exhibit-opens",
   "headline": "Orlando Science Center opens \"Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits\", on view until January 3",
   "summary": "The Orlando Science Center's traveling exhibit \"Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits\" opened on September 26, 2026 and runs until January 3, 2027; it is included with general admission and free for members.",
   "category": "events_venues",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Orlando Science Center, Traveling Exhibit Hall – Level 2",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-26",
   "date_end": "2027-01-03",
   "date_found": "2026-10-01",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "No Extreme Sports exhibit at the Orlando Science Center.",
   "after": "\"Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits\" in the Traveling Exhibit Hall, Level 2, open until January 3, 2027, included with general admission and free for members.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-01",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orlando Science Center, Extreme Sports exhibit page (checked October 1, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.osc.org/visit/exhibits/extreme-sports/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Science Center, home page (checked October 1, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.osc.org/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WFTV, September 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orlando-science-center-opens-extreme-sports-beyond-human-limits-exhibit/BNPXEB4MKNHVNFWXYBHOFYGPW4/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Sentinel (via Yahoo), September 23, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/orlando-science-center-exhibit-sport-191100565.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Shine",
     "url": "https://orlandoshine.com/orlando-science-center-opens-new-extreme-sports-exhibit/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hoodline, September 2026",
     "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/09/orlando-science-center-adds-simulated-wingsuit-indoor-parkour-exhibit/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/orlando-science-center-extreme-sports-exhibit-opens/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "universal-volcano-bay-maintenance-closure-october-26-reopening-april-1",
   "headline": "Universal's Volcano Bay closes for maintenance October 26; planned reopening now on or before April 1, 2027",
   "summary": "Universal Volcano Bay began a maintenance closure on October 26, 2026. Universal's page now says the park is temporarily closed, with a planned reopening on or before April 1, 2027, about a week later than the March 24 date first listed; Universal says the dates are subject to change.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Universal Volcano Bay, Universal Orlando Resort",
   "kind": "closed",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-26",
   "date_found": "2026-10-01",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Volcano Bay open; a maintenance closure from October 26, 2026 listed with a planned reopening on or before March 24, 2027.",
   "after": "Maintenance closure from October 26, 2026, with an updated planned reopening on or before April 1, 2027; dates subject to change.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-27",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Universal Orlando, Universal Volcano Bay page (captured October 1 and October 27, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.universalorlando.com/web/en/us/theme-parks/volcano-bay"
    },
    {
     "name": "Inside the Magic, September 28, 2026",
     "url": "https://insidethemagic.net/2026/09/universal-to-close-4th-orlando-theme-park-in-28-days-ad1/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney Fanatic, September 17, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.disneyfanatic.com/universal-volcano-bay-closure-spring-2027-emd1/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Closing",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/universal-volcano-bay-maintenance-closure-october-26-reopening-april-1/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "greystar-files-plans-377-apartments-turkey-lake-road",
   "headline": "Greystar files plans for 377 apartments at Turkey Lake Road and Central Florida Parkway",
   "summary": "Greystar submitted a development plan to Orange County on August 21, 2026 for Lakeshore at Sand Lake, 377 apartments in four five-story buildings along Big Sand Lake at Turkey Lake Road and Central Florida Parkway; it is a filed plan, not an approval, and gives no start date or rents.",
   "category": "housing_development",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Turkey Lake Road and Central Florida Parkway, west of I-4, along Big Sand Lake (Orange County)",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-08-21",
   "date_found": "2026-09-30",
   "status": "announced",
