JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new bill proposed by Jacksonville City Council member Raul Arias aimed to expand outdoor dining and drinking options throughout downtown Jacksonville was unanimously approved Wednesday night during a city council meeting.
The legislation modifies existing rules to allow restaurants, cafés, and bars across all of downtown Jacksonville to offer sidewalk dining and alcohol service, expanding beyond the current limitation to the E-Town area.
“If we’re going to be talking about how we’re a world-class city, one of the best cities in the nation or in Florida at least – we have to act like it,” Arias, who represents District 11, said when proposing the legislation. “Our downtown, our urban core, is our most critical need right now.”…