Brewsters Megaplex Comes to Arlington

Taken from the Florida Times Union. There are big changes going on at the entertainment complex in the Town and Country Shopping Center in Jacksonville’s Arlington neighborhood. What used to be the Plush, Leopard Lounge and Rain nightclubs are now The Edge, The Roc Bar and The Pit live music venues. Bruce Cataldo, owner of Brewster’s Pub and Pit, has joined forces with existing owner Tom...

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JU Offering Two New Colleges

Jacksonville University is offering two colleges in the fall:  the College of Health Sciences and College of Interdisciplinary and Professional Studies. Both colleges plan to increase the number of degrees offered at JU, allowing students more options to study fields in growing areas of demand, said Lois Becker, senior vice president for academic affairs. Additional courses are being developed...

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The Donut Shoppe Moves

Taken from the Florida Times Union: Fans of The Donut Shoppe take note: the Arlington landmark is closing its doors on Sunday afternoon. But just for a week, as owner David Unkelbach and his crew move kitchen equipment, the doughnut case and other items to a new location. After 21 years next to Gate at 1721 University Blvd. N., The Donut Shoppe is moving two blocks south, to 1535 University...

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