   "before": "A nearly 60-acre site, more than two-thirds water or wetlands, within the Sand Lake Groves planned development.",
   "after": "Proposed: Lakeshore at Sand Lake, 377 apartments in four five-story buildings on a 17.84-acre development site, if approved.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-07",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "GrowthSpotter, Sarah Kinbar, September 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.growthspotter.com/2026/09/04/377-unit-greystar-apartment-complex-slated-for-turkey-lake-road/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Announced, not final",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/greystar-files-plans-377-apartments-turkey-lake-road/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "spirit-christmas-winter-garden-opens-oct-15",
   "headline": "Spirit Christmas opened in Winter Garden on Oct. 15, in the former Forever 21",
   "summary": "Spirit Christmas, the seasonal store from the company behind Spirit Halloween, lists a Winter Garden store at 3049 Daniels Road, Suite 220C, in the former Forever 21 space at Winter Garden Village, with an open date of October 15, 2026 and no closing date published as of October 20, 2026.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "3049 Daniels Road, Suite 220C, Winter Garden Village, Winter Garden, FL 34787",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-15",
   "date_found": "2026-09-30",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "The former Forever 21 space at Winter Garden Village.",
   "after": "Spirit Christmas, a seasonal store, opened October 15, 2026, per its store page; no closing date published as of October 20, 2026.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Spirit Christmas, Winter Garden store page (checked September 30, 2026; read again October 20, 2026)",
     "url": "https://stores.spirithalloween.com/christmas/fl/wintergarden/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Attractions Magazine, September 25, 2026 (updated September 27)",
     "url": "https://attractionsmagazine.com/spirit-christmas-florida-stores-2026/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Main Street Mouse, September 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://themainstreetmouse.com/2026/09/27/spirit-christmas-florida-2026-location-near-walt-disney-world-opening-in-october/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/spirit-christmas-winter-garden-opens-oct-15/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "tap-air-portugal-orlando-lisbon-nonstop-october-29",
   "headline": "TAP Air Portugal's Orlando–Lisbon nonstop: FlightAware logs the first flight on October 29",
   "summary": "TAP Air Portugal was scheduled to start nonstop flights between Lisbon and Orlando International on October 29, 2026, three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. FlightAware's log for flight TAP267 lists a Lisbon-to-Orlando flight on that date, arriving at 7:45 p.m. Eastern; Orlando's airport page still lists the route as new, subject to government approval.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Orlando International Airport (MCO)",
   "kind": "route/closure",
   "date_effective": "2026-10-29",
   "date_found": "2026-09-30",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "No nonstop between Orlando and Lisbon; the airport lists the route as an \"Unserved Route\".",
   "after": "TAP Air Portugal nonstop Orlando–Lisbon three times a week (Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays), from October 29, 2026; FlightAware's log lists the first flight, TAP267, on that date.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-30",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "FlightAware, TAP267 flight activity history (read October 30, 2026, 4:47 a.m. EDT)",
     "url": "https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/TAP267/history"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando International Airport, Air Service Additions (checked September 30 and October 30, 2026)",
     "url": "https://flymco.com/new-resuming-service/"
    },
    {
     "name": "AirlineGeeks, February 27, 2026",
     "url": "https://airlinegeeks.com/2026/02/27/tap-air-portugal-adds-new-u-s-route/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Recommend, March 2, 2026",
     "url": "https://recommend.com/destinations/tap-air-portugal-launches-nonstop-lisbon-orlando-service/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Simple Flying, September 3, 2026",
     "url": "https://simpleflying.com/tap-air-portugal-launches-new-9-hour-us-route/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/tap-air-portugal-orlando-lisbon-nonstop-october-29/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "five-guys-opens-at-universal-citywalk-sept-25",
   "headline": "Five Guys opens at Universal CityWalk Orlando on Sept. 25",
