Family-owned market gets approval for modest expansion
Two seemingly parallel applications for development in the predominantly residential historic district of Riverside and Avondale are, in reality, divergent. While Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) strongly opposes the planned unit development for The Roost, a 150-seat, late-night bar and restaurant on Oak Street, it supported a rezoning request in order to bring the Pinegrove Market […]
Black Sheep gets thumbs up from DDRB
A proposal for a unique restaurant in the heart of Hemming Park was approved by the Downtown Development Review Board on Feb 25. The 320-square-foot “container” restaurant/bar will be constructed from two repurposed shipping containers at an estimated cost of $241,000, according to Allan DeVault, partner at Black Sheep Restaurant. “The kiosk concept came up […]
Edgewood Bakery closes doors; French Pantry to move in
Just one year shy of celebrating 70 years in business, the Edgewood Bakery is closing its doors for good. There is no chance, either, for a purchase and re-opening under the same name as Stache Investments sold the property, after very short negotiations, to local restaurant entrepreneur John Valentino. Valentino, who owns Mellow Mushroom and […]
Homeless feeding ministry in need of saving
Lead volunteers retiring after 16 years On April 30, when Murray Hill United Methodist Church members Larry and Jane Dixon retire from the Kester Kitchen Feeding Ministry, hundreds of homeless in the Murray Hill community may find it hard to locate their next free meal. After 16 years, the couple is retiring from their work […]
Former Camden Avenue residents walk down memory lane
It was a stroll down Memory Lane for more than 20 Camden Avenue childhood friends and former neighbors, who gathered with their families for a first-ever reunion in St. Nicholas March 19. Reconnecting through Facebook with their neighborhood friends from the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, childhood best friends Anita Tiffany Dunford of San Jose and […]
Symphony Concert Gala a Night to Remember
The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra was proud to host Russkaya Noch (Russian Night), a gala concert celebrating its orchestra at the Times-Union Center Feb. 27. The concert featured world-renowned violinist Joshua Bell, who performed Russian composer Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto. After the performance, approximately 300 attendees enjoyed an evening of cocktails and dinner along the St. Johns […]
Gala Guests Have Heart for Heart Disease
The annual Heart and Stroke Ball raised $450,000 for the American Heart Association on March 12 at the Sawgrass Marriott. This year’s “White Out” theme brought 300 elegant attendees together to raise awareness and funds for heart disease and stroke, the nation’s number 1 and 5 killers. The gala featured a cocktail hour, dinner, dancing, […]
Community views new cancer center renderings
Provided the Jacksonville City Council and Land Use and Zoning Committee sign off on the deal, by early 2018 the two-block parcels of mostly vacant land across from Nemours Children’s Specialty Care should look very different than it does now. In a public meeting April 4 sponsored by the San Marco Preservation Society, officials from […]
