Two decades ago I was a city girl living the city life walking distance to everything. And part of being a city girl living in a city is that its heartbeat and yours start to sync up. You start to care about its streets and sidewalks, the people and purpose that blend together to infiltrate every possibility for potential.
Because, as a bridge and tunnel girl from birth, always just on the other side, I had never really gotten to know it intimately. Me and the city, we were on a get in, get what you need and get out basis. But can we overcome our fear of the mess we remember and move past it to enhance our relationship and build up trust again?
And that's what we're going to tackle today...
My guest Laura Phillips Edgecombe is the Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships for Build Up Downtown (BUD), a privately funded, nonprofit that facilitates and advocates for preservation, smart development and great public spaces in Downtown Jacksonville through communicating, connecting and informing current and future businesses and stakeholders. She also served as Co-Chair of Mayor Deegan’s Infrastructure Transition Committee’s Parks and Recreation Subcommittee.
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