   "summary": "Five Guys opened at Universal CityWalk Orlando on September 25, 2026, as the chain's 2,000th store, in the upper-level space the Burger King Whopper Bar left; breakfast is served until 11 a.m.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Universal CityWalk Orlando, upper level, 6000 Universal Blvd., Orlando",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-25",
   "date_found": "2026-09-29",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "The former Burger King Whopper Bar space, closed in April.",
   "after": "Five Guys Burgers & Fries, open, with breakfast until 11 a.m.",
   "last_checked": "2026-09-29",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR food licence file, checked September 29, 2026",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/sto/file_download/extracts/hrfood4.csv"
    },
    {
     "name": "Five Guys release via GlobeNewswire, September 25, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/25/3369162/0/en/five-guys-opens-2-000th-store-a-milestone-40-years-in-the-making.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "Inside the Magic, September 25, 2026",
     "url": "https://insidethemagic.net/2026/09/five-guys-universal-citywalk-breakfast-emd1/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Inside Universal",
     "url": "https://www.insideuniversal.net/2026/09/five-guys-now-open-at-citywalk-at-universal-orlando/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/five-guys-opens-at-universal-citywalk-sept-25/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "lynx-proposes-bus-service-changes-dec-13",
   "headline": "LYNX bus cuts and route changes for Dec. 13: the board was scheduled to vote Oct. 22, no result posted yet",
   "summary": "LYNX proposes to end the Link 701 shuttle, cut trips on Links 1, 10, 56, 102 and 426, reroute and renumber Link 407, and add Saturday service on Links 48 and 49 from December 13, 2026, if its board approved on October 22; comments closed at 5 p.m. on October 12. As of October 23 LYNX has posted no vote result; its service-change page says it \"will make system-wide changes effective Dec. 13.\"",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "LYNX bus routes in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties",
   "kind": "route/closure",
   "date_effective": "2026-12-13",
   "date_found": "2026-09-29",
   "status": "announced",
   "before": "Current LYNX service, including the Link 701 Orange Technical College Shuttle, Link 407 FastLink on S.R. 417, and Saturday service on Link 1.",
   "after": "Proposed: Link 701 ends, Link 407 becomes local Link 607/607A with two Lake Nona trips a day, Link 1 loses Saturday service, several routes lose early or late trips, and Links 48 and 49 gain Saturday service. As of October 23, no board vote result is posted; LYNX's service-change page (October 20) says it will make system-wide changes effective Dec. 13.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-23",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "LYNX Board of Directors, meeting package for September 17, 2026, pp. 52-55",
     "url": "https://www.golynx.com/core/fileparse.php/97315/urlt/9-17-2026-Board-Report-Pkg2.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "LYNX, Information Sessions for December 2026 Service Proposal (checked September 29, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.golynx.com/news-events/information-sessions-for-december-2026-service-proposal.stml"
    },
    {
     "name": "LYNX, Board of Directors page (checked September 29, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.golynx.com/corporate-info/board-directors.stml"
    },
    {
     "name": "LYNX, December 2026 Service Change (page dated October 20, 2026; checked October 23, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.golynx.com/news-events/december-2026-service-change.stml"
    },
    {
     "name": "WKMG News 6 / ClickOrlando, September 17, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/09/17/lynx-proposes-major-route-changes-discontinuations/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Spectrum News 13, September 21, 2026",
     "url": "https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/09/21/lynx-proposes-cutting-trips-changing-routes-across-central-florida"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Announced, not final",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/lynx-proposes-bus-service-changes-dec-13/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "ouc-demandlevel-charge-november-2026-bill",
   "headline": "OUC's $5 to $15 DemandLevel charge is on its rates page as effective Nov. 1, 2026, with no state decision found",
   "summary": "OUC's rates page now lists its electric rates as effective Nov. 1, 2026, with the monthly DemandLevel charge its board adopted ($5, $10 or $15 for Orlando homes, set by the highest 15-minute power draw of the month before) and a non-fuel energy rate cut 12.5% while the fuel charge stays the same, starting with November 2026 bills; OUC filed them with the Florida Public Service Commission for review in July, and we found no record of the commission's decision.",
   "category": "government",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) electric service, Orlando and St. Cloud",
