After years of having the property on the corner of Mills & Virginia sitting empty, The Fresh Market at Mills Park opens today. The supermarket is the first of a variety of business and an apartment complex to open on that development. The development is situated inside of the Lake Formosa Neighborhood and inside the […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Featured, Mills 50
Mills 50 Launches Kickstarter to Fund Urban Art Museum
Mills 50 launched their first Kickstarter campaign to fund their Urban Art Museum. The idea is to crowdsource funding for various art installations in the district. For the first installation they are looking to raise $4,400. Supporters at the various levels will get an invite to the installation party, having their name “surreptitiously integrated” into […]
Posted inOrlando, Photos, Transportation
Photos from Bungalowers: SunRail Cars Painted and Ready for Orlando
Photo from SunRail’s Facebook Page
Posted inBuildings, Downtown, Parking
Citrus Center Making Plans for Surface Lot
Source: Google Maps Street View The Orlando Business Journal reports that the owners of the Citrus Center at 255 S Orange Ave (btwn. Jackson St. and Church St.) are trying to decide what to do with the “surface lot” space that the building owns. We assume they are are talking about the space behind the […]
Posted inCollege Park, Featured, Food & Drink
New Restaurant Hangar Opens in College Park
The Hangar opened today after a quick transition from WildSide. The Hangar is located at 2305 Edgewater Drive. (btwn. Smith St. & Princeton Ave) in the old WildSide location. As reported the restaurant features an aviation theme. The menu includes your standard american menu items including seared tuna, stuffed eggplant, flatbreads, sandwiches and burgers. […]
Posted inDelaney Park, House of the Day, Lake Copeland
House of the Day: 1300 Delaney Ave
This five bedroom 5,521 square food Mediterranean villa-style house sits on Lake Copeland. The listing indicates that the home includes amenities such as a gas fireplace, media room, pool, spa tub, dock and private patio. The home is technically in the Lake Copeland neighborhood but just outside of Delaney Park. The house was sold […]
Posted inChurch Street, Coming and Going, Downtown, Featured, Food & Drink
Barnie’s Coffee Kitchen to Open Inside City Arts Factory
Barnie’s Coffee Kitchen is moving into the City Arts Factory Downtown. Barnie’s will be located in the former Roho Coffee location. This provides them access both from within City Arts Factory and Orange Ave. Based on the signs posted in the window the coffee shop is scheduled to open in August. Here’s what it looks […]
Posted inParks, SODO
Lake Beauty Park Wins Architecture Award
The Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architect awarded Lake Beauty Park the 2013 Award of Honor in the Open Space Category. Lake Beauty Park is on the corner of Orange Avenue and Miller Street in Downtown South. The park serves as an entry point for Orlando Health. The award was given to […]
Posted inChurch Street, Coming and Going, Downtown, Food & Drink
Church Street Tavern Pittsburgh Bar Set to Open Mid-August
The owners of the Church Street Tavern which will be located inside of the old Bumby Arcade on Church Street announced on their Facebook page that they are shooting for an opening date of August 17. The Pittsburgh themed restaurant signed a lease for their space back in April and have been working to open […]
Posted inComing and Going, Downtown, Featured, Food & Drink, South Eola, Thornton Park
Lotus and Honey — A Look Inside
We went by the new Lotus and Honey restaurants on Sunday to see what progress was being made. As we mentioned last week both restaurants are scheduled to open in the Sanctuary downtown this week. We didn’t see any work being done at the time, but we did get a glimpse inside. Here’s a look […]
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Links From the Week
Promoters added a pool to church street this weekend for a pool party. Orlando does poor job of fixing bumpy brick streets, commissioner says [Orlando Sentinel] Deal for Orlando-to-Miami train delayed but almost done [Orlando Sentinel] In College Park, housing prices soar above the city’s median [Orlando Sentinel] Orlando Museum of Art’s Documents Were Stored […]
Posted inColonialtown North, Coming and Going, Mills 50, Retail
Jazzercise Opens on Mills
A new Jazzercise studio is opening at 927 N Mills Ave. (btwn. Webber St. and Marks St.). The owners currently teach classes in College Park and at the Marks Street Recreation Center and decided to open up their own place according to their Facebook posts. The banner outside says the shop is scheduled to open […]
Posted inChurch Street, Coming and Going, Downtown, Featured, Food & Drink
Five Guys on Church Street Closes
The Five Guys on Church Street closed on Saturday. A sign posted on the door provided no further details but we’ve heard that Graffiti Junktion is considering a location there.
Posted inCrime, Mills 50
Mills 50 Mural Vandalized
Taggers vandalized one of the mural’s in the Mills 50 district over the weekend. The reason the City of Orlando originally paid for the mural was because the wall was constantly being tagged. The mural was created by artist Andrew Spear. Anyone with information can call Crimeline anonymously at 800-423-TIPS (8477).
Posted inBuildings, Colonialtown, Coming and Going, Hotels
Element by Westin Coming to Fashion Square Mall
Residents and business in the Colonial Town/Fashion Square area will have a new hotel in the neighborhood. The Orlando city council approved a plan to add a Hotel to the Fashion Square Mall site. In addition to the eight story 175-room hotel the plan also calls for renovating and reconfiguring the area to accommodate 28,500sf […]