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TAMPA, FL — Bromley Companies, developer of a diversified national portfolio, along with JV partner Highwoods Properties Inc. celebrated the official groundbreaking for the highly anticipated Midtown East tower, the anchor building within the 23-acre Midtown Tampa development. Bromley and Highwoods leadership were joined by Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, Archie Collins, -president and CEO of Tampa Electric, and Helen Wesley, president and CEO of Peoples Gas. The 18-floor, 430,000-square-foot project designed by global architecture firm Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio is expected to be complete by 2025. Brasfield & Gorrie are the leading contracting for the building, while Barr & Barr lead the contracting for the garage . “The Midtown Tampa development embodies the ethos of the city of Tampa — a place of connectivity, creativity and inspiration. The crown jewel tower, Midtown East, will continue to attract top-tier talent and companies to Tampa, and I look forward to the day ...

TALLAHASSEE– Florida State host’s no. 19/20 Miami on Tuesday evening at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla. The game between the Seminoles and Hurricanes is set to tip at 7 pm It will be shown on ESPNU, with Anish Shroff and Cory Alexander on the call. A stream can be found here . It can also be heard on the Learfield IMG College Radio Network, with Jeff Culhane and Adrian Crawford providing coverage. An audio stream is available here . Miami enters the game with a 15-4 overall record, including a 6-3 mark against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents. FSU is 7-13 overall on the season, but sits at 5-4 against ACC opponents. The Seminoles lead the all-time series with the Hurricanes, 53-36. The Seminoles have won nine straight in the series, the longest winning streak in series history by either team, and the last six meetings in Tallahassee. FSU is 25-12 against Miami under the guidance of head coach Leonard Hamilton. Tuesday marks the first of tw...

South Florida landmark disappears South Florida landmark disappears 02:54 MIAMI – The Tamiami Trail arch has been a landmark for those in southwest Miami Dade for decades, but the 60-year-old structure was suddenly torn down. The 70-foot arch has had a strange history over the years. “There is a recurring theme of strange things happening at the arch,” said Jason Katz, a journalist with the Islandia Journal. Katz found records that show that the arches were built in 1962. It was supposed to be an entryway for an industrial park, but it never happened. Over the years, the empty lot became a hangout for those in the area, but in 1976 notorious serial killer Samuel Little made a stop in South Florida. Police found one of his victims, Miriam Chapman, 25, dead in the lot. That wasn’t the only thing these arches have seen. In 1979, a Hialeah man named Filiberto Cardenas ...

Many parts of Southwest Florida will return to the 80s under partly cloudy skies. Humidity will rise slowly throughout the day, with dew points climbing from the low 50s into the upper 60s. Boaters will still experience sub-par conditions on the water. Two- to 3-foot wave heights are expected within the Gulf with a moderate chop in our bays. Besides a stray shower or two, Tuesday will be mostly dry across the WINK viewing area. A strong cold front will provide chances of rain on Thursday morning. Additionally, it will knock our high temperatures into the 60s to begin the weekend. Copyright 2023 Fort Myers Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without prior written consent. Do you see a typo or an error? let us know See similar https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiU2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndpbmtuZXdzLmNvbS8yMDIzLzAxLzI0L2RyaWVyLWFuZC13YXJtZXItd2VhdGhlci1mb3Itc291dGh3ZXN0LWZsb3JpZGE...

GAINESVILLE, Ga — Police arrested a 23-year-old Gainesville man and charged him in the murder of a woman early Monday morning. Gainesville police arrived at the Lanier Pointe Apartments on Spring Road and found a woman dead in the grass of the apartment complex. Police identified the victim as Latasha Smith. Police arrested Diandre Dryden in connection with the murder of Smith. Dryden is currently being held in the Hall County Jail. The relationship between Dryden and Smith is unclear. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] “The hardworking members of the Gainesville Police Department ensured a thorough and expeditious investigation was completed to bring justice in this case. Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of Latasha Smith,” Gainesville Police Chief Jay Parrish said. TRENDING STORIES: The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Gainesville police. [SIGN UP: W...

