Curry Ford West (Facebook | Website) launched a series of interactive selfie stations in 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic that proved to be so popular that they made it an annual event. This year’s event offers photo ops dotting the Curry Ford corridor with spots both inside and outside of local host businesses. Picture Perfect Holidays will […]
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Cows ‘n’ Cabs breaks fundraising record with over $1 million raised
This year’s blockbuster charity event Cows ‘n’ Cabs (Website) in Winter Park broke records with a whopping $1,020,000 raised overnight. In its 11th year, the event attracted 3,171 guests to enjoy food and drink samples from over 120 food and drink stations, including fancy lounges hosted by Patron, Woodford Reserve, and Crown Royal. For added perspective, the […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Featured, News, Orlando, People
Local Election Roundup 2023
Orlando’s General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 7, with three public positions up for grabs: Mayor, District 4 Commissioner, and District 6 Commissioner. Tuesday’s results will likely have a significant impact on several current and ongoing local initiatives, including the temporary moratorium on new nightclubs downtown, the recently acquired Pulse nightclub property, and […]
Posted inIvanhoe Village, Roads
Orange Avenue partially reopened to traffic in Ivanhoe Village
A section of Orange Avenue running through Ivanhoe Village that was temporarily closed for construction in mid-September has partially reopened to vehicular traffic, with single travel lanes open in both directions. On September 11, the City of Orlando’s Public Works Department kicked off Phase 1 of construction to replace sanitary sewer lines on North Orange […]
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OnePulse Foundation gives up on museum project
Following on the heels of last week’s announcement that the City of Orlando would be purchasing the former Pulse Nightclub property from its three co-owners to pursue its own public memorial, the OnePulse Foundation has just shared that it will not be moving forward with its museum project as well. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings’ […]
Posted inEvents, Winter Park
Winter Park Institute speaker series lives again
Popular speaker series, The Winter Park Institute (Website), is back in action as an independent non-profit, under the direction of Lauren Zimmerman, the owner of Writer’s Block Bookstore, and Jeffrey Blyndenburgh. The series is slated to return on November 10 with a talk entitled “Empowering Voices, Building Futures, led by authors Ryan Craig and Stephen Shedletzky. […]
Posted inComing and Going, Downtown, Featured, Food & Drink
DoveCote Restaurant looking for new home
DoveCote Restaurant (Instagram | Website) is moving out of its downtown home on the bottom floor of the Bank of America Center, according to a recent post shared on social media. As stated in the post, the French-inspired brasserie closed its downtown Orlando location effective October 1, saying it made the decision to look for […]
Posted inDowntown, Events, Quality of Life
Come Out With Pride Parade taking place October 21
Orlando’s annual blockbuster Pride event, Come Out With Pride (Website), is back this year in downtown Orlando on Saturday, October 21. The main event will take place from noon through 10:30 p.m. at Lake Eola with a festival around the park complimented by the annual Come Out With Pride parade which kicks off at 4 p.m. Fireworks […]
Posted inEvents, Featured, Food & Drink, Winter Park
Courtesy Bar hosting Halloween-themed bar takeover next month
The Courtesy Bar (Website) will host an immersive Halloween takeover during the month of October, inspired by another holiday series, Miracle on Orange. Nightmare on Orange will run from October 3-31 and will see the transformation of the bar’s interior and new Halloween-themed costumes for Courtesy’s award-winning staff, which will be turning out an entirely […]
Posted inIvanhoe Village, Roads
Road Alert: Traffic in Ivanhoe Village
A section of Orange Avenue that runs through Ivanhoe Village is temporarily closed for construction according to the Ivanhoe Village Main Street, and it’s already making area commutes a bit more of an adventure. The City of Orlando’s Public Works Department kicked off Phase 1 of construction to replace sanitary sewer lines on North Orange […]
Posted inFood & Drink, Thornton Park
Soco Thornton Park celebrating 9th anniversary with crowd-favorite dishes
Soco Thornton Park (Facebook | Website) first opened in the former Hue Restaurant at 629 E Central Boulevard [GMap] back in September 2014, just nine years ago. The popular restaurant, led by Chef Greg Richie, has made a name for itself through the years for its contemporary takes on Southern cuisine with rotating hit dishes […]
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Armstrong Locks building sells to restaurateur
We told you HERE in May 2023 that the Armstrong Lock and Security (Website) building was being put on the market and it seems that it found a buyer in just a few months. According to the listing agent, Alex Bisbee, Insite Real Estate, Inc., the property sold for $3.15 million to its new owner. “It’s […]
Posted inEvents, Farmers Market, Food & Drink, Milk District
Market on South launching new Vegan Glow Party series, September 8
The new owners of Market on South in the Milk District will be hosting the first of a series of Vegan Glow Parties, launching on September 8. We told you HERE in June that the crew behind Main Street Market in Winter Garden had decided to relocate to the shuttered vegan hub Market on South when […]
Posted inDowntown, News, Weird Alert
Scaffolding Gate is finally over
8/29 UPDATE: Solitas Tacos and Margaritas is now open as well and operating under normal business hours. The unstable scaffolding snafu that led to a multi-week shutdown of Orange Avenue through downtown Orlando has finally been resolved. We told you HERE on August 13, that the collapse of unstable scaffolding set up at the corner […]
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Storm Watch: Tropical Storm Idalia
President Biden approved an Emergency Declaration for the State of Florida on Sunday, August 27, ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia which is expected to intensify into a hurricane before it makes landfall this Wednesday. The action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts caused by the storm in Alachua, Bay, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Columbia, […]