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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Vol. 103, No. 012 • One Section
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Living life well in The District Downtown Southbank’s Healthy Town project renamed
The District – Life Well Lived – Jacksonville is the new name of the proposed Healthy Town community planned on almost 30 acres on the Downtown Southbank.
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By Karen Brune Mathis Managing Editor For almost two years, developer Peter Rummell has been calling his big idea “Healthy Town.” Starting today, thanks to five people out of 1,150 contestants, it has a big new name. “The District –– Life Well Lived –– Jacksonville” was the consolidated winning suggestion for the almost 30-acre Downtown Southbank riverfront property. Rummell and business partners Mike Balanky and Michael Munz want to develop the site to create a place where residents can
Stadium upgrades clear first committee
live “healthily in a cool mixeduse urban setting with multi generations,” according to a news release this morning announcing the name. Munz said the five winners used a version of the word “district” in their suggestions. Their names will be released after they are notified and sign a release form. Each will receive a year of free membership at The District’s “Base Camp,” which will serve as a focal point for the community. Base Camp is an alternative to the traditional clubhouse or town center and is designed to
include hardware, such as fitness equipment, and software, which provides access to wellness and informational resources. The winners’ names also will be listed on the community cornerstone to be unveiled along with other public art work to be displayed around The District. The online contest began this summer and ended in mid-October. Of the 1,150 entries, Munz said 92 percent came from within Jacksonville ZIP codes. A team including Rummell, Balanky and Munz narrowed the New
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Bold City Brewery opening Downtown
$90M project faces 3 more council panels
After three or so hours of offense, defense and a time out, the proposed $90 million in EverBank Field improvements came out on top Monday. The City Council Finance Committee by a 6-1 vote approved the slate of improvements that include new club seats and the construction of a multipurpose indoor practice facility and amphitheater at the Downtown stadium. Three other committees will review the project today. The first victory for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Mayor Lenny Curry’s team didn’t come quickly. Questions like who would keep money from naming rights for the new city venues? The Jaguars would, as they have in past stadium-related deals. How many events does the city get to host? Five, but more when it doesn’t conflict with other events. And how exactly is the city paying for its $45 million share? A portion of the touristdriven bed tax. That last question was the crux for much of Monday’s debate. A third of the bed tax would be dedicated toward the latest stadium improvements. That’s on top of the $43 million the city contributed toward the scoreboards and pools upgrades two years ago. The money is intended to be used for sports complex upgrades and maintenance. In the past five years, the funding source has brought in $4.4 million to $6 million. Based on projected increases of 2 percent to 4.8 percent, it could be as much as $6.4 million to $7.3 million in five years. Yet, dedicating so much for these upgrades had some council members questioning how much would remain for other maintenance needs for the city-owned facilities. Stadium
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Photo by Carole Hawkins
By David Chapman Staff Writer
Bold City Brewery co-owner Susan Miller and her sons, Kevin Miller, left, a customer service representative with Bold City, and Brian Miller, a co-owner of the brewery.
Taproom will be next to Cowford Chophouse By Carole Hawkins Staff Writer Soon Downtown will be awash in craftbrewed ale. Bold City Brewery plans to open a small craft brewery in Downtown’s Elbow district next year. The company signed a lease last week for the storefront at 109 E. Bay St., adjacent to the Cowford Chophouse. The location was formerly occupied by Forge 3D Printing. The move comes within a year of Intuition Ale’s bid to move Downtown near the Sports Complex. Both homegrown breweries are based in Riverside. Bold City’s Downtown storefront is owned by Jacques Klempf, who in June purchased three units in the building adja-
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cent to the Chophouse in order to design a larger kitchen with a specific layout. The deal brought extra offices and the opportunity to lease to a new tenant. Klempf approached Bold City Brewery with the option to lease the space a while back, said Susan Miller, who owns the company with her son, Brian. “We’re doing it for the added exposure of being Downtown,” she said. Klempf said he sought out the Millers as a neighbor because of their company’s professionalism and ethics. Though the Chophouse is expected to carry a full line of beverages, a brewery next door is still a good fit. “Who knows? Maybe we’ll find a way to brew a Cowford crafted beer,” Klempf said. Bold City Brewery is planning a shotgun-
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style layout, with a three-barrel brewery in the back of the building and a taproom in the front. The Downtown location will be used to brew and distribute small-batch releases, which are useful to companies that want an unusual brew for a special promotion. “It’s going to be kind of like our test kitchen,” Miller said. “We’ll be able to give our customers more of that variety and we’ll be able to brew it right there.” The taproom will also offer the Bold City Brewery’s main brands — Killer Whale Cream Ale, Duke’s Cold Nose Brown Ale and Mad Manatee IPA. The Downtown brewery and taproom is expected to open by August or September. chawkins@jaxdailyrecord.com (904) 356-2466
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