{"id":72537,"date":"2025-12-05T15:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T15:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/72537\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T15:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T15:13:09","slug":"city-of-jacksonville-hosts-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-to-celebrate-opening-of-riverfront-plaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/72537\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Jacksonville hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate opening of Riverfront Plaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The City of Jacksonville will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new Riverfront Plaza Park Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Mayor Donna Deegan is expected to give remarks and will be joined by other officials and community leaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Press play above to watch the ceremony live<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorMarcela Camargo headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/team\/MCamargo\/\" title=\"View Marcela Camargo&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marcela Camargo<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Marcela joined News4JAX in 2023. 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