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Get ready for the Approximately 12 Pubs of Christmas Pub Crawl!

 

Seventeen (17) bars, businesses & restaurants are participating in the Annual Approximately 12 Pubs of Christmas Pub Crawl on Saturday, December 14!  Purchase a $10 wristband at Wally’s, 1001 N Mills or Ten 10 Brewing, 1010 Virginia Drive (from 7:30pm til 11pm) and you will be able to take advantage of some amazing drink specials!  Dress up in your holiday attire and you could win a $50 bar tab!

 

Check out these specials!

You are invited to the Mills 50 Artist Series reception & fundraiser!

Stop by Quantum Leap Winery, 1312 Wilfred Drive on Wednesday, December 4 starting at 6pm and bid on one of a kind, hand painted wine bottles, created by 45 local artists!  Proceeds from the sale of the wine bottles, a raffle, as well as auction packages such as “A Taste of Mills 50”, “Drink Around the District”, “Shop til you Drop”, “It’s All About You” and others, will be used to fund future public art projects!  Appetizers will be provided by Firebirds Wood Fired Grill and DJ Frankie Messina will be spinning the tunes!  Wine & beer available for sale!  Support Mills 50 and our local artists!

Shop Local on Small Business Saturday!

Support our small, independently owned businesses on Small Business Saturday and every day!  Did you know that for every $1 spent at small businesses, 67 cents stays in the community?  Which means when you #shopsmall, it can make a big impact!  On Saturday, November 30, a number of our Mills 50 businesses are offering some great deals!

November 30, 2019

 

It’s the Annual Historic Homes Tour!

 

November 9, 2019

The Mills 50 Historic Homes Tour, featuring six (6) homes in the Colonialtown North neighborhood, is Saturday, November 9.  The tour begins at Colonialtown Neighborhood Center, 1517 Lake Highland Drive at 2pm, followed by an after party at 5pm at The Guesthouse.  The after party includes a complimentary cocktail plus complimentary appetizers from Black Rooster Taqueria as well as the announcement of the winning home.  Tickets are only $30 if you use the code Mills50 at www.orlandoweeklytickets.com.   This is a great way to discover the Colonialtown neighborhood!

Get ready for Halloween at the Chills 50 Pub Crawl & Costume Contest!

Come in costume to the Chills 50 Pub Crawl on Saturday, October 26 & you could win a $100 tab to your favorite Mills 50 bars!  Buy a wristband for $10 at either Wally’s or Ten 10 Brewing and receive specials at eighteen (18) bars, restaurants & businesses!  Want to know your future?  Miss Jess will be reading tarot cards in front of The Barefoot Spa!  O-Cartz will be available to transport you (included in the price of your wristband)!

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