Since it’s Friday we want to get everyone in the partying mood. Here are some of the best photos, in our opinion, from the past week at TSI.

Strength thru Oi!
Sip, sippin’ on some sizzr
Gallery opening
Gallery opening duece
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I know a girl named Annie
Goldie lookin’ chains

tags: jacksonville, tsi

Traffic snapshot

We hit another milestone today, our 50,000th visitor. We’re still going strong and constantly improving. Spread the word, there’s a better way to get news in this town.

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Dancy/Redell Terrace rendering

Last week we found a series of renderings for Dancy/Redell Terrace (between 9th and 10th on Main) in Springfield. A New Jersey developer plans to renovate the 24 cottages into an “upscale gated community” in the $200,000 price range. They plan on using the easements for diagonal parking on 9th and 10th streets. They hope to have the two end units on 9th Street fully renovated by Spring Home and Garden Tour on April 22. Redell/Dancy Terrace, sold to a NJ developer?

Historic Springfield Townhomes

A few days after finding the Dancy/Redell renderings someone posted renderings of a townhome project at 11th and Silver currently under development by Symbiosis Investments. The old Pic-n-Save will become six townhomes and they are under construction now. 11th and Silver townhome renderings

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Bent support beams are visible under the scaffolding on the 22nd floor of a high-rise condominium project that collapsed under five workers in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Two of the workers were killed in the collapse, and one was injured. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bruce Lipsky) [Via flickr]

tags: jacksonville, southbank, san marco place

Artist Roosevelt Watson III

Roosevelt Watson will be featured in an art show titled A Soul Mix of Color and Spirit at the FCCJ Downtown Campus art gallery. [Via JCAAA]

A Soul Mix of Color and Spirit
March 1 thru March 17th

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Springfield Mardi Gras celebration. photo: DowntownParks

DowntownParks: Bridge painting and the future of Klutho Park
SPAR: Henrietta’s closed until the 16th
TU: Jackie Brown to run for office
TU: 20-story fall leaves 2 workers dead
Metro Jacksonville: North Brooklyn photo tour

The Pearl on MySpace

Suzanne Jenkins and Taylor Hardwick will be giving a tour of the old Haydon Burns Library this Saturday at 10am. Jenkins hopes that by giving the tour she can win over those against the building’s preservation. This tour is open to anyone interested in seeing what’s so special about the building, in the words of its designer.

Allegretti blows it up with 5 posts yesterday including Friday party at the Pearl, his new logo, an indictment of JTA’s new parking promotion and notice of a public meeting with Suzanne Jenkins regarding downtown.

Folio has an extensive article on Councilwoman Pat Lockett-Felder this week.

tags: jacksonville, springfield, haydon burns, klutho park, brooklyn

Don’t be a lame, download the Statement of Policies and Priorities for 2006 and read it yourself. This is a handy dandy guide to what you should hit and what you can skip.

Interesting Stuff:
Funding Priorities
* River Restoration
* Infrastructure Funding and Equity
* Affordable Housing
* Library Funding

Home Rule and Local Control
* Outdoor Advertising
* Septic Tank Connections
* Predatory Lending
* Cable Franchises
* Library Internet Filtering

* Economic Development
* Growth Management
* Property Rights/Eminent Domain

Boring Stuff:
Article V/Judiciary
* Article V/Revenue Sharing Glitch
* Article V/Maintenance of Effort
* DJJ Buyout
* Technology

Revenue Protection
* Homestead/Save our Homes Expansion
* Natural Gas Tax Equity
* Tangible Personal Property Tax

Unfunded Mandates
* Worker’s Comp for First Responders
* Disability Presumption

* New Pension Investment Strategy (Chapters 175/185 limitations)
* JaxCare/Health Flex

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Karpelles Manuscript Library in Springfield. Reader contributed photo by Edward Bittof

JDR: A cold beer at the Main Library?
JI: DRC, how did this happen?
TU: Mathews closing 3 nights
TU: Walkable downtown needs commitment and funding
JBJ: Leaders work to add market-rate housing to urban mix
JBJ: Rooftops tougher act for retailers to follow Downtown

Listen to Week in Review this Friday March 3rd. Mayor Peyton will be the guest. Week in Review broadcast dates and times.

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Churchwell Lofts brochure

Download brochure here

We found this brochure on the Metro Jacksonville message board late last week. Message boardc discussion on the lofts begins here and goes on for about a page and a half.

Here is what Downtown Vision has to say a bout the project:

Plans have been proposed to convert the Churchwell Building at the corner of Bay and Market Streets into 21 loft apartments with retail space on the first floor. The units are expected to range from 900-1400 square feet and sell for between $300,000 and $400,000. Total estimated investment: $8,600,000.

tags: jacksonville, downtown jacksonville, churchwell lofts

So far we have 17 people signed up for next Saturday’s Spring Cleaning in Springfield. We hoped more people would’ve signed up by now, but maybe, as all people do, they are waiting until the last minute. So here is what we know so far:

1. 17 people are signed up
2. Uncommon Grounds Cafe will be bringing muffins and coffee
3. SRG and Ark Lawn service are bringing trucks & trailers
4. Daniel Blanchard is trying to secure safety vests for us all. Tight!
5. Tony shouted us out on his blizzog
6. We are already planning cleaning event for first the weekend in April. It will be in Klutho Park in preparation for Designs on Springfield. We are thinking Klean up in Klutho

Protect Springfield!

tags: jacksonville, springfield, spring cleaning