OUC has just completed a purchase of the Osceola Generating station; a 510-megawatt single-cycle natural gas-fired power plant near Harmony in Osceola County. The roughly $100 million deal to purchase the inactive plant is part of the utility company’s 30-year energy roadmap and allows them to retire its oldest coal-fired power plant, Stanton Unit 1, […]
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Polasek Museum hosting 2021 Winter Park Paint Out next month
The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens (Facebook | Website) will host the thirteenth annual Winter Park Paint Out from October 10 to 16, 2021, when the gallery and sculpture gardens will be free to the public during the week-long event, which will coincide with the Polasek Museum’s 60th-anniversary celebration. Now in its 13th year, the Winter Park Paint Out is a distinguished weeklong […]
Posted inBuildings, Coming and Going, Mills 50, Real Estate
“Carlotta’s Culture Park” property now for sale
A former car lot in the heart of the Mills 50 District is now for sale. The property at 1000 N. Mills Avenue [GMap], which used to house the former Imperial Sales and Leasing lot and more recently our Bungalower pop-up residency that we affectionately called “Carlotta’s Culture Park,” is now for sale. The 0.24-acre commercial […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Buildings, Coming and Going, Downtown, Featured, History, News, Real Estate
The historic Tinker Building is for sale
The historic Tinker Building in downtown Orlando has just hit the market. The two-story, 6,128 SF office building is located at 16 W. Pine Street [GMap] in the heart of the Central Business District. The building dates back to 1925 when it was home to professional baseball player Joe Tinker’s real estate office. Tinker played […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Out Of Bounds
The 2021 South Asian Film Festival is this weekend at Enzian
The annual South Asian Film Festival (Facebook | Website) is back this weekend after being forced to go virtual last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival showcases diverse, independent films from across the Indian subcontinent and is part of Enzian Theater’s cultural festival circuit, and co-presented with the Asian Cultural Association. This year’s event will feature four […]
Posted inEvents, Food & Drink, Garden, Lake Fairview, Quality of Life
New farmers market coming to west College Park
John Rivers’ 4Roots Foundation will be launching a new farmers market in the Packing District this weekend as a precursor to the under-construction urban farm that’s being built at the center of the development. The market will be hosted on the northwest corner of Orange Blossom Trail and Princeton Street at 2310 N. Orange Blossom […]
Posted inComing and Going, News, Orlando, People
Cox Media Group lays off number of local positions
According to a recent report by Inside Radio, Cox Media Group has just laid off a number of local on-air talent as part of larger cutbacks in multiple markets. The “Reduction in Force” at WDBO Orlando has seen the departure of Tony Marino, host of “Orlando’s Evening News,” Darrell Moody and Ray Caputo of “Orlando’s […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Orlando, People, Transportation
Orlando Bike Coalition adds seven new board directors
Following a post we shared in March 2021, our friends at the Orlando Bike Coalition (Facebook) have announced the addition of seven new directors to their Board with a range of professionals passionate about safe bike infrastructure. Though I’m sure they would have had success recruiting even without our post. The new board members include Seth […]
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House of the Day: Beautiful 2/2 condo in Lake Pineloch Village asking $329,900
This two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo is located at 1130 Lake Willisara Circle [GMap] in the 24-hour guard-gated community of Lake Pineloch Village. The 1,372 SF condo features wonderful views of a tranquil pond with a light-up fountain and views of nearby Lake Pineloch via floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors. The unit features an open floor plan with […]
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Real Radio host Russ Rollins admitted to hospital for COVID-19 complications
According to a statement by 104.1 WTKS-FM, Russ Rollins, host of “The Monsters in the Morning,” has been hospitalized due to complications from COVID-19. Rollins made the announcement via the Real Radio Monsters YouTube channel, which you can see below, as it cut his planned RV trip short, forcing him to drive home from Tennessee. […]
Posted inComing and Going, Featured, Food & Drink, Milk District, News, People
Sportstown has new owners
UPDATE: According to former owner, Lee Wortman, they purchased the bar in 1981, not 1990 as previously indicated in this article. Sportstown Billiards (Facebook | Instagram) has sold to new owners. The popular Milk District sports bar, located at 2414 E. Robinson Street [GMap], has been in business since 1958 when it was doing business […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Art and Culture, Buildings, Downtown, News, Parks
City Council approves $3 million package for downtown projection park
We told you HERE in October 2017 and HERE in October 2020 that the City of Orlando was inching ever closer to starting construction of a new projection park in the Downtown Business District, and it appears, that we have another update one year later – the park is expected to be open by spring 2022. The […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, College Park, News, Quality of Life, Roads
Edgewater Drive to become Complete(r) Street
The City of Orlando’s Transportation Department is looking to enter into an agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation to take the wheel of Edgewater Drive, via a Local Agency Program Agreement. The move will allow the City of Orlando to apply for and receive grant funding to carry out a redesign of the Edgewater […]
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Orange County Library System October 2021 event roundup
PROMO: The Orange County Library System (Facebook | Website) has announced its event programming for the month of October 2021. This post uses copy that was written by a third party, because, lazy reporting. The spooky season has arrived. The Trick or Treat Safe Zone returns October 25 through 30. Families can visit the library to pick up candy and […]
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Orlando Museum of Art reopens post-refresh with three new exhibits
The Orlando Museum of Art (Facebook | Website) announced in early August that it would be temporarily closing its doors in order to carry out some much-needed refreshes of its galleries and museum store. It has since reopened with three new exhibitions that shouldn’t be missed. The Museum reopened to the public this past Saturday, with all-new exhibitions including a […]