It’s been an eventful decade for Jacksonville.
The city experienced growth both in its population and in the form of dozens of major development projects. It moved closer to achieving the long-awaited revitalization of downtown and toward forming a city-wide identity.
The Coastal began publishing in December 2015, so we were around for just under half of the decade. But to honor the 2010s in Jax, we put together our collection of what we believe to be the biggest stories in Jacksonville from the past decade.
Check out our list below and be sure to let us know your thoughts on the decade’s most important events.
The Jags may have not had the best of luck this decade, but overall it was a great decade for sports in Jacksonville.
The city added three new minor-league teams: the AFL/NAL’s Sharks, the ABA’s Giants, and the NASL’s Armada FC. And two of them, the Sharks and Giants, wasted absolutely no time on their way to being competitive.
Since beginning play in 2010, the Sharks have won three championships and failed to make the playoffs just once in ten seasons. The Giants, who also began play in 2010, won a jaw-dropping six ABA titles this decade.
Oh, and the Suns – who became the Jumbo Shrimp earlier in the ‘10s – also won two league titles during the decade.
