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Your tabletop Christmas village and all its walkable, mixed-use charm are illegal under modern exclusionary zoning laws. Prepare to face the wrath of Municipal Code Compliance and the single-family development ascendancy.

Modern zoning laws make your Christmas Village illegal | Modern Cities Modern zoning laws make your Christmas Village illegal Dec 5, 2022 • Editorial by Bill Delaney You may think your miniature Christmas Village is a quaint tribute to the building traditions of yesteryear. However, its walkable, mixed-use, architecturally diverse layout is a flagrant violation of mo...

A walk through Daytona Beach's Riverfront Esplanade, Central Florida's latest green space.

Daytona Beach's Riverfront Esplanade | Modern Cities Daytona Beach's Riverfront Esplanade Sep 13, 2022 • Ennis Davis, AICP A night time walk through Central Florida's latest urban green space: Daytona's Riverfront Esplanade Completed in June 2022, the first phase of the Daytona Riverfront Esplanade is a major accomplishment in the ongoing revitaliza...

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A deep dive into history: photos of Jacksonville, Florida during the Union occupation in the Civil War, 1864.

The Civil War photography of Jacksonville Guest writer Andrew R. Nicholas dives into the surviving photographs taken in Jacksonville during the Civil War.

Miami-Dade is taking the opposite approach to Jacksonville's decision when it comes to updating its monorail. While Jacksonville will spend $420 million replacing the Skyway with driverless shuttles, Miami will spend $153 to renovate the MetroMover.

Miami-Dade to overhaul Metromover system Taking a completely different and cheaper approach than Jacksonville's position on the JTA Skyway and U2C, Miami-Dade County is preparing to invest $153 million to keep and overhaul the Metromover people mover system.

Join Ennis Davis, cofounder of Modern Cities and The Jaxson, and the Jessie Ball DuPont Fund for a panel discussion on Jacksonville's illustrious multicultural history.

History & Heritage Series: Jax's Multicultural History On September 24, 2021, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and Ennis Davis of The Jaxson present Jacksonville History & Heritage Series: Jacksonville's Multicultural History and Our Changing Demographics

Construction on phase one of Jacksonville's McCoys Creek Restoration Project began in June 2021. It is being funded with $105.4 million from the city to remedy McCoys Creek flooding, create neighborhood-friendly spaces, improve recreational opportunity, and protect the environment.

McCoys Creek restoration project now underway Construction on the long anticipated McCoys Creek restoration and Emerald Trail is now underway.

The strange tale of the Betz mystery sphere, found in the woods of Jacksonville in 1974. To this day, its origin - and the fact that it reportedly moved around on its own - have never been explained.

The Mysterious Betz Sphere of Fort George Island In 1974, the Betz family of Jacksonville found a metal orb in the woods of Fort George Island. Over the years, the enigmatic “Betz sphere” has generated speculation about what it is and where it came from - and now has inspired its own podcast dedicated to untangling the mystery.

Take a virtual trip through one of Atlanta's great spaces, Centennial Olympic Park.

Sights and Scenes: Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park | Modern Cities Sights and Scenes: Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park Jun 8, 2021 • Article by Ennis Davis, AICP Sights and scenes from a walk through Downtown Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park and Pemberton Place. Centennial Olympic Park Southern Company Amphitheater Centennial Olympic Park is a 22-acre public pa...

A look at five sites in Downtown Jacksonville connected to the Great Fire of 1901, which destroyed 146 blocks 120 years ago today.

Five sites associated with the Great Fire of 1901 More than 10,000 Jaxsons were left homeless when the Great Fire of 1901 destroyed much of the city of Jacksonville on May 3, 1901. Remembering the disaster that would change the face of the city, here are five sites that are forever connected with the events that took place 120 years ago.

A look at places in Jacksonville featured in the famous Green Book, a guide to safe places for Black travelers from the 1930s through the 60s.

Jacksonville's surviving Green Book sites First published in 1936, the 'Negro Motorist Green Book' was a compilation of restaurants, over-night accommodations, gas stations and other public services for people of color traversing a “White-only” landscape for Black travelers during segregation. Jacksonville was a major Florida destinatio...