February 11, 2026 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The story of Jacksonville can be tasted as much as it can be told. Especially amongst Jacksonville's Gullah Geechee community. The Gullah Geechee descended from enslaved Central and West Africans...
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February 10, 2026 | Ennis Davis, AICP
In town for a business trip, The Jaxson's Ennis Davis shares a few sights and scenes from the streets of a snow covered Downtown Cleveland.
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October 29, 2025 | Editorial by Ennis Davis, AICP
Each year, the Getty Foundation and the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund partner to offer a grant program dedicated to preserving modern architecture created by Black architects and designers....
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July 14, 2025 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Located 18 miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville, Bayard is a historic community with a rich cultural story. Here are five fascinating historical facts about Bayard that you might not know....
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June 6, 2025 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Join the Jaxson for a virtual tour of Uptown Butte, Montana. A late 19th century mining boomtown, it is now part of the largest National Historic District in the United...
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December 2, 2024 | Editorial by Ennis Davis, AICP
Located across the St. Johns River from Downtown Jacksonville, San Marco is a historic neighborhood known for its architecture, restaurants, boutiques and mature urban landscape. Here are five facts about...
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November 20, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A look at Jacksonville Beach during the 1970s.
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November 11, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The Jaxson Magazine takes a visual walk through one of the world's most vibrant cities: London
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October 11, 2024 | Bill Delaney
Jaxlore is a column by Bill Delaney on the folklore, urban legends and local traditions of Jacksonville and the First Coast. In honor of spooky season, today's column brings together...
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October 3, 2024 | Article by Marisella Veiga
A product of Florida's centuries-old Cuban community, the Cuban sandwich is one of the Sunshine State's most iconic foods. St. Augustine writer Marisella Veiga explores some of the eateries offering...
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August 8, 2024 | Bill Delaney
Jaxlore is a column by Bill Delaney on the folklore, urban legends and local traditions of Jacksonville and the First Coast. In today's edition, we look at 'Jiffy feet,' a...
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July 29, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A look at the rapid transformation and revitalization of Tallahassee's West Gaines Street Corridor.
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July 18, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from the streets of Paris as the city prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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June 20, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Located four miles north of downtown Jacksonville, Panama Gardens is a residential subdivision that was completed in spite of the crash of the 1926 Florida land boom. Featuring a collection...
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June 13, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from a vibrant New England urban center: Downtown Portland, Maine
Read moreMay 28, 2024 | Editorial by Adrienne Burke, AICP, Esq. and Ennis Davis, AICP
While the Chitlin’ Circuit is generally recognized for its musical contributions to society, in honor of National Barbecue Month, barbecue is a part of the circuit’s legacy of local authentic...
January 3, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from Florida's largest central business district during New Year's weekend.
December 11, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Home to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville is a city of nearly 50,000 residents that is known for having one of the country's largest and most successful downtown pedestrian malls....
November 28, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from a drive through Downtown Durham, North Carolina
November 14, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A virtual walk through a neighborhood fighting gentrification that was historically known as the Black Broadway: Washington, D.C.'s U Street
November 1, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Named for Spencer Compton, First Earl of Wilmington, Wilmington is the largest city in North Carolina that is located within the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. Incorporated on February 20,...
October 26, 2023 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
The Jaxson explores the remains of one of Jacksonville's forgotten ghost towns: Greenland
October 20, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Mobile, Alabama's Lower Dauphin Street Historic District is a historic district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1979. It is recognized as one of...
October 5, 2023 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
A walk down one of the South's most vibrant and walkable urban retail shopping districts: Savannah's Broughton Street.
September 13, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Located 17 miles east of Downtown Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach is the second largest city in Duval County and the Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
September 8, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Built in 1894 and in service until 1972, the former Clay County Jail is now the home of the Clay County Archives and Historical Resource Center. In addition, a portion...
August 29, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Located 84 miles west of Jacksonville, Live Oak was Florida's fifth largest city in 1905.
