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July 24, 2026

Fat Tuesday plans return to Jacksonville, nearly 30 years after closing

Fat Tuesday, a frozen cocktail bar, was an original tenant of Jacksonville Landing and closed in 1997.…

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Cianna Bommarito co-owns Kava & Co. with her father, Giovanni, and says the business caters heavily to remote workers and young adults seeking a nightlife alternative to alcohol. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Today
July 22, 2026

Kava & Co. brings booze-free bar scene to Jacksonville Beach

Kava & Co. offers alcohol-free drinks with optional infusions of CBD, kava and other boosters.…

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This 8,558-square-foot oceanfront home at 1185 and 1187 Ponte Vedra Blvd. sold for $20 million July 13, 2026, with proceeds benefiting The Sontag Foundation. | Jacksonville Daily Record
July 17, 2026

$20M home in Ponte Vedra Beach sold to benefit brain cancer research

Aerospace executive Rick Sontag donated the home to the foundation he and his late wife formed.…

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An illustration of The Village at Seven Pines. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 17, 2026

5 restaurants announced for Village of Seven Pines shopping center

The restaurants will be part of Seven Pines, a master-planned community at Butler and I-295.…

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The former Tinseltown Hooters will become a new sushi restaurant
June 2, 2026

Supra Revolving Sushi Bar prepares to replace Hooters in Tinseltown

In the all-you-can-eat concept, sushi dishes come to tables on a conveyor belt. Or you can order off the menu.…

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May 26, 2026

Naked Kitchen opens 1st restaurant in Phoenix Arts & Innovation District

Naked Kitchen focuses on nonprocessed foods in a nearly 100-year-old building in North Springfield.…

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Darian “Jack” Jackson prepares to open two businesses — a cigar bar and a cheesesteak restaurant — May 15 at 11 N. Ocean St. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
May 15, 2026

Dapper D’s opens cigar bar and cheesesteak restaurant in Downtown Jax

Dapper D’s is opening on Ocean Street, in the space of the former Island Girl Cigar Bar.…

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The Cafecito coffee shop opened at Post and King Streets in Riverside. | Jacksonville Daily Record
May 7, 2026

Cafecito: A nearly 100-year-old Riverside building becomes a modern coffee shop

Cafecito’s owners want to create a “third space” for people to frequent outside their homes and workplaces.…

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The first Potbelly Sandwich Works shop in Northeast Florida is set to open May 5 in the Deerwood Village shopping center across from Florida State College at Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record
April 22, 2026

Potbelly sandwich shop coming to Jacksonville in May

Potbelly will open its first Northeast Florida location in the Deerwood Village shopping center.…

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Sara Frasca is closing her restaurant so she can devote her energies to her consulting business, Point NorthEast. | Jacksonville Daily Record
April 7, 2026

Trasca & Co Eatery closing in Ponte Vedra Beach

Owner Sara Frasca says she’s closing Trasca & Co Eatery to focus on her consulting business, Point NorthEast.…

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The Mossfire Grill building.
March 20, 2026

Restaurant investor buys former Mossfire Grill building

Veteran restaurant and bar owner Scott McAlister bought the Mossfire Grill building for $1.4 million.…

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David Revuelta and Daimi Morales are owners of Cafe San Marco and Bar San Marco. Behind the bar is Rene Martinez, the restaurant's general manager. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
February 13, 2026

Cafe San Marco takes over Bistro Aix space

Cafe San Marco offers breakfast and lunch with Cuban cuisine. Bar San Marco replaces Onyx Bar and Bar X.…

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Aerial view of Springfield in Jacksonville, a top city for homebuyers. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 27, 2026

Zillow lists Jacksonville as a top market for homebuyers

Jacksonville is rated the fourth-best place in the nation for homebuyers, based partly on the growth of home values.…

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Kicker’s Country Bar, also called Kicker’s Saloon, features a bedazzled mechanical bull. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
January 16, 2026

Country bar — with mechanical bull — opens at Pablo Station

Kicker’s Country Bar offers entertainment, line dancing and an atmosphere inspired by bars such as Gilley’s.…

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January 6, 2026

Grouper Shack restaurant is now open in Jax Beach

Grouper Shack, a fast-casual restaurant, bar and market, is the group’s second site in Northeast Florida.…

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Construction work contniues at the Hub Brooklyn on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
December 30, 2025

The Hub Brooklyn expected to open within weeks

The Hub, housing three restaurants, is tenatively scheduled to open Jan. 19 at Riverside Avenue and Forest Street.…

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A Space Invaders game by Raw Thrills is up for auction at Adventure Landing in Jacksonville Beach. | Bill Ramsey & Associates
December 2, 2025

Here’s a chance to keep a piece of Adventure Landing

An online auction is selling memorabilia and equipment from the closed Adventure Landing entertainment center.…

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Lily Grabb has closed Lily’s Asian-American Food in Downtown Jacksonville. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
November 21, 2025

Open 9 months, Lily’s restaurant closes Downtown

Owner Lily Grabb said she closed the Asian American restaurant after struggling to attract lunch customers.…

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The Casa Marina Hotel & Restaurant at 691 First St. N. in Jacksonville Beach. | Jacksonville Daily Record
November 18, 2025

Deal to sell Casa Marina Hotel in Jax Beach falls through

Developer Corner Lot had planned to buy and redevelop the Casa Marina and a property across the street.…

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October 29, 2025

Outback Steakhouse closes in Jacksonville Beach

Outback’s parent company said it was closing 41 locations across all of its restaurant brands.…

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The Mossfire Grill at 1573 Margaret St. in Five Points. | J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily Record
October 15, 2025

Mossfire Grill closing after 27 years in Five Points

In a post on Facebook, the Mossfire Grill said it would close Nov. 9. It did not give a reason.…

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The first Habit Burger & Grill in Jacksonville is at 13559 Beach Blvd. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record
October 8, 2025

Habit Burger & Grill sets opening for first Jax restaurant

The California-based Habit Burger & Grill plans three locations in Jacksonville.…

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The Grouper Shack restaurant in St. Augustine. | Visit St. Augustine
September 30, 2025

Grouper Shack restaurant coming to Jacksonville Beach

The Grouper Shack seafood restaurant will open at 1700 Third St. S., the former home of The Bearded Pig.…

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An illustration shows Keane's Tavern, a new Irish pub coming to the Elbow district.
September 22, 2025

Irish pub will open Halloween weekend on Bay Street

Keane’s Tavern will open in the former Justice Pub and Mark’s bar, near several new entertainment spots.…