Main 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…
DetailsThe Central Avenue block that houses businesses such as Dirty Laundry and The Burg Bar and Grill – and the former home of the Hideaway Cafe – will be the site of a mixed-use residential project. During a Thursday city council meeting, the councilmembers, meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, unanimously approved Trammell Crow Residential’s…
DetailsThe City of Pensacola has been awarded with a $500,000 African-American Cultural and Historical grant from the State of Florida Department of State for the preservation and restoration of the Alice S. Williams Library, the first library in the city serving African-American residents dating back to 1952. An additional $300,000 that was provided by the…
DetailsA team of researchers from the University of South Florida has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help build more equitable communities. The award, which also includes researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, will fund a project to establish practices to improve civil and environmental engineering curriculum by providing…
DetailsLake Worth has become one of the most attractive cities in Florida. With the increase in prices in most areas in the state, “Lake Worth Beach is still probably the best bet for your money,” Joan Oliva, executive director of the Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, told Invest:. Read the full interview with Joan…
DetailsHomestead City Council met Wednesday September 21 for its final budget hearing. Council then convened as the Local Planning Agency on two items, prior to its regular monthly meeting. The Chick-Fil-A franchise filed its proposed site plan including a drive-through feature from Campbell Drive, for a restaurant next to the Palace Gardens Retirement Community. The…
DetailsThe Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Authority is soliciting bids for the construction of a new Commercial Redevelopment Agency (CRA) building in Delray Beach, Florida. The submittal date for this project is Oct. 21. Scope of Work This project involves construction and painting of the Delray Beach CRA Development in Delray Beach, Florida. Exterior work involves…
DetailsA. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center serves as a tribute to one of the most influential educators in the history of Alachua County and showcases a permanent exhibit on “Prof” Jones. It also focuses on the people and places of the historic Fifth Avenue/Pleasant Street neighborhood and contains a collection of oral histories centering…
DetailsThere’s a buzz around Lealman. The unincorporated area of central Pinellas County has a population of approximately 34,000 people, lots of greenspace – and countless honeybees. Since anyone can remember, there have been numerous private honey-supplying apiaries within the 5.7 square-mile community. That’s reason enough for a newly-formed advisory committee to title an upcoming event…
DetailsOpera Naples, one of Naples’ leading performing arts organizations, is excited to welcome Laura Burns as its new executive director, beginning October 2022. As a lifelong participant and experienced executive in the arts, Burns will be a valued addition to the renowned opera company. “I am thrilled to work with Maestro Ramón Tebar and join…
DetailsThe city of West Palm Beach and its community redevelopment agency are creating a new African American cultural tourism destination. The publicly-funded redevelopment of the Sunset Lounge in the city’s historic Northwest neighborhood hopes to “pay homage to the rich jazz and Black history of the area.” “This was the entertainment hub,” Robbie Littles said.…
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