August 15, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A brief walk through one of the south's oldest urbanized cities: Portsmouth, Virginia
August 2, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A brief walk through a revitalizing historic Black neighborhood business district in Columbus, OH: Bronzeville
July 19, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from a southern riverfront urban core known for having a large Navy presence, a port, a Rouse festival marketplace, shipbuilding, bridges, urban renewal and several mid-20th century...
July 11, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
North High Street, through Columbus, Ohio's Short North Arts District, is a great example of a walkable, mixed-use urban core commercial corridor. A corridor that Jacksonville's Main Street, Edgewood Avenue,...
May 24, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A quick look at the downtown of a city that was the same size as Jacksonville, Florida in 1960: Flint, Michigan
April 26, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from a weekend night in historic Downtown Cocoa Village.
April 19, 2023 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
A photographic walk through one of Florida's most vibrant urban entertainment districts: Tampa's Ybor City
April 4, 2023 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
A photographic walk through one of the west coast's most vibrant entertainment districts: San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter
March 30, 2023 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from a March 2023 visit to the downtown of Florida's Capitol City: Tallahassee
March 21, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Dinsmore is a small rural historic Northwest Jacksonville community located between downtown and Callahan.
February 17, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from a February 2023 walk along San Diego's Waterfront Embarcadero.
January 4, 2023 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Jacksonville's urban core is home to several neighborhood commercial districts that were originally developed with the pedestrian in mind. Located four miles north of downtown, Panama Park's Main Street was...
December 19, 2022 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The Jaxson takes a walk through one of the largest container parks in the world: KRATE at the Grove
December 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 modern...
December 1, 2022 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes around the streets of Downtown El Paso.
September 30, 2022 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Located in the heart of Georgia, Macon is a city of 160,000 that is well known for its music heritage. Associated with a number of musicians, including the Allman Brothers...
September 20, 2022 | WJCT News | By Will Brown - Jacksonville Today
A WJCT News interview with the historian behind the Van Gogh exhibit.
September 6, 2022 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The Jaxson takes a drive through a new suburban development featuring a 14-acre artificial lagoon and beach: Beachwalk
August 30, 2022 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from one of Detroit's revitalizing urban neighborhoods: Midtown Detroit
August 17, 2022 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The Jaxson takes a drive through one of the largest suburban developments currently underway in Northeast Florida: SilverLeaf
July 27, 2022 | Article Ennis Davis, AICP
Located one hour north of Jacksonville, Brunswick is the second largest urban area on the Georgia coast after Savannah.
July 15, 2022 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Owned by the City of New York, the High Line is a public park programmed, maintained, and operated by Friends of the High Line, in partnership with the New York...
July 6, 2022 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
Covering 1.03 square miles and named after a Seminole Nation chief, Micanopy is believed to be the oldest inland town in Florida. Established in 1821, it was the first town...
June 22, 2022 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
In 1993, West Palm Beach was featured in a 60 Minutes segment on urban decay. At the time, eighty percent of properties in downtown were vacant. Today, West Palm Beach...
June 9, 2022 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A look at the largest African American community in the country: Harlem
June 3, 2022 | by Glenda Simmons-Jenkins, The Marjorie
A guest article that highlights the negative impacts of highway construction and development on Northeast Florida's Gullah/Geechee community and the fight to survive.
May 17, 2022 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
A virtual look at the on-going revitalization of Fort Lauderdale's Historic Sistrunk.
April 22, 2022 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A virtual walk along Downtown Tampa's historic main thoroughfare: Franklin Street
March 16, 2022 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from the Black History Parade and most recent The Melanin Market event held on A. Philip Randolph Boulevard in Jacksonville's Eastside neighborhood. Founded by Dawn Curling and...
March 10, 2022 | Photo essay by Marcelo Murillo
Jacksonville photographer Marcelo Murillo shares scenes from The Amelia Concours d'Elegance classic car show held on Amelia Island on March 3-5.
