Another prominent Tampa businessman has come out against the proposed apartment-and-retail development on Grand Central Avenue, just as it’s slated to go in front of city council. Jim Burkhart, CEO of Tampa General Hospital, wrote in a Sept. 8 letter to Abbye Feeley, the city’s planning and development coordinator, that the hospital opposes Altman Development […]
University of South Florida football coach Willie Taggart on Monday banned players from partying in Ybor City — a move that was quickly overridden by the university’s athletics director. Former USF player Elkino Watson died Sunday after he was stabbed near a night club in Ybor City. On Monday, Taggart said on his weekly conference […]
Walter Investment Management Corp. has agreed to pay $29.6 million to resolve allegations it submitted false claims to the federal government. The case is a “significant milestone” in the fight against mortgage fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, A. Lee Bentley III. Walter (NYSE: WAC), a mortgage banking firm […]
For Nancy Nolin, the rustic beach house on Jewfish Key was as much of an emotional investment as a financial one. Nolin was willed the home at 7155 La Lenaire Drive by her father, Bill Ross, when he died in 2009. In 2011, Nolin set off on a $300,000 renovation, to modernize the home and […]
Good morning from the TBBJ newsroom. I’m filling in for Pam Huff, who is getting an early start to the Labor Day weekend. Lucky her – she’s going to run into gas prices that are the cheapest in a decade, according to Bay News 9. Here are five things to start your day: Award winners […]
When Wesley Burdette told people he was planning to move his family from Lutz to Seminole Heights, not everyone was enthused by the idea. “They would say, ‘That might be aggressive,’ or ‘Good luck to you,’” Burdette, 46, said. “They would say it in a friendly way, but a lot of guys, they thought I […]
CHRISTINE BURDICK Title & company: President and CEO of Tampa Downtown Partnership On her DVR: HGTV and the Cooking Channel Short-term TDP agenda: A fervent advocacy for short- and long-term transit solutions. “It’s almost the only thing Tampa is missing in our stride forward.” Chicago: A great place to grow up and a great place […]
Wenston DeSue, former executive director of the Bradenton Housing Authority, was sentenced to a year in prison for theft of federal funds. U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew also entered a forfeiture money judgment of $276,300 against DeSue, which was the proceeds of his theft, and ordered him to pay the same amount in restitution to […]
A bayfront Sarasota mansion built for entertaining is on the market for $4.75 million. Roger Pettingell, an associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, announced the listing for the 6,233-square-foot property at 1378 Harbor Drive on Friday. The home, which sits on the Sarasota Bay in the city’s Harbor Acres neighborhood, has five bedrooms, three […]
A long-shuttered steakhouse in Westshore will reopen by the end of the year as the combined home of two Palm Harbor restaurants. Jason Mitow, who owns The Lucky Dill and LBC in Palm Harbor, said Friday that he has signed a lease for the 15,000-square-foot former Boizao Steakhouse at 4606 W. Boy Scout Blvd. The […]