SUMC teens help to set Guinness car wash world record
It is not unusual for teenagers to wash cars to raise money. When the kids at Southside United Methodist Church needed to earn funds for their Guatemala Mission Trip, adult organizer Joe Honeycutt decided to take it to the next level. On April 27, teens in SUMC’s youth program joined with groups from 159 NAPA […]
Sleiman Enterprises purchases Lakewood shopping center
Lakewood Promenade, a popular shopping destination for San Jose and San Marco residents, is under new ownership. Sleiman Enterprises, a company owned by San Jose resident Toney Sleiman, announced the acquisition May 8 of the open-air shopping area that lies at the crossroads of San Jose Boulevard and University Boulevard West in Lakewood. Sleiman’s entire […]
Wolfson groundbreaking a fitting send-off for Greene
In a fitting last hurrah for Baptist Health CEO and President Hugh Greene as he faces retirement, Baptist Health board members, executives, elected officials and community members came together May 14 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new seven-story building that will serve as Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville’s main entrance as well as a new […]
Proposed bill on short-term vacation rentals leaves everyone unhappy
Every politician knows this paraphrased quote by heart: You can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot please all of the people all of the time. District 14 Councilman Jim Love may know it better than others if the public outcry […]
Plans resurface for downtown aquarium
A new wave of excitement is rippling across Jacksonville with the resurfacing of plans to build a riverfront aquarium. The impetus for that wave is Scott Grant, the new chairman of the advancement committee for AquaJax, the nonprofit organization that is working to make the Atlantic Aquarium an actuality. AquaJax first began the push for […]
Iconic full-service car wash closing to make way for future use at Roosevelt Square
On Saturday, June 22, Charles Holt expects a busy and booming day of business at the Charles and George’s Car Wash. That’s because many of his longtime customers will stop by to say farewell to the popular full-service neighborhood car wash on its last day of business at Roosevelt Square Mall. Holt and his brother, […]
Opposition to self-storage facility in Murray Hill draws SRO crowd to meeting
From parking lot to self-storage – that’s what a local developer has planned for the former Jones College Murray Hill campus unless the collective voices of Murray Hill residents, the Murray Hill Preservation Association and the Murray Hill Merchants Association have their way. Those voices had their say at a town hall meeting sponsored by […]
