Pat O’Brien’s Get an early start on your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at Universal CityWalk® with the Halfway To St. Patty’s Day Party on Saturday, September 15th. Starting at 4pm, the beer runs green at Pat O’Brien’s and live rock music plays on into the night.
Drinks Specials Girls' Night Out at the Red Coconut Club Bring out the girls Thursday night at the all new Red Coconut Club from 9pm to close. For the entire Thursday night, Ladies receive complimentary admission to the club, $3 Three Olive martinis (samples from 9–11pm), drink specials, plus complimentary valet parking^! Must be 21 or older.
Legendary Thursdays at Bob Marley's–A Tribute to Freedom Come celebrate the father of reggae every Thursday night at Bob Marley–A Tribute to Freedom in Universal CityWalk. Live reggae music and DJs, 1/2 price select appetizers, and drink specials.
Check out CFLbars.com's coverage of the opening night for Voyage located on Pine Street in Downtown Orlando. Central Florida Bars has video reviews of the best bars and clubs to party and top places for Orlando's nightlife! Click more for full review!
Running late and need directions? Can't find a pen?
We got you covered. With Google™ Text Messaging service, you can simply click the icon next to the venue you wish to text to your cell or a friend's cell and instantly get address, phone number and drink special information. Go ahead, try it out!
Dan Tracy | Mark Schlueb and David Damron, Sentinel Staff Writers August 13, 2007
Orlando has a story to tell about its new downtown venues, but the plot is so convoluted it could cost $35 million or more to unravel the tale. That's how much extra the city could pay in borrowing costs to raise the nearly $1.1 billion needed to build a new arena and performing-arts center and refurbish the Florida Citrus Bowl.
Here's the problem: Lenders like simple transactions, but the finance plan that Orlando hopes to launch as early as October is complex, relying on multiple funding sources and repayment schedules. So, to calm lender worries, Orlando expects to pay higher interest and insurance rates, as well as higher fees to the underwriters, or the people who will sell the bonds. The underwriters have a term for such a deal: "story bonds" -- as in, you have to tell the story behind the bonds to make the sale.
The Orange County Comptroller's Office estimates the additional costs of Orlando's story bonds at a minimum of $35 million over the life of what promises to be 30 years' worth of debt. The calculation was made at the request of the Orlando Sentinel.
"We don't know what it will be for certain until we get there [the sale]," said Jim Moye, deputy Orange County comptroller. Even the city's chief financial officer, Rebecca Sutton, concedes the deal won't be cheap.
When we think about Antarctica we tend to think about vast
tracts of frozen wastes, of desperate men whipping dogs
toward lonely deaths or international glory, of Kurt
Russell taking a flamethrower to shape-shifting aliens. What we don't
think about are bacchanalian orgies and non-stop drinking.
Which proves how badly we've been misled, because that's
precisely what's going on. Not only is there plenty to
drink, there's plenty of reason to drink, as
the following interview with a resident of the southernmost
point of the world reveals.
(Editor's Note: To ward off possible retaliation by
the Federal Government, the interviewee will be addressed
by the pseudonym F. Scott Robert.)
Modern Drunkard
Magazine: How long have you been stationed
in what you refer to as The Big Dead Place?
F. Scott Robert: Since
1998 I’ve spent a little
over three years total in Antarctica, but this is my
first winter at the Pole itself, where I’m
going on month nine.
Friday CFLBARS was shooting our WEEKLY video live on location for Vintage Lounge on Orange Ave in Downtown Orlando. Central Florida Bars has video reviews of the best bars and clubs to party and top places for Orlando's nightlife! Play video now!
We will have an award-winning whole pig barbeque contest starting Friday night and ending Saturday morning with celebrity judges and an award for People's Choice! We will have a whole afternoon of local breakthrough bands playing starting at noon until 8 when the headliner takes the stage. We will also have a Car Show for the true automobile lover from 10 am until the evening with a wide array of car clubs in attendance for your viewing and oggling pleasure! And most importantly, this is a charity event to raise money for our two favorite groups! Kids and Animals! Pet Rescue by Judy, a long-standing local do-gooder, and the PKZ - Paramore Kids Zone charity who mentors the children of the Paramore district right here in downtown Orlando. These two charities do so much for our community and now it's time for the community to show some appreciation through this amazing event! This is a very family-friendly and pet friendly event! Come try the best bar-be-que in the area, listen to some up-and-comming bands, admire the cars, and have a GREAT TIME! ENTRANCE IS FREE!
