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Mennello to host new exhibit, “Bo Bartlett: American Artist,” in January

IMAGE CRED: Bo Bartlett, Halloween, 2016, oil on linen, 82 x 100 inches. Courtesy Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York. The Mennello Museum of American Art (Facebook | Website) will be hosting a new exhibit between January 27 and may 5, entitled Bo Bartlett: American Artist. The show features large-scale oil paintings by renowned American […]

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Izziban’s new SnowBean dessert cafe in soft opening

SnowBean (Facebook | Instagram) is a new a dessert and coffee cafe that is currently in the middle of a soft opening near the Orlando Executive Airport. SnowBean uses locally-sourced coffee beans from Orlando Coffee Roasters (Website) and  also serves a modern take traditional patbingsu, pronounced “pat-bing-soo.” Patbingsu is a Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet […]

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House of the Day: Contemporary Coytown home asks $449,900

This two-story, four bedroom, three bath home measures in at 2,285 SF. It has clean, modern lines inside and out and features a 20 foot-tall entry foyer and an open-plan kitchen. Large windows throughout the home allow for plenty of natural lighting. The ground floor is home to two bedrooms and a bath, with the […]

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City Council approves new ordinance to “streamline” appeal processes

The Orlando City Council voted unanimously to adopted a new ordinance at the most recent City Council meeting which will allow themselves to conduct quasi-judicial hearings instead of referring the hearings to a contracted hearing officer. Ordinance No. 2016-96 amends Section 2.206 of the City Code in order to allow City staff to expedite dispositions of […]

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City-led Virginia Drive study suggestions include roundabout and bike lanes

The City of Orlando launched a study of the Virginia Drive corridor in July, 2016, including an area bound by Princeton to the north, Mills Avenue to the east, Marks Street to the south and Orange Avenue to the west. The City initiated the study in order to develop an infrastructure and land use plan for the […]