A recent report from Page Six revealed that Tom Brady was spotted at an elite Miami private school for his children. For Tom Brady, staying close to his children after his divorce with Gisele Bundchen is essential. He will do everything in his power to remain close to them, although all three don’t live together. Two of them, live with Gisele Bundchen and the oldest one, Jack lives with actress Bridget Moynahan in New York. This recent video of Tom Brady browsing for a new school might suggest he will attempt to live in the same city, which unleashed a lot of speculation. There are two options here, either he remains in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or he goes to the Miami Dolphins. A possibility that becomes more obvious due to Dolphins’ QB Tua Tagovailoa, whose recent concussions made the Miami Dolphins’ leadership consider a possible replacement and not risk his life anymore. The other option is to remain in Tampa Bay for constant visits from there to Miami....

Jan. 24—A fire damaged a woodworking shop in Gainesville on Monday, according to authorities. Gainesville firefighters responded after 6 p.m. to the 1700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, where they found smoke coming from the back of the building. Firefighters forced their way into the building and found flames contained to where the fire started, Gainesville Fire Chief Brandon Ellis said. “The building suffered mostly smoke damage with minor fire damage to a table with batteries and oily rags,” Ellis said. The fire marshal determined the cause of the fire to be the oily rags. Ellis said when these rags dry out, the oil releases heat. “When those rags are in a pile and the heat can’t escape easily they will cause the rags to heat to a point of self-ignition,” he said. “This is very common in many businesses that use such oils, varnishes and paints that do not have adequate storage and ventilation.” The fire chief said ...

Miami-Dade County’s Special Assessment program has been open for two months and so far only dozens of people have applied. With new condo safety laws on the books many condo associations are looking to make needed repairs. But those repairs come at a cost and not all residents have extra money to cough up on short notice. In Miami-Dade County, condo owners have another way to pay for special assessments. “We can assist certain condo owners with up to $50,000 in a very low interest loan,” Ignacio Ortiz-Petit said. Ignacio Ortiz Petit is the senior executive assistant to the executive director of Miami-Dade Public Housing. He says so far only 85 condo owners have applied. “It really does help in these situations when assessments are levied,” Ortiz-Petit said. If you live in your condo and it is your primary residence you may qualify. For single applicants, your income must be below $95,620. For couples, the cut off is $109,200. And for a household the income lim...

FSU student union proof bar. Photo credit of Willis Charlemond Florida State University is welcoming back students for the spring semester with a new and engaging hot spot — a brew pub inside the student union. FSU inked a deal with Tallahassee-based Proof Brewing Company to add a bar to the campus. It is located on the ground floor of the university’s student union. The deal has created a lot of hype for students and citizens in the capital city. The new bar is student friendly and has gotten the attention of many outsiders. Asia Grinion, a fourth year English student at FSU, says the new attraction has come at the right time for students like her. “After long days of exams and classes when we want to sit back and cool off after a long day the bar is here for us,” Grinion said. Since the bar is at the student union students will not have to travel as far as they would if they were to go to a bar off campus. “Location friendly helps all...

Every governor likes to claim that his or her state is the best. This is especially true of governors who aspire to be president. Thus, in his second inaugural speech, Gov. Ron DeSantis said “Florida is leading the nation” in net in-migration (when more people move in than out), economic growth, new business formation, tourism and economic freedom. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to guests at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting on Nov. 19, 2022, in Las Vegas. ((Scott Olson/Getty Images/TNS)) He might have started with economic freedom. After all, many of the other achievements he touts depend upon it. What is economic freedom? How is it measured? And is DeSantis right to take credit for it? Simply put, people have economic freedom when they may choose for themselves to voluntarily exchange with whomever they wish on whatever terms they like, provided their actions do not infringe on the liberties of others. For many, perhaps most of us, this ...

