Grocery momentum Downtown: ALDI opens as City Council considers public funding for Publix tower

MORNING SHOW

Published: June 23, 2026 at 8:18 AM

Tags: Politics

Over the past week, shoppers have been getting used to the new ALDI at Market and Union. At the same time, Jacksonville City Council members are preparing to take up an incentives proposal tied to Gateway Jax’s planned N7 development at 119 W. Beaver St., a mixed-use tower that would set aside space for a Publix-sized grocery store downtown.