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reinventing downtown clearwater

Downtown Clearwater is still working on their effort to find an identity. Their five step process? Take advantage of existing geography & history Made more pedestrian-friendly Recruiting retail Residential construction Calendar of Events Some of the plans in the five step process could be used in other areas seeking to find themselves.

i voted; now it’s up to you

It took Wayne Garcia 1 hour and 15 minutes to vote this week.  His masterful writing skillz make it sound as if it were a complete nightmare. It took Kate more than an hour, too.  Her expressive writing skillz make it sound as if it were a trippidy acid trip.  With kids in tow. My writing [...]

a sign of restoration

Back in April 2005, the TBBJ told us that the Hotel Floridan was purchased with plans for renovations. We too were excited about Tampa’s long dormant historic landmark getting fixed up, too. But some people have remained skeptical that the Hotel Floridan would truly be renovated and restored to former glory. Even after renovation [...]

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