Over the past month you may have noticed a new building appearing on the skyline for Florida Hospital’s Health Village. The new building is the corporate offices for Adventist Health System’s Florida Division in addition to first and second floor retail. The building is located on East Rollins Street and Alden Road. They realigned Rollins […]
Posted inCollege Park, Coming and Going, Food & Drink
Hubbly Bubbly Falafel Shop Opens in College Park Today
Hubbly Bubbly Falafel Shop (Website | Facebook) opens today. We’ve told you about the falafel shop located at 3405 Edgewater Dr. (N of Par St.) in the old Black Water BBQ location. We had a chance to checkout the new College Park restaurant this weekend. The setup from an ordering perspective will be similar to what you see […]
Posted inGarden, Lake Davis/Greenwood, SODO
New Community Garden for Lake Davis/Greenwood at Greenwoood Urban Wetlands
By Amelia Cheatham, William R. Boone High School senior (class of 2014) and Downtown South summer intern Standing in the grassy field behind the Palmer Terrace Apartment complex on July 6, Dan Homblette watched in amazement as he saw the project for which he had campaigned since 2011 finally beginning to come to fruition. […]
Posted inOrlando, Real Estate
Orlando Area Sees Large Increases in Vacation Rental Listings
A new report out from HomeAway shows that while more Orlando vacation rental owners listed their homes this year, even more users are looking for vacation rentals in Orlando. The vacation rental site tells Bungalower that for the Orlando area the number of vacation rental listings increased by 26% year-over-year, measured from Q2 2012 to […]
Posted inEvents, Orlando
Event Picks: Date Night @ Leu Gardens, Coming Out Party, City Soccer Championship & Ivy Bean @ The Rep
Friday, September 6, 2013 Date Night at Leu Gardens Gardens open at 6:00 p.m., Movie time at 8:30 p.m. Harry P. Leu Gardens 1930 N. Forrest Ave Enjoy an outdoor movie in a beautiful garden. Blanket/chairs are recommended. You may bring a dinner picnic basket. Alcohol is permitted. Garden Admission is $5.00 plus tax adult and […]
Posted inDowntown, Featured, Transportation
Downtown LYMMO Stops Receive Technolgy Upgrades
The twelve downtown LYMMO shelters are undergoing some up upgrades. The shelters are part of the free bus service provided by LYNX in the downtown area. The shelters will receive technology upgrades over the next couple of months. The upgrades will allow riders to see real-time bus information including when the next but is arriving. […]
Posted inBuildings, Featured, Ivanhoe Village, Signs
Fundraising Campaign Begins for Ivanhoe Village Happy Holidays Sign
We told you last month that the Happy Holiday’s sign on top of the old OUC building, now the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts, and how the sign is coming back this year. They are able to do this because Commissioner Stuart along with the other commissioners agreed to fund the rehab of the […]
Posted inBuildings, Colonialtown, History
The Plaza Live Looking for Old Photos for Remodeling Project
The Plaza Live theater is looking for old photos of the building for a remodeling project they are working on. They are looking for any photos you might have but specifically need photos from before the 1980’s back to the early 1950’s. If you have any photos you can contact them at [email protected] or stop by […]
Posted inOrlando, Transportation
Orlando Bike Share Company Acquired
The City of Orlando is considering two proposals for a bike share program in Orlando. The city put out a request for proposal asking for companies bid to startup and manage the bike share program. The program will include 200 bikes in phase one and increasing to 800 for the final phase. The city has identified […]
Posted inFeatured, Orlando, Real Estate
Orlando Top for Deeply Underwater Homes
Metro Orlando came out as one of the highest areas for homes that are deeply underwater. A report out this morning from RealtyTrac shows that in the four county Central Florida area 43% of homes are deeply underwater. These are homes where the loan to value ratio is 125 percent or above, meaning the homeowner owes […]
Posted inBuildings, Coming and Going, Mills 50, Retail, Signs
IFixYourI Opens in Kazarian Building at Mills & Colonial
iFixYourI (Website | Facebook) opened at the corner of Mills Ave. and Colonial Dr. this week. The business has taken over the Kazarian Building at 1200 E Colonial Dr. (at Mill Ave.) in the Mills 50 District. Despite Ralph Kazarian Auto Insurance Company departing the building about six years ago (shortly after Kazarian’s death), the […]
Posted inComing and Going, Food & Drink, Health Village
Yogurt Shop and Panera Bread to Open in Health Village
You Say When Yogurt Shoppe (Website) and Panera Bread (Website | Facebook) are both set to open inside the newest office building in Health Village at 2415 N Orange Ave. (btwn. Rollins St. & Orlando St.). Health Village is the name of the area that Florida Hospital is working to develop. The area is generally north […]
Posted inChurch Street, Coming and Going, Downtown, Food & Drink
German Restaurant Jager Haus to Open on Church Street
The Mulvaney brothers who used to run Mulvaney’s Irish Pub on Church Street are at it again but this time with a German concept. We stopped in last week to take a peak and the new Schumann’s Jager Haus (Facebook). It’s is shaping up nicely, they are converting the space that used to be Dragon Room into […]
Posted inCollege Park, Coming and Going, Food & Drink
Alfonso’s Sports Bar & Pizza Opens in College Park Today
Update: Ask Bungalower What Happened to Alfonso’s in College Park? Alfonso’s Sports Bar & Pizza (Website | Facebook) opens today in College Park. The restaurant/bar is located at 2625 Edgewater Dr. (at Winter Park St.) in the old Scruffy Murphy’s location. Alfonso’s is no stranger to College Park. They owners used to have an Alfonso’s location […]
Posted inCollege Park, Coming and Going, Food & Drink
Hubbly Bubbly Falafel Shop to Open Next Week
Hubbly Bubbly Falafel Shop (Website | Facebook) opens next Monday. On September 9th at 10 a.m. the College Park Falafel Shop will open at 3405 Edgewater Dr. (N of Par St.) in the old Black Water BBQ location. This is the first Hubbly Bubbly location. The setup from an ordering perspective will be similar to […]