At the beginning of 2020, there were around five new hotels planned for downtown St. Pete. When COVID-19 hit, financing for new hotel construction dried up. Most of the proposed hotels were either reconfigured into apartments or scrapped altogether. Only two hotels found a way to move forward. Today, with COVID under control and the…
DetailsCongratulations to the City of Lakeland, CRA, for winning the 2022 FRA Annual Report Award for their FY21 Annual Report. The Lakeland CRA 2021 Annual Report’s focus is “Relate. Renovate. Reinvigorate,” which gives snapshots of each of the three CRA areas in an artful and entertaining way while providing the necessary budget information. Art from…
DetailsWalloped by Hurricane Ian, Bayshore Drive is still The Greatest, and that’s official. The neighborhood around the south suburban Naples boulevard has won this year’s Great Places in Florida competition sponsored by the American Planning Association (APA) Florida. Officials will present the award Dec. 13 at a Collier County Board of Commissioners meeting. “The improvements…
DetailsIf you’ve gone into downtown Tampa, chances are you’ve seen the TECO Streetcar on the road. City leaders say more than a million people ride the streetcar every year. The Streetcar took to the streets October 19, 2002, after a 56-year hiatus. It provides a glimpse into Tampa’s past, while propelling us through the present…
DetailsMayor Mark Sheldon says he believes adding more parking is crucial for the Beach. He and other members of the City Council last week approved a $153,000 work order with the Corradino Group for the development of a parking and mobility plan to go along with the Front Beach Road Community Redevelopment Area Plan. The…
DetailsNewDay USA has just celebrated taking occupancy at its second headquarters with the unveiling of a new company sign at 360 Rosemary, the Related Cos.’ recently completed office tower in West Palm Beach, Fla. NewDay’s move into a 53,300-square-foot space at 360 Rosemary is just the beginning of a planned expansion in the bustling West…
DetailsJoin us in keeping our neighborhoods clean and safe! A neighborhood cleanup for residents in Ensley South will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 2. This is a chance for residents to dispose of items such as old furniture, appliances and household waste free of charge. Yard debris is eligible for removal during this cleanup. Only…
DetailsCity Theatre and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County present the Southeastern Premiere of Heidi Schreck’s WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME, a buoyant and provocative examination by one woman of her civil rights and wrongs. A New York Times critic’s pick, a Tony Award nominee, and Pulitzer Prize finalist…
DetailsCongratulations to the City of Niceville, CRA, for winning the 2022 FRA President’s Award for the Old Town Landing Redevelopment Plan. The concept of the revitalization of the Niceville historic downtown was first identified in the original Niceville CRA Plan in 2015. Since then, the concept has been expanded to include a 6-acre site for…
DetailsResidents and visitors in several South Florida cities, including Hallandale Beach in southeastern Broward County, will soon have access to free door-to-door rides they can order from their smartphones. Freebee, an electric vehicle shuttle headquartered in Miami, currently provides service to 24 Florida cities and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Plans call for the service to soon…
DetailsMain Street in Ormond Beach goes by another name, Granada Boulevard. It was a blighted stretch some city officials weren’t too proud of years ago. That changed after the city established the area as a Community Redevelopment District and partnered with businesses through Ormond Beach MainStreet. “If we pull up a picture from 12 to…
DetailsChristine Burdick, the former president and CEO of the Tampa Downtown Partnership and a longtime champion of Tampa’s downtown, has died. Lynda Remund, the group’s current CEO, announced Burdick’s death in a memo to partnership board directors on Friday afternoon. No cause of death was immediately given. “Christine was an iconic urban leader and contributed…
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