Popular Mexican food truck, Quesa Loco (Facebook | Instagram), is opening a new brick-and-mortar location this month at 971 W. Fairbanks Avenue [GMap] just north of Dubsdread Golf Course and Little Lake Fairview. The truck gathered a strong following with its tasty birria-style offerings like Birria Ramen, Birria Flautas, and Papa Asada (baked potato) with […]
Ask Bungalower:What’s going into the old Chela Tequila and Tacos downtown?
“Hello! I came across [something] that shows “Debonair Supper Club” going where Chela Tequila and Tacos used to be. Any info on this?” – JOE ANONYMOUS, BUNGALOWER READER According to a permit filed with the City of Orlando, a group operating under the name “RP Plaza Retail and Theater, LLC.,” is looking to open a […]
Bungalower’s January 2022 print issue now available online
The 51st issue of our penny-saver, mini-magazine is hitting the streets in the next few days but we’ve also got it right here on the interwebs for you if you’re trying to stay home more. Each and every month we share a print edition of our hyper-local online coverage from the previous month, including our […]
Detroit-style pizza kitchen opening on Michigan Street
Tin and Taco (Website) founder, Rob Bair is adding a pizza kitchen to his SoDo taco joint. The Tin and Taco location at 419 E. Michigan Street [GMap] will soon house a new pizza concept that will share the dining room with the taco restaurant, which opened in June 2018. That’s right, you can soon […]
TOP TEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK
This is our latest rundown of the top ten things you need to know this week, in Orlando’s Bungalow Neighborhood news, and some bonus headlines you may have missed. Click HERE to listen to the 255th episode of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1, which was recorded at the newly opened Deadwords Brewing on Orange Blossom Trail. Bungalower.com […]
Bungalower and The Bus – Episode 255 (Deadwords Brewing)
The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the hosts alone and do not reflect the official policy or position of Bungalower Media, our readers, or our advertisers. For the 255th episode, Jon Busdeker is out of town for a holiday vacation so Brendan O’Connor and Scottie Campbell head to the newly […]
House of the Day: 3/1 Parramore bungalow asking $290,000
This three-bedroom, one-bathroom home is located at 806 Bentley Street [GMap] in the Parramore neighborhood, just a few seconds west of the Central Business District in downtown Orlando. This 1,168 SF home was recently renovated and is being billed as move-in ready, it features vinyl siding, a new HVAC, new plank flooring, new stainless steel […]
MAP: Most Instagrammable spots in Central Florida
People love taking photos; of themselves, their food, sunsets, their dogs, it’s all on our phones. But some subjects are better than others, so we came up with this handy interactive map of Instagrammable locations and businesses in the Orlando area to help you live your best photo-taking selves. Just tap the button by the […]
House of the Day: 3/2 College Park home asking $352,000
This three-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bathroom home is located at 2412 Musselwhite Avenue [GMap] on the edge of College Park and Ivanhoe Village, with easy access to the interstate, AdventHealth, and Winter Park. This 1,025 SF home features an open living room/dining room combo, high-volume ceilings with rafters, and a spacious kitchen, all of which have plenty of […]
Advent Health files plans for Holy Land property
The Holy Land Experience (Facebook | Website), which hosted a random day for free admission in April to qualify for its free tax loophole before closing for good, was purchased by AdventHealth in August 2021. The previous owners of the Christian-inspired theme park, the Crouch family of Trinity Broadcast Network, held an auction/estate sale in mid-2016 which featured everything […]
Wells’Built Museum looking to expand Parramore footprint
The Wells’Built Museum of African American History and Culture (Facebook | Website) is looking to glow up a bit in 2022. Plans include renovations for the Wells’Built Museum and the adjacent Wells House, which were built in the 1920s. The Heritage House will be converted into a gift shop with a built-in cafe and plans also include […]
ROUNDUP: New bars and restaurants that were announced in 2021 that we’re still waiting for
Despite the doom and gloom of the past year, there were a lot of bright points in 2021, including the announcement of plenty of new bar and restaurant concepts heading to the City Beautiful. Here is our year-end roundup of some of the top bar and restaurants that we reported on in 2021 that have […]
ROUNDUP: New bars and restaurants that opened in 2021
Here at Bungalower, we regularly cover the “Comings and Goings” of local businesses in our coverage area in downtown Orlando and Winter Park’s “bungalow neighborhoods” and 2021 kept us pretty busy, and thankfully, we had a lot more openings than closings this year. To see a roundup of notable closings, click HERE. 30. “Deadwords Brewing […]
Roundup: Businesses we lost in 2021
Here at Bungalower, we regularly cover the “Comings and Goings” of local businesses in our coverage area in downtown Orlando and Winter Park’s “bungalow neighborhoods” and 2021 kept us pretty busy – though we had a lot more openings than closings this year, so don’t lose heart. 15. “Finnhenry’s owners announce closure“ JULY 27, 2021 […]
Orlando Museum of Art hosting special dinner with renowned photographer, Clyde Butcher
The Orlando Museum of Art (Facebook | Website) will be hosting a special dinner with renowned Florida-based photographer, Clyde Butcher, on Friday, January 7 at 6 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to dine with the photographer while surrounded by large format prints of his photographs of Florida landscapes that are currently on display at […]