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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
After 56 years at its Southbank home, MOSH will close by summer's end. Here's what's next.
Jacksonville will go without a MOSH for a few years. The Museum of Science & History, located near Friendship Fountain on the Southbank of the St. Johns River, will close by Sept. 1. Groundbreaking for a new MOSH, across the river near EverBank Stadium, is scheduled for 2026, and construction won't be finished until 2028. 'After decades of serving the community from our current location, MOSH is embarking on a bold new chapter to create a museum that will act as both cultural institution and social destination for Northeast Florida,' said Alistair Dove, the museum's CEO. MOSH, which was formed in 1941 as the Jacksonville Children's Museum and moved from Riverside to the Southbank in 1969, will move to its new facility where Hogans Creek flows into the St. Johns River in 2028. In the meantime, MOSH will hold pop-up events and partner with other organizations for educational programs. The museum will continue to operate through the summer, including its summer camp programs. The total cost for the new facility is expected to top $100 million. The museum has raised more than $95 million for the project from private and public donors. The city committed $50 million toward the project as part of its 2025-29 capital improvement plan, with the funding spread over three years. The city has also agreed to lease the site to the museum for 40 years at a dollar a year. About 30 people work at MOSH. Some will be retained to run education programs and help catalog and store exhibits that will be moved to the new facility. 'Transformational reimagining': MOSH unveils new designs for $85 million-plus facility for downtown Jacksonville The museum announced MOSH Genesis in 2020, a plan to leave its longtime home on the Southbank and build a new facility on the downtown side of the river. CSX donated $10 million in 2024 to become the museum's title sponsor. The James E. and A. Dano Davis Family Charities and Jed and Jill Davis, from the family that built the Winn-Dixie grocery store chain, donated $1.5 million. Other private donations include $5 million from Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan; $2.5 million from VyStar Credit Union; $1.1 million from the Lastinger family, including $1 million from the St. Augustine-based Lastinger Family Foundation and $100,000 from Lindsey Lastinger Riggs and Ryan Riggs; $1 million from the Ponte Vedra Beach-based Neviaser Foundation; $500,000 from PNC Bank and a "significant contribution" from the C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Foundation. Dove said projections call for up to 450,000 visitors per year to the new museum once it's opened. It will be part of a renovated Northbank that will include the USS Orleck warship, a Jacksonville fire museum, parkland and Shad Khan's Shipyards West development, plus more than a billion dollars of improvements to EverBank Stadium. MOSH 2.0 will have almost twice the space as the current facility, in a three-floor, 100,000-square-foot building. Exhibits are to use aspects of the St. Johns River as a navigation guide for visitors, beginning with a two-story water feature representing the 27-foot drop from the St. Johns' headwaters in Indian River County to where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean near Jacksonville. Then guests will follow "pathways that mimic the river's role in connecting the region" interspersed with collections and content "islands" showcasing the area's "nature, innovation and culture," according to MOSH. The Southbank building is owned by the city and leased to the museum. The lease permits MOSH to continue to occupy the building for a year after closing, after which the property will revert to the city for redevelopment. This story was updated to add a video. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: MOSH, Jacksonville's science museum, will close in September 2025
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Opulence on the Thames: Fulham's new Riverside Stand in league of its own
