A Brief History of the Florida Theatre

5 years ago

For nearly a century, the Florida Theatre has been a staple of downtown Jacksonville – a reminder of a foregone…

HIDDEN GEMS: The Volstead, Downtown Jacksonville’s Speakeasy

5 years ago

When passing by it on Adams Street, you’d never expect that the nondescript ground-floor unit of the W.A. Knight building…

Building Up Jax: Plans revealed for LaVilla Line of Emerald Trail

5 years ago

LAVILLA LINE OF EMERALD TRAIL PLANS RELEASED Groundwork Jacksonville unveiled the design for the first phase of its Emerald Trail…

Why Jacksonville Needs Its Own Civil Rights Museum

5 years ago

Did you know that Jacksonville was the hometown of key figures from the American civil rights movement, including A. Philip…

How Urban Mining Utilizes Donations to Provide Computers for Local Kids

5 years ago

When school closures prompted by COVID-19 rendered many local children unable to access their classes, Urban Mining CEO Steven Kaufman…

NAL Season Cancelled; Sharks’ Title Defense Will Wait Until 2021

5 years ago

The Jacksonville Sharks will have to wait a year to defend their 2019 National Arena League championship, as the league…

Building Up Jax: Reality star Sandy Yawn planning downtown restaurant, rooftop bar

5 years ago

CAPT. SANDY YAWN PLANNING DOWNTOWN RESTAURANT, BAR Local fans of reality television personality Capt. Sandy Yawn received quite a pleasant…

Jacksonville Will Host Portion of 2020 Republican National Convention

5 years ago

The city of Jacksonville announced late last night that it will take over a portion of hosting duties for the…

City Removes Confederate Monument from Hemming Park

5 years ago

(UPDATE: Mayor Lenny Curry announced this morning that all Confederate monuments in Jacksonville will be taken down.) After years of…

Building Up Jax: JCPenney closing at Regency Square Mall

5 years ago

JCPENNEY CLOSING REGENCY LOCATION JCPenney has announced that its location at Regency Square Mall will be one of over 150…