Q. How long has the renovation of the Ritz Theatre in Winter Haven been going on?
A. As long as I can remember.

Q. When will it ever be finished?
A. Your guess is as good as mine.

In the Winter Haven area, schools have been built, malls demolished, rebuilt and born again, but the Ritz renovation has sputtered along. According to the 'history' page at the Ritz site the building was officially bought by the Ritz Theatre 100 group in 1997.

I won't even begin the comparisons to Lakeland, but I think it's safe to say that if the Ritz was in Lakeland it would have been done a number of years ago.