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SPRING 2018<br />
ATTRAC<br />
DOWNTOWN WITH<br />
URBAN PLAYGROUNDS<br />
P48<br />
E OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN<br />
018<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
I S S U E<br />
WHO’S LEADING<br />
DOWNTOWN?<br />
SUMMER 2018<br />
P20<br />
RIVERFRONT<br />
WHERE HAVE<br />
ALL THE BOATS<br />
AND BOATERS<br />
GONE?<br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH<br />
OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN<br />
Greater<br />
Together<br />
MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN<br />
THE PLAY<br />
I S S U E<br />
NORTHBANK<br />
NOW THAT THE<br />
CITY HAS SEIZED<br />
THE LANDING,<br />
WHAT’S NEXT?<br />
P30<br />
POWER MOVE<br />
JEA DIDN’T NEED<br />
TO LOOK FAR FOR<br />
ITS NEXT HQ<br />
P38<br />
P56<br />
PRESERVATION<br />
A PASSION FOR<br />
RESUSCITATING<br />
OUR HISTORIC<br />
BUILDINGS<br />
P72<br />
TURF WARS<br />
A FOOD TRUCK<br />
AND BRICK &<br />
MORTAR EATERY<br />
BATTLE BREWS<br />
P80<br />
DISPLAY THROUGH MAY 2018<br />
$4.95<br />
LA<br />
CRASH<br />
NDING<br />
WHEN WILL WE FIX THE MOST CONTENTIOUS<br />
(AND EMBARRASSING) PIECE OF PROPERTY<br />
IN DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE?<br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN<br />
SPORTS<br />
TEAMS PUSHING<br />
FAN EXPERIENCE<br />
BEYOND THE GAME<br />
P36<br />
CONNECTING<br />
NEW ARRIVALS<br />
SEE TECHNOLOGY<br />
AS A NECESSITY<br />
DISPLAY THROUGH NOVEMBER 2018<br />
$4.95<br />
MILLENNIAL<br />
I S S U E<br />
THE ‘M’ FACTOR<br />
P76<br />
FALL 2018<br />
P18<br />
BUSINESS<br />
ENTREPRENUERS<br />
FIND CHALLENGES,<br />
SEE POTENTIAL<br />
P42<br />
HOUSING<br />
AFFORDABILITY,<br />
AMENITIES FUELING<br />
APARTMENT BOOM<br />
P70<br />
CAN OUR DOWNTOWN BE A<br />
MAGNET FOR MILLENNIALS?<br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN<br />
WOMEN’S<br />
I S S U E<br />
P28<br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN<br />
Transportation Issue<br />
WINTER <strong>2019</strong><br />
NEED FOR SPEED<br />
WHEN WILL<br />
HIGH-SPEED<br />
RAIL COME TO<br />
JACKSONVILLE?<br />
P34<br />
END OF AN ERA<br />
A HIGH-PROFILE<br />
DOWNTOWN<br />
MEGA-CHURCH<br />
DOWNSIZES<br />
P64<br />
IN THE DARK<br />
WHEN THE SUN<br />
GOES DOWN,<br />
THE CORE CAN<br />
GET GLOOMY<br />
P72<br />
THE FUTURE<br />
BAY STREET<br />
INNOVATION<br />
CORRIDOR IS<br />
CLOSER THAN<br />
YOU THINK<br />
TRANSIT MAN<br />
JTA CEO NAT FORD HAS HIS EYES SET ON THE FUTURE<br />
P18<br />
P86<br />
H<br />
THE MAGAZINE OF<br />
THE REBIRTH OF<br />
JACKSONVILLE’S<br />
DOWNTOWN<br />
H<br />
PUBLISHER<br />
Bill Offill<br />
GENERAL MANAGER/<br />
CREATIVE DIRECTOR<br />
Jeff Davis<br />
EDITOR<br />
Michael P. Clark<br />
ADVERTISING<br />
Liz Borten<br />
CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Ennis Davis<br />
Frank Denton<br />
Carole Hawkins<br />
Shelton Hull<br />
Steve Lackmeyer<br />
