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 354 of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1 FM, which was recorded at the Central Florida Zoo in Sanford for the annual Asian Lantern Festival kick-off.
TOP TEN HEADLINES
- The Jack Kazanzas Star has been hung and lit in downtown Orlando which means it’s officially the holidays in The City Beautiful.
- The OnePulse Foundation’s board of trustees voted to dissolve the embattled organization, right on the heels of a 5-page letter from Orange County telling them to kick an unauthorized tenant out of a warehouse it purchased with TDT dollars.
- City Hall signed a lease for a long-vacant corner lot in downtown Orlando and they’ve just started work to transform it into a pretty little urban park.
- The Packing District’s 4Roots Farm has officially entered its second phase of development and we got our paws on some new renderings of the massive campus.
- Beloved Orlando-based fashion label, Duvin, is releasing another fashion collaboration with Orlando Magic this Thursday.
- The Milk District’s annual Krampusfest holiday market is scheduled to return on December 3. It’s family-friendly while the sun is shining but be sure to scurry home with the littles before the sun sets, because it gets pretty sexy.
- Honolulu Harry’s, the short-lived Hawaiian-themed restaurant/bar in College Park, has closed. It’s a pretty much turnkey second-generation restaurant space so we don’t expect it to remain vacant for long.
- “FDOT to hold public meetings on Sunshine Corridor.” – Orlando Business Journal
- “Michael Jordan’s son Marcus settles 6-figure lawsuit over credit card debt.” – NewsBreak
- “Neighbor fed up with construction of mega mansion on Palmer Avenue.” – Winter Park Voice
ICYMI – (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)
- “Florida kids aren’t getting their Flu vaccines, CDC data shows.” – 90.7 WMFE
- “Celebrate the season with holiday events around Winter Park.” – The 32789
- “Atlas Obscura and Delta release fun video promo for Orlando.” – Bungalower
- “Cool Job Alert: Crealde School of Art begins search for new director.” – Bungalower
- “Hellcats USA moving to Audubon Park.” – Bungalower
- “SoDo Main Street hosting annual holiday event December 3.” – Bungalower
- “WPRK hosting 71st Anniversary Birthday Bash.” – Bungalower
- “Here are the last remaining ‘iconic’ restaurants of Orlando.” – Click Orlando
- “Riders stuck on Universal Orlando rollercoaster in vertical position for an hour on Thanksgiving: officials.” – FOX 35
- “Art exhibition at Orlando City Hall shows a ‘melancholy, romantic, hopeful America.'” – Orlando Sentinel
- “Florida Classic, largest football game between HBCUs, draws massive crowds to Orlando.” – WESH 2
- “Growing cultural life and mobility in a small city.” – CNU
- “Ask a Mayor: Leaders share their solutions for improving cities.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “The future of the office is cozy.” – Bloomberg CityLab
- “The Monocle Small Cities Index: Great and Small.” – Monocle
- “Swiss urban swimming.” – Monocle
- “Brooklyn library comes with affordable housing.” – Planetizen
HOT EVENTS THIS WEEK
- Monday 11/27: Audubon Park Community Market (Audubon Park)
- Monday 11/27: Orlando Solar Bears vs. Savannah Ghost Pirates (Parramore)
- Monday 11/27: What Do You Want From US?! (Mills 50)
- Tuesday 11/28: Bungalower Drag Bingo and Music Video Dance Party (Baldwin Park)
- Tuesday 11/28: “Back to the Future” (Maitland)
- Wednesday 11/29: Orlando Magic vs. Washington Wizards (Parramore)
- Wednesday 11/29: A Very Darren Crissmas Live (Downtown)
- Thursday 11/30: Christmas in the Park (Winter Park)
- Thursday 11/30: Orlando Magic x Duvin Greetings From Orlando 2.0 (Ivanhoe Village)
- Thursday 11/30: Slinging for Santa: Benefit for The Ulmer Foundation (Thornton Park)
- Friday 12/1: Orlando 2023 Tree Lighting Celebration (Downtown)