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The Magic Beach Motel, located just minutes from the water in Vilano Beach, has been featured in several TV shows since it opened the better part of a century ago. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
August 5, 2025

Magic Beach Motel will be demolished after all

The St. Johns County Commission decided it does not have the legal authority to stop the demolition.…

By Noah Hertz

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January 31, 2023

OPINION | Jax’s Godzilla strategy of urban development

Demolishing existing buildings in hopes that flashy new ones will replace them doesn’t work. It’s time to change gears.…

By Bill Delaney

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