Restaurants in Audubon Park Garden District, Church Street District, College Park, Downtown South, Gateway Orlando, Ivanhoe Village, Mills 50 and Thornton Park will be offering prix fixe menus from August 1 throught August 8!
The Orlando Main Street Program it is a business development program for selected districts in the City of Orlando. The program is a part of the National Main Street Center whose purpose is to offer business revitalization support in older business districts throughout the United States. The main street districts receive financial assistance and training to help each of these business districts and businesses located within them grow and thrive.
In full disclosure, I am the current President of the Mills50 Main Street district. As a volunteer for this organization, resident, and business owner in the district I can say firsthand these organizations do amazing things to promote and help grow these business districts into walk-able thriving communities.
Since the program has been in effect it has had great success. If you have lived in Orlando more than 5 years, just take a stroll down Mills Ave, Corrine Dr. or Orange Avenue to see the difference! As all of these great new businesses, boutiques, restaurants, bars, and breweries open in our main street districts it has a subsequent effect other than providing great places to shop and eat. The residential communities surrounding these areas have become more desirable to live as well. Here are the top 3 reasons you should buy a home near a Main Street District.
Want a taste of the Main Street Program – be sure to attend this year’s Main Street Restaurant Week!
Thinking of buying or selling in one of the Orlando Main Street Districts? We have got you covered. Call Kathryn Stelljes at 407-494-2820 or email us at Kathryn@ThinkLiveBe.com
* National Association of REALTORS® 2013 Community Preference Survey
*Stats for home values Realtor Property Resource
*Image Credit Elm and Main by PhillipC on Flickr via Creative Commons
Receive hundreds of dollars in free and reduced services and goods from your favorite Mills 50 businesses – for just $25! The coupons are valid through July 31. Purchase on line by clicking on Mills 50 2015 coupon promotion at: https://squareup.com/
Ring in the new in Mills 50! Enjoy dinner at Maxine’s on Shine, Nick’s Italian Kitchen, Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa or The Strand! After dinner, continue the party at any of our great bars – BART, lil indies, St. Matthew’s Tavern, Wally’s or Will’s Pub! Remember to enjoy our neighborhood responsibly!
Please help us send every student at Fern Creek Elementary home for the holidays with two snack packs! 20 – 25% of the students are considered homeless and more than 90% are on the free/reduced cost lunch program. We will be collecting food on Sunday, December 14 from noon until 3pm in the parking lot next to Track Shack! Single serve heat ‘n eat items, granola bars, raisins, peanut butter, tuna and snacks of all kinds are welcome! Show these kids how much you care! ‘Tis the season of giving!
A $2M study has been commissioned by Lynx designed to connect all of SR 50, the Creative Village, UCF and the redeveloped Fashion Square Mall and make these areas more pedestrian friendly, connected and vibrant. Right now Mills 50 District between I-4 and Bumby is the ONLY area on Colonial Drive proposed NOT to receive more investment. This area was in initial consideration as alignment 3A but has since been removed. The alternatives now being considered use Robinson (instead of Colonial), thus bypassing the core of our district and heart of SR 50! Your attendance at this meeting on Thursday, February 20 at 6pm at Quantum Leap Winery, 1312 Wilfred Drive, is critical since community support is essential in order to have the area between I-4 and Bumby (alignment 3A) reconsidered as an alternative.
Shop Mills 50 District on Small Business Saturday and support your local businesses! Enjoy great savings at the following merchants:
City Oasis, 1214 N. Mills – 10% off orchids; 20% off bonsai & up to 50% off landscape plants, shrubs & palms!
Jazzercise Orlando Mills 50, 927 N. Mills – $29 joining fee and the month of December free! Purchase at the studio or on line at http://jcls.jazzercise.com/facility/jazzercise-orlando-mills-50!
Kelly Shannon Floral, 821 Virginia Drive- free cut orchid bouquet with every $25 purchase; holiday decor is 15% off!
Quantum Leap Winery, 1312 Wilfred Drive – 10% off bottles of wine and retail items; 20% off cases of wine!
Salon on Nine, 819 N. Mills – 10% off all retail product brands; free haircut ($40 value) with any color service or keratin treatment!
Project 7 Yoga, – 7 classes for $77 or 20 classes for $149. Purchase at Project 7 Yoga or on line at www.project7yoga.com!
The Salt Room, 1804 N. Mills – purchase $100 gift certificates for $80 at the Salt Room or on line at www.saltroomorlando.com!
Track Shack, 1104 N. Mills – all sale shoes $20 off sale price plus select specials on regularly priced merchandise!
Ritzy Rags Wigs and More, 926 N. Mills – 40% off purses and wallets; 20% off jewelry!
Saya Couture & Decor, 934 N. Mills – 10% off home furnishings & accessories, clothes, shoes & more!
Funky Monkey Vault, 942 N. Mills – free wine tastings plus holiday gift boxes and wines galore!
Educe Salon, 936 N. Mills – 15% off all products; half off conditioning treatments with any hair service; $35 blow outs with select stylists!
The first installation of the Urban Art Museum in Mills 50 will be unveiled on Tuesday, November 19 at 6pm. The sculpture, designed by Marcos Cruz, will be located at 932 N. Mills, between Tako Cheena and Saya Couture. Following the unveiling, you are invited to join the celebration at lil indies, 1036 N. Mills. $10 donation to the Urban Art Museum will get you all you can drink beer & wine until 9pm.
Mills 50 needs a signature cocktail and you’re invited to submit your favorite recipe! The deadline is Saturday, September 14 so hurry and send the recipe, along with proper proportions and a name to: director@mills50.org and you could win a $100 bar tab from The Peacock Room!
