The Orange County Mosquito Safety Division is charged with the task to battle the mosquito populations and keep their populations under control. In part because they’re annoying and make you itchy, but mainly because mosquitoes sometimes carry diseases that can harm people, pets, and livestock. The Mosquito Defense Network (not their official name, we just […]
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Posted inBuildings, Coming and Going, Food & Drink, Milk District
Southern Nights proposing third bar in Bumby strip
According to a recent report by Paul Brinkmann of Orlando Sentinel, the owners of Southern Nights in the Milk District are looking to open a new club right next door to their popular LTBTGIA (rainbow of fruit flavors) club located at 375 S. Bumby Avenue [GMap]. Southern Nights is looking to open a new bar in the […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Audubon Park, Events
Audubon Park hosting 4th Annual May the Fourth Be With You event
The Audubon Park Garden District (Website) is hosting their fourth annual May the Fourth Be With You event on Friday, May 4. The event runs from 5-8 p.m. and is obviously a take on Star Wars but will feature a special craft beer and wine stroll at various participating businesses along the Corrine corridor. Check-in will […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Civics and Participation, History, Orlando, Photos, Retro Orlando, Roads
Call to Artists: Submit photos for 2019 Historic Preservation Board Calendar
The City of Orlando’s Historic Preservation Board is looking for a few good photographers to submit photos of the “built historic streetscape and landscape enhancements in the city to feature in its 2019 calendar.” The annual search for photographers is an ongoing program that supports historic preservation efforts in the City Beautiful. The Historic Preservation […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Buildings, Featured, News, Orlando, Sponsored, Ten Things
TOP TEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK
SPONSORED by Ivanhoe Park Brewing: This is our latest rundown of the top ten things you need to know this week, in Orlando’s Bungalow Neighborhood news, and some bonus headlines you may have missed. Get our Top Ten in your inbox every Monday morning by signing up for our free newsletter. TOP TEN: Rollins College is tearing down […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Events, News, Orlando, Roads, Trails, Transportation
Road Alert: What’s up with Curry Ford?
The City of Orlando is a week into their two-block-long Safe Streets Initiative on Curry Ford, and people have a lot of feelings about it. Orlando and the Central Florida Region have repeatedly placed in the Top Ten Metropolitan Areas for Pedestrian Fatalities in the country, most recently ranked by the National Complete Streets Coalition. […]
Posted inComing and Going, Parramore, Retail
Re-Runz Records moving off Church Street
Parramore-based Re-Runz Records (Facebook | Website) is moving to a new home on Orange Blossom Trail. Owner Ed Smith, who we’ve profiled before HERE, announced on Facebook that after two years he was moving into a larger space “… in a much better location for my business.” The new home of the record shop, which specializes in […]
Posted inBuildings, Mills 50, Real Estate, Retail
Mills 50 Class C office building asking under $400,000
This 1,380 SF building was built in 1950 and most recently housed an acupuncture business for the past 10 years. It’s now for sale. The site is located at 1011 N. Mills Avenue [GMap] sandwiched between a self-storage building to the north and Rise Above Tattoo and Wally’s Avenue Liquors, Inc. to the south. It […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, Quality of Life, Retail, SODO
Eyes on the Street: Aardvark Beverages is opening a restaurant
Aardvark Beverages is going through some changes. Aardvark (Facebook | Website) is a craft beer, wine, keg, and draft supply store located in Downtown South at 2610 S. Ferncreek Avenue [GMap]. The business was purchased at the beginning of the year and the new owners have wasted no time in expanding their offerings of beer, […]
Posted inEvents, News, Orlando, People, Technology, Transportation
Transit accessibility app wins $25,000 prize package from Social Enterprise Accelerator
Central Florida Social Enterprise Accelerator‘s inaugural cohort of do-good businesses pitched for a $25,000 prize package Thursday night to a room full of local investors. The winner of the night was Omnimodal, a local tech company looking to make public transportation more accessible. Onnimodal (Website) is an Orlando-based social tech enterprise looking to empower public […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Downtown, Food & Drink, News, Quality of Life
New liquor law allows smaller venues to serve up mixed drinks
The Florida Legislature just passed a bill that allows smaller restaurants in Downtown Orlando to serve liquor. Bill HB1447 passed by a vote of 38-0 and allows restaurants that measure at least 1,800 SF and sit at least 80 people at a time to obtain a liquor license. They must also make at least 51 […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Audubon Park, Featured, House of the Day, Parks, Real Estate, Sponsored
House of the Day: Move-in-ready Audubon Park mid-century ranch asking $320,000
SPONSORED: This move-in-ready, mid-century ranch was built in 1956 and is located at 3411 Ibis Drive [GMap] in the Audubon Park neighborhood. The three-bedroom, two-bath home sits on a corner lot, just next to Songbird Park where the local Main Street District recently installed a series of birdhouses that were architecturally-inspired by local mom and […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, From the Forums, Winter Park
310 owners opening new steakhouse concept in Park Plaza Gardens
According to Scott Joseph’s Orlando Restaurant Guide, a new steakhouse concept led by the owners of the 310 Restaurants group (Website) will be opening in the vacant Park Plaza Gardens space this summer. The new restaurant is currently being called “Bovine” but is subject to change in the coming months. Park Plaza Gardens, located at […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Buildings, College Park, Coming and Going, Real Estate, Retail, Uncategorized
Eyes on the Street: The College Park Yoga building is for lease
We often get photographs and tips from our Bungalower readers of things that are happening around town, so we have started featuring them on the site in a series called Eyes on the Street, in honor of our favorite urbanist Jane Jacobs. “Spotted a for lease sign in front of College Park Yoga, Dr Phillips sign….. Hmmmm.” […]
Posted inAbout Bungalower, Art and Culture, Downtown, Featured
Did you get your February zine yet?
The sixth issue of our eight-page penny saver/zine-inspired print edition of Bungalower is out on the town, y’all. Each month we share a new print edition of our hyper-local online coverage from the previous month; including our top ten headlines, six of the best events to check out that month, a short story by local […]