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3 weeks after move, USS Orleck no longer stuck in mud at Shipyards West
Read full article: 3 weeks after move, USS Orleck no longer stuck in mud at Shipyards WestThe USS Orleck, which moved from the Hyatt Regency downtown to the Shipyards West area earlier this month, has finally been freed from the mud.
City Council takes one more step to move MOSH to Northbank, approves $1 lease agreement
Read full article: City Council takes one more step to move MOSH to Northbank, approves $1 lease agreementThe city council is set to vote Tuesday night on a lease agreement to allow MOSH to build on the site now known as the Museum District on the North Bank.
Moving Day: USS Orleck relocates to permanent home at Shipyards West
Read full article: Moving Day: USS Orleck relocates to permanent home at Shipyards WestThe USS Orleck, which had been docked outside the Hyatt Regency downtown for more than a year, finally relocated to its permanent home near Bay Street on Monday after several delays.
City’s bicentennial inspires look to future of Jacksonville’s riverfront
Read full article: City’s bicentennial inspires look to future of Jacksonville’s riverfrontAs Jacksonville celebrates 200 years -- including lots of changes to the look of the riverfront -- we look ahead to more changes coming along the city’s iconic St. Johns River.
It’ll be a while before the Jacksonville Fire Museum & USS Orleck open to the public
Read full article: It’ll be a while before the Jacksonville Fire Museum & USS Orleck open to the publicDowntown has a different look now that the Jacksonville Fire Museum and the USS Orleck are along the St. Johns River, but it’s going to be a while before either open to the public.
Slow and steady: Fire Museum creeps down Bay Street toward new home
Read full article: Slow and steady: Fire Museum creeps down Bay Street toward new homeThe arrival of the USS Orleck was not the only big move happening in the city on Saturday. The Jacksonville Fire Museum is setting up shop in its new (old) home along Bay Street.
Museum district vision taking shape in downtown Jacksonville with USS Orleck set to arrive
Read full article: Museum district vision taking shape in downtown Jacksonville with USS Orleck set to arriveThe vision for a museum district is starting to take shape downtown with the impending arrival of the USS Orleck and the move of the Jacksonville Fire Museum this weekend.
DIA votes to approve $114 million in incentives for Shipyards project
Read full article: DIA votes to approve $114 million in incentives for Shipyards projectThe Downtown Investment Authority on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve $114 million in incentives to help bring Jacksonville Jaguars Shad Khan’s vision of a Four Seasons and other amenities along the St. Johns River to life.
The Shipyards plans call for a new riverfront park. What would that entail?
Read full article: The Shipyards plans call for a new riverfront park. What would that entail?There is one part of the proposal that calls for moving a portion of Metropolitan Park west toward downtown and developing a new park along the riverfront.