{"id":6263,"date":"2023-03-02T02:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T07:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virginiakeybeachpark.net\/?p=6263"},"modified":"2024-09-11T02:14:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T06:14:29","slug":"sunset-salute-otis-pitts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virginiakeybeachpark.net\/hat\/sunset-salute-otis-pitts\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunset Salute Otis Pitts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This month the\u00a0VirginiaKeyBeachParkTrust\u00a0salutes the late Otis Pitts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otis Pitts Jr. is a community organizer who has helped to develop and implement an economic agenda for the Liberty City area of Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the aftermath of the Liberty City disorders in 1980, Pitts set out to develop an economic environment that would improve the quality of goods and services available to the community, increase the level of entrepreneurial activity, and expand job opportunities.\u00a0Noted for his successful efforts at team and coalition building, he co-founded the Tacolcy Economic Development Corporation (TEDC), whose members included local leaders from government, banks, foundations, and corporations, as well as neighborhood residents.\u00a0<strong>He and TEDC were responsible for developing Edison Plaza<\/strong>, which was the only shopping center in the community, as well as the first multifamily, low-income housing to be built in Liberty City in decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You will never be forgotten. Rest in Paradise!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/virginiakeybeachpark.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-23-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virginiakeybeachpark.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/virginiakeybeachpark.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/virginiakeybeachpark.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/virginiakeybeachpark.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-23-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/virginiakeybeachpark.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-23-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/virginiakeybeachpark.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-23-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/virginiakeybeachpark.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Diseno-sin-titulo-23.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virginia Key Beach Park Trust honors the late Otis Pitts Jr., a community organizer instrumental in revitalizing Liberty City, Miami. 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