Jacksonville: Hot Tips, Events, Places to Go

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This Issue’s Feature Stories

Publisher’s Note

Publisher’s Note

by Cinda Sherman, Publisher

There are so many great things to do, and places to go when it comes to the outdoors in Northeast Florida. Our miles of great beaches, marshes, rivers and parks, offer a wide variety of healthy activities...kayaking, swimming, sailing, biking, walking, running. And the weather is good for most of these year round.

220 Riverside & Unity Plaza

220 Riverside & Unity Plaza

by Studio 9 Architecture

The massive red tower crane at the site of 220 Riverside stands like a beacon. The resurgence of Downtown Jacksonville is “game on” as project developer Alex Coley likes to say.

Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Health, Well-being, and Sustainability

Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Health, Well-being, and Sustainability

by Steve Lovett

The past several decades have seen incredible health-related progress. Medical research has found cures for many previously incurable diseases. Public education has resulted in a reduction of diseases associated with high-risk activities. 

Architectural Design & Build Projects

Architectural Design & Build Projects

This year's top local architectural projects.

What’s New In 2013

What’s New In 2013

by Arbus staff

The annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival (JJF) is expanding. In addition to the outstanding lineup of performers, the City of Jacksonville has announced two new festival activities.

The Cutting Edge

The Cutting Edge

by Wesley Grissom

Brooklyn artist Emilio Perez has garnered attention from publications such as Art in America and arte al dia for his graphic tangles of sinewy color. For these dynamic paintings the artist has developed an innovative form of mark-making, utilizing an unusual artistic implement–a sharp X-ACTO knife.