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Colonial Lanes bowling alley in the Mills District, open since 1959, will cease operations Thursday May 24th. The building at 400 N. Primrose Drive is 33,000 sq. ft. and has 197 parking spaces. The new Master Plan calls for demolition of the bowling alley building and splitting the lot in half for a two-phased development. One parcel will include a personal storage facility with ground floor retail. The contents of the second parcel has yet to be determined.

Winter Park City Councilapproved naming the campus of the Winter Park Library and Events Center“The Canopy”last week during a council meeting in City Hall. The park in which the campus is located will remain “Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Park.” The name “The Canopy” came from a City Commission-authorized Task Force led by a branding expert (Evolve Design Group, Inc.). The group met three times under the direction of Evolve to develop a brand and name for the campus and facilities.

Along with the choice of the new name, City of Winter Park City Council approved $382,000 for infrastructure (but not construction) for a rooftop venue atop The Canopy. If the City finds funding, the rooftop venue will be built along with the rest of the library, altogether. If not, due to that infrastructure getting built, it can be built at a later date.

Peppino’s restaurantis closed after just 6 months in the newly created Hourglass District. Sources say the original owner sold it and the new owners expect to open in August. Food expert Scott Joseph says the failure of the restaurant was caused by poor service.

Grape & The Grain wine and beer barhas opened at 1110 Virginia Drive in the Mills50 District. The main attraction is the outdoor porch and green space. The bar will feature live music, local art, food trucks and local beer and wine selections.

Learn from some neighborhood pioneers why Pine Hills just might be the next great frontier for Central Florida residents and investors.” Michelle Owens, Executive Director of the Pine Hills Neighborhood Improvement District, is giving a talk calledPine Hills: The Next FrontierTuesday, May 29th, 6:30 – 8 pm at Credo Conduit, 1001 N Orange Ave.

4 new downtown restaurant spaces will be added to the Central Business District thanks to a large scale renovation of the plaza at 20 N. Orange Ave across from Wall Street Plaza starting June. A portion of the building that faces Wall Street will receive a new retail canopy, new glass storefront doors, stucco repair, and exterior lighting. Landlords of buildings like this generally prefer nationally-backed long-term leases which can nix the opportunity of getting spaces like these for smaller local brands.

The City of Winter Park Planning and Zoning Boardrecommended conditional use approval for the First Church of Christ Scientist at 650 North New York Avenue. The building is 6,989 sq ft with 44 parking spaces on their property.

The One Orlando Alliancerescinded their Executive Director job offer from openly gay Alabama legislator Patricia Todd when the Alliance learned she publicly stated the Governor was a closeted lesbian and requested that someone out her. Their press release stated “(Outing) is a form of psychic and emotional violence” But this isn’t the only time Todd was involved in the act of outing. Back in 2015 she threatened to out elected officials involved in extramarital affairs which could have ended in the outing of some of them.Did the One Orlando Alliance know about this? We will update this story once they respond to our questions.

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 in 2016. What’s going on?We have a list of all 33 Orlando Publix and their inspection status on thedailycity.com.