The Downtown Orlando Information Center was renovated and rebranded as Discover Downtown and now features a shop with merchandise from local vendors and a 30-foot-high mural by Boy Kong and an interactive coloring map mural by Anna Cruz. Discover Downtown has now launched a new online shopping portal featuring the same local makers highlighted in […]
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Posted inArt and Culture, Coming and Going, Events, Fashion, Ivanhoe Village, News, Real Estate, Retail
Carousel Emporium is for sale
EDIT: This post originally said that the last day of operations for this shop was August 1 but it is actually August 31. The Carousel Emporium (Facebook | Website) is set to close on August 31 and the owner is hoping to sell the business before that happens. The popular antique warehouse is located at […]
Posted inHouse of the Day, Lake Dot, Real Estate, Sponsored
House of the Day: Historic Missionary-style 3/2 in Lake Dot asking $275,000
SPONSORED: This three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is located at 727 W. Concord Street [GMap] in the Lake Dot neighborhood near Creative Village. The 1,264 SF historic home was built in 1925 and features practical design and rich finishes like a beautiful wood-burning fireplace with an antique mantle in the living room, dark-stained, original hardwood floors, antique […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Featured, Food & Drink, News, Orlando, Quality of Life
Florida shuts down alcohol consumption at bars
UPDATE 12:43 p.m.: We have attached a copy of the Executive Order below, which states that all vendors licensed to sell alcoholic beverages who derive more than 50 percent of their income from such sales shall suspend sales for consumption on the premises. Bars are still allowed to sell beverages to-go and restaurants that make […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, Video
Mason Jar Provisions in soft-open in Thornton Park
The Southern-inspired Mason Jar Provisions (Facebook | Website) that we told you was opening in Thornton Park back on June 4 has soft-opened. Located in an adjoined space next to Burton’s Bar at 805 E. Washington Street [GMap], Mason Jar Provisions has added sidewalk seating for outdoor dining and is also serving food for bar patrons next door. The […]
Posted inCollege Park, Coming and Going, Food & Drink, People
Outpost Neighborhood Kitchen closing Sunday, June 28th
Julie and Kevin Casey, owners of Outpost Neighborhood Kitchen (Facebook | Website), announced on social media that they would be closing the College Park restaurant. The Caseys opened the restaurant at 2603 Edgewater Drive [GMap] in March 2015, and we covered it HERE. They announced HERE in May 2019 that they would be moving their […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, Mills 50
Matcha House opening in Mills 50
A new business has opened in the former home of Bubbles and Ice at 811 Mills Avenue [GMap] in the Mills 50 District and it will be specializing in house-made matcha soft serve ice cream. Matcha House Tea and Creamery (Instagram) will serve its house-made ice cream in daily-made charcoal waffle cones as well as […]
Posted inHouse of the Day, Lake Eola Heights, Photos, Real Estate, Sponsored
House of the Day: Historic 4/3 in Lake Eola Heights with three-car garage asking $849,000
SPONSORED by Beth Hobart, Mainframe Real Estate: This four-bedroom, three-bathroom home sits on a quarter-acre of land in the Lake Eola Heights Historic District in downtown Orlando and has a one-bedroom, one-bathroom, income-generating apartment above its three-car garage. Located at 615 E. Concord Street [GMap], this home was built in 1920 and has been lovingly […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Featured, Food & Drink, Lists, Orlando
Buy local: A list of black-owned restaurants
According to a recent story by the Washington Post, black-owned businesses and neighborhoods have been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. That fact is even more important when compounded with recent protests and activations across the country sparked by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. You can help make an impact by […]
Posted inBaldwin Park, Featured
Governor DeSantis announces second phase of reopening Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that Florida will begin entering Phase 2 of its economic reopening process ton Friday, June 5. Editor’s Note: This does not supersede the curfews in place across Orange County or here in Orlando. Under the second phase of reopening, bars and pubs will be allowed to operate at 50 […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Downtown, Events, Food & Drink, Parks, Quality of Life, Retail
City testing temporary pop-up dining courtyard in Thornton Park
Orlando City Council will vote today on whether to extend a Temporary Use Permit to extend outdoor dining into a downtown street as part of an ongoing COVID-19 Economic Recovery Initiative pilot. City Hall announced in early May that it would be relaxing restrictions on outdoor dining for restaurants in city limits that would like […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Downtown, Events, News, Video
Dr. Phillips Center furloughs workers
We are committed to opening as swiftly and as safely as we can, when artists and shows begin to tour again and when our guests feel comfortable coming back to the arts center.” The Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts has told half of its full-time and part-employees that they will be furloughed as of […]
Posted inReal Estate, SODO, Sponsored
Townhomes Highlight: Pineloch 15
SPONSORED: Pineloch 15 (Website) is a new townhome development in the heart of the SoDo District at 200 E. Pineloch Avenue [GMap]. The development team consists of Dean Ash Homes (Website) and Keesee Associates Architects (Website). This prime location is less than 10 minutes from the heart of Downtown Orlando and the Central Business District, […]
Posted inAudubon Park, Buildings, Coming and Going, Eyes on the Street, Featured, Food & Drink
The Salty Donut definitely opening in Audubon Park
We told you in January about a new donut shop that was possibly opening in Audubon Park called The Salty Donut. Read more on that HERE. The Salty Donut – Artisanal Donut Shoppe and Coffee Bar (Website) PR reps were a bit, well, a little salty, when we asked them to confirm the rumor of […]
Posted inCollege Park, House of the Day, Photos, Real Estate, Sponsored
House of the Day: Characterful 3/2 College Park home asking $400,000
UPDATE: An open house is scheduled for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 6. SPONSORED: This three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is located at 1330 Golfview Street [GMap] on a corner lot in College Park. This 1,832 SF home is conveniently located in western College Park, just one block from Guernsey Park. It’s a brief walk to shopping […]