Channel District gets firm footing in downtown Tampa A few years ago, Mayor Bob Buckhorn said, the Channel District was a ghost town. There were many abandoned warehouses. There was no residential development. The district’s primary function was ancillary use to Tampa’s busy port. Not anymore. Demand grew for residential and commercial development. Creating a…
DetailsMitchelville Freedom Park Mitchelville Freedom Park is a Historic and Interpretive Museum to be located at Fish Hall Creek Park on Hilton Head Island, the site of the Historic Town of Mitchelville. This very important historic site was the home of the first freedman village in the United States during the Civil War. The museum…
DetailsCould $20 for a gallon of gas be a reality? Author Christopher Steiner joins Metro Center Outlook to discuss America’s dependence on oil. (2012)
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DetailsUpdated Information:West Atlantic RFP New information regarding the RFP for West Atlantic Properties has been uploaded to the CRA website, including Addendum #1 to the RFP. Other information and documents now available including the following: Property appraisal reports Land Surveys Presentation from the March 30th pre-bid meeting Pre-bid meeting attendance Various clarifications Any future updates will…
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HUD funds master plan for downtown TAMPA – Mayor Bob Buckhorn gathered the city’s press corps at City Hall Monday morning to announce the kick-off of a project he said had eluded five mayors before him: developing a long-range vision for downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods. Buckhorn described the plan as “a blueprint for this…
DetailsJacksonville’s Hemming Plaza Imagine a park in a city’s downtown that covers one square block. It’s so well regarded that it’s known as the “city’s living room.” There are more than 300 programmed events in the park every year. For some events, as many as 25,000 people come to the park. There are water fountains…
DetailsTarpon Springs to refurbish its historic Sponge Docks Ed Hoffman Jr. climbed into a bucket truck and prepared to be raised 40 feet over the Anclote River. “I’m going up to see what I can see,” he said. Once he got up there, he liked the view: “After my heart calmed down, it was a…
DetailsClearwater’s Cleveland Street reopens after $2.9 million roadwork $2.9 million later, Cleveland street reopens. More than a year after construction first closed it to traffic, Cleveland Street was reopened Friday afternoon. The city spent $2.9 million to trim the road between Myrtle and Missouri avenues from four lanes to two, adding a median and landscaping.…
DetailsOldsmar wants to do something about the empty Oldsmar Galleria OLDSMAR — The Oldsmar Galleria, a trendy, multiuse development on State Street, was key to the city’s plans to create a vibrant downtown. But four years after the first retail establishment opened its doors in the Galleria, all but two of its 12 storefronts remain…
DetailsSafety Harbor leaders debate commercial operations on McMullen-Booth, Main Street SAFETY HARBOR — Cognizant of the need to boost the local economy, city commissioners debated this week whether they wanted to invite new retail businesses on two important city roadways: McMullen-Booth Road and Main Street. In the end, they decided to allow a produce stand…
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