Miami Commission Chairman Keon Hardemon, Miami Dade Vice Chairwoman Audrey Edmonson and the Southeast Overtown / Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (“CRA”) will kick off the holiday season with the 10th Annual Historic Overtown Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. Community leaders, local residents, and business owners are invited to join the celebration on Friday, November 30th,…
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Eight years may seem like a long time but for architect and cultural arts influencer Neil Hall, 72 months is not nearly long enough to promote the generous contributions of the Black diaspora, which dates to the beginning of time. Hall’s inaugural Art Africa Miami Arts Fair (AAMAF) opening was purposefully established in Historic Overtown…
LAKELAND — A colorful mural has interrupted Lakeland’s business-as-usual traffic flow on North Florida Avenue, as motorists slow, even stop, to admire its beauty. The mural, painted by artist Gabriela Jaxon, reaches 34 feet up the side of the Thom Downs Antiques building at 235 N. Florida Ave. The work was commissioned by the Lakeland…
America has become the veritable poster child of the startup era. It’s hard to look at the surge of self-made billionaires across all industries within the US and their humble startup beginnings and not feel a certain amount of awe. Things around here show no sign of slowing down, and as the “land of opportunity,”…
The 125-year-old building at Magnolia Avenue and Fort King Street was built as part of the reconstruction of downtown Ocala after the infamous Thanksgiving Day fire in 1883. When Waica Micheletti walked into the 125-year-old building at the corner of Magnolia Avenue and Fort King Street in downtown Ocala last fall, her usually deft creative…
LAKELAND, Fla. – A new co-working space and cultural events center is coming to Lakeland. Well Done Events coming to Lakeland People will be able to rent office, conference rooms The owner hopes to have it open by summer 2019 The company, Well Done Events, is working with the Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency on the contract.…
LIVE OAK — The Live Oak Community Redevelopment Agency was recently honored with the President’s Award for its Heritage Square project at the 2018 Florida Redevelopment Association Awards. Mayor Frank Davis will acknowledge the recognition at Tuesday night’s city council meeting with a proclamation declaring “CRA Day in the City of Live Oak.” The meeting…
The Florida Supply Chain Summit is open to retailers, wholesalers, distributors, manufacturers, 3PLs, transportation, logistics providers and all economic, education and government entities interested in growing this key statewide industry sector. Topics of Interest Include: Blockchain for supply chains Global trade trends/trade policy Supply chain automation/technologies Information technology/data analytics/cybersecurity Workforce preparedness Advanced manufacturing – broad…
WHO: The City of West Palm Beach and the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency WHEN: Thursday, November 1, 2018 Street Party 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Ribbon Cutting (at S. Dixie Highway and Clematis Street intersection) 5:20 p.m. WHERE: 300 block of Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 WHAT: Mayor Jeri Muoio, the…
Florida Community Loan Fund, a statewide lending institution focused on creating high impact in Florida communities, has received $2.6 million in awards from the U.S. Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund. The financial awards will allow FCLF to continue to lead capital into Florida communities that are outside of the economic…
The building of the oldest congregation in St. Augustine’s historic Lincolnville neighborhood is set to get a facelift. The City of St. Augustine plans to invest up to $250,000 to repair Trinity Independent Methodist Church. Action News Jax’s Courtney Cole explains why the city closed the church and shares what she learned about its historical significance…
Affordable housing programs are getting a boost in Hollywood as Broward commissioners have agreed to pour millions of dollars into those programs. The money is coming from excess county tax payments to the city’s beach redevelopment agency that the agency doesn’t need. For decades, Hollywood’s beach and downtown areas have been receiving an infusion of city, county…
Championed by the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Board of Commissioners and Staff, (Delray Beach CRA) granted Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County (HFHSPBC) five lots for homes to be built in “The Set” district in the West Atlantic Avenue area immediately east of I-95. According the HFHSPBC CEO & President Randy Nobles,…
Panama City – Excitement rowed its way through Millville Waterfront Park Tuesday morning. A ribbon cutting ceremony for a new kayak launch kicked off at 10:30. The community redevelopment association received a $30,000 coastal partnership initiative grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to construct the launch. The project included an ADA accessible floating dock with a launch slot and…
The future of Fort Myers’ Midtown could include 4,000-plus residential units, 650,000-plus square feet of commercial office space and about 5 acres of public space. The plan seeks to turn the neighborhood that currently has about 500 residents and almost 200 businesses into a walkable urban center that would connect to downtown. The Midtown Vision…
At a public meeting Tuesday, the City’s Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) introduced the idea of linkage fees as local funding sources to reduce the impact of the current affordable housing crisis. A linkage fee is assessed on new commercial and residential developments to help communities meet the need for workforce housing. The costs are…
Gina Mulhearn knows how crazy West University Avenue in the Midtown section of Gainesville gets during peak business hours. “Some people can get rowdy,” said Mulhearn, a student at Santa Fe College, who works at a pizzeria on the strip across from the University of Florida. “But it’s mostly just drunk people doing crazy things…
The commercial real estate market remains generally, but not equally strong, across all sectors. Below are three emerging trends winnowed out of second-quarter data, to help you taste some of the sweetest of the sweet spots. Read the full story
The Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency is bringing together not-for-profit organizations to learn more about receiving grant money. The workshop will help any interested not-for-profit learn the guidelines and application process to receive the 2019 Promotional/Special Event Grant Program. That grant goes towards supporting small events in the Greater Frenchtown and Southside redevelopment districts. Read…
Boca Raton, FL – New affordable apartments are coming to the Heart of Boynton community. On July 27, 2018, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) awarded RS Development Corp. (a/k/a Ocean Breeze East Apartments, LLC, OBEAL) $2,700,000 in Annual Housing Tax Credits for ten years from its 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit allocation to build a multi-family apartment…