Determined to honor McCollum Hall’s history, Shifrin and the Mural Society worked with the City of Fort Myers and the Community Redevelopment Agency to create murals depicting the hall’s legacy. Using vintage photographs, they painted scenes from its heyday onto its walls, reintroducing the community to its rich past. One of the murals even sparked…
The Inverness City Council on Tuesday will consider approving a bid proposal from Green Technologies Inc. to refurbish the historic downtown courthouse in a cooperative effort with Citrus County. The landscaping and building around the courthouse has been undermined over the years by tree roots and the elements. The last update to the landscaping was…
St. Augustine, a city rich with history, is about to cement its legacy with the establishment of Florida’s inaugural Black history museum. This achievement comes after a long and arduous journey marked by the city’s dark past of racism, competition with other communities and even unexpected detours. Every story of triumph involves overcoming obstacles, and…
Central Florida’s first mobile homeless shelters are one step closer to debuting, after the Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency board approved an adaptive reuse project Wednesday that utilizes buses to provide emergency, overnight respite. Citing the state’s camping ban and the need for municipalities to come up with immediate solutions to unsheltered homelessness to prevent…
A celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony planned for Friday evening in downtown Lake Wales will mark the successful completion of the biggest element to date in the city’s pursuit of the Lake Wales Connected plan. The transformative redevelopment of Park Avenue and the Market Plaza will be celebrated by residents, business owners, and city officials alike,…
The Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department will soon have a new home after the Okaloosa County Commission unanimously approved a $4.1 million package to purchase the former PNC Bank building in Cinco Bayou. The move addresses the department’s growing space needs while expanding a popular boat ramp facility. The purchase includes a three-story, 13,859-square-foot building,…
Through a project called Mural Makeover, The Council on Culture & Arts and the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) are partnering to provide select commercial property owners the opportunity to remove or prevent graffiti issues on the exterior of their buildings by way of public art murals. With a $50,000 grant awarded for the project…