   "kind": "price",
   "date_effective": "2026-11-01",
   "date_found": "2026-09-29",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Current OUC electric rates, without the DemandLevel charge.",
   "after": "A monthly DemandLevel charge of $5, $10 or $15 (Orlando homes) set by the highest 15-minute draw, with a 12.5% lower non-fuel energy rate and an unchanged fuel charge, listed on OUC's rates page as effective Nov. 1, 2026; filed with the Florida PSC for review in July 2026, decision not found.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-04",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "OUC Commission, signed minutes of the August 11, 2026 meeting (NB-2)",
     "url": "https://www.ouc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/August-11-2026-Commission-Meeting-Minutes-Signed.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "OUC, Service Rates & Costs page (checked September 29, October 21 and November 4, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.ouc.com/account/service-rates-costs/"
    },
    {
     "name": "OUC, What Is DemandLevel? page (checked September 29, October 21 and November 4, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.ouc.com/about/electric-services/what-is-electric-demand/"
    },
    {
     "name": "OUC, July 7, 2026 budget and pricing workshop",
     "url": "https://www.ouc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/July-7-2026-Budget-Pricing-Workshop-3.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "WKMG News 6 / ClickOrlando, September 14, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/09/14/price-changes-coming-for-orlando-utilities-commission-customers-heres-when/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida Public Service Commission, OUC tariff filing, document 04010-2026, filed July 8, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.floridapsc.com/library/filings/2026/04010-2026/04010-2026.pdf"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "October 21, 2026: an earlier version said OUC's rates page still described the charges as pending approval by the Florida Public Service Commission. That line is no longer on the page, and neither OUC page we read says whether the commission has approved them.",
     "November 4, 2026: the post described the charge as proposed. OUC's rates page now lists the rates as effective Nov. 1, 2026, so the post says that. We still found no record of the commission's decision."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/ouc-demandlevel-charge-november-2026-bill/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "overlook-park-oviedo-improvements-completed",
   "headline": "Seminole County finishes $103,000 of improvements at Overlook Park in Oviedo",
   "summary": "Seminole County has completed $103,000 of work at Overlook Park, 1988 Spring Ave. in Oviedo: a rebuilt 210-foot boardwalk, a new bench and trash receptacles, and ADA parking-lot improvements, the first project finished with Seminole Forever money.",
   "category": "outdoors_community",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Overlook Park, 1988 Spring Ave., Oviedo",
   "kind": "changed",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-01",
   "date_found": "2026-09-29",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "The park's earlier boardwalk and parking lot, before the improvements.",
   "after": "A rebuilt 210-foot boardwalk with improved accessibility, a new bench and trash receptacles, and ADA parking-lot improvements.",
   "last_checked": "2026-09-29",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Sanford Herald (county-contributed item), September 28, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.mysanfordherald.com/article/3540,seminole-county-completes-improvements-at-overlook-park"
    },
    {
     "name": "Citizen Portal, AI-generated summary of a Seminole County video dated September 1, 2026",
     "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9764300/Florida/Seminole-County/Ribbon-cutting-ceremony-celebrates-Overlook-Park-improvements-in-Seminole-County"
    },
    {
     "name": "Seminole County, Seminole Forever page (checked September 29, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/parks-recreation/seminole-forever"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 8, 2026: the status line read 'In effect since Sep 1, 2026'. Sept. 1 is the date of the county's video of the ribbon-cutting, so it now reads 'Reported Sep 1, 2026'."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/overlook-park-oviedo-improvements-completed/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "cartier-opens-boutique-at-mall-at-millenia",
   "headline": "Cartier opens a new boutique at The Mall at Millenia",
   "summary": "Cartier opened a boutique at The Mall at Millenia, 4200 Conroy Road, Space K-288, with a grand opening on Sunday, August 30, 2026; it is the only Orlando store on Cartier's own list, and the mall's website does not list it yet.",
