This year, Destin is observing 40 years of incorporation, and the older Destin gets, the more things are happening. Earlier this year, The Destin Log started looking back at the past 40 years, taking it in bites, one decade at a time. Sandy Trammell, who was recently elected to office, reflects on the city’s history,…
David Rodriguez may be the new economic development director for the City of Kissimmee, but he is not new to the region. He has previously held the top economic development spots for both the City of St. Cloud and, most recently, Osceola County government. “Of course, I want to diversify the economy for the city,…
Cape Coral City Council had a full schedule recently with three meetings: A Council action meeting, a Council workshop and a Community Redevelopment Agency meeting at which Council will sit as the CRA commission. The South Cape Community Redevelopment Agency’s meeting discussed commercial structure resilience grants, expansion of the Breaking Barriers to Business Grant Initiative…
Overtown, a historic Black neighborhood once known as the “Harlem of the South” for its thriving arts and business community, is on the verge of a major transformation. A more than $39 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), awarded through the Choice Neighborhoods program, is helping to redevelop key…