Mills 50 and the Chinese American Association of Central Florida are hosting a Dragon Parade and Lunar New Year Festival on Sunday, February 5.  The parade begins at 11 am and will travel on Hillcrest Street from Hampton Avenue to Mills Avenue.  23 units will participate.  The Lunar New Year Festival takes place from 11 am – 3pm on the parking lot of Colonial Photo and Hobby.  Enjoy Asian food, arts and crafts and entertainment.  The event is free and open to the public.

Axiom Tattoo is celebrating Friday the 13th with food, drinks, music, $13 tattoos!  Axiom Tattoo – 813 East Colonial Drive!  Check ’em out!

Congratulations to the Mills 50 businesses who were ranked in the The Daily City 2012 Best of Orlando! Dandelion Communitea Cafe – Best Teahouse and Best Vegetarian; Will’s Pub – Best Concert Venue (smoking) and Colonial Photo & Hobby – Best Clock. Ranked second: Loving Hut – Best Vegan; Bananas Modern Diner – Best Food Challenge (for their Widow Maker); Sam Flax – Best New Mural. Coming in third: Say It Loud! – Best Ad Agency; Peacock Room – Best Concert Venue (smoking); Anh Hong – Best Neon and Colonialtown Post Office – Best Post Office! What was voted the BEST intersection? Colonial & Mills – the intersection of culture + creativity- of course! Congratulations to ALL!

Don’t miss this grand opening!  Music, food, giveaways….Saturday, January 14 beginning at 7pm…1009 N. Mills (next to Wally’s)!

Don’t miss the second annual Jingle’n Mingle on Sunday, December 11 from 2pm – 5pm at Lake Highland & Mills in the Armstrong Locks parking lot and adjacent area.  Rock100 DIZ’s Mick Dolan will be the emcee and dj.  Shop for holiday gifts from local businesses – The Great Escape Frame & Art, Armstrong Locks, Eola Eyes, Long Family Chiropractic, ThinkLive Be Properties, Track Shack, the Central Florida YMCA and local vendors – Earthy Habitat, Chef Rob-Bee, The Urban Farmer, Distinctively DeSue, Creature Comfort Pets and local artists – Lauren Galant and Danny Rodriguez.  And don’t forget to buy your Mills 50 Art Box calendar at the Mills 50 booth.  Get your photo taken with Santa by DeVore Photography.  Learn the art of origami from Al Aki.  Enjoy great eats from La Empanada and Fish Out of Water food trucks.  The DailyCity.com and YELP! will be on site with giveaways.  Be entertained by magician, facepainter and stiltwalker.  Enjoy live holiday music from Edwin White. 

The Faith Hope and Love Pet Rescue will be at Jingle’n Mingle collecting donations. Please help if you can!

Jingle’n Mingle in Mills 50…the happening Holiday place!