   "category": "shopping",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "The Mall at Millenia, 4200 Conroy Rd, Space K-288, Orlando",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-08-30",
   "date_found": "2026-09-28",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Not yet open: Cartier's store page announced its grand opening for Sunday, August 30.",
   "after": "Open Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; phone +1 321-281-6201.",
   "last_checked": "2026-09-28",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Cartier, Orlando store page (checked September 28, 2026)",
     "url": "https://stores.cartier.com/en_us/united-states/fl/orlando/4200-conroy-rd--space-k-288"
    },
    {
     "name": "Cartier, Orlando locations list (checked September 28, 2026)",
     "url": "https://stores.cartier.com/en_us/united-states/fl/orlando"
    },
    {
     "name": "Cartier, Florida locations list (checked September 28, 2026)",
     "url": "https://stores.cartier.com/en_us/united-states/fl"
    },
    {
     "name": "FashionNetwork, September 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/Cartier-opens-new-orlando-store,1863553.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Shine, September 3, 2026",
     "url": "https://orlandoshine.com/photos-luxury-retailer-cartier-debuts-orlando-boutique-at-mall-at-millenia/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hoodline, September 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/09/cartier-opens-gold-trimmed-orlando-boutique-its-fifth-store-in-florida/"
    },
    {
     "name": "CPP-Luxury, September 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://cpp-luxury.com/cartier-opens-new-boutique-in-orlando-at-mall-at-millenia/"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Mall at Millenia, retailer page and site search for Cartier (checked September 28, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.mallatmillenia.com/retailer/cartier/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/cartier-opens-boutique-at-mall-at-millenia/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hamilton-at-dr-phillips-center-sept-29-to-oct-18",
   "headline": "Hamilton plays the Dr. Phillips Center from Sept. 29 to Oct. 18",
   "summary": "Hamilton opens a three-week run at the Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S Magnolia Ave, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 at 7:30 p.m., with 24 performances through Sunday, Oct. 18; a $10 digital lottery covers every performance.",
   "category": "events_venues",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S Magnolia Ave, Orlando",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-29",
   "date_end": "2026-10-18",
   "date_found": "2026-09-28",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Not playing in Orlando; on September 28, 2026, the Broadway in Orlando page listed the run as upcoming.",
   "after": "24 performances, Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. through Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026; $10 digital lottery for every performance.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-21",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Broadway In Orlando, Hamilton page (checked September 28 and October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://orlando.broadway.com/shows/hamilton-3/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hamilton, US tour page (checked September 28 and October 21, 2026)",
     "url": "https://hamiltonmusical.com/us-tour/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hamilton, US tour lottery page (checked September 28, 2026)",
     "url": "https://hamiltonmusical.com/us-tour/lottery/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hoodline, September 24, 2026",
     "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/09/hamilton-storms-back-into-orlando-kicking-off-dr-phillips-center-s-new-season/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "Ended",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/hamilton-at-dr-phillips-center-sept-29-to-oct-18/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "walt-disney-world-railroad-closes-for-refurbishment-sept-28",
   "headline": "Walt Disney World Railroad at Magic Kingdom has reopened after a refurbishment that began Sept. 28",
   "summary": "The Walt Disney World Railroad at Magic Kingdom reopened on October 29, 2026, WDW News Today reported, after closing for refurbishment on September 28, 2026; it still runs only between two stations until the park's expansion is complete.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Walt Disney World Railroad, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World",
   "kind": "closed",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-28",
   "date_end": "2026-10-28",
   "date_found": "2026-09-28",
   "status": "in effect",
   "conditions": "a closure for refurbishment; the train reopened Oct. 29, 2026, WDW News Today and WDWMAGIC reported, as a two-station shuttle",
