The Daily City is (NOT) Closed


UPDATE 2/8/16 1:43AM The blog is back up and running. We apologize for the confusion. 

On February 3, 2016, The Daily City closed its doors. It was Orlando's first city life blog. 

The Daily City published 10,491 posts from August 2007 until February 2016. The blog was created by Mark Baratelli. 

The Daily City did a lot of firsts in Orlando
  1. City's first pocket newspaper
  2. City's first Pop up Shop 
  3. City's first UHaul art show
  4. City's first parking space takeover
  5. City's first Night Market
  6. City's first panel on Producing Large Events in Central Florida (Audio) 
  7. City's first panel on blogging in Orlando (Watch Video | Listing)
  8. City's first panel on biking and pedestrians in Orlando (Audio | Listing | Facebook)
Its largest contribution was the city's first large-scale food truck gathering: Food Truck Bazaar.

The blog set itself apart by promoting itself through self-created live events:
  1. Pop up Shop 
  2. Food Truck Bazaar
  3. Taco Truck Taste Test
  4. Cardboard Art Festival 
  5. Mobile Art Show
  6. Night Market
  7. Audience Choice Awards
  8. Meeting of the Orlando Minds
  9. Orlando Panel Series
  10. Orlando Indie Media Meetup
  11. Orlando Improv Festival
  12. ConfectionFest dessert festival
  13. Orlando Clandesdine pop up dinner
  14. Best Of Orlando
In 2009 it tried a short-lived podcast. 

Its 3,080 subscriber e-newsletter maintained a 20-25% open rate each week.

It won a lot of awards during its lifetime: 
  • 2015 Best Local Blog, Florida Sunshine Blog Awards, 1st
  • 2014 Best Local Blog, Orlando Magazine, 1st
  • 2014 Critics Pick: Best Pop Up Shop, Orlando Weekly
  • 2013 Best Local Blog, Orlando Magazine, 1st
  • 2013 Best Local Blog, YELP, 1st
  • 2013 Best Local Blog, Orlando Weekly, 1st
  • 2012 Best Local Website, Orlando Magazine, 3rd
  • 2012 Best Local Website, Orlando Weekly, 2nd
  • 2012 Best Local Blog, Orlando Magazine, 2nd
  • 2012 Best Local Blog, Orlando Weekly, 1st
  • 2012 Best Local Blog, Orlando Sentinel, 2nd
  • 2012 Best Local Twitter Feed, Orlando Weekly, 2nd
  • 2011 Best Local Website, Orlando Magazine, 3rd
  • 2011 Best Local Website, Orlando Weekly, 1st
  • 2011 Best Local Website, Watermark Newspaper, 3rd
  • 2011 Best Local Blog, Orlando Sentinel, 2nd
  • 2011 Best Local Blog, Orlando Weekly, 2nd
  • 2011 Best Local Blog, Watermark Newspaper, 1st
  • 2010 Best Local Website of 2010, Orlando Weekly, 2nd
  • 2010 Best Local Blog of 2010, Orlando Weekly, 1st
  • 2010 Best Local Blog of 2010, Orlando Magazine, 3rd
  • 2010 Critics Pick: Mobile Art Show, Orlando Weekly
  • 2009 Best Local Blog, Orlando Weekly, 1st
  • 2009 Best Local Arts Blog, Orlando Sentinel, 1st
  • 2009 Best Local Blog, Orlando Sentinel, 3rd

Its NPR radio segment will continue to run after the blog's closing.