This is our latest rundown of the top ten things you need to know this week, in Orlando’s downtown “bungalow neighborhoods,” and some bonus headlines you may have missed in the whole “Hurricane Ian” hullabaloo.
Click HERE to listen to the 294th episode of Bungalower and The Bus on Real Radio 104.1 which was recorded at Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors ahead of the hurricane.
TOP TEN HEADLINES
- Hurricane Ian kept us busy with our Running List of Updates and keeping up with the aftermath. Did you follow our Instagram feed to stay plugged in?
- The City of Orlando issued a Water Usage Advisory due to some massive sewer system damages caused by the hurricane and both Orlando and Winter Park have shut down their lakes for public recreation until further notice.
- City Council got an update on the new “Downtown Action Plan” which includes calls for safer sidewalks, better lighting, and more street trees.
- Orange County pushed its Tenant Bill of Rights forward at a September 27th commission meeting. The proposed bill will include new resources for tenants that will require certain levels of housing quality, policies against discrimination, and more educational resources, based on existing codes in cities like Miami and Tampa.
- Despite what some Lake Highland Prep students may have thought, you still can’t swim in Lake Eola. No matter how tempting it may have seemed when it overflowed its banks.
- Rollins College’s Annie Russell Theatre is celebrating its 90th season.
- Two Orlando residents have teamed up with the co-creator of Jackass on a new documentary that looks at 30 years of people behaving badly at Disney World.
- “Insured losses in Florida from Hurricane Ian could reach $40 billion, report says.”- Orlando Weekly
- “See Hurricane Ian’s impact in downtown Orlando (PHOTOS).” – Orlando Business Journal
- “No classes Monday for public school districts in Orange, Osceola, Volusia, and Polk counties.:=” – 90.7 WMFE
ICYMI – (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)
- “Dozens are dead from Ian, one of the strongest and costliest U.S. storms.” – 90.7 WMFE
- “Why Latino people are on the front lines of climate change.” – 90.7 WMFE
- “Swine and Sons co-owner talks breakfast, date night dinner, and a new location.” – The 32789
- “Hurricane Ian targeted Florida’s retirement belt.” – Bloomberg
- “Banksy-inspired touring exhibit coming to Orlando.” – Bungalower
- “SunRail service resumes Monday, October 3.” – Bungalower
- “Reporter spots alligator swimming in Orlando floodwaters after Ian.” – NBC News
- “Orlando lowered lakes ahead of Hurricane Ian. Historic rainfall flooded them anyway.” – Orlando Sentinel
- “Glyph enables children to become ‘authors of their own cities.'” – Azure Magazine
- “NYC proposal offers cash for spotting parking violations in bike lanes.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “Where Black wealth is most concentrated in the U.S.” – Next City
- “The Great American Exodus: A Conservative’s perspective.” – Planetizen
- “Ian’s Test.” – Planetizen
- “The vanishing American ‘starter home.'” – Planetizen
- “What is a variance?” – Planetizen
HOT EVENTS THIS WEEK
- Monday 10/3: APGD Outdoor Movie – “Mean Girls” (Audubon Park)
- Monday 10/3: 39th Anniversary Party at Hooters (Out of Bounds)
- Tuesday 10/4: Bungalower Drag Bingo – Halloween Marathon Wk. 1 (Baldwin Park)
- Tuesday 10/4: National Night Out Block Party (South Eola)
- Wednesday 10/5: Lil Nax X at Hard Rock Live (Out of Bounds)
- Thursday 10/6: Feast on the 50 (West Lakes)
- Friday 10/7: Drunkin’ Pumpkin Patch (Ivanhoe Village)
- Friday 10/7: Historic Walking Tour and Book Signing (Church Street)
- Friday 10/7: Movie Night at Leu – “Ghostbusters” (Audubon Park)