Seven Florida Companies Make Forbes List Of Most Admired
Tech Data of Clearwater and Publix Super Markets of Lakeland made the short list of seven Florida companies named among the most admired around the globe. Jabil Circuit of St. […]
Clearwater
As locals and visitors famously enjoy fun in the sun here, the city of Clearwater focuses development efforts on beachfront luxury resorts and on downtown projects. Waterfront Aqualea Resort and Residences, a $105 million coral-colored luxury hotel and condominium development, opened in 2009 adjacent to the high-end Sandpearl Resort and Sandpearl Residences. New projects downtown include Station Square, a 15-story residential tower, the Strand at Clearwater Centre and Water’s Edge.
Q&A: Michael Via And Stan Lifsey, Frantzen Tampa Bay Property Fund, LP
The newly formed Frantzen Tampa Bay Property Fund aims to buy, rent and sell distressed residential property in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties in Florida. The limited partnership was created by Frantzen Capital Management and Lifsey Real Estate & Holdings to take advantage of the subprime mortgage crisis and tight credit markets to put foreclosed homes back in circulation as rentals while returning a profit for investors.
HGTV Star Brings Creative Thinking To Clearwater
The Clearwater Main Library is hosting Creative Thinking in Design, a program with special guest Jason Champion. Champion was a finalist in HGTV's Design Star television show and is a designer, stylist, television personality and writer with 15 years of design experience. Champion has received several awards for his design expertise, including DIFFA's Best in Show and the ADAC Design excellence award for Best Interpretation of Theme. Known for his ability to incorporate fashion into his outdoor furniture and styling designs, Champion will focus on sharing creative yet inexpensive interior design ideas with program attendees at the library.The program will be at the Clearwater Main Library on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 2 pm. Admission is free. For more information, call 727-562-4970.Writer: Nancy VaughnSource: Clearwater Main Library
Hey Mom, Dad: I Wrote A Book in Tampa Bay
And, I didn't even get wet! Corny humor, genuinely weird characters, Florida's colorful history, numerous hard lives and extended drama mix with imagination, creativity and nose-to-the-grindstone research to make plenty of fodder for the Tampa Bay region's plethora of writers and would-be authors.
Downtown Clearwater Coming Alive
Live entertainment, outdoor events and new shops and restaurants on Cleveland Street are revitalizing downtown Clearwater and attracting residents and tourists looking for a unique urban Florida experience.
