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City incentives to rebuild Rise Doro apartments advance
The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee voted July 22 to advance legislation to the Jacksonville City Council for $15.45 million in incentives to rebuild the Rise Doro apartments. The vote authorized the city’s Downtown Investment Authority to file legislation for the incentives package for the project. It comes about...
Southeast Toyota Distributors reaches project milestone on new state-of-the-art auto processing facility at JAXPORT
Contractors for Southeast Toyota Distributors, the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyotas, continue to make significant progress on a new 340,000-square-foot state-of-the-art auto processing facility currently under construction at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. The project’s contractor, J.E. Dunn Construction, has completed the foundations and is now beginning...
Jackson came to Jacksonville: World's biggest music star dazzled 135,000 fans 40 years ago
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It's just about impossible to get more famous than Michael Jackson was in 1984, with "Thriller” burning up the charts and his signature moonwalk dance move and one-glove fashion statement dominating MTV and Pepsi commercials. So when it was announced that Michael and his brothers...
Riverside Financial Services Recognized for Supportive Financial Solutions
Riverside Financial Services, established in 2002, has been lauded for its significant contributions to aiding property owners facing financial challenges. Founded by Steven Elkins, a former Salesman of the Year for a major resort developer, the company addresses the financial hurdles encountered by owners who have been misled or overcharged. Elkins’ personal experience of dealing with rising annual costs and limited control over his investments led him to create a solution for those in similar predicaments.
Win Before You Can Buy! Your Chance at Tickets to Jax City Blues Festival!
JUST ANNOUNCED! King George, Pokey Bear, Lenny Williams, Theodis Ealey, and Nellie “Tiger” Travis are bringing the 2nd Annual Jax City Blues Festival to Moran Theater in Jacksonville on Saturday, September 28th, 2024 and Hot 106.5 Duval’s ONLY R&B is giving you the chance to win tickets to the show before they go on sale! For your chance to win tickets to the show, register in the contest below!
INVESTIGATES: Take 5 blamed for ‘substandard work’ on JSO cruisers; damaging vehicles across country
Take 5, a major oil change chain, is being blamed for damaging Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office vehicles as well as numerous other drivers’ cars in numerous states.
Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar targets October opening at Town Center
Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar spokesperson Jami Sharp said the Jacksonville restaurant will open this fall. “It looks like we are on track for an October opening,” Sharp said by email July 16. She did not have a specific date. The former Ida Claire restaurant at Town Center is...
Lotte Plaza Market expects early 2025 opening in old Best Buy in Regency area
Pending permits, Lotte Plaza Market will open in the first quarter of 2025 after it renovates the closed Best Buy in the Regency area of Jacksonville into a Korean- and Asian-focused grocery store. President Alvin Lee said by email July 15 that his group was scheduled to start construction earlier...
Storms Fade Tonight, Rain Chances Drop Tomorrow
Storms slowly fade out tonight targeting areas around I-75 to Highway 301. Heavier rain in Duval earlier is over for the evening. Temperatures will be in the 80s tonight with some upper 70s by Tuesday morning. Rain chances drop off a bit Tuesday to 40%. Rain skips past the beaches...
9 Concerts to See this Week in Jacksonville
Our weekly Go concert recommendations are updated every week. For a comprehensive list of this week’s concerts, go to our live music calendar page. Want our concert picks delivered to your inbox every Tuesday? Sign up of the JME Live newsletter and never miss a show. Metal. Lamb of...
Kaitlyn Durrance hasn't played the First Coast Women's Amateur since 2014. She's the 18-hole leader
Kaitlyn Durrance didn't look like she's taken a decade off from competitive golf. The Jacksonville Beach native and Providence High graduate who is now a married mother of two and living in Bay Hill, birdied her first two holes and held her rusty short game together to post a 1-under 71 on Monday to take a one-shot lead in the 24th First Coast Women's Amateur, at the Plantation at Ponte Vedra.
Jacksonville Volleyball Welcomes Andrew Diaz de Padilla to the Staff in an Assistant Role
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Volleyball welcomes the addition of Andrew Diaz de Padilla to the coaching staff. With a rich background in coaching and an impressive playing career, Andrew brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the 2024 Dolphins squad. Andrew Diaz de Padilla has significantly contributed to the volleyball community through various coaching roles. He served as an Assistant Coach for Everest Volleyball Club in Twinsburg, OH, where he worked with national-level boy's teams (14's, 16's, and 18's), guiding these teams to the USAV Nationals in Kansas City in 2021. In 2021, Diaz de Padilla joined the Cal...
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