NOTE: Bungalower Buddy members can present their keychains at the box office to unlock a special discount on their festival tickets this year. The Florida Film Festival has just announced the program lineup for its 31st Annual Festival, running April 8-17, 2022, which will be hosted in Maitland and Winter Park, Florida. This year, the […]
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Posted inArt and Culture, Church Street, Coming and Going, Featured, Food & Drink, News, People
HÄOS on Church is under new management/ownership
There have been some big changes over at HÄOS on Church (Facebook | Website) which is now under new management. Blue Star, the founder of BlueLaLa Entertainment and the beloved-yet-shuttered art space The Venue, partnered with David Webley of Kres Chophouse (Website) in 2020 to open a new downtown concept, HÄOS on Church, at 123 W. Church Street [GMap]. While the HÄOS concept […]
Posted inComing and Going, Featured, Food & Drink, Mills 50
Grilled Cheezus now open in Mills 50
We told you HERE in August 2021 that the former Bites and Bubbles restaurant at 912 N. Mills Avenue [GMap] would be split in twain and transformed into the home of not one, but two new food concepts, and they’re finally both open. Popular cookie pop-up Phat Ash Bakes (Instagram | Website) opened in the rear of the building last […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Downtown, Events, Quality of Life, Roads, Transportation
City hosting public event to share info on last piece of Downtown bike trail
The City of Orlando’s Transportation Department will be hosting a public open house on Thursday, March 10 from 5-7 p.m. at Venture X in downtown Orlando. The event will provide input on the design of the last couple of miles remaining in the Downtown Loop – a multi-use project, that will connect to an 8.5-mile […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Events, Uncategorized, Winter Park
Non-profit “Shark Tank”-style event sees 5x the prize pot when attendees chip in at the last minute
We told you HERE last month that Winter Park-based Victory Cup Initiative (Website) was hosting a “Shark Tank”-style event at Alfond Inn to award funds to ten featured local organizations. Those groups were prompted to share their stories in just 150 seconds in front of an audience of 500 community and business leaders for cash prizes […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Coming and Going, Downtown, Events, Food & Drink, News, People, Quality of Life, Real Estate
Wall Street Plaza owner sells properties to new operators
Joel Springman, owner of the downtown entertainment complex, Wall Street Plaza (Facebook | Website), has just sold a number of his properties to the operators of Gilt Nightclub. Wall Street has had a particularly tough pandemic with strict guidelines hobbling its operations through the past two years, ranging from CDC protocols that limited gathering in public spaces to the […]
Posted inEvents, Food & Drink, Ivanhoe Village
Sip your way into spring in Ivanhoe Village next month
Ivanhoe Village’s annual Sip into Spring wine walk returns on Saturday, March 26th at 5 pm this year, featuring 15 different locations. 15 local businesses along the route will offer both red and white wine options supplied by the Ivanhoe-based Tim’s Wine Market. Each participating business will remain open for extended shopping hours as well […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Civics and Participation, Events, History, News, Parramore, Quality of Life
Parramore becomes official Main Street, again
One of Orlando’s oldest downtown neighborhoods, Parramore, has just been granted an official Main Street program of its own, but it’s not the first time they’ve had one. Parramore was actually one of the first neighborhoods in Orlando to get a Main Street program back in 2008, but it was disbanded months later by City […]
Posted inAbout Bungalower, Architecture and Design, Art and Culture, Buildings, Civics and Participation, News, Winter Park
We Were Hoodwinked: Winter Park only in early discussions to buy downtown post office. Sale not certain
UPDATE: This post has been updated with a quote from Elijah Noel to give him a chance to respond to his political opponent. The City of Winter Park has been discussing the potential purchase of a mid-century post office building and relocating the USPS outside of its downtown for the past few years, and earlier […]
Posted inEvents, Food & Drink, Parramore
The Monroe finally opens outdoor patio space
The Monroe (Facebook | Website), is located on the bottom floor of The Julian Apartments in Parramore’s Creative Village development at 462 N. Terry Avenue [GMap] and it opened for business in May 2021. Good Salt Restaurant Group which manages The Monroe’s sister restaurants, Seito Sushi, The Osprey, and Reyes Mezcaleria, finally opened the patio space at the new restaurant on the evening of Wednesday, February […]
Posted inAudubon Park, Coming and Going, Food & Drink
Japanese waffle truck opening storefront in East End Market
Japanese waffle-maker Wafu (Facebook | Instagram) will be taking over a space that has opened up in East End Market. The fish-shaped waffle-makers, that we’ve written about previously HERE, will be taking over the storefront left vacant by Dochi on the second floor of the Audubon Park-based food hall on April 1, with an opening scheduled for sometime in […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Crime, Orlando, Quality of Life
Orange County approves new Fertilizer restrictions
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners has unanimously voted to update the Fertilizer Management Ordinance in an effort to further prevent nutrient pollution from entering local water bodies. The ordinance includes a ban on using fertilizer that contains nitrogen or phosphorus during summer months, an increase on setback distances from natural water bodies, a […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Orlando, Transportation
LYNX granted $300,000 for Transit-Oriented Development planning
The Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) has just been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development planning. The funding program awarded $11 million to 20 projects across 12 states as part of the president’s call to combat climate change and combat environmental justice issues. LYNX will […]
Posted inCollege Park, Food & Drink, Garden, People
Edible Education Experience hires new Executive Director
The Edible Education Experience (Website), which operates the 3,500 SF Emeril Lagasse Foundation Kitchen House and Culinary Garden in College Park, has hired a new executive director. The non-profit operates a culinary teaching center with an on-site culinary garden that we’ve featured on the website previously and has been searching for a new director since last August when […]
Posted inAudubon Park, Did You Know-town, Garden, History, Parks
Did You Know-town: There’s a cemetery at Leu Gardens?
At the same time Winter Park was trying to incorporate into a town with the help of Hannibal Square, a man named David Mizell Jr. was purchasing 8 acres of land between Lake Berry, Lake Virginia, and what was to become Lake Mizell, where he built a settlement he called “Lake View” and started to […]