Residential Tenants Affected by the Recent Rent Increases May be Eligible for Thousands in Financial Aid To assist North Miami residents struggling to make timely rent payments due to rent increases, the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA) is accepting applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. This program provides qualified residents up to $5,000…
The Community Redevelopment Agency is looking for ways to not only preserve what’s been accomplished but also expand and grow certain areas. The agency has hired Stantec, a company with ties to Southwest Florida, to come up with this plan. Stantec has been a part of the Colonial Square project in Fort Myers and also…
City commissioners have agreed to contribute $250,000 towards a $1.093 million renovation project happening at the Bowman Center, located at 501 S. Dixie Frwy in New Smyrna Beach. The scope of work, expected to be completed this summer, will include painting, roof repair & replacement, awnings & canopies, exterior doors & windows, landscaping & irrigation,…
Clermont’s perfect location along the beautiful shores of Lake Minneola and at the midpoint of the Florida Coast-to-Coast Trail (C2C), the proposed project includes the enhancement and redevelopment of the 8th Street area. Florida’s C2C Trail spans approximately 250 miles and links the varied communities between St. Petersburg and Titusville, allowing multimodal users to enjoy…
Entrepreneurs in the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) can soon apply for city funding to bolster their small business, startup or “side hustle.” The Microfund Program begins in April after over six months of development and will also provide licensing information, mentorships and educational services to increase business acumen. The ultimate goal is to ensure…
The West Palm Beach GreenMarket will return on Saturday, October 1, 2022 as the “Best Farmers Market” in the U.S. The event will be held every Saturday on the Great Lawn (100 N. Clematis Street) from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. through April 15, 2023. This year’s theme, “Sweet Success,” was inspired by the market’s…
The City of Pensacola will offer paid internship opportunities for eligible youth ages 16-24 through the City of Pensacola Summer Youth Intern Program. The city said internships are available in a variety of city departments and promote career development while providing paid on-the-job work experience. The Summer Youth Intern Program will run from Friday, June…
Right now, it’s little more than a 22-acre dirt lot. But, in a year’s time, Lakeland residents will see brick and mortar, signaling the city’s first major redevelopment project in years and the next step in the revitalization of Lakeland’s Downtown West corridor. After breaking ground earlier this month, developers of Lake Wire, the new retail…
The Tampa City Council and the Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency are investing over three million dollars to make local parks and playgrounds more inclusive. The focus is on children with disabilities. “People who have disabilities have a tendency to be lonely anyways. They are different. I consider it and we talk about it a lot…
The City of Williston’s Community Redevelopment Agency has completed a major phase in plans for downtown revitalization. This phase included renovating a city-owned “arcade” or walkway from Main Street to the back of the businesses, creating a community park off of NE First Avenue, and giving the participating businesses on Main Street a facelift. The…
One of Pompano Beach’s most effective evangelists came to his position in a circuitous way. Nguyen Tran, the city’s community redevelopment agency director, left Vietnam as a child, about a week before the fall of Saigon in 1975. He and his extended family landed in northern Virginia through the good graces of an Alexandria family…
Five-time Grammy Award winner and hip-hop/R&B legend CeeLo Green has signed a partnership deal with Fort Lauderdale-based Victor George Spirits. As part of the multifaceted partnership, Green is now part owner of the brand, a key spokesperson, and will have Victor George Spirits at the top of his touring ride. “Victor George was just a gentleman on our…
Each year, ArtFest Fort Myers draws tens of thousands of art lovers to the downtown Fort Myers River District. This year, the city has a special surprise in store for ArtFest attendees. Work is underway to install a walkable outdoor art and history museum on the stanchions and obelisks that encircle the river basin that’s…
Healthy West Orange Wellness Park Grand Opening – The City of Ocoee will hold a Valentine’s Day grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Healthy West Orange Wellness Park on Tuesday, February 14 at 10:30 a.m. The new park is located directly across from the Ocoee Police Department at 1320 South Bluford Avenue. Read…
The City of Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority and Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, in collaboration with Build Up Downtown, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, and Riverfront Parks Now, will host a free community event called “Riverfront 2025: A Look Ahead” on February 8. The event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.…
Creative Pinellas announced the selected artists for the Lealman Mural Project and the launch of community surveys. With one its largest submissions pools for the Lealman Mural Projects to date, three mural artists have been selected to create new works at the Lealman Innovation Academy on 28th Street North, Tommy Todd’s Landscape and Design on…
A new 21-story, mixed-use tower is proposed for 685 and 699 1st Ave. North and 694 Arlington Ave. North near Mirror Lake. The SPGRP II LLC entity linked to real estate investment company Gravel Road Partners, which is listed as the owner, has submitted plans to build the tower that would feature 200 residential units,…
The Community Redevelopment Agency’s citizen committee has a new member, one who spent the past two years as a political fundraiser and supporter of the City Hall majority and has a project worth $776,000 in grant funding. In December, Bugra Demirel was appointed to the Frenchtown-Southside CRA’s Citizen Advisory Committee by Mayor John Dailey. Demirel is…
Work is underway at the river basin adjoining Luminary Hotel on an ambitious new outdoor art and history museum. When it is completed, the walkable gallery will feature 57 murals – four on the obelisks on Edwards Drive and 53 on the concrete stanchions which anchor the decorative fence that circumscribes the basin. The project…
The idea has long been talked about by downtown boosters: Why not open up a cruise ship terminal when it’s not in use to extend what’s arguably the town’s most popular public amenity — the Riverwalk that runs along the water? Despite enthusiasm from city stakeholders, the idea hadn’t seen much progress. Port officials cited…
Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage, today announced the nonprofit organization’s 2022-2023 theater season will conclude next month with another thought-provoking production. “Arts Garage’s four-show theater season has offered powerful thematic performances so far, and our final production will be both inspirational and soul-stirring,” says Waldo. Read the whole article here. #redevelopmentworks