Less than a year after opening its doors, Heatwave, the café, cocktail bar, and nightlife space that took over the former Stonewall Bar Orlando building in Parramore, has announced it will close this weekend.
In a message shared on social media, owners Kevin Varanai and Andrea Dunn said the venue’s final day will be Sunday, March 8, giving supporters one last weekend to visit before the doors close.
The announcement comes just months after the locally owned concept debuted with big hopes for the space. As we reported ahead of Heatwave’s opening in August 2025, the pair envisioned a flexible community hub that evolved throughout the day: a coffee bar and café in the morning, happy hour in the afternoon, and a cocktail bar and nightlife spot at night…