The Premier League has become a place where not just the other half reside but the 1%. If money follows money then England's top tier is a place to be seen, to do business, to entertain, for those who can afford the corporate facilities increasingly important to football's bottom line. On Saturday, before Fulham's loss against Everton, a grand opening of Craven Cottage's Riverside Stand. Its exoskeleton was a feature of the Thames during pandemic times, the bottom of the stand has been in partial service for the past three seasons. When contractor Buckingham Group in September 2023 collapsed it left the interior fit to be completed, plus much of the exterior; Buckingham's collapse also delayed Liverpool's Anfield Road redevelopment. Portview, the fit-out contractor, took control and full rollout comes before Fulham see out the 2024-25 season. 'London's original football club has a new world-class matchday experience,' declares a project embracing 21st-century opulence. The club's chief executive, Alistair Mackintosh said: 'A wonderful location now blessed with wonderful hospitality.' Behind such reaching for the skies is Shad Khan, Fulham's Pakistani-American billionaire owner. 'Shad put the vision on steroids,' said Mackintosh. The project has cost significantly more than its initial pricing of £100m, with officials and architects remaining tight-lipped about the overall cost on launch day. 'A location like no other, a real gamechanger for Fulham Football Club, our neighbourhood, and all of London,' was Khan's ambitious declaration as building began in 2019. The architect, Populous, worked on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the All-England club. Fulham aim to offer the highest-end, most elite corporate facility in football. Hospitality customers will be charged £3,000 to £20,000 a season over nine tiers with individual match packages on sale. Plus VAT. Not for the faint of wallet, at a club where fans have been protesting against prices, saying not all Fulham fans can afford west London house prices, that the club retains a suburban working-class core of support, despite an outwardly genteel image. 'The decision to implement a modest increase was made with careful consideration,' read a 1 May club statement as 2.8% season-ticket increases were levied. Those used to the Hammersmith End, the Putney End and the Johnny Haynes Stand on Stevenage Road may find the Riverside represents a very different social strata, particularly in the toilets. The Cottage has become a place of contrasts. Opposite the Riverside's architectural modernity is the Johnny Haynes, a surviving creation of Archibald Leitch, the genius Scottish architect whose art deco designs were used at Anfield, Old Trafford, Hampden Park and White Hart Lane, among others. Most of those grand designs have passed into history. Leitch's continued influence is obvious in the Riverside Stand's five tiers, as is that of Thames boathouses. This section of London's main river conjures images of Oxford-Cambridge Boat Races, Ringo Starr's caper with a young scruff during a Hard Day's Night, and romcom scenes from Sliding Doors. Fulham seek to reimagine the Cottage as more than a football ground. 'A venue for everyone, every day of the year,' says Mackintosh. On non-matchdays, south-west London's joggers can run along the Thames Path, under the new stand's decks. Inside, a range of eateries and bars, private dining rooms are on offer for the highest-end clients. The Brasserie, the Gourmet, the Thames Bar Room, the Originals, the Dugout, and Marker's Bar are subsections of a structure offering outstanding river vistas. Wembley's arches and Stamford Bridge are visible from the decking. On the opposite bank, Barnes Football Club, an important marker of football's development in the late 19th century. Football is not necessarily central to the project. The Thames is the star attraction, not the playing field. Lighthouse Social is a membership scheme for the non-matchdays, with about 600 members added so far. With a local committee, styled as a neighbourhood-friendly scheme, it has a selection process that might be associated with central London's private members' clubs. Its packages, ranging from £750 to £1,250 will not buy a member matchday access, though the expectation and hope is that 20-30% will cross the great divide. Mention of Fulham FC within the new development is minimal, though a small club badge is visible on the walkway to Khan's presidential seat. The top three tiers, even if Sky Sports News plays on matchdays, offer glamour, fully Instagrammable. A grand piano is ordered for the third-tier Sky Deck to make it resemble the ballroom of the Titanic in a facility designed by a Parisian outfit whose trade is high-end restaurants and hotels. The scallops, sea bream and Veuve Clicquot menu contrasts pile 'em high football clubs filling punters' bellies with pies and pints. An Agatha Christie chic is added by the fourth tier's slim corridors resembling the Orient Express, a world away from sticky-carpet concourses in other Premier League clubs' corporate facilities, the Gallic type of art-deco, almost nautical setting lifelong Cottager Hugh Grant might be found acting out a period drama. The Riverside looked glorious on a late-spring day though the Cottage can be one of football's chilliest settings when wintry winds whip from the river. As yet, the roof-top swimming pool that has made headlines is unfinished, the promise it will be heated. As Saturday's match kicked off, attention returned to Marco Silva's distant, disappearing hopes of a European place. Until kick-off, football felt a world away.
