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Chicago Pizza wants to reopen game bar shut since shooting
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East San Marco is ‘still moving forward’
Developer, Publix say they remain committed to the project.
safest environment possible,” he said. The city fire marshal closed the restaurant and game bar following a deadly shooting during a Madden NFL ’19 video game tournament in August. A participant visiting Jacksonville from the Baltimore area shot a dozen people, killing two and taking his own life. Following the shooting, city inspectors cited Chicago Pizza for code violations. The city said the restaurant was not permitted to host the event at the time, saying in a report that the addition of a game room was never part of approved
Residents continue to ask: What’s up with East San Marco and when are we going to get our Publix? The answers: “Things are still moving forward with ESM, just nothing specific to update with just yet,” said developer Regency Centers Corp. spokesman Eric Davidson, senior manager of communications. “Still the same,” said Publix Super Markets Inc. spokesman Dwaine Stevens, media and community relations manager for the Jacksonville division. By that, he means what he has been saying for some time: Publix remains committed to the project. The site is at Hendricks and Atlantic boulevards in San Marco. With the potential project now 17 years in the making, the land remains vacant at 1532 Atlantic Blvd. and signs continue to announce its upcoming presence. The site is on the eastern edge of the historic San Marco Square
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Chicago Pizza wants to bring back the GLHF Game Bar attached to the restaurant. “It’s been a very drastic hit to our business and our sales,” restaurant General Manager Landon Paul said of the closure of the game bar.
Restaurant seeks certificate of use for venue that was closed in August for code violations in the wake of a shooting at a Madden NFL ’19 tournament. BY DAVID CAWTON STAFF WRITER
Chicago Pizza wants to bring video games back to its Jacksonville Landing location. On Monday, Chicago Pizza and Sports Grill owner Clifton Comastro applied to
the city for a certificate of use to allow “indoor recreation and entertainment facilities,” a necessary step if the business wants to reopen and operate the GLHF Game Bar attached to the riverfront restaurant. GLFH stands for good luck, have fun. General Manager Landon Paul said Thursday they hope to reopen the game bar by February or March. “We’re trying to get back to what we were before, a bright spot for Downtown Jacksonville,” Paul said. “To do that, we’re getting all of the necessary approvals to make the city and fire marshal happy and to make sure this is the
JTA celebrates topping out JTA topped out its Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center administrative headquarters building Thursday in LaVilla. The $57.3 million JRTC will be a transportation hub connecting intercity, regional and local transportation providers including Greyhound, Megabus, RedCoach, First Coast Flyer, local bus routes, Skyway/U2C and other modes of travel. More at JaxDailyRecord.com
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