November 29, 2023
Jacksonville approves plan to stop Brentwood liquor store
The city plans to buy land in Brentwood that was set to become a liquor store next to a school — plans that neighbors have protested for months.
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November 26, 2023
Liquor store issue could go to City Council on Tuesday
Several committees voted in favor of the purchase, which would keep a liquor store from opening across from a charter school in Brentwood.
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September 25, 2023
City plans to buy proposed Brentwood liquor store
City Council Member Ju’Coby Pittman has told residents the city will buy the property, which sits less than 200 feet from a school on Golfair Boulevard.
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August 11, 2023
Jax nonprofits ensure students have the means to succeed
A number of organizations are making sure students in poorer neighborhoods have the equipment and supplies they need to start the school year.
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June 6, 2023
Proposal for city to buy Brentwood liquor store is withdrawn
Legislation would have had the city buy the property using dollars earmarked for removing Confederate monuments.
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May 11, 2023
Brentwood residents oppose liquor store opening across from school
A liquor store that’s set to open across from the KIPP VOICE Academy has residents in Brentwood up in arms.
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