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Metro Diner is coming to 2851 County Road 210 W. in St. Johns County. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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Metro Diner set to open Monday in St. Johns County

The new restaurant is in the Publix-anchored Johns Creek Center at 2851 County Road 210 W.…

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Fatburger is expected to open at 348 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park. | Fatburger
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California-based Fatburger is coming to Northeast Florida

Fatburger plans to open 40 sites in Florida, including one on Blanding Boulevard in Orange Park.…

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Sizemore’s Coastal Kitchen is at 333 First St. N., in the former Salt Jax Beach space. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 27, 2025

Sizemore’s Coastal Kitchen opens in Jacksonville Beach

The oceanfront seafood restaurant opened at 333 First St. N., in the former space of Salt Jax Beach.…

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An illustration shows the mixed-use building Corner Lot plans to build at 102 Sixth Ave. N. in the Town Center district of Jacksonville Beach. It is across the street from the Casa Marina Hotel. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 26, 2025

Corner Lot redevelops Casa Marina in Jax Beach

The Jacksonville developer will preserve the historic hotel and build a new mixed-use building across the street.…

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Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery in Tinseltown permanently closed Monday, June 23. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 25, 2025

Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery closes in Tinseltown

Seven Bridges is owned by Kelly Cos. of Southern California, which closed Ragtime Tavern in Atlantic Beach in January.…

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Electric Dough Pizza Co. opens Wednesday at the site of the former San Marco Theatre. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
June 18, 2025

Electric Dough Pizza Co. opens at San Marco Theatre site

The restaurant, owned by chef Tom Gray, features his take on the Detroit-style pie along with a full menu.…

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Changes are ahead for Crispy’s Springfield Gallery restaurant and bar at 1735 N. Main St. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 12, 2025

Changes coming to Crispy’s restaurant in Springfield

A new ownership group is changing the business name and renovating the upstairs to add a lounge area.…

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Beachside Seafood in Jacksonville Beach will be renovated under its new ownership. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
May 16, 2025

Beachside Seafood in Jax Beach plans renovations

New owners plan cosmetic changes to the inside and outside of the building, which was built in 1954.…

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The patio area at Dorothy's Downtown will serve as a third dining area. It is decorated with a tropical floral mural and has overhead curtains to provide shade. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
April 24, 2025

Dorothy’s Downtown restaurant aims to open May 1

Dorothy’s Downtown will feature Creole-inspired cuisine in the former Burrito Gallery space at 21 E. Adams St.…

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April 23, 2025

Solar recycling company plans $90M expansion in Green Cove

OnePlanet Solar Recycling, a Jacksonville company, will open its second plant in Green Cove Springs.…

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Sizemore's Coastal Kitchen will take the space of Salt Jax Beach. | Jacksonville Daily Record
April 22, 2025

Oceanfront restaurant soon to open in Jax Beach

The restaurant, Sizemore’s Coastal Kitchen, will take the space of Salt Jax Beach, which closed last year.…

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Baptist Health has added another helicopter to its fleet. | Michael LeGrand
April 21, 2025

Baptist Health adds 3rd helicopter to Life Flight fleet

Baptist says the speed of helicopters can make all the difference in cases of stroke, heart attack or trauma.…

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Akel’s Deli is in the Bank of America Tower at 50 Laura St. | Jacksonville Daily Record
April 18, 2025

Akel’s Deli will remain in Downtown tower for now

Akel’s has renewed its lease in the Bank of America tower through November.…

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Owner Ed Malin has put together an array of art and memorabilia in Angie’s in Atlantic Beach. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
April 3, 2025

Angie’s opens in Atlantic Beach with some twists

Owner Ed Malin is opening Angie’s a few doors down from the former Ragtime Tavern.…

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The Bearded Pig is at 1700 S. Third St. in Jacksonville Beach. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
March 24, 2025

Bearded Pig restaurant will close in Jacksonville Beach

After four years in operation, the Bearded Pig barbecue restaurant will close April 6.…

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The Lazy Manatee is expected to open in the spring. | Jacksonville Daily Record
March 4, 2025

Lazy Manatee taproom plans spring opening in Arlington

The Lazy Manatee will have 20 taps and serve craft beer from around the country.…

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The former San Marco Theatre at 1996 San Marco Blvd. is being converted into Electric Dough Pizza Co. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
March 3, 2025

Pizza restaurant nears opening in old San Marco Theatre

Electric Dough Pizza Co. will bring a unique blend of pizza to Jacksonville in the late spring.…

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The three remaining Pollo Tropical restaurants in Jacksonville have closed. | Jacksonville Daily Record
February 25, 2025

Pollo Tropical closes last 3 restaurants in Jacksonville

The Miami-based restaurant chain said it planned to focus on “higher growth markets in Florida.”…

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Lily Grabb, the owner of Lily’s Asian-American Food, says her menu is based on her mother’s recipes. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
February 17, 2025

Lily’s Asian-American Food reinvents Downtown restaurant

Lily Grabb bought and closed Super Food & Brew last year to chase her own vision.…

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Iguana Investments Florida LLC, a company owned by Jaguars owner Shad Khan, now owns the Jacksonville Fairgrounds site Downtown. The fair is moving to West Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record
February 10, 2025

Shad Khan’s company buys Downtown fairgrounds

The fair is leaving the site near EverBank Stadium and moving to West Jacksonville.…

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Rendering of the Village at Seven Pines | Jax Daily Record
January 30, 2025

Regency Centers to develop shopping center at JTB and I-295

Seven Pines is at southeast Interstate 295 and Butler Boulevard near St. Johns Town Center.…

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Ragtime Ragtime Tavern in Atlantic Beach closed permanently over the weekend. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
January 27, 2025

Ragtime Tavern closes after 40+ years in Atlantic Beach

A sign on the window of Ragtime Tavern says “Unfortunately, we have permanently closed.”…

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An illustration shows the Jacksonville Armada soccer stadium in Downtown Jacksonville. The team plans to break ground on the stadium this year and begin play there in 2025. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 3, 2025

Jacksonville Armada buys land for Downtown stadium

The Jacksonville Armada Football Club bought 34 vacant properties from the city for $1.…

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Super Food & Brew is closing at 11 E. Forsyth St. in the 11 East apartment building. | David Crumpler, Jacksonville Daily Record
December 19, 2024

Super Food & Brew to close Downtown at year’s end

Super Food & Brew was launched in 2015 and billed itself as a healthy gastropub.…