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Downtown Jacksonville News | Community News, Photos, Events, Businesses & Deals Our network Back to FirstCoastNews.com More FCN Communities Arlington Avenues & Deer Creek Avondale & Riverside Beaches Downtown Jacksonville Green Cove Springs Jacksonville North Estates Julington Creek Mandarin Middleburg Murray Hill & Ortega Orange Park Ponte Vedra San Marco Springfield St. Augustine St. Marys Search Welcome Menu Log in Contact us Community Home HS Sports Schools Families Pets Events Restaurants Businesses Deals! Contract extension to keep Florida-Georgia game at EverBank is expected to be done soon Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff Monday, January 18th, 2016, 8:42pm Despite contract negotiations between the city and schools for the Florida-Georgia game being pushed into the final year, the consensus is an extension to stage the event at EverBank Field beyond 2016 will soon be completed. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Community Sponsors Advertise Here Are you interested in promoting your business to local customers? All Community Sponsors Attorney: Inmate hospitalized after tasing incident dies Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff Thursday, December 31st, 2015, 7:46pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An inmate at Duval County Jail hospitalized after he was shocked in custody following a scuffle with corrections officers has died, his attorney told First Coast News Wednesday. The Medical Examiner’s Office is performing an autopsy on the body of Paul Testa, who lost consciousness in custody Dec. 21 after an incident in which he was stunned and placed in a restraint chair, attorney Eugene Nichols said. Testa, 44, was taken off life support Tuesday after never regaining consciousness following the incident. Now Nichols is calling for a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation into the circumstances surrounding his client’s death, he said in a statement. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Concerns grow over Liberty Street collapse Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff Tuesday, December 15th, 2015, 8:04am JA CKSONVILLE, Fla. — It’s been nearly a year since a major collapse of the Liberty Street Bridge. Now, there is a new cause for concern. According to city emails First Coast News uncovered, the deterioration continues, which could cause further impacts to Coastline Drive in front of the Hyatt Regency, one of the largest hotels in Jacksonville. There’s a $37 million proposal to make repairs to this area, but the plan has not been approved and the work has not started. This is leaving residents wondering about the future of Jacksonville’s Northbank. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: JTA: Fix and maybe extend the Skyway Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff Thursday, December 10th, 2015, 7:25pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Jacksonville’s "Skyway Express" system that runs through part of the downtown area of the city should be modernized and possibly extended. That is the recommendation of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors after a subcommittee studied the future of the automated mass transit system over the past several months. The recommendation includes replacing the vehicles in the system and the evaluation of possible extensions of the service. The group had considered other options including tearing the elevated system down or replacing it with an elevated walking/bicycle path. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Community Sponsors Advertise Here Are you interested in promoting your business to local customers? All Community Sponsors Landing preps for Christmas tree lighting ceremony Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff Friday, November 27th, 2015, 2:11pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla.Thousands of Christmas lights will be illuminated Friday evening at the 29th annual "Christmas on the River" tree lighting ceremony at the Jacksonville Landing. The two-hour show will start at 7 p.m. and take place in the Landing’s courtyard. The Landing says City Council President Greg Anderson will help host the lighting of the 56-foot-tall Christmas tree. The tree will be illuminated with over 78,000 L.E.D. lights and be decorated with more than 100 ornaments and large bows. The event is free and open to the public. Space is expected to be limited in the courtyard and the Landing is asking visitors not to bring chairs. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Metro Park’s stage off-limits during city inspection Submitted by Roger Weeder , Reporter Tuesday, November 10th, 2015, 6:22pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The stage at Metro Park downtown is off limits as the city decides on whether it can repair or must replace the existing canopy. City inspectors have decided that something needs to be done before events can be held under the covered white-top. The park that’s usually used for all kinds of different events is still open. What cannot be used is the stage covered by a weathered and aged canopy. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Jacksonville Landing not in city spending plans this year Submitted by Roger Weeder , Reporter Tuesday, September 29th, 2015, 4:41am JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A downtown landmark that has been the topic of planning and conversation for major renovation for years now is not in the city’s capital spending plans this year. The six acres of waterfront property is owned by the city, and developer Toney Sleiman owns the structure and the long term lease to the property. In the city’s capital budget, there is a line item for the Landing calling for $11.8 million dollars for roads and infrastructure improvements. The mayor or the city council did not propose to include money this year for the Landing. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last » Events Monster Jam Feb 29, 7:00PM TIAA Bank Field (formerly EverBank Spite Feb 28, 6:30PM 1904 Music Hall The Office!: A Musical Parody Mar 1, 7:00PM Florida Theatre Add an Event See more local events Photo Galleries 2012 ABA National Champions Jacksonville Giants Win First Home Game (12 photos) Ta-Ta Cha Dancing Continues for Buddy Check 12! (4 photos) Ta-Ta Cha Dancing Continues for Buddy Check 12! 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