The Orlando City Council unanimously approved a plan Monday to use funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to convert two Greyhound buses into overnight shelters.

The announcement to drop the shelter plans comes after the city conducted an assessment to determine if the facility was viable while exploring ways to work with the community and businesses to address homelessness.

One week after residents of Orlando's SoDo district expressed disappointment in a perceived lack of transparency about plans for a proposed homeless shelter in their neighborhood, the city commissioner who represents them fielded their tough questions.

The proposal to open a large homeless shelter in Orlando’s SoDo district continues to engender intense criticism.

The nonprofit’s center in Orlando was flooded earlier this month thanks to a series of heavy storms that swept through the region around that time.

The Detroit-style pizza concept from the owner of Tin & Taco is now in its soft opening in Orlando's SoDo neighborhood.

Two dogs were rescued from a house fire in Orlando near SoDo, according to firefighters.

The owner of the wildly popular Chicken Fire has opened a new chicken wing concept in Edgewood, near Orlando's SoDo district.

Halloween isn’t just fun for children.

A new location of 4 Rivers Smokehouse is set to open up next year in Orlando's SoDo neighborhood.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Four years ago Friday, a gunman opened fire at Pulse nightclub in Orlando’s SoDo neighborhood, killing 49 people and injuring dozens of others. [READ: 49 bell tolls ring throughout Orlando, 4 years after Pulse nightclub attack | Rainbow emerges during Pulse remembrance ceremony]In 2018, the wounds were reopened when the gunman’s widow stood trial for her alleged role in the terror attack. While June 12, known as Orlando United Day, is usually marked somber gatherings with candles and moments of silence, this year will be different. Poma said even though the community can't gather for the remembrance ceremony, we still need to remember and honor our angels. Regardless of how it is honored, June 12 will be a day Orlandoans will never forget.