City digging in to who did doughnuts on Landing lawn

[bl8jaxnative]

Dowtown is not in a rut.  Southbank is on fire. 

[jaxlongtimer]

Dowtown is not in a rut.  Southbank is on fire.

Brooklyn, Southbank and Stadium District are not what most people would call  the "real downtown."  It has just become convenient to stretch the term to cover those areas for (1) the reason you stated, those areas are actually (or about to be) very active in contrast to our "real downtown", (2) so the powers-that-be can claim credit for same to cover for their failures to do much for the "real downtown" and (3) so those same powers-that-be can funnel taxpayer dollars to their supporters who would rather do projects in those areas than the "real downtown" (e.g. the District and Lot J/Metro Park).

[fieldafm]

Dowtown is not in a rut.  Southbank is on fire.

Thanks, I needed the laugh after I got tired of eating sushi and horribly dry pulled pork.. and mostly having to get in my car and driving elsewhere for just about any basic service while living on the Southbank.  If I closed my eyes, shoved my fingers in my ear and plugged my nose with paper towels while walking along Riverplace Boulevard... I legit couldn't tell if I lived in the Southbank, or other equally as bustling neighborhoods like Midtown Atlanta or Uptown Charlotte.

[Captain Zissou]

Hmmmmm.... It just occurred to me that Field has recently purchased a new truck that could easily do some donuts at the Landing and get out of there without being spotted.  As a master of tactical urbanism and placemaking initiatives, has he taken on a new Banksy-esque approach to activating downtown through performance art and political statements?  The truth is out there..

[Ken_FSU]

They caught him on video:

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/10/09/surveillance-video-shows-driver-behind-landing-lawn-vandalism/

[Captain Zissou]

Looks like Field is off the hook, but I have some new suspects in mind.