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The following list is a collection of our top ten most-read posts in the past year, in order of clicks – not including our fancy new event calendar, House of the Day features, and our main landing page, which are the most-visited parts of our site with some special mentions at the end.
TOP TEN MOST READ POSTS OF 2024
#10 – “Netflix’s ‘Somebody Feed Phil’ to highlight Orlando restaurants.”
“Netflix will be showcasing several Orlando restaurants and businesses in the upcoming season of the popular Netflix show, Somebody Feed Phil, set to premiere on Friday, March 1.The unscripted culinary travel series will highlight eight different destinations, only two of which are in the United States this season, and was created by the Everybody Loves Raymond showrunner, Phil Rosenthal. Rosenthal worked with Visit Orlando to highlight some of The City Beautiful’s lesser-known restaurants and cultural destinations and sat down with local foodies like Orlando Sentinel‘s Amy Drew Thompson and Tasty Chomp’s Ricky Ly.”
– CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
#9 – “Team Market Group shares plans for the Thornton Park Graffiti Junktion building.”
“Team Market Group purchased the Thornton Park Graffiti Junktion property back in November 2022 and worked with the burger restaurant to stay in place for the next few years. Fast forward to late July 2024 when owner Greg Peters made the tough decision to shut down with just two years left on his lease.”
– CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
#8 – “16-year-old arrested for being a total pain in Baldwin Park.”
“The Orlando Police Department has announced that it had arrested a 16-year-old for shooting pedestrians in Baldwin Park with a BB/airsoft gun. The teenager has an appropriately Baldwin Park-esque upper-crust name that rhymes with Schmanny Schmee Schmulgar III (we’re not sharing his full name), and he was arrested and charged with five counts of Aggravated Battery with a Weapon and one count of Aggravated Assault with a Weapon.”
– CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
#7 – “Farm and Haus in Winter Park now closed.”
“The husband and wife team, Brittany Walsh Lyne and Patrick Lyne has announced the closure of their Winter Park restaurant, Farm and Haus.”
– CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
#6 – “The Hall on The Yard has closed.”
“Orlando’s largest and most bougie food hall, Hall on the Yard, has reportedly closed. According to security personnel on site, who wished to remain anonymous, the property management company was forced to evict the operators for failing to pay rent. A small printed-out sign reading “Permanently Closed” has been taped to the front door of the building though no official announcement had been made at the time of this post.”
– CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
#5 – “Kappy’s Subs losing property, forced to close this month.”
“Maitland’s most popular sandwich joint, Kappy’s Subs, will be closing permanently on Saturday, September 14.” – thankfully it didn’t end up closing after all!
– CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
#4 – “Real Radio loses two popular radio hosts.”
“It’s been a dramatic day on iHeart Radio station Real Radio 104.1 FM, with social media buzz about the loss of some popular on-air talent.”
– CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
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#3 – “River otter responsible for multiple deaths at Lake Eola.”
“A river otter was discovered in Lake Eola on Monday, July 15, unfortunately, the City of Orlando’s Families, Parks, and Recreation staff also found two Australian Black swans and one duck dead. The assumption is that the otter is responsible for the deaths of the swans and ducks though it was not caught on camera.”
– CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
– CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
#2 – “1,000 gas stations report they’re out of fuel, there’s more on the way.”
“With evacuations and storm prep ramping up ahead of Hurricane Milton landing in Florida later this week, a growing number of gas stations have been running out of fuel. Roughly 1,000 stations are reporting they have run dry at the time of this post, according to CNN.”
– CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
#1 – “City of Orlando now closing parking garages at 11 p.m. on weekends.”
“The City of Orlando, in partnership with the Orlando Police Department, has adopted a new policy to close city parking garages after 11 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. The City of Orlando quietly put the new policy into play on May 10, 2024, without any real public announcements, leaving downtown goers and business operators both scratching their heads.”
– CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
SPECIAL MENTIONS
- “Big hairy muscular hunk who loves dogs coming to Orlando.”
- “Michelin-starred chef opening restaurant in Winter Park.”
- “Southern Box Company Food Hall to soft open this weekend.”
- “New food hall company moving into The Hall on The Yard.”
- “First episode of new Florida Man-inspired series shines light on gross Orlando story.”
- “Ethos Vegan Kitchen has closed.”
- “AdventHealth engages JEFRË for new installation facing I-4.”
