TOP TEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK

SPONSORED: 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 HEADLINES:

1. Those new concepts that are moving into North Quarter Tavern and Bar Room are inching closer and closer to opening and we now know what they’ll be called.
2. The grace period to register your home share/granny loft/pool home with the City is this October. If you don’t register, you’ll be fined.
3. There’s a petition out there to have those backlogged SunPass fees waived and it has thousands of signatures.
4. The UCF Student Government Association has decided to cancel their KnightLYNX Red service line to downtown Orlando because of a lack of ridership.
5. The Solar Bears just got married to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Hockey, hockey, hockey.
6. Will’s Pub is celebrating their 23rd anniversary on September 1, with a party.
7. “Filming for OWN’s ‘David Makes Man’ underway in Orlando.” – Click Orlando
8. “Intersection: Bao Le-Huu previews Orlando’s fall concert lineup.” – WMFE
9. “City of Orlando set to approve pedestrian and bicycle safety funds next week.” – Orlando Weekly
10. “Winter Park names new Parks and Recreation director.” – Winter Park/Maitland Observer

 ICYMI – (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT):

• “Le Pho now closed in Chase Plaza.” – Bungalower
• “Central Florida 100: #Me Too goes to church.” – Orlando Sentinel
• “Planned $1B Vertical Medical City in downtown Orlando set to buy property.” – Orlando Business Journal
• “White doctor arrested at Orlando airport complains of being treated like a ‘Black Person.'” – New York Times
• “Orlando’s ‘You Don’t Know the Half of It’ campaign raises recognition, survey finds.” – Orlando Sentinel
• “Percentage of Airbnb hosts who are teachers in Orlando ranks near top of U.S.” – Orlando Sentinel 
• “Burgerim’s Itty Bitty Burger Committee coming to Downtown Orlando.” – The Daily City
• “Twiggy, the water-skiing squirrel, to hang up her skis in Orlando.” – WFTV
• [PAYWALL] “Brothers behind local lender buy downtown Orlando train depot, seek known retailer.” – Growthspotter
• [PAYWALL] “Trio of towers in downtown Orlando to undergo major renovations.” – Orlando Business Journal

 PARTNER LINKS:

• “Downtown Library hosting Fall Fiber Festival.”
• “Albin Polasek Museum hosting Czech street artist, Cakes.”
• “Florida Citrus Sports launches new six-ticket pass initiative.”

 FEATURED REAL ESTATE:

• “Renovated historic apartment complex in Lake Highland now available.”
• “College Park home in Lake Adair looking for $650,000.”
• “Half-acre home on Lake Mary-Jess wants $385,000.”
• “5,000 SF home in Lake Weldona asking over $1 million.”
• “Two-story lakefront home asking under $600,000.”

 HOT EVENTS THIS WEEK:

• Monday 8/20: Mad Movie Mondays 2 Year Anniversary: Moulin Rouge (Parramore)
• Wednesday 8/22: 1 Million Cups Meetup (Winter Park)
• Wednesday 8/22: Best of Orlando Party 2018 (Downtown)
• Wednesday 8/22: Power Lunch featuring Avani Desai (Downtown)
• Thursday 8/23: History in a Glass – Hot, Hot, Hot (Downtown)
• Thursday 8/23: Summer Wine Down and Grand Opening – Grape and the Grain (Mills 50)
• Friday 8/24: Margaret Bourke’s White’s Different World (Winter Park)
• Friday 8/24: Our Orlando Opening Reception (Ivanhoe Village)
• Friday 8/24: Ride SunRail Day (Downtown)

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