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Downtown; The Old Neighborhood

By Nick Callahan

Perennial debate on what to do with downtown Jacksonville has become fashionable once again.  How does the country’s largest city (which is really a county of 804 square miles) revitalize its urban hub?   Apparently not easily, as numerous past attempts have not quite panned out as well as city leaders had hoped.  But hope... »

Revisiting Downtown Development

By Abel Harding

Mayor Peyton’s announcement last week that he intends to devote the last two years of his term to a renewed focus on revitalizing downtown Jacksonville has received mixed reviews.  Perhaps the most interesting aspect of his announcement was the timing of it.  The Mayor, after all, had just left the morning session of Reality... »