{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Thumbcoast.tv | ebw.tv - Serving Port Huron and the Thumbcoast","provider_url":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv","title":"Building and Construction is Booming in Downtown Port Huron","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MgnOng2rCo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/building-construction-booming-downtown-port-huron\/\">Building and Construction is Booming in Downtown Port Huron<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/building-construction-booming-downtown-port-huron\/embed\/#?secret=MgnOng2rCo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Building and Construction is Booming in Downtown Port Huron&#8221; &#8212; Thumbcoast.tv | ebw.tv - Serving Port Huron and the Thumbcoast\" data-secret=\"MgnOng2rCo\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/thumbcoast.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-3.35.53-PM-1024x546.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":546,"description":"Written by: Audrey Sochor \u00a0 \u00a0The Port Huron Downtown Development Authority met March 28 to give City Manager James Freed the OK to pull together funding for a $2 million four season marketplace and greenspace venue. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s well overdue,\u201d Freed said. \u201cIn the last four years of being city manager it is the one thing citizens constantly bring up to me \u00a0- we need a downtown marketplace for creators, makers and produce \u2013 so that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to do.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0The former Art Van building at 318 Grand River Ave. will be converted into an open air concept marketplace similar to the ones found in Muskegon, Bay City, Grand Rapids and Holland. Freed said out of all the comparable communities, Port Huron is one of the only without this type of market in the downtown. \u00a0 \u00a0The renovated lot will feature a domed wooden structure for vendors and enclosed year-round space reminiscent of a mini Eastern Market.\u00a0 The site will also include a circular green space with an amphitheater for concerts and other performances. \u00a0 \u00a0Although the City is taking the lead on this project now, the idea first started with Commissioner Jeff Bohm and other County officials back in 2015 when the County bought the Art Van property. \u00a0 \u00a0Freed hopes to have the funding assembled within the next 60-90 days. About $1 million of it will come from the Port Huron Downtown Development Authority\u2019s (DDA) Tax Increment Finance Authority (TIFA) District, which promotes economic and business development through programs and public improvement projects. Possible additional funding would come from County Parks and Recreation as well as corporate sponsors and other donors."}