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THE MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN GREATER TOGETHER H THE MAGAZINE OF THE REBIRTH OF JACKSONVILLE’S DOWNTOWN H PUBLISHER Bill Offill GENERAL MANAGER/ CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jeff Davis EDITOR Frank Denton ADVERTISING Liz Borten WRITERS Michael P. Clark Roger Brown CONTRIBUTORS Carole Hawkins, Charlie Patton, Denise Reagan, Lilla Ross, Marilyn Young MAILING ADDRESS J Magazine, 1 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32202 CONTACT US EDITORIAL: (904) 359-4307, frankmdenton@gmail.com ADVERTISING: (904) 359-4099, lborten@jacksonville.com DISTRIBUTION/REPRINTS: (904) 359-4255, circserv@jacksonville.com WE WELCOME SUGGESTIONS FOR STORIES. PLEASE SEND IDEAS OR INQUIRIES TO: frankmdenton@gmail.com No part of this publication and/or website may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form without prior written permission of the publisher. Permission is only deemed valid if approval is in writing. J Magazine and Times-Union Media buy all rights to contributions, text and images, unless previously agreed to in writing. While every effort has been made to ensure that information is correct at the time of going to print, Times-Union Media cannot be held responsible for the outcome of any action or decision based on the information contained in this publication. © 2019 Times-Union Media. All rights reserved. LOOK FOR J MAGAZINE AT SELECT RETAIL OUTLETS A PRODUCT OF EDITORIAL BOARD
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Page 18 and 19: magine the Southbank blooming and b
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Page 25 and 26: Meet Mick Cornett, the former mayor
Page 27 and 28: extend image CHRIS LANDSBERGER List
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Page 35 and 36: Montreal’s Jacques Cartier Bridge
Page 37 and 38: SoundScape Park in Miami Beach broa
Page 39 and 40: Don Burk empties at the St. Johns R
Page 41 and 42: Tucked away in a little-visited ind
Page 43 and 44: IONIA ST. JEFF DAVIS (MAP) Behind i
Page 45 and 46: three separate buildings with diffe
Page 47 and 48: Local real estate investor George S
Page 49 and 50: Artist Rob Middleton adjusts a pain
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TWELVE VIEWS DOWN TOWN DOWNTOWN’S
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floor of the building at Riverside
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eplaced in 1993. RCBC signed a 99-y
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CORE EYESORE DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS
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Urban Living in Downtown Jacksonvil
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The Maxwell House Mystery Situated
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What a shame. Maxwell House has bee
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The Great Hotel Boom With as many a
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COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT ll those gran
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“We lose a lot of business to nei
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With a successful Murray Hill locat
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with changes in inventory and engag
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PRIDE IN SERVICE CSX is proud to ho
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Paul Shockey (left) and Tony Allegr
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Attorneys Chuck (left) and Eddie yo
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As executive director of Jacksonvil
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REMAPPING DOWNTOWN L A proposal to
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CENTRAL CIVIC CORE LaVilla CHURCH C
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COMPLICATED SIMPLE No games, just m
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I always thought this would be a co
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Clark: You could get big rents ther
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THE FINAL WORD Making a better Down
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UPCOMING CONCERTS KENNY CHESNEY 04/
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