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Audubon Center hosting Baby Owl Shower on May 7

The Audubon Center for Birds of Prey (Facebook | Website) will host their annual Baby Owl Shower on May 7th from 10 a.m.-noon at their Maitland facility, located at 1101 Audubon Way [GMap]. The event is the Center’s largest fundraiser of the year and helps them to raise needed funds to support regular operations as well as […]

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City District Main Street will change its name and is hiring a new director

Per an email from Pauline Eaton, the City of Orlando’s Main Street Administrator, the City District (formerly known as Church Street Main Street) will now be known as the “Downtown Orlando District” and they will soon be looking for a new executive director. “Good morning everyone, I wanted to give you all a quick update […]

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Guest Column: An intimate one-on-one with “Hands Up Guy” and his comedic connections with Orlando

The other night, my partner and I settled in to watch a movie. We scrolled until our eyes glazed over, but couldn’t find anything to watch. You know, THAT modern-day nightmare. Then, my friend Ryan saved the day with a text: “I rented “Free Guy”! Y’all wanna watch it?” We couldn’t say “Yes, and…” fast […]

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Ask Bungalower: Did M Lounge close?

“Did you see that M Lounge is closed and has a tax lien notice on their door?” – HOLLY For a little context, according to a 2018 report by GrowthSpotter’s Laura Kinsler, Timothy Majors, the Australian businessman behind the development, was involved in a tenant fraud case with California-based Griffin Capital for allegedly faking tenant […]

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Rollins recognized for consistent cranking out of Fulbright Scholars

Rollins College was just recognized by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for the 10th consecutive year for being a top producer of Fulbright Students. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program (Website), which was created under the Truman administration following World War II, is seen as the federal government’s lead educational […]

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Trees for Peace planting project taking place Tuesday, February 8

The City of Winter Park and the Multifaith Education Project have tamed up for the 19th Annual Trees for Peace Interfaith Tree Planting Project on Tuesday, February 8 at 11:30 a.m. The event will be hosted in Phelps Park at 1206 N. Phelps Avenue [GMap] and will gather together students from The Geneva School, Jewish […]

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ROUNDUP: New bars and restaurants that opened in 2021

Here at Bungalower, we regularly cover the “Comings and Goings” of local businesses in our coverage area in downtown Orlando and Winter Park’s “bungalow neighborhoods” and 2021 kept us pretty busy, and thankfully, we had a lot more openings than closings this year. To see a roundup of notable closings, click HERE. 30. “Deadwords Brewing […]

TOP TEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK

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. Click HERE to listen to the latest episode of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1 which was recorded at East End Market’s new second-floor bar/lounge/retail shop/chef’s table space, […]

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WUCF names Jennifer Cook as interim executive director

After serving five years with WUCF (Website), Phil Hoffman has stepped down as the executive director. Taking his place is Jennifer Cook as interim executive director, who has worked with WUCF TV since 2014. Cook has overseen the station’s creative, content, and digital initiatives for television, radio, digital, and social platforms for the past two […]