Metro Jacksonville
Metro Jacksonville is an online magazine focusing on Downtown Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
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2006
 
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Metro Jacksonville Jacksonville opens a new, state of the art facility.

Audrey Hirsch
Audrey Hirsch
Got the best cat ever from the Jacksonville shelter (apprx 15 yrs ago). Keep up the great work.
7 hours ago
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Metro Jacksonville Jacksonville is among 27 cities vying to be part of the FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament in 2018 and 2022. Visit www.gousabid.com/jacksonville and take a moment to sign the petition supporting Jacksonville’s bid to become part of this worldwide championship tournament.

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Jacksonville needs your support. Show your support for Jacksonville's candidacy to be selected for the U.S. World Cup Bid. Sign the petition to bring the game to Jacksonville.
Andrew Conner
Andrew Conner
That's the spirit!
Fri at 6:27pm
Simply Green
Simply Green
LOL...bet Jacksonville stands a better chance than say, Cleveland! ♥
Yesterday at 9:48am
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Metro Jacksonville The Blue Angels are flying over downtown today around 3pm.

Fri at 9:07am
Tiffany Valla Hutto
Tiffany Valla Hutto
Thanks for posting!
Fri at 10:25am
Sharon Casperson
Sharon Casperson
Awesome! Love the Angels
Fri at 6:53pm
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Jacksonville Florida | The Springfield Historic District is well know for its diverse mix of single family residential structures. However, it can be argued that the mix of non single family building fabric gives the district its true unique charm.
Crissie Cudd
Crissie Cudd
Great photos and story.
Fri at 10:38am
Lenora Brickel
Lenora Brickel
I grew up in Springfield, went to Bealuah Beal Elementary and Kirby Smith, and lived across the street from Old Holy rosary Church, which was sold many years ago, the orginial stain glass windows were taken out at the time, not sure as to what happen to them, its truly a beautiful church, over the years I have seen Springfield become an eye sore, ... Read Moreand am so happy to know that its finally making its way back to the beautiful area that it was when I grew up, I hope to someday move back into the neighbor in which I have so many memories....thanks for all of the beautiful photo, I also have taken pics over the years...
Fri at 4:49pm
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Jacksonville Florida | Formerly referred to as the epicenter of the "Billion Dollar Mile", the shipyards has become known as a place of dead urban development dreams. Before it was a vacant waterfont ...
Jim
Jim
Is that the lost Shipyard where they used to build ships, or is it the Lost Shipyards were they were supposed to build buildings and a park?
November 3 at 11:55am
Christopher W. Wickersham
Christopher W. Wickersham
That's a nice chris craft! And LMFAO at Jim, so true. The "lost" part of the shipyards lately is our lost $40 million! LOL
November 4 at 8:28am
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Jacksonville Florida | Metro Jacksonville explores Alabama's Magic City: Birmingham
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Metro Jacksonville This would make a great haunted house. Happy Halloween!

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Jacksonville Florida | The Ambassador Hotel originally opened in 1924 as 310 West Church Street Apartments, the first upscale apartments in downtown Jacksonville. Then, in 1944, it was converted into a hotel and renamed Three-Ten Hotel.
Jeremy
Jeremy
Would love to see this place restored!
October 30 at 2:16pm
Adolphus Benner
Adolphus Benner
I went there once in the Mid 90's..Scary then...
October 30 at 4:19pm
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Metro Jacksonville Aimee German, on of Jacksonville's original Hipstresses left town and went West to follow her drummer. Now the best scream in the Hellraiser movie franchise is back in town with a sharp, witty wonderful new show in Riverside!

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Jacksonville Florida | Aimee German, one of Jacksonville's original art hipsters left for Cali in the 90s and created a quirky, amazingly fun career in scream flicks and alternative culture. This month ...
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Metro Jacksonville The internet is 40 years old today!

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Jacksonville Florida, Downtown Jacksonville, 'Birth of the Internet' 40 years ago
Lauri
Lauri
Girl, that is too funny!
October 29 at 12:48pm
Gary Garrett
Gary Garrett
Has it been 40 years??? doesn't seem like it!
October 29 at 4:59pm
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Metro Jacksonville How did Jacksonville manage to land an NFL franchise despite being the smallest market in the game? How did we go from backward corrupt southern hellohole to a modern city with the lowest taxes in the state?

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Jacksonville Florida | The third and final installment of the series. Rick Mullaney, as the General Counsel for the City of Jacksonville, has an engineer's view of how our Consolidated government works. ...
Tamika Michelle Le Gare
Tamika Michelle Le Gare
and how are we going to lose the franchise because noone cares about the team?
October 29 at 9:18am
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Jacksonville Florida | Tonight the Five Points Horror Film continues with one of the cheeziest awesomest horror films ever to be cranked out locally. Zaat! Check it out. For Bonus points, go by Fans and Stoves and see the Ronnie Land Zaat! original in the front window.
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Metro Jacksonville How does the government actually work in Jacksonville? Rick Mullaney, the attorney for the entire city and all its components will be answering your questions live today on Metrojacksonville!

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Jacksonville Florida | Rick Mullaney, as the General Counsel for the City of Jacksonville, has an engineer's view of how our Consolidated government works. Join us as he explains the machine that is our ...
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Metro Jacksonville Corruption, duplication of services, raw sewage being dumped in the St
John's River.
A majority of the City Council under indictment, a business climate in
crisis, and the humiliating dis-accreditation of our Public School
System. Find out why Jacksonville Consolidated

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Jacksonville Florida | Corruption, duplication of services, raw sewage being dumped in the St John's River. A majority of the City Council under indictment, a business climate in crisis, and the humiliating dis-accreditation of our Public School System. ...
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Metro Jacksonville Should the Mayor start appointing the School Board Superintendents?

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Jacksonville Florida | In a recent speech, School Board President and former Mayor Tommy Hazouri came out swinging against the idea of more school board districts or any talk of making School Board Members who are appointed by the Mayor's office instead of elected. ...
Cindy Owens
Cindy Owens
payton can't do anything right himself.. why should we give him any more power? no no no no
October 26 at 12:56pm
Laura Camerata Sweeney
Laura Camerata Sweeney
Please, no more decisions Mayor Peyton. We cannot afford anymore.
October 26 at 3:16pm
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Metro Jacksonville Might be able to see Air Force One fly over downtown today around 2:45.

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Jacksonville Florida, Downtown Jacksonville, Air Force One headed to NAS JAX
Christopher W. Wickersham
Christopher W. Wickersham
Yeah, I agree. It couldn't burn too much for the previous 8 years, when it was parked at Crawford TX not going anywhere for 3/4ths of the year.
October 27 at 10:24pm