Detective Cesar “Echy” Echaverry was an avid runner. He posted a video on social media of himself running on the morning of Aug. 15. “Breaking in the new shoes,” the post said. It was likely the last run the 29-year-old Miami-Dade Police officer would ever take. He was shot that same night during an operation to take down an armed robbery suspect. Echy died at the hospital two days later. He was a five-year veteran with the Miami-Dade Police Department and was part of the Robbery Intervention Detail. “It’s really tough,” said RID Detective Justin Heller. “It’s really hard to articulate how I felt that night.” Heller is also part of RID and was on duty with Echy that night, along with RID detective Joe Rodriguez. “It’s very traumatic to be honest with you,” Heller said. “You sign up for this job thinking that that will never happen, but in the back of your head you know it’s a dangerous job. And to witness ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) – Authorities in Florida say a woman has been arrested after she threatened to injure a man at a bus stop. According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Gabriela Mcleskey was taken into custody on Tuesday after she threatened to cut off a man’s penis and barricaded herself inside a residence. WCJB reports that deputies received a call regarding a woman at a bus stop holding a knife who was threatening to cut off a man’s genitalia before driving away. Deputies located the woman’s vehicle at a nearby Circle K and tried to perform a traffic stop. However, Mcleskey reportedly took off from authorities and led them on a chase that ended at her home. The sheriff’s office said Mcleskey ran into the house and created a barricade situation that lasted for several hours. Nearby residents were unable to enter their homes while the situation remained active. “I thought that maybe someone got...

WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for six years. The Good Samaritan Society facility in Postville, Iowa, would close, administrators told Kruger and 38 other residents in September. The facility joined a growing list of nursing homes being shuttered nationwide, especially in rural areas. “The rug was taken out from under me,” said Kruger, 98. “I thought I was going to stay there the rest of my life.” Her son found a room for her in another Good Samaritan center in Waukon, a small town 18 miles north of Postville. Kruger said the new facility is a pleasant place, but she misses her friends and longtime staffers from the old one. “We were as close as a nice family,” she said. The Postville facility’s former residents are scattered across northeastern Iowa. Some were forced to move twice, after the first nursing home they transferred to also went out of business. Owners sa...

RB Oppenheim Associates The new year brought the retirement of long-time Tallahassee PR consultant Rick Oppenheim – the founder, president, CEO and namesake of RB Oppenheim Associates (RBOA) – who will be passing the baton to the firm’s new owner, Michael Winn, who has served as its executive vice president and chief digital officer for the past 12 years. Winn has assumed Oppenheim’s role as president and CEO. Rick Oppenheim “A new year is the perfect time for new beginnings,” said Oppenheim. “After 37 years, this was the right time for me to step away and to bring new energy, new vision and new leadership for RBOA’s next chapter.” Oppenheim, who turns 71 in January, founded RBOA on August 5, 1985. Since then, the firm has served more than 300 clients, employed nearly 150 professionals, taught more than 200 student interns and had an estimated economic impact on Tallahassee of more than $20 million. The company started as ...

Photograph by John Griggs Colin Flaherty wrote prolifically in the old Evening Tribune and San Diego Union, the SD Business Journal, San Diego Magazine, L.A. Times, and in the early ’90s, even the San Diego Reader. Three years ago in these pages, I eulogized Mr. San Diego: civic leader George Mitrovich, the man who famously “knew everyone.” Now I’m back to pay tribute to his fellow flack and Kensingtonian, Colin Flaherty, who died last January in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, and who was an unmissable fixture of the San Diego scene for over 25 years. There was at least one obvious reason for that: he was big. Colin admitted to being 6’5,” but I often suspected he was an inch or two taller. But size aside, he bestrode the local PR and journalism world like a colossus. In the Copley papers, he wrote a weekly column that appeared under the byline of his father-in-law, ex-congressman Lionel Van Deerlin. He ghosted for others as well, and wrote prolifically under his own...