All Aboard Florida Unveils Brightline During a news conference on Monday, All Aboard Florida unveiled Brightline, the name for its high-speed rail service that will run between Miami and Orlando. Executives from the $2.5 billion project expressed their hopes for Brightline as a better alternative to highways and airports. With the introduction of Brightline, we set out to reinvent what traveling by train...
Creative City Project is This Weekend! You won't want to miss this night of unexpected experiences! This year's annual Creative City Project is this weekend! You can get up close and personal with artists like never before. Creative City Project 2015 "removes the barriers between art and you". Fans of Creative City Project in years past were treated to a new use of our downtown. Orlando's hot concrete...
5 Things You Won't Believe About Orlando The third-largest city in Florida, Orlando was originally nicknamed The City Beautiful, but it has since taken on the less poetic title of Theme Park Capital of the World thanks to the arrivals of Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, and Universal Studios. So it's easy to see why Orlando has a reputation as little more than a sunbaked lot filled with long lines, loud...
8 Orlando Neighborhoods Worth Exploring In cities like Boston, Nashville, New York, and San Francisco, visiting the distinct neighborhoods within them is an integral part of the itinerary. But in Orlando, where droves of tourists head straight to the theme parks, some of the city's most-cherished enclaves go undiscovered. Whether you are just visiting or looking to move into an Orlando neighborhood full of...
Orlando City Reveals New Stadium Design Orlando City revealed a new design for its stadium today, announcing it would spend in excess of $155 million on a venue that would seat 25,500 fans. "The story today is about passion and inspiration," Orlando City president Phil Rawlins said, saying the club's drive to overcome obstacles, the fans' support, and the inspiration of stadiums around the world have all...
Downtown Orlando CitiTower to Break Ground this Summer A new 23-story luxury apartment high-rise called CitiTower will start coming out of the ground sometime this summer in downtown Orlando's Thornton Park. Naples-based Summa Development Group LLC is expected to break ground on the $42 million, 233-unit CitiTower apartment project on the northeast corner of East Church Street and Lake Avenue, just across...
Walkability and I-4 Avoidance Boosts Orlando Neighborhoods In a region where exclusive, lakefront estates have long commanded top dollar, two relatively new Orlando neighborhoods known for alleys and front porches have joined the Orlando area's priciest addresses. Baldwin Park and Lake Nona had the area's highest and third-highest average home-sales prices in May about a half-million dollars, a new...
20 Free Things to Do in Orlando this Summer Summer is a great time to enjoy Orlando and some of its best events and amenities. The City Beautiful offers a wide variety of free activities for everyone, including parks and lakes, fairs and festivals, and a thriving arts scene that make Orlando a community where quality of life is second to none. Here are 20 free things to do in Orlando this summer: Take a...
New Lake Eola Tower Proposed The latest new proposal for a high-rise in the heart of downtown Orlando is a 28-story mixed-used tower smack on the shores of Lake Eola. A development company that includes Marc Bortz of Chicago-based Bortz Group owns the property. According to the new Lake Eola tower plans, the building would replace the City Centre building at 205 E. Central Blvd, built in 1925, and two...
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