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#81
Downtown / Re: Downtown Development Updat...
Last post by thelakelander - February 03, 2026, 03:10:27 PMYes, the garage work is underway. Work on the Ambassador should begin soon as well.
#82
Downtown / Re: DIA wants the Landing to s...
Last post by thelakelander - February 03, 2026, 03:08:55 PM^Take the demo money set aside for MOSH and sink it into that space for a quick win.
#83
Downtown / Re: Downtown Development Updat...
Last post by acme54321 - February 03, 2026, 02:45:08 PMFoundations for the garage. They've been at it for a few weeks.
#84
Downtown / Re: Downtown Development Updat...
Last post by Ken_FSU - February 03, 2026, 01:51:29 PMLooks like some type of major foundation work has started beside the Ambassador?
#85
Downtown / Re: DIA wants the Landing to s...
Last post by Ken_FSU - February 03, 2026, 01:35:47 PMJust walked through JWJ Park. Sad to see how it's pretty much devolved back into a spot where the bums* play cards and everyone else avoids. The park staff appears to be down to just one guy (Randy, who is awesome), the public art and fountains have largely been removed, the kids play area has been decommissioned, and the movable furniture (aside from the card tables) no longer seems to be put out.
*Before I worked down here, I would have been aghast at classifying the park's homeless population as "bums." But when you see the same able-bodied and able-minded individuals (of all backgrounds, to be clear) loitering in the park all day, every day, for years, smoking weed and leaving trash everywhere, I don't really what other word to use.
Clearly not budget to prioritize every public space at once, particularly in a city so opposed to anything that even resembles taxation, but I remain fully convinced that JWJP is every bit as important as Riverfront Plaza, and even more important than the other riverfront parks. Would love to see any master plan that ever does come to fruition treat this spot as our proper, central town square, with flexible uses, regular programming, and permanent amenities. It's such an important epicenter for everything going on between the Gateway development and the riverfront.
*Before I worked down here, I would have been aghast at classifying the park's homeless population as "bums." But when you see the same able-bodied and able-minded individuals (of all backgrounds, to be clear) loitering in the park all day, every day, for years, smoking weed and leaving trash everywhere, I don't really what other word to use.
Clearly not budget to prioritize every public space at once, particularly in a city so opposed to anything that even resembles taxation, but I remain fully convinced that JWJP is every bit as important as Riverfront Plaza, and even more important than the other riverfront parks. Would love to see any master plan that ever does come to fruition treat this spot as our proper, central town square, with flexible uses, regular programming, and permanent amenities. It's such an important epicenter for everything going on between the Gateway development and the riverfront.
#86
Science and Technology / Re: Wordle?
Last post by Charles Hunter - February 03, 2026, 09:45:57 AMWoops, another two-fer
Wordle 1,689 - 5/6
Wordle 1.890 - 4/6
Connections 967 - 1 error - I think blue was leftovers
Connections 968 - no errors, Purple leftovers
Strands - no hints either day, today Spangram was near the end - #5
Pips
Easy
Yesterday - 0:38
Today - 0:26
Medium
Yesterday - 3:37
Today - 1:14
Wordle 1,689 - 5/6
Wordle 1.890 - 4/6
Connections 967 - 1 error - I think blue was leftovers
Connections 968 - no errors, Purple leftovers
Strands - no hints either day, today Spangram was near the end - #5
Pips
Easy
Yesterday - 0:38
Today - 0:26
Medium
Yesterday - 3:37
Today - 1:14
#87
Downtown / Re: Downtown Development Updat...
Last post by Jagsdrew - February 03, 2026, 08:44:52 AMQuote from: thelakelander on January 26, 2026, 02:59:03 PM
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/jacksonville-firefighters-respond-explosion-downtown-maxwell-house-plant-no-one-injured/Z4F4V54IJJFF5JOONEB6OC6RLA/
Sad to see one of the few remaining turn-of-the-century warehouses from the East Bay Street warehouse district being torn down. I have no idea what Maxwell House is going to put there but I'd be surprised if its something other than more asphalt for truck parking.
Crazy part is that space would yield maybe 8-10 additional semis. It's not a big space. My thought is they would try and make that an entrance to their lot because their current entrance tends to flood when the tides/weather push in.
#88
Downtown / Re: Downtown Development Updat...
Last post by heights unknown - February 03, 2026, 08:15:10 AMQuote from: Jones518 on February 03, 2026, 01:20:15 AMI hear you, and I definitely feel you. Our track record is poor to nil in that regard.
It was brought up. I believe I posted about it on a different thread... I'm hopeful, but I'll be happy once I see Related Group break group and get cranes in the air... allegedly they are supposed to brake ground sometime this month... fingers crossed ...we will see...Quote from: heights unknown on January 31, 2026, 07:41:34 PM
Did anyone know about this? This was obviously, in accordance with this article, quietly done on or about January 17, 2026. I don't remember anyone in the forum posting anything about this. It appears that Related Group's Southbank Development has received final approval from Jax City Council. Check out the below article:
https://www.herejacksonville.com/jacksonville-residential-tower-approved/
HU
#89
Downtown / Re: " Right Buyer Never Came" ...
Last post by thelakelander - February 03, 2026, 07:29:07 AM^We've done various articles here before on this over the years. We'll have to dig them up, update them and re-run.
#90
Downtown / Re: " Right Buyer Never Came" ...
Last post by Jones518 - February 03, 2026, 01:32:40 AMI saw someone comment on Facebook:
"Someone needs to do a study on how downtown Jax ended up where it is today. A massive waterfront in the heart of Florida where everywhere else in the state is booming and somehow the city planning in Jax has been so bad that the closest bar to 1 of 32 NFL stadiums in the world can't survive. Its absolutely insane."
Can't lie it's crazy when you think about it.
"Someone needs to do a study on how downtown Jax ended up where it is today. A massive waterfront in the heart of Florida where everywhere else in the state is booming and somehow the city planning in Jax has been so bad that the closest bar to 1 of 32 NFL stadiums in the world can't survive. Its absolutely insane."
Can't lie it's crazy when you think about it.