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 317 of “Bungalower and The Bus” on Real Radio 104.1, which was recorded at the newly opened Park Avenue Tavern (Website) in Winter Park’s Hannibal Square along with the boys from Ben Laube Homes […]
Posted inAbout Bungalower, Bungalower and the Bus, Featured, News, Winter Park
Bungalower and The Bus – Episode 317 (Park Avenue Tavern)
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 317, Jon and Brendan were invited to visit the newly opened Park Avenue Tavern (Website) in Winter Park’s Hannibal Square along with the […]
Posted inCrime, Milk District, News, People
Orlando Police share suspect behind broken windows at local gay club was not “motivated by hate”
The Orlando Police Department has confirmed that a suspect caught on camera in January while vandalizing a gay bar in the Milk District was not “…motivated by prejudice or hate.” At 3:41 a.m. on January 18, a man was seen on video breaking windows at The District Dive and Southern Nights, located at 2401 E. […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Featured, Lists, Orlando
Bungalower’s Top Weekend Event Picks for March 10-12
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” on our main menu. You can also hear our editor’s event picks below. If you’d like to have your event added to our calendar, simply send a link […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Events, Ivanhoe Village
Put on a fancy bonnet and join the jubilee on April 8
Each year a gaggle of gays and their hesitant friends assembles together in their fanciest hats and hits the streets of Ivanhoe Village and crawls from pub to pub in support of local charity as part of the Easter Bonnet Jubilee Extravaganza. And to have an amazing time. The annual event took a few years […]
Posted inAsk Bungalower, College Park, Coming and Going, Food & Drink
Ask Bungalower: Is College Park getting an Irish pub?
“Any word on what’s going in the old Thai Farm Kitchen location here in College Park? Seems like something is going on, although slowly. I see an Irish flag hanging up on their covered patio and was just curious. Thanks!” – J.T. WALLEN A new Irish pub will be moving into the former home of […]
Posted inCrime, Ivanhoe Village, News, People
Seminole firefighter and friends in trouble for tagging Orlando businesses
3/9 UPDATE: OPD is currently investigating a connection between this group and a possible connection to a train mural on the Urban Trail, not the commissioner’s mural as previously stated in this article. A Seminole County firefighter/medic was placed on unpaid leave when a video was shared that showed him and a group of friends […]
Posted inLake Alert, Lake Fairview, Quality of Life
Lake Alert: Little Lake Fairview is closed for herbicide treatment
3/10 UPDATE: Lake Alert for Little Lake Fairview has been LIFTED. The City of Orlando has just issued a Lake Alert for Little Lake Fairview due to an aquatic herbicide treatment, that will be conducted by the Orange County Environmental Protection Division on March 9. The herbicides are part of an ongoing water hyacinth control […]
Posted inEyes on the Street, Featured, Food & Drink, Milk District
Chicanery and Buffoonery: That’s not Beefy King on Uber Eats
We often get photographs and tips from our Bungalower readers of things that are happening around town, so we have started featuring them on the site in a series called “Eyes on the Street,” in honor of our favorite urbanist Jane Jacobs. “I got a scoop on a ghost kitchen trying to pass themselves off as Beefy […]
Posted inNews, Parramore, Sports
Orlando to host Concacaf Nations League Group D Finale match
The U.S. Soccer Federation has chosen Orlando to host the U.S. Men’s National Team match versus El Salvador in the 2023 Nations League Group D match on March 27. The event will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. at Exploria Stadium and will be broadcast live on TNT and Universo and streamed on Peacock. The modern design […]
Posted inBuildings, Colonialtown, History, News, Video
Girl Scouts opening Women’s History Center just in time for Women’s History Month
The Girl Scouts of Citrus Council (Website) will be unveiling its new Women’s History and Cultural Center (Website) to the public on Saturday, March 11. The new 6,430 SF space tells the story of Girl Scouting from its beginnings in 1912 to the international movement it is today, and features thousands of pieces of Girl Scouts […]
Posted inComing and Going, Downtown, Food & Drink, I Wish This Was, I Wish This Was
I Wish This Was … an incubator kitchen
“I Wish This Was” is a semi-regular series that transforms ignored, vacant lots and properties in Orlando into something the City Beautiful can be proud of. A prime, second-generation restaurant space in downtown Orlando has sat vacant for almost three years now, and it doesn’t look like it will be occupied any time soon. And there […]
Posted inNews, Orlando, Quality of Life, Transportation
Brightline just broke an intercity rail speed record
Brightline (Website), the in-development intercity rail company that’s been hard at work connecting Orlando to South Florida, wants everyone to know that it’s “officially the fastest train in Florida and the Southeastern United States,” according to a recent press release. Brightline was testing its trains on a new 35-mile corridor between the Orlando International Airport […]
Posted inArt and Culture, Events, Winter Park
64th Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival kicks off with jazz concert, March 11
The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival (Facebook | Website) will return for its 64th year on Friday, March 17 through Sunday, March 19 in downtown Winter Park, but will be preceded by a special jazz concert in Central Park on Saturday, March 11. Jazz fusion “superstars” Spyro Gyra (Facebook) will perform live in Central Park from 7:30-9 p.m., preceded […]
Posted inApartments, Church Street, Crime, Featured, News
Crime at 55 West continues to cause problems downtown
Orlando Sentinel‘s Trevor Fraser shared a story in late February about a particular apartment building in downtown Orlando that has been making a name for itself for all the wrong reasons. Fraser’s piece shared some troubling testimonials from people who live at 55 West (Website) in the Church Street District painting vivid pictures of people […]