As reported on the Scott Joseph Orlando website earlier today, Baoery Asian Gastropub (Facebook | Website) will be closing up shop on Friday, March 31. The Baoery was known for their ping pong tables, rotating screenings of classic kung-fu movies, and their sake bomb specials. All of which were featured in the video by Buiii for […]
Posted inGuest Column, Quality of Life, Thornton Park, Townie Tourist, Video
Townie Tourist: Exploring Thornton Park
Townie Tourist (Facebook | Website) is a weekly series of tours, hosted by Orlando native Jenny De Witt. De Witt takes viewers on a walking tour of a different neighborhood each Saturday at 10 a.m. and broadcasts it using Facebook Live to Bungalower’s Facebook page. On Saturday, March 18, the Townie Tourist took a walking tour […]
Posted inAudubon Park, Civics and Participation, Quality of Life, Roads, Trails, Transportation
Help shape future of Corrine Drive, participate in this survey
Orlando residents are being asked to participate in a survey as part of the MetroPlan Orlando Corrine Drive Complete Streets project we wrote about earlier in the year, HERE. Participants are asked to share their vision of what the perfect Corrine Drive might look like, their #CorrineWishList by filling out THIS survey. This is the […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Orlando, Technology
New phone service fights The Man for you, via fax
A new service is turning texts into faxes for lawmaking decision makers, with the hit of a button. Resistbot (Website) is a free service that allows users to reach out to politicians across the country, by transcribing their texts into faxes. Users text the word “resist” to 50409, after which an automated bot service will […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Buildings, Orlando, Real Estate
Retro-mod trailer home off Conway selling for $18K
This two-bedroom, two-bathroom mobile home is located just off of Conway in Southeastern Orlando, sandwiched between Goldenrod and Semoran [GMap]. The 737 SF home was built in 1982, the same year as EPCOT, and features its own carport and laundry room. It also sports an interesting Creamsicle color scheme of white with orange trimming and shutters. The […]
Posted inAsk Bungalower, Lake Alert, Quality of Life, Winter Park
Ask Bungalower: What were they doing in Lake Killarney today?
The following question was posed on the Orlando Reddit thread, HERE, which was then forwarded to Bungalower to investigate, earlier today. “What were they doing in Lake Killarney today? Saw this leaving MCO today” – Sled14 We reached out to our friends at the City of Winter Park, who promptly responded with the following explanation. […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Ivanhoe Village, People
TED Talker Coco Fusco hosting special screening at Orlando Museum of Art, in ape cosplay
Gainesville-based artist Coco Fusco, will be presenting a free screening of her TED Talk TED Ethology: Primate Visions of the Human Mind at the Orlando Museum of Art on Friday, March 31 at 6 p.m. The TED Talk is hosted by Fusco in full Planet of the Apes cosplay as Dr. Zira, the evolved-chimpanzee humanoid animal psychologist from the […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Cool Job Alert, Events, Featured, Orlando, Sponsored
COOL JOB ALERT: YOU COULD BE THE FACE OF KISSIMMEE
SPONSORED: Experience Kissimmee, the official destination marketing organization for Osceola County, is hosting a casting call for models for an upcoming photo shoot. The photos will be used around the world to market Kissimmee and Central Florida, in high-exposure advertising campaigns around the world; in places like New York, Chicago, London, Dubai, and more. Experience Kissimmee […]
Posted inOrlando, Technology, Transportation
Uber Safe Rides launched on UCF campus
The University of Central Florida Student Government Association has partnered with Uber to provide discounted ride rates between the hours of 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. All trips must fall within a given boundary, shown below: The discounted rides will receive 50 percent off (up to $10). Any trip over […]
Posted inCollege Park, House of the Day, Real Estate
House of the Day: Beautiful Biltmore Shores home asking over $1 million
This five-bedroom, five-bathroom home is located in a quiet corner on the northern shore of Little Lake Fairview in College Park [GMap]. The home was originally built in 1952, but completely redone in 1985, and a 1200 SF addition was completed in 2001. The main living spaces all face Lake Fairview, making it ideal to […]
Posted inBring to Orlando, Orlando, Video
Bring to Orlando: Elevator Marathons
This video and project is an effort by Improv Everywhere (Facebook | Website) a group that Two runners would enter an elevator with an unsuspecting bystander, dressed in marathon gear. When the elevator doors opened at the bottom floor, the bystander would become part of the race and be forced to cross the finish line […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Buildings, Coming and Going, Downtown, Featured, Food & Drink, History, Photos, Real Estate, Retail
Photo Tour: Ace Cafe says they’re on track for a late-April opening
UPDATE: Ace Cafe will open for business at 7 a.m. Friday, May 19 Ace Cafe Orlando (Website) just hosted their first hard-hat media tour, on Tuesday, March 28, of their soon-to-open 35,000 SF Downtown entertainment plaza. The England-based company has been building their first American location on the 2.94 acre Harry P. Leu Supply […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Orlando, People, Video
Orlando’s Eddie Huang is now an underwear model
New York Times bestselling writer, successful restaurateur, television host, and begrudging Orlando representative, Eddie Huang, can now add the title “underwear model” to his growing resume. Huang is the new brand ambassador for MeUndies, an online retail company that specializes in underwear, and undergarment basics. The new “Pandamonium” line features dozens of cartoon pandas arranged in […]
Posted inDid You Know-town, Downtown, Parks, Sports
Did You Know-town: You can’t fish in Lake Eola
Bungalower shared a photo of a man catching a bass out of Lake Eola in the afternoon of Monday, March 27. We posted the photo to our Instagram account, @orlandobungalower. The photo seemed to incense some of our Instagram followers, with a number of them seeing it as unfair that someone was seemingly receiving special […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Events, Featured, News, SODO, Video
City and County declare June 12 as Orlando United Day
UPDATE: THE ORLANDO UNITED DAY WEBSITE SEEMS TO BE EXPERIENCING SOME DIFFICULTIES. The city of Orlando and the owners of Pulse Nightclub are preparing for to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy with the declaration of “Orlando United Day – A Day of Love and Kindness” on June 12, 2017. The day will feature […]