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The tour will focus on the Forest Park Heights Historic District, one of the largest such districts in the state.

The nonprofit Groundwork Jacksonville landed a $600,000 grant for a design study. The group wants the state Department of Transportation to handle it.

The trust intends to rehabilitate the buildings for commercial and residential use.

Springfield made the 135-year-old former National Needle Co. a one-building historic district in 2020.

Miami developer plans to transform the area north of Downtown into a space for residents, artists, nonprofits and business owners.

North Florida nonprofit news: Gateway Girl Scouts, SPAR, WJCT get new execs; new board chairs at Scenic Jacksonville and Ronald McDonald Charities.

A grant will allow the nonprofit group to revive some of its annual fundraiser events.

Joe Mitrick has retired after 10 years leading Baptist Medical Center Beaches. He is among recent leadership changes at Northeast Florida nonprofits.

The DDRB says the project’s site plan doesn’t fit with the strategy to revive the historic Black neighborhood and will hold a workshop with the developer. 

Growth is largely seen as positive as long as quality-of-life issues are addressed.