City Manager Billy Poe has a vision in his head for downtown's Meridian Avenue. ...more

February 7, 2009

Facing state revenue cuts, the Avon Park City Council will meet for a budget workshop Saturday morning to consider ways to reduce spending and increase revenue. ...more

February 5, 2009

In January 2008, the Sebring City Council denied the county engineer's proposal to close Eucalyptus Street to through traffic once the Sebring Parkway Phase II is finished for pedestrian safety. ...more

February 4, 2009

Assuming all goes as planned, the Towne Square Shopping Center, located at 1550 Lakeview Drive, in downtown Sebring, could get an entirely new look and hopefully some new tenants - maybe even a food market. ...more

January 28, 2009

The city plans to resume all Community Redevelopment Agency activity after a state official answered questions and reassured staff and council about its CRA procedures. ...more

January 27, 2009

Florida Redevelopment Agency representatives will be in Avon Park today to answer questions from the city council and public about legal issues concerning the city's Community Redevelopment Agency. ...more

January 26, 2009

The goal of redeveloping and attracting businesses and residents to Drew Park is making headway. ...more

January 21, 2009

Artisans and crafts people as well as thousands of people interested in admiring and buying their wares flock each year to downtown Sebring's Circle Park for the Roaring Twenties Arts And Crafts Festival, now in its 26th year. ...more

January 20, 2009

City officials are proclaiming a six-month undercover investigation of adult-oriented businesses in Drew Park successful. ...more

January 19, 2009

Ybor City's Seventh Avenue will continue to be known as "La Setima." On Thursday, the city's Community Redevelopment Agency, composed of the seven-member city council, voted 4-2 against sending a request to Mayor Pam Iorio to remove the Spanish wording from street signs along Ybor's main thoroughfare. ...more

January 16, 2009