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Relocate Farmer's Market? Metro Jacksonville takes heat!

Surprisingly, Metro Jacksonville’s push to have the market relocated closer to downtown was met with a lot of negativity. So much we’re compelled to respond to what appears to be several misconceived notions from those who apparently did not read our previous articles or failed to grasp...

Freebird Live abandons plans to move to Atlantic Beach

In a recent Times Union article, Freebird owner Judy Van Zant-Jenness announced that she has given up on trying to relocate the live music venue from Jacksonville Beach to Atlantic Theatres in Atlantic Beach. It was too difficult, Van Zant-Jenness said. It would have been just too hard to run my business....

Taking a look at Cecil Field

We're not going to tell you which way to vote or take an official position, but we will present you with visual information that hasn't been fully covered by the local media, Better Westside and Vote Jacksonville.

Downtown Frankenstein: The Skyway - Screwing up the idea of mass transit

Metro Jacksonville explores the history behind the Skyway. Poorly implemented mass transit ideas can have just as much of a negative effect on the core, as poorly implemented master plans.

BREAKING NEWS: Mike Weinstein to open Campaign Account Thursday

For months, it has been rumored that Mike Weinstein would challenge Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton for the top spot in city hall. Those rumors will end Thursday afternoon when Weinstein opens his campaign account at the supervisor of elections office.

Downtown Frankenstein: A Mutilated vision for the future built with spare parts

How A disneyesque plan to create a city of the future was turned into a nightmare that kept on being augmented by spare parts from every administration since 1970.Read the compelling story on MetroJacksonville.com next week.

Brooklyn Business Landowners to meet tomorrow

Landowners in the Brooklyn, Jacksonville area will be meeting tomorrow morning at 9:30 am.

Rumors swirl of a downtown Freebird, MetroJacksonville Stirs the Pot!

Getting Freebird and downtown together could be a match made in heaven that benefits the entire region, by creating a pedestrian friendly live music and dining district, like Louisville's 4th Street Live (shown above), as opposed to Freebird relocating in a suburban strip shopping center on Atlantic...

Wikimapia: Help Label Jacksonville

Wikimapia is a project that combines Google Maps with the ability for anyone in the world to label and edit location information.