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
- Orlando City will face off against Arsenal FC on July 20th at Exploria Stadium.
- The Trophy Room is now open in downtown Orlando, (hopefully) heralding a new age of retail in the urban core. The shop is expensive and exclusive and reservation-only.
- Ambitious designs for the new $45 million Holocaust Museum in Ivanhoe Village have been made public. It’s just a shame we’ll be sacrificing an iconic building to make it happen.
- Renderings were released for that random pocket park addition to Lake Eola that is replacing that closed 7-Eleven.
- Orlando’s chapter of the Awesome Foundation is back and they’re handing out monthly envelopes of $1000 in cash.
- The magic and stinky mystery that is the Corpse Plant rises again in the Rollins College Greenhouse with one of the world’s foulest-smelling flowers ready to bloom for your botanical selfie-taking needs.
- The 2022 Orlando Book Festival is headed to the downtown library on April 30th.
- “DeSantis targets Disney’s Reedy Creek district in special session.” – Orlando Sentinel
- “Senate OKs axing Disney World’s Reedy Creek and Black congressional districts.” – Orlando Sentinel
- “OIA announces opening date for new South Terminal C.” – Click Orlando
ICYMI – (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)
- “New Mills 50 restaurant will be straight fire.” – Bungalower
- “Orlando Museum of Art hosting MET Gala-style fashion event on May 2.” – Bungalower
- “Thornton Park hosting Cinco de Mayo Street Party.” – Bungalower
- “Vegan food truck gets brick and mortar in Winter Park.” – Bungalower
- “People gather outside of Disney Springs to protest the company’s response to “Don’t Say Gay” Law.” – FOX 35
- “Controversial path for Osceola Parkway extension takes another step forward.” – Orlando Business Journal
- “DeSantis says he’s ‘receptive’ to Legislature changing Disney’s Reedy Creek district.” – Orlando Sentinel
- “Bodycam footage shows scene of Longwood wedding where guests, police claim food was laced with weed.” – Orlando Weekly
- “Bet on Black women for smarter cities.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “How cities became accidental wildlife havens.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “How New York City plans to soak up the rain.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “Why libraries may never stop being people places.” – The New York Times
- “And America’s Best Bus Stop is …” – StreetsBlog USA
- “The largest rooftop public park in NYC just opened in Chelsea.” – Thrillist
HOT EVENTS THIS WEEK
- Tuesday 4/26: Diversitastic Dining – Poland (Winter Park)
- Tuesday 4/26: Magic Sward, Dance with the Dead, and More (South Eola)
- Tuesday 4/26: Public Hearing for Transportation Funding (Downtown)
- Wednesday 4/27: 4th Wednesday Wine Walk (College Park)
- Wednesday 4/27: State of the Milk (Milk District)
- Thursday 4/28: The Great Gatsby (Downtown)
- Thursday 4/28: The Osprey x Old Forester Chef Tasting Dinner (Baldwin Park)
- Friday 4/29: Melina – A Steampunk Musical Tragedy (Ivanhoe Village)