Ron Littlepage<br />
Dan Macdonald<br />
Lilla Ross<br />
THROUGH AUGUST <strong>2019</strong><br />
$6.50<br />
OF<br />
SUMMER <strong>2019</strong><br />
INTRIGUING PEOPLE<br />
THINK YOU’VE MET<br />
ALL THE FASCINATING<br />
PEOPLE DOWNTOWN?<br />
THINK AGAIN.<br />
P44<br />
THE<br />
STATE<br />
PLAY<br />
ARD<br />
der at<br />
town<br />
il lounge<br />
atos<br />
F U T U R E<br />
I S S U E<br />
THERE’S FUN TO BE<br />
FOUND DOWNTOWN,<br />
BUT IS IT ENOUGH?<br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN<br />
P20<br />
» AUDREY MORAN,<br />
KEAGAN ANFUSO<br />
and ISSIS ALVAREZ<br />
(clockwise from top)<br />
are three of the<br />
Jacksonvi le women<br />
we asked for opinions<br />
on Downtown.<br />
DISPLAY THROUGH NOVEMBER <strong>2019</strong><br />
$6.50<br />
FALL <strong>2019</strong><br />
GROWTH<br />
VYSTAR GOES ALL IN<br />
WITH ‘INNOVATIVE’<br />
DOWNTOWN HQ<br />
P42<br />
EMERALD TRAIL<br />
34-MILE GREENWAY<br />
PROJECT INCHING<br />
CLOSER TO REALITY<br />
WHAT DO WOMEN WANT IN THE URBAN CORE?<br />
WE ASKED THEM.<br />
DOWNTOWN<br />
& WOMEN<br />
P20<br />
P50<br />
MAILING ADDRESS<br />
J <strong>Magazine</strong>, 1 Independent Dr., Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32202<br />
CONTACT US<br />
EDITORIAL:<br />
(904) 359-4307, mclark@jacksonville.com<br />
ADVERTISING:<br />
(904) 359-4099, lborten@jacksonville.com<br />
DISTRIBUTION/REPRINTS:<br />
(904) 359-4255, circserv@jacksonville.com<br />
DISPLAY THROUGH MAY <strong>2019</strong><br />
$6.50<br />
MOSH 2.0<br />
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY<br />
MAKES PLANS FOR THE FUTURE<br />
P16<br />
SPRING <strong>2019</strong><br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN<br />
YEAR END<br />
I S S U E<br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN<br />
Transportation Issue<br />
WINTER <strong>2019</strong><br />
NEED FOR SPEED<br />
WHEN WILL<br />
HIGH-SPEED<br />
RAIL COME TO<br />
JACKSONVILLE?<br />
P34<br />
END OF AN ERA<br />
A HIGH-PROFILE<br />
DOWNTOWN<br />
MEGA-CHURCH<br />
DOWNSIZES<br />
P64<br />
IN THE DARK<br />
WHEN THE SUN<br />
GOES DOWN,<br />
THE CORE CAN<br />
GET GLOOMY<br />
P72<br />
THE FUTURE<br />
BAY STREET<br />
INNOVATION<br />
CORRIDOR IS<br />
CLOSER THAN<br />
YOU THINK<br />
TRANSIT MAN<br />
JTA CEO NAT FORD HAS HIS EYES SET ON THE FUTURE<br />
P18<br />
P86<br />
WE WELCOME SUGGESTIONS FOR STORIES.<br />
PLEASE SEND IDEAS OR INQUIRIES TO:<br />
mclark@jacksonville.com<br />
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A PRODUCT OF<br />
CRIME IN THE CORE<br />
JUST HOW SAFE IS<br />
DOWNTOWN?<br />
WE FOUND OUT<br />
P28<br />
AQUAJAX<br />
REVIVING THE<br />
PUSH TO BUILD<br />
AN AQUARIUM<br />
P36<br />
MARKETING JAX<br />
HOW A LOCALLY<br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN<br />
OUTDOORS<br />
I S S U E<br />
PLACEMAKING<br />
CONNECTING THE<br />
HUMAN EXPERIENCE<br />
TO REVITALIZATION<br />
P32<br />
GOING GREEN<br />
EDITORIAL BOARD