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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Things To Do Downtown
Arts + Culture
Feb 28: Taj Express
Mar 1: First Wednesday Art Walk
Mar 2: Symphony in 60
Mar 2-5: Jacksonville Home and Patio Show
Mar 4: Classical Cornerstones
Family Fun
Live Music + Nightlife
Mar 1: Art Walk After Dark
Mar 1: Front Porch at Art Walk
Mar 2: Jimmy Eat World
Mar 3: Festival of Laughs
Mar 4: Close to You
Mar 5: Spyro Gyra
Sports + Fitness
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#DTJax News
- Jonathan Insetta bringing Bellwether restaurant Downtown
- River of Dreams gala raises money for Downtown Vision
- Plan for $90 million Downtown development takes another step forward
- Why two Downtown leaders pushed for a permanent home for food trucks
- Cowford Chophouse makes progress
- Downtown Jacksonville building is listed for sale
- Downtown award winners to be honored at River of Dreams gala
- $31 million Liberty Street project to take “a bite out of Downtown”
- Repurpose of Doro property next to Intuition hailed as “home run”
- JTA kicks off the TryTransit Challenge at the Hemming Park Skyway station
- Downtown building bought by New York investor for $3.6 million
- Molasky Group completes $4M purchase of Barnett Bank building
- See inside the newly opened 5 Loaves 2 Fish
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Stories From BlogDTJax.com
- Business Spotlight: HOBNOB
- IntoGo: Jacksonville’s First Fun App
- Artist Spotlight: Viktor Lazarev
- The St. Johns River Like You’ve Never Seen it Before
- Downtown Vision’s 2015-2016 Annual Report
- Pavement to Parklets in #DTJax
- #DTJax. There’s an App for that!
- Downtown’s Upswing: 2015 State of Downtown Report
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DVI Updates
First Wednesday Art Walk, Shamrockin’ Downtown
#ArtWalkJax returns for a “Shamrockin’ Downtown” in #DTJax on March 1! Make plans to browse hundreds of local artists, enjoy local food trucks and live music by the JFRD Pipe and Drums, Stank Sauce, Limitless and more. Visit iloveartwalk.com for more information and the full line up of festivities.
Volunteers are needed! Come out and support your favorite businesses and artists and receive some cool perks in return!
Thank you for making Saturday’s #DTJax Gala: River of Dreams a great success!
Thank you sponsors!
Acosta Sponsors: Auld & White Constructors, Block by Block, CSX, Downtown Investment Authority, Everbank
Hart Sponsors: BB&T, Florida Blue, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville, Riverfront, Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation, Jacksonville University, Manifest Distilling, Perdue Office Interiors, VyStar Credit Union
Fuller Warren Sponsors: Danis, GAI Consulting, Gunster, IBERIABANK, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Matthew Carlucci – State Farm Museum of Science & History, Regency Centers, RummellMunz Partners, The Jacksonville Landing
Thank you vendors, volunteers, and guests for celebrating the St. Johns with us. And congratulations to our 2017 #DTJax Award winners:
Ambassador of the Year, Michael Ryan
Downtown Person of the Year, Ben Davis
Downtown Project of the Year, Winston Family YMCA
Downtown Achievement Award, Lori Boyer
2017 Art Walk Sponsorship Opportunities:
Downtown’s signature monthly event, First Wednesday Art Walk attracts 10,000 people each month, spans 15+ blocks with more than 60 galleries, museums, cultural venues, restaurants, bars and businesses. In its 14th year, Art Walk celebrates the local art scene by featuring hundreds of artists, performers and live music acts. Be a partner today! Download the kit here.
2015 State of Downtown Report:
Downtown Vision, Inc. released an 18-month summary on the state and growth of Downtown Jacksonville. This report provides details on development successes and announcements, office and employment trends, residential growth, retail mix, arts and culture, tourism, transportation and more. Read the report in it’s entirety on our blog or visit dtjaxreports.com to download the PDF.
DVI Annual Report Available:
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 2015-2016.