The Coastal

A Comeback in the Making: Why the Latest Effort to Fix Downtown is the Real Deal

Half a century ago, downtown Jacksonville looked and felt like a much different place than it does today. The city’s…

8 years ago

Building Up Jax: Barnett Bank development clears hurdle, plus more

BARNETT BANK DEVELOPMENT GETS DDRB OK The proposed redevelopment of the old Barnett Bank building downtown has cleared a major…

8 years ago

The Jacksonville Man Who Won a Super Bowl and Olympic Gold

"Bullet" Bob Hayes holds a very rare distinction. Of the many world-star athletes who have competed in the Olympics or…

8 years ago

Building Up Jax: Irma closes two downtown buildings indefinitely

Irma damage closes Wells Fargo Center, Hyatt Regency Damage from Hurricane Irma has shut down at least two major downtown…

8 years ago

Here’s How You Can Help with the Post-Irma Rebuilding Efforts

Hurricane Irma is gone, but only after it spent the majority of Monday's early morning hours tearing through Jacksonville. And…

8 years ago

Building Up Jax: 95/Butler flyover opens, lots of hunkering

This week, most of the "construction" activity in Jacksonville consisted of "hunkering down" prep for the pending arrival of Hurricane…

8 years ago

Building Up Jax: The Happy Grilled Cheese finally opens its doors

The Happy Grilled Cheese opens brick-and-mortar spot The Happy Grilled Cheese opened its first brick-and-mortar location this week. The popular…

8 years ago

6 Great Places to Grab Lunch in Downtown Jacksonville

Downtown Jacksonville features perhaps the highest concentration of office buildings in the entire city, with over 48,000 people working in…

8 years ago

The District Forms Key Partnership with Jacksonville University

“The District – Life Well Lived”, the long-proposed healthy town community planned for the Southbank, is inching ever closer to…

8 years ago

Building Up Jax: A few noted projects on a slow week

It was a relatively slow week for development news, but here's what we've got for you: A permit was issued…

8 years ago