February 28, 2022 | Article by Ennis Davis
Many of Jacksonville's favorite dishes come from the culinary heritage of the Gullah Geechee people. From shrimp and grits to Gullah gumbo, here are five common Gullah Geechee meals you...
February 25, 2022 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Incorporated in 1911, Fort Lauderdale is the third largest city in South Florida with a 2020 Census population of 182,760. A major tourist destination, Fort Lauderdale's downtown is in the...
February 10, 2022 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
A a virtual visit to a city developed by The Walt Disney Company, 27 years later.
December 24, 2021 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
Downtown DeLand is an example of what The Jaxson calls the Three C's: clustering complementing uses within a compact setting.
December 22, 2021 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
Meaning 'Water beneath the rocks', the Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp was established by George P. Colby in 1894. Now recognized as the 'Psychic Capital of the World', it is the largest...
December 13, 2021 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
A look at the ongoing revitalization of Tallahassee's historic Frenchtown neighborhood
December 9, 2021 | Bill Delaney
Welcome to The Jaxson's running list of 50+ of the best nonfiction books ever written about Jacksonville and the people who made it what it is today.
November 10, 2021 | Bill Delaney
Jaxlore is a column by Bill Delaney on the folklore, urban legends and local traditions of Jacksonville and the First Coast. In today's edition, we look at 'Jiffy feet,' a...
October 5, 2021 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
For much of the 19th and 20th century, Fulton Market was Chicago's Meatpacking District, mostly made up of smaller, independent meatpackers and wholesalers. Once playing a similar role to the...
September 30, 2021 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
A photographic walk through the historic core of one of South's most walkable cities: Key West
September 17, 2021 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
A virtual tour in and around Downtown Milwaukee.
August 29, 2021 | Editorial by Ennis Davis, AICP
The new Nathaniel Glover Community Field and Stadium shines despite consistent rain and lightening delay. A photographic look at a festive inaugural Big Cat Classic featuring two universities with historic...
August 19, 2021 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The Jaxson takes a stroll through the historic Brentwood neighborhood in Jacksonville's Urban Core.
August 5, 2021 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
West Tampa is one of the oldest and most unique walkable neighborhoods in Tampa. Here is a brief look at the community the cigar industry built.
July 28, 2021 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes around the streets of Downtown Salt Lake City.
July 2, 2021 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Covering 1.03 square miles and named after a Seminole Nation chief, Micanopy is believed to be the oldest inland town in Florida. Established in 1821, it was the first town...
June 18, 2021 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from one of the South's largest pedestrian scale urban retail shopping districts: Charleston's King Street
June 14, 2021 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes around the streets of Downtown Memphis.
May 20, 2021 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
A visual tour of a 19th century fishing village that continues to survive several miles northeast of Downtown Jacksonville: New Berlin.
April 30, 2021 | Article by Ennis Davis, AICP
A virtual look at the mixed-use adaptive reuse of a former Sears, Roebuck & Company store and warehouse in Memphis, TN.
February 3, 2021 | Sarah Dumitrascu
Home to the largest Filipino population in Florida, Jacksonville offers an abundance of Filipino owned and operated businesses like grocery stores, bakeries, and restaurants. These ten Filipino businesses are only...
February 2, 2021 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Jacksonville's urban core is home to a number of historic pedestrian scale neighborhoods. Many are a direct result of the city's former electric streetcar network that operated between 1880 and...
January 13, 2021 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A photographic journey illustrating the pedestrian friendly sights and scenes through Alexandria, Virginia's historic Old Town.
January 5, 2021 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Anchoring Mid-Westside, Edward Waters College was founded in 1866 to educate the former enslaved and is the oldest private institution of higher education in the state of Florida. Located a...
December 31, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
As we prepare to put 2020 behind us and head into a new year, here are a few night sights and scenes from a stroll on the Southbank Riverwalk.