My Name is Fred Khalilian/ Chairman of Club Paris LLC, and Dolce Entertainment Group LLC, would like to share the following exciting news with our staff and fellow vendors, familly & friends,
On July 29th, 2007 we will be closing our doors and saying good bye to Club Paris, we have had a wonderful 3yrs and have many great memories but need to expand to the next stage of nightlife entertainment.
Coming soon...Dolce Nightclub!
With that being said I am thrilled to announce that Dolce Entertainment Group and Cameron Kuhn/ Kuhn Companies have come to a gracious agreement solidifying a continued relationship with our current location on Church Street for the next 5years and more. The name of our newest concept will be Dolce Nightclub located in the current location of Club Paris, we will be holding our star studded Grand Opening on August 31st, 2007.
Dolce Entertainment Group will be investing over half a million dollars to improve...
Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer sat down last week for separate interviews with Orlando Sentinel reporters Mark Schlueb and David Damron after the historic votes to fund a $1.1 billion downtown sports-and-arts-venues plan. Dyer easily shepherded a 6-1 vote through the City Council to pay for a new arena, performing-arts center and major Florida Citrus Bowl renovations. Crotty had a much harder job. The pivotal swing votes on the Orange County Commission didn't fall into line until right before the successful 5-2 vote.
In the interview excerpts below, both mayors discuss crucial elements of the venues plan, such as who gets the blame if something goes wrong with it and who really looked out for taxpayers throughout the grueling negotiations. Are their political futures at stake?
What are the biggest financial risks in this plan?
Crotty: In looking at the analysis, I have very little concern from the county perspective, although there's probably more risk at the city level. And I represent everybody in the county no matter where they live. But I would say I'm very bullish on the future. I use the analysis that every day in Orlando somebody risks a weekly paycheck on a 30-year mortgage. . . . The wild card, of course, is a catastrophe like a terrorist attack or a Category 5 hurricane or something like that. But that's a risk that we all take. I mean you take a risk that you could be laid off your job, too... <more> OrlandoSentinel.com July 29, 2007
Most “Big City” colleges are located on the outskirts of downtown, and on the opposite end of the uptown. The college area is like the middle sibling, beating to the sound of their own drum and tooting their own beer bottles.
Orlando is no exception; also known as Central Florida, the college area surrounding the University of Central Florida, Rollins College, Barry University and Valencia (which are all within 15 min. of each other) brings in students from every end of Florida, and all over the country. The bars in this area also reflect the eclectic nature; from the local pub with 5 cent wing specials to uber posh martini bars spilling fifteen dollar martinis down Park Ave., Winter Park. The students and residents have many bars to choose from, but there are a few bars that strain to define the area and bring in the more loyal and local crowds.
“The Knight Library” is anything but a place to study for your upcoming calculus quiz. Cleverly named, the legend is that students swiping the credit cards their parents allowed strictly for books and tuition can catch no flack for their purchases reading “Knight Library” on the bill statement. By no means am I condoning such behavior, let’s please strike that from the record…
If you have been drinking Bud Light or Miller Lite, the best-selling light beers in the country, it might be time to consider a new brew, our taste tests show. Although those two beers were judged very good, several others scored higher. The top light beer: Michelob Ultra Amber, which hit the market just last year.
Americans now drink more light beer than any other kind, and more varieties have frothed up recently to quench that thirst. But shoppers beware: There is no standard for light beer, so you will find calories, and taste, all over the lot.
Friday CFLBARS was shooting live on location for the new club Rhythm and Flow on Orange Ave Downtown Orlando (Now Closed). Central Florida Bars has video reviews of the best places to be in Orlando! Play video now!
A word from Administration: Hey Central Florida partiers! I would like to let you know that after a short break we are updating our database with excellent new drink specials for the Orlando area. As of right now, the UCF area and part of downtown is updated. Expect new publishings, videos and more to come. This is an exciting time for us here at CFLbars.com and we hope to see you out on one of our future street team events! Cheers!
Lazy Moon is conveniently situated between three great college bars, across from UCF. Check out Lazy Moon for their very large 30 inch pizzas, 14 drafts on tap and 50 types of bottled beer. CFLBARS.COM is proud to host Lazy Moon as the Featured Bar this month.
One of the best hidden college bars in Orlando, Underground Bluz offers
a plethora of beer and great live music almost every night. The laid
back local crowd and talented musicians help to create the chill
atmosphere that you will find nightly in this little tucked away bar.
Try a few new beers or Join the Tapped out club and try them all.
Saturday night (1/13/07), CFLBars will be hosting the semi-annual Back To School Party at Pounders New York Sports Bar.
