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ISSUE 1 // VOLUME 1 // JUNE <strong>2017</strong><br />
16<br />
IT’S TIME TO FIX IT!<br />
BY FRANK DENTON<br />
One look at Downtown Jacksonville, and you’ll see the potential. Sadly, much of it – like with<br />
the Laura Street Trio – is unrealized. Is this the era when our Downtown finally comes alive?<br />
FEATURES<br />
22<br />
ACTIVATING<br />
THE SHIPYARDS<br />
29<br />
ROLE<br />
MODELS<br />
40<br />
A RIVER RUNS<br />
THROUGH US<br />
46<br />
THE SPACE<br />
RACE<br />
53<br />
CHECKING<br />
THE PULSE<br />
BY ROGER BROWN<br />
With the successful<br />
launch of Daily’s Place<br />
amphitheater, Shad Khan<br />
isn’t slowing down.<br />
Next up? The Shipyards.<br />
J MAGAZINE<br />
Four downtowns. Four<br />
success stories. Can<br />
Jacksonville transform<br />
its Downtown into a<br />
world-class destination?<br />
BY RON LITTLEPAGE<br />
The St. Johns River<br />
provides a dramatic<br />
foreground to Downtown<br />
Jacksonville’s skyline. But<br />
what more could it offer?<br />
BY ROGER BROWN<br />
Despite more than<br />
40,000 downtown<br />
parking spots, many think<br />
it is too difficult to find<br />
a place to park.<br />
BY FRANK DENTON<br />
What do northeast<br />
Floridians think of<br />
Downtown Jacksonville?<br />
Our poll reveals the<br />
good, bad and ugly.<br />
JEFF DAVIS (LAURA STREET TRIO)<br />
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J MAGAZINE | JUNE <strong>2017</strong>
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