May the holiday season fill your home with joy, your heart with love, and your life with laughter. From the Board of Directors & Staff of Mills 50!

The 7th Annual Mills 50 Artist Series, which features bottles of wine handpainted by local artists, is Tuesday, December 6 from 6pm until 9pm at Quantum Leap WIne. You may bid on the bottles along with several amazing baskets – including “A Taste of Mills 50”, “Shop til you Drop”, “Drink around the District” and “It’s All About Me”, at the silent auction. DJ Frankie from Apartment E Live will be spinning your favorite tunes. Beer, wine & cider will be available for sale. Appetizers will be provided by Quantum Leap. Please attend and support our local artists. Proceeds will benefit future public art projects in Mills 50!

Our annual Chills 50 Pub Crawl & Costume Contest is Saturday, October 29! Purchase a wristband for $10 at Wally’s or Ten 10 Brewing between 7:30pm and 11pm to take advantage of specials at 18 bars, restaurants and businesses! Best costume wins a $50 bar tab! O Cartz! will be available to transport you during the crawl!

Show off your pups at our Pup Crawl and Costume Contest on Sunday, October 23 from 1pm until 6pm! Purchase a wristband for $5 at Quantum Leap Winery, 1312 Wilfred Drive to take advantage of specials at fourteen (14) Mills 50 bars, restaurants and businesses! The first 50 dogs, accompanied by an adult, will receive a complimentary Halloween bandana! Prizes will be awarded to the three “best dressed” pups! 100% of the wristband sales will be donated to Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando!

Celebrate the beginning of Fall at The Almost Fall Fest on Sunday, September 18 from 1pm until 6pm in front of Quantum Leap Winery. Presented by OUC, this free, community event features local vendors & artists, food vendors, including Anna’s Empanadas, PhatAsh Bakes and Let’s Dough It and live entertainment by Justin Moyar, Brews Clues and Beth McKee and her Funky Time Band. The Guesthouse will be serving cocktails! Grab a Ten 10 beer or two at the Mills 50 tent. Quantum Leap will be open, serving wine & cider. This is a family friendly, dog friendly event! Come out and spend the afternoon!

Educe Salon has moved into their new location at 1901 E. Colonial Drive. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and City Commissioner Patty Sheehan celebrated the move by cutting a ribbon and taking a tour with owners Phillip and Alicia Rosado! Educe is home to some of the best hair stylists in Orlando, specializing in men’s and women’s cuts, extensions, highlights, color and more. www.educesalon.com

Congratulations to Jon & Betsy Hughes, owners of Track Shack on celebrating 45 years of service to our community!

Track Shack opened in 1977 at 1313 N. Mills and moved to its current location at 1104 N. Mills in July, 1996.

In 1994, the Track Shack Youth Foundation was established with the purpose of promoting health and fitness with an emphasis on youth programs. Since then, the Foundation has contributed over $2 million into the greater Central Florida community.

Run into Track Shack for all your walking and running needs! www.trackshack.com

We’re collecting back to school supplies for A Gift For Teaching! Most needed items are #2 pencils, markers, loose leaf paper, dry erase markers and crayons. Drop off locations are Addition Financial, 947 N Mills; The Nickley Group, 1013 E. Colonial and Sam Flax, 1800 E Colonial. Donations are accepted from Thursday July 21 until Tuesday, August 9. 

Won’t you help?

Sip & Savor is a summer celebration of Orlando’s food and drink scene and takes place from Monday, August 8 through Sunday, August 21. With special pricing, residents and visitors have the opportunity to discover a new favorite place or revisit a familiar favorite and enjoy special savings that may not be offered at any time the rest of the year. Thirteen (13) Mills 50 restaurants and bars are participating and are offering amazing deals! For menus and prices, check out: www.sipandsavorotown.com

We’re having a Pup Paw-ty on Sunday, April 10 from 1pm until 5pm! $5 wristbands sold at Quantum Leap Winery will enable pup parents to receive specials at 12 participating bars! The first 40 pups (accompanied by an adult with a wristband) will receive a complimentary bandana and a special treat! All proceeds will be donated to Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando!

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