January 10, 2025
The demolished Park View Inn site could become restaurants, residences and offices as part of the Gateway Jax development.…
January 8, 2025
THE JAXSON | 3 things changing the urban landscape in 2025
In 2025, here are three predictions about the urban core that could permanently change Jacksonville for the better.…
January 3, 2025
Jacksonville Armada buys land for Downtown stadium
The Jacksonville Armada Football Club bought 34 vacant properties from the city for $1.…
December 23, 2024
Development moves ahead at Jones Bros. Furniture building
A permit has been issued to convert the vacant Jones Bros. building into apartments and co-working space.…
December 19, 2024
Super Food & Brew to close Downtown at year’s end
Super Food & Brew was launched in 2015 and billed itself as a healthy gastropub.…
December 12, 2024
New nightclub set to open in Downtown Jacksonville
Decca Live, a live music and dance nightclub, will open Jan. 31 on East Bay Street.…
December 12, 2024
UF picks Prime Osborn area for new high-tech graduate campus
University of Florida trustees will vote Friday on a new campus that would include the Florida Semiconductor Institute.…
December 5, 2024
New Mini Market caters to Downtown crowd
The Mini Market sells snacks, gifts, groceries and more to meet the needs of Downtown workers.…
December 4, 2024
Two riverfront restaurants marketed at Four Seasons site
Colliers is promoting the Marina Restaurant and the Cafe on the Green at the Four Seasons Hotel & Residences.…
November 26, 2024
Steakhouse to open in Jacobs Jewelers space Downtown
Oak Steakhouse will open in the Greenleaf & Crosby Building at Laura and Adams streets in Downtown Jacksonville.…
November 25, 2024
Laura Street Trio sale could pave a path forward
The owner of the long-vacant Laura Street Trio is interested in selling the property to its partnering developer.…
November 21, 2024
The state of Downtown Jax — good and bad
Downtown Jacksonville attracted more investment and visitors in 2024, but it lost offices and workers, a new report concludes.…
November 20, 2024
More condos and apartments sought in Downtown Jax
The Downtown Investment Authority board has approved a new program designed to generate residential development in the heart of Downtown…
October 30, 2024
2 developments get underway in Jacksonville’s urban core
The Emerald Station and Gateway Jax developments will transform neglected parts of the city with meeting spaces, offices and residences.…
October 29, 2024
More shops and restaurants envisioned in Downtown Jax
The Downtown Investment Authority has approved a plan to energize several blocks along Laura and Hogan streets.…
October 17, 2024
Gateway Jax will begin construction this month
Groundbreaking is scheduled Oct. 29 for the first phase of the Gateway Jax development in Downtown Jacksonville.…
October 16, 2024
THE JAXSON | 3 surviving factory buildings from Jax’s Cuban cigar-making era
By 1895, Jacksonville was home to thousands of Cuban immigrants and 15 cigar manufacturing companies.…
October 9, 2024
Southbank high-rise gets final approval
After nearly four years, City Council has approved a development at the former River City Brewing Co. site on the…
September 19, 2024
OPINION | Don’t stop believing in Jacksonville’s historic Downtown rebirth
While we can never prove it and whether anyone admits it, citizen voices in large measure shape how elected officials…
September 12, 2024
OPINION | Much ado about historic Downtown Jacksonville and its Northbank riverfront
Public financing to help restore a trio of historic Downtown buildings and develop three Northbank public parks came under specific…
September 10, 2024
Committee chair: New developer ‘in the driver’s seat’ in Laura Street Trio project
A new player is taking a lead role in the effort to revive the Laura Street Trio in Downtown Jacksonville,…
August 28, 2024
JEA’s old headquarters will go on the market
The JEA board declared the 2.47-acre campus to be surplus property and authorized the CEO to sell all of parts…
August 26, 2024
JU law school opens at new Downtown site
Jacksonville’s only law school has officially opened its home in the historic former Atlantic Bank Building.…
August 26, 2024
Bread and Board plans to reopen Downtown
Owners of the restaurant at 100 W. Bay St. say failure of floor repairs has delayed reopening.…