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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Orlando-based astronaut series debuted on Disney+ last week

The National Geographic and Warner Bros. series The Right Stuff, which was filmed in Orlando, has been released on Disney+. The series was filmed in Orlando and the Central Florida/Space Coast region from July to December 2019, with Orlando serving as the series headquarters for most of the production. We first told you about the […]

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Art and History Musems – Maitland hosting exhibition of resident 2020 Artists-in-Action works

SPONSORED: The Art and History Museums – Maitland (Facebook | Website) founded in 1938 by architect and artist Jules Andrew Smith as a research studio and haven for fringe artists and served as a commune of sorts for years before becoming the museum it is now. The museum launched its Artists-in-Action program in 2010, to honor its legacy of […]

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Orlando Museum of Art seeking submissions for an urbanist art show

The Orlando Museum of Art is teaming up with the Orlando Foundation for Architecture to host a community-based art show in November that focuses on architecture, urban design, and placemaking, and is requesting submissions. Artist submissions can come in a variety of mediums but must illustrate the importance of the form and function of public […]

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House of the Day: Storybook cottage in Lake Eola Heights Historic District asking $569,900

UPDATE: Open houses have been scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday this weekend, October 9-11. SPONSORED: This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom home is located at 711 E. Ridgewood Street [GMap] in the Lake Eola Heights Historic District, adjacent to downtown Orlando. The 2,959 SF single-family home also comes with a 625 SF bonus room above […]