LEESBURG — A mini-wave of commercial development is continuing for Leesburg, bringing new businesses and major renovations of existing buildings along U.S. Highway 27 and near Lake Square Mall. “In general, the economy is improving and we are seeing more development coming into Leesburg,” city spokesman Robert Sargent said. “We’re also seeing redevelopment of some…
DetailsBOYNTON BEACH — The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency board decided Tuesday to wait until it receives more information before deciding whether to hire a consultant for $19,000 to learn how the public perceives of the downtown area. CRA executive director Vivian Brooks said the state of that perception is a key fact that the…
DetailsCrime has been decreasing for five years in Boynton Beach‘s downtown, but the perception of criminal activity has remained the same, some officials say. That’s why the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency staff is suggesting that the board Tuesday approve a $19,000 safety assessment of the city’s downtown. The agency is working to change downtown’s image from crime-ridden…
DetailsBOCA RATON — — What downtown Boca Raton will look like with nearly 2,000 new dwellings is starting to come into focus. The first downtown apartment complex to open in nearly a decade — Camden Boca Raton with 261 units — is weeks away from leasing at 131 S. Federal Highway. And heavy equipment has begun arriving at 300…
DetailsMiami Gardens has filed a lawsuit against Miami-Dade County claiming that the county is preventing them from building and developing in the area around Sun Life Stadium. The city filed suit July 2 in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, asking for a section of the City Charter to be removed because Miami Gardens and the county never…
DetailsDUNEDIN — A wave of enthusiasm for residential development in the Tampa Bay area has reached this small Main Street town. Like bookends on either side of the downtown Main Street, builders plan two- and three-story condos and apartments catering to people who want the urban lifestyle perks of St. Petersburg in an old Florida atmosphere.…
DetailsWEST PALM BEACH — Dunbar Village is on the cusp of a massive overhaul, the city’s housing authority says, with the $1 million first phase almost complete and $43 million for the next two phases almost secured. Thirteen buildings, with 56 units, already have been torn down at the site of a 2007 gang rape, with…
DetailsFree Wi-Fi access is now available in downtown Winter Haven. The coverage area spans the Central Park corridor: Avenue A Southwest north to Avenue B Northwest, and Fifth Street Southwest to Fourth Street Northwest. The free service is being provided by Winter Haven-based Alternative Choice Wireless in partnership with city government. High-powered wireless antennas were…
DetailsHere’s some good news about downtown Clearwater: The Capitol Theatre blew away profit projections in its first quarter as a restored performance venue. And the theater’s popularity has generated enough business for shops and restaurants on the same block that the difference between that block and others downtown is now palpable. Clearly this is no…
DetailsJeff Vinik’s apparent winning bid Wednesday for Channelside Bay Plaza hopefully marks a new chapter for downtown Tampa’s beleaguered outdoor mall. Though the sale is not yet complete, the terms should satisfy the federal bankruptcy judge overseeing the case four years after the building’s owners, the Irish Bank Resolution Corp., foreclosed on the property. Vinik’s…
DetailsLEESBURG — Just in time for the Fourth of July celebration, upper levels of the city parking garage at Main and Palmetto streets that were closed for safety reasons have reopened after minor repairs. A portion of the decade-old garage next to the Leesburg Public Library was closed in April after officials noticed missing metal…
DetailsLAKE WORTH — Lynn Anderson doesn’t think much of the city commission, but even she likes what they did Tuesday night: They voted 4-0 to ask county transportation officials for up to $1.65 million to pay for a trolley. Commissioner John Szerdi was absent. Lake Worth used to have a trolley, called Lolly The Trolley, which…
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