SPONSORED by the Orange County Library System: 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.
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TOP TEN HEADLINES:
- Both the Orchid Garden and Church Street Ballroom will close this November to be prepped for “redevelopment.”
- Uber has scrubbed the launch of JUMP Bike Share in Orlando.
- The long-awaited Lucky’s Market in Colonial Landing will open in mid-June.
- The new Guesthouse sister space has a name and a soft-open date.
- Enzian Theater is screening a documentary called “Hail Satan?” that’s all about religious freedom.
- Orlando City Hall just launched a food waste collection program for people who can’t compost at home.
- College Park is getting a new Italian restaurant. Because, College Park.
- “The Interstate Is Crumbling. Try Fixing the Section Used by 200,000 Vehicles a Day.” – Wall Street Journal
- “Ariana Grande postpones this week’s Orlando and Tampa concerts.” – Orlando Weekly
- “President Donald Trump to announce second-term run at rally in Orlando.” – Tallahassee Democrat
ICYMI – (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT):
- “Building Local Strength: Emerging strategies for inclusive development.” – Congress for New Urbanism
- “Orlando Melbourne airport to judge: We can legally use ‘Orlando’ in our name, so toss this lawsuit.” – Florida Today
- “Siemens USA CEO: Here’s what Orlando has that other markets don’t.” – Orlando Venture Sourcing
- “Flying Horse Studio settles into its new space in the UCF downtown campus.” – Orlando Weekly
- “Get ready for a movie about accused baby-killer Casey Anthony.” – Orlando Weekly
- “Orlando Bike Cop Smoothes Kids’ Bumpy Ride Through Life.” – Spectrum News 13
- “Orlando remembers 3-year mark of Pulse tragedy this June.” – Watermark
- “Hundreds march to Orlando City Hall over abortion access.” – WFTV 9
- [PAYWALL] “Orange County school impact fees are slated to rise, but rental towers may be given a pass.” – GrowthSpotter
PARTNER LINKS:
- “House of the Week: Two-story Casselberry pool home asking $329,000.”
- “Cozy 2/1 near Packing District asking $219,000.”
- “Milk District hosting inaugural neighborhood crawl.”
- “Cool Job Alert: Tech Reporter at Orlando Business Journal.”
- “Sit Down: Michael Perkins, Executive Director of Orange County Regional History Center.”
HOT EVENTS THIS WEEK:
- Tuesday 6/4: Creating Wildlife Habitat in Urban Areas (Out of Bounds)
- Tuesday 6/4: Groundbreaking – Lake Lorna Doone (West Orlando)
- Tuesday 6/4: Plant-based Comfort Food Pop-up (Mills 50)
- Wednesday 6/5: Alleys as Public Spaces Meeting (Audubon Park)
- Wednesday 6/5: Wine, Wisdom, Words presents Gary Shteyngart (Mills 50)
- Thursday 6/6: Half Shells and Half Pints Happy Hour (Ivanhoe Village)
- Thursday 6/6: Sound Performance at Timucua (SODO)
- Friday 6/7: The Paintings of Firelei Baez (Ivanhoe Village)
- Friday 6/7: Purple Reign – A Lil’ Prince Party (Mills 50)
- Friday 6/7: Movie Night at Leu – The Quiet Place (Audubon Park)