The following is this week’s issue of the “#DTJax Weekly Update” e-newsletter. To receive this in your email inbox each week, sign-up here.
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Instagram of the Week
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for a chance to be featured.
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Things To Do Downtown
Arts & Culture
December 14: Fifty Shades of Cigars: Cigar Workshop
December 14: Holiday Mixology 101 at the Volstead
December 14: Hemming Park’s Totally Lit Hanukkah Party
December 15: December Nerd Trivia Night at GLHF Game Bar
December 15: TGIF with Mike Shackelford at Hemming Park
December 15-17: The 5 & Dime, a Theatre Company presents: HIR
December 15-17: Jacksonville Symphony presents First Coast Nutcracker
December 16: Mistletoe & Metal: A Holiday Cosmic Concert at MOSH
December 16: Plant Nite at Brixx
December 16: Bright Holidays Benefit Concert at Unity Plaza
December 16-17: Jacksonville Symphony presents Handel’s Messiah
Family Fun
December 12-31: Jacksonville Children’s Chorus presents Downtown Dazzle
December 16-31: 5th Annual Holiday Trains at MOSH
December 17: Free pictures with Santa at Sweet Pete’s Candy
December 17: Chanukah at the Landing
December 18: Hemming Park Holiday Market
Live Music + Nightlife
December 13: Whiskey Wednesday with Spade McQuade
December 13: John Prine at the Florida Theatre
December 13: Of Montreal at Mavericks Live
December 14: Adamec Bike Night at the Landing
December 15: Mad Cowford Improv Holiday Show at Hourglass Pub
December 15: Music in the Plaza
December 15: Luke Combs at the Florida Theatre
December 16: A Not So Silent Night at Mavericks Live
December 16: Oceans Ate Alaska at 1904 Music Hall
December 16: Ball-N-Brawl: Volume 3 at Hourglass Pub
December 16: Sharam Live at Myth Nightclub
December 16: Jimmy Solari at Fionn MacCool’s
December 16: The Party Cartel at the Jacksonville Landing
December 16: Southbank Saturdays at River City Brewing Company
December 17: Laugh Lounge at Dos Gatos
Sports, Health + Fitness
December 12: Trap Moves at Manifest Distilling
December 13: Jacksonville Icemen vs. Manchester
December 14: Sunrise Yoga
December 15: Jacksonville Giants Season Opener
December 16: Jacksonville IceMen vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits
December 17: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans
December 17: Yoga Sundays at River City Brewing Company
December 17: Yoga Pop Up-Arm Balance Workshop
December 18: Wake Up with Yoga In a Toga
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Get Involved
Volunteer Opportunities:
First Wednesday Art Walk
Help us make #ArtWalkJax a success and support all of your favorite local artists, performers, food trucks and businesses! Sign up here.
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#DTJax News
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- The Cawton Report: Visit Jacksonville praised for Irma aftermath
- Signs point to Chase at Barnett building
- Plan to build high-rise residential tower on Southbank sent back to Downtown Development Review Board
- The Cawton Report: Brewery, restaurant in works for Brooklyn
- You should know…BB&T Jacksonville market president Debbie Buckland
- Friday Second Editorial: ArtWalk continues to evolve and thrive
- First reviews are in for Cowford Chophouse: ‘Amazing & Outstanding’
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New businesses in #DTJax:
Coming soon:
- FSCJ’s 20West Cafe: 20 W. Adams St.
- Gate Petroleum Station: 400 Block of Park St.
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Stories From BlogDTJax.com
- The most wonderful time of the year in #DTJax
- Found in #DTJax: Manifest Distilling
- Found in #DTJax: Sweet Pete’s Candy
- Found in DTJax: Intuition Ale Works
- Post-Irma resources and ways to get involved
- Your guide to Game Day in #DTJax
- The Music of #DTJax
- The Dog Side of #DTJax
- Jacksonville Public Library: Jax Makerspace
- Dine-in In #DTJax
- Relax in #DTJax
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DVI Updates:
Happy Holidays!
This year, Downtown Vision is lighting up #DTJax with 90 LED lit garland wraps along Laura and Hogan Streets and 50,000 LED tree lights on Laura St. Take a stroll or a drive through Downtown this season and check it out! In addition, pick up one of our free #DTJax Holiday
Guides at our office or any participating Downtown location.
Shoutout to our amazing Ambassadors who went above and beyond to make #DTJax light up this season!
2016-2017 Annual Report
Have you ever wondered, what exactly does DVI do in a year? Check out our latest Annual Report, which highlights accomplishments and financial information for fiscal year 2016-2017. Read or download the PDF here.
2016-2017 State of Downtown Report:
It’s an exciting time for Downtown Jacksonville. Since the beginning of 2016, Downtown has seen more than $80 million in completed development projects, such as the Winston Family YMCA and Daily’s Place Amphitheater. More than $2 billion in projects are currently under construction or proposed. Read about currently development, employment and residential trends in this 18-month look at the progress in Downtown Jacksonville from January 2016-June 2017. Read or download the PDF here.