Downtown Jax: You can (finally) live here
For decades, the idea that downtown Jacksonville could be a destination for tourists, and a hub of local activity, was simply unthinkable. That's changing.
For decades, the idea that downtown Jacksonville could be a destination for tourists, and a hub of local activity, was simply unthinkable. That's changing.
Eight years after opening and operating 1904 Music Hall, Jason Hunnicutt estimates that he’s probably booked 1,600 gigs at his Ocean Street venue. “We …
I’ve been passionate about Jacksonville for as long as I can remember. I was raised in Arlington, an old neighborhood with a unique and historical beau…
Nearly two decades strong, First Wednesday Art Walk remains downtown's core event. Need proof? Dig these photos from local lensman and Cre8Jax founder …
It is officially (more-or-less) hoodie season. That means it’s time to pretend we have seasons in Florida and roll out the fall menus. Autumn is actual…
Jacksonville's downtown is in the midst of a revival; or, I should say, has been, for at least a half-decade. And while that progress has been subject …
TEDxJacksonville hosted its annual conference Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Florida Theatre, featuring 13 speakers and multiple performers. The event’s …
Did you know that at one point in time, Jacksonville was known as "The Winter Film Capital of the World?" Back in the early 1900s before Hollywood exis…
Skateboarding is not a crime, but one Jacksonville City Councilman is trying to change that fact. Bill Gulliford, whose district includes the Beache…
One Spark as we know it is unfortunately (mostly) dead ... for now. A brilliant idea that started to help crowdfund cool innovations has devolved into …
In January 1866, the city of Jacksonville purchased a small parcel of land from the prominent Hart family following the death of our city's founder Isa…
When I first read what City Council President Clay Yarborough had to say about the latest Project Atrium exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art, I w…
Jacksonville is the city I was born and raised in. But like any normal 18 year-old, I hastily moved away right after high school. It is a widely co…
If you have ever noticed a downtown property, whose boarded windows boast a mural of jaguars lounging on a black-and-white-checkered floor, then you ha…
As an adult, I revel in the nostalgia of my childhood where a visit to the Landing meant more than stale cookies and cafeteria smells. It meant boat r…
It’s a damp, hot Friday night in what is known as a “dead block” in downtown Jacksonville. The streets are relatively quiet, save for a few nascent off…
3-D printing has become a buzz-word of sorts, having been used to describe the process of making everything from medical appendages to supposed homemad…