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Bring your pup to our Pup Crawl & Costume Contest!

Our Pup Crawl and Costume Contest is Sunday, October 13 from 1pm until 4pm!  The first 150 pups (accompanied by an adult) will receive a free bandana, compliments of our partner Tito’s Handmade Vodka!  All pups will receive treats!  Why don’t you and your pup wear costumes and get in the Halloween spirit?

Purchase a wristband for $5 at Ten 10 Brewing and receive drink specials at eleven (11) bars and businesses! 50% of the wristband sales will be donated to Orlando Pet Alliance, on site at The Brass Tap with some adorable adoptables!

Mills 50 named Best Neighborhood to Eat In!

Thanks to Orlando Weekly Readers for choosing Mills 50 District as the Best Neighborhood to Eat In, the second Best Neighborhood to Drink In and the third best Neighborhood to Live In! Mills 50 was also selected as the second best Place to Show People the Real Orlando!

These Mills 50 restaurants were named “Best Of”!  Best Cuban Sandwich and Best Latin Restaurant – Black Bean Deli! Best Outdoor Seating, Best Restaurant to Take a Date and Best Brunch – Santiago’s Bodega! Best Chinese – Hawkers Asian Street Fare!  Best Pho – Pho 88! Best Pizza – Lazy Moon Pizza!  Best Vietnamese – Little Saigon Restaurant! Best place to eat gluten-free – Dandelion Community Cafe! Congratulations!

Enjoy Sip and Savor Weeks!

Sip and Savor, from Monday August 5 through Sunday August 18, is a summer celebration of Orlando’s food and drink scene. In addition to Orlando’s best food and drink, residents and visitors have the opportunity to discover a new favorite place or revisit a familiar favorite and enjoy special pricing.  Mills 50  restaurants include Bites & Bubbles, Black Rooster Taqueria, Dandelion Community Cafe, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Maxine’s on Shine, Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa, Poke-Hana, Pop Thai and Too Much Sauce.  Bars include Conrad’s Shanty, GB’s Bottle Shop, Nora’s Sugar Shack and Ten 10 Brewing Co.

Participating restaurants and bars, along with menus can be found at: www.sipandsavorotown.com

 

Bring your best friend to our “Dog Day Afternoon Pup Crawl!”

 

Pups are welcome at our Dog Day Afternoon Pup Crawl on Sunday, June 9 from 1pm until 4pm.  Purchase a wristband for $5 at Ten 10 Brewing, 1010 Virginia Drive.  You will receive specials at eleven Mills 50 bars & businesses! Your pup will receive treats at every stop!  The first 100 pups will receive a bandana, compliments of our sponsor Tito’s Handmade Vodka!  Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando will be set up with adoptable dogs at Ten 10 Brewing and The Brass Tap.  50% of the wristband sales will be donated to Pet Alliance.

Virginia Drive Live returns!

Ivanhoe Village & Mills 50 are co-hosting Virginia Drive Live on Saturday, May 11 from 3pm until 7pm.  Enjoy live entertainment by Texas Outlaw Jerry J!  Buy some art from artists including Patty Sheehan, Kelly Berry & Bethany Taylor Myers!  Vendors include Macrame Momma, Clay Touch, Miss Jessica’s Tarot, PNC Bank & more!  Purchase a $5 wristband at Ten 10 Brewing or Beaux Studios and get specials at Grape & The Grain, Ten 10 Brewing, Kelly Shannon Floral, gotkarma, Santiago’s Bodega, Orlando Meats, Barefoot Spa Beer & Wine, Green House Realty, Beaux Studios, Veracity, The Thirsty Topher, The Hideway, GB’s Bottle Shop & Ivanhoe Park Brewing.  Businesses including Eclips Salon, Luna Mosaic Arts, Factur and others will be open for shopping! Flapjacks Original, Hot Asian Buns food truck, Kelly’s Ice Cream truck, Mia’s Smashcakes and Pastrami Project food truck will be on site to delight your taste buds! Stop by & enjoy local!

8th Annual Dragon Parade Lunar New Year Festival

The 8th Annual Dragon Parade Lunar New Year Festival, celebrating the Year of the Pig, is Sunday, February 17.  The parade begins at 11am followed by the Lunar Festival from noon until 5pm.  The parade will travel on Thornton Avenue between Lake Highland and Colonial Drive and the Lunar Festival will take place in the parking lot at 728 N. Thornton.  This is a free community event!

Love Fest returns!

Love Fest is back!  Feel the love on Sunday, January 27 from 11am until 5pm in front of Quantum Leap Winery, 1312 Wilfred Drive!  Enjoy food, drink, live music & shop at dozens of vendor booths!  This is a free community event!