Entrepreneurs in the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) can soon apply for city funding to bolster their small business, startup or “side hustle.” The Microfund Program begins in April after over six months of development and will also provide licensing information, mentorships and educational services to increase business acumen. The ultimate goal is to ensure…
The West Palm Beach GreenMarket will return on Saturday, October 1, 2022 as the “Best Farmers Market” in the U.S. The event will be held every Saturday on the Great Lawn (100 N. Clematis Street) from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. through April 15, 2023. This year’s theme, “Sweet Success,” was inspired by the market’s…
The City of Pensacola will offer paid internship opportunities for eligible youth ages 16-24 through the City of Pensacola Summer Youth Intern Program. The city said internships are available in a variety of city departments and promote career development while providing paid on-the-job work experience. The Summer Youth Intern Program will run from Friday, June…
Right now, it’s little more than a 22-acre dirt lot. But, in a year’s time, Lakeland residents will see brick and mortar, signaling the city’s first major redevelopment project in years and the next step in the revitalization of Lakeland’s Downtown West corridor. After breaking ground earlier this month, developers of Lake Wire, the new retail…
The Tampa City Council and the Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency are investing over three million dollars to make local parks and playgrounds more inclusive. The focus is on children with disabilities. “People who have disabilities have a tendency to be lonely anyways. They are different. I consider it and we talk about it a lot…
The City of Williston’s Community Redevelopment Agency has completed a major phase in plans for downtown revitalization. This phase included renovating a city-owned “arcade” or walkway from Main Street to the back of the businesses, creating a community park off of NE First Avenue, and giving the participating businesses on Main Street a facelift. The…
One of Pompano Beach’s most effective evangelists came to his position in a circuitous way. Nguyen Tran, the city’s community redevelopment agency director, left Vietnam as a child, about a week before the fall of Saigon in 1975. He and his extended family landed in northern Virginia through the good graces of an Alexandria family…
Five-time Grammy Award winner and hip-hop/R&B legend CeeLo Green has signed a partnership deal with Fort Lauderdale-based Victor George Spirits. As part of the multifaceted partnership, Green is now part owner of the brand, a key spokesperson, and will have Victor George Spirits at the top of his touring ride. “Victor George was just a gentleman on our…
Each year, ArtFest Fort Myers draws tens of thousands of art lovers to the downtown Fort Myers River District. This year, the city has a special surprise in store for ArtFest attendees. Work is underway to install a walkable outdoor art and history museum on the stanchions and obelisks that encircle the river basin that’s…
Healthy West Orange Wellness Park Grand Opening – The City of Ocoee will hold a Valentine’s Day grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Healthy West Orange Wellness Park on Tuesday, February 14 at 10:30 a.m. The new park is located directly across from the Ocoee Police Department at 1320 South Bluford Avenue. Read…
The City of Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority and Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, in collaboration with Build Up Downtown, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, and Riverfront Parks Now, will host a free community event called “Riverfront 2025: A Look Ahead” on February 8. The event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.…
Creative Pinellas announced the selected artists for the Lealman Mural Project and the launch of community surveys. With one its largest submissions pools for the Lealman Mural Projects to date, three mural artists have been selected to create new works at the Lealman Innovation Academy on 28th Street North, Tommy Todd’s Landscape and Design on…
