City of Orlando seeking nominations for memorials at new downtown park
The City of Orlando is accepting nominations for individuals to be posthumously honored as “Luminaries” at the new Luminary Green Park at Creative Village in Parramore. The new 2.3-acre park, which is...
View ArticleTrash 2 Trends stomps onto the runway this weekend with upcycled fashions
Keep Orlando Beautiful’s annual fundraiser and fashion show, Trash 2 Trends, is set to returns to SeaWorld Orlando’s Ports of Call this Saturday, February 5. The event features a runway of unique,...
View ArticleLocal photographers creating Milk District mural with portraits this month
Photographers David Lawrence and Alexis Torres have teamed up with Etoile Boutique in the Milk District to host a community portrait project that will place photographs on the side of a building. The...
View ArticleVIDEO: New mural installed on side of EA’s new downtown campus
An eye-catching mural was recently completed on the western face of the new Electronic Arts’ downtown studio in Creative Village in Parramore. The five-ish-story mural was created by artist David “Don...
View ArticleBungalower’s January 2022 print issue now available online
The 52nd issue of our penny-saver, mini-magazine is hitting the streets in the next few days but we’ve also got it right here on the interwebs for you if you’re trying to stay home more. Each and...
View ArticleJean-Michel Basquiat exhibit opening this week at OMA
The Orlando Museum of Art is hosting an exhibit of works created by art world celebrity and pop culture icon Jean-Michel Basquiat entitled, Heroes and Monsters, and it opens this weekend. Basquiat...
View ArticleOrlando photographer’s next exhibition will take place in a tennis court
Orlando-based photographer John Deeb (Website) will be hosting an exhibition of his work at the Winter Park Tennis Center The showcase will feature 55 large-scale photo prints measuring 8×14 feet in...
View ArticleOrlando Shirts sells to local advertising agency
Orlando Shirts (Website), an apparel company that Bungalower helped to launch in 2015 with Go Big Marketing (Website), has been purchased by local advertising agency, HIFIVE (Website). HIFIVE, led by...
View ArticleCity Hall reaches settlement agreement with Mad Cow Theatre
Last November, the City of Orlando terminated its lease agreement with Mad Cow Theatre (Facebook | Website) over an outstanding debt owed for their space in the Church Street Market building at 54 W....
View ArticleOtronicon and Science Night Live return to Science Center this weekend
The Orlando Science Center has a busy weekend ahead of it with the return of its annual Otronicon event and Science Night Live. Otronicon, an interactive technology expo (that’s basically a science...
View ArticleOMA pulls out of downtown campus project and claps back at The New York Times
We first told you HERE in May 2021 that the Orlando Museum of Art was looking to open a second location in downtown Orlando in a planned 33-story mixed-use tower led by Summa Development Group at 350...
View ArticleHolocaust Memorial Center pushes back timetable for new Ivanhoe museum
The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida (Website) has filed paperwork with the City of Orlando to formally postpone the launch of their new downtown campus in Ivanhoe Village....
View ArticleMennello Museum hosting an evening with “Fabulous Friends” on February 26th
The Friends of the Mennello Museum are hosting an outdoor cocktail party 6 p.m. Saturday, February 26 in the adjacent sculpture garden in a tribute to the founders of the museum, Marilyn L. and...
View ArticleThe Falcon hosting “Myster Sketch Theater” again on February 24
The Falcon in Thornton Park will once again be hosting its popular live figure drawing series, Mystery Sketch Theater, on February 24 at 8 p.m. Bar goers can participate in life figure drawings of...
View ArticleHistory Center hosting exhibition featuring portraits of Floridians who have...
The Orange County Regional History Center will host a special exhibition of 41 hand-drawn portraits of people from across the state of Florida who died due to Substance Use Disorder. The exhibition is...
View ArticleRollins Museum of Art unveils new sculpture in the library
Rollins College and the Rollins Museum of Art are unveiling a new sculpture this week, commissioned by alumni Barbara and Ted Alfond, for the museum’s Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art. The...
View ArticleWe Were Hoodwinked: Winter Park only in early discussions to buy downtown...
UPDATE: This post has been updated with a quote from Elijah Noel to give him a chance to respond to his political opponent. The City of Winter Park has been discussing the potential purchase of a...
View ArticleScience Center hosting exhibit featuring work of local Black architects and...
Art Speaks: A Celebration of Black Architects, Artists and Designers is a new exhibit that is on display in Orlando Science Center’s STEAM gallery and it is showcasing the works of local Black...
View ArticleParramore becomes official Main Street, again
One of Orlando’s oldest downtown neighborhoods, Parramore, has just been granted an official Main Street program of its own, but it’s not the first time they’ve had one. Parramore was actually one of...
View ArticleLocal nonprofits competing in Shark Tank-style event next month
A “Shark Tank”-style event is headed to the Alfond Inn on Thursday, March 3 at 7:30 a.m. The Storytelling Showcase is an annual event that’s hosted by the Victory Cup Initiative (Website), a Winter...
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