December 2, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
During their heyday, late 19th and early 20th century industrial sites employed thousands and were the largest buildings in their respective cities. Obsolete for modern industrial uses, these spaces are...
November 24, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Jacksonville's urban core is home to a number of historic walkable neighborhood commercial districts. Many are a direct result of the city's former electric streetcar network that operated between 1880...
November 16, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Jacksonville's urban core is home to a number of historic walkable neighborhood commercial districts. Many are a direct result of the city's former electric streetcar network that operated between 1880...
November 5, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Located just northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh, 'The Strip” is a narrow one-half mile strip of land sandwiched between the Allegheny River and a mountain of a hill.
October 23, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The Jaxson and Modern Cities take a visit to one of urban Atlanta's most popular neighborhoods: Cabbagetown
October 12, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Modern Cities and The Jaxson take a look at a revitalized pedestrian friendly commercial district featuring a cluster of Black-owned local businesses: College Park
September 22, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, this article captures the sights and scenes in the oldest neighborhood of Puerto Rico's largest city: Old San Juan
September 17, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, here are 30 facts about one of the largest cosmopolitan cities in the Caribbean: Santo Domingo
September 14, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Originating in Chicago, Prairie School was attempt in creating an indigenous North American style of architecture related to the ideas and aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts Movement of the...
September 10, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Riverside Avenue is home to the most concentrated collection of Prairie-style houses in the South.
July 27, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A virtual look at Tampa's progress in the revival of a historic African-American community that was nearly completely razed by mid-20th century urban renewal.
July 16, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The Jaxson dives into its extensive digital city archives to show off the historic downtown core of a booming Texas metropolis: San Antonio
July 7, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A virtual tour of a historic Jacksonville neighborhood added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004: Old Ortega Historic District
June 3, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A virtual tour of Jacksonville's vibrant Five Points District.
May 27, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The vibrancy of cities comes in all shapes and sizes. Many believe that what works in internationally known cosmopolitan settings may not be applicable for cities in America that have...
May 11, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The South is known for great barbecue and Jacksonville's restaurants are no exception. In honor of National Barbecue Month, here are nine Jacksonville BBQ joints that have been serving up...
May 8, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Monterey is the area of Arlington bounded by the St. Johns River, Jacksonville University, University Boulevard and the Arlington Expressway. Although home to two historic communities dating back to the...
April 22, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Modern Cities visits a city established as a strategic location for the Spanish conquest of the Americas during the 16th century: Havana, Cuba.
April 20, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Despite being known for having some of Florida's longest commutes due to massive gridlock on its two main thoroughfares, the actual Town of Orange Park is much smaller and quaint...
April 16, 2020 | Bill Delaney
The Jaxson shares the history of an independent town within the city limits of consolidated Jacksonville: Baldwin, Florida.
March 3, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Modern Cities takes a visual walk through a revitalizing urban riverfront: The Detroit International Riverwalk
February 14, 2020 | Bill Delaney
Jacksonville, the birthplace of Southern rock, is also the final resting place of many who defined the genre. Photographer Chris Soldt takes a tour of Jacksonville's Southern rock graves.
February 11, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Surrounded by modern sprawl-based development, the Gullah Geechee community of Pine Forest is one of Jacksonville's oldest black neighborhoods.
February 9, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A look at the Harlem of the West. Denver's Five Points
January 13, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Situated in the heart of Gullah Geechee and South Carolina Lowcountry, Georgetown is the third-oldest city in South Carolina behind Charleston.
January 6, 2020 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Located halfway between Jacksonville and Saint Augustine, Nocatee is one of America's most rapidly growing master planned communities.
December 26, 2019 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Once known as Cow Town and now a SunRail commuter rail system destination, Kissimmee has grown to become the second largest city in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
December 17, 2019 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Originating as an early 19th century Creole French speaking suburb, Faubourg Marigny is a New Orleans neighborhood that has experienced significant gentrification post Hurricane Katrina.
