Way We Were: Tom Howe
There is a plaque on the wall in Tom Howe’s spacious Lakewood living room that says, “If You’re Lucky Enough to Live on the Water, You’re Lucky Enough.” That saying reveals a great deal about the man, who, today, enjoys a panoramic view of the St. Johns River and has spent a lifetime traveling the […]
Way We Were: John & Sheila Hamilton
Sheila and John Hamilton describe the Venetia neighborhood in which they lived for 57 years as a “compound.” Its residents live there a long time, so long, in fact, many have owned two homes there – a starter home and then a family home. “They don’t move out, and now their children are moving back […]
JEA makes house call to discuss sediment spill with Millers Creek board
When three Jacksonville Energy Authority representatives met with five members of the Millers Creek Special District Board in St. Nicholas Aug. 10, the verdict was still out as to whether JEA would have to pay a fine for what might have been a third “illegal” sediment spill into Millers Creek. In the early afternoon July […]
Preservation society and merchants join hands to better the community
Perhaps Helen Keller said it best, “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” This has never been more evident than during the past year and a half, since Bryan Mickler and Robert Harris took over as the heads of two of the most visible civic organizations on the Southside. Mickler, […]
Historic tree canopies in danger from over-reactive property owners
There is perhaps nothing that symbolizes the South – and the historic neighborhoods in Jacksonville – more than live oak trees. Many have survived for centuries; consider Treaty Oak in Jessie Ball duPont Park on the Southbank. Unfortunately, some live oaks that have provided significant tree canopy for decades are being removed because property owners […]
Riverside dog park to undergo reconfiguration
Beginning this month, dog owners who visit the John Gorrie Dog Park at Riverside Park will notice changes in both the large and small dog areas. The changes – which include decreasing the size of the small dog area – are necessary to accommodate a construction zone in the portion of the large dog area […]
FDOT crews work on land, water for highway improvements
Construction is in full swing as foundation work in the St. Johns River continues and new piers are constructed to create a shared-use path for pedestrians and cyclists along the south side of the Fuller Warren Bridge. The multi-faceted Interstate 10 and Interstate 95 interchange improvement project will add two lanes to the Fuller Warren […]
