This is our latest rundown of the top ten things you need to know this week, in Orlando’s downtown “bungalow neighborhoods.” Click HERE to listen to the 297th episode of Bungalower and The Bus on Real Radio 104.1 which was recorded at Milk District LGBTQ+ nightlife compound, Southern Nights!
TOP TEN HEADLINES
- City Hall just issued new regulation updates for its Downtown Entertainment Area and that means big changes for downtown drinking establishments.
- Orlando Fringe has officially renamed the old Mad Cow Theater and they have some big plans.
- The Orange County Library System has suspended overdue fines.
- Orlando’s digital twin was born this week and it cost a lot of money.
- The new YMCA Family Center heading to the Packing District is expected to open by the end of the year – supply chain permitting.
- Art and History Museums – Maitland will host a special tour of one of the most haunted homes in Central Florida this week. We got a preview, and it was pretty spooky.
- A new retail shop called Gold Dust Home has opened in a Mills 50 bungalow and it’s pretty fantastic. Tell them we sent you.
- Thornton Park is hosting a massive Halloween Block Party on October 29.
- “Hurricane Ian was a powerful storm. Real estate developers made it a catastrophe.” – Orlando Weekly
- “Orlando Sentinel Medicare Guide for 2023.” – Orlando Sentinel
ICYMI – (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)
- “Downtown [Winter Park] townhome sells for $3.4 million.” – The 32789
- “Colonialtown North is hosting a Backyard Bonfire Tour in November.” – Bungalower
- “Orlando City finishes out season with loss to Montreal.” – Bungalower
- “Taco Kat will open to the public on October 18.” – Bungalower
- “Orlando man sentenced to 6 months in prison for Capitol riot.” – Click Orlando
- “Disney World vacation surprise turns into nightmare after family’s truck is stolen in Florida.” – FOX 35
- “Parents say fights [at] Orange County middle school a regular occurrence.” – FOX 35
- “Equity investor sues Ponte Health over Orlando Vertical Medical City project.” – GrowthSpotter
- “Why Orlando creative firm Purple, Rock, Scissors chose Parramore for new HQ.” – Orlando Business Journal
- “WMFE nonprofit radio station wants you to donate land.” – Orlando Sentinel
- “One company’s algorithm is driving rents higher and higher across the country.” – Orlando Weekly
- “You will soon be able to buy weed at Florida Circle K gas stations.” – Orlando Weekly
- “Airport officials address issues with Terminal C at Orlando International Airport.” – WESH 2
- “One nation, under renovation.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “Pumpkins, placemaking, and parades.” – Fourth Economy
- “‘The city should put a Trader Joe’s there’ and other muddled thinking about development.” – Strong Towns
- “These kids ride a ‘bike bus’ to school. Residents line the streets and cheer.” – The Washington Post
- “If you don’t already live in a Sponge City, you will soon.” – Wired
- “How to build public spaces for teen girls.” – Women in Urbanism
HOT EVENTS THIS WEEK
- Monday 10/24: Foreign Dissent 7 – International Punk Rock Party (Mills 50)
- Tuesday 10/25: Bungalower Drag Bingo – Halloween Edition (Baldwin Park)
- Tuesday 10/25: FDOT District Five Multimodal Transportation Workshop (Downtown)
- Tuesday 10/25: Rally’s 10th Cohort Showcase (North Quarter)
- Thursday 10/27: Arbitrary Lines with M. Nolan Gray (Parramore)
- Thursday 10/27: Bizarre Bazaar at The Heavy (Winter Park)
- Friday 10/28: Day of the Dead Cocktail Evening (Ivanhoe Village)
- Friday 10/28: The Halloween Pub Crawl (Downtown)
- Friday 10/28: Waterhouse Residence Museum – A Ghost Tour (Out of Bounds)