From the 1930s through the 70s, Black elders remember the Sunset Lounge in West Palm’s Historic Northwest District as a place where jazz legends performed — Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, to name a few. And now the cultural gem has reopened after sitting idle for nearly two years. It’s pure “nostalgia,” said…
Winter Park’s long-planned effort to fix one of its most congested intersections is now officially moving forward, and that means a major change for a local arts landmark. “This area is part of our Community Redevelopment Agency,” Knight said. “Back in the mid-90s, part of that CRA plan was to eventually acquire this property along here.…
The city is continuing to work on the Dyson’s Plaza Commercial Revitalization project as well as the Legacy Home Rehabilitation Pilot Program. The city of Winter Garden is making progress on revitalization projects for the Historic East Winter Garden Neighborhood. Marc Hutchinson, the city’s economic development director, shared an update on the Dyson’s Plaza Commercial…