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Read MoreDowntown Frankenstein: The Skyway - Screwing up the idea of mass transit
Metro Jacksonville explores the history behind the Skyway. Poorly implemented mass transit ideas can have just as much of a negative effect on the core, as poorly implemented master plans.
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: Mike Weinstein to open Campaign Account Thursday
For months, it has been rumored that Mike Weinstein would challenge Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton for the top spot in city hall. Those rumors will end Thursday afternoon when Weinstein opens his campaign account at the supervisor of elections office.
Read MoreDowntown Frankenstein: A Mutilated vision for the future built with spare parts
How A disneyesque plan to create a city of the future was turned into a nightmare that kept on being augmented by spare parts from every administration since 1970.Read the compelling story on MetroJacksonville.com next week.
Read MoreBrooklyn Business Landowners to meet tomorrow
Landowners in the Brooklyn, Jacksonville area will be meeting tomorrow morning at 9:30 am.
Read MoreRumors swirl of a downtown Freebird, MetroJacksonville Stirs the Pot!
Getting Freebird and downtown together could be a match made in heaven that benefits the entire region, by creating a pedestrian friendly live music and dining district, like Louisville's 4th Street Live (shown above), as opposed to Freebird relocating in a suburban strip shopping center on Atlantic...
Read MoreWikimapia: Help Label Jacksonville
Wikimapia is a project that combines Google Maps with the ability for anyone in the world to label and edit location information.
Read MoreHurricane Season 2006: How safe are you?
Downtown Jacksonville and surrounding neighborhoods evacuation zones.
Read MoreMayor Peyton Wikipedia.com Entry
There is currently a very interesting wikipedia.com listing on Mayor John Peyton. We're not sure how long it will be there, so we thought we would copy and paste the text here. It is currently under the External Links section of the mayor's wikipedia profile.
Read MoreNews & Notes - Administration of the city
New JEDC WebsiteThe Jacksonville Economic Development Association (JEDC) recently released a new website. It can be found at www.jaxdevelopment.org.Speaking of the JEDC It's executive director, Ron Barton, just celebrated his one year employment anniversary in the city where florida begins.
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