► Publix Supermarkets Charities, in Lakeland, donated $175,000 to Habitat for Humanity Hillsborough County to provide funding for the construction of two full home builds, to be completed by June 30, 2024. (Pictured above) ► Polk County’s Tourism and Sports Marketing Division will continue to partner with RussMatt, hosting a nine-week baseball event each year, … Read more
► General contractor Summit Design + Build completed the build-out of Taverna Toscana, a luxury, Tuscan-inspired steakhouse and seafood restaurant, located at 1301 6th Ave W., in Bradenton. (Pictured above) ► Matthew Peterson was named the winner of Ringling College of Art and Design’s inaugural Ringling College Film Carl Foreman Award. ► Grimes Galvano added former … Read more
► Tampa General Hospital’s Dr. Peggy Duggan, executive vice president, chief physician executive and chief medical officer, was recognized on Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of “180 Hospital and Health System Chief Medical Officers to Know” for 2024. (Pictured above) ► J.D. Power named Fifth Third Bank No. 1 for Retail Banking Customer Satisfaction, in Florida, as … Read more
► Kolter Multifamily, an affiliate of Delray Beach’s The Kolter Group, broke ground on Alton Lakewood, a 350 unit multifamily development, located at 14750 FL-64 in Bradenton. ► Grimes Galvano, a 102-year-old multi-practice law firm, is expanding into West Palm Beach, which will be the firm’s third office location in Florida, adding to its original Bradenton … Read more
► Dr. Sanna Siddiqui, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Florida Polytechnic University, has been awarded a prestigious CAREER award of $536,110 by the National Science Foundation. ► Alain Douge has been named the new principal of Lakeland Senior High School, effective this summer when current Principal Arthur Martinez retires. ► Amonie Jo’s International Coffee … Read more
► GL Homes’ Valencia Del Sol, in Wimauma, donated $10,000 worth of gently used furniture from its production homes to Habitat for Humanity of East and Central Pasco County. (Pictured above) ► WOB Bar & Kitchen opened a location in Odessa, at 13430 Pine Gap Spur. ► NVGTN hosted the grand opening of its new … Read more
⊲ Juno and the Peacock is set to take the place of 400 Beach, a longtime staple of Beach Drive, in downtown St. Pete, following a comprehensive makeover to the space, and Drew Dimitrovski will serve as executive chef for the new concept. (Rendering above) ⊲ Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties opened … Read more
► Wingspan Development Group and ABC Capital Corp. plans to open Tango Brew, a coffee and wine bar with an Argentinian/Italian flair, in the Jade at North Hyde Park, a new 192-unit luxury apartment building, at 608 N. Willow Ave., Tampa. (Rendering above) ► Stacy Yates, a trial attorney and Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator, joined Older Lundy as … Read more
⊲ The former Magnuson Hotel Marina Cove, at 6800 Sunshine Skyway Lane South, St. Petersburg, has been renovated and rebranded as the SkyBeach Hotel and Marina. (Pictured above) ⊲ The owners of COPA, a cocktail, wine and tapas bar that opened in fall 2019, at 1047 Central Avenue, in the EDGE District of St. Petersburg, … Read more
► National homebuilder Taylor Morrison has acquired a land parcel, in Manatee County, with plans to bring a new resort-lifestyle Esplanade community to the area. (Photo above) ► The Boatyard, a 2.03-acre mixed-use property on Siesta Key, sold for $8.9 million, according to Sarasota County property records, to Chris Brown, a Sarasota area entrepreneur, real estate … Read more
