Lakeland’s City Commission voted unanimously on Monday to adopt the Community Redevelopment Agency’s Downtown West Action Plan — an ambitious outline of short- and long-term actions to nurture and uplift the area west of Florida Avenue, south of Memorial Boulevard, north of Lime Street and east of Lake Beulah Drive. The plan, which was a year and…
Ten acres of the former Hungerford School in Eatonville have been released from a lawsuit, paving the way for the land to be used for Florida’s first Black History Museum. The town is in second place amongst all the candidates vying for the museum. The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community has agreed to release the ten…
The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) invites creative minds from across the globe — visionaries, innovators, creators and futurists — to propose design concepts for engaging, transformational art installations to be built along the banks of the Caloosahatchee in downtown Fort Myers. The goal of Innovation Walk is to marry innovation with art, transforming…
High school students living in Winter Park’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) district have an opportunity to gain hands-on work experience through the 2024 Summer Youth Enrichment Program (SYEP). Presented by the CRA and the Parks & Recreation Department, the program places participants in paid internships that also give back to the community. “The SYEP allows…
A proposed $500 million entertainment complex that could be built across the street from the Kia Center in downtown Orlando could get the green light from the Orlando City Council on Monday. If approved by the city, the project will include a major hotel, retail, an event venue, meeting space, residential housing, and parking. The…
Downtown West Palm Beach will soon have a new team of workers patrolling its streets doing jobs usually done by city workers. The Downtown Development Authority has signed a five-year, $3 million a year contract with an outside company to do everything from picking up trash to giving directions. Half of the agency’s $10 million…
A public meeting held at Chipley City Hall on April 11 went over how Downtown Chipley’s look, features, and overall vibe can be developed to add to the area’s appeal and make it more pedestrian and visitor-friendly. David Baker with engineering firm Fisher Arnold led the meeting, which was attended by downtown business owners, residents,…
There have been beautification efforts around Avon Park by installing greenery into vacant planters and other containers. Main Street is soon to receive new flowers, shrubbery, and trees to beautify the historic downtown. Public Works Director Jason Atkinson has been overseeing Avon Park’s beautification and is currently in the process of getting approved to begin…
On March 18, Mayor Blake Bell and the Brooksville City Council met for a regular meeting to discuss and vote on a variety of topics, including Ordinance 972. This is an ordinance of the city council of Brooksville that provides for the establishment and administration of a community redevelopment trust fund for the expanded downtown…
On Monday, April 15, the Lakeland City Commission unanimously voted to adopt the Downtown West Action Plan. To recap, Downtown West will stretch east to west from South Florida Avenue to Lake Beulah Drive, and north to south from Memorial Boulevard to Lime Street. The area covers local landmarks like Bonnet Springs Park and the RP…
Lake Worth Beach, FL – The Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is excited to announce that the organization is the recipient of additional Federal funding to be dedicated towards affordable housing programs in the City of Lake Worth Beach. On March 6th 2024, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL House District-22) announced that 13 local…
The Sunset Lounge, a 1920s-era supper club extensively restored with $16 million in taxpayer money, has sat idle for two years since its renovation, validating the complaints of some that West Palm Beach should never have purchased and rebuilt the iconic venue. Rather than hosting famous entertainment acts and igniting the revitalization of the city’s…
