“Hey, it looks like Cleo’s Lounge closed. Do you know what happened?” – BUNGALOWER READER Reports were coming in late last month that beloved downtown watering hole, Cleo’s Lounge (Facebook) had closed up shop. While that’s kind of true, the real story is that the bar and the building it’s located in, were purchased by […]
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Cool Job Alert: Digitial Communications Coordinator at City Hall
The City of Orlando is looking for someone to be its new Digital Communications Coordinator. The full-time position coordinates the city’s digital communications under the direction of the Digital Communications Supervisor and creates the strategy for content creation across all city digital platforms, assists with maintaining and monitoring social media channels daily and drives engagement […]
Posted inBuildings, Coming and Going, Food & Drink, Mills 50, News, Real Estate
Former Mills 50 laundry building being transformed into new food concept
EDIT: Team Market Group has informed us that the concept has changed since the paperwork has filed and it will not be called “Burny’s Hot and Greasy Pies” but that a new concept is in the works led by Nick Grecco (Instagram), who comes to the team via Black Bean Deli. Companies tied to Keith […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, Orlando
Spoleto rises from the dead as a ghost kitchen
Spoleto – My Italian Kitchen, which closed in early 2020, is back. Kind of. The fast-casual restaurant chain closed all of its Central Florida locations early on in the pandemic, including the Winter Park location at 349 N. Orlando Avenue [GMap]. Now the brand will take on a second life as a ghost kitchen at the Dollins […]
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House of the Day: 3/2 Coytown home asking $460,000
This three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is located at 1915 Park Lake Street [GMap] in the Coytown neighborhood, just minutes away from Tori Tori, Black Bean Deli, A La Cart, and Sticky Rice. The 1,652 SF home was recently remodeled and features a newer roof (2019), a freshly painted exterior, a shady screened front porch, and beautiful […]
Posted inFood & Drink, News, Orlando
Michelin Guide coming to Orlando
French tire manufacturer, Michelin, will bring its popular series of restaurant guides to Florida for the first time. Visit Florida announced earlier today that it had succeeded in convincing the guide series to come to the state – or rather, to the Tampa, Orlando, and Miami metro areas, to review our local scene. Michelin launched […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, Retail
Lombardi’s Seafood closes cafe space
Lombardi’s Seafood (Website) has shut down its in-house cafe. The family-owned fishmonger has been in business for over fifty years and took to their Facebook last week to announce that they would be closing their cafe space in order to expand their retail offerings. The expanded retail space will include more salads, produce, meats, and […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Church Street, Coming and Going, Featured, News
Mad Cow Theatre put on notice it could lose its space downtown
Mad Cow Theatre (Facebook | Website) has been put on notice that it could be put to the curb if it doesn’t pay the City of Orlando an outstanding bill in the amount of $121,742.40. Matt Palm broke the news on Orlando Sentinel earlier this morning, sharing that the City had informed Mad Cow on […]
Posted inAbout Bungalower, Art and Culture, Orlando
Bungalower’s November 2021 print issue now available online
The latest 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 […]
Posted inEvents, Food & Drink, Orlando
Domu celebrating 5-year anniversary all this week
Domu (Website) is celebrating its 5-year anniversary this week at all of its locations. The weeklong anniversary event will feature the following daily specials: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. November 1 – Domu Chibi Ramen Alafaya: 20% off all orders with free chibi holograhpic strickers for all in-store orders. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. November 2 – Domu Chibi […]
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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 latest episode of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1 which was recorded at East End Market’s new second-floor bar/lounge/retail shop/chef’s table space, […]
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Bungalower and The Bus – Episode 246 (The Neighbors)
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 246th episode, Jon Busdeker is on vacation so Brendan replaced him with John Rife from East End Market (for the evening), and […]
Posted inEvents, Featured, Lists
BUNGALOWER’S TOP 8 NON-HALLOWEEN EVENT PICKS FOR OCTOBER 29-31
Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend that don’t necessarily have anything to do with Halloween. If you’re looking for Halloween events, then click HERE to use the super-awesome roundup we shared earlier in the week. Remember, you can always visit the complete events calendar by clicking on […]
Posted inDowntown, Events, Featured, Food & Drink
Wall Street Plaza gets approval for Halloween Block Party
The City of Orlando has just granted approval to Wall Street Plaza (Facebook | Website) for an outdoor stage and loudspeaker use, for the first time since the COVID-19 shutdown in March 2020. The Plazaween festivities will kick off at 8 p.m. and run through 2 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Exact event details are […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Roads, Transportation
City Hall looking to make changes along Virginia Drive corridor
City of Orlando staff held a virtual community meeting this week to share some of their vision to help guide transportation investments and development activities for the Virginia Drive corridor as it continues to develop into the near future. The City of Orlando has been studying Virginia Drive, from North Orange Avenue to North Mills […]