CLEARWATER — The city of St. Petersburg’s effort to transform its poverty-stricken southern neighborhoods took a major step forward Tuesday when the Pinellas County Commission endorsed a new approach to community redevelopment. The commission voted 6-0 to move forward with the Southside Community Redevelopment Plan — and to try to get it done on the…
DetailsOn 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
DetailsIf 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…
DetailsPANAMA 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…
DetailsZEPHYRHILLS — 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…
DetailsTAMPA-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…
DetailsCLEARWATER — 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…
DetailsNEW 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…
DetailsNEW 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…
DetailsEconomic 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…
DetailsNEW 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…
DetailsThe 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…
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