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** January 17, 2025
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For anyone who might be curious, Chuck Norris was born on March 10, 1940, that was 84 years ago. Want to know what has been around longer than Chuck Norris? The water, sewer and stormwater pipes under Summerlin Avenue. So, we’re going all Chuck Norris on these 1938 cast iron pipes and yeeting them out of the ground.

This is one of many important infrastructure updates needed in the city, such as the work on Robinson Street and in Ivanhoe Village, that are the foundation of Building a Better Orlando. The area of Summerlin between South Street and Marks Street has seen water main breaks, flooding, uneven roads and more. To fix these issues and not just put on a band-aid, we're partnering with OUC to make the area’s infrastructure safer and more resilient – all in one go.

The deets on the yeets
* The Summerlin Improvement Project Phase 1 will take 3 years

* Road closures and work will be done in sections – the whole of Summerlin Avenue will NOT be closed for 3 years

* First section is the intersection of Summerlin Avenue and Robinson Street – this closure will last 90 days

We’re open for business
* All the businesses are OPEN, so are their parking lots

* While you may see “Road Closed” or “No thru traffic” signs in the area, don’t fret – it just means you can’t use the actual intersection where the road is dug up

* Go visit a Thornton Park District business and tell them Chuck sent you

The prize at the end of the project:
* Reliable water, sewer and storm drain systems

* New additional fire hydrants

* ADA-compliant crosswalks and signals

* Restored brick pavers (less bumps in the road)

* Improved streetscape

Get info on road closures and updates at orlando.gov/summerlin (https://www.orlando.gov/summerlin?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Mayor-City-Council/Buddy-Dyer/Mayors-Committees/Dr.-Martin-Luther-King-Jr.-Commission?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID


** Detours don’t deter the fun
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It’s going to be a fun and busy weekend in downtown! (https://www.downtownorlando.com/News-Info/News/Celebrate-MLK-Weekend-in-Downtown-Orlando?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)

Saturday is the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parade (https://www.orlando.gov/Events/MLK-Downtown-Orlando-Parade-2025?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID) in downtown. Which means be prepared for road closures and lots of pedestrian traffic! But once you’re settled downtown, starting at 10 a.m., join us in celebrating Dr. King’s life and legacy with vibrant floats, marching bands and community groups. This year’s Grand Marshall is Omari “Banger” Jones, an Orlando native, a former Orlando MLK Youth Humanitarian (https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Mayor-City-Council/Buddy-Dyer/Mayors-Committees/Dr.-Martin-Luther-King-Jr.-Commission/MLK-Humanitarians/2025-MLK-Humanitarians?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID) and successful Olympic boxing medalist.

If you’re interested in participating in more MLK celebrations (https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Mayor-City-Council/Buddy-Dyer/Mayors-Committees/Dr.-Martin-Luther-King-Jr.-Commission?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID) , consider volunteering the MLK Great Day of Service with US Hunger (https://www.orlando.gov/Events/Dr.-MLK-Jr.-Commission%E2%80%99s-Great-Day-of-Service?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID) , or join us at other events (https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Mayor-City-Council/Buddy-Dyer/Mayors-Committees/Dr.-Martin-Luther-King-Jr.-Commission/Events?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID) around the city.

Plan your trip downtown:
* Parking: Convenient parking is available at several downtown garages and lots, including the new Canopy South Lot (41 South Hughey Avenue). And with Park DTO, you can get FREE parking at on-street metered and non-metered spaces. Learn more here (https://www.downtownorlando.com/Parking-Getting-Around/Parking/parkdto?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID) .

* Pick-Up and Drop-Off Zones: A new designated zone makes it easy to arrive and depart events (33 North Hughey Avenue).

* Road Closures: Note that the Summerlin Avenue intersection at Robinson Street will be closed. Plan alternate routes to avoid delays.

https://www.socothorntonpark.com/?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID


** Get comfortable with some comfort food
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Ten years ago, Chef Greg Richie brought the comforts of the deep south to downtown Orlando with his appropriately named restaurant, Soco Thornton Park. But in this case, the “co” represents both comfort and contemporary cuisine.

Greg Richie himself is the embodiment of “Southern” and “contemporary.” Richie was raised in Texas and Georgia, where comfort foods are at the center of culture and community. By the fifth grade, Richie was in the kitchen helping his mom and grandmother bake bread that he’d bring to school to share with his classmates. By age 13, he had decided his life’s work would be culinary. Richie’s early years as a chef were spent in some of the south’s most beloved restaurants across cities in South Carolina and Georgia, before he had the opportunity to go to Hawaii to train under James Beard Award Winning Chef Roy Yamaguchi.

