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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Arts + Culture
Family Fun 
Live Music + Nightlife
Sports + Fitness
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Stories From BlogDTJax.com
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News of the Week
- Artists continue to liven up Downtown with splashes of color
- Nonprofits changing outdated donor strategies, focusing more on building relationships
- Florida on pace to hit tourism goal by end of 2016
- Spotted: Annual Christmas tree lighting at Jacksonville Landing
- Meet the college students who hacked one of Jacksonville’s biggest problems
- Bold City Downtown expects to open brewery by early January.
- New life for Berkman II? Owners seek rezoning for riverfront ‘eyesore’
- Ready to be lit for 30th time
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DVI Updates
#DTJax Gala: River of Dreams!
Save the date for our 2017 #DTJax Gala: River of Dreams. Proceeds will benefit a riverfront activation project.
Date: February 25, 2017
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Friendship Fountain
For more information on Young Professional and Early Bird tickets, visit here. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, visit 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.
This past year:
- Our Downtown Clean & Safe Ambassadors logged 22,000 hours to make DTJax clean and Downtown a better place safe.
- Our produced events drew more than 200,000 people to DTJax creating lively streets and supporting our small businesses.
- The #DTJax hashtag reach exceeded 24 million people reinforcing Downtown as the City’s unique epicenter for business, history, culture and entertainment.
- And, our 2015 State of Downtown Report provided developers, investors and realtors with a holistic broad view on the health of DTJax progress occurring in Downtown Jacksonville.
- We also implemented a number of special projects this year, ranging from the Downtown Parklet Program to the inaugural DTJax Gala celebrating Downtown to The Elbow Entertainment District Marketing Co-Operative.