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Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority RFQ

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffMay 8, 2015

TAMPA-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…

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Why not turn downtown Clearwater into a pedestrian mall?

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffMay 8, 2015

CLEARWATER — 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…

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New Port Richey negotiating with developer to revive long-delayed Main Street Landing project

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffMay 7, 2015

NEW 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…

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New Smyrna Beach officials hear about 2 plans for developing prime North Causeway location

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffMay 7, 2015

NEW 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…

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Volusia Cities Find Success in Collaborative Effort

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffMay 7, 2015

Economic 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…

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New Port Richey: The name tells only part of the story at Market Off Main

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffMay 7, 2015

NEW 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…

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Palm Beach: Clematis by day, Clematis by night: Where to eat during SunFest

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffMay 7, 2015

The 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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Naples: Review delayed of Inn on Fifth expansion after neighbors complain

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffMay 6, 2015

About 2½ years after a $15 million upgrade and 32-suite expansion at the Inn on Fifth, hotelier and restaurateur Phil McCabe wants to go bigger. Read full article

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Another grocery store is coming to downtown St. Petersburg

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffMay 6, 2015

ST. PETERSBURG — The Tampa Bay Rays may not be banking on an influx of residents and activity in the westward expansion of downtown, but a developer and grocer see it and are getting ready. ARC Group is planning a 50,000-square-foot retail center with a 32,000-square-foot grocery store for 700 Central Ave. There will be…

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Expanding the discussion on blight in Daytona Beach

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffMay 5, 2015

Daytona Beach and the surrounding community are right to think big when it comes to economic development. Attracting shiny new hotels and high-end retailers, condominium complexes and other multi-million-dollar projects would inject much-needed capital into this area and raise its public profile. But to succeed, officials need to focus on the smaller, disheveled things first.…

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How Delray Beach became the hottest spot north of Miami Beach

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffMay 5, 2015

It’s difficult to imagine that Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach was once one of the most dangerous streets in South Florida. Today, it attracts flocks of diners and shoppers just about every night. It has recently set retail real estate sales records. But in the 1980s and early 1990s, it was mired in blight. Plenty…

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Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffMay 4, 2015

Ocean Breeze East, a vital development to jump-starting the revitalization of the Heart of Boynton neighborhood, is back to the drawing board. Ocean Breeze East is the second phase of a Heart of Boynton redevelopment project, which includes retail space, a medical office, office space and 200 rental units on a 4.5-acre lot on the…

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