The following is this week’s issue of the #DTJax Weekly Update e-newsletter. To receive this in your email inbox each week, sign-up here.
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Instagram of the Week
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Things To Do Downtown
Arts & Culture
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Tuesday, August 14
Thursday, August 16
Friday, August 10
Saturday, August 11
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Family Fun
- Sweet Pete’s Candy Bar My Way Factory Tour. Runs through Monday, August 20.
Live Music & Nightlife
Sports, Health + Fitness
- Ball-N-Brawl: Volume 5 at Bay Street Bar & Grill
- Morning Yoga at Riverside Arts Market
- Special Olympics Cornhole Classic at the Jacksonville Landing
- Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp vs. Birmingham Barons at the Baseball Grounds. Runs through Monday, August 20.
- Contemplative Yoga at St. John’s Cathedral
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Get Involved
Join the City of Jacksonville for a City Council meeting. Details.
Join Groundwork Jacksonville and other local organizations in a cleanup along Hogans Creek. Gloves, trash bags and water will be provided. Details.
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#DTJax News
- Transportation corridor with driverless shuttles may come to downtown Jacksonville
- Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry Nominates Business Partner To Be On Downtown Development Board
- Jaguars advocating for other Downtown projects
- Downtown Jacksonville property get $5.4 million investment
- Exclusive: A $63 million ‘innovation corridor’ could be coming downtown
- DIA CEO Aundra Wallace to lead JAXUSA Partnership
- Jax budgets millions for Prime Osborne needs, while debating new convention center
- Shad Khan’s Iguana Investments submits shipyards plans to Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority
- New details on VyStar Credit Union’s relocation Downtown
- Three proposals submitted for new Jacksonville Convention Center
- JEA releases list of options being considered for new Downtown campus
- Ash Properties closes on BB&T Tower for $24.47 million
- The State Of Downtown; WOWsdom!; The River Comes Of Age; Kerry Speckman
- Report: 2017 Saw More Than $3.5 Billion Worth Of Downtown Jacksonville Projects
- State of Downtown Report Released
- New report offers glowing take on state of Downtown
- Report: Surge in growth downtown, demand for living high
- More investments downtown attracting jobs
- Newly Released 2017 State of Downtown Report Finds Recent Projects are Turning Jacksonville’s ‘Potential’ into ‘Action’
- State of Downtown report: High residential demand, slight uptick for office real estate
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New businesses in #DTJax:
Now Open!
Coming Soon:
Burlock & Barrel Distillery
417 Magnolia St.
SHOR Seafood Grill, Hyatt Regency225 E. Coastline Dr.
SHOR Tavern, Hyatt Regency
225 E. Coastline Dr.
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Stories From BlogDTJax.com
- Live Music in #DTJax
- Back to School Weekend in #DTJax
- A Day in the Life: Interning at Downtown Vision
- National Outdoors Month in #DTJax
- Summertime BBQ Favorites in #DTJax
- Celebrating the St. Johns River in #DTJax
- Street Art in #DTJax
- Found in #DTJax: FORGE 3D Printing Studio
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DVI Updates:
Have you ever wondered, what exactly does DVI do in a year? Check out our latest Annual Report, which highlights accomplishments and financial information for fiscal year 2016-2017. Read or download the PDF here.
Downtown’s signature monthly event, First WednesdayArt Walk attracts 8,000 people each month, spans 15+ blocks with 30+ galleries, museums, cultural venues, restaurants, bars and businesses. In its 14th year, Art Walk celebrates the local art scene by featuring hundreds of artists, performers and live music acts. Be a partner today! Download the kit here.