The National Independent Venue Association (Website), backed by Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesotan Democrat, and Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, have introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide $10 billion in funding over six months...
Dandelion Community Cafe (Facebook | Website) has launched a new initiative that asks people to send messages to their government leaders on custom-made postcards.
“With COVID-19 all around us, I felt a lot of...
The recently-launched union at Orlando Sentinel, the Sentinel Guild, has launched a campaign to take back the ownership of the long-standing Central Florida newspaper.
The union formed in response to fears that arose...
A petition on Change.org has been launched to rename Division Avenue west I-4. A number of Orlando residents see the street name as a testament to a racially-segregated past where the road functioned to separate black and...
SPONSORED: The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC - The Reliable One) needs your help to pave a cleaner, greener future as they develop a 20-year energy roadmap.
OUC has provided residents and businesses with reliable...
UPDATE: David Loisel has informed Bungalower that the GoFundMe was meant as a hoax/reveal for his Halloween costume and not as an actual fundraiser for Parliament House. Loisel has stated that any donations made to his page will be donated...
Orlandoan, Mike DiMauro, launched a petition on Change.org to have SunPass to waive fees for customers caught in a mess created as a result of a technological snafu.
The aforementioned snafu comes as a result of a failed upgrade to the...
The City of Orlando's Solid Waste department has launched a survey in an effort to find out what residents know about recycling.
Information gleaned from the survey will be used to launch an educational campaign this summer. Why an education campaign?...
An advisory panel at the Florida State University has recommended the removal of a statue of Francis Eppes from a high profile location in front of the Westcott Building on campus, near one of the main entrances.
The same panel has...
A "participatory budget" is a democratic platform tool that allows ordinary people to decide how to allocate part of a municipal budget. This "democratic deliberation" process allows citizens to identify, discuss, and prioritize certain public spending projects and gives...
Vote for your favorite restaurants to win the 2017 Orlando Magazine Dining Awards HERE and you could win dinner for two at one of Orlando's best restaurants.
To be considered for the contest, your ballot must have at votes in at...
The City of Orlando has initiated a Bicycle and Pedestrian Study for the Milk and Mills 50 Main Street Districts and they need public input on what areas they should be focusing on for possible improvements.
Possible points of interest...
MetroPlan is neck deep in their Corrine Drive Complete Streets study and held their first public workshop at Leu Gardens on July 27. The above video was a promo for the workshop which has already taken place, which presented...
We've been following the Corrine situation since 2015 when we wished for a "Calmer Corrine" in our I Wish This Was ... column. Since then, MetroPlan Orlando has launched a Complete Streets project that could reshape the contentious corridor into something...
A petition on Change.org is asking the City of Orlando to install a rainbow crosswalk at the intersection of South Orange Avenue and Kaley Street, in recognition of the Pulse shootings.
Orange Avenue itself is a State Road and outside...
UPDATE: Click HERE to see the Historic Neighborhood Improvement Initiative Facebook page.
A petition is making the rounds in the Lake Lawsona Historic District, to request that their power lines be placed underground.
Neighbors in the district are working with OUC...
Local blogger, David Porter, will address City Council 2 p.m. Monday, May 15, demanding the removal of the Confederate Statue at Lake Eola by Orlando United Day, June 12, 2017.
The memorial was originally erected by a local chapter of...
UPDATE: A PUBLIC MEETING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 31. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
The proposed 288-unit Broadstone Lake House project, that we've written about previously HERE, was denied a request for a density bonus by the Municipal Planning...
A steering committee of Valencia faculty, staff, and community partners has recently launched the Pulse Memorial Scholarship to aid the LGBTQ and Hispanic population in pursuing post-secondary educational opportunities in Central Florida.
Over 40 percent of homeless youth are LGBTQ...
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EDIT: The Rais have reopened the convenience store under limited hours. The deli side will remain closed/provide limited options for the foreseeable future as Arati heals.
A Go Fund Me has been launched to support...
This March, over 21 Florida Mayors signed a letter to ask the moderators of the next presidential debates to discuss climate change plans - from the city of Tampa to Miami, but Orlando was noticeably absent. One of our...
Jet Blue is holding a contest that pits city against city. The winner could get a new free park space.
The contest began on April 1 and ends on April 30. Austin Texas is the clear front runner with a...
Photo via cityoforlando.net
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is collaborating with Disney | ABC Television Group, and ESPN to improve parks across the country in the Parks Build Community campaign. One of three City of Orlando parks will...
Timucua White House (Website), the house-turned-free-music-venue in Downtown South, is being required by the City of Orlando to apply for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to remain open.
The space, owned-and-operated by Benoit Glazer (the Music Director for local Cirque...
There are two competing petitions for upcoming 2016 amendments that are circulating in Orlando at the moment. One encourages people to support a ballot initiative to allow Floridians the right to buy electricity from companies that can install solar panels...