New Appointments for Deegan Administration
Mayor Donna Deegan made seven new appointments to City of Jacksonville positions last month that include: General Counsel: Randy DeFoor Director of Public Works: Nina Sickler Chief of Sports and Entertainment: Alex Alston Executive Director of the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission (JHRC): Dr. Rudy Jamison, Jr. JHRC Diversity Manager: Jimmy Midyette Jacksonville Small and Emerging […]
Sizzling Summer Nights
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida held its annual fundraiser, Summer Nights presented by 121 Financial Credit Union, on Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Glass Factory. Guests enjoyed an evening of premium craft cocktails, a bourbon bar and speakeasy lounge, dancing and live music from The Bold City Classics, auctions and a collection […]
Brooklyn’s Home2 Suites Nearing Final Phases of Construction
Interior construction has begun on the Home2 Suites hotel coming to Downtown’s Brooklyn neighborhood. Located at 600 Park Street, the new hotel will feature six stories, 100 guest rooms and an associated surface parking lot. It will be 10,720 square feet with an on-site, street-level restaurant facing Rosselle Street. This is a joint project between […]
Downtown Development Review Board Taps the Brakes for New JTA Facility for Autonomous Vehicles
Plans for the proposed Jacksonville Transit Authority (JTA) Autonomous Vehicle Operations and Maintenance Facility on Bay Street will have to wait a bit longer to advance through the planning process after the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) deferred conceptual approval at its Aug. 10 meeting. These autonomous vehicles are part of JTA’s Ultimate Urban Circulator […]
Harden legacy lives on in $1M donation to MOSH
The Museum of Science & History (MOSH) announced the Harden Family Foundation has donated $1 million to the MOSH Genesis capital campaign. The gift will be honored through the naming of the River Patio at the museum’s new facility on the Northbank of the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. Prior to his recent passing, […]
Gator Bowl dates announced
The 79th Annual TaxSlayer Gator Bowl leadership announced pertinent 2023 dates recently. The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl will be played on Bill Gay Grounds at TIAA Bank Field on Friday, December 29, at noon and will be nationally televised on ESPN. Tickets go on sale September 19 through Ticketmaster while annual ticket holders can begin the […]
Deegan administration announces executive team
Last month, then-Mayor-elect Donna Deegan announced the 11 members of her administration’s executive team. The appointments were announced at a press conference at City Hall, June 14, during which Deegan expressed excitement about her team as well as the prospect of working with the incoming city council representatives. “Nobody gets into this to be a […]
FLORIDA GEORGIA rivalry game to stay in Jacksonville
The Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs announced that the schools have exercised the option to play their annual rivalry game in Jacksonville during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The most recent game agreement, which secured the matchup in Jacksonville through the 2023 season, outlined an option to extend the rivalry game in the neutral site […]
