J Magazine Winter 2018
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J MAGAZINE<br />
PARTNERS<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
9 FROM THE PUBLISHER<br />
11 BRIEFING<br />
12 PROGRESS REPORT<br />
14 RATING DOWNTOWN<br />
50 CORE EYESORE<br />
60 12 HOURS DOWNTOWN<br />
86 THE BIG PICTURE<br />
93 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS<br />
98 THE FINAL WORD<br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN<br />
YEAR END<br />
I S S U E<br />
URBAN ART<br />
DISPLAY THROUGH FEBRUARY 2019<br />
$4.95<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 />
PANNED SLOGAN IS<br />
SELLING THE CITY<br />
P44<br />
FIRST BAPTIST<br />
CAN THE CHURCH<br />
BE A CATALYST FOR<br />
REDEVELOPMENT?<br />
P66<br />
AN ABUNDANCE OF PUBLIC ART<br />
IS BRIGHTENING DOWNTOWN<br />
P54<br />
WINTER <strong>2018</strong>-19<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
The past several years have<br />
seen a tremendous increase in<br />
public art Downtown, including<br />
this large mural painted by<br />
Spanish artist Dourone on<br />
the side of a parking garage at<br />
111 N. Julia St. as part of Art<br />
Republic. // SEE PAGE 54<br />
STORY BY FRANK DENTON<br />
PHOTO BY JEFF DAVIS
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