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1st Street Renovations
Club O
The back porch cleared out.
Sakana/Blue Bar
New concept from the owners of Nipper's underway in the former The Atlantic nightclub space oceanfront.
Da Big Kahuna Restaurant & Tiki Lounge
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With building permits in hand, work has begun transforming the former Tento Churrascaria at 526 First St. N. into the Polynesian-themed restaurant. The restaurant will be the third of its kind for owner Steve Tsuchiya, who opened his first Da Big Kahuna eight years ago in Hawaii, followed by a second restaurant in Fort Lauderdale nearly two years agohttp://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/423471/gary-mills/2012-04-17/da-big-kahuna-restaurant-tiki-lounge-has-plans
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North Beach Fish Camp
New name for the concept behind Marker 32 and Palm Valley Fish Camp, replacing the former Caribbee Key. They recently got an outdoor seating permit.
The interior has finally been gutted and underway this month.
Old Publix (Atlantic Blvd.)
Fencing and construction has appeared at this long defunct Publix on Atlantic Blvd., east of Mayport Rd.
Solano Cycle
A new scooter store on Beach Blvd. at the beach.
Taste!
The catering company has moved into a new, smaller space in the strip next to the scooter store, from its space on Atlantic Blvd.
W90+
Interior work has begun this month.
Urban Flats Co. Jax Beach
Interior work finally underway this month.
Former Metropolis
The extremely short-lived space on N. 3rd St. has seen some traffic flow lately and gutting out for a possible new concept.
First Coast Outfitters
A business that's popped up this month on N. 3rd St.
Update by Sarah Gojekian.
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John P
April 27, 2012, 08:52:45 AMIs there an idea whats going in to the Publix on Atlantic blvd?
Tacachale
April 27, 2012, 11:52:16 AMGood stuff. Looking forward to the North Beach Fish Camp.
Ocklawaha
April 27, 2012, 10:09:20 PMWhat a place for a streetcar! A strip of towns a half a mile wide and 10 miles long... What more could you ask?
Anti redneck
April 27, 2012, 10:55:56 PMThat streetcars and mass transit actually be supported.
Overstreet
April 28, 2012, 09:26:43 AMAren't they "opening" the beaches today?
Ocklawaha
April 28, 2012, 02:28:32 PMPUBLIC SUPPORT: Streetcar is a case of 'build it and they will come,' to use a tired and oft attacked phrase. The difference with Streetcar is we have the numbers to back it up, in virtually every case the new lines have exceeded ridership projections. A streetcar system is a proved, 150 year old, American invention that now spans the globe. Unlike the "60,000 passengers a day," Skyway that JTA pushed on the city, or the impending, 'this will ultimately cost more then streetcar BRT project,' they are determined to implement today.
Buses have a bad image, even the industry admits this and having worked as a supervisor for Trailway's, I agree. Buses have a much lower passenger capacity and cannot run entrain, meaning they have higher O&M cost. Lastly, busways or bus lanes as well as the buses themselves have a much shorter life then streetcars. Several cities have streetcars running that are 100 years old and even the FTA admits that railroad track is good for something between 50 and 100 years. Eventually the cost of patching potholes and rebuilding or ordering new buses will surpass the cost of building rail in the first place. While JTA claims they'll build this to 'increase demand' then, and I quote: "We'll just slide rails under it and we'll have light-rail." Sorry boys there is not a single case of that happening ANYWHERE, but I can show you 'world BRT showcase cities,' that are now building completely new rail system's because BRT hasn't produced.
POLITICALLY: Yeah, Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Ponte Vedra/Sawgrass, or the City of Jacksonville doesn't have a single politician pushing sensible fixed rail mass transit. If we did, he'd be out on the Inter-coastal Waterway walking on water.
Tacachale
April 28, 2012, 03:49:56 PMI'm temporarily staying out at the Beach again, and it's my dream to one day see a street car line run from the Town Center south on 3rd. On top of all the standard benefits streetcars have, a Beaches streetcar would have an appreciable effect on safety (proportionately fewer drunk drivers and car-on-pedestrian accidents) and encourage smarter development than the ticky-tacky car-oriented strip malls currently blighting 3rd. Some locals are worried about even more development on 3rd, but the real issue is the clustering of businesses that require car trips to visit them. Walking/biking/transit oriented development would be a huge asset to the community.
thelakelander
April 29, 2012, 07:12:12 AMLA Fitness
http://jacksonville.com/business/2012-04-29/story/business-notebook-clothing-store-kirklands-join-citys-retail-sprawl
I-10east
April 29, 2012, 08:52:02 AMAlthough it's not 'technically' in the Beaches area, do anyone know what going on in the Super Walmart Plaza on Beach & Hodges? They are erecting a building from the ground up, and I read the 'coming soon' sign, said "Something's Cookin". I tried to find info about it on the web to no avail.
fieldafm
April 29, 2012, 09:20:14 PMFirst Watch
I-10east
April 30, 2012, 01:59:15 AM^^^Thanks for the info.