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Things To Do Downtown
Check out the Events Calendar on our website, which features more than 110 events Downtown this week.
From candy classes to karaoke, any given day Downtown, there’s something going on. Check out our Ongoing Events list.
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Stories From BlogDTJax.com
- Everything You Need to Know About #DTJax for the Holidays
- Macquarie Group joins Downtown’s business community
- DVI receives two Merit awards from the International Downtown Association
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News of the Week
- Peterbrooke’s expansion into Downtown part of bigger retail wave
- Bold City’s new location Downtown will let brewers flex creative muscles
- $90M upgrade to Everbank Field wins preliminary approval from first of four Jacksonville council committees
- City Council approves two economic incentives deals that could bring up to 550 new jobs to the city
- Unity Plaza executive director sees mission as helping Jacksonville love itself
- Downtown offers plenty of holiday events
- DIA studies $8M Laura St. grant request, parking garage needed
- Why FSCJ is investing in student housing in Downtown
- Black Sheep’s Downtown location gets approval for loan through DIA
- Controversial food truck ordinance squashed after backlash
- Inside the dilapidated buildings that developers see filling a big hole in Downtown
- At long last, Healthy Town project has a name
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DVI Updates
Volunteer at Art Walk Tomorrow
Looking for a new – and fun! – volunteer opportunity? We’re recruiting volunteers to help with our “Spirit of Giving” Art Walk tomorrow. Learn more, and sign up to volunteer here.
Get in the spirit of giving tomorrow as we support our local charities for the holiday season. Join Mayor Lenny Curry as the City of Jacksonville kicks off the holiday season in #DTJax with a special tree lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. Throughout the night, enjoy live music by Evan Michael and the Well Wishers on the Hemming Park main stage, a holiday beer village and shop local by browsing handmade arts and crafts that make great holiday gifts throughout #DTJax.
- Downtown Vision brand survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/652ZDV2
- The Elbow Entertainment District experience survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DJFP77R
DVI is hiring a Research & Communications Coordinator
Work closely with DVI’s CEO, Director of Marketing and Director of District Services to oversee DVI’s online presence, track, manage and analyze data and help prepare a range of research reports about Downtown Jacksonville. Learn more about the position here and submit your application and cover letter to katherine@dtjax.org.