November 18, 2019 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Every great city is home to a great park. For the City of Orlando, that great space is known as Lake Eola Park. Today, Modern Cities takes a virtual walk...
October 30, 2019 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Chicago is a city that loves to celebrate Halloween. Today, Modern Cities explores 24 hours of the Loop, ending with Arts in the Dark: The Halloween parade celebrating Chicago's creative...
August 26, 2019 | Melissa Hege, AICP
This Miami Food Hall's Best Dish Isn't on the Menu: It's a Community Thing. Melissa Hege, AICP of South Florida-based Melissa Hege City Planning LLC. takes a look at Miami's...
August 19, 2019 | Bill Delaney
Downtown Jacksonville is loaded with potential, and there are plenty of opportunities for new attractions that make the most of our unique culture and history. From fresh seafood markets to...
August 14, 2019 | Ennis Davis, AICP
10 years after the completion of a $52 million downtown utility and streetscape improvement project, the visual results of clustering complementing development within a compact setting are beginning to pay...
June 26, 2019 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The clustering of sidewalk cafés and sidewalk dining is one of the most affordable and least time consuming ways to add life to the urban streetscape. Here is a street...
June 3, 2019 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The rapid transformation of Pensacola's Palafox Street serves as a revitalization example for other cities to follow.
May 4, 2019 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A look at the rapid transformation of Columbus Commons: from desolate mall to premier urban park
April 22, 2019 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The makeover of Giralda Avenue in the heart of Downtown Coral Gables serves as a visual example of the power of clustering, complementing uses within a compact urban setting and...
March 12, 2019 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from a rainy February 2019 night in Downtown Houston.
March 6, 2019 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The power and elegance of adaptive reuse in urban settings comes in a variety of forms. Today, we take a look a rapidly growing craft brewery that has won numerous...
January 14, 2019 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Considered a fisherman's dream, Mayport Village is an authentic old Florida working waterfront located on the St. Johns River two miles east of the Atlantic Ocean.
December 13, 2018 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Located just northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh, 'The Strip” is a narrow one-half mile strip of land sandwiched between the Allegheny River and a mountain of a hill.
October 23, 2018 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Over the last 20 years, Downtown Orlando has emerged as a diversified Central Florida hub for commerce, government and finance. While many cities continue to struggle to establish a flourishing...
October 11, 2018 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Founded in 1887 in Tallahassee and situated on the former plantation site of Duval County namesake Governor William Pope Duval, Florida A&M University (FAMU) is the fifth largest historically black...
October 5, 2018 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Jacksonville may be Northeast Florida's largest city and St. Augustine may be the nation's oldest, but if you're willing to explore, you'll discover the First Coast is filled with many...
September 28, 2018 | Sophee Payne
Cities vie for retiring baby boomers...that aren't moving.
September 5, 2018 | Ennis Davis
Located on the northwest end of Downtown San Diego and a few blocks from the Embarcadero, Little Italy originated as a predominately Italian fishing neighborhood during the late 19th century....
August 14, 2018 | Ennis Davis
Ranked in the past by Princeton Review as the most beautiful college campus in the country, Florida Southern College (FSC) is home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank...
July 17, 2018 | Bill Delaney
St. Louis, Missouri is the Gateway to the West, known for breweries, baseball, and its imposing Gateway Arch. Join Modern Cities' Bill Delaney on a photo tour of some of...
July 10, 2018 | Ennis Davis
Food halls have become the sharing economy for restaurants. They're also one of the hottest trends in the restaurant business and retail right now.
May 11, 2018 | Mike Field
Kea Wilson of Strong Towns explores gentrification. No two people seem to quite agree on what the word “gentrification” means. If you’re at all interested in what shapes our cities,...
May 8, 2018 | Ennis Davis
A long time Jacksonville food desert could be going away if the Northwest Jacksonville Community Development Corporation (CDC) has it their way. Founded in 2001, the mission of the CDC...
