Posted inCivics and Participation, Events, Orlando

City of Orlando to commemorate veterans at Greenwood Cemetery on May 27

by Brendan O'Connor

The City of Orlando will host a special ceremony to honor local veterans on Friday, May 27th, at Greenwood Cemetery. The community is invited to join District 4 City Commissioner Patty Sheehan and Mayor Dyer’s Veterans Advisory Council members to honor and remember veterans who lost their lives in service to the American government. The […]

Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Food & Drink, History, Mills 50, People

Will’s Pub hosting Peacock Room reunion on Monday, May 30

by Brendan O'Connor

Will’s Pub (Instagram | Website) will host a special Peacock Room-themed reunion event on Memorial Day this Monday, May 30 for the beloved, and long-gone watering hole and the creatives that called it home (or at least frequented it a lot). The Peacock Room closed roughly eight years ago after 13 years of business at […]

Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Out Of Bounds, Video

Enzian hosting matinee screening of “My Girl” to emotionally scar a new generation of children

by Brendan O'Connor

Enzian Theater (Instagram | Website) will be hosting a screening of “My Girl” as part of its ongoing hit Peanut Butter Matinee Family Film series on Sunday, May 29 at noon. The classic coming of age tale shares the story of Vada Sultenfuss, whose mother died while giving birth to her, and her dad, Dan […]

Posted inComing and Going, Featured, Food & Drink, Mills 50, People

Sonny Nguyen’s new standing sushi bar poised to open this summer

by Brendan O'Connor

Tori Tori and Domu proprietor Sean “Sonny” Nguyen‘s new standing sushi bar concept, EDOBOY (Instagram), is expected to open sometime this summer – permits permitting. The new Japanese-inspired experience will feature an eight-person bar offering a selection of fresh nigiri sushi and hand roll options in a 700 SF space located directly behind Tori Tori at 728 N. […]

Posted inCivics and Participation, Downtown, Events, Food & Drink

Deadline approaching to enter FusionFest’s cooking contest

by Brendan O'Connor

FusionFest (Facebook | Website), the annual cultural diversity festival in downtown Orlando, is hosting a cooking competition as part of this year’s event and the deadline to apply is June 1, 2022. The Fusion Cooking Contest, produced in partnership with Valencia College, will take place on Monday, June 27, and Tuesday, June 28, at 7 […]

Posted inCollege Park, History, House of the Day

House of the Day: 3/3 Tudor-inspired Lake Adair home asking $1,899,000

by Bungalower Staff

This three-bedroom, three-bathroom home is located at 908 Edgewater Drive [GMap] in College Park’s historic Lake Adair neighborhood, with views of Lake Concord at the front of the property and Lake Adair to the north. This three-story, 3,092 SF home was built in 1928 and includes a large attic, a cellar, and more. The living […]

Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Ivanhoe Village, Weird Alert

Fringe Highlight: Variety show where the audience provides the lighting

by Brendan O'Connor

The Orlando Fringe Festival is underway at Loch Haven Park and there is an overwhelming amount of shows to choose from. Which is why we thought you should check out The Flashlight Cabaret. This fun one-night-only production is formatted like a variety show and features a lineup of Fringe performers from other shows, performing anything […]

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Orlando is getting drone delivery service

by Brendan O'Connor

Walmart customers in six states across the country, including Florida, will soon be able to have their orders delivered by drone in under 30 minutes. Walmart’s new delivery service, powered by drone services provider DroneUp (Website), will be the first large-scale drone delivery network in the country and is expected to cover 34 regions by the […]

Posted inAbout Bungalower, Baldwin Park, Events, Food & Drink, Membership, Parking

Celebrate Taffy’s move to Tactical Brewing on May 31st

by Bungalower Staff

Bungalower Bingo will make a return on Tuesday, May 31st as part of a three-week celebration of Bungalower’s favorite drag queen host, Taffy Pinkerbox, getting a residency at a new brewery. Tactical Brewing (Instagram | Website) will host Taffy and her gratuitously short skirts every Tuesday night from 7-10 p.m. for a free night of […]

Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, SODO

Mediterranean Blue shares that it will close on May 27

by Brendan O'Connor

Family-owned restaurant, Mediterranean Blue (Instagram | Website) has announced that it will be shutting down at the end of the month. The popular Greek restaurant was founded by brother and sister team Bob and Gail Givoglu, and was inspired by their mother, who hailed from Thessaloniki, Greece. The menu showcased typical American-friendly Greek fare like […]

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Milk District getting new bar on Robinson Street inspired by owner’s grandfather

by Brendan O'Connor

A new bar is opening in an under-renovation storefront at 2304 E. Robinson Street [GMap] that will join National Real Estate’s campus at the corner of Robinson and Bumby in the heart of the Milk District. Otto’s High Dive (Instagram), named after one of National Real Estate owners Giovanni Fernandez and Elise Sabatino’s sons and […]

PHOTOS: What we saw at the 2022 MegaCon

This weekend, MegaCon Orlando (Facebook | Website) returned for four days of nerdtastic programming and Bungalower was there to watch it all. MegaCon is Southeast’s most popular comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event and features four days of celebrity encounters, fan-favorite cosplayers, and after-hours programming in Orange County Convention Center. This year’s event invited us to come […]