{"id":712250,"date":"2026-04-08T01:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/712250\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T01:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:30:11","slug":"jacksonville-beach-considers-boardwalk-events-food-truck-rally-pilot-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/712250\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Beach considers boardwalk events, food truck rally pilot programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Jacksonville Beach could soon see new life on its boardwalk, thanks to two proposed ordinances aimed at boosting small businesses along the coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Ordinance 2026-8233 was introduced during its first reading at the Jacksonville Beach City Council on Monday. If passed, it would establish a pilot program activating events on the boardwalk between Beach Boulevard and 6th Avenue North.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A second proposed ordinance would create a food truck rally pilot program in Jacksonville Beach\u2019s Central Business District. Together, the two measures could open new doors for entrepreneurs and existing businesses at the beaches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Mark Braddock, owner of 8103 Clothing and creator of 904 Pop Up at Jacksonville Beaches, said the opportunity is something he has long been waiting for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI am really glad that it\u2019s finally happening. I have always wanted to expand 904 Pop Up down the boardwalk and reactivate the boardwalk, maybe even connect it with the pier, if you will. We have talked about it a couple of times. I am grateful to see it happen and can\u2019t wait to see it come to fruition,\u201d Braddock said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Both ordinances are scheduled for a second reading at Jacksonville Beach City Council on April 20.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. \u2013 Jacksonville Beach could soon see new life on its boardwalk, thanks to two proposed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":712251,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,3188,723,7310,10765,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-712250","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fl","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-jacksonville","12":"tag-jacksonville-beach","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116366503192137200","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=712250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/712251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}