More and more cities and towns today are partnering with residents, local governments, and private interests to revitalize their downtowns, which are becoming anchors for economic development.
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The Fitness Forum in Florence is holding a 16-Week Weight Loss program to encourage Pee Dee residents to get healthy.
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The City of Florence Design Review Board has approved plans to revive the home of Hamilton House Antiques, which caught fire last year, as well as the building’s former West Evans Street location.
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Florence is preparing to bring in new soil to replace the contaminated earth at the former Bush Recycling Center and keep the city’s downtown revitalization moving forward.
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Some structural details must be addressed before a groundbreaking for Francis Marion University’s Performing Arts Center can be scheduled, a representative for the center’s architects said.
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Florentines have a new place to pamper themselves. The Forum Spa at 120 East Elm Street officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Wednesday.
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Francis Marion University has raised a total of $30 million for building the FMU Performing Arts Center, thanks to an additional $5 million donation from the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation.
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Thomas Mitchell and Earl Muldrow proudly announce the grand opening of their Florence, South Carolina operation, City Grill & Sports Bar on January 18, 2008.
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The Florence Little Theatre has big plans in store for the coming year, including moving into a new facility in downtown Florence.
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Downtown Florence will be a hotbed for cultural programs with the addition of the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center, which is scheduled to open in 2009.
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Florence’s leaders are looking forward to a year of new entertainment and commercial attractions, as well as places to live, in the city’s downtown.
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Sprucing Up a Southern Belle - Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Florence is already known as a vibrant, contemporary city that is a burgeoning center of commerce, medical, retail and professional services. But this southern belle is becoming even more sophisticated as its downtown undergoes a major revitalization.
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Members of Cumberland United Methodist Church on South Coit Street have been without a sanctuary for four years, but are hoping to be in their new one by Easter Sunday 2008.
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After three years of the city’s Pecan Festival, attendees were saying Saturday they’re more nuts than ever about it.
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The architects for the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center revealed incomplete schematic plans of what the venue will look like during the center’s board meeting Wednesday.
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The Florence Design Review Board has approved duplexes at Pine and Graham streets after a long debate over whether vinyl siding would be appropriate in the Timrod Park neighborhood.
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Drive-In Reopens Doors - Saturday, September 08, 2007
The Drive-In is harking back to the 1950s as the restaurant celebrates its grand reopening a half-century after the serving its first 20-cent hot dogs, among many other classic menu items.
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The inaugural director for the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center was introduced to the center’s board members and the project architect announced improvements to the venue’s original concepts
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The Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority has begun offering early morning and afternoon commuter service to and from Florence for outlying communities.
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The Fitness Forum aims to help downtown Florence get in shape by expanding its services, updating its exercise equipment and renovating the building’s exterior.
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The Florence Design Review Board has given its unanimous preliminary approval for a Morning News expansion that includes an 80-foot tower
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An investment in three area newspapers led to an investment in the downtown Florence for Swartz Media publications.
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It’s been about eight years since the birth of plans to revitalize downtown Florence.
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Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A., will be the anchor tenant in a new downtown Florence business center scheduled to open in 2008
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Florence Little Theatre will spend 2007 building its future as construction of its new theater building on
South Dargan Street is set to begin in January.
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FLORENCE — Florence City Council unanimously approved the creation of a Tax Increment Financing District on Monday to help fund downtown improvements.
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Sen. Leatherman Announces $7 Million Appropriation for Downtown Francis Marion Performing Arts Center; Seven Appointed to PAC Governing Board
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FLORENCE—Francis Marion University received a $10 million grant today (Jan. 13) from Drs. Bruce & Lee Foundation to build a performing arts center in downtown Florence.
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