The zip lines rock. That appears to be the consensus from those who have visited the city’s inclusive all-abilities park behind the New Tampa Recreation Center in Tampa Palms since its late-December debut. As his mother, Laura Linton, held a tuckered-out Cole, her 4-year-old son whispered in her ear what he had enjoyed most about…
Congratulations to the City of Oakland Park, for winning the 2022 FRA Creative Organization Development & Funding Award for Sky Oakland Park. The Oakland Park Sky Building is an innovative mixed-use development that includes 119 residential rental units, 21 live-work units, 15,000 square feet of commercial space, City of Oakland Park City Hall offices,…
Congratulations to the Martin County Community Redevelopment Agency, for winning the 2022 FRA Capital Projects/Infrastructure Award for Mapp Road Town Center. This long-anticipated, “Complete Streets” project showcasing generous sidewalks, lush landscaping, decorative street lights, new bike lanes, curb and gutter drainage, and on-street parking is now a beautiful, well-connected corridor that safely accommodates vehicles,…
Dr. Jeff Burton Past President, FRA Board of Directors Urban CRAs Manager, CRA – City of Tampa Q: What is your best business advice for a new FRA member? Jeff: “To the CRA professional and new FRA member, almost all CRA boards are seated by elected officials and their authority must be respected. With that…
By the end of the year, Cape Coral will have hundreds of new apartments ready to lease as newcomers continue to discover Southwest Florida. Hurricane Ian slammed Cape Coral in September, but as it continues its recovery into the new year, project development scheduled for 2023 is moving forward. Florida was the fastest-growing state in…
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is pleased to announce the return of Heritage Fest to the Arsht Center’s outdoor Thomson Plaza for the Arts for its fourth consecutive year. Heritage Fest is a full day of free family fun celebrating Black heritage and excellence across South Florida. Heritage Fest…
County officials will soon weigh whether to allow a controversial affordable housing project to be built in east Gainesville after previously voting the project down last month. If they don’t, the effects could be costly. On Dec. 13, the Alachua County Commission voted 3-2 to withdraw its funding from the $25 million Dogwood Village housing project planned…
The building at 417 North Massachusetts Avenue in Lakeland, Florida began its life in 1964 as the chapel of a funeral home and was last used as a house of worship in 2017, when the Freely Forgiven Community Church closed its doors and the building was sold. Local historic preservationist and Publix heir Gregory Fancelli…
It’s not your imagination: People really are flocking to Florida. The Sunshine State had the fastest-growing population in the country last year — the first time the state has taken the top spot since 1957, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released last week. The nation’s third-largest state grew by 1.9% from July 2021 to July 2022…
As of Feb. 15, Clearwater nonprofits and service providers can now apply for $3.15 million in grants from the city’s federal COVID-19 relief funds. Earlier this year, the City Council divided the $22.4 million it received from the American Rescue Plan Act into a dozen broad categories. These categories include three grant programs to which…
Congratulations to the Margate Community Redevelopment Agency (MCRA), for winning the 2022 FRA Planning Studies Award for CRA Building Design Regulations. The MCRA Building Design Regulations both graphically and textually illustrate new design standards for developments within the redevelopment district of the MCRA. The document places heavy emphasis on pictorial images and diagrams to…
The Gaze Africana features a distinctive line-up of international Black artists and creatives, whose works represent African Excellence. Capturing “the gaze” connects us to another world – allowing us to look beyond – steadily and intently, in admiration, surprise, or thought. The Gaze Africana explores ideologies connected to African art. This deployment of contemporary Africana…
