Built more than six decades ago, the Sanford Civic Center is an antiquated facility that sorely needs to be replaced with a larger, modern events center, city leaders and many downtown business owners say. The acoustics in the main auditorium are so poor, they say, that visitors often have trouble hearing speakers or musical performances.…
DetailsThe days when the nine-story Sweet Building dominated the downtown skyline are long gone. The 1926 office building at the north end of the Andrews Avenue Bridge was the city’s first skyscraper and downtown’s tallest structure for 46 years. Even its roof has history, serving as an observation post for enemy planes during World War…
DetailsSTUART — A new apartment building on the west side of the railroad tracks and the face-lift of a building on Osceola Street are some of the changes coming to downtown. While many are eager for the developments, they have been bad news for others. “I’m really actually excited about the possibilities. I think the economy in the city will do pretty…
DetailsLAKELAND — A Tampa-based development group will get the first shot at negotiating for a project on the city’s downtown North Lake Mirror site if advisory recommendations are accepted by the City Commission on Monday. Framework Group beat Lakeland-based Broadway Real Estate and a team comprising the Orlando Neighborhood Investment Corporation and Lakeland’s Prestige Worldwide…
Detailshe Galley opens this December in a prime downtown area slated for major redevelopment Founded by two St. Pete natives – they call it “a long-term investment in the future of St. Pete” ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (November 21, 2016) — Two local leaders of the ever-expanding St. Pete hospitality scene have joined forces, with high…
DetailsMiami commissioners voted Thursday to borrow up to $45 million to restore historic Marine Stadium, pushing the city as close as it’s ever been to starting a project that has been batted around for years. By a 3-0 vote, with Frank Carollo and Francis Suarez away from the dais, commissioners allowed the city’s administration to…
DetailsWINTER GARDEN City officials marked another milestone of the redevelopment process Nov. 12 as they officially opened the brand new parking garage in downtown Winter Garden. As the downtown area has grown and attracted new businesses over the last several years, parking became increasingly limited. “The city decided to revitalize the sidewalks, landscaping, gazebo and the…
DetailsPANAMA CITY — There is a chance, albeit a small one, that some of the palm trees in downtown Panama City may be kept as part of the Harrison Avenue streetscape project. After months of delays to better coordinate with the marina redevelopment project, work is picking back up on the streetscape this week, starting…
DetailsOver the past week, a swarm of local and international artists have been working in parks and vacant lots in West Palm Beach, transforming the spaces into a giant outdoor museum. It’s part of a larger strategy by the city’s planners that goes beyond aesthetics. “I came out here to install a 25-foot metal paper…
DetailsAn alternative set of regulations now applies to six thoroughfares where the Manatee County Commission wants to encourage urban development. The new codes allow for more density and building height for developers who want to build in an urban setting. The rules are especially intended to encourage walkable, mixed-use development that combines retail, offices and…
DetailsLAKE WORTH – Doralea Asher knows what it takes to run a small business in Lake Worth. As the owner of All Good Things Antiques & Collectibles on North Dixie Highway, Asher has been operating her multi-dealer mall where more than 20 dealers sell a variety of antique products, for nearly 19 years. On Thursday,…
DetailsMayor Bob Buckhorn is thinking about recycling another piece of downtown Tampa from the 1970s. This time, it’s the annex behind the John F. Germany Public Library, plus the neighboring auditorium with the clamshell-shaped dome. Once people and the city’s mainframe computers are moved out of the annex — a process scheduled to start next…
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