Come out and enjoy the end of the holiday season with some great drink specials and an even better crowd. We will be filming on location, all night long to bring you yet another up-to-date video of one of the UCF area's hottest bars.
So before you worry about your classes this semester, bring your friends and come party with the CFLBars crew. Who knows, you could end up in our video!
In an effort to bring the most up to date information to Orlando's night life, the CFLbars crew went downtown to find the hottest spots and best drink specials! We promoted on the streets and in the bars, partying with locals and finding some awesome cheap drinks!
To start the night we split up into two groups, sort of a drink special competition. Mike and Matt began their night at Cairo Nightclub, Checking in with their bouncer Gabe. And after loosening up with a few drinks they moved on to Zinc Bar and talked with the awesome bartender Bobbie!
The second team, with Jon, Chris and Bob met with one of the managers at Independent Bar. Then checked in across the street at Room 3 Nine, where we met an awesome bartender from Mako's Backroom, who we followed to their club got some VIP passes, met the owner and took some shots! After that we all met up at Sky 60, talked the owner on the way in, listened to an awesome DJ and took more photos for the site!
Keep checking CFLBars.com for our latest updates and promos, as we do our best to guide Orlando to the best party spots and cheapest Drink Specials! The team sends their thanks to all the bars and clubs in Orlando for their support and good relations! Hope to see you at Pounders Saturday January 6th, 2007!
Absinthe Bistro & Bar - New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball $90 all-inclusive pass, $150 VIP (age 21 and older) Say hello to 2007 at this New Year's Masquerade Ball with live music by local bands, stand up comedy, magic by Richard the Adequate, chef attended stations serving gourmet food, open bar and a midnight champagne toast.
Peacock Room - New Year's Eve Party $30 Enter 2007 with Olivier Desmet, Atnarko, Marc George, Edson Xavier, Late Night Society and Mr. Marley as they spin funky house beats and enjoy a champagne toast at midnight.
Club Hush - New Year's Eve Bash (call or visit hushorlando.com to reserve tickets) Join Powers 95.3 for a live New Year's Eve broadcast, featuring L'il Shawn from the Morning Show and music by DJ Kid Vicious, DJ Technic, DJ Junbug and a guest DJ from New York. Enjoy a hot and cold buffet until midnight and open bar all night.
Roxy Orlando - New Year's Eve 2006 $30 silver package, $45 gold package, $65 platinum package Say so long to 2006 at Roxy's New Year's Bash. All ticket packages include a party favor, noise maker, (I predict a riot), keepsake photo, complimentary continental breakfast, champagne toast and champagne flute. And you can always upgrade, of course.
Dragon Room - Hot New Year's Eve Celebration $50 New Year's Eve package, $100 star package, $125 platinum package The Dragon Room is throwing a steamy New Year's bash with "the king of clubs" Kid Nemesis. The New Year's Eve Package gets you open well drinks, a champagne toast and party favors. Star packages and Platinum packages are also available.
There are 135 listings of local bars and clubs in Orlando and Surrounding Areas. See ratings, video reviews, drink specials & happy hour information only on CFLBARS.
Upcoming Special Event:
When we think about Antarctica we tend to think about vast
tracts of frozen wastes, of desperate men whipping dogs
toward lonely deaths or international glory, of Kurt
Russell taking a flamethrower to shape-shifting aliens. What we don't
think about are bacchanalian orgies and non-stop drinking.
Which proves how badly we've been misled, because that's
precisely what's going on. Not only is there plenty to
drink, there's plenty of reason to drink, as
the following interview with a resident of the southernmost
point of the world reveals.
Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer sat down last week for separate interviews with Orlando Sentinel reporters Mark Schlueb and David Damron after the historic votes to fund a $1.1 billion downtown sports-and-arts-venues plan. Dyer easily shepherded a 6-1 vote through the City Council to pay for a new arena, performing-arts center and major Florida Citrus Bowl renovations. Crotty had a much harder job. The pivotal swing votes on the Orange County Commission didn't fall into line until right before the successful 5-2 vote.
Most “Big City” colleges are located on the outskirts of downtown, and on the opposite end of the uptown. The college area is like the middle sibling, beating to the sound of their own drum and tooting their own beer bottles.
it might be time to consider a new brew, our taste tests show. Although those two beers were judged very good, several others scored higher. The top light beer: Michelob Ultra Amber, which hit the market just last year.
Trying to decide where to go this year for New Years 06/07? Here's a some idea starters in the Orlando Area...
