More sidewalk dining, restaurants in DIA’s 5-year plan

[thelakelander]

Sidewalk dining, riverfront restaurants to be in Downtown Investment Authority's (DIA) post-pandemic five year plan.

Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/more-sidewalk-dining-restaurants-in-dias-5-year-plan/

[landfall]

New restaurants to the riverfront? Wheres the real estate to put them? Maybe they mean lemonade stands at the Landing.

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[thelakelander]

Lemonade stands could qualify! Probably the Landing, old City Hall Annex site, whatever the Jags want to do near the stadium, the District and the River City Brewing site. All have been said to have some retail/dining component.

[Ken_FSU]

Some good stuff coming out of the DIA here, with:

Lori Boyer attempting to remove some red tape at the city level and give the DIA more authority to offer tax abatements and small land dispositions without going through two months of City Council approval:

https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2022/02/15/dia-committee-considers-incentive-changes.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_28&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s

The DIA pushing to allow liquor licenses for smaller downtown establishments to help fill retail storefronts:
https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/more-spirits-could-be-served-on-northbank-kings-avenue

[thelakelander]

Good to hear!

[Tacachale]

Great news! Glad to see DIA leading on this.

[DTWD_NW904]

I would love to see this happen!