Community development

 There are certain times in life when you just feel the need to reach out to others  - one, to create a feel good sense in yourself and two, because there are others out there that need you and the love you can bring them. Today, as I was attending an event at Pistache in West Palm Beach, I met a woman who worked with Hearts and Hope of West Palm Beach. Although I have yet to visit the facility, I received extremely positive vibes about this organization. This not-for-profit organization is... Read Full Story

By David A. Podgursky, MBA • Apr 28th, 2008 • Category: Boynton Beach, Politics Boynton Beach Florida is again the subject of controversy regarding land use and zoning.  This time the city commission is requesting a Brownfield Designation for the Boynton Beach CRA area in hopes of reviving the opportunity for development there.  A Brownfield is a site of actual or perceived environmental contamination.  Typically Brownfields are found at the locations of former gas stations, dry... Read Full Story

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. --- Will Vash at the Palm Beach Post reports that Boynton Beach commishers gave American Realty Development, Inc., of Lake Mary (no web site) the nod over Carlisle Development last night to develop an eight-acre phase of the 26-acre Heart of Boynton redevelopment corridor  along MLK Blvd. in Boynton Beach. American Realty Group vice president Jim Dyal, left, told Vash he plans to recruit local CDC's and the nonprofit Northwood Renaissance in West Palm Beach to help. "These... Read Full Story

MIAMI, Fla. --- Matthew I. Pinzur reports in today's Miami Herald that Dade co commishers are set to consider a plan today to turn over control of the Miami-Dade Housing Agency to HUD and activists don't like the plan: Local leaders cannot regain control until HUD agrees that a lengthy work plan has been completed, though the county can seek a judge's intervention if the takeover lasts longer than a year. "What we need is housing, and this doesn't assure that's going to happen," said Max... Read Full Story

TAMPA, Fla. --- James E. Dyal is vice president of American Realty Development in Tampa, which develops affordable multi-family rental communities. A member of the Florida Housing Coalition Board of Directors, he will present a workshop on affordable housing finance and development at Florida Housing's 20th Annual Statewide Affordable Housing Conference Sept. 5-7 in Orlando. Mr. Dyal volunteers as guest lecturer at the University of South Florida Collaborative for Children, Families and... Read Full Story

(Ed. note: Denise O'Brien wrote this article for Collaborations, new online newsletter of the University of South Florida's Collaborative for Children, Families and Communities. It's reposted here (verbatim) because (a) it's a way better accounting of yesterday's incredible program than I wrote, (b) Denise is new to blogging and won't condemn me for plagiarizing her work, and (c) her work deserves a larger audience because it's very well-written.) By Denise O'Brien Government at all levels... Read Full Story

"We've followed the rules legally, but we're morally wrong here."---Hallandale Beach vice mayor Bill Julian HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. --- Hallandale Beach, Fla., vice mayor Bill Julian read tripoli's weekend story, Hallandale Beach, Fla. commishers turn greedy scumbag developers, plan to evict elderly residents, and decided to respond. In an email to Florida Workforce Housing Network on Sunday, Julian wrote that he plans to oppose the city's effort to evict the 84 residents of Tower Park in... Read Full Story