Boca mulls attracting money to save its history New tax breaks are in the works for history buffs willing to invest in the past. A new ordinance that city staff members are working on would mean incentives for owners of property that is locally designated as historic. If the City Council approves, it would mean…
Daytona preparing for development boom Three years ago, Daytona Beach was a city so wounded it launched a self-affirmation campaign with billboards and newspaper ads aimed at restoring a little pride and hope. The town’s unemployment rate was flirting with double-digit range, housing prices had hit bedrock and too many oceanside lots were the butt…
Pier funding will “take funds from the general fund for Pinellas County” and St. Pete, says Ford St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster and challenger Kathleen Ford tangled over paying for the Lens, the proposed pier replacement, at a debate last week. Foster said the money was use-it-or-lose-it, while Ford said the plan takes money from…
Bartow’s Historic Wonder House Abandoned, Falling Into Ruin Decades ago, the Wonder House stood as a Bartow landmark. Postcards touted its state-of-the-art construction, and Depression-era sightseers paid a dime just to tour the engineering marvel. But no more. The house, built in the 1920s and 1930s, has become the casualty of divorce. Chuck and Helen…
