February 2025

Development in West Jacksonville A publicly traded developer specializing in single-family communities is bringing another project to Jacksonville, this time on the Westside. Forestar Group submitted site plans to the City of Jacksonville on Wednesday for Cedar River Station, a 182-unit townhome community planned for Lane and Lenox Avenues. This marks the developer’s second proposed […]

Commercial One of the longest-standing restaurant bars near public beach access in St. Augustine Beach has officially hit the market. Jack’s BBQ, along with its attached brewery, is now listed for sale at $7.8 million. According to Jena Dennis of Great Expectations Realty, the listing went live Wednesday afternoon. With extensive experience selling properties in

Now Open Lily’s Asian American Food Lily’s Asian American Food has opened downtown at 11 E. Forsyth St., in the former Super Food & Brew location. The restaurant offers a fusion of Filipino and American flavors, featuring dishes like a beef and pork burger, Filipino beef lumpia, and oxtail kare-kare—a traditional peanut-based stew with oxtail,

The city’s workforce with strong industries like advanced manufacturing and financial services, have created opportunities for collaboration between public and private sectors which position it for steady growth, similar to the previous year. At the Jacksonville Business Journal’s Economic Outlook event on Jan. 21, experts pointed to rapid population growth, strong partnerships, and higher education