   "before": "Closed for refurbishment from September 28, 2026; before that, a two-station train between Main Street, U.S.A. and the Fantasyland station.",
   "after": "Running again as a two-station shuttle between Main Street, U.S.A. and the Fantasyland station; it reopened October 29, 2026, WDW News Today reported.",
   "last_checked": "2026-11-03",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "WDW News Today, Megan K, October 29, 2026",
     "url": "https://wdwnt.com/2026/10/walt-disney-world-railroad-reopens-ahead-of-schedule-at-magic-kingdom/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WDWMAGIC, October 29, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/walt-disney-world-railroad/news/29oct2026-walt-disney-world-railroad-is-back-running-after-refurbishment.htm"
    },
    {
     "name": "MickeyBlog, Kristin Sabol, October 29, 2026",
     "url": "https://mickeyblog.com/2026/10/29/photos-walt-disney-world-railroad-reopens-ahead-of-schedule-at-magic-kingdom"
    },
    {
     "name": "Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World Railroad page (read September 28 and November 3, 2026)",
     "url": "https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/walt-disney-world-railroad/"
    },
    {
     "name": "WDW News Today, August 31, 2026",
     "url": "https://wdwnt.com/2026/08/walt-disney-world-railroad-closing-for-refurbishment-next-month/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 3, 2026: this post said the train was closed and expected back in November 2026. It reopened on October 29, 2026, WDW News Today and WDWMAGIC reported, and Disney's page now lists hours for it. The post now says so."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Closing",
   "status_label": "Ended",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/walt-disney-world-railroad-closes-for-refurbishment-sept-28/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "the-beacon-at-creative-village-opens-downtown",
   "headline": "The Beacon at Creative Village, 115 income-restricted apartments, opens downtown",
   "summary": "The Beacon at Creative Village, 115 income-restricted studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments at 670 West Amelia Street in downtown Orlando, was open and welcoming residents as of September 15, 2026.",
   "category": "housing_development",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "670 West Amelia Street, Orlando (Creative Village)",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-15",
   "date_found": "2026-09-27",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "ConcordRENTS began pre-leasing in May 2026 for an early fall 2026 opening.",
   "after": "Open and welcoming residents; units listed as available now.",
   "last_checked": "2026-09-27",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "ConcordRENTS via Newswire, September 15, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.newswire.com/news/the-beacon-at-creative-village-now-open-bringing-115-affordable-apartment-homes"
    },
    {
     "name": "The Beacon at Creative Village website (checked September 27, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.beaconatcreativevillage.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "ConcordRENTS via ACCESS Newswire, May 21, 2026",
     "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/healthcare/articles/beacon-creative-village-now-pre-140000939.html"
    },
    {
     "name": "AffordableHousing.com listing (checked September 27, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.affordablehousing.com/orlando-fl/beacon-at-creative-village-1021059/"
    },
    {
     "name": "City of Orlando, CRA meeting minutes",
     "url": "https://pub-orlando.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=7848df2c-8711-4b56-864a-30784d3038d1&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "November 3, 2026: the status line read 'Opened Sep 15, 2026'. That date is the operator's announcement, and no source gives the first move-in day, so the line now reads 'Open by Sep 15, 2026'."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/the-beacon-at-creative-village-opens-downtown/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "watermark-park-opens-in-horizon-west",
   "headline": "Watermark Park, a new county park in Horizon West, has opened",
   "summary": "Orange County's Watermark Park, a 5.69-acre neighborhood park at 9940 Seidel Road in Winter Garden, opened on August 31, 2026, across from Panther Lake Elementary School; it was planned as a walk-up park with no parking or restrooms.",
   "category": "outdoors_community",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "9940 Seidel Road, Winter Garden (Horizon West)",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-08-31",
   "date_found": "2026-09-27",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Orange County Parks and Recreation broke ground on the park on July 30, 2025.",
   "after": "Open Sunday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in summer and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in winter.",
