Here at Bungalower, we regularly cover the “Comings and Goings” of local businesses in our coverage area in downtown Orlando and Winter Park’s “bungalow neighborhoods” and 2021 kept us pretty busy, and thankfully, we had a lot more openings than closings this year. To see a roundup of notable closings, click HERE. 30. “Deadwords Brewing […]
Posted inComing and Going, Featured, Food & Drink, News, Orlando
Roundup: Businesses we lost in 2021
Here at Bungalower, we regularly cover the “Comings and Goings” of local businesses in our coverage area in downtown Orlando and Winter Park’s “bungalow neighborhoods” and 2021 kept us pretty busy – though we had a lot more openings than closings this year, so don’t lose heart. 15. “Finnhenry’s owners announce closure“ JULY 27, 2021 […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Food & Drink
Orlando Museum of Art hosting special dinner with renowned photographer, Clyde Butcher
The Orlando Museum of Art (Facebook | Website) will be hosting a special dinner with renowned Florida-based photographer, Clyde Butcher, on Friday, January 7 at 6 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to dine with the photographer while surrounded by large format prints of his photographs of Florida landscapes that are currently on display at […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Sports, Winter Park
Winter Park hosting Cheez-It Bowl Parade of Bands this week
The City of Winter Park will be hosting the 14th Cheez-It Bowl Parade of Bands on Wednesday, December 29 at 11 a.m. in its downtown. The parade will feature school bands from Iowa State University and Clemson University ahead of the Cheez-It Bowl game at 5:45 p.m. at Camping World Stadium. Bands, cheerleaders, and mascots […]
Posted inEvents, Lists, Orlando
ROUNDUP: New Year’s Eve 2021 events
New Year’s Eve events are popping up all over the City Beautiful and we’ve been busy adding some of the better-looking ones to our online calendar. That being said, the CDC is still advising against large public gatherings, especially indoors. If you plan on attending a New Year’s Eve event, make sure it’s well-ventilated and that […]
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2021 Story Roundup: Bungalower’s Top 10 Most-Read Stories of the Year
We’ve made it through another year, thanks to the help of our amazing readers. Bungalower is a social enterprise that believes strong cities are built with informed and engaged residents and you validate our mission every time you click on our stories and share them with a friend. Our Bungalower Buddy Membership Program is a quick and […]
Posted inBungalower and the Bus, Featured, Lists, News, Orlando, Sponsored
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 254th episode of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1, which was recorded at the new Gnarly Barley in Ivanhoe Village with special […]
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Bungalower and The Bus – Episode 254 (Gnarly Barley)
The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the hosts alone and do not reflect the official policy or position of Bungalower Media, our readers, or our advertisers. For the 254th episode, Jon Busdeker and Brendan O’Connor are off the radio and hanging out with their friend Sam Gardner from Florida Citrus […]
Posted inEyes on the Street, Food & Drink, Orlando
Orlando sees wave of temporary restaurant closures due to COVID-19 exposure
A number of local restaurants are choosing to temporarily close their doors this week due to COVID-19 exposure in their staff, as numbers slowly tick up across the county. Most of the restaurants involved, as of the time of this post, have taken the time to observe a longer holiday break and will resume next […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Downtown, Events, Video
DOP brings back Connect DTO program
The Downtown Orlando Partnership (Facebook | Website) has just announced the return of its immersive series of workshops, Connect DTO. Now in its fifth year, ConnectDTO, is a program that exposes residents and urban leaders to behind-the-scenes experiences and educational sessions, tours, and small group setting conversations with City of Orlando leaders. Session topics include downtown real estate, […]
Posted inFeatured, Food & Drink, Lists, Orlando, Our Take, Retail
Last-minute Bungalower Gift Guide 2021 edition
You’re running out of time to find that perfect gift. We thought we’d pitch in by listing some of our favorite Orlando shops and items, just in time for the holidays. Check out a quick list of our favorite gift shops in our fancy retail map below for even more amazing finds that we don’t […]
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Bungalower’s 2021 Naughty or Nice list
It’s been a long and winding year, and as we sit on the precipice of the holidays and any possible visits from Santa, we thought we’d wax poetic about this year’s stories and help the big guy out with a little list of our own. Here is a roundup of people, places, and things that […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Civics and Participation, Orlando
Call for Artists: County hosting bus wrap design contest
Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs is hosting a design contest with GoPegasus and the United Arts of Central Florida to develop artwork that will be used for a wrap design on a bus that will carry a group of Central Florida arts advocates to Tallahassee in January. The bus will take the advocates to […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Ivanhoe Village
Houston Ballet auditioning in Orlando in January
The Houston Ballet Company (Website) is hosting a national audition tour for its 2022 Summer Intensive Program and will be stopping in Orlando on Saturday, January 29, 2022. The five-week immersive program is for dancers aged 12-17 years of age and will take place from June 27-July 30 and is meant for serious ballet students […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, Milk District, People
New truck replacing SwedeDish at A La Cart
Popular Scandinavian-inspired food truck, SwedeDish (Instagram) has been a mainstay at the Milk District-based food truck park, A La Cart (Instagram | Website) since the opening, but according to a recent post on social media, they’ll be pulling out of the venue at the end of the year and focusing on occasional pop-up events moving […]