SPONSORED by UCF Celebrates the Arts 2018: 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.
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TOP TEN:
- Rollins College student Brennan Bennett died last week on campus.
- Eyes on the Street: What’s with all the white “snow” near the library? It’s Polystyrene.
- Orlando City’s Sacha Kljestan and his wife bought out a theater for a showing of “Love, Simon” because they want everyone to see it.
- If you like free ice cream, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream is handing out free samples on April 4 in Winter Park.
- Brooklyn Coffee has closed and is being replaced by a “champagne and caviar” concept.
- Cool Job Alert: MetroPlan Orlando is looking for a new Executive Director. Maybe they can tell us the real commute times for the three-lane model for the Corrine Drive revamp.
- Eyes on the Street: Another sewage leak on the Orlando Urban Trail.
- “Tako Cheena will open new Church Street location.” – Orlando Weekly
- “Intersection: The City Bikeable?” – WMFE
- “Governor signs liquor bill into law.” – Scott Joseph Orlando
ICYMI:
- “Bring to Orlando: Participatory Budgets for Public-ly funded projects.” – Bungalower
- “Eat, drink, and be charitable next Friday, April 6 at Sideline Wine and Dine.” – Bungalower
- “SODO main street needs volunteers to cleanup the Amtrak Station.” Because FDOT isn’t doing it … – Bungalower
- “Planet Fitness wants you to Macarena with them, 25 years later.” – Bungalower
- “Urban bike trails in cities like Indianapolis, Dallas and Atlanta are proving to have rich economic benefits to city neighborhoods.” – T4AMERICA BLOG
- “Fire destroys Park Avenue home in Winter Park.” – Winter Park Maitland Observer
- “Dale Whittaker confirmed as UCF’s next president.” – Orlando Business Journal
- “Widow of Pulse gunman acquitted.” Watermark
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HOT EVENTS THIS WEEK:
- Monday 4/2: Blockchain and Champagne – Crypto for Women (North Quarter)
- Monday 4/2: Easter Hangoer Big Gay Bingo (Mills50)
- Tuesday 4/3: AIGA April Community Meeting (North Quarter)
- Wednesday 4/4: An Evening with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Winter Park)
- Wednesday 4/4: Neighborhood Watch and Crime Prevention Workshop (Milk District)
- Thursday 4/5: What’s Up Downtown Real Estate Outlook (Downtown)
- Thursday 4/5: 2018 Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (UCF)
- Friday 4/6: UCF Celebrates the Arts 2018 (Downtown)
- Friday 4/6: Florida Film Festival Opening Night Party (Maitland)
- Friday 4/6: Sideline Wine and Dine (Parramore)
- Friday 4/6: Frequencies: A Benefit for WPRK (Downtown)
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