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Just updating those who haven't heard: Soon to be occuping the old VOM spot at 801 N. Orange Ave. is Green Day Cafe, its second location in Central Florida (or third if you count the old Taco Bell on Lee Rd. from which it moved to its current Winter Park locale.)

Couldn't agree more. Has that newer reporter quit doing the Ryan Seacrest tagline yet? That's when I gave up.

I just posted about this in the old 801 N. Orange Thread (you can see the old renderings there.) Here's 800 N. Orange's new look: http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102989576106-70/800+N.+Orange+Ave..pdf I participated in the meetings with Ustler last time, and I'm very interested in the revival of this project (albiet glad I don't own a unit adjacent to the 800 N. Orange lot.) The only concern I have with this and every other project happening around here is parking.

wow; those shots are fantastic. i especially love the shot of magnolia. <3 i'll have to forward a link to these to a girlfriend of mine who lived in one of the houses across from urban rethink back in the late 90s. she'll appreciate it!

noticed tonight that there's all new tile on the front of the dolive, but it looks like the interiors are gutted. anyone have ideas of the plans for this building? lots of my young adulthood memories happened within those walls ... would be nice to see it brought to life again — even if not in the full-blown way that was once proposed.

this will be a lovely addition to parts "this side" of colonial. i hope it happens! thanks for sharing, de

palmtree, from where did you receive this email? i am interested in getting on that email list, as i live in uptown and would like to know of these meetings and projects, too!

lots of beams up now, so y'all may be right!

megayummo.com just reviewed pao gostoso, a brazillian bakery i mentioned in another thread on here. if you haven't been there, seriously you should check it out. saturday i had some "esfihas" (beef wraps) that were FANTASTIC!!!

thanks for the ucf med school pics; because of these, i was able to spot it during takeoff from mco to jfk on friday. that's a big hunk of land over there!

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertain...s.html#comments well this sheds some light on the movie selection...

yahoo! a new tenant in the wpv! Press 101 Sandwich and Wine Bar is expanding to Winter Park. The Dr. Phillips-based restaurant signed a deal last month to open its second location in a 3,000-square-foot space in Winter Park Village. The new space will include the Starbucks that closed in 2008 as well as Uberbot, which closed earlier this year, said Paul Rutledge, executive vice president of Columbus, Ohio-based landlord Casto Lifestyle Properties...

does anyone know how the theater selected its initial movies and how it plans to do so in the future? it seems the theater would use use its first showings as a way to establish its desired market or showcase its approach to planned diversity. if this is, indeed, what's happening, wow. don't get me wrong -- i'm a huge jason statham fan, but two statham films and a selection of which 60% i own on dvd? as it stands, i can't wait to go, but the thought of re-watching favorites (with the exception of old, OLD classics) on the big screen is holding me back. am i in the minority here? (yes, i know there are a couple of new releases, but the features are overwhelmingly available on dvd.) i am also disappointed because it advertised sugar, yet no sugar.

http://www.virginolivemarket.com/ this is the newest restaurant to open up at 801 n orange ave on the other side of shin sushi where the coffee shop was. virgin olive market is pretty tasty if anyone's up this way.

http://www.buylocalorlando.net supposedly the buy local card will get you 50% off the $6 matinee price or the $9 evening ticket price!

beluga's in wpv is closed ... today there was a $28,000 tax notice posted on the doors. all of the furniture is gone, too.

i did something similar to this back in the day when they built the 417 lake jessup bridge. it was fun!

crazy ... we were there the same day (one of the two with double charges, nov 28 and dec 2, i think). thanks for the heads up!

two things: green day cafe, a new eco-friendly little fast-food wrap and sandwich place on lee road in the old taco bell building has very tasty salads and wraps. i got mixed greens with hummus and guac, and it was flavourful without using the organic salad dressing provided. and i tried coqui mexicano last week. i had a fantastically spicy chicken sopes. good mofungo, but the bacalhau made the dish too salty (it was like they didn't soak the codfish long enough, which usually means days). i will definitely go back to try the nachos with tomatillio sauce that my friend raved about ... once, that is, we get over the fact that they overcharged our credit card almost 25% (which we thought was just an authorization as other places do, but it turned out to indeed be the amount they charged us.) i hope this was just a neophyte mistake!

Publix in Winter Park Village is supposed to be opening around Dec 13. It's been fun seeing it come together. Today came the brand-new shopping carts and the green recycling bins. :-)

I just received the snail mail notice about the public review of Orange Ave resurfacing from Colonial to Mills (FPN No. 422004-1-52-01) on Nov 20 @ 5 pm @ the Loch Haven Neighborhood Center. Project Scope, to begin construction in August 2009: * Milling & Resurfacing of roadway and parking lanes * ADA upgrades and curb ramp improvements @ all intersections and side streets * Signal upgrades to Mast Arms @ Magnolia and 50, Orange, Ivanhoe, Highland; Orange and Highland * Additional signal upgrades @ Orange & New Hampsire, Clay/Wilkinson * Parking spaces to be striped and upgraded, preserving and/or adding on-street parking if possible * Southbound Orange (one-way) reduced from 4 to 3 travel lanes and a bike lane added * Bike lane added to northbound Magnolia (one-way) * Sidewalk addition @ Statue of Liberty Islands * Construct bulb outs @ Orange and Marks, 50 I'm psyched about the reduction of lanes to 3 at s.b. Orange with a bike lane. Things always seem too tight the way it is. And bulbouts at Orange and 50 sure will be an improvement to what's there now!

saturday, i shared a chocolate mousse and apple tart at the french bakery next to gurtzberry over there on morse. those suckers were delicious. maybe next time try the sweet treats instead of the yogurt!

when walking around the 3rd thursdays art openings this week, i noticed roho is reopening on a sidestreet downtown. anyone know the story? while i'm here, i might as well add another thumbs up for numero uno cuban on s orange. dang, that place is GOOD.

i agree with you on b, b & b. i fell in love with the joint in june and have been back weekly ever since. i'm glad someone else here is making the trek out there to enjoy this gem.

ohhh, or a tisserie what a great place for hanging out...