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Thursday, November 5, 2015
Vol. 102, No. 254 • One Section
$90M upgrades set for EverBank Field
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Are you missing Blue Bell? Have it delivered, but it’s not cheap
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By Karen Brune Mathis Managing Editor
The city and Jacksonville Jaguars want to build a multiuse indoor practice facility and amphitheater as part of $90 million in improvements to EverBank Field. Both facilities would be city-owned and constructed between EverBank Field’s south end zone and Gator Bowl Boulevard.
City, Jaguars to split cost of amphitheater, indoor practice field and club seat renovations
By David Chapman Staff Writer
The city and Jacksonville Jaguars are proposing $90 million in upgrades to EverBank Field, investments that would replace the facility’s club seating while building an indoor practice facility and amphitheater. Under the latest round of improvements, the city and team would split the cost evenly at $45 million each. “It really is a cool project,” said Sam Mousa, Mayor Lenny Curry’s chief administrative officer. Legislation filed Wednesday to be introduced to City Council on Tuesday offers a brief description of what could be on the way. The improvements still require council approval. By being introduced Tuesday, it would be on track for final approval Dec. 8, the last council meeting of the year. The series of upgrades and improvements comprise: • Replacing all 11,000 seats in the east and west club sections of the stadium for $25 million. Each side would lose 1,500 seats, bringing the total down to about 8,000, which Mousa said is about the NFL average. Filling the void would be constructed outdoor decks. • An indoor FlexField practice facility located along the southern portion of the stadium adjacent to Gator Bowl Boulevard. The site has been used as an entertainment area for years. The new concept, Mousa
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Area Blue Bell Ice Cream consumers who really need a scoop don’t have to wait for the product to return to the stores. They can order it from the company’s Brenham, Texas, headquarters and it will be shipped on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays by UPS for next-day delivery. Orders are filled first come, first served, and only a limited number can be filled daily. Even with a shipping delay, Blue Bell said the ice cream should remain frozen for up to 36 hours. The company says on its website that at a price of $129 for four halfgallons, it can ship anywhere in the U.S. It said most of the cost, which works out to $32.25 a halfgallon, is because of shipping charges. Blue Bell said grocers determine the retail price. A Brenham Walmart Supercenter was selling half-gallons this morning for $6.24. Costs are higher for shipment to Hawaii or to Anchorage, Alaska. Blue Bell said shipping is the one way to get the ice cream if it hasn’t yet returned to a customer’s market. “We were getting asked, because of the way we were rolling out our re-entry, is there some way I can get it?” said spokesman Joe Robertson. Since it began the service Sept. 8, Blue Bell has delivered 494 shipments, Robertson said. Of those, 22 were shipped to 19 Florida cities, including Jacksonville. Blue Bell
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Folkfood opens new restaurant
By Max Marbut Staff Writer
The amphitheater could have attendance of up to 10,000, comprising 5,000 fixed seats and room for 5,000 more on a berm. said, will cost $20 million and provide a multiuse facility owned by the city that can house concerts and other events in addition to the team’s football activities. The Jaguars would manage the facility. • An amphitheater, at a cost of $45 million. The facility would be tucked between the practice facility and the stadium. It could accommodate 10,000 people — 5,000 in fixed seating and 5,000 on a berm. Like the practice facility, the city would
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own this. However, a Jaguars subsidiary, American Thunder, would manage and operate it. The city would be able to use the indoor facility and amphitheater by providing the team 60 days’ notice. Mousa said the two facilities are seen as a revenue generator for the city. The city would borrow its portion of the funding through commercial paper while EverBank continued on Page A-4
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Everybody who decides to open a restaurant surely dreams of a long line of customers on the first day. For Ryan Reid, who opened Folkfood Downtown on Wednesday, that dream came true about 15 minutes after he unlocked the door. People walking around deciding where they’d eat lunch stopped at the menu board on the sidewalk, took a look and got in line. Part of the attraction could have been the pulled pork sandwich, baked jerk chicken wings or the catfish tacos. It might have been the beer macaroni and cheese or the citrus kale salad. Or it might have been that the menu was familiar to them, since Reid served the items from his food truck of the same name, which often was set up for lunch in Hemming Park, a block from the restaurant at 219 N. Hogan St.
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