By Jon Busdeker If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, move somewhere else. If you’re looking for a sexy merman Christmas ornament or snowman statue, you’re in luck. St. Nick’s Holiday Shoppe, a new pop-up shop near Jade Sushi and New Asian and Graffiti Junktion, opened in College Park earlier this month. The 3,500 SF store […]
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Posted inArt and Culture, Audubon Park, Civics and Participation, Events, Garden, Parks
Leu Gardens still looking for a few more sponsors for LEGO exhibit
Editor’s Note: I sit on the Board of Trustees for Harry P. Leu Gardens Harry P. Leu Gardens is 70 percent open following the damage left behind by Hurricane Irma and they are in the process of rallying themselves for their next blockbuster event, Nature Connects with LEGO bricks. The exhibit will feature the […]
Posted inDowntown, Parks, Quality of Life, Technology
Green Works bringing more recycling options to Downtown
The City of Orlando’s Green Works Division will be installing 21 new recycling units in Downtown Orlando, including 7 new “Big Belly” units. Big Belly (Website) is a Smart City business that delivers multiple benefits besides diverting waste from landfills. They also have the option to collect data via a cloud-connected software network that can […]
Posted inCool Job Alert, Food & Drink, Orlando, Retail
Crepe Company goes franchise
The Crepe Company Food Truck (Website) will be announcing their intent to franchise their crepe-selling business concept at the Orlando Franchise Show (Website) on October 20. The truck-based catering company, owned by Lisa Fareed, has been in operation since 2009. Fareed is looking to franchise the new mobile creperie concept across the country in the coming years […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Downtown, Events, People, Sponsored
Performing Arts Center launches new series promoting local musicians
PROMO: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has announced a new series called AMP’d that will feature six local bands and musicians over the next six months. Each month an artist will perform at the Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater stage, in an effort to give local talent exposure to a new audience. The […]
Posted inBuildings, Coming and Going, Farmers Market, Food & Drink, Retail, Winter Park
New organic grocer moving into former Winter Park Whole Foods
Phoenix, Arizona-based grocery chain, Sprouts Farmers Market (Website), will be moving into the former Winter Park Whole Foods location on Aloma, according to a recent report by Kyle Arnold, with the Orlando Sentinel. Sprouts specializes in brands that are non-gmo, organic, gluten-free, raw, grass-fed, paleo, vegan, and dairy-free; not necessarily all at the same time though. […]
Posted inBuildings, Coming and Going, Mills 50, Quality of Life, Real Estate, Retail
From former Mills 50 Circle K property to hybrid thrift shop/pharmacy/HIV testing center
UPDATE: A Foundation spokesperson informed Bungalower that the pharmacy will remain up the street at a recently opened clinic and focus on the thrift shop and testing center aspects of their business model. They are expected to open in 2018. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has purchased the corner lot in Mills 50 that formerly housed […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Civics and Participation, Roads, SODO
Pulse intersection to get rainbow crosswalk
This past July we wrote about a petition to have the City install a rainbow crosswalk near Pulse site. The Mayor has since announced that the City of Orlando will in fact be installing one near the nightclub this week. The petition, available HERE, requested that the crosswalk be installed at the intersection of South Orange Avenue […]
Posted inBuildings, Coming and Going, Food & Drink, SODO
From Mama B’s to Foxtail Coffee Co.
EDIT: The owners of Mama B’s closed their business in August, 2017. More on that HERE. The former home of Mama B’s Giant Subs in the SoDo District will soon be the home to one more Foxtail Coffee location. The sub shop building was purchased by Upshot Capital, the same company that purchased the WDBO […]
Posted inBuildings, Civics and Participation, Events, Milk District, Quality of Life, Real Estate, Retail
Residents ask MPB to deny Colonial Lanes redevelopment request
We revealed on August 6, 2017 that a developer had filed paperwork with the City of Orlando to see if it would be possible to build a self-storage facility on the Colonial Lanes property. Click HERE to see that post. The plan is scheduled to go before the City’s Municipal Planning Board on Tuesday, October […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Parking, Roads, Transportation, Winter Park
Kimley-Horn releases parking strategy for Winter Park
Kimley-Horn has released their 24-page report on how to improve parking in Downtown Winter Park. The report was commissioned by the City of Winter Park to address residents’ concern of a growing parking issue in the Park Avenue shopping corridor. Their report, available HERE and at the bottom of this post, identifies the following points […]
Posted inBuildings, Coming and Going, Ivanhoe Village, Retail
Eyes on the Street: Champagne Nails space is vacant again
We often get photographs from our Bungalower readers of things that are happening around town, and we have started featuring them on the site in a series called Eyes on the Street, in honor of our hero Jane Jacobs. Our friends at the Imperial at Washburn Imports sent us the above photo late Monday afternoon of the […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Audubon Park, Buildings, Civics and Participation, Events, Featured, Garden, Parks, Photos, Quality of Life
Leu Gardens hurricane cleanup well under way, but could take months
Original estimates on the damage Leu Gardens experienced from Hurricane Irma seem to have been drastically low-balled. Leu Gardens Director Robert Bowden told his Board of Directors early Wednesday morning that his staff has performed a comprehensive inventory of the grounds and estimate that roughly 190 trees will need to be removed by FEMA before […]
Posted inComing and Going, Downtown, Farmers Market, Featured, Food & Drink, Guest Column
Market on Magnolia food hall is in soft opening
By Jon Busdeker Market on Magnolia Eatery and Bar, the first food hall in Downtown Orlando, will officially open for lunch starting this Thursday at 11 a.m. although they’ve been in soft opening since Monday from 6 p.m.-midnight. The new eatery, which replaces Frank and Steins, the gourmet hot dog restaurant, features three independently run food kiosks; Gnarly […]
Posted inAbout Bungalower, Featured, Food & Drink, Membership, Orlando
Did you use your September Bundle vouchers yet?
Are you a Bungalower Bundle subscriber? Each month we send out three to five curated offers to some of the businesses we’ve highlighted in the previous month. It costs just $9.95 a month and you get between $30-$50 in savings mailed to your door. 100% of your membership goes to support Bungalower. Previous Bundles have included offers like a free cocktail […]