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Michaels moves into former A.C. Moore space at Tanglewood Mall

Michaels plans to open a store at Tanglewood Mall, its second location in Roanoke. John Abernathy, president of Blackwater Resources, which owns Tanglewood Mall, said the craft retailer will move into the space vacated by A.C. Moore. A.C. Moore announced in November that it would close all of its craft stores.  The company said at… Read more »


Carilion plans to create center for children’s care at Tanglewood

Carilion Clinic announced Thursday that it will spend $30 million to convert part of Tanglewood Mall into a hub for its growing children’s services. Carilion signed a lease to take over 150,000 square feet, which includes the spaces vacated by J.C. Penney and Miller-Motte Technical College. Abernathy said soon after Blackwater purchased Tanglewood Mall in… Read more »



How to Build a Shopping Center from Start to Finish

For those who work hard and put their time and energy into  a construction project, it’s always nice to see a project go from concept to completion. It took 9 months to construct  The Village at Mitchell Ranch in New Port Richey, Florida, but you can see it time lapsed down to 1 minute in… Read more »


The Guitar Center planning new location in Johnson City

The Guitar Center, which offers lessons, repairs and rentals, will open an 11,000-square-foot store at 3023 Peoples St. in Johnson City in 2020. “The new store will offer customers a hands-on music experience with a wide array of gear to help musicians find their sound — wherever they are on their musical journey,” the company said in a… Read more »


New plaza continues Trinity development boom

Business leaders say this isn’t urban sprawl but intentional development in Trinity they hope will entice more people to live and work in this area. County leaders say this kind of commercial attraction will help bring more industries to West Pasco. View video segment from ABC Action below for the complete story:     … Read more »



Village at Mitchell Ranch prepares for grand opening

Pasco County’s newest retail destination is preparing for a major grand opening, although some of its resident business are already greeting customers before the site’s official celebration. The Village at Mitchell Ranch, at the intersection of Little Road and State Route 54, is already seeing its parking lots filling up as four of its businesses… Read more »


Big things in store in Trinity

As long as they don’t mind a little noise and a little dust, those who pass by the crossing of State Road 54 and Little Road are in store for seven or eight months of watching the fast-paced evolution of a new shopping center. The first phase of the ambitious and long-awaited project at the… Read more »


Construction is underway on The Village at Mitchell Ranch in Trinity, Florida

The Village at Mitchell Ranch

The 165,000-square-foot shopping center is being developed by a joint venture between Blackwater Real Estate and Hutton. The Shopping Center Group, in charge of leasing for the project, has announced a list of tenants including Sprouts Farmers Market, HomeGoods and Michaels. Read the rest of the article at Shopping Center Business here.