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New Apartments Coming to Hannibal Square

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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New Apartments Coming to Hannibal Square

Bounce along red brick roads! Walk to an international stationary industry powerhouse! Get kicked out of Shady Park! Winter Park City...

Craft & Common Coffee and Gift Shop Opens Downtown

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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Craft & Common Coffee and Gift Shop Opens Downtown

Just when you think locally owned coffee shops can't get any cuter - BOOM - Craft & Common opens downtown. By Mark Baratelli Editor in...

Ax-Throwing Venue Coming Downtown Near Craft & Common

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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Ax-Throwing Venue Coming Downtown Near Craft & Common

This trend dates back to 2011 in Canada. Swing a ding ding! Epic Axe Throwing is currently under construction at 47 E. Robinson Street...

Downtown Orlando Info Center Going Full Throttle Yellow This Fall

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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Downtown Orlando Info Center Going Full Throttle Yellow This Fall

Interactive screens, lots of yellows, and a cool local store will sell downtown Orlando inside the new info center coming this Fall. The...

A City-Owned Website Selling Local Maker Goods Just Might Happen

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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A City-Owned Website Selling Local Maker Goods Just Might Happen

One way to sell a city is to show and sell what locals make. The presence of retail creativity similar to what they see in cities they...

City's New "Permitting Express" Program Helps Ivanhoe Eyeglass Shop

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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City's New "Permitting Express" Program Helps Ivanhoe Eyeglass Shop

Oxford Eyes is nestled in Swanson’s Ivanhoe Row, a collection of specialty retail and small businesses located directly across from Lake...

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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Sephora Coming to Winter Park

Kill some time trying on lipsticks and matching your skin tone for the perfect foundation at Sephora Winter Park when it opens in July....

Orlando Flea - New Makers Market Event Coming Downtown

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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Orlando Flea - New Makers Market Event Coming Downtown

This indoor marketplace event will feature a tightly curated collection of local and regional artisans, designers and makers, along with...

Amazon Treasure Truck Summer Movie Series Coming July

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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Amazon Treasure Truck Summer Movie Series Coming July

The Amazon Treasure Truck is putting on a "Movie Series" according to the Mayors Agenda event permit list that goes before City Council...

Outdoor Food Hall Project to Go Before City Hall

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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Outdoor Food Hall Project to Go Before City Hall

18 retrofitted shipping containers housing food kiosks, dessert shops, candy stories, retail stores and bars creating an outdoor food...

The Baldwin Park Publix Hasn't Been Inspected by the State Since 2016

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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The Baldwin Park Publix Hasn't Been Inspected by the State Since 2016

Four Orlando Publix haven't been inspected by the State since 2016. Eight didn't even get inspected in 2017. Eleven didn't get inspected...

Giant Mills50 Lot for Sale - Hotel or Office Entitlement Ready to Go!

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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Giant Mills50 Lot for Sale - Hotel or Office Entitlement Ready to Go!

Build your hotel or office in this hot business district. The empty 2.55 acre lot at 1724 N. Mills Ave adjacent to Mills Park is...

Henry's Depot New Name of Sanford Food Hall

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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Henry's Depot New Name of Sanford Food Hall

Sanford is once again proving it's cooler than Orlando with the addition of a new food hall in an old train depot in downtown Sanford. We...

Hourglass District Now a Part of Curry Ford West Market District

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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Hourglass District Now a Part of Curry Ford West Market District

Curry Ford West wants to be the next Audubon Park and Mills50 so it welcomed the group of new businesses moving into the area...

Gideon's Bakehouse Won't Sell Out of Cookies Thanks to Giant New Production Warehouse!

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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Gideon's Bakehouse Won't Sell Out of Cookies Thanks to Giant New Production Warehouse!

Hate seeing the "Sold Out" sign at one of Orlando's top cookie bakers? The East End Market purveyor came up with a solution - a new...

College Park Retail Building up for Sale on Edgewater

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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College Park Retail Building up for Sale on Edgewater

The one-story Edgewater-facing College Park building housing "The Bead Bar" for the past 20 years in College Park at 1317 & 1319...

Mark Baratelli, Editor

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Glass Knife Lives the Cash-Free Life

Because this successful restaurant in Winter Park does not accept cash, it's able to offer better customer service and employee safety....