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LA Fitness (Old Publix - Atlantic Blvd.)
Soup's On
Another location is well underway and opening soon on Atlantic Blvd. in the former Taste! space.
Boom Shaka Laka Food Shack
The short-lived business.
North Beach Fish Camp
Nick The Greek (Mayport Rd.)
Updated work on it's expansion space around the corner from it's current.
Smoker's Bay
Opening soon in South Jax Beach, adding to the growing number of smoke shops at the beaches.
SB skate co.
Urban Flats Jax Beach
Finally, some long-awaited construction.
The Beach
Replacing the former Chicago Pizza on 1st St. in Jax Beach.
Sakana/Blue Bar
An advertisement out front the former McCool's space.
Finn McCool's
Off The Hook
A storefront sign finally up in the former Paco's on 1st St in Jax Beach.
1st Street Construction
The Half Moon Raw Bar
Penman Rd.
TOMO
Penman Rd., replacing the former, popular Chizu.
7-Elevens
The three upcoming beaches locations of the convenience store chain (in former 8' Till Lates) are underway with interior revamping.
Update by Sarah Gojekian.
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Keith-N-Jax
July 09, 2012, 08:19:36 AMI have a Birthday coming up this month and I was thinking about spending it in Jax beach instead of St. Pete. Since I like to fish from the pier, does anyone have any ideas on good hotels they would recommend. Nice thread as usual. Thanks
copperfiend
July 09, 2012, 09:04:15 AMI've stayed at the Comfort Inn Oceanfront on multiple occasions and have always had a good experience.
copperfiend
July 09, 2012, 09:04:42 AMChicago Pizza closed? I wonder what the story behind that is and how the other two are doing.
hightowerlover
July 09, 2012, 11:05:05 AMI predict "The Beach" will close soon, who can even tell what that place is from the outside.
tufsu1
July 09, 2012, 11:10:08 AMI think the re-theme is done and it is now open again
as for staying at the Comfort Inn, I believe it is now a Hampton
Tacachale
July 09, 2012, 11:24:55 AM^"The Beach" restaurant that replaced Chicago Pizza has the same owners and as far as I can tell the same menu. They may have reworked the interior.
RockStar
July 09, 2012, 11:33:47 AMThe old Fionn's spot is currently being completely renovated and will open as a new cocktail bar in about 2 months. The owners have approached me to be the Director of Operations which I agreed to because I'm tired of not being able to get a decent drink at the beach. (sorry, I don't drink "gatorades".) As a result, everyone at the beach will also be able to get a cocktail other than crown and ginger and won't have to listen to Sublime every 15minutes.
The cocktail menu won't be quite as labor intensive as DG's, but the staff will be classically trained by me and will have a couple of DG's fan favorites on the menu. So, finally when you order an Old Fashioned, you won't see the bartenders all huddle up around a book, then tell you they don't have bitters; a first for the beaches, indeed.
~j.
Tacachale
July 09, 2012, 11:47:43 AM^Frickin finally.
Though the Beaches drinking scene has come a long way in the last 10 years or so. Used to be all Bud Light all the time and Corona or Crown if you wanted something "fancy". I shudder to think.
fsquid
July 09, 2012, 04:55:51 PMTequila on the rocks is all I need
RockStar
July 09, 2012, 05:06:46 PMMe too. Come by DG and try the SeƱor Extravagante...it'll blow your mind.
Ocklawaha
July 09, 2012, 05:15:31 PMThe Casa Marina Hotel at Jacksonville Beach was Al Capone's favorite and the scene of a couple of his torrid affairs...