April 18, 2018 | Ennis Davis
Modern Cities visits a city established as a strategic location for the Spanish conquest of the Americas during the 16th century: Havana, Cuba.
April 1, 2018 | Ennis Davis
Modern Cities' Ennis Davis takes readers on a photographic tour of Downtown San Diego.
March 21, 2018 | Mike Field
Chicago-based Foxtrot looks to expand their new convenience store concept with a nationwide roll-out.
February 28, 2018 | Ennis Davis
A before and after look at the recent transformation of Tirana, Albania's Pazari i Ri.
February 25, 2018 | Ennis Davis
As the globe becomes a much smaller place thanks to greatly improved transport and connections between locations in different continents, destinations around the world are competing fiercely for tourist dollars,...
February 22, 2018 | Mike Field
Landmark judgement results in $6.7 million in damages awarded to 21 graffiti artists for destroyed murals.
February 19, 2018 | Ennis Davis
Perched beneath a palm tree, feet buried in sparkling sand and a fruity concoction of a cocktail in your hand. And yes, there is a little pink umbrella in your...
February 15, 2018 | Mike Field
If electric vehicles are the future of transportation, can gas stations be re-imagined into centers promoting exercise and healthy eating?
February 6, 2018 | Ennis Davis
Melissa Hege, AICP of South Florida-based Melissa Hege City Planning LLC. shares her thoughts on what makes Beaufort, South Carolina a special place.
January 10, 2018 | Ennis Davis
Jacksonville may be Northeast Florida's largest city and St. Augustine may be the nation's oldest, but if you're willing to explore, you'll discover the First Coast is filled with many...
December 27, 2017 | Ennis Davis
In 1915, Claude E. Street produced his first bottle of Street's Grapefruit Juice in Haines City, Florida, becoming the first citrus juice processing manufacturer in America. Today, behind Brazil, Florida...
December 13, 2017 | Ennis Davis
Melissa Hege, AICP, LEED AP of South Florida-based Melissa Hege City Planning LLC. emphasizes how a distinctive and unique waterfront plaza has helped reshape Downtown West Palm Beach.
November 21, 2017 | Ennis Davis
Like many cities, Miami aspires to achieve greatness with its downtown. Judging from the amount of cranes dominating the skyline, Miami is well on its way. Today, Modern Cities shares...
October 12, 2017 | Ennis Davis
Sometimes called the City of the Eternal Spring, Medellín is a cosmopolitan city you rarely discussed in positive circles across the United States. During the 1980s, Medellín was once known...
September 26, 2017 | Mike Field
Company's pilot program seeks to reinvent stores into a neighborhood fast-casual dining destination.
September 20, 2017 | Mike Field
Want to buy a house but can't afford the down payment? This startup offers assistance... with a catch.
September 15, 2017 | Mike Field
New startup is either a disruptive technology that will forever change the corner store, or yet another example of Silicone Valley looking to gentrify neighborhoods- depending on who you ask....
August 30, 2017 | Ennis Davis
Despite well publicized excitement about downtown revitalization, young adults are fueling rapid growth in suburban areas like Bartram Park across the country. Is it by choice, or necessity?
August 1, 2017 | Ennis Davis
Melissa Hege, AICP of South Florida-based Melissa Hege City Planning LLC. highlights the power of placemaking.
July 20, 2017 | Ennis Davis
50 Years have passed since the 1967 Detroit riot. While the movie rehashing that pivotal moment in the city's history gets all the press over the next few weeks, Downtown...
June 29, 2017 | Ennis Davis
When it comes to our health, our zip code matters more than our genetic code. For many communities across the United States, easy access to healthy food options, parks for...
June 14, 2017 | Ennis Davis
Ennis Davis, AICP of Modern Cities provides a review of Next City's 2017 Vanguard Conference in Montréal and suggests what it could mean for cities of the future.
