Courthouse Ordinance Option 2004-1339??

Yesterday, Sherry Hall - the new Policy Director for the Peyton administration who is lessening the load on Susie Wiles - emailed a document to the members of the City Council showing the two current financial options for building the new Courthouse. The document was sent as a result of an unveiling...

Creating a Legacy: Salvaging the Big Idea

Will Mayor Peyton have a legacy project? While this morning's controversial editorial submitted to the Metro Jacksonville board has sparked a flurry of criticism and speculation on its true intentions, the topic is something inquiring minds want to know. Coming Monday, Metro Jacksonville will dust...

Commuter Rail Demo Coming to Jacksonville this Weekend

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Congresswoman Corrine Brown and Congressman John L. Mica will join the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and the Florida Department of Transportation to present the latest technology in commuter rail transportation.

Downtown Concierges?

Terry Lorrince of Downtown Vision Incorporated met with representatives of the various downtown activists/merchants on Tuesday to discuss an important and potential visionary change in one of the basic services offered by the Downtown Ambassadors of DVI.

MISSING: Times-Union Business Section

Yesterday, The Florida Times-Union featured MetroJacksonville.com on the cover of the Business section in an article about organizations that have had an impact on positive change in downtown. However, don’t try finding this section in any paper downtown. After purchasing newspapers from 12 different...

Negotiations over the Laura Street Trio falter

Negotiations over the Laura Street Trio falter in Commission meeting with Kuhn Properties Sources at JEDC today confirmed that negotiations with Kuhn Properties came to a standstill today after the Commission changed an important tie in clause with Kuhn regarding the renovation of the beleagued historic...

Appointment by Chain Letter

Election Qualifying Day Surprises!

Several surprise announcements have come up today in the Jacksonville political scene as the deadline for qualifying for the spring elections was at noon today. In Council District 4, Linda Storey, a retired educator, qualified at the last minute to run against a crowded field of challengers that include:...

Mayhem at the Airport?

For the past few months there have been allegations of serious mismanagement over at the Airport. Prison workers are being slaved for labor out there, as per our common practice, but they are being pretty much unsupervised and given run of the place by the airport in all of the sensitive areas.

Peyton, Kuhn Project Manager meet with MetroJacksonville.com

A Shot of 16th Street in Denver, Colorado. By forming Public-Private Relationships, Denver was able to transform their downtown into a pedestrian friendly urban mecca. Through Public-Private Relationships, this could be Laura Street. This and more in Metro Jacksonville's Downtown Update