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HEMMING PARK HERALDS IMPROVEMENTS

October 9, 2015

Community·Downtown·Drink·Family·Feature·Festivals·Food + Drink·Hemming Park·Lifestyle·Music Venues·Neighborhoods·Outdoors·Parks·Restaurants·Urban Planning

Friends of Hemming Park unveiled a new collaboration that will enhance our city’s central park with improvements beginning next year. has partnered with to help establish a main stage near Hogan Street. Black Sheep Restaurant Group has also plans to open a kiosk in the park’s café area near the corner of Laura and Monroe streets. “There is so much

Downtown·Feature·History·Lifestyle·Neighborhoods·Northbank·Perennial

Making History: Ebb and Flow on the Northbank

The incorporated in 1859, two short years before the Civil War began and destroyed much of its nascent commercial district. Development was a long and slow process for the remainder of the century, often driven more by outside capital than the local sawmill and lumber trade. In 1868, local citizens

Hemming Park Beer Festival: Drinking Great Beer for a Great Cause

and are presenting the inaugural at Hemming Park in downtown Jacksonville

Jaxsons Night Market at Hemming Park

It was a significant milestone for the downtown core. An outdoor marketplace

Jax Poetry Fest Celebrates National Poetry Month in Downtown Jax for the 4th Year

April 3, 2019

Books·Charitable·Community·Downtown·Family·Feature·Hemming Park·Learning·On Stage·Spoken Word

It’s thought-provoking and inspiring, emotional and raw, connecting us all through the power of the written word. In celebration of National Poetry Month, Hope at Hand presents the 4th Annual Jax Poetry Fest with free community workshops and presentations by a collection of local poets, writers and spoken-word artists in

Jacksonville Arts Initiative meeting at The Union Art Studios & Gallery, Photo by Matthew S. Bennett

Keeping It Local! Jacksonville Arts Initiative

October 17, 2016

Art News·Feature·Local Artists·Visual Art

Commentary by local artist Sherry J. Hill Imagine local artists having a liaison to the Mayor’s Office. Imagine art being used to fight blight and crime. Imagine local artists working and being paid well for their time and creativity. Imagine our city being a whole lot more beautiful. This is

BOLD WILL HOLD: 10 QUESTIONS WITH TATTOO ARTIST MYRA OH

October 9, 2016

Feature·Local Artists·Visual Art

Courtesy of our friends at the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Myra Oh, now a resident of Jacksonville, was born in Oakland, California and lived in the Bay Area into her early 20s. At the age of 14, Myra enrolled in courses at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. There

Downtown Developments in 2016

January 6, 2016

Business·Community·Downtown·Feature·Lifestyle·Neighborhoods·Urban Planning

Downtown Jacksonville is no longer on the verge, but is actually undergoing a transformation. This transformation is not a rapid one, but rather the thoughtful type of renewal that it has long needed. It’s understandable if you’re cynical about it. Jacksonvillians have long heard mayoral campaign promises about downtown, but

The Markets of Hemming Park

May 15, 2015

Downtown·Feature·Food + Drink·Hemming Park·Neighborhoods

The Green Market & Jaxons Night Market Bring Fresh Downtown If you haven’t been to (formerly known as Hemming Plaza) for a few years, it’s a great time to discover the brand new vibe have brought to the space. Besides a calendar chock-full of new and exciting one-a-year events, they’re

May 2015 Art Walk: Fiesta de Mayo

May 6, 2015

Community·Downtown·Family·Hemming Park·Outdoors·Visual Art

Produced by and held each month from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.—rain or shine—the monthly spans more than 15 blocks that includes more than 40 galleries, museums, cultural venues, restaurants, bars and businesses, plus dozens of artists in , street performers and live music. http://jacksonvilleartwalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MAY-Final-Flyer-WEB.pdf THIS MONTH’S Don’t Miss Venues ‘Nacho’

MOCA Jacksonville – Downtown for the Holidays

December 3, 2014

Art Exhibitions·Downtown·Feature·Hemming Park·Holidays·Local Galleries·Shopping·Visual Art

MOCA Jacksonville has been through many changes over the last few decades, and has been in its current (and seemingly permanent) location across from since 1999. The former Western Union Telegraph Building was built in the early 1930s, and its gorgeous Art Deco architecture was restored when the museum moved