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NEW MEDICAL PLAZA IN MOUNT DORA OPENS JAN. 6

1/3/2020

Located just south of the entrance to the Country Club of Mount Dora, the new and modern AdventHealth Medical Plaza will open to patients on January 6. The estimated $13 million medical facility is the newest AdventHealth project in Lake County and follows last month’s opening of its new Pediatric ER and Inpatient Rehab Center at AdventHealth Waterman in Tavares.

The first floor of the new 22,260 square-foot medical plaza is home to family medicine physicians Dr. Veronica Chastain, Dr. Devlin O’Connor, Dr. Anielka Rodriguez and Dr. Kurt Wagner, as well as Estrellita Lu, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). The practice will provide primary care services and offer extended office hours and care coordination resources.

Designed by Gresham Smith, the facility currently includes 21 examination rooms, two physician workrooms, procedure and consultation rooms, an interior reception area and a large, glass-enclosed lobby.

The second floor of the plaza will open by the end of 2020 and will be home to AdventHealth Medical Group specialists and pediatric care.

The plaza’s location was selected to provide a community-based facility to care for the growing Sorrento and Mt. Plymouth areas, as well as Mount Dora. AdventHealth Medical Plaza is located at 19735 U.S. Highway 441. To book an appointment, visit AdventHealthMedicalGroup.com or call 352-735-5700.

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DOWNTOWN MOUNT DORA BUILDING IS SOLD AND SIGNS NEW TENANT

1/1/2020

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Located on the most prime block of downtown Mount Dora, the old 1920 bank building housed the same tenant since 1996. That’s the year Cindy and Clay Oliver purchased the historic building located at 404 N. Donnelly Street and opened Oliver’s Twist Antiques, a two-level store filled with vintage treasures.

After two decades of rarities and oddities, the Olivers decided to scale back their business by closing the brick-and-mortar store to focus on the estate-sale side of their business, Oliver’s Twist Estate Sales. On December 2, they sold the approximately 3,500 square-foot building to Donnelly 404, LLC, for $1,300,000. The property will be managed by CFL Property Group (CFL) which manages several fully-leased commercial buildings downtown.

Demand exceeds availability for spaces on Donnelly between Fifth and Fourth Avenues, so the vacant space had immediate interest from many prospective tenants. In the end, Becker’s Best Shoes, currently located in a small storefront a few doors away, secured the lease and will be moving into the much larger space to expand its inventory of shoes and accessories.

CFL also manages the small Donnelly Street space being vacated by the shoe store, and the leasing agent, Sandi Weld, has succeeded in securing prospective tenants. A familiar store, Malena & Magda’s Boutique, is planning to make the move just around the corner from 4th Avenue in the first quarter of 2020. In turn, the space that the boutique is vacating is expected to be home to a new Turkish jewelry and accessories store by the same retailers that own the Turkish decor store, Cappadocia Arts, just across 4th Avenue.

For more news and events in Mount Dora, Tavares & Eustis, this month, click here. Discover the area's online entertainment calendar here. Also download the area's free mobile app.

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NITRO ICE CREAM COMES TO DOWNTOWN MOUNT DORA

1/1/2020

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There’s no doubt some of Mount Dora’s tastiest treats come from its bustling downtown ice cream shops. Even on the rare chilly day, loyal customers will line up for heaping scoops of their favorite flavors outside The Village Coffee Pot on Donnelly Street and Scoops on 5th Avenue.

A new player entered the arena of frozen treats in the city's historic downtown district. Steampunk Alley Nitro Ice Cream opened a counter on the first floor of the Renaissance Building.

The secret of nitro ice cream is in the rapid freezing of the ice cream mixture with liquid nitrogen. Other non-traditional shops, like Monster Dough which won 2019 Best New Business in Mount Dora, roll their ice cream after it freezes which also distinguishes it from the popular scooped ice cream served at downtown's Scoops on 5th and The Village Coffee Pot. Rolled ice cream is often regarded as having the most intense flavor due to a process that creates less air in the frozen treat.

The new owners have an similar business in Eustis that whips up unique ice cream flavors such as Caramel Twinkie Delight and Queen’s Red Velvet Treasure and priced at $6.99 for a small cup.

ABOVE: The Village Coffee Pot, at 425 N. Donnelly in downtown Mount Dora.

ABOVE: Scoops on 5th at 130 E. 5th in downtown Mount Dora

ABOVE: Steampunk Alley, 411 N. Donnelly Street.

According to its social media, the small, new ice cream counter is having its soft opening through January 5. For more news and events in Mount Dora, Tavares & Eustis, this month, click here. Discover the area's online entertainment calendar here. Also download the area's free mobile app.

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EUSTIS EMBRACES WINTER GARDEN'S COMMUNITY MARKET CONCEPT

1/1/2020

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Taking a cue from its neighbor, downtown Eustis is preparing space for its own version of a community market. Eustis will have a much smaller venue than the popular Plant Street Market in downtown Winter Garden, but the new venture will be right in the heart of the city's historic downtown.

It was just over two months ago that neighboring Mount Dora partially opened its marketplace downtown. Originally slated for an early summer 2019 opening, Mount Dora Marketplace eventually opened a portion of its space at the end of October. In November, additional retail vendors were finally able to open their businesses, while other walk-up eateries have experienced even longer delays and still are not open.

The Eustis Market is being built inside a unique space tucked inside 24 E. Magnolia Avenue by different owners than its Mount Dora counterpart. It's seeking many of the same types of businesses that are currently in the Mount Dora model and markets in other U.S. cities -- coffee, baked goods, flowers and other retail vendors.

As the project gains steam and reaches milestones, stay tuned to Mount Dora Buzz for its projected opening.

For more news and events in Mount Dora, Tavares & Eustis, this month, click here. Discover the area's online entertainment calendar here. Also download the area's free mobile app.

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NEW MEDICAL PLAZA IN MOUNT DORA OPENS JAN. 6

DOWNTOWN MOUNT DORA BUILDING IS SOLD AND SIGNS NEW TENANT

NITRO ICE CREAM COMES TO DOWNTOWN MOUNT DORA

EUSTIS EMBRACES WINTER GARDEN'S COMMUNITY MARKET CONCEPT

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