Rick Frederick opened Caffé Divina (website | Facebook) back in May and already he’s ready to more than double the size of the shop. The shop located at 1811 N Orange Ave. (btwn. New Hampshire St. & Vanderbilt St.) in the Ivanhoe Village area offers a wide array of espresso and coffee drinks, gourmet teas, smoothies, sandwiches, […]
Grounding Roots Juice Bar to Open in College Park
Jedidiah Stone enjoys making juice out of his College Park home for his friends and now he’s ready to open a juice shop in his neighborhood. Jed plans to open the shop called Grounding Roots in the 710 Plaza located at 710 Princeton. We wrote about the other new shops opening in that building. It’s […]
Photo of the Day: Give Life Orlando Day Blood Drive
Photo courtesy of City of Orlando Facebook. The Big Red Bus at City Hall today as part of Give Life Orlando Day. You can donate blood at seven location downtown today. All donors get a free Fandango movie ticket. Click here for more information.
Cruises Only Building to Undergo Major Renovations
The large office building on 1011 East Colonial Dr. known to most as the Cruises Only building will undergo major renovations. Grabhorn Properties purchased the building, now being called 1011 East Center, in December of 2012. According to details provided by Stephen Yeow, VP for Development & Construction for Grabhorn’s parent company, the renovmation includes gutting out the entire interior all […]
Ask Bungalower: What’s Up With the Kobe on Colonial in Mills 50
Brian asked Bungalower: What’s happening with the old Barney’s Steakhouse on Colonial. I noticed that there is a sign that says Kobe is coming soon. Brian’s correct, it does say coming soon. But that sign has been there for a while now and it may not really be soon. We reached out to Kobe’s […]
Ivanhoe “Happy Holidays” Sign to Return This Year
A “Happy Holidays, Happy New Year” sign on top of the old OUC building on Lake Ivanhoe was a landmark during the holiday season for a number of years. City of Orlando Commissioner Robert Stuart helped to secure funding to repair the sign on top of the Center for Performing Arts at 1111 N. Orange Ave. on […]
Music Education and Pet Salon Open in New College Park Plaza
Take a Bow Studio and Plush Paws Pet Salon recently opened at 710 W. Princeton St. (& Edgewater Dr.). The 710 Plaza has been home to Cyclone Instruments. They also had two hair salons in the plaza. Recently Cyclone has been making room for the new tenants by consolidating their space. Take a Bow Studio (website […]
Photo of the Day: Cantilever Canopy Being Installed at DPAC
Photo Courtesy of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
First Urban Art Museum Installation Fully Funded on Kickstarter
We mentioned at the end of July that some folks in Mills 50 district were raising money for the installation of a public art piece. With less than 10 days left in the Kickstarter fundraising campaign, the project passed it’s goal of $4,400. This is the first installation of a larger Urban Art Museum project that […]
Imperial Wine Bar Now Offering Food
The Imperial Wine Bar (website | Facebook ) at 1800 N Orange Ave. is now offering food in the evening. The bar located inside of Washburn Imports in the Lake Ivanhoe Village District offers small plates in addition to their current offering of beer and wine. The food service starts at 7 pm and goes […]
Loch Haven Veterinary Hospital Set to Move
New location for Loch Haven Veterinary Clinic The Loch Haven Veterinary Clinic (website | Facebook) on 2000 N Mills Ave. is set to move down the street to a new location. The new location will be at 921 N Mills Ave. They are currently renovating the new location and don’t have an exact date set for the […]
The Thirsty Topher Beer & Wine Bar Coming to Ivanhoe Village
The owners of a new beer and wine bar in Ivanhoe Village are building out their bar in a warehouse space off Alden Rd. The Thirsty Topher Beer & Wine Bar (Facebook) will feature an intimate environment including a 26 foot cypress bar top where they plan to serve beer, wine and infused sake. One […]
Ask Bungalower: Is Uptown a Neighborhood?
After our recent post on the new neighborhood & main street signs a reader asked us: After reading your article on the neighborhood signs, I’ve started seeing them everywhere. I saw Uptown had one of the signs. Is Uptown a neighborhood? She is 100% correct Uptown is not a neighborhood. For those not familiar the […]
54 West Plaza to Get Minor Upgrades
The owners of the 54 West plaza got approval for minor upgrades to the plaza. The improvements for the plaza at 54 W Church St. will go before the Appearance Review Board this month for a second time. They include the removal of the fountains and two oak trees that block the view of the […]
Photo of the Day: Inside a SunRail Train
Photo from SunRail Photographer Mike Wacht. A sneak peak at what the inside of the SunRail Trains will look like. This shot was taken inside of the upperdeck on one of the trains waiting at the SunRail Vehicle Storage and Maintenance Facility in Sanford for SunRail to start service in Spring 2014.