City of Homestead: Community Redevelopment Agency offers various grant programs

In our efforts to revitalize the City of Homestead, the Community Redevelopment Agency offers various grant programs that target blight removal and economic development within our community. Commercial Enhancement Grants Commercial Enhancement Grant funds are for the improvement or rehabilitation of the interior/exterior of existing qualified commercial buildings and for businesses relocation and expansion within…

The Greening of Florida’s Brownfields

Federal infrastructure funds are doubling the pace of transforming derelict sites. Over the last quarter-century, Florida has helped to transform almost 200 contaminated sites into clean community hubs. The pace of the redevelopment is about to pick up dramatically. Developer Roxanne Williams, who turns some of those derelict sites into places where she would be…

World Changers are Coming to Panama City

The World Changers organization is bringing volunteers to Panama City in July. The organization is teaming up with the Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to complete home improvement projects for the residents in Downtown North and Millville. The projects can range from painting to repairing a porch and more. However, in order to receive…

Change is Coming to Hollywood’s Main Street — for Drivers, Pedestrians, and Businesses

A $14.5 million construction project that began this week intends to transform Hollywood’s entertainment district into a corridor that puts pedestrians over vehicles. But before the transformation, comes the mess: workers, heavy machinery, dust, and a possible impact on business. What will the new project on downtown Hollywood’s main street look like when it’s finished…

MOCA North Miami To Offer Programming This May To Commemorate Haitian Heritage Month + Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

MOCA will debut two exciting exhibitions opening this spring. “Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” invites visitors to experience the work of prolific artist Lonnie Holley in his first major exhibition in the South. The second showcases the work of 12 intergenerational South Florida artists selected to show their work in the “South Florida Cultural…

New Skatepark Celebrated

On Tuesday, May 2, the city of Pensacola celebrated the completion of the Blake Doyle Skatepark at Hollice T. Williams Park with a ribbon cutting and grand opening event. This commemorated a highly anticipated and monumental project for the Pensacola skate community. The Pensacola community joined Mayor D.C. Reeves and Upward Intuition to celebrate this…