New Naples coalition seeks unified vision for downtown For the original article visit NaplesNews.com When talk of rerouting U.S. 41 began last August, downtown business and property owners from all corners of the city converged on Naples City Hall, fearing a decrease in traffic and customers. The idea was shot down. A year later,…
Re-imagining Leesburg For the original article visit The Daily Commercial Several downtown Leesburg merchants and residents say an inviting streetscape and gateway entrance into Main Street off U.S. Highway 27/441 is what the city needs for economic success and future survival. “There are still people in Leesburg that do not know that there is…
Best Urban Block in South Florida? It’s out there. For the original article visit The Miami Herald We used to know how to do this in America — how to build a convivial, walkable, prosperous city neighborhood of shops, workplaces and homes that drew people to it like the proverbial bee to honey. Then came…
Taxpayers pay dearly for preservation For the original article visit TBO.com It’s hard to find many people who oppose the idea of preserving historic buildings. Though often rickety and faded, these weathered artifacts of past craftsmanship forge a tangible link between our world and the one our parents and grandparents inhabited. But preservation can be…
New Port Richey considers deeper cuts to Main Street, special events For the original article visit the Tampa Bay Times City officials are looking at more funding cuts for Greater New Port Richey Main Street and some of the city’s most popular events, scrimping in every corner of next year’s budget. The city has steadily…
Four new restaurants coming to CityPlace later this year For the original article visit The Palm Beach Post A mixture of cuisine offerings is coming to CityPlace by the end of the year, filling several empty restaurant spots. Pampas Grille will go in the spot formerly occupied by McCormick and Schmick’s at Okeechobee Boulevard across from…
Correction: Seizing Mortgages Story For the original article visit the Bismarck Tribune Online FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — In a story July 15 about a proposal for cities and counties to use the power of eminent domain to seize mortgages and help homeowners into more manageable payments, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Robert Hockett, a…
Key West accepting capital-projects applications For the original article visit KeysNet.com Public and private groups have until Sept. 28 to apply for some $850,000 in Key West property tax revenue that is set aside annually for capital projects in the Bahama Village neighborhood of Old Town. The money is generated through what’s called a tax…
Downtown Boca happening: Success meeting marketing efforts By Anne Geggis, Sun Sentinel As seen in the Sun Sentinel Boca Raton— Efforts to get more people downtown are working, according to the marketing firm hired to promote the area. The monthly “Friday Night Live!” has drawn as many as 1,500 people to its concerts and weekly…
City Commission plans to move ahead slowly on possible downtown hotel/conference center By Christopher Curry As seen in the Gainesville Sun The Gainesville City Commission is in no rush to push ahead with the plan for a potential downtown hotel and conference center. The City Commission had put out the call for private sector interest…
Downtown West Palm Beach on brink of apartment building boom By Alexandra Clough Palm Beach Post Staff Writer As seen in the Palm Beach Post There’s a rush of new construction set for West Palm Beach. Don’t expect to see another glut of condos, however. This time, apartment builders are hot to build new rental…
Residents of historic Vero Beach areas express concerns about neighborhoods’ evolution By Ed Bierschenk As seen in the TC Palm VERO BEACH — Peggy Landers saw first-hand the changes in the Osceola Park neighborhood west of downtown Vero Beach over the past half-century as single-family homes and outbuildings were converted into rental properties affecting the…