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Published September 22Second Harvest Volunteers Pack More Than 111,000 Meals in 24 Hours
Hunger doesn’t exactly punch a time clock, so neither did hundreds of volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida last week. Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida hosted its second annual Hunger Never Sleeps event Sept. 18-19, keeping volunteers packing and…
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Published September 22The Boheme Is Now Libra, And Yes, The Jazz Brunch Is Staying
When the Grand Bohemian Hotel became Hotel Beauden earlier this month, its longtime signature restaurant got a new name too: The Boheme became Libra. After we reported on the hotel’s new identity, one question kept popping up: What about the brunch? Good news. Sunday Jazz Brunch…
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Published September 21Milk Mart’s Spooky Soirée Returns for 10th Year With Live Music, Scarers and a Pumpkin Patch Oct. 4
Milk Mart is getting ready to kick off spooky season in The Milk District, and this year’s Halloween market comes with a big milestone. The Milk Mart Spooky Soirée returns Sunday, Oct. 4, from noon-6 p.m., taking over the area around Bumby Avenue and Robinson Street with more…
Jacksonville Today
Published September 21Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn released from prison
Zahn is staying at a halfway house in Orlando with a listed release date of Jan. 12, 2027.
Bungalower
Published September 21Orlando Is America’s No. 1 Coffee City, But What Does That Actually Mean?
We love a good Orlando-is-the-best-at-something headline, especially when coffee is involved. WalletHub recently named Orlando the No. 1 city in America for coffee lovers, beating Portland, Miami, Long Beach and Seattle. We’ll take it. But we also wanted to know what, exactly, we…
South Lake Tablet
Published September 19VyStar Credit Union Celebrates Its Clermont Location
VyStar Credit Union recently celebrated its newest branch office at 4601 Collina Terrace in Clermont with a ribbon-cutting ceremony officiated by the South Lake Chamber of Commerce. The event marked the credit union’s continued growth in Lake County and the greater Orlando…
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Published September 18Pig Floyd’s x Pigzza Opens Today in Mills 50
A new sign was going up over Pigzza on Mills Avenue Friday morning, just hours before Pig Floyd’s and Pigzza were set to officially begin their new life together. The combined Pig Floyd’s x Pigzza opens at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at 1050 N. Mills Avenue, bringing Thomas Ward’s…
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Published September 18Franco’s Flop Fest Is Back Sunday
We warned you this was coming. Now we know who gets to judge your form. Franco’s Flop Fest returns to Baldwin Park this Sunday, Sept. 20, for its fifth year of competitive belly flopping, with a particularly Orlando panel deciding who takes home the title. Judges include local…
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Published September 18PaperMap Theater Is Back With Another American Classic in Thornton Park
There’s something especially charming about watching people make theater because they simply want to make theater. That’s a big part of what PaperMap Theater & Co. is building inside its tiny storefront space at 2 N. Summerlin Avenue in Thornton Park, where its second community…
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Published September 17That Little Checkerboard Building in Mills 50 Next To Wally’s Is Up For Lease
That little white checkerboard building next to Wally’s is looking for a new tenant. The storefront at 1011 N. Mills Avenue, most recently home to men’s clothing shop Tesón Artwear, is now being advertised for lease. The space is currently empty. Tesón appears to have closed…
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Published September 17Colonial Promenade Is Nearly Empty, And Orlando Remembers What It Used To Be
If you grew up in Orlando, there’s a decent chance you have a Colonial Promenade memory. Maybe it was a cheap movie at the old discount theater, wandering through Sam Ash, eating at Sweet Tomatoes, or checking out books from the Herndon Branch Library. When Bungalower stopped by…
El Osceola Star
Published September 17Alcalde de Orlando, Buddy Dyer y el Concejo Municipal proclaman el Mes de la Herencia Hispana en la Ciudad de Orlando
Orlando, FL – La Ciudad de Orlando celebra la vigésima edición del Mes de la Herencia Hispana con eventos que reconocen la cultura, el legado y las aportaciones de la…