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City of Orlando Awarded
Golden Bricks
As one of the Downtown Orlando Partnership’s
signature events, the Golden Brick Awards
recognize new construction and real estate
projects, interior design and special events
that impact the Downtown Development District
and help make Downtown Orlando an exciting place
to live, work and play.
The Office of
Communications won a Golden Brick for the First
Annual Blues-B-Q, a blues concert featuring
regional and national acts and highlighting
several local BBQ restaurants on the street in
front of City Hall. The event far exceeded
expectations and was an even bigger success this
year with two headline acts and over 16,000 in
attendance.
Orlando’s Families, Parks and Recreation
Department was awarded a Golden Brick for their
installation of the new Lake Eola Park
Playground which marks a turning point in the
life of Lake Eola Park, the heart of Downtown
Orlando. Innovative play equipment, rubber
surfacing, lighting, site furnishings,
landscaping and dynamic shade sails were added.
The new playground supplies dynamic motion
elements and challenges for all ages and
abilities.
The Parramore
Heritage Park and Pond project also received a
Golden Brick for the innovative concept that
took what was the creation of a necessary
stormwater retention pond and turned it into an
aesthetically pleasing pocket park, thus
maximizing the potential of the space and
creating a public amenity for the community to
enjoy.
Community Venues
Construction Update
Effective Monday,
May 12, on-street parking along the south side
of Church Street between Division and Hughey
Avenues will be closed. Closure will remain
until completion of the Events Center to
accommodate site work and construction.
Beginning Monday,
May 19, on-street parking along the north side
of Church Street between Division and Bryan
Avenues will be closed. Closure will be
approximately 30 days to accommodate lane shifts
related to Events Center utility relocation
work.
Additional
parking is available in the Church Street
Garage. Parking validation stickers for this
garage are available for customers from Church
Street merchants located between Terry and
Hughey Avenues.
For more
information call Walter Hawkins at 407-246-3190.
Historic
Preservation Board Needs Your Photos
The City of Orlando Historic Preservation
Board is seeking photographs for the 2009
Historic Preservation Calendar. This 2009
calendar will focus on the architectural
features of the Lake Copeland Historic
District. The Historic Preservation Board is
looking for hobby photographers to capture the
uniqueness and distinct styles of the historic
Lake Copeland neighborhood in black and white
pictures. The best pictures will be included in
the 2009 calendar.
Photographs must be black and white and
printed on 8” x 10” or 8 ½” X 11” paper with a
white border. Vertical or horizontal
photographs are acceptable. Up to three
photographs, labeled with your name, daytime
telephone number and the address of the subject
must be submitted or postmarked by June 27,
2008 at 5 p.m. Deliver photographs to the
Historic Preservation Office on the 6th floor of
Orlando City Hall, 400 South Orange Avenue or
mail them to the Historic Preservation Office,
PO Box 4990, Orlando, Florida 32802. Please
consider donating your photographs to the
Historic Preservation Office for our files.
Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped 9” x
12” envelope if you would like your photographs
returned.
Contact Richard Forbes at 407-246-3350 or
Diane Rivera at 407-246-3416 with questions
about the calendar.
First Annual Play
Day
Join Mayor Buddy Dyer for the City of
Orlando's inaugural Play Day which will be held
Saturday, May 10th at 10:30 a.m.
at the new Orlando Cultural Park, 530 East
Princeton Street (in the Loch Haven area)
Orlando's Day of Play will coincide with
Commissioner Stuart's District 3 Picnic and
Orlando Cultural Park Dedication. There will be
food, entertainment and fun for the whole
family. This Orlando Day of Play provides an
opportunity for children and their families to
take part in active, unstructured play.
Active and unstructured play is important for
children as they grow. Play helps them learn to
use imagination, teamwork, decision-making and
more. It is also an important tool against
childhood obesity, stress and boredom. In the
past thirty years, the rate of childhood obesity
has tripled due to lack of physical activity and
this is the first generation of children that
are not expected to outlive their parents. A
productive, healthy and physically fit child
becomes a socially competent and productive
adult.
Parks, like the Orlando Cultural Park,
provide gathering places for family reunions or
picnics, locations for pick-up games of
football, frisbee, checkers or tag, as well as
just plain fun. Come out and join us for this
inaugural Play Day!
Free Educational
Workshops on Foreclosure Prevention and
Predatory Lending
The City of
Orlando is hosting a series of seminars designed
to educate residents on the resources available
to mitigate the impacts of foreclosures and
predatory lending practices. A team of experts
will speak on the issues of foreclosure
proceedings, tax implications, predatory lending
tactics and more.
Each household
that attends one of the seminars will receive a
one-on-one counseling session, at a later date,
to discuss issues pertinent to that household.
The four-hour
sessions will be held on Saturdays, from 9 a.m.
until 1 p.m., throughout the City.
Saturday, May
17, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Rosemont Community Center
4872 Rose Bay Dr.
Saturday, May
31, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
J.R. Smith Neighborhood Center
1723 Bruton Blvd.
Saturday, June
14, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Engelwood Neighborhood Center
6123 La Costa Dr.
For additional
information, call 407-246-2708 or visit
cityoforlando.net. |
May
is National Bike Month and the City of Orlando
is proud of its efforts to improve bicycling and
pedestrian opportunities for its residents.
Join Mayor Buddy Dyer on Friday, May 16 at 8:30
a.m. as he rides to City Hall from his
neighborhood College Park Starbucks at 1915
Edgewater Drive. In recognition of Bike to Work
Day, all Orlando Starbucks will give free coffee
to those who ride their bikes and bring their
own mug.
