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Latest Neighborhoods articles from Jacksonville, FLNeighborhoods: Commonwealth
Commonwealth is home to Jacksonville's densest collection of heavy industrial, manufacturing and distribution operations. Join Metro Jacksonville as we explore this Westside neighborhood and learn about many of the companies that call it home.
Read MoreTouring The Anheuser-Busch Brewery
Anheuser-Busch's Jacksonville brewery produces more than 125 million cases of beer each year, serving Florida, Southern Georgia and Southern Alabama markets. The Jacksonville site was selected in August of 1967. Two Clydesdales pulled a plow to break ground for construction in December of 1967. Construction...
Read MoreUnderstanding the St. Johns Town Center
Anchoring the Southside with an open-air, lifestyle-center design, the St. Johns Town Center offers innovative new retail and dining choices for Jacksonville shoppers who can shop, dine, and be entertained in one location. Of the more than 150 retailers at St. Johns Town Center, over 50 are exclusive...
Read MoreSan Marco Boulevard: Before & After
With the first section of San Marco Boulevard's makeover virtually complete, Metro Jacksonville shares before and after photographs of this urban core, pedestrian-friendly commercial district.
Read MoreBeaches Construction Update: June 2011
Not sure about business, but construction is boomin' in the Jacksonville - Neptune- Atlantic Beaches area. Here's a look at new businesses, closings, and renovations this month.
Read MoreNeighborhoods: Baymeadows
Take a drive down Baymeadows Road, from Southside Boulevard to where it eventually meets with San Jose Boulevard. You'll pass through other major intersections - I-95, Philips Highway, Old Kings Road. Through a cluster of residences mixed with business parks mixed with shopping plazas and back again....
Read MoreWalkable Commercial Districts: West Beaver Street
Before there was an Interstate 10, there was Beaver Street. This long-overlooked historic commercial district is unique for Jacksonville because of its industrial-market-blend character. Under the right circumstances, this gem can add to the quality and character of Urban Jacksonville without a significant...
Read MoreWalkable Commercial Districts: Brooklyn's Park Street
Brooklyn's Park Street is a walkable commercial district that is anchored by a number of businesses in the paint, floral and linen industries.
Read MoreWalkable Commercial Districts: Lake Shore
While much of the focus in our city is on downtown revitalization, Jacksonville's Urban Core is home to a series of long-overlooked historic, walkable commercial districts. In our effort to promote better use of existing assets in our communities - which will facilitate sustainable growth and subsequently...
Read MoreUrban Parks: Fishweir Park
Fishweir Park is an overlooked 10-acre public space in the Riverside/Avondale Historic District.
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