Rumors swirl of a downtown Freebird, MetroJacksonville Stirs the Pot!

[Metro Jacksonville]

Rumors swirl of a downtown Freebird, MetroJacksonville Stirs the Pot!

 Getting Freebird and downtown together could be a match made in heaven that benefits the entire region, by creating a pedestrian friendly live music and dining district, like Louisville's 4th Street Live (shown above), as opposed to Freebird relocating in a suburban strip shopping center on Atlantic Blvd.  Today, Times Union staff writers pick up the story.

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[JJ]

That picture in Louisville looks great. But it will never happen here. The sign ordinance would explode from all of the neon.

[ricotta park]

this is one of the most asinine articles the TU has ever published. it's nothing but speculation! save this for news briefs or blurbs until something actually gets done. as it is, the article doesn't even have a quote form the owner of Freebird. why even run the piece?

[ricotta park]

and what's more:
-how do you know that Gold's Gym doesn't want Freebird next door?
-as far as downtown centrailty is concerned, what about all of the beach residents who don't want to drive downtown? moving downtown for Mandarinites' convenience is far from a chief concern of the clubowner.
-hurricane threat? why not encourage all beaches business owners to move downtown?
-what does the westside being more "Lynyrd Skynrd territory" have to do with anything?
and your last 2 bullet points aren't really even "points." what the hell kind of post is this?

[JJ]

The owners of that new Golds Gym were quoted in the Beaches newspaper weeks ago saying they didn't want the Freebird next door. Parking issues among other.