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
July 25: JobNewsJAX.com Job Fair
July 26: Poetry Night at Coniferous Cafe
July 29: Elvis Anniversary Bash
July 30: Cool Hand Luke at Florida Theatre
Family Fun
July 26: FREE Scoop of Gelato at Peterbrooke
July 28: MOSH $5 Fridays
July 29: Riverside Arts Market
July 29: The Landing Lights Up Summer!
July 30: Dino-mite! Camp-in at MOSH
July 30:African Village Bazaar
Live Music + Nightlife
July 26: Journey
July 29: Manifest Rhythm & Rye release party
July 29: Funktastic Soul
July 29: The Adult Prom
Sports + Fitness
July 28: Urban Yoga at Coniferous Cafe
July 28: YMCA Yoga in the Plaza
July 29: Trap Yoga Jax
July 29: Morning Yoga at RAM
July 29: RAM Ride – Family Bike Ride
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Get Involved
Public Meetings
DIA and DDRB Brooklyn Road Diet Joint Workshop | You’re invited to provide your insight and hear current updates in regards to the following corridors: Riverside Avenue, Park Street & Forest Street Road.
When: July 27, 2017
Where: Lynwood Roberts Room at City Hall – 117 West Duval Street, 1st Floor
Waterway/Waterfront Activation Meeting | The purpose of the meeting is to discuss goals, implementation strategies, and opportunities for activation of all of our City’s rivers, tributaries, the Intracoastal Waterway and Beaches and update progress on current efforts.
When: August 3, 2017
Where: Lynwood Roberts Room at City Hall – 117 West Duval Street, 1st Floor
Volunteer Opportunities
“The Streets Don’t Lie” Veterans Surge
Join Changing Homelessness on August 16th as they take to the streets to survey our homeless population and identify our homeless veterans. Volunteer to help connect our homeless population with the services they need. Find more info and sign up here.
3 volunteer locations – Urban Core, Beaches, Orange Park
2 volunteer shifts – 5 am – 9 am; 5 pm – 9 pm
1 volunteer training session – August 9 @ 9:00 am, 12:00 pm; 4:00 pm or August 10 @ 10:00 am; 1:00 pm; 6:00 pm
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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- Sunday Lead Letter: Great progress is being made Downtown
- Mayor Curry rolls out stimulus budget: 100 new cops, $131 million for infrastructure
- UNF will bring Entrepreneurship Center to Downtown in 2018
- The District signs deal for riverfront hotel on Southbank
- Jaguars, Bold Events bring unique business twist to downtown Jacksonville
- Laura Street Trio, Barnett Bank incentive package approved by City Council
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New businesses in #DTJax:
Now open:
100 N. Laura St.
Timeless American fare takes a modern turn at Bellwether, a casual restaurant brought to you by the pioneers behind Orsay, Black Sheep, and BLK SHP at Intuition.
331 E. Bay St.
225 E. Coastline Dr.
119 W. Adams St.
Coming soon:
- Tossgreen: 76 S. Laura St.
- Cowford Chophouse: 101 E. Bay St.
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Stories From BlogDTJax.com
- The 5 & Dime Theatre Camp, a Class Act
- Dine-in In #DTJax
- Must-try Summer Drinks in #DTJax
- Get out on the water this summer in #DTJax
- Summer Family Fun in #DTJax
- 2017 #DTJax Awards: Downtown Project of the Year: Winston Family YMCA
- 2017 #DTJax Awards Downtowner of the Year: Ben Davis
- Q&A with NAIWBE’s Sylvia Walker
- Relax in #DTJax
- Business Spotlight: HOBNOB
- IntoGo: Jacksonville’s First Fun App
- Pavement to Parklets in #DTJax
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DVI Updates:
August Art Walk
Back to School Smarts
Gear up for Back to School at Art Walk with Fun 4 First Coast Kids next week! Taste free samples of Elmhurst 1925 nutmilk and cool down with a gourmet popsicle from The Hyppo. As always, you can enjoy delicious food, beer, wine and more while browsing 60+ participating venues and creations by 20+ local artists. See you there, rain or shine!
Art Walk After Dark
The fun continues in The Elbow during Art Walk After Dark from 9 p.m. to late! Hangout in Downtown’s entertainment district with live music, award-winning cuisine and great memories.
Vote for #DTJax!
Voting for Bold City Best 2017 is open! Support Downtown and vote for your favorite #DTJax businesses. Here’s a helpful list of Downtown businesses that fall into each category.
Fall Internship Opportunities:DVI is looking for fall interns. If you’re a recent college graduate or a college student in your junior or senior year of college or a recent graduate looking for marketing and events experience, we want you! Learn more
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.