The City of Orlando plans to purchase Pulse nightclub site & finally turn it into a memorial

Orlando, Florida: Pulse nightclub
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has announced the city’s intent to buy the Pulse Nightclub – an LGBTQ+ club where a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in 2016 – and turn it into a memorial for the victims.

Dyer reportedly voiced plans in a news release to present a proposal at the October 23 city council meeting to buy the club for $2 million.

“In the interest of solving challenges in a way that brings our community together in love, acceptance and partnership, which is the enduring legacy of Pulse, we have decided to purchase the land from its current owners,” Dyer said in a statement posted to X. “We believe that this is the best and most appropriate way to expedite the creation of a proper memorial for the Pulse tragedy.”

There have been several failed attempts to turn the site of the massacre into a space that honors…

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