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TRANSCRIPT: 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.

The Amazon Treasure Truck is putting on a “Movie Series” according to the Mayors Agenda event permit list that went before City Council last week. One event will take place July 7th at Blue Jacket Park. A second will take place June 14th at Lake Eola Park. We’ve reached out to Amazon for details. The Amazon Treasure Truck is an experiential marketing program bringing retail experiences to secret spots at secret times across towns across the US.

Starting October 4th Spirit will begin offering international service from Orlando International Airport to 11 new destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as 3 more domestic routes rolling out through the fall. The announcement marks one of the largest expansions in the airline’s history and includes service to the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. With this announcement, Spirit will now provide additional service from Orlando to eight countries and two U.S. territories.

Eight scholarships in the amount of $4,900 each were awarded to eight local LGBT students by The 49 Fund at Central Florida Foundation. The fund was created in March 2017 in partnership between local attorney Barry L. Miller and the LGBT+ Center Orlando. The fund worked closely with local LGBT organizations to identify potential applicants at local high schools and universities. To qualify, students must be self-identified as ‘out,’ a member of the LGBT community, attend an accredited two- or four-year institution of higher learning on a full-time basis, earn a 3.0 GPA or higher and demonstrate a commitment to improving the Central Florida community.

Oxford Eyes, a boutique eyewear shop in Ivanhoe Village, held its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday with Mayor Buddy Dyer and Commissioner Robert Stuart. Oxford Eyes was one of the first small businesses to participate in the City of Orlando’s Permitting Express initiative. The new Permitting Express program ensures small businesses have a team of experts to proactively navigate the process of opening new or expanded businesses in a shorter amount of time while avoiding common roadblocks. Permitting Express is open to qualifying small businesses (5,000 sq. ft. or less) and organizations that meet the program parameters.