New areas of construction and closures are headed to I-4 later this month, as part of I-4 Ultimate. Work on the new interchange at I-4 and State Road 408 is continuing between Tampa and Rosalind Avenues. Workers will be widening 408 to make room for new ramps to and from I-4, and are scheduled to […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Food & Drink, Orlando, People
Local food writer Faiyaz Kara releases Gourmet Breakfasts book
Faiyaz Kara, restaurant critic for Orlando Weekly, has just released a new book called “Gourmet Breakfasts for the Genius.” Each recipe in the book was contributed by James Beard Award-winning chefs and upper-crust food masterminds, and is accompanied with interesting descriptions, fun charts, and “enlightening narratives” that are meant to help the reader prepare the “ideal gourmet breakfast.” […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Art and Culture, Downtown, Featured, Guest Column, I Wish This Was, Parks
I Wish This Was … an innovative public plaza
I Wish This Was is a monthly series that transforms ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. This series is made possible by our partnership with Interstruct Inc., a leading design and construction group based out of Orlando, and its founder, Ryan Young. This month’s I Wish This […]
Posted inIvanhoe Village, Roads
City of Orlando to gain control of Virginia Drive from County
As it stands, the segment of Virginia Drive between North Orange Avenue to Ferris Avenue in Ivanhoe Village is a County-owned road, but that could soon change. The City of Orlando has asked for control of the road and the County has agreed. The City Council will vote on the transfer at the February 13 Council […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Buildings, College Park, People, Retro Orlando
City to designate Greens Avenue home as City of Orlando Historic Landmark
The owner of a home near Dubsdread Golf-course has applied to the City of Orlando to designate the property as an Orlando Historic Landmark. The property, located at 3206 Greens Avenue [GMap], was built in 1935 and designed by local architect Sam Stoltz and is a prime example of Frame Vernacular architecture. According to papers […]
Posted inAsk Bungalower, Baldwin Park, Coming and Going, Food & Drink
Ask Bungalower: Is CaddyShanks is closed?
“Hey Bungalower, was just down in Baldwin Park and noticed that Caddy Shanks wasn’t open. Are they closed for good?” – Bungalower Reader CaddyShanks, a sports pub with arcade and virtual reality sports games, closed on January 9, 2017. According to a report by the Orlando Sentinel the bar owner didn’t want to sign a lease […]
Posted inNews, Orlando, Ten Things
Top ten things you need to know this week
Here’s our rundown of the top ten things you need to know this week, in Orlando’s Bungalow Neighborhood news. Get our Top Ten in your inbox every Monday morning by signing up for our free newsletter. SPONSORED: House of the Day: Lake Lawsona bungalow asks $549,000. PROMO: Reworked aluminum cans and old newspapers stun at sold-out Trash […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Parks, People, Photos, South Eola
Snap presents “Virunga” by Adam Kiefer
ADAM KIEFER, ‘XAVERINE.’ VIRUNGA RANGER, 2015 Orlando-based photographer, Adam Kiefer (Website), specializes in conservation, and his work has been taking him to Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2013. Virunga was founded in 1925 by King Albert I of Belgium, to project mountain gorillas living in the Virunga Massif forest. Leonardo DiCaprio […]
Posted inEvents, Orlando
Bungalower weekend event picks, February 10-12, 2017
6th Annual Dragon Parade Lunar New Year Festival 2017 Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend. Visit the complete events calendar by clicking on “Events” in our main menu. If you’d like to have your event added to our calendar, simply send a link to your Facebook event page to […]
Posted inFood & Drink, Orlando
Publix ixnays courtesy meat slices at delis
Publix will no longer hand out unprompted courtesy slices of meat at their delis. The grocer would traditionally give deli customers a slice of whatever they were asked to cut, to check on thickness and quality, but no longer. The decision is part of a new strategy to streamline the deli process, or as Publix […]
Posted inNews, Orlando, Technology
Smart Cities Council selects Orlando as part of their 2017 Readiness Challenge
Image via SmartCitiesCouncil.com Orlando and five other Smart Cities have been selected as part of the 2017 Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge. The challenge will allow the City of Orlando to receive mentorship on how build their comprehensive smart city plan to use more smart technologies, and expand innovation and investment. Participating cities will have […]
Posted inOrlando, Quality of Life, Technology
OUC installing floating solar array on February 9
RENDERING OF ARRAY VIA OUC OUC, Orlando’s municipal utility, will begin installing a floating solar array on a large pond near its Gardenia Operations Center [GMap] on February 9. The installation of the new 31.5 kW array is expected to take just two days, and will send up to 31,500 watts of power into the […]
Posted inNews, Orlando, People
Heather McPherson joins Rockaway PR team
Rockaway PR, Marketin, and Events (Website) has just announced the hiring of Heather McPherson as their Director of New Business and Development for Central Florida. McPherson’s role is essentially a consulting one, to generate new business leads and leverage her contacts gained while working as a food editor and journalist for the Orlando Sentinel. McPherson is also […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Buildings, Guest Column, Parramore, Roads
City to demolish racquetball courts, Pottery Studio shed for new road extension
The City of Orlando will demolish two racquetball courts and a storage shed that dates back to the 1930s to make way for a new road extension in the Parramore neighborhood. Bungalower has confirmed the racquetball courts outside the Downtown Recreation Complex (Website) on Parramore Avenue and the storage shed, which was most recently used […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, Orlando
Olde Dixie Fried Chicken clawing its way back to life
EDIT: The owners told Bungalower that they’re hoping to start selling the chicken out of the actual commissary kitchen for the initial few months of operations. Then eventually out of a trailer near their original location on Orange Avenue The Olde Dixie Fried Chicken permanently closed their South Orange Avenue location in May, 2016. Since […]