ST. PETERSBURG — Mayor Rick Kriseman is confident that his tentative deal with the Tampa Bay Rays to allow them to look for a new home outside of St. Petersburg will eventually persuade the team to stay. And with City Council chairwoman Amy Foster, a key swing vote, announcing Friday that she supports the deal,…
DetailsNEW PORT RICHEY — The city has taken another step toward its goal to redevelop downtown into a vibrant mixed-use residential, commercial and recreational hub. During a meeting Tuesday night, the New Port Richey City Council approved changes to the land-use and zoning designations for 18 acres in the heart of downtown, allowing increased residential…
DetailsThe residential real estate boom in downtown St. Petersburg is going strong as two new buildings get ready to rise along the ever growing skyline. This month the NRP Group, which built Beacon 430 on Third Avenue, started construction on a nine-story residential building. Situated across the street from the Tampa Bay Times building, the new structure…
DetailsMOUNT DORA – After more than four years, Bowersock Gallery is closing its Mount Dora store, but the business will continue with online sales, national art shows, and its flagship location in Massachusetts. “The gallery, itself, is still moving forward,” said owner Steve Bowersock. He said the decision to downsize to one brick-and-mortar site was…
DetailsWalk the streets of downtown Clearwater and you will see cranes in the air, traffic cones lining the streets and the feeling that a lot of change is coming to the neighborhood. “The city and the community redevelopment agency’s (CRA) redevelopment strategy emphasizes the creation of a significant residential concentration in and around the downtown…
DetailsThe Riverwalk project continues on schedule, though some Crystal River council members would like to hurry it up. City Manager Dave Burnell told the council on Monday night that groundbreaking for the King’s Bay boardwalk could start within six months. Burnell is still negotiating with a property owner for access. Similar negotiations with other property…
DetailsWINTER HAVEN — Downtown Winter Haven is on fire. Not literally. But that’s the “best way” Joe Dunham can describe the “resurgence of nightlife.” “It’s huge from what it was a decade ago,” he said. “We used to only have Jessie’s (Lounge) — it was the go-to place and it still is — but now…
DetailsParis has the Eiffel Tower defining its skyline. Chicago has the Sears, make that the Willis Tower, and New York certainly has its Empire State Building. Tampa even has the iconic University of Tampa minarets for its unique calling card. And then, there is historic Temple Terrace, a city closely identified with … uh ……
DetailsMOUNT DORA — For five years, Alexandra and Jim Gunderson have practically torn the long-neglected Lakeside Inn apart and put it back together again. “The first year and a half were rough,” Jim Gunderson said. “There was so much to do and not the easy stuff. There was so much structural stuff, so much water…
DetailsThe wildly successful Riverwalk will mark another milestone Monday when construction begins on the final downtown stretch along the Hillsborough River’s eastern shoreline. Workers will begin constructing a path that connects the Straz Center to Water Works Park to the north, where the renovated public park and Ulele restaurant have infused new life into that…
DetailsYet another plan is aiming at redeveloping an entire block on Orlando’s west side, this time for a retail building that would include a drive-through Dunkin’ Donuts. Plans for the new Dunkin’, and two additional retail spaces, are taking shape on the south side of West Colonial Drive, where the current Ultimate Auto car dealer is located.…
DetailsYou wouldn’t think what sounds like a simple question would carry so much weight for a city’s future, but that may be the case for West Palm Beach. As a Post editorial earlier this week pointed out, city officials are trying to get an early read on whether they should cut the closing times for bars and…
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