The 2013 Lake Formosa Cleanup Sunday April 7th is from 1p – 3p.
We will be meeting in the parking lot next to the Lochaven Neighborhood Center, 610 North Lake Formosa.
We are partnering once again with Keep Orlando Beautiful, who will be providing trash bags and collection equipment and water.
Contact Emily at e_eade@hotmail.com if you want to volunteer.
https://www.facebook.com/events/599574580069988/
Join the fun at Menello Museum this sunday – before or after our Lake Formosa Lake Clean up.
From Promoter Joseph Martens – I’m happy to announce the beginning of a new tradition in Orlando. Join us for the best of our live music, art, food and drink all in one place! Enjoy your favorite local bands performing a blend of originals with your favorite classics from the SMCD radio show. We’ll be celebrating old school Country, Folk, American and Bluegrass featuring songs from Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson to Lucinda Williams and Allison Krauss and everything in between.
Bring a blanket, bring your dog, bring your friends and whole family, we’ll bring the rest!
In addition to a full day of live music we will have food trucks, a dog parade, a karaoke dunk tank, activities for the kids and a large parlay of Orlando visual artist displaying and selling their work.
$10 at the door and all proceeds all proceeds from this event will go to benifit Heartstrings Music. (heartstringsmusic.org)
Our updated list of performers includes:
The JC’s Trio
My Generation
Thomas Wynn & Friends
with Jeff Nolan
Shew’Bird
Rocket Fish
Hindu Cowboys
The Gold Miners
Terri Binion
Jessy Daumen
Holcomb Brothers
Giddy Up Go
Stephen Rock
Sunny Raskin
Astatula Hometown Reunion
Heather Lee and Jordan Wynn
Maxx Von Shadow
The Polkstocks
Tim Turner
Nick Landess
Ricky Dickens
Mike Levin
Riverbottom Nightmare Band
Stahll in Time
Hanna Harber
Jim O’Rourk
Brian Chodorcoff
Christian Kelty
Matt Gersting
The Tom & Dan Show
The Reverend
Juno Smile
Stay tuned!
The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority will hold a community open-house meeting for the first section of the Wekiva Parkway (State Road 429), located from just north of US Highway 441 near Plymouth Sorrento Road to north of Kelly Park Road.
The 4.6-mile project will feature all electronic tolling and an interchange at Kelly Park Road. Construction on this $224.7 million project is scheduled to begin by late 2014 and finish in 2016.
The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the cafeteria at Apopka High School located at 555 W. Martin St., Apopka, FL 32712. The public may review maps, drawings and other pertinent information about the 60% complete design plans for this project. Members of the project team will be available to answer questions.
For more information, please contact Public Information Officer Mary Brooks at 407-694-5505, via email at info@wekivaparkway.com or log on to www.wekivaparkway.com.
1300 Brookhaven Dr Orlando, FL 32804
Friday, March 15, 2013, 6:00PM until 8:30PM
http://www.facebook.com/events/125829220929020/
It’s about that time for the SPRING Swap. We are excited about our NEW Sponsors this time. TheNakedGrapeWine.com is going to give a FREE Glass of Wine w each Swap ticket purchased. And Always glad to have TheDailyCity.com around as our Media Sponsor! And our always faithful YELP.com will be on hand to give out totes for all of your NEW finds and lots of other FREEbies!
$7 – If you drop your items off by the 14th
$12 – If you bring your items the night of at 6p
In order to make this the BEST possible event for you, we need you to drop off your items BEFORE the Swap. If you bring your items before the 15th. You pay only $7 for the Swap. If you bring your items the night of, it’s $12. You will pay at the event, not when you drop off your items. Please drop your items (sorted into categories) w your name on it at:
CREDO Coffeehouse
706 W. Smith St
Orlando, FL 32804
www.downtowncredo.com
We are really thrilled to be at a same location right in the heart of the Ivanhoe Village Shopping District: 1300 Brookhaven Dr Orlando 32803. More room, means more people and therefore more clothes. We will have homemade cupcakes for sale from 6-7p while people get registered. Swap will be from 7-8:30p.
KIDS clothing! Moms get your kids clothes that they have out grown together and bring home some new stuff they can fit into!
