You wouldn’t think a community with a rich history stretching back nearly two centuries would still be trying to “find itself.” But Warrington has long struggled with its identity. Some residents view it as the City of Pensacola’s unincorporated “Westside.” Others merely as a collection of coexisting neighborhoods with wide demographic disparities. Today, the struggle…
DetailsCrystal River officials might give a nod of approval to a proposed Riverwalk route during Monday’s government meetings. Board members of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency, who also serve as the city council, have been deliberating since July 2015 on a number of Riverwalk routes drawn up by a design team. Now the same design…
DetailsGrove Isle, the gated island enclave just off Coconut Grove prized by residents for its tranquility and panoramic bay views, has been less than tranquil lately. The close-knit, well-to-do high-rise community, which boasts some of Miami’s leading lights among its members, has been roiled by a developer’s plans to demolish the island’s upscale, if dated,…
DetailsQ: What new or existing projects are you excited about and why? Development of the downtown riverfront will be an exciting new dimension for the River District. The new 225-room, $50 million Sheraton Hotel will link the new water basin to the Harborside Event Center, which thanks to a joint venture of the City and…
DetailsThe initial phase to build an outdoor park on the downtown Sebring Circle to fill a physical and emotional void began April 14. And through a spirit of altruism, volunteering and philanthropy — brick by brick, column by column, wire by wire, plant by plant — the Garden of Joy is getting closer to completion.…
DetailsThe Downtown New Port Richey Art Gallery faces closure by Oct. 31 unless a benefactor steps forward, Greater New Port Richey Main Street officials said Friday. Funding for the gallery has been a bit precarious ever since it opened in 2003 at 6231 Grand Blvd., according to a GNPRMS press release. The financial burden on…
DetailsLocal cities are starting to think creatively when it comes to cleaning up blight, and enforcing city codes that target signs of decay will be a big part of that effort. But even in that area, city leaders will need to show flexibility. Port Orange saw an excellent example of that at its meeting last…
DetailsWith Port Tampa Bay’s unveiling of a $1.7 billion redevelopment vision for its 45 acres of waterfront property near the Channel District, a cornerstone piece of greater downtown Tampa’s potential renaissance has arrived. The bold port plan, highlighted by the purposely sky-high 75-story twin towers, seeks to resurrect a stretch of waterfront still pockmarked with…
DetailsTAMPA — What Port Tampa Bay wants to do in a big way, a South Florida developer is doing on a smaller scale nearby in the Channel District. On a block south of E Kennedy Boulevard between 11th and 12th streets, FCI Residential is spending $60 million to replace an unused warehouse that once served…
DetailsA proposed agreement to sell City Lot 10 to a developer who wants to build a 12-story hotel there could be approved by the Gainesville City Commission as soon as Thursday. For several months, the city has been negotiating with Horizon Hospitality Management Inc. regarding the sale of Lot 10, which is situated on Southwest…
DetailsThe city of Gainesville this week drew closer to closing a deal to sell City Lot 10 downtown to a developer interested in building a hotel there when the City Commission OK’d moving forward with a proposed sale agreement. Horizon Hospitality Management Inc. is interested in buying Lot 10, which sits across from Loosey’s on…
DetailsInitiatives to help direct visitors to downtown Sarasota destinations should take form in time for the tourist season. The city had plans to improve “wayfinding” in the area before the economic recession, but the project was scaled back once money became scarce. This season, visitors and residents alike should have at least two new ways…
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