Have a Blast in Downtown New Port Richey

Music, food, a good old-fashioned trolley pull, fireworks and the promise of two days of family fun fill an early kickoff to America’s Independence Day celebration at the annual Friendly Kia Fest Main Street Blast today and Saturday at Sims Park downtown. The event, traditionally held the last weekend of June so volunteers can enjoy…

Crew Filming Ad in Downtown DeLand

DELAND — Brick-lined West Indiana Avenue was shut down Sunday and transformed into a scene from the 1950s as a Jacksonville advertising agency filmed a commercial for a national credit monitoring company. The Cross Agency brought several dozen crew members, actors and other staff into town for the commercial. Classic cars and actresses wearing red lipstick…

Job Surge Hits Downtown Tampa

TAMPA — New hotels are opening. New restaurants aren’t far behind. New apartments are on the horizon. And new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau bear out what you can see with your own two eyes in the growth of downtown Tampa’s business environment. Between 2007, when the recession stalled developments all over Tampa, and 2012,…