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Splash pad gets permit at Riverfront Plaza park

Southern Aquatics Inc. of Ponte Vedra will build the Riverfront Plaza splash pad for $1.16 million.…

By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Part of the city land sawp deal considered by the Downtown Investment Authority would see this 1-acre site next to the Main Street bridge used by Gateway Jax for a 17-story mixed-use tower. | DIA

February 19, 2025

Land swap paving way for UF campus, riverfront tower wins DIA approval

Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority board on Wednesday approved a land swap deal to ensure the University of Florida can open…

By Dan Scanlan

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OPINION | Jacksonville’s disheartening Downtown development discourse

Just when we thought the former Landing site development puzzle couldn’t get more complicated, along comes site number 2.…

By Sherry Magill

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Jacksonville's chief resilience officer, Anne Coglianese, works at her desk.

#AskJAXTDY | Does the city’s resilience office have any power?

A Jacksonville Today reader asks whether the city’s Office of Resilience is purely advisory and is City Hall listening?…

By Dan Scanlan

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The Cross Regions Group tower would be taller than the The Bank of America Tower about three blocks away. | Jacksonville Daily Record

New high-rise could become Jacksonville’s tallest building

Cross Regions Group is working with the Downtown Investment Authority on a condo tower next to Riverfront Plaza.…

By J. Brooks Terry - Jacksonville Daily Record

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OPINION | ‘Multimedia stimulation’ at Riverfront Plaza?

Apparently projecting images onto outdoor surfaces is all the rage the world over.…

By Sherry Magill

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Riverfront Plaza, as seen from the top of the VyStar Credit Union headquarters on May 2, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

OPINION | Riverfront Plaza’s false choice

If we want Riverfront Plaza finished any time soon, we need to free Park East from the insanity of “Pad…

By Sherry Magill

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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.…

By Sherry Magill

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The plan for Riverfront Plaza, including a cafe with rooftop playground and a planned waterfront restaurant. | Downtown Investment Authority

#AskJAXTDY l Riverfront Plaza design questions

We answer: Where will people park at Riverfront Plaza? & Will the park will be built on a concrete platform?…

By Dan Scanlan

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Riverfront Plaza is one of three riverfront parks planned in Downtown Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Residents call for more green space at Riverfront Plaza

Participants at a community discussion urged the city to reconsider plans for residences and a restaurant at the new riverfront…

By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Construction will begin soon on a cafe at Riverfront Plaza — but not yet on a separate waterfront restaurant there. | City of Jacksonville

What’s going on at Riverfront Plaza?

Park plans include two different businesses that will both serve food: a “cafe” and a “restaurant.”…

By Heather Henderson

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A conceptual drawing shows a planned restaurant at Riverfront Plaza. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Permit issued for cafe at new Riverfront Plaza

The city issued a permit to build the cafe’s shell on the former Jacksonville Landing site. Interior work will be…

By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Fireworks explode during a recent Jacksonville Jazz Festival. | Jacksonville Jazz Festival

Jacksonville Jazz Fest announces lineup at new site

The 2024 Jacksonville Jazz Festival will return to Metropolitan Park with headliners like Joss Stone and Keiki Matsui.…

By Dan Scanlan

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The Riverfront Plaza restaurant would be situated on the banks of the St. Johns River.

February 22, 2024

Waterfront restaurant approved over objections

Some residents fear the restaurant at the new Riverfront Plaza could be susceptible to flooding.…

By Heather Henderson

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January 16, 2024

OPINION | Changing the urban landscape in 2024

In 2024, here are four trends that could permanently change urban Jacksonville for the better.…

By Ennis Davis, Bill Delaney and Mike Field

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Jacksonville City Council President Ron Salem is creating a special committee to investigate Downtown development. | Bill Bortzfield, Jacksonville Today

October 26, 2023

Downtown Jax is finally starting to grow

Although problems remain, a new report paints a rosy picture of new homes, hotels and businesses in Downtown Jacksonville.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Dirt is dug as Phase I of Jacksonville’s new Downtown park finally begins

Some Downtown streets are closed for at least the rest of the year during the transformation of the lawn in the…

By Dan Scanlan

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