April 18, 2025
A law proposed in the Florida Legislature would end Community Redevelopment Agencies.…
April 4, 2025
More development planned in Downtown Jacksonville
Downtown could add affordable housing in the Cathedral District and retail and a restaurant in Brooklyn.…
April 1, 2025
City Council asked to choose land swap over purchasing building for UF campus in LaVilla
The developer Gateway Jax is asking city lawmakers to fully consider a land-swap before deciding whether to buy the property…
February 19, 2025
Land swap paving way for UF campus, riverfront tower wins DIA approval
Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority board on Wednesday approved a land swap deal to ensure the University of Florida can open…
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.…
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.…
April 11, 2024
OPINION | If at first you don’t succeed
It’s tiresome for sure, this yearslong Laura Street Trio restoration project conversation.…
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?…
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…
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. …
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…