A new piece of public art was officially unveiled as Osceola Arts, in partnership with the City of Kissimmee’s Kissimmee Community Redevelopment Agency, hosted an Earth Day ribbon cutting for the latest addition to the city’s ARTisNOW Public Murals collection. The ceremony took place at Mosaic at Lake Toho, located at 110 Lakeview Drive, where community…
A splash of color can make a huge difference in attracting people downtown and to other districts.A new initiative in Lakeland is enhancing culture and driving economic development. At By the Chef Pizza, don’t call their pie Sicilian or Detroit-style.”We call it our focaccia deep-dish pizza,” Peter Garces, owner and executive chef of By the…
Turns out two gators have been standing sentry over the Gainesville hotel that never was. Who knew? “I’ve been driving and walking past the Seagle building for 58 years, right?” Mayor Harvey Ward said. But it wasn’t until John Fleming, managing partner of Trimark Properties, took Ward on a tour of the 100-year-old Seagle Building…
The first phase of the long-awaited redevelopment of the Grove Manor public housing site in Lake Wales is poised to begin, according to a city press release. The first phase of development will include a community center and 78 apartments comprising one, two, and three-bedroom floor plans. New affordable and market-rate apartments will be constructed…
Work on the second phase of the 7th Avenue Bricking Project has wrapped up ahead of schedule, allowing Ybor City’s main drag between 17th and 19th streets to reopen Monday. The bricking, funded by the Community Redevelopment Agency or CRA, has been completed in phases,…