Neighborhood News

All the latest news from the neighborhoods in our coverage areas.

Sixth downtown sculpture is installed on Laura Street

The sixth and final sculptural masterpiece within the City of Jacksonville’s Downtown Sculpture Initiative was installed on Laura Street Oct. 31.  The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville in collaboration with Farah & Farah, a personal injury law firm, revealed a 20-foot-tall sculpture called “Laura’s Flower” positioned just outside of one of Farah & Farah’s offices […]

Pajcic and Pajcic continues tradition of giving back

Pajcic and Pajcic continues tradition of giving back

When Seth Pajcic of The Law Firm of Pajcic and Pajcic handed Ju’Coby Pittman, CEO and president of Clara White Mission, a check for $100,000 Nov. 16, it was to continue the Pajcic tradition of giving back to the community. “Ever since my dad and uncle started the firm, they thought about how they could […]

Resident’s persistence leads to Ortega drainage resolution

Resident’s persistence leads to Ortega drainage resolution

Although there is no official waterway near her Ortega home, Elizabeth Howard has often felt she had lake-front property. Referring to the deep puddle that routinely gathered at the foot of her driveway after it rained as “Lake Howard,” Howard is grateful the city has finally agreed to fix it right,  after more than seven […]

Publix is finally coming to East San Marco

Publix is finally coming to East San Marco

The East San Marco Shopping Center will break ground in January 2021, and Publix is slated to be the anchor store, a representative from Regency Centers told a group of San Marco Merchants at their meeting Nov. 11.   During a hybrid Zoom and in-person meeting of the San Marco Merchants Association (SMMA) at Southside […]

Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s ‘bridge of hope’ to the future

Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s ‘bridge of hope’ to the future

Wolfson Children’s Hospital President Michael Aubin called it a “big deal” when medical center employees made their inaugural trek through the new skybridge over Palm Avenue Oct. 30. The glassed-in pedestrian walkway connects the P2 Parking garage with what will soon be the new Wolfson Children’s Hospital entrance and critical care tower. Although the new […]

Khan’s donation to aid museum move to Northbank

Khan’s donation to aid museum move to Northbank

With a little help from a $5 million donation courtesy of Jaguars owner Shad Khan and his family, the Museum of Science and History has launched its new fundraising campaign to assist in funding the museum’s move to the Northbank. MOSH Genesis is the new name for the $20 million capital campaign launched last year […]

Questions arise on sustainability, financial feasibility of Lot J project

Questions arise on sustainability, financial feasibility of Lot J project

Mayor Lenny Curry’s generous incentives for Shad Khan’s $450 million multi-use development of Lot J has stirred up city residents like nothing else since the controversy over the sale of JEA. The legislation has had a bumpy ride in the City Council, where it is being challenged and at least two amendments are in the […]

Developer questions city’s speedy push to demolish Berkman II

Developer questions city’s speedy push to demolish Berkman II

The cavernous hulk of the abandoned Berkman II project on the Northbank could be imploded soon, but it’s not clear if it will be done by the city or the development company that wants to build a multi-use project on the site.  Jacksonville Riverfront Revitalization LLC is in the final stages of purchasing the site […]