The Orchid Garden, a hidden gem in downtown Orlando, has undergone a $2 million renovation by Tremont Realty Capital and is back in business. The hall and meeting facility was created in the image of a New Orleans courtyard when Bob Snow built it in the ’80s. He spared little expense, using real marble, brass…
DetailsWhen most motorists pass through downtown Ormond Beach they might see an abandoned building or two. Lucia Fanning and Kristin Heron saw blank canvas. Now the artists’ large-scale works will serve as a backdrop for the inaugural Ormond Beach Granada Grand Festival of the Arts. Julia Truilo, executive director for Ormond Beach Main Street, said…
DetailsFORT WALTON BEACH — Bring up public parking in the downtown shopping district and you’re likely to get an earful. Bottom line? Folks want more of it. The city recently agreed to study the parking issue across the entire Community Redevelopment Agency footprint – something that hasn’t happened since 2007. “A lot has happened in…
DetailsWidowed and 84 years old, Julia Minors, and her puppy, Coco, had no one to complete even the most trivial repairs on their home until Minors heard about a paint voucher program from a friend. Minors’ home received renovations to her house at little cost through Partnership for Paint, a program sponsored by Gainesville’s Community…
DetailsPANAMA CITY — The Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) selected a new director Wednesday, but the public won’t know the name of the new administrator until the vetting process is complete. DIB Chairman Jim Hayden said the position has been offered and the top candidate has accepted the job. The new director will be announced at…
DetailsSARASOTA – Some local business owners and chain stores are flocking to University Parkway and Interstate 75 to be a part of the buzz surrounding the new Mall at University Town Center. Others want to avoid it completely. The only certainty is that Southwest Florida’s retail scene is undergoing a potentially seismic shift. How downtown…
DetailsThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Monday, Sept. 29, the award of $61,130 to the City of Live Oak Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) for a project to strengthen and expand the Live Oak Farmers Market through training and outreach. The grant was gifted through the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), and it…
DetailsTAMPA — Bill Gates’ riches will help fuel Jeff Vinik’s vision. An investment fund controlled by Microsoft’s billionaire founder will help finance the Tampa Bay Lightning owner’s ambitious plan to build a massive entertainment, office, residential and retail district around the Amalie Arena. “This has the potential to be a billion-dollar development,” said Vinik’s top…
DetailsTAMPA — After nine years without any movement, the idea of a residential tower on downtown’s N Franklin Street is getting new life. Carter & Associates, an Atlanta-based national real estate developer, is considering building a 23-story tower with 375 apartments or condominiums. The tower would go up on the 1-acre block bordered by N…
DetailsLand clearing is continuing on the Kolter Group’s project to build twin 19-story buildings on the Intracoastal Waterway called Water Club, across from the Benjamin School about a mile south of PGA Boulevard. Plans for the seven-acre parcel include 74 condos in each building, which will have parking on the bottom floor. Twenty townhouses are…
DetailsAVON PARK – Some look at it as a way to spruce up the streets, liven up the storefronts, bring beauty and vibrancy to neighborhoods and make town overall more appealing. But others look at it as a vice to possibly decrease home values, even to the point big developers could come in and buy…
DetailsBOCA RATON — Downtown Boca Raton’s first hotel is going to rise higher than most of Boca’s buildings, the City Council decided Monday. The 12-story Hyatt Place Hotel Boca Raton is expected to break ground in March. Councilwoman Constance Scott called the 200-room hotel the missing piece of the downtown puzzle. “I am very excited…
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