New suites have opened at the top of Church Street’s 55 West building (Website). The top floor of the 32-story downtown apartment building now features a newly opened sky loft and penthouse apartments.
Posted inFeatured, 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 Downtown Orlando area news. Orlando man knits himself out of homelessness.. Lynx CEO, John Lewis is resigning. Did You Know-town: Gertrude’s Walk is named after a real person? The Orange County Administration building got five new temporary sculptures. City unveiled Orlando’s first […]
Posted inOrlando, People
Lynx CEO, John M. Lewis Jr. resigns
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs announced at the State of the County meeting this week that Lynx CEO, John Lewis would be leaving his post. We received a copy of his resignation letter from the City of Orlando yesterday, which you can read below.
Posted inEvents, Orlando
Bungalower weekend event picks
Here’s a look at some of the events taking place this weekend. Visit the complete events calendar by clicking on “Events” in our main menu.
Posted inArt and Culture, Civics and Participation, Downtown
County administration building gets five new sculptures
Five sculptures now adorn the lawn in front of the Orange County Administration Building, in downtown Orlando [Gmap]. The pieces were selected by the Orange County’s Public Art Review Board from 100 submissions by three dozen artists and are part of a temporary exhibit that will feature them for one year in the green space in […]
Posted inDowntown, Parks
City unveils new wheelchair accessible swan boat
Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, the City of Orlando, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Orlando, have unveiled a new swan boat that is wheelchair accessible.
Posted inBuildings, Featured, Ivanhoe Village, Retro Orlando, Uncategorized
Ivanhoe Building is getting lovingly gutted
OUC invited Bungalower to take a hard hat tour of the remediation work being done inside the building. While there, it was clear that they were taking their time to be meticulous in the removal of the contaminated soil while not harming the historic building. We wrote about the historic Ivanhoe building back in May because […]
Posted inChurch Street, Did You Know-town, Downtown, Our Take
Did You Know-town: Gertrude’s Walk was named after a real person?
Not much is known about Gertrude Sweet, namesake of Gertrude’s Walk, as most of the historical data we could find at the Orange County Regional History Center, sadly had to do with the men in her life and not specifically her. Many rumors have surfaced about the reasons behind the path being named after […]
Posted inFood & Drink, SODO
Business Spotlight: Orlando Brewing
Orlando Brewing (Facebook | Website) is one of the oldest breweries in Central Florida. It’s hidden away in the industrial park behind SODO, in Downtown South [Gmap]. The brewery is certified 100% USDA organic, which makes it one of only ten in the nation where all of their ingredients are organic, despite organic hops being […]
Posted inHouse of the Day, Real Estate, SODO
House of the Day: 1801 S. Mills Avenue
This 2,257 SF, three bedroom/two bath house in South Downtown’s Lancaster Park is for sale [Gmap]. This modern home has been updated and remodeled, and how features a split-level space with clean modern lines.
Posted inCivics and Participation, Mills 50, People
Dexter Foxworth resigns from Zebra Coalition
Dexter Foxworth, the Director of the Zebra Coalition (Facebook | Website), has announced that he is leaving Orlando in order to relocate to Denver, with his partner. Over the past three years Foxworth has worked tirelessly to bring together 26 member organizations, to pool their resources, to better serve and support queer youth in Central Florida. We’ve […]
Posted inApartments, Buildings, Real Estate, Winter Park
Developer eyes up Lake Killarney for new townhomes
A new 30-unit upscale town home complex could be coming to north shore of Lake Killarney in Winter Park [Gmap].
Posted inAudubon Park, Roads, Transportation
A police car and an ambulance collide in Audubon Park
This photo was sent to us from the folks at Houndstooth Sauce Company (Facebook) today, of a police car that allegedly crashed head-on into an ambulance at the corner of Corrine and Winter Park Road.
Posted inCollege Park, Events, Our Take
Standouts from Orlando’s First Ever ‘Zine Fest
Frank Flanagan is a freelance writer fresh from Rhode Island. This is part of a series of posts by Flanagan where he explores Orlando with a newcomer’s perspective. By Frank Flanagan This past weekend artistic multi-platform College Park venue the Space Station (Facebook) hosted Orlando’s first ever ‘Zine Fest. Amidst live music, participants bounced from table […]
Posted inCool Job Alert, Food & Drink, Milk District
Cool Job Alert: Se7en Bites Biscuit Slinger
The friendly faces over at Se7en Bites Bake Shop(Facebook ) is looking for someone special to work the front of house in their fast-growing Milk District location [Gmap].