Starbucks seeks waiver from city to sell beer and wine
In the future, baristas may also become bartenders in the San Marco Starbucks location, if the coffee café has its way. However, not all residents relish the idea that the popular coffee meister, famous for its lattes and scones, might begin serving alcoholic beverages in the late afternoon. In mid-December, Coffee House Holdings, Inc., a […]
Rezoning to allow new restaurant in Miramar
A former Miramar martial arts training studio may soon be converted into a new restaurant. As of Jan. 12, property owned by the Shops of Granada LLC located at 4578 San Jose Blvd. across from the Miramar Shopping Center has been rezoned so that it may accommodate a small restaurant or juice bar. On Nov. […]
Celebration of Life, large and small, at annual Memorial Park Association meeting
Last January, local historian Wayne Wood thrilled those attending the Memorial Park Association annual meeting by sharing the discovery – thanks to the diligent efforts of Dr. Dianne Taylor – of a broken plaster model of the winged statue, Life. After having been on display at the Jacksonville Art Museum in the late 1950s, the […]
Syrian Refugees – The Conversation
The highly charged issue of immigration policies makes it a challenge for residents with ties to the Middle East to safely to express their concerns. Sabeen Perwaiz, a Pakistani immigrant, decided to organize Coming Together: A Conversation about Syrian Refugees to provide a safe place for residents of Middle Eastern descent to share their experiences […]
Proposed restaurant faces strong opposition
If the proverbial kitchen heat wasn’t something that local developers J.C. Demetree and Ted Stein weren’t willing to withstand, they wouldn’t be moving forward with plans to develop a restaurant on Oak Street in the Riverside area of the historic districts. Less than 12 weeks following submission of the application for The Roost – one […]
Residents paint trees blue for art and awareness
Blue is the new green – at least temporarily. Thanks to grants from The Late Bloomers Garden Club, the 2016 SPARK Grant Program and Wells Fargo, with additional support from Deutsche Bank, more than 100 trees in several locations in Jacksonville are sporting a coat of a blue pigment. The Blue Trees, a project conceived […]
Hope Lodge
Evening of Awareness puts spotlight on future Hope Lodge The American Cancer Society held an Evening of Awareness for the Richard M. Schulz Family Foundation Hope Lodge capital campaign at the Ortega home of George and Dr. Annie Egan on Jan. 19. The Society is seeking to raise $19.2 million to construct and operate Hope […]
San Marco Scout finishes Eagle project
Trey Calhoun, a junior at Stanton College Preparatory School, finished up his Eagle Scout project in January. Calhoun, who is a member of Boy Scout Troop 136 at All Saints Episcopal Church, built a concrete sidewalk and slab to fix up a backyard storage area at the Children’s Home Society of Florida on San Diego […]
