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HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS. How You Can Support Our Community. Helping our fellow neighbors during the holiday season is one way to connect with those in need in our community. Like most things this year, our involvement will look a little different, but it is more important than ever. We have gathered information from a few…

GENERAL ELECTION, T-MINUS 32 DAYS. Here is What You Need to Know. Registering to vote The deadline to register to vote in the General Election is this coming Monday, October 5, 2020.  To register: Visit Orange County Supervisor of Elections. The office will be open Saturday, October 3, from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM and Monday, October 5, from 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM.…

SURVEY TIME! It Will Take Less Than Five Minutes, Promise. 2020 has proven to be quite a doozy, don’t you agree?  We have rolled with the punches and worked hard to be the DOP you have come to expect and value. Through it all, we know there are ways we can improve and things you…

GREENING UP ORLANDO. The Sky is the Limit. We all learned the three R’s in elementary school (you know, reduce, reuse, recycle) but green living and protecting our planet for future generations doesn’t stop there. Green Works Orlando is leading the charge in sustainability by showing our city what is possible. Garden in the Sky. Did…

ART ABOUT TOWN. Be Still My Eyes. The show must go on! Just with a few tweaks and six feet apart. Nothing we can’t handle in order to set our eyes on the awe-inspiring exhibits and shows taking place in Orlando. Here are just a few highlights and what you can expect. BOMBSHELL: Masquerading Warfare September…

2019 GOLDEN BRICK AWARDS: REIMAGINED.  A Message from the Executive Director, Josh Wyche. Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2019 Golden Brick Awards! While we celebrated via Zoom from home offices and sparsely inhabited workspaces rather than in the Amway Center, we still gathered to honor projects representing the values of the Downtown Orlando Partnership. Every year…

IT’S MAGICAL! Dining Around Town. It’s that time of year again! Through October 4, 2020, you can dine around town at any of the 71 restaurants participating in Magical Dining Month. That is about two a day if you want to try every three-course menu on the list (did someone say “challenge accepted?”). What is…

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE 2019 (VIRTUAL) GBA CELEBRATION! And the 2019 GBA Winners are… This week we held the first-ever virtual Golden Brick Awards, presented by Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center. The unique week-long celebration of people and projects that ignited Downtown Orlando with excitement and purpose during 2019 were recognized through 12 award categories. The event…

(VIRTUAL) GBA CELEBRATION!! Virtual Golden Brick Awards Starts Monday! The 2019 Golden Brick Awards, presented by Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, kicks off on Monday with a week-long celebration of the projects that inspired us. We hope you will join us! Virtual GBA Week Details. Each day three awards will be presented through a specially curated Zoom…

DONATE FOR DTO ENDS TODAY. Fundraiser For Downtown Businesses. A BIG shout out to everyone who supported us during last week’s DOPalooza. THANK YOU, we feel so loved! This week we want to help pay it forward with a fundraiser to support local businesses just like the ones who sponsored us last week. We hope…