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If you have questions for Terry about Downtown Vision or downtown itself, leave a comment. Here is Terry’s bio from the DVI site:

Terry Lorince became the first executive director of Downtown Vision Inc. (DVI) in 2001. She has more than 20 years of experience in the field of economic development, with ten years of specialization in the field of downtown revitalization.

Prior to coming to Jacksonville, Terry was the deputy executive director of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. In the past five years, Downtown Vision has been involved in making Downtown Jacksonville cleaner, safer and more attractive, addressing Downtown’s parking issues, marketing Downtown Jacksonville and becoming an advocate for the interests of Downtown. More recently, Downtown Vision has developed a Downtown Platform to guide the development of Downtown in the coming years.

Terry has an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters of Science in Management and Policy Analysis from Carnegie Mellon University . She is a Board member of the International Downtown Association, the Florida Theatre and the Jacksonville Film Festival.

REAX Magazine is Tampa based culture and music magazine and it has arrived in Jacksonville. Published by Joel Cook, REAX features music reviews, news and interviews. REAX recently solidified a relationship with the JaxScene blog in what some might see as match made in new media heaven.

While it’s not obvious what the plans are for JaxREAX (JaxScene + REAX), I think the implications are major. JaxScene is the first top-tier Jacksonville blog to go official. This should definitely be viewed as quality blog getting it’s due via recognition by a larger media company. Tom and the JaxScene staff have executed their vision to a tee and this is their just reward.

To learn more about the plans for JaxREAX, tune in to Urban Jacksonville Weekly today at 5:30 for a chat with Joel from REAX and Tom from JaxScene. We’ll be talking about the importance of a web presence for print publications, the REAX / JaxScene merger and Summertime in the City.

This seems like the first collaboration between REAX and a culture blog like JaxScene, but the publication is no stranger to collaboration when it comes to driving culture. It’s REAXSpace in Tampa’s Ybor neighborhood has been called a major influence in sparking an arts center revival in the area.

As I browse the magazine I can tell it’s different than anything we have in Jacksonville. How? The ads. Seriously, stay with me a bit on this. I’m a big believer that to be effective, advertising has to be “content”. Each advertisement should bring some type of value to the reader. Advertising in REAX Magazine has this quality.

At least 90% of the ads I saw could be considered “content” by me. The Ads were funny or well designed or informative (about shows or retail spots). I feel like REAX is serious about the ads they sell and how this reflects back on the readers.

Consumers of music and culture are a fickle bunch and will call bullshit on you faster than you can say “hipster in cut-off jeans”. So keeping it up-to-date is important for REAX in everything they do from reviews to advertising. I think they have it down and I’m looking forward to the next issue.

Follow JaxREAX on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

Tonight on Urban Jacksonville Weekly: To learn more about the plans for JaxREAX, tune in today at 5:30 for a chat with Joel from REAX and Tom from JaxScene. We’ll be talking about the importance of a web presence for print publications, the REAX / JaxScene merger and Summertime in the City.

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Summertime In the City w/ Tough Junkie

• Summertime in the City page on Urban Jacksonville
• 4th year
• Hip Hop Festival, DIY vibe
• Tough Junkie goes on first (10pm)
• will start on time, probably
• lineup – Edan (psychedelic hip hop), Dagha, Paten Locke, Willie Evans Jr., Dillon
• Saturday – breakdancing at RAM, pizza party at BBB (1520 N. Main St.)
• Saturday night – Shantytown show: tons of folks playing
• Tough Junkie’s new CD available on toughjunkie.com, iTunes
• TJ – “goal is to get in trouble”

Uptown Market Part Deux

• skipping it!
• set to open Aug 31 (or later)

Pineapples

• film Tony’s day (cuz it’s soooo interesting)
• he works real hard and funny stuff happens
• RAM office is completely full of pineapples
• will be for sale at RAM, cheap, all proceeds go to Hubbard House
• donated by Winn Dixie
• more details to come on Urban Core
• accepting applications for interns to film Tony’s life
• @mogdoy: #ujw. I want a pineapple.

Music (Jack)

Wednesday July 15
Doozer’s Pub – Florida Punk Show
The New Threat (St. Cloud)
Big City Bombers (Orlando)
False Arrest (Valdosta, GA)
Psycho Vision (Cocoa)

Friday July 17
Doozer’s Pub – Hardcore/Punk/Thrash Show
Fortitude (Daytona Beach)
Suburban Lockdown (Orlando)
Talk Sick Earth (Jacksonville)

At Shantytown Pub
Buff Clout (Jacksonville)
Antarctic (Jacksonville)
Victor! Fix the Sun (Grand Rapids, MI)
Pisces at the Animal Fair (Elmhurst, IL)

More shows on the EU music calendar.
Follow the EU Music Twitter feed.

