MOUNT DORA—A city initiative to help downtown businesses during the upcoming streetscape project by having raffles will not go forward because it would be against the law. The city was looking at a monthly raffle where people who made a downtown purchase would be eligible for a Mount Dora weekend experience worth up to $750,…
TAMPA — Mark Mathiason will live in his newly finished home only a few weeks before having about 1,000 visitors. That’s because he volunteered his Craftsman-style home to be among the eight Hyde Park residences open Feb. 28 for the annual Historic Hyde Park Home Tour. “Brave is one word, stupid is another,” he quips about…
INVERNESS — City Manager Frank DiGiovanni said he welcomes the county as a partner in the city’s endeavor to expand its community redevelopment area boundaries, but stressed that Inverness will move forward in the best interest of its citizens. “We’re going to take steps with or without the county’s support to help this city,” he…
