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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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Instagram of the Week

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Things To Do Downtown

Arts & Culture

Live Music & Nightlife

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Get Involved

 

LaVilla Neighborhood Development Community Meeting 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Join the Downtown Investment Authority and Jacksonville Transportation Authority for a public meeting discussing the past, present and future of LaVilla and how to activate the neighborhood with guest speaker Nancy Broner, Executive Director of OneJax. Details.

When: Tuesday, September 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: The Ritz Theatre and Museum

Waterway/Waterfront Activation Public Meeting 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Join City Council Member Lori Boyer for a public meeting discussing ways to activate our City’s rivers, tributaries, the Intracoastal Waterway and Beaches and hear progress updates. Details.

When: Thursday, October 4, 2 p.m.

Where: City Hall

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#DTJax News

• A date with dynamite: Timeline set to implode City Hall Annex
• Symphony to partner with downtown restaurants for “Symphony in 60” after parties
• Downtown Thumbs: Now this is what riverfront activation looks like
• Times-Union plans move to downtown Jacksonville’s Wells Fargo Center
• FSCJ Offers Student Housing for 1st Time At Downtown Jacksonville’s Historic Lerner Building
• Mathers Social owners plan arcade, retro bar downtown
• Downtown Thumbs: Community Downtown is a relative breeze
• Cher plans concert at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in January
• Jacksonville gears up for fall festival, Oktoberfest season
• JTA laying groundwork for downtown passenger rail
• Downtown Jacksonville’s Candy Apple Cafe closes
• City planning Downtown’s first dog park
• Local Agencies Seek $25M Federal Grant for Proposed Downtown Jacksonville Innovation Corridor
• How can downtown Jacksonville keep the momentum going? “We’ve got to have urgency”
• Arts and cultural district proposed Downtown
  The Mathis Report: Ash Properties adds Exchange Building to Downtown holdings
• Using transit to spark development in LaVilla
• DDRB to review plans for proposed Downtown Hyatt Place Hotel

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New businesses in #DTJax:

Now Open!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Kanine Social

580 College St.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Market, Hyatt Regency

225 E. Coastline Dr.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SHOR Seafood Grill, Hyatt Regency
225 E. Coastline Dr.

 

Southbank Johnnie’s, Lexington Hotel

Coming Soon:

Burlock & Barrel Distillery
417 Magnolia St.

SHOR Tavern, Hyatt Regency
225 E. Coastline Dr.

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Stories From BlogDTJax.com

• PARK(ing) Day 2018 in #DTJax
• A Day in the Life: Interning at Downtown Vision
• National Outdoors Month in #DTJax
• Celebrating the St. Johns River in #DTJax
• Street Art in #DTJax
• Found in #DTJax: FORGE 3D Printing Studio

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DVI Updates:

 

THREE DAYS until PARK(ing) Day 2018!

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What is PARK(ing) Day? It’s a global event where citizens, artists, and more collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into incredible pop-up parks or “PARK(ing) spaces.”

Downtown Vision has partnered up with local businesses in the urban core – including Daniel James Salon, Anytime Fitness, Super Food and Brew, The Brick Coffee House, Visit Jacksonville, Hollywood Cuts, Wolf & Cub, Bellwether and more – to provide unique PARK(ing) destinations in the heart of our city.

Come out to Park(ing) Day this week on Friday, September 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and see the very best of what #DTJax has to offer! Details.

 

Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Please join Downtown Vision, Inc. for the next Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting with updates from Special Guest Speaker: Sheriff Mike Williams – Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

When: Tuesday, October 2

*NEW TIME*: 8 A.M.

*NEW LOCATION*: TIAA Bank Center Auditorium at 301 W. Bay St.

To attend, please RSVP to our Director of District Services, Eric Miller via email.

 

 

6th Annual Oktoberfest @ Art Walk

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

In only TWO WEEKS, the 6th Annual Oktoberfest @ Art Walk will be upon us!

Make your way to #DTJax on Wednesday, October 3 from 5-10 p.m. to witness the annual Tapping of the Keg, weiner-dog races, authentic German folk music and so much more!

Plus, make sure to bring out the beer stein to participate in some Oktoberfest themed competitions! This is a family-friendly event, so you won’t have to leave the little ones (or little furry ones) at home. Details.

 

2017 State of Downtown Report

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

It’s an exciting time for Downtown Jacksonville. As we watch Downtown “potential” turn into action, we have a lot of successes to celebrate. Read about current development, employment and residential trends in this 12-month look at the Downtown Jacksonville progress. Read or download the PDF here.

2018 Art Walk Sponsorship Opportunities

 

Downtown’s signature monthly event, First WednesdayArt Walk attracts 8,000 people each month, spans 15+ blocks with 30+ 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.