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  4. Orlando Attractions Area News & Developments

    in Orlando

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    1 hour ago, jrs2 said:

    Oh, fiddlesticks...there are like four HHN haunted houses back in there...

    But...Pokemon is a very big deal...I forgot about Pokemon...  can you imagine if Universal partnered with Nintendo so that they could get a version of Pokemon that you could only purchase at Universal?  What, Pokemon Sapphire, etc...Think of the potential park integration possibilities...  Pikachu...

    That's a potentially hardcore IP...

    How cool is this?

    Notice how there are ads for Miami Beach running in the video.  Gotta love it...

     

    I will be here in December along with Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea. I'll check out the Pikachu Pizza Bun!

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  5. Mills/50

    in Orlando

    Posted · Edited by FLheat

    1 hour ago, codypet said:

    @Jernigan So I guess the means the end of the Dollar Tree at Hampton across from Bikurri then?  Hmmm Dollar Tree must have pounced on that property like they were looking to get out of the current building.

    They are already pulling stock from the old Dollar Tree, the back corner has bare shelves.  They are supposed to be open in the Office Depot location July 1 as a Dollar Tree Plus with the $3 and $5 sections.

  6. Cool Stuff in Other Cities

    in Orlando Coffee House

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    I was at the zoo last month for the first time to take out of town family via the choo choo to the zoo.  The sunrail and trolley connect was great; however, the zoo is an utter embarrassment. There is so much deferred maintenance it's a wonder code enforcement has not shut them down.  Almost all the large animals except for giraffes were not available. We were in and out in about an hour.  With an admission fee of about $20, I don't think it was worth $2.

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  7. Orlando Fashion Square [Renovation in Progress]

    in Orlando

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    2 hours ago, HankStrong said:

    I'll be honest and say that I haven't been in there for many years, but the last time I was there it stank like mold.  The entire store just stank.  It wasn't mild.  It wasn't faint.  It was bad.

    I was in Macy's last week and it still stinks; however, there is about 1/4 of the inventory they used to have if not less.  Some areas of the store are vacant that used to carry merchandize (like the wide hallway between the men's and woman's department (like a 60'X60' wasteland). It is depressing and I challenge anyone to find a size in clothes that they need.

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  8. Orlando Attractions Area News & Developments

    in Orlando

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    The term "well regulated" in the old days referred to the state of the fighters. Well, trained, working weapons, etc. Not regulated as in the government making rules. 

     

    This should start with:  In my opinion, or some may argue...  This is presented as fact, the second amendment is so vague and poorly constructed that many grasp at straws to make it read what they believe it to mean.

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    Downtown South (Sunrail/Amtrak, SODO, Orlando Health, Lymmo, Orange/Michigan Avenues)

    in Orlando

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    17 hours ago, JFW657 said:

     

    My point was that if pedestrians would act like they've got their eyes and ears open and their brain switches flipped on and set to the conscious and alert position, the vast majority of pedestrian accidents would not happen. 

     

    If you ever step in a crosswalk in Europe, you will note, every car no matter how fast they are travelling, will come to a dead stop. (except scooters that weave around you). In Rome, for example, you would never be able to cross a road unless you have blind trust and step in an unsignalled crosswalk.  Drivers understand there a serious consequences to not obey this law. America, on the other hand, gives priority to the car.

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  11. Orlando History

    in Orlando

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    19 hours ago, uncreativeusername said:

    Right? It really feels like a brutalist take on a McMansion...

    I would never use that realtor that chooses to allow a photoshoot with a house in that amount of disarray. Get some balls and tell them to pick up their crap.

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  12. Audubon Park/The Garden District/Baldwin Park

    in Orlando

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    https://www.yourcommunitypaper.com/articles/commissioners-update-orlando-district-3-city-commissioner-robert-stuart/

    The jurisdictional transfer of the road (Corrine Drive/Forest Avenue/Virginia Drive) was approved by City Council and will come to Orange County Commissioners in a few weeks. We have been working on this for years, and following final negotiations, the City will be the lead for this corridor and will receive some funding from Orange County for road repair and repaving. You’ll see some physical road work soon, but the big project, while still on track, is a few years out, For example, we identified a need for a mid-block crossing on Corrine between Winter Park Street and General Reese Avenue near the East End Market. Our transportation staff moved forward with design/bidding/ construction just in time to have the national supply chain issues impact delivery of the final products needed for the project. Right now, this construction is anticipated before the start of the next school year.

