Daily Archives: February 10, 2013

Construction starts on Key West style NSB development

NEW SMYRNA BEACH — The look and vibe will be Key West, complete with lush palm trees and a tiki bar. The location will be about seven hours and 400 miles north, along the North Causeway in New Smyrna Beach. Construction recently started on a roughly 4-acre, multimillion dollar project known as New Smyrna Harbor…

Tampa tackles blight in Sulphur Springs

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn did right by indulging in some drama this week with his cleanup plan for Sulphur Springs. The central Tampa neighborhood has come to symbolize urban blight, and having the mayor crash a piece of heavy equipment through an abandoned home said as much about the need to transform the area as…