BY THE NUMBERS

No. 2: Florida-born supermarket giant Publix’s rank on a recent study of America’s favorite grocers. Conducted in February by Market Information, the study asked 10,000 consumers nationwide to rate their satisfaction with their most recent shopping experience and likelihood of referring that grocer to others.

Six: How many cygnets (aka baby swans) disappeared from Orlando’s Lake Eola Park in April. Authorities believe the newborns were stolen, resulting in rewards totaling $6,000 being offered by Cox Media Group and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

$149: The price of Walt Disney World’s new Disney After Hours ticket, which lets park-goers enter at 7 p.m. and stay three hours past normal closing time. Similarly, the Disney Early Morning Magic one-day ticket add-on grants Magic Kingdom entry at 7:45 a.m. for an extra $69.

11,231: Number of jobs currently open at 139 Central Florida businesses as of March 29, according to the 2016 Central Florida Employment Outlook Survey. An additional 27,000 jobs are expected to open in the year’s remaining three quarters.

$30,000: The approximate cost of the 2016 Honda Pilot stolen from the driveway of Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs in early April. Security footage revealed that it took two unidentified men less than a minute to take the vehicle. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is investigating.

HIT OR MISS

> Orlando ranked at No. 3 on TripAdvisor’s 2016 Traveler’s Choice Destination awards with only Las Vegas and New York doing better, making it Florida’s highest-rated city on the list. The rankings were determined by analyzing the travel-planning website’s user reviews over a 12-month period.

> April marked the debut of the Walt Disney World Solar Facility, which was created in conjunction with Duke Energy. Shaped like Mickey Mouse’s head and located near Epcot, the 20-acre solar farm can generate enough energy to power approximately 820 homes.

> The Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) Citrus Bowl will technically take place twice in 2016, as the game moves from New Year’s Day to New Year’s Eve for the upcoming college football season. The BWW Citrus Bowl will also be a lead-in to two College Football Playoff semifinal games scheduled for the same day: the Fiesta and Chick-fil-A bowls.

> Lynn Anne Poirier, a Seminole County resident who won a $1 million lottery jackpot in 2007, has filed for bankruptcy—just one month after a court ordered her to pay $291,000 to Howard Browning, a former boyfriend with whom Poirier lived at the time of her win.

> According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Orange County leads the state when it comes to accidents caused by distracted drivers, racking up 5,500 such crashes in 2015. Tourists and cellphone usage are the top culprits, resulting in a Distracted Driving Awareness Month crackdown in April.

> In March, Eatonville Mayor Anthony Grant was indicted on felony voter-fraud charges alleging that he and two others coerced voters and submitted illegally obtained absentee ballots in 2015’s mayoral election. Following Grant’s arrest, he was suspended from public office by Florida Governor Rick Scott.

DATEBOOK

Bok Tower Gardens (May 7-8)

Moms get free admission and everyone gets access to live carillon concerts at Bok Tower Gardens, which is also hosting a huge plant sale. Special menu selections in the Blue Palmetto Café round out the Mother’s Day weekend festivities. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (concerts 1-3 p.m.), Bok Tower Gardens National Historic Landmark, $8-$18 (moms free)

Invictus Games (May 8-12)

Spearheaded by England’s Prince Harry, the Invictus Games are an Olympics-style event in which the competitors are men and women who have suffered life-changing injuries in service to their countries. Times vary, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Walt Disney World Resort, prices vary

Orlando International Fringe Theatre (May 18-30)

The longest-running event of its sort in the U.S., the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival—aka Orlando Fringe—is back for its 25th year. The 13-day arts extravaganza is unjuried and uncensored, yet accessible, making it one of Orlando’s most unique cultural experiences. Times vary, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, Orlando, $1-up donations

DID YOU HEAR?

“Sometimes, because of youthful mistakes, … young people enter the criminal justice system for possessing a small amount of marijuana. With an arrest record, it becomes more challenging for them to get a job, join the military or get financial aid for continuing their education”

—Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, explaining his support for a potential new city policy that would empower Orlando police officers to give a citation to, rather than arrest, suspects possessing less than 20 grams of marijuana

IN MEMORIAM

Rufus Brooks, a civil-rights activist, former president of Orange County’s NAACP chapter and longtime educator, succumbed to an extended illness in February. Brooks, 88, was raised in Sanford, and he served as a public-school teacher, coach and principal, among other roles. His wife, Edith, is also a retired teacher, and their daughter Bridget Williams continues the tradition as a superintendent for Orange County Public Schools.