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| Had time on my hands earlier this afternoon so it was a good opportunity to check out what's happening along a very vibrant International Drive. As Disney remakes their downtown and Universal ups their offerings, I-Drive isn't standing idly by. Starting at the top, the former Festival Bay indoor mall is now Artegon. Full of artisans selling their wares in small booths, it's very unfleamarket-like and I think it will do well. |
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| Located outside at Artegon in the space formerly occupied by the Caddyshack restaurant, Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill opened a week or so ago and features Country music always but also live music at night! Wear your cowboy boots and yell Yee-Haw! |
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| Inside, famous Chicago restaurant and brewery Berghoff is coming soon! |
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| Just south of Sand Lake Road, Mango's Tropical Cafe advances at a snail's pace towards completion. Here's the sign posted last year and at this speed, look for a 2016 sign to be posted later this year! |
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| Like the location in South Beach, Mango's will feature DJ's spinning Top 40, Oldies and Latin and this location will also have a rooftop patio. Once they open. |
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| iDrive360 already has a free parking garage and some restaurants open but the big draws will be the Sea Life Aquarium and Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. |
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| And of course the stunning Orlando Eye ferris wheel which is supposed to open before this summer! |
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| Last stop of the day was the pool complex at Avanti Resort. |
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| Where I spotted former Suite B Lounge bartendress Lisa working the pool bar. She moved here about a year ago and says she loves working daytime hours. Stop by sometime and have her make you something frosty and cold! |
2 comments:
Where on I Drive is the Avanti resort?
I believe it's on Austrian Court and along I-4. In fact, directly across I-4 from it is the Wal-Mart on Turkey Lake Road.
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