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Masks For Aid Contest

Create a mask and have your artistic talents featured in Circles Magazine, Jacksonville’s premier Charity Register and Social Datebook. We will feature the top 15 masks entered in the contest in the magazine, and they will be donated to the Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s…

New coalition advocates for public green space along river

A new coalition of nonprofits – Riverfront Parks Now – is advocating for a network of public green space and active parks along the St. Johns River in Downtown as a way to improve public access and create resiliency. Nancy Powell, executive director of Scenic

Councilwoman spearheads playground improvements in district

If District 5 City Councilwoman LeAnna Cumber has a mission, it is to improve the playgrounds in her district. Whether it be Crabtree Park in Lakewood, Angelina Danese Park on St. Augustine Road in San Marco, or Friendship Park on the South Bank, Cumber has

City unveils design plans for Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park

The City of Jacksonville unveiled design plans for its Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park in the historic LaVilla neighborhood on Oct. 1. The new design is meant to honor Jacksonville’s Black and immigrant heritage and will continue the revitalization of the broader LaVilla neighborhood.…

Residents raise concern, seek city assistance for flood water mitigation

Although Craig McColskey and his wife, Flo, live a few blocks away from the river, they often joke that they have “waterfront” property. The couple along with nine of their neighbors who live in homes lining the west side of Palmer Avenue are encountering severe…

RAP, residents express concern about plans to narrow Willow Branch Creek

Construction of a bulkhead along the banks of Willow Branch Creek between St. John’s Avenue and Riverside Avenue is underway and neighborhood observers and members of Riverside Avondale Preservation have been startled to see the creek was to be made narrower than they envisioned. As…

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Nick Snyder attains Eagle rank in scouting

RAP to sponsor park clean-up day Nov. 7
October 30, 2020
Riverside Avondale Preservation is hosting a clean-up day Nov. 7 at its 26 historic parks. Kim Clontz, co-chair of the Parks Committee, said the day …Read More »
Road improvements start on Riverside-Margaret intersection
October 30, 2020
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) began to work in mid-October on traffic signal improvements at the intersection of Riverside Avenue and Margaret Street. The …Read More »
Murray Hill ‘smell’ addressed during District 14 Town meeting
October 30, 2020
The toxic-smelling odor that has been wafting through Murray Hill recently in the morning was just one of several issues discussed when District 14 Councilwoman …Read More »
Murray Hill road improvements to begin on Edgewood Avenue South
October 30, 2020
The public had the opportunity to weigh in on upcoming road improvements planned for Edgewood Avenue South from U.S. 17 (State Road 15) to Lenox …Read More »
Low inventory continues to feed hot sellers’ real estate market
October 30, 2020
Northeast Florida’s 2020 real estate market remains hot with 3,102 homes being sold in September, a 16.6% increase from the 2,660 sales from September 2019, …Read More »
MOSH announces plans to move to Shipyards
October 30, 2020
The Museum of Science & History has announced plans to move from its South Bank location, which it has occupied since 1965, to a new …Read More »
New tables, chairs and trash cans coming to Balis Park
October 30, 2020
Thanks to the City of Jacksonville Parks Department, Christmas is coming early to San Marco Square in the form of new chairs and garbage cans …Read More »
DIA launches investor-focused website
October 30, 2020
The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA), the City of Jacksonville’s sole economic development and community redevelopment agency for Downtown, announced the launch of its new, investor-focused …Read More »
New coalition advocates for public green space along river
October 30, 2020
A new coalition of nonprofits – Riverfront Parks Now – is advocating for a network of public green space and active parks along the St. …Read More »
Dredging nearly finished on Millers Creek
October 30, 2020
Once its contract was signed, Brance Diversified, Inc. – known as BDI – let no grass grow under its feet when it came to taking …Read More »
Councilwoman spearheads playground improvements in district
October 30, 2020
If District 5 City Councilwoman LeAnna Cumber has a mission, it is to improve the playgrounds in her district. Whether it be Crabtree Park in …Read More »