** We NEED Volunteers!! If you are available the night of for all or part of the day / night, please let us know.**
The REASON: According to the U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste, Americans throw away more than 68 pounds of clothing and textiles per person per year. We are trying to help reduce that number by having you keep your clothes in circulation and out of landfills.
This is how it ALL goes down: Start cleaning out those closets. GUYS & Girls.
First Part is a Clothing Swap! Bring all your clothing, shoes, jewelry, etc that have been your closet forever that you just don’t wear anymore, have grown out of, or was just never right for you to begin with and we will swap! Bring your old stuff. Bring home some new stuff. GENTLEMEN: PLEASE participate.
Second part of the Party is shopping Other Peoples Property. Get yourself loaded with the Best in Vintage. We will have an extensive collection of vintage clothing, shoes, jewelry, bags and much more. This is your chance to get some fantastic and one of a kind vintage pieces! We collect the best Vintage around for your shopping pleasure and have also added a lot of amazing vintage jewelry.
***Please note that a percentage of everything sold will be given to www.charitywater.org. Because over One Billion people don’t have clean fresh drinking water. We think that’s important and we hope you do too & Mission of Hope in Haiti. www.mohhaiti.org***
The left over clothes will be donated to Dress For Success. A non-profit that helps women get interview appropriate clothing and tips. Please check them out: www.dressforsuccess.org. The BETA Center for teenage moms www.betacenter.org and local Homeless Ministries.
The more the merrier so please invite all of your stylish friends!
First Friday Lake Ivanhoe on Orange Ave [hosted by Ivanhoe Village]
Friday, March 1, 2013, 6:00PM until 9:00PM
Stroll Orange Ave. (between New Hampshire and Princeton Ave), where the art galleries and shops of Ivanhoe Village open their doors to allow local artists to showcase their work.
Orlando Folk Festival today and tomorrow- Feb. 9 -10 – 10a – 5p at the Mennello Museum of Art. More details here.
We’re going to need your help! All ages may participate. This is a great family volunteer activity and students may earn community service hours. No children under 14 may participate without direct adult supervision. Those between 14 and 18 attending without their parent must have a signed minor release form from parent or legal guardian. A form may be requested and brought with child the day of the event.
Volunteer spots are limited and fill quickly, and you must register by June 20. Call Jody Buyas of Keep Orlando Beautiful at 407.246.2752 or e-mail her at jody.buyas@cityoforlando.net. Looking forward to a great turnout from the neighborhood!
This year, we’ll be doing the cleanup as part of a larger, coordinated city-wide effort with Keep Orlando Beautiful. See pdf here for details, or below. 2012 citybeautifulwaterwaycleanup
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Saturday, March 17, 2012
9 – 11 am
Register by Friday, March 9th:
call 407.246.2752 or
email Jody.Buyas@cityoforlando.net
http://www.orgnow.org/occupy_orlando
Notification of Peaceful Assembly on October 15
FR: The Downtown Development Board
Dear Downtown Orlando Residents and Merchants,
A group called Occupy Orlando has announced plans to peacefully assemble on Saturday, October 15th beginning at approximately 8:00 am in front of the Orlando Chamber of Commerce with plans to march through downtown, and ultimately occupy a downtown park or other public space.
The specific route for the march/walk appears at this time to be to the Orlando Chamber of commerce, then proceeding down Orange Avenue to the Bank of America building and finally ending at City Hall Plaza. Once there it is unknown how long the group intends to stay in the plaza.
While the City of Orlando is not associated with this event in any way, the Orlando Police Department will be present to ensure the safety of all protesters as well as those who live and work in downtown Orlando. The City of Orlando has communicated with the leaders of this loosely organized group in order to take steps to minimize traffic disruptions related to this event.
The Occupy Wall Street movement started in New York City and “Occupy” events like these have happened in dozens of cities across the country in recent weeks, from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. The vast majority of these events have been conducted peacefully.
We support the right of Orlando’s residents to protest and exercise free speech rights, and encourage all who participate to do so peacefully and with respect to the rights of others.
Sincerely,
Buddy Dyer
Mayor
DowntownOrlando.com
400 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: 407.246.2555
Fax: 407.246.3359
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Redevelopment Agency
