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Read MoreDowntown's Deteriorating State of Possibilities
Noli Novak, the famed Washington Post Artist is out of the downtown Jacksonville game again.Novak's inability to find a space---any space--- to accommodate her project is the second case of verified downtown passovers in at least two months, the first one being the inability of Boomtown to find new space...
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It's On! BRT, Rail & More. Thursday at City Hall
On Thursday, August 2, 2007, Councilwoman Glorious Johnson, Co-Chair of the Transportation Committee, will sponsor a meeting to hear the concerns of constituents and presentations from respective experts, and other representatives regarding the BRT, S-Line, Commuter and Light Rail System.
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Is Demolition Imminent? Act Now!
The rumblings within the local online community have been growing louder and should have every Jacksonville preservationist trembling with fear. Two key historical landmarks may soon face the wrecking ball.
Read MoreAcclaimed Artist Noli Novak Looking for Downtown Digs
Famed Wall Street Journal Artist, Noli Novak is looking for a downtown space to convert into a work live headquarters.The primary creator of the stippled portraits of the distinguished Journal has been a resident of downtown for a few months now at the Metropolitan, and can be seen on many mornings walking...
Read MoreJEA Set to Raise Electric Rates
JEA Board Approves Electric Base Rate and Variable Fuel Rate Adjustments Jacksonville, FL - The JEA Board of Directors voted today in favor of a four-year phased-in Electric Base Rate adjustment. The JEA Board also approved a variable fuel rate adjustment, a new environmental charge and a residential...
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Kuhn Projects being Re-evaluated
According to Cameron Kuhn, CEO of Kuhn Companies, the River Watch site next to the SunTrust Building (and across the street from The Jacksonville Landing) will become a hotel, not Residential Condominums as previously planned.
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Architecture Firm KBJ Destroys Historic Church
Architecture Firm KBJ has successfully destroyed a historic building in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville in favor of a parking lot. Despite the Historic Commision determining the building was historic, the City Council decided it was not.
Read MoreMetroJacksonville Forum Boards Up and Running
Finally, MetroJacksonville.com has gotten the forum boards up and running.
Read MoreThoburn Reinvents?
Consider this recent piece by Mary Kelli Palka of the Florida Times Union. Brad Thoburn, the controversial appointee of Mayor John Peyton to head the Planning Department, has emerged as a newfound stalwart of New Urbanist design ideals.
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