The Guardian
11-05-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Opulence on the Thames: Fulham's new Riverside Stand in league of its own
The Premier League has become a place where not just the other half reside but the 1%. If money follows money then England's top tier is a place to be seen, to do business, to entertain, for those who can afford the corporate facilities increasingly important to football's bottom line. On Saturday, before Fulham's loss against Everton, a grand opening of Craven Cottage's Riverside Stand. Its exoskeleton was a feature of the Thames during pandemic times, the bottom of the stand has been in partial service for the past three seasons. When contractor Buckingham Group in September 2023 collapsed it left the interior fit to be completed, plus much of the exterior; Buckingham's collapse also delayed Liverpool's Anfield Road redevelopment. Portview, the fit-out contractor, took control and full rollout comes before Fulham see out the 2024-25 season. 'London's original football club has a new world-class matchday experience,' declares a project embracing 21st-century opulence. The club's chief executive, Alistair Mackintosh said: 'A wonderful location now blessed with wonderful hospitality.' Behind such reaching for the skies is Shad Khan, Fulham's Pakistani-American billionaire owner. 'Shad put the vision on steroids,' said Mackintosh. The project has cost significantly more than its initial pricing of £100m, with officials and architects remaining tight-lipped about the overall cost on launch day. 'A location like no other, a real gamechanger for Fulham Football Club, our neighbourhood, and all of London,' was Khan's ambitious declaration as building began in 2019. The architect, Populous, worked on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the All-England club. Fulham aim to offer the highest-end, most elite corporate facility in football. Hospitality customers will be charged £3,000 to £20,000 a season over nine tiers with individual match packages on sale. Plus VAT. Not for the faint of wallet, at a club where fans have been protesting against prices, saying not all Fulham fans can afford west London house prices, that the club retains a suburban working-class core of support, despite an outwardly genteel image. 'The decision to implement a modest increase was made with careful consideration,' read a 1 May club statement as 2.8% season-ticket increases were levied. Those used to the Hammersmith End, the Putney End and the Johnny Haynes Stand on Stevenage Road may find the Riverside represents a very different social strata, particularly in the toilets. The Cottage has become a place of contrasts. Opposite the Riverside's architectural modernity is the Johnny Haynes, a surviving creation of Archibald Leitch, the genius Scottish architect whose art deco designs were used at Anfield, Old Trafford, Hampden Park and White Hart Lane, among others. Most of those grand designs have passed into history. Leitch's continued influence is obvious in the Riverside Stand's five tiers, as is that of Thames boathouses. This section of London's main river conjures images of Oxford-Cambridge Boat Races, Ringo Starr's caper with a young scruff during a Hard Day's Night, and romcom scenes from Sliding Doors. Fulham seek to reimagine the Cottage as more than a football ground. 'A venue for everyone, every day of the year,' says Mackintosh. On non-matchdays, south-west London's joggers can run along the Thames Path, under the new stand's decks. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion Inside, a range of eateries and bars, private dining rooms are on offer for the highest-end clients. The Brasserie, the Gourmet, the Thames Bar Room, the Originals, the Dugout, and Marker's Bar are subsections of a structure offering outstanding river vistas. Wembley's arches and Stamford Bridge are visible from the decking. On the opposite bank, Barnes Football Club, an important marker of football's development in the late 19th century. Football is not necessarily central to the project. The Thames is the star attraction, not the playing field. Lighthouse Social is a membership scheme for the non-matchdays, with about 600 members added so far. With a local committee, styled as a neighbourhood-friendly scheme, it has a selection process that might be associated with central London's private members' clubs. Its packages, ranging from £750 to £1,250 will not buy a member matchday access, though the expectation and hope is that 20-30% will cross the great divide. Mention of Fulham FC within the new development is minimal, though a small club badge is visible on the walkway to Khan's presidential seat. The top three tiers, even if Sky Sports News plays on matchdays, offer glamour, fully Instagrammable. A grand piano is ordered for the third-tier Sky Deck to make it resemble the ballroom of the Titanic in a facility designed by a Parisian outfit whose trade is high-end restaurants and hotels. The scallops, sea bream and Veuve Clicquot menu contrasts pile 'em high football clubs filling punters' bellies with pies and pints. An Agatha Christie chic is added by the fourth tier's slim corridors resembling the Orient Express, a world away from sticky-carpet concourses in other Premier League clubs' corporate facilities, the Gallic type of art-deco, almost nautical setting lifelong Cottager Hugh Grant might be found acting out a period drama. The Riverside looked glorious on a late-spring day though the Cottage can be one of football's chilliest settings when wintry winds whip from the river. As yet, the roof-top swimming pool that has made headlines is unfinished, the promise it will be heated. As Saturday's match kicked off, attention returned to Marco Silva's distant, disappearing hopes of a European place. Until kick-off, football felt a world away.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Opulence on the Thames: Fulham's new Riverside Stand in league of its own
