Situated on the opposite side of Interstate 95 from Downtown Jacksonville, Durkeeville is a historic neighborhood less known and promoted than its neighbors to the east and south. Also known as Mid-Westside Jacksonville, this neighborhood is the result of the growth and prosperity of Jacksonville's African-American community during segregation. Read More
Keke's Breakfast Cafe, a popular Orlando chain, is expanding into the Jacksonville market with a new restaurant scheduled to open by the end of the year off Race Track Road and State Road 9B near Bartram Park. Read More
The City of Jacksonville may be its own worst enemy when it comes to urban revitalization and redevelopment. A major land owner, a significant portion of its properties are a blight on their surroundings. Although it serves as the city's development arm for the downtown district, the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) has no control over what happens or doesn't happen with most of these properties. However, what the DIA does control, it plans to move forward in returning to the tax rolls. Here's six downtown properties the DIA plans to attempt to dispose of over the next few months. Read More
2018 could be the year of aging shopping centers making a comeback across Jacksonville. Here's six projects promising to breathe life into older inner ring suburban areas of Jacksonville. Read More
The Akers-Cody Building in Downtown Jacksonville was originally designed to be as tall as 10-stories when it was designed in 1921. Now a new proposal has materialized that could result in the vertical dream coming true 97 years later.
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