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In today's newsletter:

  • Are you ready for Orlando's meterless, cashless parking starting Oct. 1?
  • How new US-Canada tariffs could hit Orlando shoppers this fall
  • How an Orlando hospital helped restore a toddler's hearing

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Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 76.
  • Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Downtown Orlando parking changes begin Oct. 1 (yourcommunitypaper.com) — If you park in downtown Orlando, get ready: starting Oct. 1, the city is shutting off parking meters and going fully cashless for street parking, garages, and lots. You'll need ParkMobile, text, phone, or card payments, and you'll see higher hourly rates plus extended enforcement until 8 p.m., though nights, Sundays, and holidays remain free on-street.
   

• Central Florida businesses brace for costs from proposed U.S.-Canada tariffs (mynews13.com) — Orlando businesses are bracing for higher prices as proposed U.S.-Canada tariffs on goods like steel, lumber, and appliances could start hitting as soon as Sept. 8. A local appliance retailer and a UCF political scientist warn residents to expect higher costs, possible housing impacts, and political fallout tied to inflation and affordability.
   

• 'Medical miracle' restores East Texas toddler's hearing (kltv.com) — A Texas family turned to Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando for a groundbreaking gene therapy that's gradually restoring their toddler's hearing. After an eight-week stay here for surgery and recovery, they're now celebrating dramatic improvements and urging wider newborn genetic testing so more children can access similar life-changing care.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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