Our Cities in Action

Florida cities are in action! Cities around Florida are doing good things and taking intiative every day. Below are some news articles showing how city governments are involved with the people they represent.

Dec-31-2009 Tampa Tribune
Plant City to celebrate new mural, 125th anniversary
A Jan. 10 celebration in historic downtown will herald a new mural, parking lot and the 125th anniversary of the city.
Dec-19-2009 Florida Today
In Palm Bay, former foster children make the cut
alm Bay has created a first-of-its-kind partnership with a local nonprofit to hire former foster children for mowing -- a deal that will allow them to live rent-free in homes the city took over in foreclosures.
Dec-18-2009 News Chief
Amos Robinson, city officials open pavilion at park
WINTER HAVEN - Thursday morning saw the culmination of Amos Robinson's 20-year dream as he and Winter Haven city officials held an opening ceremony at the John Henry and Bertha Robinson Memorial Park.
Dec-15-2009 The Suncoast News
New program will welcome students into local government
NEW PORT RICHEY - Some variation of the axiom "Great leaders are made, not born" has been used for years in the business, political and sports worlds to help motivate individuals to strive beyond the common and reach new heights.
Dec-10-2009 Ocala.com
Ocala City Auditorium imagined as part of public venue
A resident challenged Ocala City Manager Ricky Horst to come up with a plan to save the City Auditorium that, until recently, had a date with the wrecking ball because of its financial drain on the city's budget.
Dec-10-2009 City of Tampa
Construction Begins on New Trail in South Tampa
Construction will begin this month on the Friendship Trail Project - Manhattan Avenue Segment, an approximate one mile segment from Interbay Boulevard to just south of Gandy Boulevard.
Dec-05-2009 Miami Herald
Aventura celebrates $7 million arts and cultural center
Aventura held a ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the 'topping off' of its new $7 million, 325-seat Arts & Cultural Center, which is set to be completed on-budget, and to open its doors next summer.
Nov-24-2009 Orlando Sentinel
Eustis makeover should spark business, officials say
Wide sidewalks with ample room for window shoppers to stroll, restaurants with comfortable outdoor seating that allow diners to linger over long lunches, and park benches strategically placed for relaxing and people watching.
Nov-22-2009 South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Pompano seeks ways to save energy
To make Pompano Beach more energy efficient, city officials have begun taking steps to retrofit City Hall and other facilities with energy-saving technologies.
Nov-20-2009 Miami Herald
Newly discovered Miami cemetery may become memorial park
Leaders of a successful drive to save the recently discovered Lemon City Cemetery, a blacks-only burial ground dating back almost 100 years, are ready to celebrate.
Nov-17-2009 TC Palm
Letter: Fort Pierce recognizes Native American culture
Mayor Bob Benton signed a proclamation endorsing the month of November as Indian Heritage Month. The community is urged to observe Native Americans’ contributions in appropriate ways.
Nov-16-2009
Fort Pierce takes leap of faith with sculpture, plaza
St. Lucie Village started an Art in Public Places project. The first piece, a sculpture with a stainless steel infrastructure called “Leap of Faith” is going up.
Nov-15-2009 WCTV Tallahassee
Tallahassee Hosts International Students’ Reception
The City of Tallahassee will host the 10th annual Charles Billings International Students’ Reception on Monday, Nov. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science. The event is designed to familiarize international college...
Oct-29-2009 Clearwater Beacon
Clearwater receives flag award
Noting that the American flag routinely flies from 58 Clearwater buildings, they gave Hibbard a certificate proclaiming the city’s “exemplary patriotism” in honoring the flag.
Oct-28-2009 Bellair Beacon
Belleair Beach celebrates new digs
The city of Belleair Beach celebrated the opening of its new $3.9 million community center with a ribbon cutting and open house on Oct. 22.
Oct-27-2009 Miami Herald
Opa-locka students learn first-hand what it takes to run a city
Mayor Joseph L. Kelley welcomed local fifth-graders from Nathan B. Young and Dr. Robert B. Ingram elementary schools on Oct. 20 to preside over a mock city meeting as part of Government Week.
Oct-22-2009 Highlands Today
Sebring launches pilot propane program
The city of Sebring is looking at a fuel-saving alternative and Tuesday had a propane injection system installed into one of its diesel yard-waste trucks, said Rob Miller, the city's public works director.
Oct-22-2009 Pensacola News Journal
Panama City airport lands Southwest service
Southwest announced Wednesday that it had reached a lucrative, three-year deal with The St. Joe Co. to begin air service to the new $330 million Northwest Florida-Panama City International Airport when it opens in May.
Oct-22-2009 West Volusia Beacon
Deltona seeks $$ to create solar center
City officials are seeking between $2 million and $4 million under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act — commonly known as the Stimulus Bill — to “create a vocational-training center for solar cells.”
Oct-18-2009 Ft. Myers News-Press
Fort Myers to celebrate City Government Week
The City of Fort Myers will be joining cities across Florida to celebrate Florida.

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