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Urban Infill: Unity Plaza

A look at the City of Jacksonville's Brooklyn Infrastructure Improvements: Unity Plaza
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Downtown Hotel to be Restored?

Downtown Hotel to be Restored?

With the courthouse finally underway, the return of life to the vacant...

Hog Hunting, Bar B Q and the City of Callahan.

Hog Hunting, Bar B Q and the City of Callahan.

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Urban Infill: First Baptist Academy Recreational Area

Urban Infill: First Baptist Academy Recreational Area

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Elements of Urbanism: Cincinnati 2009

Elements of Urbanism: Cincinnati 2009

Metro Jacksonville explores the urban core of the Midwest's Queen City:...

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

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St. Augustine Backs Rail Project. Will Jacksonville?

St. Augustine Backs Rail Project. Will Jacksonville?

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Urban Infill: Urbana

Urban Infill: Urbana

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The Ruins of Jacksonville: Hogans Creek

The Ruins of Jacksonville: Hogans Creek

A walk along what may be Jacksonville's greatest urban ruin: The Hogans Creek Improvement Project.
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Downtown Construction Update - June 2009

Downtown Construction Update - June 2009

A look at the status of various projects under construction in and around Downtown Jacksonville during...
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Urban Infill: Urbana

Urban Infill: Urbana

Developers scale down Jacksonville Beach Urbana project in order to move forward.
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Hog Hunting, Bar B Q and the City of Callahan.

Hog Hunting, Bar B Q and the City of Callahan.

Metro Jacksonville takes a look at the City of Callahan, one of the semi rural bedroom cities to the...
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St. Augustine Backs Rail Project. Will Jacksonville?

St. Augustine Backs Rail Project. Will Jacksonville?

On Monday, June 22, 2009, the St. Augustine City Commission became the latest Florida community to support...
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Smart Meters Come to Downtown Jacksonville

Smart Meters Come to Downtown Jacksonville

Back in 2006, Metro Jacksonville pushed the City Council, the JEDC, and the Public Parking Division to...
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