Hundreds of guests recently turned out for “A Night in the Village” at Roy’s Restaurant to raise money for the Monique Burr Foundation for Children! Hawaiian fusion cuisine by celebrity chef Roy Yamaguchi, tropical drinks and live fire dancing set the scene at the Jacksonville Beach event, which raised more than $27,500 for the foundation and its child abuse prevention education programs.

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All of us are concerned about the future of downtown Jacksonville. In case you missed the recent ULI program on downtown revitalization, there is an interesting report available on the topic that you will want to check out. Downtown Vision recently released Turning the Corner; Rethinking and Remaking Downtown, which provides an analysis of Downtown’s decline and a guide to its revitalization.

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Visit Jacksonville recently hosted its 2010 Tourism Awards at the Times-Union Performing Arts Center in downtown Jacksonville. Winners were recognized for their contributions and success in driving tourism to Northeast Florida, an industry that has a $1.6 billion impact on our local economy each year!

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The active adult community of Riverwood by Del Webb at Nocatee marked a major milestone this week with a ceremonial groundbreaking for the community’s new amenity complex, The Matanzas Club. Jay Thompson, the division president of North Florida operations for Del Webb, officiated the ceremony, which was attended by representative and dignitaries from local government, local business leaders and Nocatee developer The PARC Group.

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The Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday that it will travel to Indianapolis for its 30th Annual Leadership Trip on Oct. 12-14 to learn about the city’s leadership, civic structure, education reform and downtown revitalization.

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St. Augustine has earned another top city honor. The nation’s oldest city has been named as one of the Top 100 Places to Live in the country by RelocateAmerica.com.

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There was a great turnout for the recent ULI program, “Turning the Corner: Rethinking and Remaking Downtown” with Downtown Vision’s executive director Terry Lorince and board member John Welch leading the discussion.

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It’s National Tourism Week and local residents are encouraged to experience their city as a visitor would. To make it easy, Visit Jacksonville is offering Destination Deals with special discounts to some of Northeast Florida’s greatest attractions.

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This is the final weekend to support the Jacksonville Symphony Guild and visit the 2010 Designer Showhouse by Toll Brothers at Coastal Oaks at Nocatee. If you haven’t already toured the magnificent Marquis home, it’s a must-see event that needs to be on your bucket list for this weekend. The home has been decorated by the area’s most talented decorators and designers including one of our favorites, Sisler Johnston Interior Design. The Jacksonville interior design firm’s work is featured in the Designer Showhouse dining room.

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The Jacksonville Green, Health and Wellness Expo offers a one-stop shop to learn all you can about local eco-friendly efforts. The Expo will take place on May 15-16 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

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