So how did he end up here, in Orlando? Well, we have Emeril Lagasse himself to thank for that, who hired Richie to be the chef at one of his restaurants at the time. With the opportunity to open his own restaurant in downtown Orlando, Richie was able to transform his years of diverse experience into a menu that perfectly balanced southern comfort foods prepared with the some of the culinary world’s most contemporary and eye-catching techniques. To visit Soco Thornton Park, head to 629 East Central Boulevard, or check out their website at socothorntonpark.com (https://www.socothorntonpark.com/?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID) .


** Things You Should Know
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* See you Saturday for the electronic and textile recycling event (bring your plastic bags too) (https://www.orlando.gov/Events/Electronic-Waste-Textile-Recycling-Event-Lake-Nona?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
* We’re getting ready to celebrate Black History Month, mark your calendars! (https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Departments-Offices/Executive-Offices/Office-of-Multicultural-Affairs/Black-History-Month?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
* Check out the unveiling of the new plaque at LeRoy Hoequist Park (https://www.facebook.com/OrlandoFPR/posts/pfbid02FyiTYWLofEUojt9rEThPszZq2ejsVBvdB1NXTido4SvLZTBZXmVHoV1vNFBh2g4Hl?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
* We are adding art at the new Fire Station 6, submit your ideas (https://www.orlando.gov/Events/Fire-Station-6-Call-to-Artists?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
* Give us feedback on the Pulse memorial before the February committee meeting (https://www.pulseorlando.org/Memorial/Participate?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
* Learn more about joining a solar co-op (https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Departments-Offices/Executive-Offices/CAO/Sustainability-Resilience/Green-Works-Focus-Areas/Clean-Energy-and-Green-Buildings/Orlando-Solar-Co-op?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
* Orlando City Council approved the station design plans for Fire Station 18, set to be built in the heart of Lake Nona (https://www.facebook.com/OrlandoFireDepartment/posts/pfbid0269kN8228LZHmx7o7RS6XxJeKq6UDQ2g1a5ZqWKcoDn6QAgMDQz724ow9VyJ1EXyel?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
* Apply for the Downtown Special Events Grant (https://www.downtownorlando.com/Business/Incentives/Special-Event-Grants-Program?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
* We’re extending the Building Permit Fee Rebate for Certified Affordable Housing Projects (https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2025/01/13/city-of-orlando-to-extend-affordable-housing-incentives-to-builders-through-2026?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
* Join District 1 for their annual Spring Festival as a volunteer or vendor (https://www.orlando.gov/Events/Commissioner-Grays-Spring-Festival?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)


** Now Hiring
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Are you in the market for a new job that is meaningful and offers challenging work? Are you looking to fill your cup with work that makes your community better? Check out these positions with the City of Orlando:
* Education Assistant / Temp-Seasonal (https://cityoforlando.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CityofOrlandoCareers/job/Education-Assistant_R533839-1?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID) – Leu Gardens
* Paralegal I/II (https://cityoforlando.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CityofOrlandoCareers/job/Paralegal-I-II_R532959?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID) – City Attorney's Office
* IT/OT Security Architect (https://cityoforlando.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CityofOrlandoCareers/job/IT-OT-Security-Architect_R533869-1?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID) – Information Technology
* Neighborhood Relations Coordinator (https://cityoforlando.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CityofOrlandoCareers/job/Neighborhood-Relations-Coordinator_R533816-1?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID) – Executive Offices

View all jobs (https://cityoforlando.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CityofOrlandoCareers/?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)


** Events
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Public Board Meetings

Visit orlando.gov/publicmeetings (https://www.orlando.gov/Our-Government/Public-Meetings?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
for more meetings and location details
* Municipal Planning Board (MPB)
January 21, 9 a.m.

* Families, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting
January 21, 11 a.m.

* Orlando Utilities Commission
January 21, 2 p.m.

* Harry P. Leu Gardens Board of Trustees
January 22, 7:45 a.m.

* Downtown Development Board/CRA Advisory Board Meeting
January 22, 3 p.m.

* Audit Board
January 23, 1 p.m.

Events

TPD Market (https://www.orlando.gov/Events/TPD-Market-Winter-24?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
January 17
6 - 10 p.m.
Osceola Circle
432 East Central Boulevard

Celebrate Lunar 2025 (https://www.orlando.gov/Events/Celebrate-Lunar-2025?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
January 18
11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Luminary Green Park
437 North Terry Avenue

Conservation Corner (https://www.orlando.gov/Events/Conservation-Corner-January?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
January 18
2 p.m.
Bill Frederick Park
3401 South Hiawassee Road

Audubon Park Community Market (https://www.orlando.gov/Events/Audubon-Park-Community-Market?utm_source=City+News&utm_campaign=46e53ca6c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_07_03_07_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c482f52094-46e53ca6c8-80648119&mc_cid=46e53ca6c8&mc_eid=UNIQID)
January 20
5 - 8 p.m.
Stardust Video & Coffee
1842 East Winter Park Road

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