Owner Michelle Erhlich will open "Delicious Surprise" in mid-November, giving Seminole Heights its first plant-based restaurant in a remodeled pizzeria adjacent to Publix grocery store on Nebraska Avenue.
University Mall will welcome its first in-theater dining experience when Studio Movie Grill opens October 22 in the shuttered movie house vacated nearly six months ago by Frank Theatres. SMG is the 18th location for the Dallas-based chain and the first in Florida.
The reputation of Seminole Heights as a restaurant destination place is based largely on places such as The Refinery and Ella's, both on major corridors south of Hillsborough Avenue. The soon-to-open Bourgeosie Pig is potentially the catalyst to transform the farthest reaches of North Nebraska Avenue as the latest destination place in Seminole Heights.
North Franklin Street is the latest address to add to the apartment boom in downtown Tampa. Carter & Associates has a pending contract to build a 23-story apartment building and garage in the 900 block of North Franklin.
A Walmart Supercenter under construction on East Hillsborough Avenue is the first major business to invest in the community in decades. About 300 jobs and the potential for hundreds of thousands of property tax revenues will be generated.
Developers are snapping up the last of the prime real estate in the Channel District for apartments and shops. Florida Crystals Corp., a new-kid-on-the-block, is buying three parcels to build 270 luxury apartments next to one of the districts earliest residential mid-rise towers, The Slade. The sugar company opened a real estate division last year.
Urban revitalization is not built on stadiums and skyscrapers alone. Vibrant cities begin with passionate people working on the ground, doing the creative heavy lifting to make their communities better. Leading up to Urban Innovation Exchange Sept. 24-26 in Detroit, we take a look at 13 small projects with big potential.
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