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Jobless rate jumps higher in Jacksonville and statewide for July
jacksonville.com - Jacksonville’s unemployment rate jumped higher in July, as new entrants into the labor force had difficulty finding jobs.
Jaguars Notebook: Team must sell 3,000 tickets to avoid blackouts
jacksonville.com - The Jaguars still have 3,000 season tickets left to sell to avoid regular-season blackouts with the first preseason home game set for Saturday against Miami.
Jaguars' Everbank Field deal deferred again
jacksonville.com - For the second time, the Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee has declined to approve the Jaguars' naming rights deal with EverBank.
A Look Back: How the vote for consolidation defined Jacksonville
jacksonville.com - "Not a cloud marred the sky as Aug. 8 [1967] dawned on Jacksonville and Duval County," wrote the late Richard A. Martin, journalist and historian. "It was a lovely day…
Bus-only lanes coming to downtown Jacksonville in 2012
jacksonville.com - Bus-only lanes will be coming to downtown Jacksonville by the end of 2012. The lanes will then expand to the north, southeast, southwest and east corridors of the city by…
EverBank, Jaguars agree to $16.6 million naming rights deal
jaxdailyrecord.com - The Jacksonville Jaguars and EverBank officially announced a five-year partnership Tuesday that will name the stadium EverBank Field and left a room full of Jacksonville football and business enthusiasts optimistic…
Winn-Dixie to close 30 stores, cut 120 jobs
jaxdailyrecord.com - Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. will close 30 stores, including one in Jacksonville, and eliminate about 120 jobs because of the economy, Chairman and CEO Peter Lynch said Tuesday.
JTA seeks funds for 2 commuter railroad studies
jacksonville.com - Last year, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority conducted a study that found thousands of people would utilize a commuter rail system in Northeast Florida.
River's woes flow downstream, pile up on First Coast
jacksonville.com - From building storm ponds to controlling how Jacksonville residents fertilize their lawns, Mayor John Peyton has tried to cut pollution in the St. Johns River.
How the EverBank-Jaguars deal was reached
jacksonville.com - Two weeks ago, the Jacksonville Jaguars and EverBank saw a light at the end of the tunnel. After a couple of years of occasional negotiating, the two sides had gotten…
tufsu1
December 31, 2009, 09:20:03 AMIt is interesting to see how many of these stories have changed throughout the year..my quick list
#1 Bay Street - no median was installed (may be good or bad depending on your perspective)
#5 BRT North - the proposed route changed and may still be in flux
#7 Cruise Terminal - dead (at least for now)
#14 Skyway Extension - may also be dead (for now)
BridgeTroll
December 31, 2009, 11:17:32 AMOutstanding articles... every single one! Congratulations!
Dan B
December 31, 2009, 01:14:00 PMIts interesting to see what actually generates discussion and page views. I have heard several times that some of the more controversial topics are page view generators, but it seems thats not entirely true, based on this list.
Dog Walker
December 31, 2009, 01:23:59 PMThe controversial ones attract some of us regular blowhards, but the informational ones attract the silent readers.
iluvolives
December 31, 2009, 01:46:16 PMI took the title of the post to mean that only sanctioned Metro Jacksonville Articles were ranked- not general threads or discussions that may be started by anyone. I could be wrong, but I also agree that there are a lot of people who come on the site to read good informative articles, not to read the constant bickering back and forth.
stjr
December 31, 2009, 02:38:14 PMNice to see that roughly a third, depending on how you classify the articles, are related to Jax history. As we have discussed before, there appears to be an unfilled need for details of our past. And, with the destruction of so much of our heritage, articles and pictures on MJ are often the only way many can appreciate it. Good job.
stephendare
December 31, 2009, 04:18:57 PMWell actually, there are two seperate sites with separate hit counts. The forum's numbers are registered on a different count. This list reflects the counts of the sanctioned articles.
mtraininjax
January 01, 2010, 01:35:51 AMSad not to see more people interested in the Jacksonville Jazz move to Laura Street. It was way cool and I can't wait for the same in May of 2010.
cayohueso
January 03, 2010, 01:32:24 AMMoon River Pizza...out.
tufsu1
January 03, 2010, 02:02:15 PMremember it won't be on Laura St this year because of the construction....maybe Julia or Hogan
Dog Walker
January 03, 2010, 04:02:12 PMBut Hogan has that permanent concrete cloud over it.