“With her extensive experience leading a united arts agency coupled with her public affairs and community relations knowledge, we are confident she will provide valuable leadership that will directly impact and benefit the local arts community, as well as the greater Central Florida community.” – BRENDAN LYNCH, CHAIR OF UNITED ARTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS United […]
Posted inComing and Going, Featured, Food & Drink, Milk District, People
Foxtail breathing new life into abandoned Milk District project
A former project led by Greg Peters of Graffiti Junktion to rebuild a former Milk District tobacco shop in 2019 – that was inevitably abandoned – is nearing completion under new ownership. The former Beer and Tobacco Outlet, located at 201 N. Bumby Avenue [GMap], will now be the new home of Milkhouse (Instagram), a […]
Posted inOrlando, Transportation
New bus service connects Florida to Gulf Coast for under $10
FlixBus (Facebook | Website) just announced that it will be launching in Florida with one of the first routes being from Fort Lauderdale to Orlando with stops in Fort Myers, Sarasota, Tampa, Lakeland, and Miami. Ticket prices will start as low as $7.99 and buses will run, specifically on the Fort Lauderdale route, for five […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Crime, Downtown, News
ParkMobile app data breach exposes private information
ParkMobile (Website), a contactless parking app used by the City of Orlando, was recently involved in an incident that exposed millions of people’s private information to a hacker. The data breach included access to email addresses, license plate numbers, passwords, phone numbers, and more – though credit card information was not accessed. ParkMobile currently has over […]
Posted inEvents, News, Out Of Bounds, Parks, Weird Alert
Holy Land Experience reopening for two free days this month
The Holy Land Experience (Facebook | Website) will reopen for two free days on April 28 and 29 for the first time since they shut down due to the pandemic. The Christian-themed park, owned by Trinity Broadcasting Networks, closed in March 2020 just as the pandemic began, preceded by a mass layoff of its entertainment […]
Posted inComing and Going, Downtown, Food & Drink, People
Embassy Irish Bar closes up shop
The Embassy Irish Bar (Facebook) has closed. The owner of the bar, Roger Wall, made the following post on the Embassy Irish Bar Facebook page announcing the decision to close after two years of business. Embassy Irish Bar was located at 2 S. Orange Avenue [GMap] in the same building as Jimmy John’s in downtown […]
Posted inAudubon Park, Food & Drink
The Salty Donut launches catering program
The Salty Donut (Website), which opened in the former home of Gene’s Auto Service at 3025 Corrine Drive [GMap] in December 2020, has just added catering services. The Miami location has been known for custom table setups and donut walls, specialty flavors and packaging, pop-up installations, corporate events, and more since they opened and they are now adding […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Ivanhoe Village
Orlando Fringe launching “Party Pods” for outdoor lawn area
Orlando Fringe (Facebook | Website) has launched a new Party Pods program to help encourage social distancing for VIPs at this year’s festival in Loch Haven Park. Ten numbered 10×10-foot tents will be installed around the Fringe “lawn” area that will be available to rent each day. Every tent comes equipped with a table, four […]
Posted inFeatured, Food & Drink, Membership, Orlando, Quality of Life
Latest deals in our Bungalower Buddy Keychain program
Bungalower Media launched a new Buy Local-ish program in June 2020 for our Bungalower Buddy members and we think it’s been a complete success. Members who donate over $20 to our ongoing Support Us campaign receive a special Bungalower keychain that can be used to “unlock” deals at participating businesses in the area. Each month, qualifying donors […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Winter Park
Winter Park Art Festival returns this May
The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival (Facebook | Website) will return for its 62nd year, May 14-16 in downtown Winter Park. The 2020 festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but it will return this year with some slight modifications to allow for more social distancing. The annual multi-day festival draws more than 350,000 […]
Posted inBaldwin Park, Coming and Going, Food & Drink, Retail
New wine shop open in Baldwin Park live-work unit
Golden Hour Wine (Instagram | Website) is a new woman-owned wine shop that opened last week in Baldwin Park. The shop, which is open 2-8 p.m. Thursday through Monday, is located at 1560 Lake Baldwin Lane [GMap], just off the Main Street, in a live-work unit. A live-work unit is a space that traditionally combines […]
Posted inBuildings, Food & Drink, MAP, Orlando
MAP: Walk-up window roundup
Still nervous about going into restaurants in the Orlando area? Don’t worry about it. We have a map for that. Below you’ll find a roundup of Orlando area take-out windows that you can walk up to and some of them are late-night options too. The City of Orlando is currently meditating on how to address […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Featured, Mills 50
Come watch “Secret of NIMH” with us this Friday at Carlotta’s Culture Park
Bungalower Media and Motion Flix (Instagram | Website) are hosting another outdoor movie date night with a screening of “The Secret of NIMH” on April 23rd at Carlotta’s Culture Park, located at 1000 N. Mills Avenue [GMap] in the heart of the Mills 50 Main Street District. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the movie starting at 8 p.m., or when it’s dark […]
Posted inColonialtown North, Events, Quality of Life, Real Estate
Local neighborhood association hosting music festival on front porches
The Colonialtown Neighborhood Association will be hosting a concert event on the front porch of four nearby homes. Porch Stock 2021 will feature live bands on the front steps of four homes on the evening of Saturday, May 22. Porch 1 – 6 p.m.1800 Canton StreetMusical Guest – Brian & Hannah Porch 2 – 7 […]
Posted inBuildings, Coming and Going, Food & Drink, Winter Park
Former Luma on Park space to become new Mediterranean concept
The Park Lights Hospitality group announced it was closing its Winter Park restaurant, Luma on Park, in September 2020. The new Ava MediterrAegean (Instagram | Facebook) will move into the space, located in a former bank at 290 S. Park Avenue [GMap], as early as this fall. The new restaurant will be run by Mila Florida LLC which […]