Downtown corner primed for development

Demolition of a nondescript white building is clearing a path for new development within the “golden blocks” of downtown Tallahassee. The property is owned by the Florida Retail Federation, which in 2008 began purchasing downtown parcels with the hopes of spurring mixed-used development. Plans were thwarted by an anemic economy that drained the real estate…

Photo time not welcome on City Council

At Monday’s meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency (a body made up of the five Council members and focused on urban redevelopment), Jonson brought photos he snapped at the city’s Dec. 5 Winter’s Miracle on Cleveland Street event. He gave gave them to public communications director Joelle Castelli, who put them on the overhead projector…

Sanford selects developer for downtown land

Sanford commissioners this week selected Torre Development Group to develop a stagnant pocket near the Lake Monroe waterfront into an area filled with homes, restaurants, shops and offices. The roughly three-block area — bordered by East Seminole Boulevard, Sanford Avenue, First Street and Palmetto Avenue — is owned by the city and mostly being used…

Street-performer ban, historic-preservation ordinance approved in Winter Park

Park Avenue at Christmastime will be quieter in Winter Park, after the City Commission unanimously voted to ban street performers from the sidewalks and restrict them to Central Park across the street. Meanwhile, the controversial ordinance making it easier for neighborhoods to create historic districts was finally adopted after years of discussion. The street-performer ban,…