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INHABIT: NHU PHAN AT LYNN FASHION

Like what you see? Consider supporting this series by clicking HERE.   SPONSORED by lil indies: Inhabit is a series by local photographer David Lawrence (Website), that shares stories about the people who call Orlando home. It’s an exploration of where people live and spend their days, whether that be at home, in an office, the streets of downtown, […]

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Celebrate the International Day of Yoga for Africa Yoga Project

UPDATE: Due to a weather projection of heavy rainfall, this event will be held at Uncanny Fitness, at 857 Pennsylvania Avenue [GMap].   PROMO: Join lululemon ambassador Danielle Cosgrove and Africa Yoga Project (Facebook | Website) instructor, Millie Weke, who is traveling all the way from Kenya – for a complimentary evening of yoga and […]

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Ask Bungalower: Are there plans for improved bicycle infrastructure in Creative Village?

“I seem to see one glaring error already in the planning of Creative Village …” – BUNGALOWER READER We received the following message from a Bungalower reader who wished to remain anonymous, concerning the Creative Village development in Downtown Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood. ” … In a development advertised as future-oriented and who’s first tenants will be college students, […]

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Nine awesome Orlando summer camps to sign your kid up for

  2017 Robotics Summer Camps Host: Clockwork Mania, Orlando Science Schools, 2427 Lynx Lane [GMap] Dates: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 19-23 Ages: 9-13 Cost: $300 Students learn the basics of robot programming, 3-D printing, and other hands-on science activities, in a STEM-driven curriculum. Click HERE for more information.   2017 Summer Art Adventure Host: Orlando […]

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Public Meeting Alert: Discussion on MLK, JR. Park Plan

EDIT: The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 25. The City of Winter Park and representatives from GAI Consultant’s Community Solutions Group will be hosting a community meeting at the Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center [GMap] aboutu the future of Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. This is the first public meeting for the master […]

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Help shape future of Corrine Drive, participate in this survey

Orlando residents are being asked to participate in a survey as part of the MetroPlan Orlando Corrine Drive Complete Streets project we wrote about earlier in the year, HERE. Participants are asked to share their vision of what the perfect Corrine Drive might look like, their #CorrineWishList by filling out THIS survey. This is the […]

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11 Questions with Sarah Collins from Lure Design

You can’t deny people are awesome. Who doesn’t like sitting down with good friends to ask them interesting, insightful, and funny questions? With that in mind, local photographer Brian Carlson, has introduced an ongoing photo and Q&A series called 11 Questions where he interviews Orlandoans he looks up to as well as people within the community that he’s always […]

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Downtown Credo coworking finds home(s) in former Evans Group building

PROMO: Credo Conduit, the newish co-working arm of the pay-what-you-can coffee shop franchise Downtown Credo, has found a new home at 1001 N. Orange Avenue in the North Quarter [GMap]. The mission of Credo Conduit is to “cultivate a network of meaning, impact, and community.” Under the helm of Downtown Credo’s owner, Ben Hoyer, along […]

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MetroPlan Orlando launches Complete Streets project for contentious Corrine Drive

MetroPlan Orlando, the metropolitan planning organization for Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties, has kicked-off a year-long study that will look at trying to reshape the Corrine Drive corridor from U.S. 17/92 to Bennett Road, in Audubon Park as part of a new Complete Street initiative. For more information on Complete Streets, click HERE. Bungalower learned […]

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Ask Bungalower: Is the Lake Eola Panera Bread closing?

“Hey Bungalower, I noticed a lot of construction on the Panera Bread building and now I’m hearing the restaurant is going to close. Do you know anything?” – Brent UPDATE: Jenna Brodkowski, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Panera Bread, has stated that the store closure is because the corporate offices decided not to […]

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City Council approves new ordinance to “streamline” appeal processes

The Orlando City Council voted unanimously to adopted a new ordinance at the most recent City Council meeting which will allow themselves to conduct quasi-judicial hearings instead of referring the hearings to a contracted hearing officer. Ordinance No. 2016-96 amends Section 2.206 of the City Code in order to allow City staff to expedite dispositions of […]