ST. PETERSBURG— A $75,000 grant from the federal Small Business Administration will help the Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp. and the city of St. Petersburg offer training to small-business aspirants in bookkeeping, business plans and other educational purposes. The announcement Tuesday was heralded by Mayor Rick Kriseman as another piece of support for the…
SEBRING — Projects to rehabilitate two long-vacant historic downtown hotels and make improvements to a museum received a boost from the Sebring City Council this week. The City Council approved several ordinances regarding the Santa Rosa and the Nan-Ces-O-Wee. Council members also agreed the city should participate in a project to make the Military Sea…
TAMPA — After nearly two years of trying, City Hall appears to have a buyer with a big plan for a high-profile corner in Ybor City. The City Council next week is expected to consider a contract to sell a third of a block at E Seventh Avenue and Nick Nuccio Parkway for $792,000. The…
SAN FRANCISCO — For decades, as this city polished its reputation as an essential food destination, a stretch of Market Street just a short stroll from the groundbreaking Zuni Café remained stubbornly unchanged, an odd wasteland of check-cashing stores and weed dealers punctuated by the whiff of urine. A city survey last year declared that Market…
Saving nearly $50,000 in impact fee waivers has allowed Benjamin Moseley and his business partner Anita Valdez the opportunity to redeveloped four previously vacant downtown Leesburg sites, including Sip, a jazz and blues restaurant lounge with food, wine, and live entertainment that draws crowds to 707 W. Main St. “This is a great town,” said…
BOYNTON BEACH — As president of an influential residential group in Boynton Beach, Harry Woodworth likes to be in the know. And he felt like he was “in the know” when there were two members of the public on the Community Redevelopment Agency board. The Inlet Cove Association president was familiar with James “Buck” Buchanan…
PALM BAY — When a company like Harris Corp. or Northrop Grumman Corp. says they’re going to create 1,000 good-paying jobs, people sit up and take notice. When it’s a relatively unknown company, there’s a bit of a credibility curve. Lynda Weatherman, chief executive officer of the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, said…
DAYTONA BEACH — City commissioners gave initial approval Wednesday night to two measures that could allow a planned commercial development on International Speedway Boulevard to move forward, but several of them expressed concerns with the project. Commissioners approved measures that, if given the final OK in two weeks, will allow a planned development zoning designation…
BOYNTON BEACH — It wasn’t a new development with the potential for additional traffic. It wasn’t an unwanted business. It was removing the appointed members of the public from the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency board that brought more than 15 residents to the microphone at the city commission meeting Tuesday night. Before the required…
North Hyde Park will soon have some Cuban flavor as new townhomes are built with the inspiration of the small country less than 100 miles south of Florida. The Las Azoteas townhomes will be located at 405 North Oregon Avenue. “We came up with the name Las Azoteas because loosely translated it means rooftop, or…
ST. PETERSBURG — St. Petersburg architect Sean Williams has watched the nearly decade-long saga of hurt feelings, cold shoulders and failed schemes that have defined the relationship between the Tampa Bay Rays and the city. A few months ago, Williams decided to give both sides something to rally around: a sketch of what those 85…
Growth management through the ballot box is rarely a good idea. And a recent proposal to write beachside building-height limits into Daytona Beach’s charter runs the risk of putting the brakes on the redevelopment and revival of the city’s core tourist area. Few people would argue that the central beachside area is OK as it…
