Architectural firm Osports had just finished presenting its renovation concept to Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp execs, city officials and ballpark design maven Janet Marie Smith. Ken Babby, the owner of the Triple-A baseball team, broke the silence. Looking around the room, he said, “We’re doing shrimp boats? We should do shrimp boats.” Read More
The DIA wants to swap two riverfront properties for the former Interline Brands building in LaVilla where the University of Florida campus is planned.Read more
The process should include holding community meetings, presenting facts and addressing fears about a project. Read More
A shared interest in revitalizing Downtown motivated both sides to work toward the Stadium of the Future deal and community benefits agreement. Read More
As expected, the Jacksonville Armada Football Club bought 34 vacant properties Downtown totaling 6.56 acres from the city of Jacksonville on Dec. 20 for $1. Read more
Bryan Moll, CEO of Gateway Jax, is in charge of what could be one of Jacksonville’s largest and most ambitious projects in recent years. In September, he announced a $500 million mixed-use development project downtown. Read the article
The community benefits agreement included the plan to renovate EverBank Stadium into the Jacksonville Jaguars “Stadium of the Future” makes the difference between voters supporting the plan or rejecting it, according to a University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab poll released May 28. Mayor Donna Deegan’s administration and the Jaguars announced a $1.4 … Read more
For the first time in nearly a decade, Premier League soccer is coming back to the First Coast. English soccer clubs West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers will play a preseason match at Jacksonville’s EverBank Stadium at 7 p.m. July 27. The match is part of the inaugural Stateside Cup, a three-team tournament that also … Read more
At long last, several high-profile parks in Downtown Jacksonville have opened this year, with more on the way in the coming months. Friendship Fountain reopened in February, the Emerald Trail’s LaVilla Link launched this week, and Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park will open in June, putting 2024 on track to be the most significant … Read more
For Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida, calls to the office of their athletic conference are about to get a whole lot less distant. The ASUN Conference is moving its headquarters to Jacksonville during the summer, commissioner Jeff Bacon announced Wednesday in a press conference at City Hall. The 46-year-old conference would become … Read more