DAYTONA BEACH – Throughout the month of November, local restaurants from Oak Hill to Ormond Beach donated a portion of sales to Food Brings Hope to raise awareness for the unique businesses and restaurants along the US-1 corridor. Restaurant owners and city officials were welcomed to the Food Brings Hope office for a check presentation.…
TAMPA — After more than a decade of hard work, frustration and disappointment, a grocery store is finally coming to downtown Tampa’s Channel District. A 37,600-square-foot Publix is expected to open in the fall of 2017 at the corner of E Twiggs Street and N Meridian Avenue, developer Mercury Advisors of Tampa said Tuesday. “It…
Many of us enjoy watching home improvement shows — “Property Brothers,” “Love It or List It” are two of my favorites. Halfway through the show they typically discover rotten wood or unsafe wiring that brings the project to a halt. The contractor, the designer and the homeowner need to regroup, look at options, consider the budget…
BARTOW — Though funding hasn’t been allocated yet, Polk County administrators are beginning to brainstorm about extensions to the Fort Fraser Trail, a hiking and cycling path stretching from Lakeland to Bartow. One of those extensions would take the trail south through Bartow to Fort Meade. Even though plans are only preliminary, Bartow Planning Director…