May 19, 2017 | Ennis Davis
Situated one hour south of Tampa, Sarasota is generally overlooked but continues to quietly retrofit itself into a bonafide walkable Sunbelt city. In fact, the city with 14.89 square miles...
April 24, 2017 | Ennis Davis
Raleigh: An In-Depth Look at One of America's Fastest Growing Downtowns
April 4, 2017 | Ennis Davis
Melissa Hege, AICP of South Florida-based Melissa Hege City Planning LLC. takes a trip to Venice Beach in Los Angeles, to provide other communities with a few urban planning tips...
March 28, 2017 | Ennis Davis
30 facts about one of the South's most historically walkable cities: Richmond, Virginia
March 24, 2017 | Ennis Davis
Sights and scenes from a sunset water taxi cruise along the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville.
March 9, 2017 | Mike Field
Popular millennial-focused chain plans to open up to 200 locations of a new urban-focused concept serving craft beer and fresh, upscale food.
February 28, 2017 | Ennis Davis
Melissa Hege, AICP of South Florida-based Melissa Hege City Planning LLC. shares her thoughts on the Miami Design District verses Beverly Hills.
January 15, 2017 | Mike Field
Walk up to the fifty best mobile kitchens in the US. These food truckers stand out by serving excellent food, curbside.
January 12, 2017 | Ennis Davis
A behind the scenes look into the repurposing of Charleston's Mendel Rivers Federal Building into a luxury boutique hotel called The Dewberry Charleston.
January 4, 2017 | Ennis Davis
31 facts about one of the largest cosmopolitian cities in the Caribbean: Santo Domingo
December 27, 2016 | Ennis Davis
Established in 1829, D. G. Yuengling & Son is the oldest operating brewing company in the United States. Based on volume of beer sold in 2015, it is also the...
December 16, 2016 | Ennis Davis
Is it possible to create a community combining the best elements of Lowcountry southern living, cuisine and architecture with industry and New Urbanism? This major timber company believes so.
December 8, 2016 | Ennis Davis
Atlanta is known for a lot of things but being a historically pedestrian scale city is not one of them. However, an explosion in growth since 1950, that has lead...
November 22, 2016 | Ennis Davis
Once considered to be down and out, Jacksonville's urban core is a place on the move. The resilience of the city is captured in the rapidly expanding conversion of once...
October 31, 2016 | Ennis Davis
A brief walking tour of one of Florida's most recent significant public waterfront investments: The Tampa Riverwalk
October 11, 2016 | Ennis Davis
Haven't been to New Orleans in a while? Don't worry, we have you covered. Here's a brief photo tour of the urban core of one of the country's most beautiful...
September 16, 2016 | Ennis Davis
Melissa Hege, AICP of South Florida-based Melissa Hege City Planning LLC. takes a trip to Asheville, NC and shares what she learned about implementing smart and subtle, yet affordable urban...
September 1, 2016 | Ennis Davis
Here's a list of the best food halls around, if you find yourself in the South and in need of a bite to eat.
August 28, 2016 | Ennis Davis
A major tourist destination and yachting center with 165 miles of canals, Fort Lauderdale is known for several things. Being called a walkable city is not one of them. In...
July 26, 2016 | Ennis Davis
Palo Alto is thought to be one of the most educated and expensive cities in the United States. It is a diverse community; with a mixture of old and new...
July 11, 2016 | Mike Field
Food halls have enjoyed a popular resurgence in popular food culture. While places like Philadelphia's Reading Terminal Market, Seattle's Pikes Place Market and San Francisco's Ferry Building have long been...
July 4, 2016 | Mike Field
As farmers markets and food truck rallies now seemingly pop up everywhere, a new nocturnal trend has recharged the street food scene and illuminated the rich potential hidden in long-forgotten...
May 24, 2016 | Ennis Davis
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May 11, 2016 | Ennis Davis
Article and urban photo tour by Ennis Davis, AICP
March 29, 2016 | Ennis Davis
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February 16, 2026 | Ennis Davis, AICP
In honor of Black History Month, here are eleven historic African American...