     

    Before one shovel even touches the ground, there is still some planning to be done to make the concept plan shovel-ready. The engineering for this project is included in MetroPlan’s priorities. Once the funding is in place, the engineering should be complete the following year, which would allow the construction bid to go out, allowing for construction to begin sometime during the 2024 – 2025 fiscal year.

    This project will improve safety and accessibility for all types of transportation modalities. It will include a pedestrian and cycling trail, eventually extending into Lake Ivanhoe’s Gaston Edwards Park at the end of Virginia Drive at Orange Avenue. There will be a redesign of the road to enhance walkability and safety near Audubon Park K–8, and the plans address more turning lanes along with larger sidewalks to make the retail and restaurant corridor more walkable.

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  14. Audubon Park/The Garden District/Baldwin Park

    in Orlando

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    1 hour ago, JFW657 said:

    Poorest alternatives imaginable. 

    IDK if you were being serious or facetious or sarcastic, but you might as well have just said "Park your car somewhere and sit in it untill the traffic dies down."  

    Every person sitting on colonial should be bugging the hell out of every representative to make the 408 a free highway, it's insane a city of our size does not have a free east-west beltway, we really are shortchanged on Interstate highway funding.

  15. Audubon Park/The Garden District/Baldwin Park

    in Orlando

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    On 2/1/2022 at 10:22 AM, AmIReal said:

    The City agreed to take ownership of Corrine Dr during the January meeting. This should open the door to the proposed improvements- road diet/ narrowing, bike lanes, etc.

    https://www.yourcommunitypaper.com/pageview/viewer/2022-02-01#page=4

    This stands to make a major transformation to this neighborhood!  With the wide sidewalks and bike paths, it will make this stretch seem less commercial.  I know they got a large funding last spring, but I am wondering how close they are to the full cost.

  16. Downtown South (Sunrail/Amtrak, SODO, Orlando Health, Lymmo, Orange/Michigan Avenues)

    in Orlando

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    14 minutes ago, spenser1058 said:

    Pizza coming to the SoDo Tin and Taco:

    https://bungalower.com/2022/01/02/detroit-style-pizza-kitchen-opening-on-michigan-street/

    From Bungalower 

    It will offer both Detroit and Chicago style although it mentions “Chicago thin crust”. I thought Chicago was all about deep dish.

    Would one of y’all from Chicagoland please educate this poor lost Southerner?


     

    I'm originally from that area of the Midwest and I had to look it up too:

    It features cracker-thin crust that's usually square-cut and often loaded with fennel-heavy sausage. Unlike New York-style pizza, Chicago's thin crust is crispy and cannot be folded. This is because dough is rolled, not tossed, and cooked much longer to ensure that crunch.

    I was always all about the Deep Dish!

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  18. Lake Eola Park

    in Orlando

    Posted · Edited by FLheat

    4 minutes ago, RedStar25 said:

    From Facebook: 

    I'm going to be the hold out here. This plot of land will be isolated from the rest of the park until the Rosalind Club moves and the other buildings are torn down or moved. I also hope the city hopes to relocate the private business owners in those buildings.
    I am all for expanding the park, but in a responsible manner. Allowing the Rosalind Club to remain (I fully support moving the current historic building) smacks of favoritism.
    This area is an already under utilized portion of a thriving urban park and I fully support its expansion, but in a responsible way. With a Master Plan that doesn't change every two years.
    Until then, we will have a random park bench with grass and a private social club (with a foreboding black iron fence surrounding it to keep people out) and two historical buildings that are now expendable.

    You start that sh*t and the old ladies will take their butterflies back and go home!  We all know the driving cause was to get the homeless away from under the awnings next door and not scare the old ladies as they got out of their cars and got to ignore the parking meters.

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