City of Orlando Is Purchasing Pulse & Planning to Turn It Into a Memorial

More than seven years after the deadly massacre at the Pulse nightclub that killed 49 people, the city of Orlando, Fla. plans to purchase the site in order to build a permanent memorial to the victims. Mayor Buddy Dyer said in a press release that a proposal to buy the property for $2 million will be presented to the city council next Monday, according to NBC News. “In the interest of solving challenges in a way that brings our community together in love, acceptance and partnership, which is the enduring...