The Mennello Museum of American Art (Facebook | Website) is hosting a traveling poster exhibition entitled Votes For Women: A Portrait Of Persistence that celebrates the centennial of the 19th Amendment and explores the women’s suffrage movement. The exhibition comes to Orlando via the Smithsonian as the nation approaches the 59th Presidential Election, and tells […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Civics and Participation, Ivanhoe Village, Parks, People
Rainbow chairs set up at Lake Highland in memory of local queen
EDIT: The original headline of this post said the chairs were at Lake Ivanhoe, which was incorrect. The chairs are located at Lake Highland. Commissioner Patti Sheehan, with the help of Commissioner Robert Stuart and Tony Peck, just installed six rainbow Adirondack chairs at Lake Highland Park in Ivanhoe Village in honor of local drag […]
Posted inFeatured, News, Orlando, Quality of Life, Technology
OUC announces it will end coal-fired power generation by 2027
The Orlando Utilities Commission management has announced its intention to phase out coal-fired power generation “significantly” by 2025 and to have completely eliminated it by 2027. Energy storage is a key component of meeting this goal as Florida, despite being referred to as “The Sunshine State” experiences an average of 277 partly cloudy days a […]
Posted inCollege Park, House of the Day, Photos, Real Estate, Sponsored
House of the Day: 2/2 Mission-style home in College Park asking $389,000
SPONSORED by Janney Roofing: This two-bedroom, two-bathroom Mission-style home is located at 514 W. Princeton Street [GMap] in College Park, just a block away from the neighborhood Publix Super Market, Princeton Elementary, and the Orlando Fire Station – which means if the power goes out in a storm, you’ll get yours back on even faster than elsewhere […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, House of the Day, Real Estate, Sponsored, West Orlando
House of the Day: 3/2 Mid-century Rock Lake home asking $319,000
SPONSORED FBC Mortgage: This three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is located at 605 Kittredge Drive [GMap] in the sleepy neighborhood of Rock Lake, just west of downtown Orlando with easy access to major roads like Colonial Drive, I-4, and Orange Blossom Trail. The 1,880 SF home was built in 1954 and features a split plan with original design […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Civics and Participation, Events, Out Of Bounds
Convention Center looking to rent auditorium to local groups
The Orange County Convention Center wants everyone to know that it has space available for local arts organizations. The Chapin Auditorium and lecture halls are available for performing organizations, and other rooms and lobbies are available for art exhibitions as safety-accredited, tech-equipped venues. The 35,500 SF auditorium regularly seats 2,643 people and you can click […]
Posted inDid You Know-town, History, People, Photos
Did You Know-town: Gertrude Sweet was part of a band
Gertrude Sweet, who we’ve profiled before HERE, was named the prettiest woman in Orange County, and even had a street named after her in the 1880s. Though it was probably because her brother, Charles Sweet, was the Mayor of Orlando and also a surveyor who laid out most of Orlando’s street network. Gertrude’s Walk was […]
Posted inComing and Going, Featured, Food & Drink, Winter Park
Ravenous Pig Brewery opens new beer garden
The Ravenous Pig Brewery (Instagram | Website) has just opened a new outdoor beer garden by their Winter Park brewery. We first told you about The Ravenous Pig opening a brewery next door HERE back in March 2019 and again HERE in July 2019. The award-winning restaurant added a 3,000 SF brewery to their Winter […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, SODO
New Foxtail opens in former SODO Starbucks
A new Foxtail Coffee (Website) has opened in a former Starbucks Coffee location south of downtown. The new coffee shop replaced Starbucks at 2453 S. Orange Avenue [GMap] and comes with a newly-opened drive thru window. See the interior photos below via a recent post on the Foxtail Coffee Instagram. View this post on Instagram […]
Posted inHouse of the Day, Lake Eola Heights, Photos, Real Estate, Sponsored
House of the Day: 4/2 Craftsman home in Lake Eola Heights asking $497,000
UPDATE: An open house has been scheduled for this home from noon-2 p.m. Sunday, November 22. SPONSORED by Janney Roofing: This four-bedroom, two-bathroom Craftsman-style home is located at 602 E. Amelia Street [GMap] in the Lake Eola Heights Historic District near downtown Orlando, just up the street from neighborhood staple, Eola General. This 1,766 SF home […]
Posted inHealth Village, News, People
Rob Deininger named president and CEO of AdventHealth Orlando
AdventHealth has named Rob Deininger as president and CEO of AdventHealth Orlando. Deininger has been with AdventHealth since 2010 and most recently served as president/CEO for AdventHealth Fish Memorial in Orange City. He previously served as vice president of operations for AdventHealth Orlando. Before starting his career in health care, Deininger spent 12 years in […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, College Park, Coming and Going, Featured, News, Retail
Packing District files plans for new grocery store
GAI Consultants has just submitted a two-phased Master Site Plan to the City of Orlando for the construction of a new commercial project in The Packing District in the Fairvilla neighborhood, just to the west of College Park. The development is located in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of NorthOrange Blossom Trail and Princeton […]
Posted inAudubon Park, Events, Food & Drink
Kelly’s and Gideon’s are having a Franken-dessert baby
Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream (Facebook | Website) and Gideon’s Bakehouse (Facebook | Website) are collaborating on a limited-edition dessert for National Dessert Day on Wednesday, October 14. The two popular Audubon Park-based restaurants will be serving a special “Bride of Frankenstein” ice cream atop a 1/2-pound limited edition “Frankenstein Cookie” that will be available at […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Food & Drink, Technology
Yelp adds “Racist Business” alert
Yelp, the crowd-sourced food-rating app, has just added an alert option that will flag businesses that are accused of “overtly racist actions.” Yelp has already been known to place Public Attention Alerts at the top of business pages that consistently reviewed poorly following contentious posts on social media or first-hand experiences of customers but the […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Downtown, News, Parks, Quality of Life
Lake Eola Park to get a master plan for future facelift
Lake Eola Park is getting a master plan that could change the flow of Orlando’s iconic public park for future generations. The park, crowned by the historic Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain, currently hosts over 100 events a year that bring over three million visitors to downtown. The demands for the park were starting to […]