Lakeland’s City Commission voted unanimously on Monday to adopt the Community Redevelopment Agency’s Downtown West Action Plan — an ambitious outline of short- and long-term actions to nurture and uplift the area west of Florida Avenue, south of Memorial Boulevard, north of Lime Street and east of Lake Beulah Drive. The plan, which was a year and…
Ten acres of the former Hungerford School in Eatonville have been released from a lawsuit, paving the way for the land to be used for Florida’s first Black History Museum. The town is in second place amongst all the candidates vying for the museum. The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community has agreed to release the ten…
The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) invites creative minds from across the globe — visionaries, innovators, creators and futurists — to propose design concepts for engaging, transformational art installations to be built along the banks of the Caloosahatchee in downtown Fort Myers. The goal of Innovation Walk is to marry innovation with art, transforming…
High school students living in Winter Park’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) district have an opportunity to gain hands-on work experience through the 2024 Summer Youth Enrichment Program (SYEP). Presented by the CRA and the Parks & Recreation Department, the program places participants in paid internships that also give back to the community. “The SYEP allows…
A proposed $500 million entertainment complex that could be built across the street from the Kia Center in downtown Orlando could get the green light from the Orlando City Council on Monday. If approved by the city, the project will include a major hotel, retail, an event venue, meeting space, residential housing, and parking. The…
Downtown West Palm Beach will soon have a new team of workers patrolling its streets doing jobs usually done by city workers. The Downtown Development Authority has signed a five-year, $3 million a year contract with an outside company to do everything from picking up trash to giving directions. Half of the agency’s $10 million…
