This three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is located at 1630 Dormont Lane [GMap] in College Park, just on the other side of the interstate from Ivanhoe Village and seconds away from the College Park Publix, local shops, and downtown Orlando. The 1,427 SF home is tucked away between some larger new builds and sports an eclectic exterior […]
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Preliminary plans submitted for Fashion Square Mall
Plans created by Baker Barrios for the redevelopment of Fashion Square were just submitted to the City of Orlando Municipal Planning Board for review that share plans for additional retail, residential, and hotel uses for the site. The 45-acre site plan, if approved, would include a mix of townhomes, multi-family residences, live/work units, and commercial […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Ask Bungalower, Civics and Participation, Events, Winter Park
Polasek Museum issues call for plein air artists
The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens (Facebook | Website) just hosted its 13th annual Winter Park Paint Out last month but they’re already planning the next one. The 14th annual event is currently planned for April 24-30, 2022 and the museum is asking artists who specialize in plein air painting who are over the age of 18 to […]
Posted inGuest Column, Orlando, People, Photos
11 Questions with Katie Johnston of Pulptown
You can’t deny people are awesome. Who doesn’t like sitting down with good friends to ask them interesting, insightful, and funny questions? That’s what 11 Questions is about. I’ll be featuring some friends I look up to as well as people within the community I’ve always wanted to get to know. As a bonus, I’ve […]
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Downtown Orlando ‘holi-dates’ to add to your calendar
The 2021 holiday season has finally arrived in Orlando. Throughout November and December, downtown Orlando is offering free, family-friendly holiday events and activities for all to enjoy. The City of Orlando’s Downtown Development Board invites residents and visitors to celebrate the holiday season at several events, including: 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Now thru Friday, December 17, […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Curry Ford West, Events
Curry Ford West’s holiday selfie crawl is back for 2021
Curry Ford West (Facebook | Website) launched a series of interactive selfie stations in its district last year and it was so popular that they decided to bring it back. Picture Perfect Holiday will kick off on Saturday, December 4 during a Winter Festival celebration from 2-5 p.m., at 2507 Curry Ford Road [GMap]. The […]
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Big Freedia performing at Will’s Pub
Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, will be performing at Will’s Pub on Sunday, November 21. New Orleans-based Big Freedia (Freddie Ross), is known for pushing the Bounce genre since the early 90s, which is a subset of hip-hop that makes you wanna make your butt clap. Big Freedia has been featured on Beyonce’s “Formation” and […]
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Ivanhoe Village welcomes back annual Jingle Eve event
For more than 20 years, Ivanhoe Village has hosted its annual Jingle Eve event which will return this Saturday, November 20th after a 2020 hiatus during the pandemic. This year, it returns to Orange Avenue and Virginia Drive to support the local vendors along the corridor with live music, beer gardens, food trucks, a Children’s […]
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Zillow presses pause on purchasing homes
Real estate database behemoth, Zillow, ventured into the iBuying field in 2019, purchasing properties based on algorithms and reselling them in-house, rather than simply listing homes for third-party real estate companies. The Zillow Offers program would offer cash payments for homes based on what the market data stated they were worth and what they could […]
Posted inComing and Going, Curry Ford West, Food & Drink
Black Rooster Taqueria #2 now open on Curry Ford
Black Rooster Taqueria’s second location in Curry Ford West is in a soft-open phase, as of last Friday. We told you HERE in November 2020 that the popular Mills 50 restaurant would be opening a second location of their scratch-made taco concept at 3097 Curry Ford Road [GMap] in a former ABC Liquor store with a larger […]
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Popular Parramore barbershop suffers fire over EDC weekend
UPDATE: You can click HERE to contribute to a GoFundMe campaign to support Henry. J. Henry’s Barber Shop caught fire at 10:54 p.m. Friday, November 12 as Church Street was full of festival-goers making their way to and from the Electric Daisy Carnival at Camping World Stadium. The Orlando Fire Department believes the fire, which […]
Posted inCool Job Alert, Winter Park
Cool Job Alert: Director of Natural Resources and Sustainability at Winter Park
The City of Winter Park is looking for someone to oversee the management and operations of the lakes, ponds, and creeks in the city limits. The Director of Natural Resources and Sustainability prepares all long and short-range courses of action for aquatic plant control, water quality monitoring and improvements, educational public outreach, and regulatory compliance/enforcement […]
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Lake Alert: Lake Fairview under alert
UPDATE 11/17: The Lake Alert for Lake Fairview has been lifted and the posted signs are being removed today. Please resume all normal water activities associated with this lake. City of Orlando Stormwater personnel have issued a Lake Alert for Lake Fairview following an incident nearby. A damaged force main caused a leak that City […]
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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 248th episode of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1, which was recorded at the newly opened North Italia restaurant on Sandlake Road […]
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Bungalower and The Bus – Episode 248 (North Italia)
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 248th episode, Jon Busdeker and Brendan O’Connor head to the newly-opened North Italia restaurant on Restaurant Row on Sandlake Road. This week’s […]