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.
Our latest episode of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1 has been podcasted and is available HERE.
TOP TEN HEADLINES:
- Governor DeSantis may be launching his first phase of reopening the state today but Orlando City Hall will remain closed through the end of the month.
- Tako Cheena opened a pizza restaurant in their original space but it’s online-only. But if you follow our Instagram, we found out a fun hack to get a slice in person.
- Winter Park Biscuit Company is opening in East End Market.
- Taste of Chengdu is opening a new restaurant in Baldwin Park.
- Someone is opening a tiny donut shop in a downtown Orlando parking garage.
- A coffee roasting shop is opening in an Audubon Park gas station.
- “Orlando woman accused of breaking multiple goose eggs at Lake Eola.” – Click Orlando
- “Americans on cusp of meat shortage with food chain breaking down.” Bloomberg
- “Beer at 10 a.m.? ‘Blue laws’ vary throughout Central Florida.” – Orlando Sentinel
- “More than 200,000 Floridians deemed ineligible for unemployment this weekend, many of them jobless due to coronavirus.” – Orlando Sentinel
ICYMI – (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT):
- “‘Grim Reaper’ visits Florida beaches to protest reopening during pandemic.” – FOX 35
- “Visit your favorite parts of Orlando ‘virtually’ with these Zoom backgrounds.” – FOX 35
- “A man was found camping on Disney World’s abandoned island in Bay Lake.” – The Kingdom Insider
- “Hand sanitizer on restaurant tables, masks at work: A draft roadmap for reopening Orlando.” – Orlando Sentinel
- “Orange County Public Schools still cannot reach more than 2,900 students.” – Orlando Weekly
- “Publix makes a billion dollars during the coronavirus outbreak, while employees still lack hazard pay.” – Orlando Weekly
- “Food goes to waste amid coronavirus crisis.” – Politico
- “Coronavirus Florida: TooJay’s, the popular gourmet deli chain, files for bankruptcy.” – TC Palm
INSTAGRAM HIGHLIGHT:
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