Wanting to take advantage of an economic upswing in the area, owners of Hillsboro Plaza will make improvements to the decades-old shopping center. ...more

December 1, 2007

For the holiday season, the city is offering a little free parking. Effective Saturday and ending Dec. 31, parking meter fees in Ybor City are suspended, an estimated $21,000 hit to city coffers. ...more

November 30, 2007

More than 12,000 downtown parking spaces are within a 15-minute walk to Progress Energy Park, and the Rays have their eyes on every one of them. ...more

November 29, 2007

SEBRING — Although Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency members agree downtown parking is a problem, they are considering an option that would eliminate parking in the Circle. CRA members discussed, at Monday's meeting, the possibility of widening the sidewalk eight feet around Circle Park and removing the parking spaces. "It would give us a lot more space for tables and chairs for sidewalk cafes and more room for landscaping," said Gene Brenner, chairman of CRA. "We are only talking about 21 spaces, so it won't take that much away." CRA members will consider this option as they create plans for Streetscape IX, which will make aesthetic improvements and fix structural problems with the Circle and surrounding streets. "When you create a destination location, parking becomes a problem," said Pete Pollard, executive director of CRA. "We are reaching the point where parking is moving up the list in terms of priority. If we are going to attract shops and restaurants that generate life after 5 (p.m.), wider sidewalks are an asset, but parking is important too." ...more

November 28, 2007

Wanting to take advantage of an economic upswing in the area, owners of Hillsboro Plaza will make improvements to the decades-old shopping center. ...more

November 24, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Woody's BarBQ, which has been vacant and is for sale, is not expected to be on the market long, according to the Realtor who is listing the Lake Placid restaurant. "We're getting a lot of interest," said Ireland Sanders, broker/owner of Prudential Sanders Realty. Sanders said he believes the property, which is located on U.S. 27 in front of the Tower shopping plaza, will be sold within the next six months. Sanders said a couple of prospective buyers have told him they would like to open a Mexican restaurant there. The 4,700-square-foot building sits on one acre of land. It seats 200 people, has a drive-thru lane and a bar with a separate entrance. There are 82 parking spaces. ...more

November 18, 2007

A Hillsborough County land-use hearing officer has approved a private preschool's move from the east side of Lutz into the downtown historical district. ...more

November 17, 2007

A Hillsborough County land-use hearing officer has approved a private preschool's move from the east side of Lutz into the downtown historical district. ...more

November 17, 2007

It's 80 acres of old-growth Florida, less than a mile from downtown and in the middle of the most densely populated section of Pasco County. ...more

November 17, 2007

After striking out a third time before the city's Architectural Review Commission, the owners of Hyde Park Village will take their plans for two mixed-use towers to the city council. ...more

November 14, 2007