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What You Need To Know. Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando is set to get a $60-million renovation; The park has not had a major update since 1988; Potential updates include adding a possible shade ...

On the weekend of the Coming Out with Pride Parade, the former Island Time owners in Thornton Park and Drag Bunch operators announced they had signed a new lease at the former Persimmon Hollow’s ...

The brunch extravaganza, sponsored by Nutrl Vodka Seltzers, happens Saturday, April 13, from noon to 3 p.m. at Lake Eola Park. VIP ticket holders will have access starting at 11 a.m.

More than 50 swans in Lake Eola got their annual check-up Saturday morning from specially-trained veterinarians. Volunteers and kayakers helped gather the swans and get them their vaccines and ...

Cholo Dogs At Persimmon. The popular Mexican hot dog cart has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years with a stall at Amway Center and Exploria Stadium and their ongoing Orlando Parking Lot ...

Orlando officials broke ground this week on a planned expansion of Lake Eola Park ahead of broader plans that will bring sweeping changes to the city’s signature downtown attraction in coming years.

In 1888, Lake Eola was recognized as a city of Orlando public park. It's @LakeEolaPark 's birthday! 🥳⛲️Happy 140th to the home of our swans 🦢.

Orlando’s most well-known city park is celebrating its 140th birthday on Wednesday. The city said 140 years ago, on May 10, 1883, Jacob Summerlin appeared before the Orlando City Council and ...

The tiered fountain at the center of Lake Eola was originally built in 1957. It was designed in similar styles found in England, Spain and Italy, to bolster the city’s prominence.

ORLANDO (WESH) — Downtown Orlando’s Lake Eola Park is famous for its families of swans. There was concern and outrage from the community over the weekend after rare baby swans disappeared. It ...