Spectators in the top-level hospitality tier of Fulham's new Riverside Stand enjoy a drink before the Premier League match between Fulham and Everton. Spectators in the top-level hospitality tier of Fulham's new Riverside Stand enjoy a drink before the Premier League match between Fulham and Everton. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian The Premier League has become a place where not just the other half reside but the 1%. If money follows money then England's top tier is a place to be seen, to do business, to entertain, for those who can afford the corporate facilities increasingly important to football's bottom line. On Saturday, before Fulham's loss against Everton, a grand opening of Craven Cottage's Riverside Stand. Its exoskeleton was a feature of the Thames during pandemic times, the bottom of the stand has been in partial service for the past three seasons. When contractor Buckingham Group in September 2023 collapsed it left the interior fit to be completed, plus much of the exterior; Buckingham's collapse also delayed Liverpool's Anfield Road redevelopment. Portview, the fit-out contractor, took control and full rollout comes before Fulham see out the 2024-25 season. Advertisement 'London's original football club has a new world-class matchday experience,' declares a project embracing 21st-century opulence. The club's chief executive, Alistair Mackintosh said: 'A wonderful location now blessed with wonderful hospitality.' Behind such reaching for the skies is Shad Khan, Fulham's Pakistani-American billionaire owner. 'Shad put the vision on steroids,' said Mackintosh. The project has cost significantly more than its initial pricing of £100m, with officials and architects remaining tight-lipped about the overall cost on launch day. 'A location like no other, a real gamechanger for Fulham Football Club, our neighbourhood, and all of London,' was Khan's ambitious declaration as building began in 2019. The architect, Populous, worked on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the All-England club. Fulham aim to offer the highest-end, most elite corporate facility in football. Hospitality customers will be charged £3,000 to £20,000 a season over nine tiers with individual match packages on sale. Plus VAT. Not for the faint of wallet, at a club where fans have been protesting against prices, saying not all Fulham fans can afford west London house prices, that the club retains a suburban working-class core of support, despite an outwardly genteel image. 'The decision to implement a modest increase was made with careful consideration,' read a 1 May club statement as 2.8% season-ticket increases were levied. Those used to the Hammersmith End, the Putney End and the Johnny Haynes Stand on Stevenage Road may find the Riverside represents a very different social strata, particularly in the toilets. Advertisement The Cottage has become a place of contrasts. Opposite the Riverside's architectural modernity is the Johnny Haynes, a surviving creation of Archibald Leitch, the genius Scottish architect whose art deco designs were used at Anfield, Old Trafford, Hampden Park and White Hart Lane, among others. Most of those grand designs have passed into history. Leitch's continued influence is obvious in the Riverside Stand's five tiers, as is that of Thames boathouses. This section of London's main river conjures images of Oxford-Cambridge Boat Races, Ringo Starr's caper with a young scruff during a Hard Day's Night, and romcom scenes from Sliding Doors. Fulham seek to reimagine the Cottage as more than a football ground. 'A venue for everyone, every day of the year,' says Mackintosh. On non-matchdays, south-west London's joggers can run along the Thames Path, under the new stand's decks. Inside, a range of eateries and bars, private dining rooms are on offer for the highest-end clients. The Brasserie, the Gourmet, the Thames Bar Room, the Originals, the Dugout, and Marker's Bar are subsections of a structure offering outstanding river vistas. Wembley's arches and Stamford Bridge are visible from the decking. On the opposite bank, Barnes Football Club, an important marker of football's development in the late 19th century. Advertisement Football is not necessarily central to the project. The Thames is the star attraction, not the playing field. Lighthouse Social is a membership scheme for the non-matchdays, with about 600 members added so far. With a local committee, styled as a neighbourhood-friendly scheme, it has a selection process that might be associated with central London's private members' clubs. Its packages, ranging from £750 to £1,250 will not buy a member matchday access, though the expectation and hope is that 20-30% will cross the great divide. Mention of Fulham FC within the new development is minimal, though a small club badge is visible on the walkway to Khan's presidential seat. The top three tiers, even if Sky Sports News plays on matchdays, offer glamour, fully Instagrammable. A grand piano is ordered for the third-tier Sky Deck to make it resemble the ballroom of the Titanic in a facility designed by a Parisian outfit whose trade is high-end restaurants and hotels. The scallops, sea bream and Veuve Clicquot menu contrasts pile 'em high football clubs filling punters' bellies with pies and pints. An Agatha Christie chic is added by the fourth tier's slim corridors resembling the Orient Express, a world away from sticky-carpet concourses in other Premier League clubs' corporate facilities, the Gallic type of art-deco, almost nautical setting lifelong Cottager Hugh Grant might be found acting out a period drama. The Riverside looked glorious on a late-spring day though the Cottage can be one of football's chilliest settings when wintry winds whip from the river. As yet, the roof-top swimming pool that has made headlines is unfinished, the promise it will be heated. As Saturday's match kicked off, attention returned to Marco Silva's distant, disappearing hopes of a European place. Until kick-off, football felt a world away.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Company owned by Shad Khan buys Jacksonville Fairgrounds
Iguana Investments Florida LLC, a company owned by Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, has bought the downtown Jacksonville Fairgrounds. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< The company bought the property on Feb. 5 for $15.12 million. Despite the sale, the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair will take place at the fairgrounds in 2025. RELATED: 'It's going to be a different fair:' Construction greenlit for new fairgrounds on Westside It will move to a new location on the Westside in 2026. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live. Sign in to access your portfolio
