April 16, 2024
City Council members on the Land Use and Zoning Committee meeting on Tuesday narrowly endorsed a rezoning request that could…
April 16, 2024
#AskJAXTDY l Will a remodeled stadium be climate-friendly?
Both the Jaguars and the city have publicly pledged to include green initiatives and resiliency efforts into their agreement to…
February 9, 2024
Jacksonville’s new planning director lays out his mission
R. Brett James, a former Navy civilian director, took over this week as Jacksonville’s chief of planning and development.…
December 15, 2023
North Core development gets design approval
The Pearl Street District is the first phase of apartments, retail, restaurants and outdoor space that Gateway Jax plans to…
November 29, 2023
Clay County charts a path for next five years
The county is creating a long list of plans to improve health and safety, development, infrastructure, quality of life and…
November 9, 2023
RiversEdge expects to finish four public parks in 2024
Work on four public parks that are part of the RiversEdge commercial and residential project on the Downtown Southbank could…
October 31, 2023
Lila’s Seafood & Steaks building to be demolished
The city is reviewing a permit to demolish the closed restaurant in the Beach Boulevard Shopping Center.…
October 26, 2023
Downtown Jax is finally starting to grow
Although problems remain, a new report paints a rosy picture of new homes, hotels and businesses in Downtown Jacksonville.…
October 6, 2023
RD River City Brewery project scheduled for final review
Miami-based Related Group plans 410 residential units on the Southbank, on the site of the former River City Brewing Co.…
October 4, 2023
Costs rising for RiversEdge development on Southbank
The city may increase the property tax rebate for the developer, Elements Development of Jacksonville LLC.…
September 20, 2023
Gateway Jax launches plans for Downtown development that could reach $2B
A $500 million mixed-used development in Downtown Jacksonville with apartments and a grocery store is Phase 1 of a project…
August 8, 2023
Homebuilder Ashton Woods moves into hot Jax market
Ashton Woods has operated in the Orlando and Tampa areas for years. The company described Jacksonville as one of the…
March 7, 2023
THE JAXSON | 15 major apartment projects underway in or near Downtown
Here are 15 significant apartment or townhouse projects currently under construction in or near Downtown Jacksonville.…
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.…
January 17, 2023
Downtown board’s deferral of planned LaVilla gas station hailed as community victory
A Jan. 12 deferral means the Downtown Improvement Authority will bring the DDRB’s concerns to Jacksonville-based First Coast Energy before…
January 10, 2023
OPINION | How to fit a gas station into LaVilla
These examples of urban gas stations show that a Daily’s station being proposed for LaVilla can be improved dramatically with…
November 8, 2022
THE JAXSON | The last days of Adventure Landing
For 27 years, Jacksonville Beach’s Adventure Landing has been one of the most popular attractions for kids and their families…
August 31, 2022
Eastside gearing up for renaissance on its terms
Bobby Graham doesn’t trust the city of Jacksonville. The lifelong Eastside resident has seen too many promises go unfulfilled to…
January 4, 2022
OPINION | Changing the urban landscape in 2022
Jacksonville’s Urban Core is growing again after decades of decline, the Emerald Trail has broken ground, and the Downtown Northbank…
December 14, 2021
OPINION | Duval Schools headquarters must stay Downtown
Duval County Public Schools’ announcement that it plans to sell its Southbank headquarters and relocate is welcome news for those…
November 23, 2021
OPINION | What hotels can do for Downtown vibrancy
A new Home2 Suites in Brooklyn is the latest hotel project moving forward in Downtown Jacksonville. With more hotels in…