See Brightline passengers on the first train service from Miami to Orlando The long-awaited rail connection to Orlando’s entertainment capital begins aboard the Brightline trains carrying passengers from South Florida. thσmαѕ σrdч, Palm Beach Post Maybe the Brightline station in downtown Stuart isn’t a done deal after all. By a 5-0 vote, the Stuart City […]
Treasure Coast primary results are presented by this week’s NI90 TCPalm’s ROb Landers brings you some of the most important local news of the week in News in 90 Seconds. STUART — Plans for a Brightline station here may be giving city and county officials cold feet. Planned as a $60 million project, the station […]
Three federal grants totaling nearly $24 million have been approved for Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport. Jackson City Council members approved all three grants during their meeting Tuesday with three unanimous votes. In addition, the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority received a multimodal grant from the Mississippi Department of Transportation totaling $247,500. The grant will be […]
Ben Pingree, a familiar face in local government who championed economic development efforts and angered some local officials, is leaving his high-ranking post in Leon County to become deputy director of the Tallahassee Airport. In an Aug. 23 email obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat, County Administrator Vince Long informed commissioners of the personnel change. Pingree […]
Del Ray residents have one less park in their neighborhood to enjoy. The Secret Service, which protects Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio) and his Del Ray estate, has cordoned off Judy Lowe Park, which borders Vance’s home. Vance is currently largely engaged in a campaign with former President Donald Trump, who is seeking re-election, but the […]
Group home planned in former New Bedford Funeral Home on County St. A former funeral home on County Street is being considered for use as a group home by a company specializing in sober living. NEW BEDFORD – A proposed 13-bedroom, 32-space sober living home in a former funeral home on County Street requires city […]
Additional federal funding may be available for Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport. On Tuesday, the Jackson City Council will vote on three resolutions that could secure nearly $24 million for the city’s airport through three federal grants. Two of the grants, one for $6,203,694 and another for $17,167,606, are to be used for “repairs and […]
EDISON – With the public comment period on the proposed sports complex at Thomas A. Edison Park ending Sept. 3, the Middlesex Greenway Coalition is hosting a presentation on the project by environmentalist Walter Stochel on Thursday. The presentation by Stochel, vice president of the Edison Greenways Group, and others will be at 7 p.m. […]
A Toronto Uber driver spends nearly half an hour most days walking between an electric vehicle (EV) charging station on the street and his home. John Chen says he could shorten the walk to eight minutes each way if the city allowed him to use a closer charging station in his neighboring parking zone. He […]
SAUGATUCK – After years of discussion and debate, a cap on short-term rental properties in a section of Saugatuck was finally approved Monday night. The Saugatuck City Council voted on Monday, August 26, to approve changes to the zoning and police ordinance that impose a 20% cap on short-term rentals in the six neighborhoods of […]
