ST. PETERSBURG — Preservationists say they will prolong their battle to save a historic downtown block earmarked for demolition and redevelopment. St. Petersburg Preservation, which works to save historic sites and structures, will file an application this week asking that the “cheese-grater” buildings in the 400 block of Central Avenue be designated historic, said its…
Branding a blighted downtown as an arts and entertainment district, making streets more pedestrian-friendly and luring new restaurants helped redevelop the urban cores of Delray Beach and West Palm Beach, according to two former community redevelopment leaders who have turned their experience into a book. Christopher Brown, former Community Redevelopment Agency director in Delray Beach,…
A new four-story, 521-space parking garage to bolster access to St. Armands Circle received its first endorsement from the City Commission on Monday night. The $15 million project would add another 334 parking spaces by the end of 2018 to the city-owned lot at North Adams and Madison drives on the northeast side of the busy…
