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Baptist to reorient campus with new Wolfson critical care tower

Southbank’s concrete jungle of parking lots and high-rise buildings will get a touch of green space this spring when Baptist Health begins construction on a new $187 million Critical Care Tower at Wolfson Children’s Hospital, which will include a spacious park-like entrance to its medical…

At-Large candidates vie for San Marco’s Vote

Violent crime is the most pressing issue facing Jacksonville today agreed more than half of the At-Large City Council candidates during a Candidates Forum hosted by the San Marco Preservation Society Feb. 11. Thirteen of the 16 candidates who qualified to run At-Large shared their

Baptist Convention buildings razed, plans in the works

The walls were tumbling down at the old Florida Baptist Convention Center site at 1230 Hendricks Ave. in late February as developers made way to build more residential apartments and retail space in the South Jacksonville area. In June 2017, Florida Baptist Convention Inc. sold

Servicing the ‘last mile’ in San Marco

San Marco’s parking problem may be solved. Thanks to the efforts of Robert Harris, former president of the San Marco Merchants Association, and others, Beachside Buggies, the same free-ride transportation service that successfully serves the Jacksonville Beaches, will be expanding its micro-transit facilities to San…

Medical aches, pains may soon be eased through marijuana retailer

A medical marijuana dispensary may be coming to a location in the historic 5 Points area. An application was filed in December 2018 with the City of Jacksonville’s Planning and Development Department for modifications to the former Fans & Stove Antiques Mall building at 1059

Lane expansion project on Fuller Warren Bridge on time

Despite Hurricane Irma’s best efforts in 2017 to disrupt construction on the Fuller Warren Bridge expansion project, Archer Western Construction is a “little over halfway,” according to Daryl Goss, Florida Department of Transportation public information officer. “They expect to be complete late in the fall