Tony – Summertime In the City spread in REAX
TJ – officially representing Larry Otis

Bloggers’ Summit

• folio – neighborhood interviews
• flog – stepping it up
• bloggers’ “meeting” with the mayor
• walked in, walked out (but not next week)
• Random Control (TJ’s blog)
• mostly discussed the budget
• @mogdoy: #ujw. If the republican state house had not “cut” property taxes we wouldn’t be in this situation. Peyton fought that one.
• embracing new media
• TJ might’ve stirred it up
• T – it’s not about the mayor but about the people interacting with their government

Recommendations
Joey – new Urban Facelift project from content design group
Jonathan – mayor’s chats, details on jacksonville.com
Tony – City Kidz Ice Cream on 3rd/Main
TJ – eat spinach, honey (mogdoy: #ujw. Local honey cures allergies.)
Jack – Nicole Middleton art show at Bogda (Saturday July 18)

If you think Jack Diablo produces the show and turns in for the week, oh no. He’s a true renaissance man. His Urban Jacksonville Weekly duties just kick off the week. He details the rest of his days in his post Gainfully Unemployed.

Photo compliments of JaxScene

Between playing in Chicken and Whiskey (Doozers, July 28th) and tweeting for Burro Bags, Jack writes crazy amounts of music articles for EU Jacksonville all wrapped together in one section: http://www.eujacksonville.com/jack.php.

We’re excited to have Jack on the team. He’ll be writing show notes, doing a local music segment and monitoring Twitter and Facebook for any questions you might have for our special Urban Jacksonville Weekly guest: Tough Junkie.

Tough Junkie at the Partisan the Sea art show. Photo compliments of JaxScene

Jack recently wrote an album review of TJ’s Grab What You Can:

Tough Junkie’s initial foray into hip hop may have been akin to a kid with a chemistry set, crafting beats out of tape decks to accompany his rhymes the way an aspiring young scientist might mix the contents of test tubes to get a reaction. Junkie’s been getting a reaction here in Jacksonville for years, a positive one, and now after years in the lab obsessing, perfecting, evolving, the rest of the world will be exposed to one of Jacksonville’s best kept secrets.

We’ll be talking about three topics on the show: Summertime in the City (which Jack also wrote about in EU. Hmmm suprise), Part Duex of Tony’s Uptown Market preview and whatever Jonathan comes up with. Read Jack Diablo’s blog and follow him on Twitter.

Don’t forget to watch Urban Jacksonville Weekly Tonight at 5:30

Video compliments of JaxScene

In this episode we welcome our new producer Jack Diablo and talk about the following topics City Budget – The Chopping Block, new parks for Brooklyn, Uptown Market (part 1 of 3). And if you missed the live show, you missed all the good talk before the show started. Get there early for insider info, that’s for the live viewers only.

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Urban Jacksonville Weekly #23 for 7/6/09

City Budget – The Chopping Block
What’s on Jacksonville city’s budget chopping block? (includes the infographic we were discussing)
raise millage rate
Historic Preservation – eliminated
T – no downtown association
JM – Joel as consultant, eliminate bureaucracy
JB – Ritz – eliminated
T – going to lose character
JB – lose special events
JM – scare tactic
JM – will pass (prediction)
JB – TU help people understand what it means
T – like $9 per household tax for school board raise

Brooklyn Parks
@mogdoy: #ujw. What boundaries define Brooklyn?
T – Brooklyn boundaries St. Johns River, I-95, LaNilla, Fuller-Warren
Metro Jax posted on both of these parks

Unity Park
UP – retention pond
Brooklyn Park development on hold
JM – Forest Avenue and entrance into city
T – Riverside Ave hard to cross
JM – make pedestrian friendly
T – Riv Ave screwed Brooklyn

Artist Walk
connects RAM to Riverside Park
T – add booths to RAM
JB – another tricky crosswalk
T – add streetlight
T – ride your bike
T – cops inside market not traffic
@mogdoy: #ujw. I always imagined that arts walk area as a burnside style skatepark.

Music section
All we really want to say about the music section is you have to tune in. And Jack is in a band called Chicken & Whiskey.

Uptown Market Part 1 of 3
T- open August-ish
T – Chef Eddie (BG)
T – killer breakfast menu
JM – grocery items?
T – staples only
T – beer and wine

Recommendations
Jonathan – jacksonville.com/jacksonville_blogs
Tony – UJ mixtape release party happy hour – midnight frozen drinks
Joey – Jax Observer radio

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Looking for the Live Video and Chat?

Tonight’s topic will be the UNF acquisition of MOCA, how it will effect our Museum of Contemporary Art and what role Delaney sees UNF playing in downtown development.

Tune in tonight at 5:30 to watch the live stream. Please leave a question in the comment area if you have one or chat with us live tonight. You can also send questions via Twitter, just use the hashtag #ujw.

Jonathan and I are serious about hyperlocal journalism, especially in this picture. Tony, not so much.

When the video begins I pitch the show to people who might want to pick it up, help us market it, and up the production values. We’re looking for another media partner to help us take it to the next level. Contact me if you are interested or read my more about my Urban Jacksonville Weekly pitch. (Still in draft status!)

Inside video coverage of UrbanJacksonvilleWeekly.com episode number 17 which covers hyperlocal news of Jacksonville, FL. One of the topics was getting a park bench at Mickey King Park, my dad’s park. Two past blogs posts on this subject are here, and here. (via Globatron)