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September event roundup for the Orange County Library

The Orange County Library system (Facebook | Website) has announced their event programming for the month of September. For more information about events, call 407-835-7323. You can also check for more library events online at www.ocls.info. This post uses copy that was written by a third party, because of lazy reporting. South Creek Small Business Expo 2018 South Creek […]

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Q&A with The Heavy crew in Winter Park

The folks behind The Heavy, the mixed retail concept moving into the vacant Lombardi’s building at 1152 Harmon Avenue [GMap], has been raising more questions than answers since they came out of their fishy closet in November of last year. We were invited to submit the following questions to Jason Moore and Jennifer Crotty of Porch […]

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BUNGALOWER’S TOP 16 WEEKEND EVENT PICKS, JUNE 15-17

Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend. Remember, you can always visit the complete events calendar by clicking on “EVENTS” in our main menu. The City of Orlando is working with Waze, a GPS software company, to table real-time traffic updates. Click HERE to get up-to-date road closure information before heading Downtown. If […]

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Results are in from the Curry Ford road diet demonstration

EDIT: To be clear, any quotes in the post below are not our own. They are pulled directly from the Smart Growth America study.    “Orlando’s project faced significant resistance, especially from people who care more about their speed than others’ safety.” – Smart growth america The City of Orlando was selected to take part […]

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BUNGALOWER’S TOP 17 WEEKEND EVENT PICKS, MAY 18-20

Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend. Remember, you can always visit the complete events calendar by clicking on “EVENTS” in our main menu. The City of Orlando is working with Waze, a GPS software company, to table real-time traffic updates. Click HERE to get up-to-date road closure information before heading Downtown. If you’d […]

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BUNGALOWER’S TOP 18 WEEKEND EVENT PICKS, APRIL 6-8

Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend. Remember, you can always visit the complete events calendar by clicking on “EVENTS” in our main menu. The City of Orlando is working with Waze, a GPS software company, to table real-time traffic updates. Click HERE to get up-to-date road closure information before heading Downtown. If you’d […]

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APRIL EVENT ROUNDUP FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY

The Orange County Library system (Facebook | Website) has announced their event programming for the month of April. For more information about events, call 407-835-7323. You can also check for more library events online at www.ocls.info. This post uses copy that was written by a third party, because lazy reporting.   Celebrate National Library Week with WonderWorks! All Locations: April […]

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TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR KEEP ORLANDO BEAUTIFUL’S TRASH 2 TRENDS RUNWAY SHOW

PROMO: Keep Orlando Beautiful’s annual fundraiser and fashion show, Trash 2 Trends, is set to return in 2018 at SeaWorld Orlando on February 3. The evening features a runway of unique, up-cycled designs made from recycled and discarded materials – click HERE to see last year’s mind-blowing designs. Models walk a 48-foot runway while guests […]

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Can’t Breathe: City of Orlando provides context on that HuffPo article

EDIT: The attached copy is from an email sent to Huffington Post by the City of Orlando prior to the story being published. It is not in response to their article. The Huffington Post released an article entitled, “Even Breathing Is A Risk In One Of Orlando’s Poorest Neighborhoods” on January 23, in response to […]

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JANUARY EVENT ROUNDUP FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY

The Orange County Library system (Facebook | Website) has announced their event programming for the month of January. Events include the the Human Library, one-minute film festivals, and a book swap. For more information about events, call 407-835-7323. You can also check for more library events online at www.ocls.info. This post uses copy that was written by a third […]

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Ask Bungalower: Why do the Downtown 7-Elevens look the way they do?

Our readers like to ask a lot of questions. Which is great, because we like to be nosy. This time though, we had to defer to an expert. “The recent report on the many new 7-Eleven locations had me thinking… What’s up with the outlandish architecture of the 7-Elevens around Downtown (e.g. Colonial and Magnolia, […]

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Fourth of July event roundup

Orlando residents will be able to celebrate the Fourth of July at Lake Eola Park at the 40th Annual Fireworks at the Fountain. Festivities begin at 4 p.m. with activities for children, live music, and food and beverages available for purchase. The evening will conclude with a fireworks display over Lake Eola. Click HERE for […]

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Photographer looking to exhibit photos of Pulse tattoos and murals

UCF Librarian, Carrie Moran, is the recent recipient of funding from the Citizen Curator Project (Website) and will be using the funds to curate and display an exhibit at the UCF Art Gallery, based on Pulse. Moran is also the President of UCF’s Pride Faculty and Staff Association. Moran is looking to photograph Orlandoans with […]