Study shows financial impact of nonprofit arts, culture
A recent study by the Northeast Florida Center for Community Initiatives at the University of North Florida found that in 2011, Jacksonville’s nonprofit arts and culture industry contributed more than $66 million to the local economy. The research study measured the economic contributions of 22 nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, which received funding from the […]
Go Givers: Ellen Olson
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News When Tony Cruz, St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Music Director and Cantor, suggested that members Ellen and Eric Olson should start a chamber music group and do a concert series, Ellen saw several opportunities. One of those opportunities was to raise money to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research […]
Getting to know Assistant Chief Bobby L. Deal
Recently, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief Bobby L. Deal spoke to a group of San Marco-area residents about crime and crime prevention in the neighborhood. It is not the first time Deal has been a presence in the community – he is highly regarded for meeting with neighborhood groups and sharing his experiences with crime […]
100 years of Assumption
It was in the early autumn of the year 1913 that the prayers of a small group of Catholic laity in South Jacksonville were answered, when His Excellency, The Most Reverend William J. Kenny established the parish of the Assumption on the south shores of the St. Johns River. Father Patrick Barry celebrated the first […]
Mobility Plan fee moratorium ended Oct. 19
By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News The sun officially set on the 2030 Mobility Plan fee moratorium Oct. 19, but developer Toney Sleiman continues to advocate for a new moratorium bill, leaving the plan’s proponents on guard. The one-year moratorium was adopted to stimulate growth by lifting impact fees on new development. But not everyone […]
Speakeasy, package store owners prepare for opening
Parking waiver draws concern By Susanna P. Barton Resident Community News Many residents are toasting plans for The Parlour and The Grape & Grain Exchange, a San Marco Square speakeasy and gourmet package store under renovations at the southwest corner of Balis Place and San Marco Boulevard. Interior improvements at the 3,125-square-foot site have been […]
Southbank Riverwalk makeover slated to begin June 2013
Concrete structure to replace wooden walkway by March 2014 By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News If you have ventured along the Southbank Riverwalk lately, your experience might have been a bit more adventurous than you preferred due to the rotting, dangerously slippery-when-wet boards that date back to 1985. That is about to change. A concrete […]
Vitti officially named superintendent of DCPS
The Duval County Public School district officially welcomed new Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nikolai Vitti to its helm, approving his contract effective Nov. 12. His contract expires June 30, 2016. The announcement follows an exhaustive search that yielded many high quality candidates. Vitti will be relocating to Northeast Florida from Miami. His wife and four […]
