Audubon Park resident (and champion) Michael Lothrop and the Orlando Music History Facebook Page will be hosting a special event this weekend that lets local musicians offload some old merch and maybe get some new pieces for their collection. The Local Music Merch Swap will take place at Stardust Video and Coffee 8 p.m.-midnight on […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, Membership, SODO
Formaggio and Friends cheese shop set to open shop this weekend
A new cheese shop is opening in the Fort Gatlin Plaza this weekend. Formaggio and Friends (Instagram | Facebook) is a new cheese and wine market opening at 4745 S. Orange Avenue [GMap] this Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. The new shop features a selection of curated, cut cheese and wine from Italy and the United States as well as […]
Posted inArt and Culture, News, Orlando
Orlando-based game show looking for local contestants
The folks at Hearst Media’s online streaming channel, Very Local (Website), are looking for contestants for a new Orlando-based game show. Full disclosure, that’s the same channel where I have a tv show too called “Restaurants on the Radar.” “Wait, What Happened?” is a new trivia show that will start filming in the City Beautiful […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink
New Latin vegan restaurant opening near downtown
A new vegan Latin restaurant called Earthy Picks (Instagram) will be opening in downtown Orlando soon. The new health food restaurant with “a Latin twist” will be opening on the same stretch of retail with Greenery Creamery and Eola Pets at 420 E. Church Street [GMap] in South Eola and serve a menu of plant-based […]
Posted inEvents, Food & Drink, Parramore
Deadwords Brewing celebrating first year of operations with week-long anniversary party
Deadwords Brewing (Facebook | Website) opened on Orange Blossom Trail in December 2021 and will be celebrating its first year of operations with a full week of celebrations kicking off this Saturday, January 28. The popular brewpub was built out in the former Al’s Army Store at 23 N. Orange Blossom Trail [GMap] and features a rotating selection of award-winning […]
Posted inEvents, Featured, Food & Drink, SODO, Sports
RockPit Brewing to host annual Beerlympics event on February 4
RockPit Brewing (Instagram | Website) is hosting its annual Beerlympics challenge and Bungalower Media will be there to defend their title – last year we had three third-place finishes and took home the gold for best team and we are thirsty to keep the crown. And for some locally brewed beer. Beerympians can sign up […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Downtown, Featured, Food & Drink, News, Quality of Life
City Council passes first reading of downtown bar ordinances
Orlando City Council voted to move forward today on two ordinances that could potentially change the game for downtown bar and nightclub operators. We told you HERE that city staff had been workshopping some possible ordinances that would make it more difficult to operate nightclubs past midnight without a set of required safety measures in […]
Posted inFeatured, News, Orlando, Sports, Video
Florida Fire Drakes raising funds to compete in international competition
Armored mixed martial artists, the Florida Fire Drakes (Facebook | Instagram), have just succeeded in battling their way to being accepted to an international competition in Spain this April, representing the United States. The Fire Drakes, who you may recall from the street party, is a mixed martial arts team that specializes in the high-impact sport of Armored Combat […]
Posted inEvents, Food & Drink, Lake Eola Heights
Kaya restaurant to host Filipino Freedom Fest in conjunction with grand opening
Kaya (Instagram | Facebook), the casual fine-dining Filipino restaurant we told you about HERE when it soft opened last November, will host a grand opening celebration alongside Filipino Freedom Fest this weekend. Last year’s inaugural Filipino Freedom Fest brought in over 800 attendees to East End Market, but this one is expected to be even bigger and will […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Mills 50
Ring in the Lunar New Year with the 2023 Dragon Parade, February 5
The tenth annual Dragon Parade is scheduled for Sunday, February 5 at 11 a.m. in the Mills 50 District, and the route will start at the intersection of Lake Highland Drive and Mills Avenue before making its way along Thornton Avenue to Colonial Drive. The annual event is a major tradition in the neighborhood and […]
Posted inArt and Culture, News, Orlando, Sports
Orlando has a new professional pickleball team
Major League Pickleball (MLP) has just announced the addition of two new teams to its growing league, one of which is in Orlando. Orlando Squeeze (Facebook) is sponsored by the DeVos family, more specifically, Rollins College graduate Ryan DeVos, the current Vice President of Shareholder Engagement for Orlando Magic. The 2023 MLP season is scheduled […]
Posted inNews, Orlando, People, Sports
Orlando City’s Swedish superstar Robin Jansson back in training following foot surgery
Orlando City soccer player Robin Jansson had a short season last year when he had to get surgery to repair a fracture in his right navicular bone – because he kicks the ball so damn hard. But don’t worry, he’s back in action. The 31-year-old has been showing up to preseason training and is working […]
Posted inFeatured, News, Orlando, Ten Things
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 downtown “bungalow neighborhoods.” Click HERE to listen to Episode 310 of Bungalower and The Bus on Real Radio 104.1, recorded at Reyes Mezcaleria in the North Quarter. Bungalower.com · Bungalower and The Bus – Episode 310 (Reyes Mezcaleria) TOP TEN HEADLINES The City of […]
Posted inBungalower and the Bus, Featured, News, North Quarter
Bungalower and The Bus – Episode 310 (Reyes Mezcaleria)
The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the hosts alone and do not reflect the official policy or position of Bungalower Media, our readers, or our advertisers. For Episode 310, Brendan and Jon were invited to check out a Beauty and The Beast-themed pop-up bar in the North Quarter but it […]
Posted inOrlando, Quality of Life, Technology
Orange County Library System is letting you check out Wi-Fi hotspots now
Thanks to funding from the Emergency Connectivity Fund, the Orange County Library System has just launched a new Wi-Fi hotspot lending program to help provide wireless internet to cardholders – something we advocated for back in 2018. Wi-Fi hotspots are now available for checkout with a library card at any library location, while supplies last. […]