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The home of Downtown Investment Authority CEO Lori Boyer and retired Circuit Court Judge Tyrie Boyer is shown in an image from an Instagram reel posted by Berkshire Hathaway Florida Network Realty agent Anita Vining. | Jacksonville Daily Record
October 22, 2024

CEO of Downtown Investment Authority lists home for $6.75M

DIA CEO Lori Boyer put the historic San Marco home on the market for the second time.…

By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park in LaVilla is shown under construction in March 2024. | Jacksonville Daily Record
May 16, 2024

Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park to open June 27

The park honors the song written in the early 1900s by Jacksonville brothers James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson.…

By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record

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The Laura Street Trio at Forsyth and Laura streets Downtown.
April 11, 2024

OPINION | If at first you don’t succeed

It’s tiresome for sure, this yearslong Laura Street Trio restoration project conversation.…

By Sherry Magill

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April 4, 2024

OPINION | A pocketful of miracles: Are parks central to Northbank plan?

Are parks central to plans for Downtown Jacksonville’s Northbank? Or are they an after-thought?…

By Sherry Magill

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MOSH is planning a $100 million museum on the Northbank in Downtown Jacksonville. | MOSH
January 29, 2024

MOSH misses deadline, but new museum still in the works

The Museum of Science & History missed a deadline to raise $40 million for its move to the Northbank, but…

By Steven Ponson

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Lori Boyer, CEO of Jacksonville's Downtown Investment Authority, speaks to City Council during a special meeting about the potential city investment in the redevelopment of the Laura Street Trio. | Screenshot from city of Jacksonville website
January 4, 2024

‘Half-baked’ Laura Street Trio deal sent back to Downtown Investment Authority by Council

A potential $38.5 million deal to redevelop the historic Laura Street Trio needs more work, the City Council decided Thursday. …

By Casmira Harrison

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November 30, 2021

OPINION | 5 development myths that hold Downtown Jax back

Does demolishing old buildings prime the pump for flashy ones? Is 10,000 residents the magic number necessary to enliven Downtown…

By Bill Delaney

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