Liza Mitchell
May 21, 2018
Business, Downtown, Feature, History, Jacksonville's Sports Complex, Northbank, Perennial, Southbank, Urban Planning
Change is a vital currency that helps a city like Jacksonville maintain a vibrant cultural presence. Much ado has been made about the continued evolution of the city’s downtown area. Among the stewards of the area is Downtown Vision, Inc., who offered an update on a few of the high-profile developments and the impact the plans will have on the city. VP of Marketing for DVI, , has a bird’s-eye view of the work as it happens in real time. It’s an exciting time in , and Hardwick can see the evolution of the city’s skyline from her office window. …
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Fran Ruchalski
August 9, 2017
Family, Feature, Football, Jacksonville's Sports Complex, Photos
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars announced their 2017 training camp schedule, which featured 10 practices open to fans, including the two joint practices with the on Monday, August 14 and Tuesday, August 15. The begin training camp practice with three open sessions on Thursday, July 27, Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29. Saturday’s practice on July 29, which will be the first in full pads, is open exclusively to Season Ticket Members. All public dates will take place at the practice fields adjacent to . To attend Jaguars training camp open sessions, fans should register in advance online …
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Teresa Spencer
June 20, 2017
Community, Downtown, Events, Family, Feature, Football, Jacksonville's Sports Complex
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars have announced their 2017 training camp schedule, which will feature 10 practices open to fans, including the two joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, August 14 and Tuesday, August 15. The Jaguars begin training camp practice with three open sessions on Thursday, July 27, Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29. Saturday’s practice on July 29, which will be the first in full pads, is open exclusively to Jags365 Season Ticket Members. All public dates will take place at the practice fields adjacent to EverBank Field. To attend training camp open …
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FOLIO
June 19, 2017
Business, Charitable, Community, Crowdfunding, Downtown, Feature, Festivals, Jacksonville's Sports Complex, One Spark
One Spark Partners with Bold Events, EverBank Field to Transform into Festival of Innovation for 2017 Event One Spark Board Chairman Peter Rummell announced today that a new partnership has been formed between , One Spark Ventures and Bold Events, LLC. At a press conference this morning, Rummell also announced the dates for this year’s event which will take place Friday, Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct. 7. To kick off One Spark and highlight the enhanced entertainment elements of this year’s festival, a concert hosted by Bold Events (Act TBD) will take place at the new on Thursday, Oct. 5, …
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Morgan Bates
June 14, 2017
Downtown, Jacksonville's Sports Complex, Local Musicians, Music
Tedeschi Trucks Band with special guest Jon Cleary at the Opening of Daily’s Place, May 27, 2017 It was opening day at the New Daily’s Place at . Though the day somewhat somber after the loss of , Tedeschi Trucks Band hit the stage and made an everlasting mark as they filled the atmosphere with beautiful music, love, and showed us there is still so much to be thankful for. The experience was a unique one as I ventured all over the new venue from the photo pit, to the Daily’s store in the stadium, to the view of ‘ field …
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Liza Mitchell
May 15, 2017
Downtown, Feature, Jacksonville's Sports Complex, Music, Music Venues
There is a new addition to the that will complement the city’s skyline and boost the city’s profile as an entertainment destination. Daily’s Place Amphitheater is a 5,500-seat venue opening Memorial Day weekend at at the south end of the , creating a cohesive link between the two facilities. Grammy Award-winning artists – and Jacksonville residents – Tedeschi Trucks Band, led by and , perform the opening concert event May 27. The amphitheater is expected to be used year-round and will host an estimated 30-40 concerts per year. A concert will be staged the night before every Jaguars home game. …
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Liza Mitchell
May 6, 2017
Downtown, Feature, Jacksonville's Sports Complex, Local Musicians, Music
The is the perfect fit to christen the stage of the new . Not only is guitar prodigy a Jacksonville native, the new 5,500-seat venue adjacent to fuses two of his favorite passions; live music and Jaguars football. “I’m pretty excited about it. I would never ask but when I heard about it being built, always in the back of my mind I was like ‘that would be fun to open up’,” says Trucks. “We’ve been season ticket holders from year one so it’s exciting to be there. It should be fun. Susan played the kick-off party for Tortugas in …
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Jack Diablo
October 17, 2016
Feature, Hopped Up, Jacksonville's Sports Complex
Every year around this time, Jacksonville gears up for one of the most storied rivalries in all of college football history as the Florida Gators take on the Georgia Bulldogs at . Affectionately known as the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, the event is the source for much revelry over the course of the week leading up to the big game and what better way to celebrate football and partying than a beer release? Now that even small college towns like Gainesville and Athens have experienced craft beer booms, it was only a matter of time before the century-old rivalry …
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Fran Ruchalski
June 16, 2016
Downtown, Feature, Football, Jacksonville's Sports Complex, Photos, Photos + Video
Despite sweltering temps the 2016 Jaguars squad got to work this week. Jaguars’ head coach changed the schedule on the third and final day of 2016 minicamp, opting for players to spend the time meeting among themselves rather than practicing. The message was clear: Thirty-nine days remain until 2016 Training Camp, and that time is critical. “We really just took the opportunity to talk about things that we’ve accomplished [in the offseason] and where we’re heading,” Bradley said as he wrapped up the ’16 offseason. Bradley said the message extended a theme that had been emphasized throughout this week’s three-day …
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IgersJax
May 5, 2016
Community, Feature, Hemming Park, Learning, Networking, Outdoors, Perennial, Photos, Technology, Visual Art
The Instagram app, without a doubt, has been the driving force behind the revival of photography over the past 5 years. Sure, there’s the rise of the smartphone camera giving us the ability to take photos at any moment—nowadays, everyone has a camera in their pocket—but the inspiration among today’s masses to take more pictures and have people actually see them, comes from Instagram, or “IG” for short. There’s something going on inside the walls of Instagram that you just can’t find on Facebook or Twitter. Perhaps it’s the simple interface, along with the near non-existence of sharp everyday scrutiny, …
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