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The former Bread & Board restaurant at 100 W. Bay St. in Downtown Jacksonville. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

#AskJAXTDY | Will Bread & Board ever return Downtown?

VyStar Credit Union is working to find another restaurant for the space left empty by Bread & Board.…

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All three buildings in the Laura Street Trio were built in the early 20th century. | The Jaxson
August 13, 2025

There’s another potential buyer for the Laura Street Trio

Avant Construction is working with an out-of-state company interested in the long vacant property.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Who’s paying for The Pearl sculpture at RiversEdge?”
The city has issued a permit for a sculpture called The Pearl at the RiversEdge development on the Downtown Southbank. The Pearl is the centerpiece of the development's Central Park. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 11, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Who’s paying for The Pearl sculpture at RiversEdge?

The city is kicking in $1 million for the sculpture. The developer will pay the rest.…

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An illustration shows the Village at Seven Pines, which will serve as the primary retail component of the Seven Pines master-planned community. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 8, 2025

Regency Centers moving headquarters out of Downtown

Regency Centers leases headquarters space in what had been Wells Fargo Center, now called 1 Independent Square.…

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The Happy Grilled Cheese is closing at 219 N. Hogan St. | Ric Anderson, Jacksonville Daily Record
August 6, 2025

The Happy Grilled Cheese is closing Downtown

The restaurant will shut down after eight years in business. A new breakfast and lunch place will replace it.…

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The city has issued a permit for a sculpture called The Pearl at the RiversEdge development on the Downtown Southbank. The Pearl is the centerpiece of the development's Central Park. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 4, 2025

Sculpture called The Pearl is rising at RiversEdge

The Pearl will anchor Central Park in the sprawling mixed-use development on the Southbank.…

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The former JEA headquarters in Downtown Jacksonville once featured a revolving restaurant on the roof. | Jacksonville Daily Record
July 30, 2025

Two companies interested in old JEA headquarters

Live Oak Contracting LLC and Simple State Inc. have submitted proposals to buy the Downtown property.…

Featured image for “Berkman II site on Northbank sold for $7.3M”
The Berkman II condo building stood unfinished for decades until it ultimately was demolished. | Jacksonville Daily Record
July 29, 2025

Berkman II site on Northbank sold for $7.3M

The deal ends decades of involvement in the failed condo project by Choate Construction Co.…

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July 15, 2025

Starbucks seeks permit to return to Downtown Jax

The coffee chain plans to open a store in the Bank of America Tower on North Laura Street.…

Featured image for “2-way traffic is back on 2 Downtown streets”
A double yellow stripe lines the center of East Forsyth Street in Downtown as part of change to 2-way traffic, as well as Adams Street one block over. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
July 2, 2025

2-way traffic is back on 2 Downtown streets

City officials say the change on Adams and Forsyth streets will make them more friendly to pedestrians and businesses.…

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Pearl Square looking at the building in Block N4, now called 425 Beaver St. The building will include 286 multifamily units, nearly 20,000 square feet of retail space and on-site parking. Gateway Jax broke ground on the project May 29. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 9, 2025

Pearl Square in Downtown Jacksonville evolves, expands

Developer Gateway Jax says its Pearl Square project, now encompassing nine properties, will provide “everything an individual may need on…

Featured image for “Laura Street Trio could be auctioned this summer”
The Laura Street Trio has been deteriorating for decades. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
May 30, 2025

Laura Street Trio could be auctioned this summer

The city of Jacksonville is pressing ahead with a foreclosure lawsuit against the Trio’s owner.…

Featured image for “More opposition arises over land swap for UF campus”
Riverfront Parks Now says an area like Sparkman Wharf on the Tampa riverfront would bring activity to Riverfront Plaza without a residential tower. | Jacksonville Daily Record
May 29, 2025

More opposition arises over land swap for UF campus

A former development official and a group known as Riverfront Parks Now both favor other options.…

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The Maxwell House plant at 735 E. Bay St. has operated in Downtown Jacksonville since 1924. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
May 28, 2025

Maxwell House plant will be upgraded in Jacksonville

Kraft Heinz Co. is upgrading all 30 of its U.S. plants, including the one on East Bay Street.…

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May 9, 2025

Irish pub and restaurant planned for East Bay Street

Keane’s Irish Pub would open next to the Decca Live music and dance club, where Justice Pub closed in February.…

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Parking attendant Valerie Frazier with her Mother's Day display | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
May 9, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jacksonville’s most festive parking garage

City parking attendant Valerie Frazier brings festive cheer to a parking garage in Downtown Jacksonville.…

Featured image for “Dorothy’s Downtown restaurant aims to open May 1”
The patio area at Dorothy's Downtown will serve as a third dining area. It is decorated with a tropical floral mural and has overhead curtains to provide shade. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
April 24, 2025

Dorothy’s Downtown restaurant aims to open May 1

Dorothy’s Downtown will feature Creole-inspired cuisine in the former Burrito Gallery space at 21 E. Adams St.…

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The city of St. Augustine celebrated the legacy of George & Ollie Smith with the opening of a park adjacent to their Lincolnville home on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. George, and his late wife Ollie, welcomed people into their home during the Freedom Summer demonstrations in 1964. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
April 18, 2025

Proposed law could stymie neighborhood improvements

A law proposed in the Florida Legislature would end Community Redevelopment Agencies.…

Featured image for “City launches kids’ Minecraft challenge to help plan Jacksonville’s riverfront”
James Weldon Johnson Park has been digitized as part of a "New Jax City" world that was created in Minecraft Education to spur Jacksonville students to learn about coding and urban planning. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
April 14, 2025

City launches kids’ Minecraft challenge to help plan Jacksonville’s riverfront

The three-week New Jax City challenge invites second-graders through college sophomores to design Jacksonville’s riverfront in Minecraft.…

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Shad Khan's shipyards project, including the Four Seasons hotel and residences, is due for $25.8 million in incentives. | Jacksonville Daily Record
April 7, 2025

Jacksonville on the hook for $74M in developer incentives

Jacksonville City Council member Will Lahnen refers to the city’s commitments as the “cash incentive cliff.” …

Featured image for “Glory is returning to historic Ambassador Hotel”
The historic Ambassador Hotel is at 420 North Julia St. | Google
March 19, 2025

Glory is returning to historic Ambassador Hotel

The 100-year-old Ambassador will be renovated as part of the Gateway Jax project.…

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Haskell near space on the Downtown Southbank. | Haskell via the Jacksonville Daily Record
March 7, 2025

Two Downtown businesses are on the move

Haskell is moving to the Southbank, and Citizens Insurance will leave Downtown for South Jacksonville.…

Featured image for “CSX lights up skyline with new digital signs”
The new CSX headquarters signs are digital boards featuring technology that allows them to change colors and display moving images. | Ric Anderson, Jacksonville Daily Record
March 6, 2025

CSX lights up skyline with new digital signs

The programmable CSX signs can display moving images for holidays and Jags games, among others.…

Featured image for “Work is underway to convert Adams and Forsyth streets”
Forsyth Street has been reduced to one lane in front of the Florida Theatre in Downtown Jacksonville. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 24, 2025

Work is underway to convert Adams and Forsyth streets

Downtown drivers can expect months of delays as crews begin to convert Adams and Forsyth streets back to two-way traffic.…