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 Episode 302 of Bungalower and The Bus on Real Radio 104.1 which was recorded at The Courtesy Bar to check out its annual “Miracle on Orange” pop-up.
TOP TEN HEADLINES
- The City of Orlando declared that it’s officially the holiday season (ahead of Thanksgiving) with the lighting of the Jack Kazanzas Star and the Happy Holidays sign.
- There’s a 25-story multi-family tower project pitched for downtown Orlando for a parking lot by Lake Eola Park.
- P is for Pie closed last week and we can only hope the business that replaces it will also serve small savory pies to shove into our pie holes when nobody is looking.
- The Milk District is hosting a holiday window promo series and you can win prizes by taking photos and checking in at local businesses. So easy. Their friends in Curry Ford West are hosting a selfie crawl too, with a series of interactive selfie stations.
- Orange County has a Midwife Bus to help provide prenatal and postpartum care to uninsured and under-insured women. And that’s awesome.
- A new Filipino restaurant has opened in the former home of Dandelion Cafe and everyone’s talking about it.
- “More than two decades after construction started, Majesty building sits uncompleted.” – Orlando Sentinel
- “Salon owner wrongly targeted after Orlando racist rant goes viral.” – WESH 2
- “Orlando home prices plateau, rent slowly decreases.” – WESH 2
- “Shopping small in Orlando.” – Lemon Hearted
ICYMI – (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)
- “People moving out of New York choosing another state over Florida.” – 94.3 Lite FM
- “2022 Crime Prevention Grants now available via Orange County Sheriff’s Office.” – Bungalower
- “Enzian screening The Shining: Forwards and Backwards to ruin your holiday season.” – Bungalower
- “Find out the state of two cities at these upcoming events.” – Bungalower
- “Sushi Pop has closed in Winter Park.” – Bungalower
- “Florida officials seek $250,000 fine for the operator of Orlando drop tower amusement ride after a 14-year-old fell to his death.” – CNN
- “Florida man wins $5 million on scratch-off ticket from gas station.” – FOX 35]
- “Orlando to host Lego convention in 2023 for the first time ever.” – Orlando Business Journal
- “Central Florida man finds his voice, business through art and typewriter poetry.” – Orlando Sentinel
- “Beautifully Harsh: Remembering Orlando artist Tony Garan.” – Orlando Weekly
- “Florida teen defies ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law and teaches class about Stonewall uprising.” – Upworthy
- “Two beloved Orlando restaurants close due to labor shortage.” – WESH 2
- “Babylons of Tomorrow: The Architecture of Arab Futures.” – Azure
- “How to drop a new building on top of an old one.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “These cities have the best public transit systems.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “Where ‘Vision Zero’ is working.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “Every large parking lot in France will soon be covered in solar panels.” – Reasons To Be Cheerful
- “The Florida neighborhood hurricanes can’t gentrify.” – Reasons To Be Cheerful
- “House of the Day: 3/2 Renovated bungalow in Hourglass asking $450,000.”
- “House of the Day: 3/3 Victorian cottage in College Park asking $799,000.”
HOT EVENTS THIS WEEK
- Tuesday 11/29: Bungalower Drag Bingo and Music Video Dance Party (Baldwin Park)
- Wednesday 11/30: Lindsey Stirling – Snow Waltz Tour (Downtown)
- Wednesday 11/30: Spooky and Gay – Queer Horror Storytelling Cabaret (Ivanhoe Village)
- Thursday 12/1: 44th Annual Christmas in the Park (Winter Park)
- Thursday 12/1: What’s Up Downtown For the Holidays (Downtown)
- Friday 12/2: Chris Sellen Solo Art Show (Mills 50)
- Friday 12/2: Movie in the Park – Ernest Saves Christmas (Wadeview Park)
- Friday 12/2: Popcorn Flicks in the Park – It’s A Wonderful Life (Winter Park)