Daily Archives: September 29, 2026

Where’s the Welcome to Downtown? Sebring CRA Seeks Gateway Signs

The Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency discussed and made a decision on gateway signs for placement on North and South Ridgewood Drive for a visual impact in welcoming motorists to downtown. Apparently now there is no big or small “Welcome to downtown Sebring” sign on Lakeview Drive nor South Ridgewood Drive. Mayor John Shoop said on…

Quincy CRA Funding Set to Reach 22 Businesses as Home and Downtown Improvements Expand

The Community Redevelopment Agency is preparing to distribute money to 22 businesses for equipment and facility upgrades. The program is designed to help local businesses take on improvements that can otherwise be expensive. Back in 2024, Kena Bwembya, the Owner of Bwembya’s Market, received a CRA grant to help make improvements to her business. She…

City of Bradenton Identifies Redevelopment Areas at Public Hearing

The Bradenton City Council hosted a public hearing with their Community Redevelopment Agency identifying areas in the city that need to be redeveloped or rehabilitated in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare for the city. A 2023 study identified and documented the existence of slum and blighted conditions across 16 sites in the…

Orlando’s Bus Shelter Program Helps 169 People Find Permanent Housing in the First Year

One of the more innovative strategies the city of Orlando has taken to help homeless people get off the streets is on track to surpass its goal of housing roughly 400 people over a three-year period. The city announced Thursday that the city’s “dignity bus” program — offering overnight shelter on two retrofitted Greyhound buses…