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VyStar breezeway to open in mid-2021
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KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Credit union plans to start construction on project by the fourth quarter of this year.
Above: An artist’s rendering of the breezeway from West Bay Street through to Independent Drive. VyStar bought the block comprising the 76 S. Laura St. tower, the 100 W. Bay St. building and a parking structure and is reconstructing the breezeway between them.
VyStar Credit Union anticipates opening the breezeway project at its Downtown headquarters by next year this time. “Construction should start in the 4th quarter 2020 with a tentative completion timeframe of mid-2021,” said Sandy Baker, vice president of communications and public relations, by email Aug. 31. The city has been reviewing plans and work is underway to prepare for construction.
Left: The breezeway will replace the existing alley between the garage and the buildings. The VyStar building at 100 W. Bay St. also will have The Bread & Board restaurant. Images special to the Daily Record
SEE MATHIS, PAGE 2
‘Red Alert’ for local live entertainment venues seeking aid The Florida Theatre, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts and Thrasher-Horne Center seeking COVID-19 relief.
BY MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The Florida Theatre and TimesUnion Center for the Performing Arts in Jacksonville and the Thrasher-Horne Center in Orange Park are among 33 performing arts venues in Florida that
have joined a national effort called “Red Alert.” The venues want to convince the federal government to provide them financial aid to compensate for losses caused by the COVID-10 pandemic shutdown. At 9 p.m. Sept. 1, the live performance theaters will light their exteriors in red
for three hours to encourage Congress to approve the Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards A Recovery in Twenty-twenty (RESTART) Act and the Save Our Stages Act as quickly as possible. SEE RED ALERT, PAGE 2
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Permit in review for TownPlace Suites near JAX The city is reviewing a permit application for TownePlace Suites by Marriott at 1287 Airport Road near Jacksonville International Airport. Dix Construction Inc. of Flagler Beach is shown as the contractor for the five-story, 102-room project at a cost of $8.39 million. Inn of Jax LLC, the developer, bought the 4.03-acre property in July 2019 for $2.85 million and plans two hotels – TownePlace and Tru by Hilton. A closed Wendy’s restaurant was previously at the site.
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