Links to Lake City's Blanche Hotel Project:
Links to Blanche stories:
• February 29, 2020 Lake City's 'New' Blanche Hotel, Resurrected and Controversial, Celebrates a Grand Opening
• March 5, 2019 Lake City's Blanche Hotel: IDP's Decker Gives City Council an Upbeat Construction Update
• September 29, 2017 Blanche: After a Vote of No Confidence Redevelopment Options Unwrapped, But Not Public
• September 6, 2017 Blanche: One by One They Came to the Mic, But the Deal to "Walk it Back" Was Cut Before the Meeting
• September 1, 2017 Columbia Cnty's Mainstream Media & the Blanche: Twisted Facts, False Praise (Part II)
• August 31, 2017 Columbia County's Mainstream Media and the Blanche: Fake News, Twisted Facts, False Praise (Part I)
• August 29, 2017 Blanche Update: Lease Cost Up $1.7 Million, City Manager Johnson, "That's not unusual"
• August 8, 2017 Blanche Delayed Again: How Much Is the Move? Councilman Hill Calls for Workshop - Ward Votes No
• May 11, 2017 The Blanche: Time for Straight Talking in the Sunlight by City Manager Johnson & IDP
• October 14, 2016 City Manager Johnson Updates the City on the $15,000,000+ Blanche Project: 'Ready for Takeoff'
• Sept. 14, 2016 Blanche Renovation Should Begin by Christmas, IRS Blamed for Construction Delays
• Sept. 21, 2015 Wendell Johnson's IDP Blanche Legacy Project: Top Secrete Before it Should Have Been
• Sept. 20, 2015 04:45 pm Blanche on Lake City Docket: City Manager Johnson Fails to post Council agenda – Leaves public in dark
• May 9, 2015 Frisina Swings the Vote, Blanche Ducks a TKO – Lake City, County, Developer Regrouping (Part II)
• May 8, 2015 Last Night The Blanche Ducks a TKO – Lake City, County, Developer Regrouping (Part I)
• April 21, 2015 Blanche Hotel Developer Equity Skyrockets 850%: What is The Real Investment?
• March 11, 2015 Blanche Hotel: 6 Months & Counting – $14,000,000 Letter of Intent May Be Next Month
• Feb. 24, 2015 Blanche Hotel Train of Advisors Pulled into City Hall Last Night: Lots of Pictures - Not Much New
• Feb. 21, 2015 Blanche Saga Continues: $14,000,000 financing remains unexplained
• Feb. 3, 2015 Blanche $15 mil Renovation: CM Johnson Playing it Close to the Vest, "You'll know when I know"
• December 18, 2014 (Part II) The Blanche: Johnson & Decker want inclusion "Anybody that wants a seat will have one"
• December 17, 2014 (Part I) Lake City's Blanche Hotel: $15,000,000 Renovation Discussion Off & Running
• December 4, 2014 Renovation of Blanche Hotel on the Launching Pad: Will everyone have a chance to participate?
• November 7, 2014 Lake City's Last Chance Hotel, the Blanche – Plans On the Way to the Columbia County 5
• November 4, 2014 City Manager Johnson: Working on a Plan to Raise the Blanche Hotel From the Dead
• March 4, 2010 The Blanche Hotel - The seventh inning stretch
• Mar 1, 2010 The Blanche Group Bailout
Who are they? Where are they?
• Mar 1, 2010 A Blanche Investor Interview
• Feb 27, 2010 Structural Evaluation of the Blanche Hotel Now in the hands of the City Council
• Oct 21, 2009 Conversation with Steve Smith -Blanche Investment Trust
• Oct 21, 2009 City steps up • Councilman Hill wants slow down
• Oct 21, 2009 The visit • The fire inspection
• Oct 21, 2009 Go to Photo Gallery
• Oct 9, 2009 City Steps Up To The Plate
Offers to buy Landmark Blanche Hotel
• February 29, 2020 Lake City's 'New' Blanche Hotel, Resurrected and Controversial, Celebrates a Grand Opening
• March 5, 2019 Lake City's Blanche Hotel: IDP's Decker Gives City Council an Upbeat Construction Update
• September 29, 2017 Blanche: After a Vote of No Confidence Redevelopment Options Unwrapped, But Not Public
• September 6, 2017 Blanche: One by One They Came to the Mic, But the Deal to "Walk it Back" Was Cut Before the Meeting
• September 1, 2017 Columbia Cnty's Mainstream Media & the Blanche: Twisted Facts, False Praise (Part II)
• August 31, 2017 Columbia County's Mainstream Media and the Blanche: Fake News, Twisted Facts, False Praise (Part I)
• August 29, 2017 Blanche Update: Lease Cost Up $1.7 Million, City Manager Johnson, "That's not unusual"
• August 8, 2017 Blanche Delayed Again: How Much Is the Move? Councilman Hill Calls for Workshop - Ward Votes No
• May 11, 2017 The Blanche: Time for Straight Talking in the Sunlight by City Manager Johnson & IDP
• October 14, 2016 City Manager Johnson Updates the City on the $15,000,000+ Blanche Project: 'Ready for Takeoff'
• Sept. 14, 2016 Blanche Renovation Should Begin by Christmas, IRS Blamed for Construction Delays
• Sept. 21, 2015 Wendell Johnson's IDP Blanche Legacy Project: Top Secrete Before it Should Have Been
• Sept. 20, 2015 04:45 pm Blanche on Lake City Docket: City Manager Johnson Fails to post Council agenda – Leaves public in dark
• May 9, 2015 Frisina Swings the Vote, Blanche Ducks a TKO – Lake City, County, Developer Regrouping (Part II)
• May 8, 2015 Last Night The Blanche Ducks a TKO – Lake City, County, Developer Regrouping (Part I)
• April 21, 2015 Blanche Hotel Developer Equity Skyrockets 850%: What is The Real Investment?
• March 11, 2015 Blanche Hotel: 6 Months & Counting – $14,000,000 Letter of Intent May Be Next Month
• Feb. 24, 2015 Blanche Hotel Train of Advisors Pulled into City Hall Last Night: Lots of Pictures - Not Much New
• Feb. 21, 2015 Blanche Saga Continues: $14,000,000 financing remains unexplained
• Feb. 3, 2015 Blanche $15 mil Renovation: CM Johnson Playing it Close to the Vest, "You'll know when I know"
• December 18, 2014 (Part II) The Blanche: Johnson & Decker want inclusion "Anybody that wants a seat will have one"
• December 17, 2014 (Part I) Lake City's Blanche Hotel: $15,000,000 Renovation Discussion Off & Running
• December 4, 2014 Renovation of Blanche Hotel on the Launching Pad: Will everyone have a chance to participate?
• November 7, 2014 Lake City's Last Chance Hotel, the Blanche – Plans On the Way to the Columbia County 5
• November 4, 2014 City Manager Johnson: Working on a Plan to Raise the Blanche Hotel From the Dead
• March 4, 2010 The Blanche Hotel - The seventh inning stretch
• Mar 1, 2010 The Blanche Group Bailout
Who are they? Where are they?
• Mar 1, 2010 A Blanche Investor Interview
• Feb 27, 2010 Structural Evaluation of the Blanche Hotel Now in the hands of the City Council
• Oct 21, 2009 Conversation with Steve Smith -Blanche Investment Trust
• Oct 21, 2009 City steps up • Councilman Hill wants slow down
• Oct 21, 2009 The visit • The fire inspection
• Oct 21, 2009 Go to Photo Gallery
• Oct 9, 2009 City Steps Up To The Plate
Offers to buy Landmark Blanche Hotel