The Thornton Park District will work with local businesses and the city to transform fourteen parking spaces on Central Blvd tomorrow into gather spaces for residents. This is the second time the City is creating the One Less Car, One More Park event. Fourteen businesses will convert the on-street metered spaces into parklets and green […]
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New Food Truck Experience in Mills 50 Tonight
A new food truck rally is headed to the Mills 50 tonight. The Mills 50 Main Street is hosting “NiFTE in Mills 50.” The rally will take place on Mills Ave and Oregon St [GMap] in the parking lot across from Track Shack from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The food trucks participating tonight are Au […]
Posted inComing and Going, Mills 50, Retail
Marilyn Monroe Nail Boutique Opens in Mills Park
Marilyn Monroe Nail Boutique (Website | Facebook) opened their first Orlando location in Mills Park this week [GMap]. The nail salon offers a variety of services including manicure and pedicure, facials and waxing. They also sell makeup and other spa products. Founder and CEO Niki Bryan says their goal is to provide a unique nail salon experience where […]
Posted inFeatured, Orlando, Retail
A Guide to Help You Shop Local this Holiday Season
Shopping local can be fun and to help you out friends of Bungalower Pam Evans and Roger Amundsen put together a local shopping guide that include local Orlando business. We’re working to include most of those businesses in our Bungalower Business Directory which you can find here. They have put together two guides. One is […]
Posted inAbout Bungalower, Orlando
Happy Thanksgivukkah
Bungalower wishes you a happy Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. We’re taking the rest of the week off to spend time with family and friends. We’ll be back on Monday with our regular posting of stories. Be sure to checkout: >> Bungalower Events Calendar >> Restaurant and Businesses Coming and Going in the Bungalower Districts […]
Posted inComing and Going, Mills 50, Retail
Cherry Blow Dry Bar to Open in Mills Park
Cherry Blow Dry Bar (Website) plans to open in Mills Park [GMap] in the first part of next year. “What we do here is wash and blowdry (style) hair. That’s pretty much it. No cutting or coloring involved. We also offer temporary tape in extensions for a more dramatic look or change for someone,” said Cherry Blow […]
Posted inFeatured, Quality of Life, Roads, SODO, Transportation
FDOT Looking to Improve Orange Ave in Downtown South
The Florida Department of Transportation is asking from community feedback on some alternatives for Orange Ave in the Downtown South Area. The portion of Orange Ave that is being looked at is the two-mile stretch between Anderson St and Pineloch Ave. The study involves developing alternatives to the current road and road infrastructure. “The goal […]
Posted inComing and Going, Mills 50, Retail
Marilyn Monroe Nail Boutique to Open Next Month in Mills Park
Marilyn Monroe Nail Boutique (Website | Facebook) will open their first Orlando location in Mills Park next month [GMap]. The nail salon will offer a variety of services including manicure and pedicure, facials and waxing. They will also sell makeup and other spa products. This will be their third location the other two being in Miami […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Downtown
“Newsies” First Broadway Show Announced at New Dr. Phillips Center
The Dr. Phillips Center and Broadway Across America announced this week that “Newsies” will be part of the first Broadway series at the new Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The building is scheduled to be complete next Fall. “This is the ideal opportunity to announce one of our inaugural season shows with the launch […]
Posted inDowntown, Featured, Transportation
New Lymmo Construction Almost Complete
We’ve been telling you about the new East/West Lymmo route that is being added downtown. The new Grapefruit (Red) Line runs between Westmoreland Dr. and Summerlin Ave. The buses will head east on Central Blvd and west on Church and South Streets [Map] Most of the shelters for the new route are nearly complete. The shelter on Church […]
Posted inApartments, Downtown, South Eola, Thornton Park, Topics
Rental of the Day: View of Lake Eola from the Waverly
$2,100 322 E Central Blvd, South Eola 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms 1,632 square feet DARRYL HUNT Re/max Town Centre We couldn’t help ourselves with this one. Who wouldn’t want these kind of views downtown. Luxury condo at the Waverly with Lake Eola and City skyline view, large square footage with lots of upgrades including new […]
Posted inAudubon Park, Coming and Going, Featured, Food & Drink
Photo Tour: East End Market Reopens
East End Market (Website | Facebook) is back open this Saturday after temporarily closing. They opened for their grand opening weekend but had to close to restock and handle some City of Orlando code issues. East End Market is a neighborhood market and food hub located at 3201 Corrine Drive (at East End Ave) [GMap]. The […]
Posted inDowntown, Photos, Schools
Middle School Students Create Halloween Flash Mobs Downtown
Today the Howard Middle School Dance Zombies performed Thriller Flash Mob Dances in Downtown Orlando. The students are part of the intermediate and advanced dance classes at the school. They performed at four different locations this afternoon; the OCPS Educational Leadership Center, Grand Bohemian Hotel, the Orange County Regional History Center and Howard Middle School. […]
Posted inComing and Going, Featured, Food & Drink, Mills 50
Dogmatic Natural Fast Food Restaurant Coming to Mills Park
Bungalower has confirmed that Dogmatic Restaurant (Website | Facebook) plans to open in Mills Park. The restaurant describes itself as naturally good fast food. Dogmatic currently is a concept out of New York City that started as a food truck. This will be their first location outside of New York City. The Orlando connection is through Brad Blum […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Downtown, Featured
Tower of Light at City Hall Plaza Restoration Complete
A private group helped to raise money to restore the Tower of Light sculpture that sits outside City Hall in City Hall Plaza. The sculpture will be re-lit at a ceremony on November 12. The Tower of Light sculpture was originally installed in 1992. The original halogen lighting failed two years after installation. The Commercial […]