About The Daily City

The Daily City covers select business and construction activity in the Main Street Districts of Orlando, Winter Park, Lake Nona, and occasionally the tourist areas. Topics include new businesses and buildings, updates on relevant projects, and a smidge of local government doings. The site began in 2007 here and relaunched in 2021. 

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About the Editor

Mark Baratelli has autism, two cats, and a partner named Shane. He is an Orlando Business Journal 40 Under 40 and is in the Orlando Sentinel Culinary Hall of Fame. 

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Awards

2009 Best Local Blog, Orlando Weekly, 1st

2009 Best Local Arts Blog, Orlando Sentinel, 1st

2009 Best Local Blog, Orlando Sentinel, 3rd

2010 Best Local Website of 2010, Orlando Weekly, 2nd

2010 Best Local Blog of 2010, Orlando Weekly, 1st

2010 Best Local Blog of 2010, Orlando Magazine, 3rd

2010 Critics Pick: Mobile Art Show, Orlando Weekly

2011 Best Local Website, Orlando Magazine, 3rd

2011 Best Local Website, Orlando Weekly, 1st

2011 Best Local Website, Watermark Newspaper, 3rd

2011 Best Local Blog, Orlando Sentinel, 2nd

2011 Best Local Blog, Orlando Weekly, 2nd

2011 Best Local Blog, Watermark Newspaper, 1st

2012 Best Local Website, Orlando Magazine, 3rd

2012 Best Local Website, Orlando Weekly, 2nd

2012 Best Local Blog, Orlando Magazine, 2nd

2012 Best Local Blog, Orlando Weekly, 1st

2012 Best Local Blog, Orlando Sentinel, 2nd

2012 Best Local Twitter Feed, Orlando Weekly, 2nd

2013 Best Local Blog, Orlando Magazine, 1st

2013 Best Local Blog, YELP, 1st

2013 Best Local Blog, Orlando Weekly, 1st

2014 Best Local Blog, Orlando Magazine, 1st

2014 Critics Pick: Best Pop Up Shop, Orlando Weekly

2015 Best Local Blog, Florida Sunshine Blog Awards, 1st