WEST PALM BEACH — A proposal for an iconic downtown garage of world-class design got an informal go-ahead Monday despite reservations by some commissioners that they should consider other priorities first. Community Redevelopment Agency Executive Director Jon Ward had proposed the project at Banyan Boulevard and Olive Avenue, next to the former city hall site,…
BELLEAIR — The once-proud Belleview Biltmore Hotel, admired in its day as the White Queen of the Gulf, is coming down. Demolition crews have begun the months-long task of stripping and razing the 118-year-old hotel complex. The abandoned hotel property will make way for a town house and condominium community that JMC Communities plans for…
TEMPLE TERRACE — As a boy growing up in Columbus, Ind., Martin Hudson passed the time in church drawing cities on the back of the programs. So, planning Temple Terrace’s downtown — which to date has given a headache for the City Council — is fun for him. “Not only is it fun; we can…
Less than a year after it was launched, the Lincolnville Community redevelopment Agency’s (LCRA) first major initiative is already paying divi- dends in the community. Called Fix-It-Up the grant program helps homeowners make needed improvements on their homes. Earlier this spring, 64-year-old Lincolnville resident Willie Brown was the grant program’s first recipient when repairs were…
BOYNTON BEACH — Boynton Beach’s historic high school, Miami’s Coconut Grove Playhouse and Merritt Island’s Elliot Plantation all have something in common, and it’s not a good thing. The three historic sites are on the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2015 list of the 11 most endangered historic places. Read full article
