Official Jacksonville Thread - Now with a taste of culture

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by Jorts, Apr 22, 2015.

  1. Duval

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    french pantry is incredible
     
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  2. Jorts

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    Probably need to compile a restaurant list & put it into the OP
     
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  3. Jorts

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    I assume Cowford's inclusion was also due to the rooftop access. Their seafood is pretty good, but their steaks suck
     
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  4. harvey birdman

    harvey birdman Ha ha! Last laugh.
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    Wasn’t enamored with V’s Pizza
     
  5. Jake Scott

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    which location?
     
  6. harvey birdman

    harvey birdman Ha ha! Last laugh.
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    San Marcos area location
     
  7. Jake Scott

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    I haven't been in prob 3 years but I used to work in that area. We'd eat there once a week, always good. It wasn't the best pizza in the world but usually solid.
     
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  8. harvey birdman

    harvey birdman Ha ha! Last laugh.
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    The wings were good. I was boring and got their signature cheese to go. Next time I’ll eat in the restaurant.
     
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  9. Menelaus

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    Have a potential opportunity to relocate to Jacksonville. Sell me on it boys
     
  10. Jake Scott

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    You have wife/kids? WFH or on-site? If on-site where?

    I'm partial to Jax Beach, personally.
     
  11. harvey birdman

    harvey birdman Ha ha! Last laugh.
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    It’s been cold and/or rainy since I got here so not much to add. Where are you currently and what are you other options, if any?
     
  12. Menelaus

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    Wife and 2 young kids.

    I think it will be a hybrid WFH/Office situation but I will be on the road a bit.

    I’ve got some good friends in Neptune Beach, but open to anything really.
     
  13. dblplay1212

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    Yea wings are great, pizza is meh to me. Beer list is normally solid though.
     
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  14. Jake Scott

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    I like Atlantic, Neptune and Jax Beach. Then you can get into PV Beach. Nocatee is always an option out there with all the bullshit they've got going on.

    I really liked Jax Beach, my mom is still there. Everything you need is out there and don't really have to leave if you don't want to.

    Random: I miss Jumbo Shrimp games a lot.
     
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  15. Jorts

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    Their wings are the go-to menu item
     
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  16. Jorts

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    Housing market in at the beginning of a massive upswing, that will continue for the next 5-10 years.
     
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  17. Fusiontegra

    Fusiontegra My life is dope and I do dope shit.#SparedByThanos
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    Jeez, I hope not. Will be looking to buy closer to StAug in 2 years. The 3/2 I’m renting in mandarin right now is 1250 sqft and sold for almost 300k at the end of the year. That is absolutely bonkers to me.

    I bought a ~2000 sqft 4/2.5 in a nicer neighborhood for 189k, 6.5 years ago.
     
  18. letan

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    so you’re saying I’m not gonna fuck myself and buy at the top if I buy something this year?
     
  19. harvey birdman

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    I don’t think prices are going to go down. Just won’t go up as exponentially as they have.
     
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  20. Menelaus

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    I can already tell. We’d be looking for a 4 bedroom+, $850-900k budget but would like to stay under that. Outside of the beaches, what are the neighborhoods I should be looking at?
     
  21. dblplay1212

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    Don't do Nocatee. :twocents:
     
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  22. Fusiontegra

    Fusiontegra My life is dope and I do dope shit.#SparedByThanos
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    Telling people to stay out of St John's county if they have school-aged kids is bad advice imo
     
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  23. dblplay1212

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    There's a lot of areas in St John's that aren't Nocatee. If we move, we'll stay in St Johns.
     
  24. Jake Scott

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    I did forget to ask him if he's white.
     
  25. Fusiontegra

    Fusiontegra My life is dope and I do dope shit.#SparedByThanos
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    Depends on what you want.

    The size how you're looking at, you're not really going to find in places like Riverside. Depending on commutes, you can look in Ortega, San Jose/Epping, San Marco(size will be an issue here, too), the area before crossing the Intercoastal has some nice places without being all the way at the beaches. My ex and I love(d) Mandarin and I think we have another TMBer in that area (Zap Branigan maybe?)
     
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  26. Fusiontegra

    Fusiontegra My life is dope and I do dope shit.#SparedByThanos
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    If you're going to be traveling, proximity to the airport should also be checked. It's at the furthest north end of Jax and while you don't want to live over there, there are certainly parts of town that will make that drive a little easier than others.
     