February 8, 2026 | Ennis Davis, AICP
In his first book since 2014, Jaxson co-owner Ennis Davis has collaborated...
January 30, 2026 | Scenic Jacksonville
Since 2019, the Great Cities Symposium has brought substantive civic and business...
January 13, 2026 | Ennis Davis
On January 13, the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens will use...
January 3, 2026 | Kelsi Hasden
One woman shares her struggle trying to get swastikas removed from her...
December 15, 2025 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Here is a trip down memory lane, highlighting five early 20th century...
November 24, 2025 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Sights and scenes from the November 24, 2025 ribbon cutting at RiversEdge...
June 12, 2025 | Bill Delaney
A walk inside the former Neff House on Fort George Island. Built...
June 3, 2025 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Here are five facts about Milldale: A long-forgotten industrial mill town born...
March 19, 2025 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Located one hour south of Jacksonville, Ravine Gardens State Park is built...
September 9, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
A natural getaway within the city limits of Jacksonville, Cedar Point Preserve...
July 31, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Located 20 minutes north of Downtown Atlanta, the Galleria Specialty Mall is...
November 10, 2025 | Editorial by Ennis Davis, AICP
As JTA's Ultimate Urban Circulator faces growing scrutiny from the Duval DOGE...
August 4, 2025 | Editorial by Marcus Nelson
I decided it was important to see what all these years of...
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January 20, 2025 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Once the largest train station south of Washington, D.C., more than fifty...
September 19, 2024 | City of Jacksonville Press Release
The City of Jacksonville has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from...
July 30, 2024 | Editorial by Ennis Davis, AICP
Consuming nearly 800-square miles of land area, the City of Jacksonville contains...
July 12, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Jacksonville and much of Florida owes a lot of gratitude to this...
September 4, 2024 | Photographs by Caron Streibich @CaronEats
The long awaited official ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Historic...
June 17, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
On Tuesday, June 11, Mayor Deegan filed formal legislation for the $1.4...
May 2, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The heyday of the enclosed shopping mall in Florida is long gone....
April 9, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Regional enclosed shopping centers across the country are in decline. Charleston's Citadel...
February 27, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Located in Brunswick, Georgia, Glynn Place Mall is the only enclosed regional...
January 30, 2024 | Ennis Davis, AICP
For decades, Bradenton's DeSoto Square Mall was one of the most popular...
February 1, 2026 | Editorial by Ennis Davis, AICP and Adrienne Burke, AICP, Esq.
Centered around Ward Street in LaVilla, Jacksonville's notorious early 20th century red...
January 26, 2026 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Set on a narrow peninsula shaped by the Arlington River and Big...
January 20, 2026 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Tucked along the west bank of the St. Johns River, just north...
January 12, 2026 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Located six miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville, Sans Souci is a mid-century...
November 27, 2025 | Article by Bill Delaney
Five decades before the Pilgrims celebrated their feast at Plymouth, Massachusetts, French...
November 21, 2025 | Ennis Davis, AICP
Established in 1967, National Career Development Month is an annual observance promoted...
February 16, 2026 | Ennis Davis, AICP
In honor of Black History Month, here are eleven historic African American...
February 11, 2026 | Ennis Davis, AICP
The story of Jacksonville can be tasted as much as it can...
February 10, 2026 | Ennis Davis, AICP
In town for a business trip, The Jaxson's Ennis Davis shares a...
February 8, 2026 | Ennis Davis, AICP
In his first book since 2014, Jaxson co-owner Ennis Davis has collaborated...
February 1, 2026 | Editorial by Ennis Davis, AICP and Adrienne Burke, AICP, Esq.
Centered around Ward Street in LaVilla, Jacksonville's notorious early 20th century red...
January 30, 2026 | Scenic Jacksonville
Since 2019, the Great Cities Symposium has brought substantive civic and business...