Public forum offers chance for input on traffic flow, pedestrian safety
Any and all comments requested by consultant By Stephen Kindland Resident Community News Residents in Riverside, Avondale and surrounding neighborhoods have a chance to provide input on traffic flow and parking space in the Five Points business district when a public forum is held later this month. Stephen Tocknell of Tocknell Planning Services and members […]
Getting around in the neighborhood
Riverside Avondale Trolley Night Sept. 14, 6 p.m. to midnight The Riverside Avondale Night Trolley event, sponsored by Riverside Avondale Preservation, neighborhood restaurants, bars and others, is an initiative to show the Jacksonville Transportation Authority that a trolley service at night would be successfully utilized in the neighborhood. Residents are invited to see that clean, […]
St. Paul’s celebrating 90 years in Riverside
There are only five Roman Catholic parishes in the Jacksonville metropolitan area that are older than the 90-year-old St. Paul’s Catholic Church and School at 2609 Park Street. Established in 1922 when Bishop Patrick Barry petitioned the Archdiocese for a new parish, the original building (now the school) was the site of the congregation’s first […]
Luxury condo tower coming to Riverside
Developers of 220 Riverside, Villa Riva plan 16-stories By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News Riverside’s real estate revitalization will soon take a surge skyward with the development of a 16-story luxury condominium tower overlooking the St. Johns River at 500 Bishopgate Lane. Bryan Weber, a principal at Jacksonville-based Hallmark Partners – the group behind 220 […]
Riverside/Willowbranch project progress dampened
Contractor feels rain cloud follows him By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Acts of God notwithstanding, residents along Willowbranch and Riverside feel it may take a miracle to complete what has turned into “The NeverEnding Project.” The construction project was originally proposed under Mayor John Peyton’s administration in April 2009. The intent of the […]
Community asked for input on 220 Riverside
Residents offer ideas for retail at Unity Plaza By Stephen Kindland Resident Community News Residents can help determine what businesses will occupy 3,000 square feet of space at 220 Riverside, a progressive, residential high rise under construction along Riverside Avenue in Brooklyn that will include a 1,000-seat outdoor theater. Jen Jones, executive director of Jacksonville […]
JEA arborists caught in a cross-fire – “service vs. esthetics”
Communication, education key for win-win solution By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Often when nature collides – some would say, interferes – with man’s desires, nature is the loser. Every two and a half years in the Historic District, “power” and personal preference come together for a sparring match. In one corner of the […]
Southern Gentleman Tour hits Riverside
With a bowtie and Southern Charm, DJ mFACE, aka Matthey Davey, made his way through Jacksonville- stopping at O’Brother’s Irish Pub in Riverside on his whirlwind tour of 26-days, 15 cities, grossing 4,175 miles throughout the Southern portions of the country. Davey, a DJ and native of Richmond, Virginia was inspired by the work of […]