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  27. Zack Zedalis

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    Funny to see “don’t do Nocatee” imo.
     
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  28. Jake Scott

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    Nocatee is the shit for all the amenities. It's just where all the white folks find their safe haven.

    My wife taught at the school in there for a minute. I know 3-4 people that live in there. I will probably be there next month peeing in the pool.
     
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  29. David Puddy

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    It’s certainly not for everyone, but the Fleming Island area in Clay County has good schools and a lot of housing. I work in Jax in a hybrid office/WFH situation and you can avoid a lot of the traffic issues if you get the timing right or have flexibility.
     
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  30. Fusiontegra

    Fusiontegra My life is dope and I do dope shit.#SparedByThanos
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    I get the hate for plenty of the people that probably live there - bunch of Boo MFer! s I assume - but the location is great, the schools are great, and you're still getting in relatively early on an area that's blowing up.
     
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  31. Menelaus

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    We’ve been living in Manhattan apartments for the last 13 years. We want a nice house with a proper backyard but doesn’t need to be huge, actually don’t really want a big place. We value location, convenience, somewhere that is a nice neighborhood that isn’t a gated/HOA type place. Is there a “historic” district in town?

    Very early stages, just trying to get a sense of where I should begin our search. Appreciate all the help.
     
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  32. Zack Zedalis

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    What time of day are you avoiding 17, the Buckman & Blanding? I need your mapping if this is possible.
    It is a nice area doh
     
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  33. Jake Scott

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    The schools are great because of the demographic imo.

    I have a friend who bought his house in there from one of the first developers. It was one of the last initial houses built. He bought it for $275K. I think he could get at least $1 million now since he's added a pool.
     
  34. dblplay1212

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    Your old area seems much more laid back than the newer areas. We don't hate it, it's just not really us.
     
  35. killrbee7

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    I’m picking up San Marco and San Jose area vibes from your posts. I live at the beach and probably will never leave. If I had to go more west, I would consider Avondale.
     
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  36. Menelaus

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    Thanks dude. We will definitely consider beaches too.
     
  37. Jake Scott

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    I miss the Riverside Arts Market a lot.
     
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  38. dblplay1212

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    Nocatee is almost done. There's like 3 neighborhoods left iirc. And the location isn't that great if you’re in the newer areas. It takes 15 minutes to get from my house just to Philips and then you still have another 10-20 minutes to get anywhere. It really is a bubble. You're so far removed that you never leave. Not trying to shit in it, hell we live here. It's great for a lot of people. It's just not us but not certain we'll move bc that's a pain.
     
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  39. Zack Zedalis

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    If you do the beaches you’ll have the opportunity to hang with our resident handsome Dr killrbee7 which cannot be discounted
     
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  40. dblplay1212

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    The biggest negative to Nocatee for us is there's just no diversity of people. Not talking just race either. I miss walking in a gas station and having a redneck in jorts and a gators tank top and flip flops. That's more my people than the high falutin folks out here.
     
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  41. Zack Zedalis

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    With his budget he could probably find a place at one of the CC’s couldn’t he? I’ve been gone a few years, but those would have been an option.
     
  42. letan

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    With almost a million dollar budget he can find a place almost anywhere
     
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  43. killrbee7

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    One of my patient’s significant other asked me if she could take a picture of me yesterday to show her friends.
     
  44. David Puddy

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    I don’t mess with blanding at all. I just avoid 17 and the buckman between 7-830. I went to the office yesterday and got there in 40 mins (Fleming to Baymeadows/95 area). Not bad in my opinion, but I can see that being too much for some. I have a lot of flexibility though, and understand it would be a lot tougher if I had to stick to a strict schedule.
     
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  45. Zack Zedalis

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    That’s my thought. They have some larger yards & good locations in terms of getting around.
     
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  46. Boo MFer!

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    At least you always do wave to me when I pass you on my golf cart.
     
  47. Jake Scott

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    I would kill myself in the road in front of my family.
     
  48. Boo MFer!

    Boo MFer! No longer a cog in some powerhouse machine
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    The Nocatee hate to me is weird, but I drunk the kool aid a long time ago.
     
  49. Boo MFer!

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    You would not!
     
  50. Fusiontegra

    Fusiontegra My life is dope and I do dope shit.#SparedByThanos
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    That the majority of the "town" navigates via golf cart is one of the most on-the-nose descriptions I could think of for Nocatee.
     
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