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Latest Neighborhoods articles from Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville Beach: Summer of '09
A look at one of Jacksonville's most vibrant areas for entertainment, people watching, cycling and walkability; Jacksonville Beach
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Downtown Jacksonville to get Wayfinding Signage?
Over the past three years, Metro Jacksonvlle has pushed for better signage downtown, particularly in the area of wayfinding signage for pedestrians. Now, it looks like Metro Jacksonville is about to get its wish granted. At the July meeting of the Downtown Development Review Board, the group heard a...
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Urban Neighborhoods: Woodstock & Allendale
Surrounded by several rail yards, Woodstock was platted in 1917. Throughout the neighborhood's history, it has been a working class community complementing nearby industrial facilities on Jacksonville's Westside. Today, Metro Jacksonville takes a look in and around Woodstock.
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Blue Cypress Park and Golf Course
Blue Cypress Park was at one time a local 18-hole golf course for the Edenfield River Estates development. Because the park is located in an environmentally sensitive area, plans were developed to reduce the course to a 9-hole golf course and use the remaining area for a natural, resourced-based public...
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Vestcor 5k Bridges Run 2009
On the evening of July 18, 2009 the Vestcor 5K Bridges Run took off from Hemming Plaza at 7:30pm. The race had over 687 total finishers, ranging in age from 1, being pushed in running strollers, to 84 years old.
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The Ruins of Jacksonville: Hogans Creek
A walk along what may be Jacksonville's greatest urban ruin: The Hogans Creek Improvement Project.
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Urban Parks: Metropolitan Park
Metropolitan Park is the centerpiece of Mayor Peyton's plan to add flex green space and revitalize the urban riverfront.
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Urban Parks: Main Street Pocket Park
The Main Street Pocket Park was completed in mid 2007 as a part of a plan to expand greenspace in the downtown core. It was envisioned by City Hall that, due to its proximity to the Main Library, it would become a popular place for library users and residents looking for greenspace in a sea of concrete.
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More Southbank Renovations: 1032 Hendricks
Just north of I-95, 1032 Hendricks is the latest building preparing for a makeover in the bustling Southbank commercial strip.
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