For Keith McGurn, an early dry season equals stressful times. ...more

March 18, 2009

Nearly five years ago, as ground was being broken on the Main Street Landing construction site, city officials at the time looked forward to March 2009. That's when, if all went as planned, the Community Redevelopment Agency would have happily presented a $1.25 million check to Gainesville-based developer Ken McGurn if the Mediterranean-styled commercial-residential development was significantly built out and half the units leased or sold. March 2009 has arrived, and McGurn met March 10 with City Council, which was acting in its role as CRA board. Instead of a grip-and-grin check presentation, the two sides were meeting to figure out what they might do to restore a now-strained business relationship and get the project moving again. ...more

March 18, 2009

We can sympathize with the people who have been struggling for years to pump life into New Port Richey's downtown. Exhibit A in their tale of woe is Main Street Landing, the mixed-use project that during the Florida property boom of the early part of this decade appeared to be the kick start downtown had needed. Given the current economic situation, however, trying to get the project back in gear right now might not be a good idea. ...more

March 18, 2009

Ken McGurn is coming to town Tuesday, and he's hoping to avoid his worst-case scenario: becoming the human version of the China Syndrome. It could happen. ...more

March 12, 2009

The idea that "If you build it, they will come" may have worked for Kevin Costner, in the '80s, in a movie, but in the harsh reality of today's economy, that philosophy needs to be amended to something like, "If you build some of it, maybe they will start thinking about coming." ...more

November 6, 2008

As New Port Richey Mayor Scott McPherson noted, last week's decision by St. Petersburg-based commercial developer Grady Pridgen to sell the downtown land on the Pithlachascotee River he owns wasn't a surprise. The decision, however, says a lot about the state of downtown redevelopment. ...more

June 25, 2008

Developers of the stalled Main Street Landing project have been discussing with city officials plans to resume construction, possibly by late summer. ...more

February 1, 2008

Developers of the stalled Main Street Landing project have been discussing with city officials plans to resume construction, possibly by late summer. ...more

January 30, 2008

After many redevelopment and construction projects were set to revive New Port Richey this past year, some highly anticipated projects found it hard to get off the ground. ...more

December 29, 2007