Philip Stockton May, Jr. & Gloria May
Phil May, who celebrated his 90th birthday in June, was born in 1925 at the old St. Vincent’s Hospital. He and his wife of 50 years, Gloria (Binzel) Sullivan May still reside in the Avondale-Riverside area where they first met. “We met in 1964 on a blind date to a Riverside Garden Club Christmas party. […]
Timuquana Road at Roosevelt Boulevard railroad crossing to temporarily close
Timuquana Road (State Road 134) is scheduled to close in both directions in the immediate area of the railroad crossing just west of Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. 17) from August 10-16 while the crossing is replaced. The road closes Monday, August 10, at 7 a.m. and is scheduled to reopen Sunday, August 16 by 7 p.m. […]
Activity expected to increase in Brooklyn
Progress on projects revealed Although the redevelopment of Riverside’s Brooklyn neighborhood appears to be slow going at first glance, a central part of the redevelopment, Unity Plaza, has finalized its first phase of construction. According to sources, two of the Plaza’s three restaurants are in their final construction and slated to open this fall. In […]
Three-year growler fight prevails over decades-old ban
Of the 27 recent bills Governor Rick Scott signed, which went into effect July 1, 2015, only SB-186 induced a virtual beer buzz among its enthusiastic followers. This bill, three years in the making, rescinds a decades’ long ban on 64-ounce “growlers” – reusable glass containers resembling cider jugs – used to transport fresh beer […]
Memory care facility slated for Dupont Avenue
Land on Dupont Avenue in San Jose is being cleared for a new state-of-the-art memory-care facility, scheduled to open in less than two years. Arbor Terrace San Jose, a 64-bed memory-care, assisted-living facility will be located at 3760 Dupont Avenue. The $12-million establishment is being developed by Whitehall Realty Partners of Park Street in […]