Daily Archives: August 27, 2015

Funding woes jeopardize New Port Richey downtown gallery

The Downtown New Port Richey Art Gallery faces closure by Oct. 31 unless a benefactor steps forward, Greater New Port Richey Main Street officials said Friday. Funding for the gallery has been a bit precarious ever since it opened in 2003 at 6231 Grand Blvd., according to a GNPRMS press release. The financial burden on…

Innovation can help fight blight in Port Orange

Local cities are starting to think creatively when it comes to cleaning up blight, and enforcing city codes that target signs of decay will be a big part of that effort. But even in that area, city leaders will need to show flexibility. Port Orange saw an excellent example of that at its meeting last…