   "last_checked": "2026-09-27",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Orange County Government, Watermark Park page (checked September 27, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.ocfl.net/cultureparks/parks.aspx?m=dtlvw&d=146"
    },
    {
     "name": "West Orange Times & Observer, August 26, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2026/aug/26/orange-county-parks-and-recreation-to-host-grand-opening-of-new-horizon-west-park/"
    },
    {
     "name": "West Orange Times & Observer, September 1, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2026/sep/01/photos-watermark-park-grand-opening/"
    },
    {
     "name": "West Orange Times & Observer, August 6, 2025",
     "url": "https://www.orangeobserver.com/news/2025/aug/06/watermark-park-breaks-ground-in-horizon-west/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hoodline",
     "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/08/horizon-west-s-new-watermark-park-opens-without-a-single-parking-spot/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/watermark-park-opens-in-horizon-west/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "colonial-promenade-salon-leaves-last-shop-on-notice",
   "headline": "Colonial Promenade's hair salon leaves; its last open shop is on 30 days' notice",
   "summary": "The airport authority's board approved ending Emporium 7's lease at the Colonial Promenade Shopping Center on East Colonial Drive, with the salon to be out by September 18; Aerus Electrolux, the last business still open there, has a 30-day notice.",
   "category": "government",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Colonial Promenade Shopping Center, East Colonial Drive, Orlando (at the entrance to Orlando Executive Airport)",
   "kind": "closed",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-18",
   "date_found": "2026-09-26",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Two businesses still open in the plaza: Emporium 7 (a hair salon) and Aerus Electrolux.",
   "after": "Emporium 7 has left; Aerus Electrolux has a 30-day notice and GOAA is helping it find a new location.",
   "last_checked": "2026-09-26",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, revised board agenda packet, September 16, 2026",
     "url": "https://downloads.ctfassets.net/qiecpoxp4bka/5rEZrfpmCPd96VuopPyxtT/916644d54112edbe96cdd7b238e5be9e/REVISED_Board_Agenda_Packet_20260916_v3.pdf"
    },
    {
     "name": "Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, board meeting documents",
     "url": "https://flymco.com/airport-business/sunshine-meetings/documents/"
    },
    {
     "name": "News 6 (WKMG), September 16, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/09/16/derelict-orlando-shopping-center-poised-for-new-life-as-last-businesses-prepare-to-leave/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Bungalower, September 17, 2026",
     "url": "https://bungalower.com/2026/09/17/colonial-promenade-is-nearly-empty-and-orlando-remembers-what-it-used-to-be/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Aerus of Orlando (checked September 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.aerusoforlando.com/about-us"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Closing",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/colonial-promenade-salon-leaves-last-shop-on-notice/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "frontier-plans-orlando-nonstops-to-colombia",
   "headline": "Frontier plans Orlando nonstops to Bogotá, Medellín and Cartagena from December",
   "summary": "Frontier Airlines plans nonstop flights from Orlando International to Medellín (Dec. 10), Bogotá (Dec. 14) and Cartagena (Dec. 19), pending government approval; Cartagena is a route no airline flies from Orlando today.",
   "category": "getting_around",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Orlando International Airport (MCO)",
   "kind": "route/closure",
   "date_effective": "2026-12-10",
   "date_found": "2026-09-26",
   "status": "upcoming",
   "before": "Orlando to Bogotá and Medellín on Avianca (and LATAM to Bogotá); no nonstop to Cartagena.",
   "after": "Frontier adds Medellín and Bogotá, and Orlando's only nonstop to Cartagena, pending government approval.",
   "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Frontier Airlines news release, September 10, 2026",
     "url": "https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-announces-major-international-expansion-with-first-ever-service-to-colombia/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Frontier Airlines newsroom (checked September 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://news.flyfrontier.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando International Airport, New and Resuming Service (checked September 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://flymco.com/new-resuming-service/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando International Airport, International Service (checked September 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://flymco.com/international-service/"
