In the early 20th century, a black man had a successful career in Georgetown and Goldsboro as an architect, builder and brick mason. Georgetown and Goldsboro were black settlements now incorporated into the city limits of Sanford, FL. Goldsboro was the second Florida town incorporated by black citizens, nearby Eatonville in Orange County was the 1st. Shortly after arriving in Sanford, Prince W. Spears was commissioned  by Reverend W.H.Brown in 1910 to design and build the thi

The Darden Restaurant Chain has been revamping their Longhorn Steakhouse image with a new building design and interiors. The first of the new design Orlando locations, at 4695 St John’s Parkway, opened on Aug. 12 and is one of about 40 new LongHorn locations that opened across the country in 2013. It boasts a more contemporary look with a “welcome home” feel. “We’ve gone from roadhouse to ranch house,” said Juan Santiago, the location’s managing partner. The second LongHorn l

Another of last year’s award winning designs is the Seminole State College Building Renovations, Sanford, Florida, one of the images featured on our blog cover photo. While the original scope of the project was reduced, the project enclosed a number of exterior walks and stairs which allows students to now avoid changing classes in the rain and heat, other areas have elegant shading screens to at least block the hot Florida sun. It received the AWARD OF HONOR, designed by Hun