To celebrate being in Orlando for a whole year, Uber is giving away free cupcakes, on demand.
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Buildings, Civics and Participation, Downtown
CNL reveals design for round building lot
CNL Commercial Real Estate (Website) has revealed their plan for the $80 M office tower to be located on the southern parcel in front of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts [Gmap], infamously known for the gaping hole left behind by the drawn-out demolition of the former home of American Federal or “round […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Ivanhoe Village, News
24th year most successful in history of Orlando Fringe Festival
According to Executive Director, George Wallace, Orlando Fringe (Facebook | Website) hit some record numbers this year.
Posted inCivics and Participation, Garden, Mills 50
Will’s Pub is looking for your old pot(s)
The popular Mills 50 music venue and watering hole, Will’s Pub (Facebook | Website), wants your old pots and planters. They’re specifically looking for planters that are made of terracotta, concrete and ceramics, no plastic. They must be over eight inches tall. You can bring them to the bar [Gmap] Monday, June 8 and get […]
Posted inEvents, Sports, Winter Park
Winter Park Diamond Dawgs season opening celebration
The Winter Park Diamond Dawgs’ season opener will be played against the Sanford River Rats Friday, June 5, at 7 p.m. The game will be played at Rollins College Alfond Stadium [Gmap], in Winter Park. The summer season will have the Dawgs hosting 22 home games. Tickets are $5. Seniors and children under six years of […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Downtown, Events
Phase 2 of the Performing Arts Center gets a name
The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announced today that the planned third theater will be breaking ground in May of next year, due to a generous gift from Chuck Steinmetz and Margery Pabst Steinmetz.
Posted inAsk Bungalower, Colonialtown North, Parks
Ask Bungalower: What’s happening with Lake Druid Mountain Bike Park?
We’ve had a few readers asking us about the long-delayed bike park in east Orlando’s Coytown neighborhood between Bumby and the Fashion Square Mall [Gmap] .
Posted inAbout Bungalower, Featured, Orlando, Our Take, Quality of Life
Last chance to sign up for June Bundle
You’ve got until Friday to sign up for our May Bungalower Bundle full of great deals, offers and gift certificates, that gets mailed directly to your door.This month includes over $50 to some of the great places we’ve written about on Bungalower for just $9.95. 100% of your membership goes to support Bungalower. This month’s offers […]
Posted inComing and Going, Downtown, Retail
Magnolia gets new sneaker shop
The Sneaker Syndicate (Instagram: @SneakerSyndicate | Website) has moved out of its second floor location on Pine Street and opened a new location on Magnolia [Gmap].
Posted inIvanhoe Village, Roads
Ivanhoe ramp to close mid-June
Starting in mid-June, the Federal Department of Transportation will be closing down the Ivanhoe I-4 interstate exit ramp, permanently. This will be at roughly the same time the interstate parking lots will be closed near Church Street. The eastbound exit will not be reopening due to major changes caused by the I-4 Ultimate expansion.
Posted inLake Eola Heights
House of the Day: 635 E. Amelia Street
This 2796 SF single family bungalow is located in the heart of Lake Eola Heights [Gmap], mere blocks away from Lake Eola Park.
Posted inCivics and Participation, Our Take, People, Winter Park
Do-Gooder Spotlight: Jean Vasicek of Winter Park Honey
The sweet faces behind Winter Park Honey (Facebook | Website) have joined forces with a non-profit based in Haiti to teach beekeeping skills to those in need. Haiti Help Med Plus (Website), directed by Ralph Gousse, recruited WPH founder Jean Vasicek to go to Haiti and host a number of workshops with rural Haitians willing to […]
Posted inFood & Drink, Milk District
Milk District gets weekly indie dance party
Starting in July, every Thursday night Spacebar will host a new indie dance party called Late Night Swim, which according to Spacebar team member Phil Santos, will be like a weekly version of the popular party series Body//Talk.
Posted inArt and Culture, Downtown, Quality of Life, Thornton Park
See Art Orlando sculpture damaged
A Bungalower reader gave us the heads-up that one of the privately funded See Art Orlando (Website) sculptures, Take Flight, had been damaged somehow.
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, History, Ivanhoe Village
Orlando Science Center wants you to meet its mummies
This Wednesday, a truck full of mummies will arrive at the Orlando Science Center (Gmap). Mummies of the World, is a nationally touring exhibition that has visited 11 cities and been viewed by over 1.3 M visitors, that opens on June 13. The exhibition gives a closer look at the scientific study of mummies, and a […]