TAMPA — With demolition expected to start in late 2016, the first resident has moved out of North Boulevard Homes, with about 2,000 more to follow over the next 18 months. But for the moment, City Hall and Tampa Housing Authority officials have decided this isn’t the time to seek a $30 million federal grant…
Next Monday, June 15, the White Springs H.O.P.E. (Helping Our People Excel) Summer Enrichment Program for youth begins its 6th year. The program is 6 weeks long, Monday–Friday from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm and FREE to community families. It is a partnership between Hamilton County School District, the Department of Health, Miles of Smiles Dental Bus, CareerSource North Florida,…
Through an agreement with FHWA, the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) is providing free, short-term technical assistance to transportation planners serving rural or smaller urban areas. This assistance is focused on helping planners with their identified issues of stakeholder involvement in planning processes, whether in reaching out to low-income and minority communities as part of…
Community Policing Initiatives in High Springs are not limited to the “Citation for a Cookie” program. Other programs currently implemented include: Coffee with the Chief – is aimed at providing residents with an opportunity to personally meet Chief Anterio in a friendly, casual and informal setting such as a local restaurant, coffee shop or park. At “Coffee with…
SARASOTA – The condominium booms of the late 1960s, early 1980s and mid-2000s are being mirrored by the current market for luxury highrises in downtown Sarasota. From big projects like Vue Sarasota Bay to smaller but more upscale buildings such as The Jewel and One88, condominium developers are benefiting from an influx of affluent baby…
Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series looking into the safety of downtown areas where people spend a night out. With shops, restaurants and child-friendly activities, Downtown at the Gardens has a reputation as a popular place to bring families. Read full article
BRADENTON — As the Bradenton City Council moves forward with a proposal to strip away the governing authority of the city’s three community redevelopment agencies, officials with one of the agencies, the Central CRA, are concerned that the strides they have made within the community will be lost. CRA designations are typically for low-income communities…
WEST PALM BEACH — The old City Hall building, one of the last public remnants of Cold War modernist architecture downtown, won’t be disappearing as quickly as city officials would prefer. The Community Redevelopment Agency wanted to speed up plans to convert the site into a hotel by tearing down the old five-story building, vacant…
The following instructions are given as guidance to Respondents in properly preparing their responses to this Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) for Production Services for the Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (“DBCRA or CRA”) 2016 Arts and Seafood Celebration (the “Event or the “DBA&SC”). The DBCRA is seeking submissions from qualified persons, companies and firms to…
BRADENTON – The Riverwalk, a 1.5-mile park spanning downtown Bradenton, makes for a popular example when people talk about redevelopment here. City leaders in Sarasota point to it as an example of success. The Riverwalk was part of a revival of downtown Bradenton that drew new businesses, including the prize-winning Motorworks Brewing, which opened in…
WEST PALM BEACH — Hess Musallet moved downtown a decade ago. “I was looking for a lively downtown,” he said. Read full article
Ashley Furniture’s announcement Thursday that it will move some of its corporate offices into the Centro Ybor complex is another big shot in the arm for Tampa. The move will bring 100 corporate jobs to Ybor City and build upon the huge momentum boost created by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik’s plans to invest…
