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Bungalower.com — Our community-focused local news website covers and champions the Downtown Orlando area and surrounding bungalow neighborhoods. We cover business openings and closings, growth, and development, and quality-of-life issue
s including road construction, transit issues, and new city ordinances. Our coverage area includes most of the neighborhoods within five miles of Orlando (e.g. College Park to Baldwin Park and south to Delaney Park and Downtown South). All of our content is currently free but we do encourage readers to support the site with a Bungalower Membership. Have something you’d like to see on Bungalower.com, let us know. We also have many advertising opportunities to help you reach our over, 60,000 monthly unique visitors. Bungalower Bundle for Members — Bungalower Buddy Members receive a monthly email of local discounts and access to amazing events as well as a special keychain that can unlock discounts at participating businesses around Central Florida. Bungalower Events Calendar — The Bungalower Event Calendar contains over 5,000 events happening in the Downtown Orlando area. Our event calendar provides a one-stop-shop to find out what’s happening the in the Downtown Orlando area.
08/13/2025
Daylite Orlando is taking over The Great Southern Box Company Food Hall & Bar in The Packing District Orlando this Saturday, Aug. 16, with over a dozen DJs, global eats, samba dancers, a wellness zone, and even a Lamborghini or two parked between the tacos and the bass drops. And it's kid-friendly.
If you’ve ever thought, “I love brunch, but what if it had more bass?” then Daylite Orlando has you covered. This Saturday, August 16, they’re throwing a daytime dance party called Daylite at SOBOX inside the Great Southern Box Company Food Hall in the Packing District, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m...
08/13/2025
Magic tip off the preseason in Puerto Rico on Oct. 4 against Miami, then return home for two Kia Center games Oct. 12 and 16.
The Orlando Magic will open the 2025 preseason a little farther from home facing the Miami Heat in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Saturday, October 4. After a stop in Philadelphia on October 10, the Magic return to the Kia Center for two home games: hosting Miami on Sunday, October 12 at 6 p.m., and […...
08/12/2025
If we want to live in a city we’re proud to call home, we have to keep our local nonprofits strong. From food banks to youth programs, these are the people holding our community together — and they need our help.
The 11th Victory Cup Initiative is giving unrestricted cash, training, and a big stage to Central Florida changemakers. Applications open Sept. 2–22. Locals can join in as Community Evaluators too.
Details here:
Central Florida nonprofits are stretched thin. Second Harvest Food Bank told WESH earlier this year that federal cuts will force them to find an extra one million pounds of food just to meet demand. Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida nearly lost $2.4 million in funding that feeds and mentors more...
08/12/2025
The Atlantic’s Yoni Appelbaum — journalist, editor, and author of Stuck — is headlining the Winter Park Chamber’s annual Outlook economic summit on Sept. 19 at The Alfond Inn.
The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce has tapped Yoni Appelbaum, Deputy Executive Editor of The Atlantic and author of Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity, as keynote speaker for its annual Winter Park Outlook on Friday, Sept. 19, at The Alfond Inn. Pr...
08/12/2025
Orlando just got a new spot for plushie-hunting pros. Kawaii Neko in Mills 50 Main Street is a pastel-packed arcade where every claw machine is loaded with big-eyed, adorable prizes. Bring your A-game, your selfie skills, and maybe a tote bag for all those wins.
Kawaii Neko has joined Mills 50’s already boba-heavy lineup with something that feels like a cross between an Osaka arcade and a Hello Kitty fever dream. The pastel-soaked spot at 1217 E. Colonial Drive is packed wall to wall with claw machines brimming with impossibly cute prizes. The name comes ...
08/12/2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning passion is coming to the Orlando Shakes stage. Anna in the Tropics runs Aug. 27–Sept. 21 — a love story, a celebration of literature, and a uniquely Florida tale you don’t want to miss.
Orlando Shakes, in partnership with UCF, kicks off its 37th season August 27–September 21 with Anna in the Tropics, Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Set in a 1929 cigar factory in Ybor City, Florida, Anna in the Tropics unfolds in a family-owned cigar factory where a tradition dating bac...
08/11/2025
WalletHub says Florida is the 6th best state to live in for 2025… and #1 for restaurants. We’ve got the most restaurants per capita in the country, so whether you’re craving grouper, gourmet, or greasy spoon, you won’t go hungry here.
Tag your favorite restaurant in the comments!
Full rankings at link below.
WalletHub just ranked Florida the 6th best state to live in for 2025, and we also took the top spot for restaurants per capita. In other words, if you live here, you’re never far from your next great meal, whether it’s a fresh-caught grouper sandwich, a Michelin-starred tasting menu, or a hidden...
08/10/2025
Top Ten Things To Know This Week!
This is our latest rundown of the top ten things you need to know this week in Orlando’s downtown “bungalow neighborhoods.” Please note that some posts linking to third-party websites may have a paywall. TOP TEN HEADLINES ICYMI – (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT) HOUSE OF THE WEEK 3/3 Packing District...
08/10/2025
Those flashing school zone lights you’ve been ignoring all summer? Starting tomorrow, they’re the real deal.
Orange County Public Schools students are back Monday, August 11, which means more cars, buses, bikes, and kids on the move — some before the sun even comes up. High schools still start at 7:20 a.m., so give yourself extra time, slow down, and watch for little feet in crosswalks.
Class is back in session tomorrow, Monday, August 11, for Orange County Public Schools, which means more cars, buses, bikes, and little feet on the move in the morning and afternoon. The earliest schools start at 7:20 a.m., so expect the first wave of traffic well before sunrise. With thousands of n...
08/10/2025
Save the date! Pet Alliance’s 33rd Annual Sherry Chappell Cooper Foundation Furball Gala returns Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort.
Pet Alliance’s largest fundraiser of the year — the 33rd Annual Sherry Chappell Cooper Foundation Furball Gala — returns Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort. Proceeds support the nonprofit’s mission to rescue, rehab, and rehome thousands...
08/09/2025
Tulip chairs, starburst clocks, velvet armchairs… and maybe even Don Draper walking through the door. We got a first look at Dr. Drip Coffee, a new Ivanhoe Village spot that feels like it’s steeped in another time, but built for hanging out right now. Late-night hours, homemade syrups, and a cold foam they hope will be legendary. Opening September. Click link below for more details.
If you’ve ever wanted your coffee in a room of tulip chairs, starburst clocks, and velvet so rich you half expect Don Draper to stroll in, Dr. Drip Coffee is your spot. We got a first look inside the new “third place” brewing in Ivanhoe Village at 1618 N. Orange Avenue. The concept was dreamed...
08/08/2025
Someone decapitated Wonder, the guardian angel statue outside Dora Mae Jewelry in Ivanhoe Village. Owner Ansley Highland is asking for help finding the next angel to watch over the shop. Full story at link below.
The photo above shows Dora Mae’s guardian angel Wonder standing tall after Hurricane Milton last year. Turns out it wasn’t a storm that took her down, but a man in the middle of the night who decided he wanted a head. Surveillance footage outside the Ivanhoe Village boutique shows a man yanking ...
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Bungalower is social enterprise focused on building stronger cities by informing and engaging people with their city.
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