About 75 people attended a public meeting on plans to open The Local restaurant and bar in Riverside. | Drew Dixon, Jacksonville Daily Record
Published on August 3, 2023 at 1:02 pm
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It has been seven years since two Jacksonville restaurateurs proposed opening The Roost bar and restaurant on Oak Street in Riverside and experienced a backlash from area residents.
It now looks like the restaurant and bar, this time as The Local, is moving closer to opening at the site, though opposition remains.
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The site is the former Deluxe Laundry and Dry Cleaners De Luxe Launderette buildings. They have been vacant for more than a decade.
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