After years of anticipation, Mayor Lenny Curry has announced that the City of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Jaguars, Iguana Development as well as other nationally-renowned partners have reached a deal for the development of Lot J at TIAA Bank Field. If approved as proposed, $233.3 million in public subsidies will be provided for the $450 million project. For additional details, here is a copy of the Lot J term sheet. Read More
Jacksonville-based All Elite Wrestling is disrupting the pro wrestling world - and boosting the River City's profile as an entertainment destination. Read More
Columbia, South Carolina once faced a problem many communities attempting downtown revitalization have had to overcome. That problem was overcoming the challenge of turning a 9-to-5 weekday environment into one that also is alive at nights and on weekends. Now, through the help of programming, Columbia's downtown has become place where retail stores, coffee shops and restaurants maintain consistent night and weekend operating hours. Read More
A snapshot in time. Here is a look at the then segregated, Duval County Public School system's educational facilities for African-American students during the 1955-56 school year. Read More
Located adjacent to where the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line and St. Johns Terminal Company railroads came together, New Town emerged as a result of rapid growth of Jacksonville’s African-American population following the Great Fire of 1901. Read More