    },
    {
     "name": "ClickOrlando (WKMG), September 10, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/09/10/frontier-airlines-announces-new-nonstop-flights-from-orlando-to-colombia/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Aviation A2Z, September 11, 2026",
     "url": "https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2026/09/11/frontier-airlines-makes-history-with-first-ever-flights-to-colombia/"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Changed",
   "status_label": "Upcoming",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/frontier-plans-orlando-nonstops-to-colombia/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hollywood-studios-opens-the-magic-of-disney-animation",
   "headline": "Hollywood Studios opens The Magic of Disney Animation",
   "summary": "Disney's Hollywood Studios opened The Magic of Disney Animation on September 14: four animation experiences, including an Olaf drawing class, in the reimagined Animation Courtyard.",
   "category": "theme_parks",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World",
   "kind": "opened",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-14",
   "date_found": "2026-09-26",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "No Magic of Disney Animation at Hollywood Studios.",
   "after": "The Magic of Disney Animation is open in Animation Courtyard, with four experiences.",
   "last_checked": "2026-09-26",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Walt Disney World press release, July 15, 2026",
     "url": "https://disneyexperiences.com/disneyworld-press/release/new-details-revealed-for-the-magic-of-disney-animation-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Walt Disney World press release, September 9, 2026",
     "url": "https://disneyexperiences.com/disneyworld-press/magic-of-disney-animation/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Disney Parks Blog, September 9, 2026",
     "url": "https://disneyparksblog.com/wdw/disney-animation-inspired-experience-coming-to-disneys-hollywood-studios/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Walt Disney World attraction page (checked September 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/hollywood-studios/magic-of-disney-animation/"
    },
    {
     "name": "MickeyBlog, September 14, 2026",
     "url": "https://mickeyblog.com/2026/09/14/the-magic-of-disney-animation-is-officially-open-at-hollywood-studios"
    },
    {
     "name": "WDW News Today, September 9, 2026 (updated September 16)",
     "url": "https://wdwnt.com/2026/09/photos-video-olaf-draws-full-show-featuring-back-to-neverland-clips-at-magic-of-disney-animation-in-disneys-hollywood-studios/"
    }
   ],
   "verification": {
    "corrections": [
     "October 8, 2026: an earlier version gave operating hours that Disney's attraction page no longer shows."
    ]
   },
   "kind_label": "Opening",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/hollywood-studios-opens-the-magic-of-disney-animation/"
  },
  {
   "slug": "papa-llama-on-curry-ford-road-has-closed",
   "headline": "Papa Llama on Curry Ford Road has closed",
   "summary": "Papa Llama, the Peruvian restaurant at 2840 Curry Ford Road that held a Michelin star in 2024 and 2025, has closed, its owners said on September 4.",
   "category": "food_drink",
   "scope": "orlando",
   "place": "2840 Curry Ford Road, Orlando",
   "kind": "closed",
   "date_effective": "2026-09-04",
   "date_found": "2026-09-26",
   "status": "in effect",
   "before": "Papa Llama, a Peruvian restaurant, served at 2840 Curry Ford Road.",
   "after": "Closed. The owners gave no reason and announced no new location.",
   "last_checked": "2026-09-26",
   "featured": false,
   "sources": [
    {
     "name": "Bungalower, September 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://bungalower.com/2026/09/04/papa-llama-is-closing-after-nearly-10-years-in-orlando/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Orlando Weekly, September 4, 2026",
     "url": "https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/openings-closings-moves/two-time-michelin-starred-papa-llama-closes/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Hoodline, September 7, 2026",
     "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/09/papa-llama-closing-after-nearly-10-years-months-after-losing-its-michelin-star/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Florida DBPR, restaurant licence and inspection records (checked September 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/public-records/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Papa Llama's website (checked September 26, 2026)",
     "url": "https://www.papallamaorl.com/"
    },
    {
     "name": "Wikipedia, Papa Llama",
     "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Llama"
    }
   ],
   "kind_label": "Closing",
   "status_label": "In effect",
   "url": "https://vibeagentmaking.com/changelog/papa-llama-on-curry-ford-road-has-closed/"
  }
 ]
}