Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend. Remember, you can always visit the complete events calendar by clicking on “EVENTS” in our main menu. If you’d like to have your event added to our calendar, simply send a link to your Facebook event page to [email protected]. Be sure to use our […]
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Posted inComing and Going, Retail, Thornton Park
Spa Orlando is now closed
Spa Orlando (Website) announced on Wednesday, September 6 that they had closed, after 20 years in business. The spa was located at 20 N. Summerlin Avenue [GMap] in the Thornton Park District. According to the Orange County Property Appraiser website, the property has been in the posession of TJ G Holdings LLC since 2002. No […]
Posted inAsk Bungalower, Food & Drink, News, Orlando
After-Irma: What Orlandoans need to know
UPDATE: As of 8:30 p.m. Monday evening, OUC had restored power to roughly 24 percent of their customers – which translates to 37,000 people. The worst of the storm has passed and the sound of chainsaws is replacing the sound of popping generators and power boxes. Here’s what you need to know today. THE […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Events, Featured, News, Quality of Life
What Orlandoans need to know about Hurricane Irma – updates and closures
We will continue to update this post over the next few days as the storm approaches. MAYOR JACOBS HAS ISSUED AN ORANGE COUNTY CURFEW STARTING 7 P.M. SUNDAY, SEPT 10 Check out the Current Weather in Orlando Visit the National Weather Service for the most up-to-date information. NEED GAS? CLICK HERE TO USE GASBUDDY.COM’S INTERACTIVE MAP. Suspect someone […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Ask Bungalower, Featured, News, Orlando, Our Take
Bungalower has gone print
For the first time ever, Bungalower has dipped its digital toe into the print world. On September 1, we delivered 1,000 issues of our inaugural 8-page Bungalower zine to 24 of our favorite Downtown businesses. Each month the zine will share print versions of our hyper-local coverage from the previous month in our Top Ten Things list, […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Civics and Participation, Events, Food & Drink, Orlando
Visit Orlando thinks our signature dish is honey-centric
Last April Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs announced a grand search for Orlando’s “Signature Dish” during her State of the County address on April 7. More on that HERE including a great video announcing the search. Since then, there hasn’t been much to-do made about the search for a consummately Orlando food item, but according […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Featured, Orlando
BUNGALOWER’S TOP 13 WEEKEND EVENT PICKS, AUG 18-AUG 20
Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend. Remember, you can always visit the complete events calendar by clicking on “EVENTS” in our main menu. If you’d like to have your event added to our calendar, simply send a link to your Facebook event page to [email protected]. Be sure to use our […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, Winter Park
Popular donut truck to open brick and mortar
The Little Blue Donut Co. food truck is opening a storefront location in Winter Park, in the former home of Scratch Kitchen, which closed on Monday, July 3. The crowd-favorite mobile donut truck will be opening their new shop sometime this Fall, according to an earlier report by Kyle Arnold of the Orlando Sentinel. The new […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, News, Parramore, Quality of Life, Roads, Schools, Trails
West Orlando News concerned about sex offenders around new Parramore path
According to the West Orlando News, there are over 250 registered sex offenders that live near the new multi-use path that was recently installed along Westmoreland Drive, calling it “Mayor Dyer’s Sex Offender Sidewalk.” Read their full story HERE. According to a quick search on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Florida Sexual Offenders and […]
Posted inCollege Park, News, Pets, Quality of Life
Woof Orlando takes on canine influenza
Woof Orlando (Facebook | Website), the dog boarding business in College Park, has shut down due to complications with canine influenza. “We’re grinding forward but this whole thing is just a great big depressing mess to say the least Not just for our business but as a whole health issue for the dogs of Orlando.” […]
Posted inArchitecture and Design, Buildings, Coming and Going, Downtown, Food & Drink, History, Real Estate, Retail
Unnamed cafe coming to corner of Orange and Washington Street
According to paperwork filed with the City of Orlando, a cafe is looking to open on the corner of Orange Avenue and Washington Street in Downtown Orlando [GMap]. The 6,295 SF first floor retail has been vacant for years and was once used as a bank. The building was originally built in 1942 and is […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Events, North Quarter, Technology
Orlando Tech hosting weekend-long civic hacking event
The Orlando Tech Association (Website) and the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce (Website) are launching a weekend-long civic hackathon event. A civic hackathon is when creative problem solvers in the non-profit, business, and tech communities come together to engage in immersive problem solving activities for the public realm. Solutions will be presented 6 p.m. Sunday […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, Quality of Life, Winter Park
Brewery bus tour launching in Winter Park
A new Winter Park-based beer bus called Hop On Tours(Facebook) is being launched in Winter Park this August. Backed by Deez Hops LLC, a company founded by Brian Quain of What Ales Ya podcast, Kevin Jones, and Ivan Rios, the new tour will make multiple stops at local breweries via a rehabilitated 14-person bus. Bus […]
Posted inEvents, Orlando
BUNGALOWER’S TOP 20 WEEKEND EVENT PICKS, JULY 14-JULY 16
Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend. Remember, you can always visit the complete events calendar by clicking on “EVENTS” in our main menu. If you’d like to have your event added to our calendar, simply send a link to your Facebook event page to [email protected]. We’ve recently added a handful […]
Posted inComing and Going, Downtown, Food & Drink
SHOTS Bar and Kitchen opening in downtown Orlando
By Jon Busdeker SHOTS Bar & Kitchen (Website), a new bar that serves more than 120 specialty shots, is scheduled to open in downtown Orlando later this year. SHOTS at 69 Pine Street should be open by “late August,” the bar’s owner Oscar Zapata told Bungalower. The new bar will focus on specialty shots, including the […]