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.…By Mike Mendenhall
August 13, 2025 There’s another potential buyer for the Laura Street TrioAvant Construction is working with an out-of-state company interested in the long vacant property.…By Ric Anderson - 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.…By Mike Mendenhall
August 8, 2025 Regency Centers moving headquarters out of DowntownRegency Centers leases headquarters space in what had been Wells Fargo Center, now called 1 Independent Square.…By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record
August 6, 2025 The Happy Grilled Cheese is closing DowntownThe restaurant will shut down after eight years in business. A new breakfast and lunch place will replace it.…By Dan Macdonald - Jacksonville Daily Record
August 4, 2025 Sculpture called The Pearl is rising at RiversEdgeThe Pearl will anchor Central Park in the sprawling mixed-use development on the Southbank.…By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record
July 30, 2025 Two companies interested in old JEA headquartersLive Oak Contracting LLC and Simple State Inc. have submitted proposals to buy the Downtown property.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
July 29, 2025 Berkman II site on Northbank sold for $7.3MThe deal ends decades of involvement in the failed condo project by Choate Construction Co.…By Monty Zickuhr - Jacksonville Daily Record and Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
July 15, 2025 Starbucks seeks permit to return to Downtown JaxThe coffee chain plans to open a store in the Bank of America Tower on North Laura Street.…By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record
July 2, 2025 2-way traffic is back on 2 Downtown streetsCity officials say the change on Adams and Forsyth streets will make them more friendly to pedestrians and businesses.…By Dan Scanlan
June 9, 2025 Pearl Square in Downtown Jacksonville evolves, expandsDeveloper Gateway Jax says its Pearl Square project, now encompassing nine properties, will provide “everything an individual may need on…By Ric Anderson
May 30, 2025 Laura Street Trio could be auctioned this summerThe city of Jacksonville is pressing ahead with a foreclosure lawsuit against the Trio’s owner.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
May 29, 2025 More opposition arises over land swap for UF campusA former development official and a group known as Riverfront Parks Now both favor other options.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
May 28, 2025 Maxwell House plant will be upgraded in JacksonvilleKraft Heinz Co. is upgrading all 30 of its U.S. plants, including the one on East Bay Street.…By Mark Basch - Jacksonville Daily Record
May 9, 2025 Irish pub and restaurant planned for East Bay StreetKeane’s Irish Pub would open next to the Decca Live music and dance club, where Justice Pub closed in February.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
May 9, 2025 BIT OF JOY | Jacksonville’s most festive parking garageCity parking attendant Valerie Frazier brings festive cheer to a parking garage in Downtown Jacksonville.…By Jessica Palombo
April 24, 2025 Dorothy’s Downtown restaurant aims to open May 1Dorothy’s Downtown will feature Creole-inspired cuisine in the former Burrito Gallery space at 21 E. Adams St.…By Dan Macdonald - Jacksonville Daily Record
April 18, 2025 Proposed law could stymie neighborhood improvementsA law proposed in the Florida Legislature would end Community Redevelopment Agencies.…By Mike Mendenhall
April 14, 2025 City launches kids’ Minecraft challenge to help plan Jacksonville’s riverfrontThe three-week New Jax City challenge invites second-graders through college sophomores to design Jacksonville’s riverfront in Minecraft.…By Will Brown
April 7, 2025 Jacksonville on the hook for $74M in developer incentivesJacksonville City Council member Will Lahnen refers to the city’s commitments as the “cash incentive cliff.” …By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
March 19, 2025 Glory is returning to historic Ambassador HotelThe 100-year-old Ambassador will be renovated as part of the Gateway Jax project.…By Dan Scanlan
March 7, 2025 Two Downtown businesses are on the moveHaskell is moving to the Southbank, and Citizens Insurance will leave Downtown for South Jacksonville.…By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record and Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
March 6, 2025 CSX lights up skyline with new digital signsThe programmable CSX signs can display moving images for holidays and Jags games, among others.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
February 24, 2025 Work is underway to convert Adams and Forsyth streetsDowntown drivers can expect months of delays as crews begin to convert Adams and Forsyth streets back to two-way traffic.…By Dan Scanlan