A plan for a multimillion- dollar investment in the Eastside neighborhood by a Georgia foundation that builds affordable housing has fallen through. Paces Foundation, a developer of affordable housing projects in Smyrna, Ga., was under contract to buy from Manna Food Pantries the razed site of the former J. Lee Pickens School at 2501 N.…
DetailsA train stalled on the train tracks in downtown Lakeland, causing traffic problems for commuters this morning. The Lakeland Fire Department issued an alert via its Twitter account at 8:22 a.m., warning motorists a train was blocking Massachusetts Avenue and South Florida Avenue and advising them to take the US 98 overpass into downtown Lakeland.…
DetailsMarc Valero | Highlands Today Published: October 18, 2015 LAKE PLACID — The town of more than 45 murals is looking into building or providing one public restroom facility for visitors and tourists who make the rounds to view the colorful artwork throughout the downtown. Keep Lake Placid Beautiful member Bill Brantley noted that he is on…
DetailsThe Loews Don CeSar Hotel on St. Pete Beach was recently named the “Best Historic Hotel” in its size category by the Historic Hotels of America organization. The 277-room “Pink Palace,” which has been an icon on St. Pete Beach for decades, was built in 1928. The hotel was recognized for its history and restoration.…
DetailsSAFETY HARBOR — Downtown merchants said they were excited a year and a half ago when the Jolley Trolley came to town, expecting an increase in foot traffic. But has the trolley service helped Safety Harbor’s businesses? One concern raised by city commissioners and business owners: Trolley riders aren’t coming to Safety Harbor because they…
DetailsTEMPLE TERRACE — A bit of sunshine may have broken through the cloud that has hung for years over the effort to create a true downtown in this city. Roy L. Eriksson, a longtime resident and founder of a growing engineering and software design firm called Eriksson Technologies, told the City Council in a work…
DetailsA company that manufactures special medical devices announced Thursday that it plans to locate its headquarters in downtown Kissimmee, where it eventually hopes to employ hundreds of people. Infinity Medical Engineering will initially employ 10 people when it opens its 10,000-square-foot facility on Church Street within the coming months, CEO Michael McDaniel said. Then, over…
DetailsBuilt 15 years ago, the city of Miami’s Oak Avenue parking garage was meant to bolster surrounding Coconut Grove businesses, but as the village went into a long decline, half its 402 spaces sat unused most days. Now, amid a roaring Grove revival that’s drawing crowds of workers, visitors and customers to new offices, shops…
DetailsThe Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is awarding grants to several area communities to improve housing, streetscapes, and water and sewer projects in those areas. In total, DEO is awarding more than $21 million to 32 communities across the state with Small Cities Community Development Block Grants, which assist with economic development, housing rehabilitation,…
DetailsBOYNTON BEACH — Boynton Beach officials will get a refresher on decorum at Tuesday night’s Community Redevelopment Agency board meeting. Listed on the agenda are nine recommended rules. The list includes to “refrain from attacking a member’s motives,” “refrain from disturbing the assembly,” and “be seated or back away from the microphone during an interruption…
DetailsLAKE WORTH – Say bye-bye to theInvitation to Negotiate process, the controversial method the city used to solicit developers for the Lake Worth Casino project. “The process was started to bring some creative solutions to some of the more challenging areas of the city…but it was a major failure,” Mayor Pam Triolo said at this…
DetailsOn a recent Saturday, as Ithaca celebrated the official opening of its newly designed outdoor pedestrian mall, the Commons, Mayor Svante Myrick strolled through the crowd on the plaza, collecting congratulations every few feet. At one point, a pizza shop owner rushed out from his storefront to thank the mayor profusely, exclaiming that his business…
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