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Jim RosicaMarch 5, 2018

With no debate, the House on Monday approved a proposal to create a special district to fund some features of a proposed $3 billion development in the city’s Channelside neighborhood. The vote was 113-1, sending it to the Senate. There is no companion measure there, House records show. The lone ‘no’ vote in the House […]

Jim RosicaAugust 15, 2016

Miami art dealer Gary Nader has filed a bid protest against Miami Dade College after losing out on a multi-million-dollar development project on campus, according to paperwork obtained by FloridaPolitics.com Sunday. The idea for the project began as Nader’s own unsolicited pitch to the school last May: To build a world-class Latin American art museum […]

Peter SchorschAugust 5, 2016

What was the brain trust at Miami Dade College thinking? Hopefully you’ve read Jim Rosica’s recent summing up of a high-profile and high-powered duel going on in Miami between two titans of art and business (with kudos to the Miami Herald’s numerous stories). To recap, Miami art dealer Gary Nader has been in a running […]

Scott PowersJuly 13, 2016

Orange County’s Maginot Line against development east of the Econlockhatchee River has fallen. The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted 4-3 Tuesday night to support two new developments, dubbed by county planners as Lake Pickett South and Lake Pickett North, that will allow thousands of new homes to be built east of the Econlockhatchee. The […]

Guest AuthorJune 19, 2016

On June 22, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will discuss whether to open another Florida black bear hunt. It was a bad idea last year, and it’s a bad idea this year, especially now that a group of knowledgeable Florida scientists has sent a detailed letter to the state’s wildlife agency. They make […]

Mitch PerryApril 12, 2016

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is scheduled to give his State of the City this morning. Here are some things to look for in his speech. Transportation – In his 2014 speech, Buckhorn called for a funding referendum to support expanded bus service and light rail in Tampa, saying that the goal should be a referendum in the […]

Shannon NickinsonNovember 19, 2015

Way back in 1992, the political wisdom of the day came down to one thing: It’s the economy. In 2015 in Pensacola, it still is. The Pensacola Young Professionals rolled out the 2015 Quality of Life survey on Oct. 21. The survey, conducted June 11-16 by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research asked 800 people who match […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 23, 2015

The proposed State Road 7 extension in Palm Beach County north to Northlake Boulevard has sparked many stories and much debate. The debate pits residents in the rural northwest against a gated golf community, so the demographic polarization keeps the discussion lively and interesting. Both camps, though, would be wise to join forces against looming […]

Guest AuthorMay 13, 2015

I may have missed an upgrade or 2, but I believe Avenir 3.0 was just released. This version appears to shed its former illusions of becoming an eco-tourism triumph (1.0), and a New Urbanist Utopia (2.0). Avenir 3.0 rebrands the Vavrus Ranch development as a simple and pragmatic solution to a host of problems the […]

Guest AuthorMarch 31, 2015

Dear legislator: A number of years ago I was playing golf at Solivita, a community near Poinciana on the Polk County side of Osceola County. The area looked strangely familiar, especially the cypress swamps and pine woods between the holes. As I came up one fairway and looked into an oak hammock, I saw the […]

Tag: development

House passes Water Street Tampa development measure

Art dealer files protest in Miami Dade College project

Is Miami Dade College in a bind over development deal?

Orange County opens door to development east of Econ

Kate MacFall: Florida black bear hunt — bad idea last year; bad idea this year

5 things to look for in Bob Buckhorn’s State of Tampa address

Shannon Nickinson: Investment can ease West Florida's economic worries

Timothy Hullihan: Traffic, traffic, and more traffic

Timothy Hullihan: Why Palm Beach Gardens and Palm Beach County should shun Avenir 3.0

Rick Dantzler — Dear Legislator: Where will Fla. kids learn to hunt and fish?