Join the 'Handy on the Plaza' festival for unforgettable music and energy in Florence. Dive into live performances from top ...

FLORENCE, Ala. ( WHNT) — Downtown Florence has announced that a Four-Day Street Party will kickoff the W.C. Handy Music ...

FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) — Hard Rock International has officially announced the plans for a Hard Rock Reverb hotel in downtown ...

FLORENCE — The streets of downtown Florence were empty in 2011, almost as empty as the buildings. "It was actually a ghost town," said Ella Frazier, a downtown retailer. "The only thing that was ...

Business in downtown Florence is booming as the district has welcomed Smiling Scoops ice-cream shop to town. Owners Stoney and Whitney Duprey, along with loved ones, and community members cut the ...

Florence's new Bojangles won't have a drive-thru. The South Irby Street spot will be the first of its kind. It could sell beer and wine, but maybe not fried chicken.

Downtown Florence is the seventh city in all of South Carolina to receive a cultural district designation. The South Carolina Arts Commission officially recognized downtown Florence at the state ...

Six new cameras mean six different ways for city leaders to keep track of what’s going on in downtown Florence.

More investment is coming to downtown Florence, from restaurants and bars to local banks and real estate agencies.

FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - When you drive through downtown Florence you will be met with restaurants, coffee shops, and places to shop but one thing you won’t see is a grocery store. City council members ...

Crews have begun tearing down the aging downtown Florence parking deck located at West Tennessee and North Pine streets. Built in the 1970s and shuttered last December over structural concerns ...

If Florence decides to approve the entertainment district designation, they must work with the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to develop enforcement and open container policies.