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 325 of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1, which was recorded at Double O’s Coffee, a drive-thru-only coffee shop that just opened in the North Quarter near downtown Orlando.
TOP TEN HEADLINES
- In a shake-up that was simultaneously surprising and not surprising at all, onePulse Foundation has just announced that it will be walking away from the Pulse Nightclub property to build a memorial someplace else.
- The new Midnight Bar Permits came into play on Monday and we have a list of who has a permit and who doesn’t. At least at the time of the launch – some businesses received theirs mid-week because they were held up at City Hall.
- The City of Winter Park just approved plans for a new (much larger) Rollins art museum and an expansion of the Crummer School of Business. Both buildings will be near Alfond Inn and the school is calling it the Innovation Triangle. Which sounds pretty sexy, tbh.
- Darden Restaurants just purchased Winter Park-based steak restaurant chain, Ruth’s Chris. Which is cool, but we hope they don’t mess with the scalloped potatoes. And not just because it’s the only thing we can afford on the menu.
- The family behind Armstrong Locks has just put their Mills 50 property on the market and it comes with 17 parking spaces, which you don’t see very often in the popular Main Street district.
- Orange County just lifted its burn ban.
- Stevie Nicks will perform at the Amway Center on May 25.
- “Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie found dead at Orange County home upon wellness check, officials say.” – FOX 35
- “State fires, then rehires company responsible for emergency alert that woke up Florida.” – NBC 2
- “Tent city forms in Parramore near soccer stadium, ACE School.” – West Orlando News
ICYMI – (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)
- “Florida marijuana legalization initiative has 94% of signatures required.” – The Apopka Voice
- “Ask Bungalower: Is Central Boulevard closing this summer?” – Bungalower
- “Celebrate ‘Cattoo Day’ by adopting a kitty and getting a free tattoo.” – Bungalower
- “Don’t Flip Out: City installing temporary pop-up bike lane in Audubon Park.” – Bungalower
- “Library’s Melrose Center to host music festival on June 10.” – Bungalower
- “Opera Orlando plays ball with new musical.” – Bungalower
- “Florida principal visits ‘pornographic’ statue that got her fired.” – The Daily Beast
- “Mexican bar Wall Street Cantina forced to close at midnight on Cinco de Mayo while awaiting permit.” – FOX 35
- “Redevelopment property at busy Winter Park intersection up for sale. Here’s what to know.” – Orlando Business Journal
- “Cholo Dogs’ Belly Flop Contest splashes into Baldwin Park on May 6.” – Orlando Sentinel
- “What do you miss about old Orlando? Ronnie’s and Merita bread.” – Orlando Sentinel
- “Orlando rent is still unaffordable for low-income renters, even with a housing voucher.” – Orlando Weekly
- “First floating bus stop installed in the city of Orlando.” – WESH 2
- “Orlando restaurateur pleads guilty to not paying $2 million in employment taxes.” – WESH 2
- “15-year-old girl is the youngest graduate at Valencia College commencement.” – WFTV 9
- “House of the Day: 4/2.5 Lakefront Dr. Phillips home asking $1,347,000.”
- “House of the Day: 3/3 Pool home in Winter Park asking $581,500.”
- “Paris plans swimming areas for its iconic Seine River.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “Singapore’s only ice hockey rink is being bulldozed for condos.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “Storytelling, urban design, and saving a city.” – CNU
- “New York’s incredible lost rooftop theatres.” – Messy Nessy
- “Can a Filipino Cultural District revive San Francisco’s downtown?” – Next City
- “Killer Intersections vs. Shared Space: From intersections that divide to those that connect.” – Social Life Project
HOT EVENTS THIS WEEK
- Monday 5/8: Movie Mondays at A La Cart – “Con-Air” (Milk District)
- Monday 5/8: Orlando Fringe BYOV Preview (South Eola)
- Tuesday 5/9: 11th Annual Celebrity Bartender Night (Ivanhoe Village)
- Tuesday 5/9: Bungalower Drag Bingo and Music Video Dance Party (Baldwin Park)
- Wednesday 5/10: Unquenchable Florida Land Boom Talk at Casa Feliz (Winter Park)
- Thursday 5/11: Echoland Festival at Suwannee Music Park (Out of Bounds)
- Thursday 5/11: Opera at Bat – An Evening of History, Baseball, and Music (History Center)
- Friday 5/12: Dino-Night at Leu Gardens (Audubon Park)
- Friday 5/12: Memento Mori at Barbarella (Fairvilla)