July 25, 2024
Cross Regions Group is working with the Downtown Investment Authority on a condo tower next to Riverfront Plaza.…
July 11, 2024
OPINION | Summer in the city: Hotter than a match head in Downtown Jax
Jacksonville’s Downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods are in the nations top 2% for heat.…
July 9, 2024
DIA chief raises concerns about Downtown committee
CEO Lori Boyer says projects are on hold as the Special Committee on the Future of Downtown considers changes.…
June 28, 2024
DIA backs out of Laura Street Trio negotiations
The developer, Southeast Development Group, wants to work directly with the Jacksonville City Council.…
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.…
May 14, 2024
Panel begins to explore ways to spark Downtown
A special committe of Jacksonville City Council met for the first time as it tries to speed up Downtown development.…
May 9, 2024
Retired Jags player plans Downtown restaurant
Marcus Stroud, a defensive lineman for the Jaguars from 2001 through 2007, plans to open Baby Got Brunch at 610…
May 9, 2024
DIA expected to extend CEO’s contract next week
Lori Boyer has been CEO of the Downtown Investment Authority since 2019. Her contract is scheduled to end in June.…
April 29, 2024
New committee seeks answers on Downtown development
Jacksonville City Council President Ron Salem is creating a special committee to examine the work of the Downtown Investment Authority.…
April 18, 2024
OPINION | Riverfront Plaza’s dizzying complications
Redeveloping the former Landing site is overly complicated, defies common sense, is too costly, and is taking too long.…
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?…
March 11, 2024
Downtown’s time has come, developers say
Some of Jacksonville’s biggest developers say Downtown is nearing a tipping point and you won’t recognize it in a few…
February 22, 2024
Waterfront restaurant approved over objections
Some residents fear the restaurant at the new Riverfront Plaza could be susceptible to flooding.…
December 22, 2023
New review sought on Laura Street Trio incentives
The Downtown Investment Authority now wants to weigh in on a new, more expensive deal for the redevelopment project.…
December 12, 2023
Laura Street Trio deal includes $22 million city loan guarantee
The Laura Street Trio project would include apartments, a hotel and a restaurant in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville.…
September 29, 2023
In Downtown Jax: Developers wait out rising costs
Downtown Investment Authority CEO Lori Boyer says the pace of development is “terrific” but the pipeline of future projects is…
August 17, 2023
$4.97 million loan approved for Greenleaf & Crosby Building
Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority approved a forgivable loan package to finance improvements at the historic landmark.…