Orlando City Soccer fans will soon be able to get a special purple license plate. In order to make it official though, Orlando City needs to have at least 3,000 pre-sale vouchers sold for the new plates. The vouchers are now available at $25 plus taxes and fees. Once 3,000 pre-sale vouchers have been ordered, […]
Posted inHouse of the Day, Lake Eola Heights, Photos, Real Estate, Sponsored
House of the Day: Classic 5/3 Lake Eola Heights pool home asking $499,000
UPDATE: An open house is scheduled for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, January 24. SPONSORED: This five-bedroom, three-bathroom home is located at 623 N. Hyer Avenue [GMap] in the Lake Eola Heights Historic District, with easy access to popular shops and restaurants in downtown Orlando, Thornton Park, and Mills 50 Main Street. The 2,128 SF home […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Events, Featured, News, Orlando, Parks, Quality of Life, Sponsored, Video
GIVE BACK: PADDLE WITH A PURPOSE
Macbeth Studio (Website) received a PPP loan during the pandemic, and rather than sitting idle, decided to give back the value of the loan in in-kind video production to local non-profits and small businesses that were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown. Bungalower Media has joined forces with Macbeth Studio to share those stories. The first […]
Posted inDowntown, Roads
South Street permanently shifting to westbound traffic only, under I-4
The Florida Department of Transportation will be permanently changing the configuration of South Street under Interstate 4 into a one-way street effective as soon as November 18. The segment of South Street between Garland Avenue and Hughey Avenue will be shifted to one-way only as shown on the graphic above, in order to accommodate express […]
Posted inBuildings, Coming and Going, Food & Drink, Mills 50
Chan’s Chinese Cuisine sells to new owners
Chan’s Chinese Cuisine (Website) at 1901 E. Colonial Drive [GMap] has sold to new owners. The family restaurant opened in 1996 and was owned by Tony Yeung and Annie Wong. According to Mills 50 Main Street manager Joanne Grant, the new owners will be converting the building into a beauty school though, we’ve reached out […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Buildings, Civics and Participation, Events, Hotels, News, Parks, Winter Park
Winter Park Henderson Hotel inching closer to construction
A large new $50 million lakeside hotel project is eyeing up Winter Park. If approved by the City of Winter Park, the Henderson Hotel would occupy the eastern shore of Lake Killarney, just south of Hillstone Restaurant at 250 Killarney Drive [GMap] with 132 rooms, an underground parking garage, and over an acre of open […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Civics and Participation, Downtown, Featured, News, Parks
City of Orlando issues Request for Qualification Statements for Under-i project
The City of Orlando has just issued a Request for Qualifications Statements (RQS) to officially launch the process of selecting a consultant to complete a design and construction plan for a future park under the I-4 interstate in downtown Orlando. “Once complete this project will not only provide new authentic experiences and unique places but also further unite our entire downtown core.” – Orlando […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Downtown, Events, Parks
Shakes takes it outside with spring productions at Walt Disney Amphitheater
Orlando Shakes has announced that it will be staging two productions at the Walt Disney Amphitheater at Lake Eola in downtown Orlando in 2021. The theater company will be staging productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream from March 31-April 11 and Little Shop of Horrors from May 5-23. “The current pandemic has been devastating to […]
Posted inComing and Going, Curry Ford West, Food & Drink
Black Rooster opening new restaurant in Curry Ford West
As reported HERE by Orlando Weekly, Black Rooster Taqueria (Facebook | Website) will be opening a second restaurant. John and Juliana Calloway have announced that they will be opening the second location of their scratch-made taco restaurant in the Curry Ford West neighborhood at 3097 Curry Ford Road [GMap] in a former ABC Liquor store. […]
Posted inCollege Park, House of the Day, Real Estate, Sponsored
House of the Day: 2/1 Home in Fairview Shores asking $234,900
SPONSORED: This two-bedroom, one-bathroom home is located at 4307 Edgewater Drive [GMap] in Fairview Shores, just north of College Park, and a quick bike ride away from Edgewater staples like The Local, Ollie’s Public House, and Dubsdread. The 1,007 SF home features exposed beams, an exposed brick wall, new tile floor in the kitchen, a […]
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TOP TEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK
SPONSORED by AdventHealth: 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. Our latest episode of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1 was sponsored by our friends at Janney Roofing, Orange County Library System, and the Council 101’s Festival of Trees and is […]
Posted inBungalower and the Bus, Coming and Going, Events, Featured, Orlando, Our Take, Sponsored
Bungalower and The Bus – Episode 197 (Jon’s House, Again)
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 our 197th episode, Jon and Brendan decide to skip a week of germs and head to Jon’s house again like the good old […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Ivanhoe Village
Video Tour: Festival of Trees 2020
SPONSORED by Council of 101: Orlando Museum of Art’s annual Festival of Trees is back for its 34th year. This year’s event will take place from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. November 12-29, with the exception of Mondays and Thanksgiving Day.During this time, the Orlando Museum of Art will be filled to the bring with fancy Christmas trees, glitter, holiday décor, […]
Posted inAudubon Park, Coming and Going, Featured, Food & Drink, Photos
Winter Park Biscuit Company opening for Thanksgiving
We told you HERE in April 2020 that Winter Park Biscuit Company (Facebook | Website) would be opening a restaurant in East End Market and we are happy to say that they are almost ready to open. The vegan deli concept has taken over the former home of Bird of Paradise at the front of […]
Posted inDowntown, Events
Dr. Phillips Center announces four upcoming shows for Frontyard Festival
We told you HERE in October that the Dr. Philllips Center for Performing Arts (Facebook | Website) would be hosting a six-month outdoor festival in its Seneff Arts Plaza downtown. We now know at least four of the concerts that will be hosted in the socially-distant festival: December 5 – Citizen Cope/G. Love and The Juice December 11 […]