DDRB expresses concerns about proposed high rise on Southbank
Posted on November 2, 2016 By Editor Articles, Neighborhood News, Top Stories
It was back to the drawing board, so to speak, for the Ventures Development Group which had at first requested that the Downtown Development Review Board grant conceptual approval during its meeting Oct. 20 for the developer’s planned 250-unit high-rise apartment building on land adjacent to the Aetna Building and the railroad tracks on the […]
Baptist to build Southbank parking garage
Posted on November 2, 2016 By Editor Articles, Neighborhood News, Top Stories
In addition to the towering Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center building, which is currently being constructed on San Marco Boulevard in North San Marco, the folks at Baptist Health may soon be engaged in another sizable building project on the Southbank side of Interstate 95 near Wolfson Children’s Hospital. In a meeting held Oct.20 at […]
City to install Love Locks location on Southbank Riverwalk
Posted on November 2, 2016 By Editor Articles, Neighborhood News, Top Stories
Love Locks is coming to Jacksonville. In the future, the Jacksonville Parks and Recreation Department plans to make a special place along the Southbank Riverwalk for strolling couples to leave padlocks to symbolize their affection, said Jill Enz, a landscape architect with the city Parks and Recreation Department during a meeting of the Downtown Dwellers […]
Riverfront Park off limits until bulkhead damage repaired
Posted on November 2, 2016 By Editor Articles, Neighborhood News, Top Stories
Because Hurricane Matthew took its toll on Riverfront Park, the grassy waterfront span so popular with fishermen, dogwalkers and other visitors is now off limits indefinitely. Although San Marco was largely spared, suffering mainly tree damage when the Category 4 hurricane passed by, the bulkhead running along the river in the park adjacent to River […]
DDRB grants final design approval to The District
Posted on November 2, 2016 By Editor Articles, Neighborhood News, Top Stories
JEA grants 12-month extension to close on property It took less than an hour for the Downtown Development Review Board to unanimously vote its final approval – with one abstention — on the Final Master Plan Guidelines for The District – Life Well Lived during a special meeting at City Hall Oct. 26. Board member […]
Resident’s vision for new playground brings shouts of joy to Boone Park
Posted on November 2, 2016 By Editor Articles, Neighborhood News, Top Stories
Vowing she wouldn’t cry, Kim Clontz choked back tears of joy at the dedication of the new playground in Boone Park South Oct. 15, attended by hundreds of children, their parents, and more than a few family pooches. Clontz, of Avondale, was the instigator behind the renovation of the 25-year-old playground, originally designed by another […]