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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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Things To Do Downtown

Arts & Culture

Live Music & Nightlife 

• Elements of D&B at Myth Nightclub
• Musicians Jam Session at That Bar at the Arena
• Speed Dating at Intuition Ale Works

• Downtown Wine Down at Cowford Chophouse
• John Kaminski at River City Brewing Company
• Spafford at 1904 Music Hall
• XXCess Wednesdays at Myth Nightclub

• Billy Buchanan at River City Brewing Company
• Discovery Series: Whiskey Blending at Manifest Distilling
• Lance Greenwood and Urban Champ live at The Cypher at De Real Ting Cafe
• ShakesBeer: An Outcast Roadshow Project at Intuition Ale Works
• Thursday Trivia at Burrito Gallery Downtown
• Toby Mac: Hits Deep Tour at Veterans Memorial Arena

• Break Even at River City Brewing Company
• Morbid and Pale: Ordinary Boys at 1904 Music Hall
• Paul Ivey & the Souls of Joy at the Jacksonville Landing
• TGIF with 77ds at Hemming Park
• Vibe RW at Island Girl Cigar Bar Downtown
• We The Plug Presents: PHASEONE at Myth Nightclub

• Attila CD Release Tour with Bloodbather and Vatican at 1904 Music Hall
• Ball-N-Brawl at Bay Street Bar & Grill
• Basement: Digital Ethos at River City Brewing Company
• Double Down Band at the Jacksonville Landing
• Get Down(town)! at Hemming Park
• Nickelus F & Michael Millions at The Justice Pub
• Our Thing is Black Gold: Co-Launch Party at Breezy Jazz Club
• TreeHOUSE Presents: Charlie Hustle at Myth Nightclub

• African Village Bazaar at The Ritz Theatre and Museum
• Karaoke Sundays at Bay Street Bar & Grill
• Metatone & Techyes Presents: Sloth Acid Tour at Myth Nightclub
• Soulful Sundays: The Christ Thomas Band at the Jacksonville Landing
• Swing Dance Sunday at The Volstead

• Edge Social at The Volstead
• The Bachelor Weekly Watch Party at River City Brewing Company
• Rock N Roll Karaoke with DJ Randall at Dos Gatos

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#DTJax News

• VyStar President and CEO Sheds Light On Credit Union’s Strategy
• Daytime “Urban Rest Stop” For Homeless People Opens In Downtown Jacksonville
• JTA has picked a partner for a downtown bike share program
• Aundra Wallace: Jacksonville needs new approach as economics change
• Jacksonville getting ready to spend $3.4M on surveillance upgrades
• New Wolfson Children’s Critical Care Tower Coming To Downtown Jacksonville
• Chao: Federal grant will help “transform downtown”
• Developer, broker reports show continued confidence in Jacksonville commercial development
• SunTrust, BB&T announce $66 billion merger
• Sources: Chipotle, Panera will occupy new retail space in Brooklyn
• UNF opens new center in historic downtown Barnett Bank building

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Downtown Vision Updates:

Time is running out! Limited tickets remain for the 4th Annual #DTJax Gala: Havana Nights, Neon Lights Who says you can’t party for a good cause? Join us on Saturday, February 23 at 6 p.m. and enjoy the world-renowned nightlife of Havana, Cuba – with a #DTJax flair.

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Stories From BlogDTJax.com

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