This year is the 19th annual Florida Film Festival, and in addition to the Regal Winter Park Village 20 theatre and Enzian theatre, this year the event will include screenings in a number of locations throughout downtown Orlando.
Making the Festival a broader city-wide event, these other venues include a selection of well-known downtown locales such as [...]
Downtown Orlando & Eola Park to Host Florida Film Festival
March 3rd, 2010Downtown Orlando: New Jobs Opening with High Speed Railway Projects
February 25th, 2010Great news for thet downtown Orlando economy and job market. Thousands of jobs are expected to open up with the construction of the high-speed railroad that will be spanning central Florida.
Steve Olson, spokesman for Florida’s Department of Transportation, noted that many job inquiries have been made and many in need of work are in support of [...]
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Delivers “State of the City” Address
February 18th, 2010Today Mayor Buddy Dyer delivered a “State of the City” address, discussing accomplishments and local issues for the city of Orlando, reviewing the past year.
Included in the focus on local issues were the repairs for Lake Eola’s fountain, which was struck by lightning six months ago. Dyer started on the topic by stating, “I couldn’t [...]
Six Months since Lightning Struck Lake Eola Fountain; Repair Announcements by Spring
February 12th, 2010Six months ago, historic “Eola Girl”, the landmark fountain of Lake Eola, was struck by lightning and put into a state of disrepair. Since then, the city went from scrambling to figure out how to fund repairs, to discovering two policies including a fine arts insurance policy protects the condition of the fountain, but comes [...]
Read MoreOrlando and Central Florida Welcome ArtsFest Cultural Arts Festival
February 4th, 2010A 10-day, 205-event free arts and cultural festival is taking place now through February 14th in Orlando and areas of central Florida.
Presented by United Arts of central Florida, ArtsFest takes place throughout Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake counties. Rich in culture and entertainment, this festival spans 75 venues in central Florida. Many events are occurring [...]
High-Speed Railroad to Connect Central Florida Regions and Eventually Miami
January 29th, 2010Yesterday, President Obama appeared in Tampa for a town hall meeting at the University of Tampa, delivering $1.25 billion as a down payment for an 84-mile high-speed rail line to connect Orlando with other regions of central Florida.
This railroad is planned to connect areas of central Florida including Downtown Orlando, Lakeland, Walt Disney World, Orange Country [...]
Downtown Orlando’s Third Thursday Artwalk Kicks off First Third Thursday Artwalk of 2010
January 20th, 2010This week, Orlando celebrates its first Third Thursday of 2010. Downtown Orlando’s Third Thursday artwalks present new artworks each month, and for the year’s kickoff, there will be additional bonus exhibitions.
Occurring Thursday January 21 from 6:00-9:00 p.m., exhibitions include Orlando City Hall’s Terrace Gallery, presenting works by 25 members of the Florida Sculptors Guild. It’s not too often that [...]
Downtown Orlando’s Plaza Cinema Café Closes… Just in Time to Reopen!
January 5th, 2010After only six months of operations, Mayor Buddy Dyer’s dream downtown revival project of Plaza Cinema Café closed at the end of December… but only for a moment, as the big picture would see it. Despite the benefit to Orlando’s downtown businesses and residents, the theater’s shaky operations behind the Cinema caused issues forcing RP Realty [...]
Read MoreOrlando Holiday Season Crowns Lake Eola Belle of the Holiday Ball
December 22nd, 2009Lake Eola is quite the belle of the holiday ball for the 2009 season. Despite the city’s budget cuts on holiday decorations, Lake Eola will still be the prize, hosting a tree lighting ceremony for the city of Orlando. Earlier in the season, Mayor Buddy Dyer eliminated a tree lighting ceremony at city hall, and [...]
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