Together Eastside Coalition

The Together Eastside Coalition is a diverse group of residents, business leaders, religious leaders, community organizations, and legal and policy experts who have worked together since 2023 to advance community development in Jacksonville's Historic Eastside.

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A groundbreaking for The Corner at Debs Store was held on Sept. 4, 2024. It's a nonprofit grocery store in the heart of Jacksonville's Eastside on Florida Avenue. A previous Debs Store was operated in the same location for 90 years before it closed in 2011. From left: City Council member Ju'Coby Pittman; Honey Holzendorf; Council member Jimmy Peluso; VyStar CEO Brian Wolfburg; JTA Senior VP Greer Johnson Gillis; Jacksonville Jaguars President Mark Lamping; LIFT JAX COO Travis Williams; Florida Blue market President Tony Jenkins; Joe Debs; Goodwill Industries of North Florida CEO David Rey; city of Jacksonville Chief of Staff Darnell Smith; LIFT JAX CEO David Garfunkel; Historic Eastside CDC President Suzanne Pickett. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

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OPINION | Our ancestors built the foundation. We are building the future

Founding Eastside leaders would recognize today’s coalition as their visions becoming reality.…

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