If city leaders get their way, Dunedin — home of Honeymoon Island, craft beer, baseball and many things Scottish — could soon add another identity: arts capital of Florida.
After years of talk, the city has moved on road improvements, and approved the creation of grants, permit fee reductions and other incentives aimed at turning a 45-acre swath just north of downtown into a place where artists would buy deteriorating properties, renovating them into homes that double as work studios. The artists would occasionally be allowed to post sidewalk signs and sell their wares during special events, such as the 2nd Friday Art Walk, or other designated times.
The mixed residential and industrial area — bordered by Skinner Boulevard to the north, Louden Avenue to the east, Main and Monroe streets to the south, and the Pinellas Trail and Huntley Avenue to the west — would feed off trail traffic and effectively extend the already bustling downtown.