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 300th episode of Bungalower and The Bus on Real Radio 104.1 which was recorded at the Gnarly Barley.
TOP TEN HEADLINES
- El Sentinel, the Spanish-language sister paper to Orlando Sentinel will print its last local issue next month.
- Orange County residents voted no on the Transportation Sales Tax, which is going to put the county in a tough spot, right before they’re scheduled to take over SunRail operations.
- Orlando City Soccer’s rockstar midfielder Junior Urso is leaving town and going back to Brazil for personal reasons.
- Black Magic Pizza is taking over a fried chicken window in the Milk District.
- Freehand Goods is leaving Hourglass District and moving into a bigger and better spot in College Park. And they want to give you beers when you shop there.
- Orlando lost the bid to bring World Pride to town and Amsterdam won, leaving us to wonder, did we have a chance to win in the first place?
- “El Sentinel, Spanish-language newspaper, is shutting down.” – Orlando Sentinel
- “Sonic boom? Mysterious ‘booms’ heard around Central Florida.” – FOX 35
- “Black Restaurant Week kicks off Friday in the Orlando area.” – Orlando Weekly
- “Shooting outside Jones High school football game leaves 19-year-old dead.” – FOX 35
ICYMI – (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)
- “This weekend is the annual Lake Eola swan roundup in downtown Orlando.” – 90.7 WMFE
- “Hannibal Square businesses hosting first-ever Taste of Hannibal Square event.” – Bungalower
- “Local talent “unleashing the dragon” on The Voice on NBC.” – Bungalower
- “Orlando to host 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for two events.” – Bungalower
- “Mills 50 tattoo artists leave their mark on Orlando.” – The Community Paper
- “5 deaths reported in Florida due to Hurricane Nicole.” – FOX 35
- “Orlando weather: Here’s when Central Florida’s next cold front arrives.” – FOX 35
- “Orlando welcomes thousands for 3-day Electronic Daisy Carnival.” – FOX 35
- “Disney plans hiring freeze, job cuts, CNBC reports.” – Orlando Business Journal
- “Orlando I-Drive hotel is next in line for conversion to apartments.” – Orlando Business Journal
- “24 essential dive bars in Orlando you should know by now.” – Orlando Weekly
- “Viral TikTok of seemingly injured dolphin at SeaWorld Orlando causes outrage.” – Orlando Weekly
- “Orlando Health launching hospital care at home.” – West Orlando News
- “Leslie Kern: This ain’t your parents’ gentrification.” – Azure Magazine
- “Can cities combat ‘Green Gentrification?‘” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “The city-building video game takes on climate change.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “For Brazil, devastating rain is an urban planning problem.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “The disruptive power of Minimobility.” – Planetizen
HOT EVENTS THIS WEEK
- Tuesday 11/15: Bungalower Drag Bingo at Tactical Brewing (Baldwin Park)
- Tuesday 11/15: Remi Wolf at The Plaza Live (Milk District)
- Thursday 11/17: City District Holiday Kickoff and Tree Lighting (Church Street)
- Thursday 11/17: Taste of Hannibal Square (Winter Park)
- Thursday 11/17: Daniel Tosh – Florida Trash Tour (Downtown)
- Friday 11/18: Dracula Flamenco (Downtown)
- Friday 11/18: Florida Blue Battle of the Bands (West Orlando)
