October 2011 Downtown Dimension Highlights

Here are my notes from the latest edition of Downtown Dimension:

• The SJDA just celebrated their 25 year anniversary.
• 1stACT Silicon Valley and ZER01 each secured $500k grants. 
• 1stACT will use the money to transform Gore Park in SoFA into an outdoor living room for the arts.
• ZER01 will use the money to build the ZER01 Garage in SoFA, which will be a think tank for creatives and host various events and activities.
• Canada just launched an Environmental Business Cluster on 10 S. Third St., adding to a long list of national business incubators Downtown (Ireland, Finland, Spain, and Japan also launched similar projects over the last 2 years here)
• Yogurtland is open at 125 E. San Carlos.
• Beso Nightclub & Sports Bar is an expansion of Miami Beach Club.
• Groudwerx is sprucing up the area around the San Pedro Square Market:
• Long mural on the wall of the former Rosicrucian Press building
• Planters and flower boxes have been added around the area
• 8 stained-glass San Pedro Square signs have been put up
• LED "festoon" light sets have been strung from various poles

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