5 things to start the day: Tampa’s investment hot spot and St. Pete’s Good ‘Burgers award winners
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 […]
Executive files: Making transit options a huge partnership priority
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 […]
Seminole Heights is becoming the new South Tampa
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 […]
Theft leads to prison sentence for former housing authority leader
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 […]
Bayfront Sarasota mansion built for entertaining on the market (PHOTOS)
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 […]
New restaurant taking over former Boizao Steakhouse in Westshore
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 […]