At the last Avon Park Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board meeting on June 13, the board unanimously agreed to award $100,000 to the proposed baseball museum. Councilwoman Berniece Taylor asked if Dr. Ronald Sevigny had brought the city’s attention to the museum, which will be named after former MLB star Thomas “Flash” Gordon, a resident…
Fort Lauderdale’s very own Victor George Spirits is breaking through and breaking ground. Literally. Billed as Florida’s only Black-owned distillery, the company is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, June 25, for what will be called The Victory Building, named in honor of the original, historic Victory Theatre once located nearby on Sistrunk Boulevard. In…
A $100,000 grant has been approved for the Richey Suncoast Theatre, courtesy of the New Port Richey Community Redevelopment Agency Recent renovations have been made at the theatre over the years, but with the new grant, the once prominent, cultural meeting ground will be getting a makeover Funding arrives at a promising time as attendance numbers,…
Bond Community Health Center is hoping to make renovations with some support from the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency and other grants. The project would be done in three phases with a price tag of around $865,000. Watch the video in the link to hear from medical experts and neighbors living in the Southwest Tallahassee community.…
Following the May 28, 2024, Newberry City Commission meeting, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board convened briefly to hear an educational presentation by CRA Executive Director Bryan Thomas. The focus was on the collaboration with Downtown Strategies, a firm specializing in revitalizing small to mid-sized cities that function independently of larger metropolitan areas. “Downtown Strategies…
Today, the lot on Cleveland Street sits empty, dust blowing across the 2.3-acre expanse. By fall 2025, city officials say, it will be transformed into a modern apartment complex for low-income residents. City officials and developers on Thursday broke ground on Clearwater Gardens, an 81-unit affordable housing project aimed at addressing the rising housing crisis…
