Daily Archives: November 18, 2016

Tampa Mayor Eyeing Changes for Downtown Library

Mayor Bob Buckhorn is thinking about recycling another piece of downtown Tampa from the 1970s. This time, it’s the annex behind the John F. Germany Public Library, plus the neighboring auditorium with the clamshell-shaped dome. Once people and the city’s mainframe computers are moved out of the annex — a process scheduled to start next…

Maitland Makeover Starts with Parking Garage

A massive parking garage under construction on Independence Lane near City Hall serves as the first concrete sign of a downtown dream two decades in the making. City officials say the garage is crucial to the $68 million Maitland City Centre project, which is poised to transform the area into a pedestrian-friendly, urban core. But…