Ivanhoe Village Main Street’s board of directors has just announced the appointment of a new executive director of the district. Allex Englett, who was only recently hired as the Assistant Director, has been an active volunteer for the past two years when she served as Assistant Treasurer and chairs the Promotion Committee during Jingle Eve. […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Events, Winter Park
Winter Park hosting St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 6
The City of Winter Park will host its 43rd Annual Winter Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 6 at 2 p.m. in its central business district. The parade will start at Webster Avenue and run through the downtown along Park Avenue to Lyman Avenue and will feature roughly 60 entries this year. A […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Buildings, Featured, News, Orlando
OMA pulls out of downtown campus project and claps back at The New York Times
We first told you HERE in May 2021 that the Orlando Museum of Art was looking to open a second location in downtown Orlando in a planned 33-story mixed-use tower led by Summa Development Group at 350 E. Pine Street [GMap]. But it seems things have changed. According to a spokesperson at the museum, they have […]
Posted inEvents, Food & Drink, Parramore
The Monroe finally opens outdoor patio space
The Monroe (Facebook | Website), is located on the bottom floor of The Julian Apartments in Parramore’s Creative Village development at 462 N. Terry Avenue [GMap] and it opened for business in May 2021. Good Salt Restaurant Group which manages The Monroe’s sister restaurants, Seito Sushi, The Osprey, and Reyes Mezcaleria, finally opened the patio space at the new restaurant on the evening of Wednesday, February […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Featured, Ivanhoe Village, Technology
Otronicon and Science Night Live return to Science Center this weekend
The Orlando Science Center has a busy weekend ahead of it with the return of its annual Otronicon event and Science Night Live. Otronicon, an interactive technology expo (that’s basically a science fair for adults and their families) will return on February 18 through the 21 with opportunities to learn more about and experience things […]
Posted inAsk Bungalower, Civics and Participation, Ivanhoe Village, Parking, Transportation
Ask Bungalower: Are we still using curbside pickup signs?
“Are these legal signs? It seems like the business can just put these up where ever?” – JUSTIN G. The City of Orlando launched a citywide Curbside Pick-up Program in September 2020 as part of its efforts to help businesses accommodate to-go operations at the height of the pandemic. They worked with local businesses to […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Church Street, Civics and Participation, Featured, News, Weird Alert
City Hall reaches settlement agreement with Mad Cow Theatre
Last November, the City of Orlando terminated its lease agreement with Mad Cow Theatre (Facebook | Website) over an outstanding debt owed for their space in the Church Street Market building at 54 W. Church Street [GMap] but at the time of this post, the theater was still operating in-place, with programming scheduled through July 24, 2022. The […]
Posted inAudubon Park, Coming and Going, Food & Drink
Japanese waffle truck opening storefront in East End Market
Japanese waffle-maker Wafu (Facebook | Instagram) will be taking over a space that has opened up in East End Market. The fish-shaped waffle-makers, that we’ve written about previously HERE, will be taking over the storefront left vacant by Dochi on the second floor of the Audubon Park-based food hall on April 1, with an opening scheduled for sometime in […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Quality of Life, Winter Park
Winter Park to underground service lines
EDIT: The photo above was not taken in Winter Park. We simply liked the aesthetic. We apologize for any confusion. The City of Winter Park has been working to underground overhead power lines since 2005 when it first acquired the local electric utility and it seems like that process is about to go a little […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Ask Bungalower, Buildings, Downtown, Real Estate, Retail
Ask Bungalower: What’s happening at this old bank downtown?
“Hey! I just saw these trees getting cut down downtown. Do you know what’s happening in this building?” – BUNGALOWER READER The former bank building at 44 E. Central Boulevard [GMap] was purchased by an entity known as Jayma Hotel LLC in 2018 for $2 million from Bank United, which paid $2.3 million for it […]
Posted inEvents, Orlando, Quality of Life
New event company launches workshop series to teach essential life skills to women
Jane of All Trades (Instagram) is a new series of workshops and classes geared to adult women that will cover everything from the basics of using tools, sewing essentials, changing a tire, learning about wine and grocery shopping, and more. Jane of All Trades is the brainchild of Melissa Palmer, who has a history in […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Fashion, Featured, Orlando, People, Photos
Orlando Shirts sells to local advertising agency
Orlando Shirts (Website), an apparel company that Bungalower helped to launch in 2015 with Go Big Marketing (Website), has been purchased by local advertising agency, HIFIVE (Website). HIFIVE, led by Chris Delahoz and Jordan Eichenblatt (who also happen to own Mexican hot dog cart, Cholo Dogs), purchased the business for an undisclosed amount earlier in […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, People, Winter Park
Orlando photographer’s next exhibition will take place in a tennis court
Orlando-based photographer John Deeb (Website) will be hosting an exhibition of his work at the Winter Park Tennis Center The showcase will feature 55 large-scale photo prints measuring 8×14 feet in size that will be affixed to the perimeter of the tennis center’s eight hard courts. The show will open with an artist reception from […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Buildings, Coming and Going, Food & Drink, People, Thornton Park
The Veranda in Thornton Park has a new owner
We told you HERE in October that the historic Key West-style property, The Veranda at Thornton Park, was for sale and it looks like it’s already found a new owner. Verax Investments, led by local neurosurgeon and developer Dr. Ravi Gandhi, told us late last week that he had purchased the mixed-use development on the […]
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TOP TEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK
. This is our latest rundown of the top ten things you need to know this week, in Orlando’s Bungalow Neighborhood news, and some bonus headlines you may have missed. Click HERE to listen to the 261st episode of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1, which was recorded at Art’s Sandwich Shop on OBT, which has been […]