TRANSCRIPT: A Starbucks with a drive-thru is in the planning stages at the SW corner of the intersection of Fern Creek Avenue and Colonial Avenue according to the Plan Review filed with the City of Orlando. The official title of the Starbucks project is “Colonial & Fern Creek Redevelopment.” The property currently houses an auto repair shop built in 1955.
Phase 1 of the onePULSE Foundation memorial and museum construction project is nearing completion at the original site of the club at 1912 S Orange Ave. Phase 1 is an interim memorial. Once opened, it will provide a park like setting for visitors, survivors and their families to gather. The interim memorial is the first step towards the non-profit achieving its goal of the space becoming a place of rememberance, reflection and call to action.
The Ivanhoe Main Street District is on the hunt for its 7th Executive Director in the brief 9 years its been in existence. It’s even lost its accreditation as an official Main Street Program. The Ivanhoe District stretches from Mills down Virginia then splits off down both directions of North Orange Avenue. Continue Reading …
Demolition of some exterior features of the historically protected landmark Firestone building at 578 N. Orange Ave 
