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FLORIDA SENTINEL
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
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Groundbreaking For Gardens At Diana Pointe
The Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony for its newest housing development – Gardens at Diana Pointe. The development is off of 43rd St. and Diana. (Photos by Frederick Harris)
James and Cleo Billups were among the community residents in at- tendance.
Rep. Sean Shaw (D-61, Tampa) at- tended the groundbreaking.
Among those who participated in the groundbreaking: Chloe Coney, founder, CDC of Tampa, Inc., Nelson Black, Chief Lending Officer, Florida Community Loan Fund; Ernest Coney, Jr., President/CEO, CDC of Tampa, Inc., Cheryl Howell, Affordable Housing Service Director, Hills- borough County; Tammy Haylock-Moore, City of Tampa Housing official; and Frank Cornier, MC, Vice President of Real Estate Development, CDC of Tampa, Inc.
Ed Johnson, East Tampa CRA, and Malcolm Kiner, City of Tampa.
Thomas, A/C contractor, and Ron- nie McCullough.
Katina McClinton, Fresh Start De- velopment, and Orlando Gudes.
Others from the community at the groundbreaking were: James Iverson, Ronnie McCul- lough, John Billups, Mary White-Darby, Herbert Kinsey, Luckner Thompson and Mamie and Rudene Igles, Sr.
Open House Held For Community Input On Julian Lane River Center Art
The Pep Rally, a West Tampa collaborative of artists, has been commissioned to create artwork for the Julian B. Lane River Center building. The final of 3 meetings held to get input from the commu- nity was held August 29, 2017 at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center Complex.
The City of Tampa is currently renovating the Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, where the River Center will be housed. Inside the center will be a Boat House Community Center with an interior piece of art created by Pep Rally.
Pep Rally is a team of professional artists based in West Tampa who are stylistically and culturally diverse, and represent Anglo, African, Caribbean, Irish, and Cuban communities. (Photos by Frederick Harris)
Artists who attended the open house: Patrick Moraltes, Edgar Sanchez Cumbas, Greg Bryon, Ja- suva T. Pearson and Jay Tiraux.
Historian Fred Hearns and resident Edith Randolph were in attendance.
Edgar Sanchez Cumbas, Joshua T. Pearson and Joseph W. J. Robinson, West Tampa CRA CAC Chairman.
West Tampa activist/resi- dent, Dwight Bolden attended the open house.
West Tampa residents, Delphine Jones and Frances Cheeks Jennings.
Tina Hurless, Joe Citro and Karla Price at the open house.