Three restaurants in the Mills 50 District took honors Sunday at COOK 2011, a food festival sponsored by the Human Rights Commission. Congratulations to Funky Monkey and Executive Chef Matthew Slattery, winner of the Quick Fire Challenge!
(Pictured: The Funky Monkey Wine Company crew)
Kudos also go to Shine Neighborhood Kitchen, second place winner and Tako Cheena, winner of the Customer Choice award!
On Saturday, March 26 from 8:30pm until 9:30pm, the City of Orlando will be turning off all non-essential lights in City Hall in support of the Earth Hour 2011 campaign. Earth Hour is an event in which millions of Americans and billions of people all over the world will turn out their lights for one hour in support of action on climate change and toward creating a cleaner, safer and more secure future.
In 2010, a record 128 countries and territories joined the global display of climate action. Iconic landmarks, such as Mount Rushmore, the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, Santa Monica Pier and Orlando’s own Sea World, turned off non-essential lighting for the hour.
Businesses and citizens alike…please join the City and pledge your support by visiting: http://cityoforlando.net/elected/greenworks/earthhour.htm.
Together, we can become a part of the solution!
If you weren’t able to make it to GreenFest and the truckload sale on Saturday, you can still purchase a composter or rain barrel. The composters are $47 and the rain barrels are $58. Contact Mills 50 at: director@mills50.org.
Mills 50 Main Street, in conjunction with Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan, OUC and My Green CFE, will host GreenFest this Saturday from 9am until 3pm at The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Avenue.
GreenFest features a backyard compost bin and rain barrel truckload sale. Earth Machine compost bins will be sold for $47 and Systerns for $58. Checks and credit cards accepted. No cash.
In addition, vendors specializing in sustainable and/or all natural products, such as Pink Elephant Lighting, Coconut Clean, Earthy Habitats, Purple Sunflower Productions and Long Family Chiropractic, will be on hand. Be sure to bring your appetite and enjoy hummus, baklava and falafel from Fantastic Hummus; egg rolls, summer rolls, spring rolls and Pappardelle’s Pasta from LotsAPasta; empanadas and arepas from Helados y Postres and fresh produce from Aubrey & Sons.
The first 300 attendees to stop by the Mills 50 booth will receive an eco-friendly shopping tote.
The pews fill up fast at Sunday Gospel Brunch at Bananas, 924 N. Mills. Call 407-480-2200 to reserve your seats now!
The Center, 946 N. Mills Avenue, is having a gigantic yard sale on Saturday, March 5 from 7am until 2pm. There is something for everyone! Furniture, clothing, electronics, home accessories, art, antiques, glassware, office items, big screen tvs, cds, dvds, and knick-knacks galore! Proceeds from the yard sale will benefit The Center. Don’t miss it!!!
Congratulations to Julio Lima and SAY IT LOUD, winner of 3 silver ADDY awards.
The annual ADDY awards are presented by the Orlando Chapter of the American Advertising Federation to recognize local advertising talent and excellence in advertising. More than 200 entries were received from more than 20 Central Florida companies.
Julio, a member of the Mills 50 Design Committee, created the new Mills 50 logo!
Bananas Modern American Diner serves it up all night Fridays and Saturdays! So, if you’re craving a burger or mac’n cheese in the middle of the night, you gotta go to Bananas! Bananas, 924 N. Mills Avenue – in the heart of Mills 50!
