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Local leaders share perspectives heading into 2021

After a tough year of political upheaval in 2020 and the lingering effects of the Coronavirus, challenges for legislators were abundantly clear with the wheels of progress grinding to a halt during the height of the pandemic. As we turn to a new calendar year

‘Tony’ trees removed to make way for Orange Line bus stop

More than one Riverside resident has been mourning the demise of three mature live oak trees that were removed from the city right-of-way between the sidewalk and Park Street near St. Paul’s Catholic School in late November. The trees were removed by the Jacksonville Transportation…

Broadway artists wowed by Douglas Anderson theater students

Thanks to funding from the Douglas Anderson Foundation, theater students at DA, the only public high school dedicated to the arts in Jacksonville, were thrilled to have the opportunity to work one-on-one with Broadway actors Wesley Taylor and Issac Powell of New York, who provided

Herschel road work to promote pedestrian safety

Extensive roadwork along Herschel Street and St. Johns Avenue near Fishweir Creek is slated to begin in the summer of 2021 and people residing in the Fairfax Manor neighborhood have mixed feelings about it. To bring more walkability and pedestrian safety to the Fairfax Manor

City promises to assist with Palmer Avenue residents’ water woes

Christmas came early when Jacksonville Public Works Director John Pappas promised to assist Palmer Avenue residents in engineering an answer that would help dry up the severe sunny day flooding that they have been experiencing in their backyards from the drainage pipe and trench that

The gift that will keep on giving

The Daily’s Foundation celebrated its partnership with Nemours Children’s Specialty Care Jacksonville by bestowing a $5 million gift to the San Marco children’s clinic Dec. 9. The transformational gift came in the form of The Daily’s Foundation Pavilion and is the largest ever received by…

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Local leaders share perspectives heading into 2021
January 4, 2021
After a tough year of political upheaval in 2020 and the lingering effects of the Coronavirus, challenges for legislators were abundantly clear with the wheels …Read More »
‘Tony’ trees removed to make way for Orange Line bus stop
January 4, 2021
More than one Riverside resident has been mourning the demise of three mature live oak trees that were removed from the city right-of-way between the …Read More »
Shared-use path shows fast progress
January 4, 2021
The new Fuller Warren Shared Use Path (SUP) is rapidly nearing completion. The shared use path is part of the Interstate 10/ Interstate 95 Interchange …Read More »
Herschel road work to promote pedestrian safety
January 4, 2021
Extensive roadwork along Herschel Street and St. Johns Avenue near Fishweir Creek is slated to begin in the summer of 2021 and people residing in …Read More »
City promises to assist with Palmer Avenue residents’ water woes
January 4, 2021
Christmas came early when Jacksonville Public Works Director John Pappas promised to assist Palmer Avenue residents in engineering an answer that would help dry up …Read More »
The gift that will keep on giving
January 4, 2021
The Daily’s Foundation celebrated its partnership with Nemours Children’s Specialty Care Jacksonville by bestowing a $5 million gift to the San Marco children’s clinic Dec. …Read More »
Missing Cat: Squish – $500 Reward
December 30, 2020
Her name is Squish. Very friendly and will let you pet her. She may be injured. She fell from a second story balcony near Post …Read More »
Park Place developer plans to transform San Marco bathhouse
December 10, 2020
A men’s bathhouse that for decades rested in the shadow of Southside Baptist Church is about to undergo a dramatic transformation. Bill Ware, vice president …Read More »
SMMA announces new officers, awards
December 10, 2020
President Joe Carlucci announced new officers for the San Marco Merchants Association (SMMA), who will take charge in January 2021 and bestowed two awards from …Read More »
DeFoor to call in EPA as Murray Hill smell continues
December 10, 2020
As Murray Hill residents continue to smell a toxic odor that wafts through their neighborhood at night and in the early mornings, the City of …Read More »
City’s first Eco-Counter dedicated on Northbank Riverwalk
December 10, 2020
More than 30 guests gathered at Corkscrew Park on the Northbank Nov. 17, to dedicate Jacksonville’s first Eco-Counter, a permanent bicycle and pedestrian tracker. Included …Read More »