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City of Orlando, developer helps solve housing crisis with restoration project

ORLANDO, Fla. Channel 9 has shared the issue of Orlando's housing crisis for months. Last summer, the city announced a plan to turn an old hotel into affordable housing units, which is becoming a reality. A developer said they are working to solve the affordable housing crisis by restoring old hotels and other dilapidated buildings. Shantel Garcia said it had been a month since she moved into her new...

Amazon Fresh Grocery Store Planned for Maitland Shopping Center

Amazon is looking to build a grocery store in Maitland. Orlando Business Journal reports that the online retailer and recent entrant into the grocery game will build an Amazon Fresh in the planned Trelago Market shopping center. Amazon has owned organic mega-chain Whole Foods since 2017. Amazon Fresh began its life as a produce and grocery delivery service, growing into brick-and-mortar grocery stores...

Sculptures coming to upcoming Lake Eola Park butterfly garden

Sculptures coming to upcoming Lake Eola Park butterfly garden

The folks behind the Orlando Land Trust are working on adding a butterfly garden to Lake Eola Park.At the Aug. 15 City Council meeting, the City approved the installation of metal wire butterfly sculptures at the park where the butterfly garden will be. The sculptures will be constructed by local artist Barbara Sorensen and are jointly funded by the Orlando Land Trust, which is contributing $15,000, and...

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