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Former Plaza developer hoping to add another building to downtown skyline

Cameron Kuhn, the developer behind signature Orlando projects like The Plaza in downtown Orlando, is planning a new 36-story tower in the Central Business District, adjacent to the interstate and the city’s upcoming Under-I urban park project. The parcel, which is located at 110 Jefferson Street [GMap], is currently a surface parking lot that doesn’t […]

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Lizzy McCormack’s Irish Bar to close in September

According to recent social media posts, downtown watering hole, Lizzy McCormack’s Irish Bar (Facebook | Instagram), will close up shop on September 25, 2022. According to their posts, the owner, Karen Wall, would like to find a new location to re-open the Irish pub concept, but for now, she found it “… illogical to maintain […]

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New taco restaurant opening in former Wahlburger’s storefront

California-based restaurant chain, Solita Tacos and Margaritas (Facebook | Website), has just signed a 10-year lease for a vacant storefront on a very prominent corner in downtown Orlando later this year. The new restaurant will take over the empty 5,300 SF space left behind by Wahlburgers at 200 S. Orange Avenue [GMap], when it abandoned the […]

House of the Week: Multiple adjacent SoDo homes available for $1,390,000

Multiple rental properties adjacent to each other in the heart of the SoDo District, just south of Downtown Orlando, are currently available for purchase. The rare opportunity to purchase these homes at 117 E. Grant Street, 121 E. Grant Street, and 116 E. Muriel Street is ideal for new luxury homes, townhouses, or investment properties […]

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Airbnb giving out $10 million to build crazy homes for short-term rentals

Airbnb has just announced a new $10 million fund that will be used to make people’s weird architectural concepts a reality, while simultaneously boosting its rental network. The new OMG! Fund will be used to build 100 new homes with the one hangup that only the “craziest ideas” will be funded. The name is a […]

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City’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program set to end next month

The City of Orlando’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program is set to end on Friday, July 1st, 2022, due to the anticipated exhaustion of the $6.8 million in COVID-19 Relief Funds awarded from the U.S. Department of the Treasury “During this difficult, unprecedented time, the financial support provided by our rental assistance program has helped thousands of […]

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Annual Fireworks at the Fountain event scheduled for 4 p.m. next Monday

The City of Orlando will host its 45th annual Fireworks at the Fountain event on Monday, July 4, at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando. The free event will run from 4-10 p.m. and will feature live entertainment, family-friendly activities, food and beverage vendors, and a firework display starting at 9:15 p.m. The fireworks will […]

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Orange County hosting I-4 Ultimate Sculpture Tour, June 25

The Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs office will be hosting a special tour of the new I-4 Ultimate Art Endowment Program sculptures that were recently installed along the interstate corridor. Attendees will board a free luxury bus tour to see the installations that have been installed along the interstate, which were underwritten by I-4 […]

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Rollins puts free bike share program on pause

Rollins College has pressed the pause button on a program that has been providing free bikes on campus for the past 13 years. As first reported by student newspaper, The Sandspur, the Rollins Sustainability Program announced a pause in the program from the end of the spring semester through the conclusion of Fall 2022, to […]

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Will’s Pub hosting Peacock Room reunion on Monday, May 30

Will’s Pub (Instagram | Website) will host a special Peacock Room-themed reunion event on Memorial Day this Monday, May 30 for the beloved, and long-gone watering hole and the creatives that called it home (or at least frequented it a lot). The Peacock Room closed roughly eight years ago after 13 years of business at […]

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VIDEO: Fancy new venue, Bellhop, to soft-open this Friday in historic Angebilt Hotel

The Bellhop (Instagram) has announced that it will be soft-opening on Friday, May 13, at 8 p.m. The fancy new bar/coffee shop was built out in the former Subway storefront on the corner of Wall Street and Orange Avenue at 37 N. Orange Avenue [GMap], on the bottom floor of the historic Angebilt Hotel. Bellhop will be a coffee […]

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House of the Day: Corner unit in Star Tower asking $655,000

This two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom condo is located on the 8th floor of the highly-desired downtown high rise, Star Tower, at 260 S. Osceola Avenue [GMap] in South Eola, within walking distance to local shops, restaurants, Lake Eola, the Central Business District, and Publix. This 2,000 SF corner unit has been beautifully upgraded and features a split, […]