Tallahassee group gets taste of Boulder
On the first day in Boulder, Colorado, Tallahassee leaders and professionals got a taste of Pearl Street and the importance of supporting local businesses. Watch the video
Downtown Tampa’s RiverFest becomes coming-out party for expanded Riverwalk
If the RiverFest celebration Saturday was a coming out party for downtown Tampa’s expanded Riverwalk, then the Cannella Elementary rock band stole the show. Clad in Converse and sequined aviators, the kids drew a crowd of rowdy spectators as they belted radio hits and jammed to a song one member penned about her very curly…
Here’s a new reason to search around downtown Panama City
PANAMA CITY — The Downtown Improvement Board is hosting a new way to explore downtown Panama City: a scavenger hunt. Visitors have until May 6 to return the Spring into Downtown Panama City Scavenger Hunt form to the DIB office at 413 Harrison Ave. Hunters can explore downtown businesses to find the answers to questions…
City council gives Zephyr Plaza approval for changes
ZEPHYRHILLS — Zephyr Plaza shopping center in Zephyrhills may soon receive a face-lift with the property redeveloped as a storage facility along with a retail store and a restaurant. On Monday, the Zephyrhills City Council unanimously approved a conditional use permit to allow a mini-storage, which was not permitted under the property’s current zoning. The…
Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority RFQ
TAMPA-HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY (THEA) REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES RFQ No. C-00815 Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority (THEA) is soliciting responses from qualified firms interested in providing innovative marketing and communications services that will inform current customers and the general public of THEA’s activities and provide support to THEA’s Communications Director. The…
Why not turn downtown Clearwater into a pedestrian mall?
CLEARWATER — Here’s another idea that’s being kicked around for moribund downtown Clearwater: Why not turn the center of it into a pedestrian mall? Downtown leaders have been debating the possibility of blocking off part of Cleveland Street to vehicular traffic. City staffers have been asked to weigh the potential pros and cons of a…
New Port Richey negotiating with developer to revive long-delayed Main Street Landing project
NEW PORT RICHEY — City officials are hoping a new development agreement will revive the long-troubled Main Street Landing project in downtown New Port Richey. The city is negotiating with Gainesville developer Ken McGurn in hopes he will complete a project that Mayor Rob Marlowe once called an eyesore. During a meeting last week of…
New Smyrna Beach officials hear about 2 plans for developing prime North Causeway location
NEW SMYRNA BEACH — City leaders Tuesday listened to two development proposals for a waterfront site on the North Causeway, but decided not to consider a third for a 200-unit condominium project because it didn’t meet a deadline. Anthony DiMucci, president of DiMucci Companies in Port Orange, sent a letter to New Smyrna Beach officials…
Volusia Cities Find Success in Collaborative Effort
Economic development practitioners from 8 cities bordering US1 corridor, collaborated to discuss ways to revitalize this corridor, and create a better environment for business, eliminate blight in the Corridor and provide social and educational activities in these areas. A recent Corridor Improvement Study was completed by The Volusia Transportation Planning Organization which provided vital information…
New Port Richey: The name tells only part of the story at Market Off Main
NEW PORT RICHEY — When the owners of a Main Street produce market decided in 2008 to turn it into a cafe and creamery called Market Off Main, they picked an unlikely place to put it: in a run-down house. “It had been unoccupied for several years,” said Jerry Kuss, 72, who found the building…
Palm Beach: Clematis by day, Clematis by night: Where to eat during SunFest
The young, upbeat restaurant manager tapped into the power of Clematis Street one weekend a couple of years ago. A group of college students wandered into the Wine Dive bar and eatery for brunch and asked him to play some party music. He obliged and, with the beats cranked up, the kids went wild, dancing…
Naples: Review delayed of Inn on Fifth expansion after neighbors complain
About 2½ years after a $15 million upgrade and 32-suite expansion at the Inn on Fifth, hotelier and restaurateur Phil McCabe wants to go bigger. Read full article