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Help Save the Annie Lytle

Today, at 5:00pm, the Annie Lytle School's future will be decided by the Land Use Zoning Commission....
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Bringing boutique hotels back to the core

At one time, downtown was loaded with unique hotels. With the boom in the suburbs, all of downtown's...
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Is Downtown Ready for an Urban Grocery Store?

Winn-Dixie is set to renovate and expand the current downtown store. Let's think outside the box...
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Downtown Vision: Metro Jacksonville's Submission

Although possibly outside of the scope of the Florida Times-Union's requirements, Metro Jacksonville's...
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Farmer's Market to Relocate! Why not Downtown?

The Jacksonville Farmer's Market on Beaver Street is being forced to relocate. Instead of letting...
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Another Affordable Housing Solution: Modular Housing

Modular Housing can reduce housing cost by as much as 15% to 30%. Add this to the design characteristics...
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The Decline and Fall of the Jacksonville Downtown

A few hours earlier today I had the pleasure of sitting in the basement of the Park Place building on...
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Free Bird Live Downtown, Why not?

Free Bird needs a new location and downtown advocates want more nightlife. Can a match be made?
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Affordable Housing: Enough with the Hot Air!

The 28 acre Central Park Village projects will be demolished and replaced with a 4,600 unit development...
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Is Downtown Ready for an Urban Grocery Store?

Many grocery companies have responded to downtown and inner city growth areas with urban designed stores,...
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