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11/21/2025

Wicked: For Good hits theaters today, and one of the brightest sparks on screen is 8-year-old Orlando actress Scarlett Spears. She plays Young Glinda and absolutely shines. Are you going to see our hometown talent on the big screen.

https://bungalower.com/2025/11/21/wicked-for-good-opens-today-with-a-spark-from-a-young-orlando-actress/

11/21/2025

Winter Park is getting a Potbelly… the sandwich shop, not the FSU bar where some of us learned bad decisions. The new Potbelly Sandwich Works is moving into the old Signs Now spot on Orlando Avenue, with an opening expected late 2025, which is now. We’ll keep an eye on construction and let you know when you can grab your first Wreck.

https://bungalower.com/2025/11/21/not-the-fsu-bar-the-sandwich-shop-potbelly-coming-to-winter-park/

11/21/2025

Orlando Science Center has decked out DinoDigs for a prehistoric holiday light show with new shows every 30 minutes.

Stan the T. rex has traded intimidation for illumination. Orlando Science Center has decked out its DinoDigs residents for a prehistoric holiday light show that sparkles instead of roars. A brand new dino-themed light show runs every 30 minutes all weekend, turning the fossil hall into a glow-up mil...

11/20/2025

The Little Gym of Northeast Orlando, FL is moving in and already has classes on the schedule starting December 1. If you’ve got tiny humans who need to climb, tumble, and burn off some wiggles, this might be your new spot.

More details at link below.

A familiar storefront on East Colonial is getting a much cuter tenant. The Little Gym is moving into the old Party City at 3218 E Colonial Dr, and their online schedule shows classes beginning December 1. The national program focuses on movement, gymnastics basics, and confidence building for kids f...

11/20/2025

The 2026 Collaborative Campaign for the Arts doesn’t officially start until December 1, but why wait? Let’s get the ball rolling… or honestly, let’s get the funds pouring in.

Our city needs these organizations creating, performing, teaching, and inspiring at full strength. Every dollar through United Arts of Central Florida stays right here in Central Florida and supports the people and places that make this community feel alive. If you love this city’s creative heartbeat, now’s the time to show it.

Learn more at link below.

United Arts of Central Florida is once again rallying the region’s arts, science, and history organizations with the 2026 Collaborative Campaign for the Arts, running December 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. Forty-five local groups are participating this year, united under the theme “When Art Th...

11/20/2025

Ramen Takagi has officially closed its stall at City Food Hall in Ivanhoe Village. The hall is still operating on Alden Road, but it’s another sign the new food hall is still trying to find its footing in the former Hall on the Yard space. Ramen Takagi’s main shop in Oviedo is still open if you need your noodle fix. We’ll keep an eye on what fills the stall next.

Ramen Takagi has closed its operation inside the City Food Hall Orlando space in Ivanhoe Village. Orlando Weekly reports that “Ramen Takagi has closed its operation inside the struggling City Food Hall in Ivanhoe Village,” with the owners shifting focus back to their ramen shop in Oviedo. City F...

11/19/2025

Just Salad is taking over the former Smashburger space on Colonial Drive, right across from Fashion Square Mall. Buildout is already underway. For everyone still manifesting a Sweetgreen for Orlando… this might be the closest we’ve come. 🥗

https://bungalower.com/2025/11/19/just-salad-taking-over-former-smashburger-on-colonial-drive/

11/19/2025

Dapper Duck Bar has quietly closed in downtown Orlando. With nightlife drifting toward Mills 50, it’s another reminder that local spots only survive when people show up. If you love a place, be a regular.

Full story at link below.

Dapper Duck Bar has closed at 28 S Orange Avenue, another hit for a downtown scene that has been losing steam as most of the late-night energy shifts north into Mills 50. The nine-year-old bar went dark without a public announcement, and the space is now locked, empty, and marked as closed on its Fa...

11/19/2025

Orlando, are you ready for two football teams? The Indoor Football League just approved the move of the Massachusetts Pirates, who will become the Orlando Pirates at the Kia Center in 2026. Add that to the Orlando Storm arriving at Inter&Co Stadium the same year, and downtown is about to be all football, all spring. 🏈🔥

Orlando is officially becoming football city. Two professional gridiron teams — the Orlando Storm and the Orlando Pirates — are slated to hit town in 2026, each bringing a completely different take on the sport to downtown. The UFL’s Orlando Storm is already locked in for Inter&Co Stadium next...

11/19/2025

The first lights are officially up at Leu Gardens. If you saw our earlier story about what’s new for year six of Dazzling Nights, here’s your follow up — Creative City Project is already transforming the entrance and getting the grounds ready for opening night on November 28.

If you caught our earlier piece about what’s new for year six of Dazzling Nights, consider this your first real-world follow up. The entrance at Harry P. Leu Gardens is already glowing, and crews have officially started transforming the grounds for this year’s holiday light experience. The event...

11/19/2025

It has been more than 33 years since an 11-year-old Anna Chlumsky wrecked our childhood emotional stability by screaming “Where are his glasses?” over Macaulay Culkin’s tiny bee-stung body inside a house in Bartow, Florida. Yep, that’s right. The Sultenfuss house and funeral home sits right down I-4 from us, and much of My Girl was filmed the other direction in Sanford, putting Central Florida in its brief but glorious era of film-location fame.

Remember when early nineties Orlando was supposed to become the next Hollywood? When Lethal Weapon 3 blew up our old City Hall for real and Nickelodeon Studios slimed its way through shows like Clarissa Explains It All. Well, it looks like Orange County is ready to try again.

Full article at bungalower.com

11/19/2025

Get ready for your close up, Orlando! Film crews might be heading back our way. Orange County just approved a major incentive program to lure productions to Central Florida, and if it works, Hollywood East could finally get its sequel.

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It has been more than 33 years since an 11-year-old Anna Chlumsky wrecked our childhood emotional stability by screaming “Where are his glasses?” over Macaulay Culkin’s tiny bee-stung body inside a house in Bartow, Florida. Yep, that’s right. The Sultenfuss house and funeral home sits right ...