February 11, 2025Adams and Forsyth will soon become 2-way streets againResurfacing could begin as early as this week as the one-way streets revert to two-way traffic.…By Dan Scanlan
February 5, 2025Gateway Jax takes step toward expanding into SpringfieldA City Council committee approved legislation to facilitate a mixed-use development on North Main Street.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
February 4, 2025USS Orleck’s new interactive displays re-create life at seaAn extensive display of artifacts and information about Jacksonville’s museum ship will be unveiled Saturday.…By Dan Scanlan
January 24, 2025Downtown Marriott plans more renovationsThe Marriott is renovating rooms but also public areas like lobbies, ballrooms and fitness areas.…By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record
January 17, 2025Downtown restaurant scene could expand in 2025More than a dozen restaurants are under construction, in development or announced.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
January 10, 2025Downtown eyesore could be redeveloped in Gateway JaxThe demolished Park View Inn site could become restaurants, residences and offices as part of the Gateway Jax development.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
January 8, 2025THE JAXSON | 3 things changing the urban landscape in 2025In 2025, here are three predictions about the urban core that could permanently change Jacksonville for the better.…By Ennis Davis
January 3, 2025Jacksonville Armada buys land for Downtown stadiumThe Jacksonville Armada Football Club bought 34 vacant properties from the city for $1.…By Dan Macdonald - Jacksonville Daily Record
December 23, 2024Development moves ahead at Jones Bros. Furniture buildingA permit has been issued to convert the vacant Jones Bros. building into apartments and co-working space.…By Randy Roguski
December 19, 2024Super Food & Brew to close Downtown at year’s endSuper Food & Brew was launched in 2015 and billed itself as a healthy gastropub.…By Dan Macdonald - Jacksonville Daily Record
December 12, 2024New nightclub set to open in Downtown JacksonvilleDecca Live, a live music and dance nightclub, will open Jan. 31 on East Bay Street.…By Dan Macdonald - Jacksonville Daily Record
December 12, 2024UF picks Prime Osborn area for new high-tech graduate campusUniversity of Florida trustees will vote Friday on a new campus that would include the Florida Semiconductor Institute.…By Randy Roguski and Dan Scanlan
December 5, 2024New Mini Market caters to Downtown crowdThe Mini Market sells snacks, gifts, groceries and more to meet the needs of Downtown workers.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
December 4, 2024Two riverfront restaurants marketed at Four Seasons siteColliers is promoting the Marina Restaurant and the Cafe on the Green at the Four Seasons Hotel & Residences.…By Max Marbut - Jacksonville Daily Record
November 26, 2024Steakhouse to open in Jacobs Jewelers space DowntownOak Steakhouse will open in the Greenleaf & Crosby Building at Laura and Adams streets in Downtown Jacksonville.…By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record
November 25, 2024Laura Street Trio sale could pave a path forwardThe owner of the long-vacant Laura Street Trio is interested in selling the property to its partnering developer.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
November 21, 2024The state of Downtown Jax — good and badDowntown Jacksonville attracted more investment and visitors in 2024, but it lost offices and workers, a new report concludes.…By Michelle Corum
November 20, 2024More condos and apartments sought in Downtown JaxThe Downtown Investment Authority board has approved a new program designed to generate residential development in the heart of Downtown…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
October 30, 20242 developments get underway in Jacksonville’s urban coreThe Emerald Station and Gateway Jax developments will transform neglected parts of the city with meeting spaces, offices and residences.…By Dan Scanlan
October 29, 2024More shops and restaurants envisioned in Downtown JaxThe Downtown Investment Authority has approved a plan to energize several blocks along Laura and Hogan streets.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
October 17, 2024Gateway Jax will begin construction this monthGroundbreaking is scheduled Oct. 29 for the first phase of the Gateway Jax development in Downtown Jacksonville.…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
October 16, 2024THE JAXSON | 3 surviving factory buildings from Jax’s Cuban cigar-making eraBy 1895, Jacksonville was home to thousands of Cuban immigrants and 15 cigar manufacturing companies.…By Ennis Davis
October 9, 2024Southbank high-rise gets final approvalAfter nearly four years, City Council has approved a development at the former River City Brewing Co. site on the…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
September 19, 2024OPINION | Don’t stop believing in Jacksonville’s historic Downtown rebirthWhile we can never prove it and whether anyone admits it, citizen voices in large measure shape how elected officials…By Sherry Magill