Brooksville’s cobblestone streets and preserved historical homes hint at a history grounded in classic conservative southern charm. And its intrigue is only intensified with a trip to the Heritage Museum or the Historic Train Depot in downtown Brooksville, where authentic pieces of a historic and exciting past provide a colorful walk down memory lane. Both…
If city leaders get their way, Dunedin — home of Honeymoon Island, craft beer, baseball and many things Scottish — could soon add another identity: arts capital of Florida. After years of talk, the city has moved on road improvements, and approved the creation of grants, permit fee reductions and other incentives aimed at turning…
OLDSMAR — The City Council voted Tuesday to allow tattoo and piercing businesses downtown. “I’m excited,” said resident Jillian Langley Santiago, who has been working with the city to open a shop on St. Petersburg Drive E, where she has paid rent on a storefront since February. “I’m ready to open my business. We just…
CRESTVIEW — The Main Street Crestview Association and Community Redevelopment Agency are close to finalizing a plan to hire a dual program director. But first, the CRA needs more information. “My concern is exactly the same as it was in the previous meeting which is, we have not received proper notification of what request we…
CityPlace, the West Palm Beach dining and entertainment center, continues to get tough with restaurant and bar tenants it says aren’t paying the rent. The latest target: Blue Martini Lounge, the sleek, popular bar. On July 11, CityPlace filed a lawsuit in Palm Beach County Court seeking to evict the longtime tenant from its second-floor…
Construction could start next year on an $8.3 million pedestrian bridge over traffic-clogged Colonial Drive near Interstate 4 in downtown Orlando. With new apartment buildings and condominiums sprouting throughout downtown, city officials are looking for ways to encourage walking and bicycling. They think the bridge could get more people out and about — and across…
The final design for the $3.8 million Main Street streetscape project was presented before a packed crowd Monday night as the Leesburg Commission plans to improve an eyesore area leading to downtown. Frank Bellomo, of Bellomo Herbert Inc., showed the key elements of the project that will feature a brick entry gateway at the intersection…
At its meeting Wednesday, the board of the West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority set its “not to exceed” tax rate at $2 per $1,000 of taxable value for properties in the specially-designated downtown taxing district. At its final budget hearing Sept. 30, it’s expected to maintain its current rate of $1. The special tax…
DELAND — After four years of negotiations and false starts, a proposed downtown residential project is dead, city officials said at a budget workshop Monday. The development, known as the Woodland Block project, was approved in November 2012 and could have brought dozens of new residents and businesses to the city’s center. The Daytona Beach-based…
When lawyer and developer Shepard Broad created the town of Bay Harbor Islands 60 years ago from two mangrove clumps in the middle of Biscayne Bay, he recruited an all-star crew of local architects for a bold undertaking. Over a dozen years, they forged a showcase of modern architecture with a decidedly subtropical twist on…
The Marathon City Council on Tuesday unanimously OK’d the redevelopment of Florida Keys Country Club, a project fronted by accountant Peter Rosasco. The council granted Rosasco’s team a conditional-use permit and development agreement that includes plans for an overhaul of the golf course on Sombrero Boulevard, a 76-unit hotel, 15 three-bedroom cottages, a 170-seat restaurant,…
Th is guidebook is intended to provide elected officials, city staff members, community leaders, and other decisionmakers in small and mid-sized cities with a menu of strategies for improving the transportation choices available to low- and moderate-income households. On average, transportation is the second largest household expenditure after housing, and transportation costs are directly related to…
