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The Daily City – #44 – A Prismatic Upgrade

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PFT Media Podcast NetworkTRANSCRIPT: Orlando Flea is coming September 16th to downtown at Celine Orlando. There will be live music, local eats, full bar and of course a large curated group of local and regional vendors flooding your sense with creativity. Follow the event on instagram for updates at the orlando flea.

The @citybeautiful is going to SHAKE UP the old downtown Information center with the help of the local creative company at Prismatic. The redesigned center will feature a retail shop with locally made goods, a circular information desk, digital walls, large murals by the formally local and internationally known artist Boy Kong and more. The space will expand from 1,950 sq. ft. to 3,800 sq. ft. During construction the Info Center will operate a new temporary location starting Tuesday, July 10 at the CityArts Factory at the corner of Orange Avenue and Pine Street Tuesdays-Fridays from 11 a.m.-5pm.Continue Reading …

The Daily City – #43 – The Orlando Flea

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PFT Media Podcast NetworkTRANSCRIPT: A new craft beer & package store called Whippoorwill Beerhouse and Package Store is coming to the Milk District at 2425 E. South Street. The owners are shooting for a July opening. Equal parts neighborhood bar and package store, the 2,160 sq ft facility will offer beverage service including retail wine and beer sales.
Sephora is coming to Winter Park inside the Whole Foods shopping center at 1030 N Orlando Ave. The store is scheduled to open in July. Founded in 1969, Sephora offers beauty fans the chance to touch and test the products in the store. It has an app that allows users to obtain their exact skin tone to help them choose their ideal foundation, an app that allows users to try on lipstick shades and more. Sephora, with 2,300 locations in 33 countries, is “the No. 1 specialty beauty retailer in the world”
The Orlando Flea will take place Sunday September 16th 12pm-4pm at the downtown performance venue Celine Orlando at 22 S. Magnolia Ave. The indoor marketplace will feature a tightly curated collection of local and regional artisans, designers and makers, along with live music, a full bar and local bites. The Orlando Flea wants to create a community around supporting and celebrating our region’s creative small business owners. The Orlando Flea is the latest production of The Daily City.

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The Daily City – #37 – Three Gay Bars and a Mansteraunt

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PFT Media Podcast NetworkTRANSCRIPT: 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 …

Orlando Opinions – #31 – Orchards, Gardens and Developers, Oh My!

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PFT Media Podcast NetworkTRANSCRIPT: Hi it’s Mark Baratelli from The Daily City, Orlando’s number one choice for smooth jazz and R&B. Let’s get to the news!

An urban orchard may be coming to an Orlando Park if the Citys’ Parks and Rec Department wins a $20,000 grant from the National Recreation and Park Association. They  had to to send in three ideas for the grant. The orchard is the most creative of the three but all three are pretty great which I have to say because one deals with disabled kids and the other one deals with a neighborhood called Malibu Groves… I mean…Continue Reading …