Centro Ybor has been an underachiever for so long that some may wonder whether it's time to bulldoze the whole center. ...more

December 24, 2008

M&J Wilkow Ltd. hopes to tear out 10 movie theaters at Centro Ybor and convert that space into loft-style offices. The work hasn't started yet, and M&J Wilkow is still trying to decide how much it can afford to do. But, already the company is showing its future office space to potential tenants. ...more

December 23, 2008

When Brian Beck looks at downtown Clearwater, he sees Denver. Not Denver 2008, but Denver 20 years ago, before merchants, investors and the city fashioned the "LoDo" district of nightclubs, restaurants and loft-style condominiums from an aging collection of old warehouses. ...more

November 17, 2008

Brian Beck harbors no illusions that Clearwater, the junior partner in the Tampa metropolitan area, can be Denver, the center of the Mountain West. But he stands by the comparison as the city gains traction in its decades-long quest to redevelop its downtown core. ...more

November 13, 2008