Growler bill dies in House
Florida beverage laws remain unchanged, thanks to the House of Representatives. Although the Senate passed its highly restrictive bill (SB 1714) 30 votes to 10 (those against included Audrey Gibson and Aaron Bean), Dana Young, the House majority whip, suggested that the bill would not be heard on the House floor in its last session […]
Food trucks win fight to stay Downtown
For all intents and purposes, the food fight is over. After five public meetings, from Feb. 25 to Apr. 7, an amendment to Chapter 250 (Miscellaneous Business Regulations) of the Municipal Code will soon be introduced to City Council that will allow “mobile food dispensing vendors” to operate downtown without excessive restrictions. The amendment, in […]
Update on I-10/I-95 Proposed Expansion
The wheels of the transportation bureaucracy appear to turn slowly, and that may be a good thing. It’s a hopeful sign that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is taking residents and business owners seriously about concerns with the proposed I-10/I-95 interchange project. At the early February public meeting, which approximately 200 attended, concerns were […]
More parking for 5 Points patrons
Late last month the Planning Commission approved an application for a minor modification that will open up a tenant-only parking lot for evening patrons of 5 Points shops and restaurants. The application filed by Doug Skiles, CEO of Envision Design+Engineering, on behalf of Mike Shad, owner of 5 Points Theatre Building LLC, requested the creation […]
Avondale resident tries out for Jr. Jeopardy
First Person Account by Reed Miller (age 12, 6th Grade, James Weldon Johnson) When I first got there, my dad and I rode on an elevator to the 14th floor. The Westin was super fancy, so it was cool to be there. I was on the elevator with five other people: My dad, two moms, […]
St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School welcomes second generation
More than 450 pieces of original student art were on display at Central Riverside Elementary School’s (CRES) inaugural Art Walk last month. The featured artwork was created by the school’s deaf and hard of hearing students. With QR codes and smartphone technology, visitors viewed a video of students sharing their artists’ statements – not with […]
Fishweir students enjoy unusual concert
Thanks to a grant from Linda McLucas Fisher and Michael Medill Fisher, the fifth grade class at arts magnet Fishweir Elementary School enjoyed a Friday Musicale presentation last month by Moroccan-born musician Charles Ohayon. He played the oud – or lute – while singing a selection of songs in French, Hebrew, Arabic, Spanish and Greek. […]
Two local soccer players on Team USA in Spain
Two Westside Soccer Club Academy players, Giuseppe Carr and Noah Eaton, played on Team USA in the Global Coerver Cup Tournament in celebration of 30 years of Coerver® Coaching. Carr and Eaton joined eight other soccer players from Orlando, Tampa and Miami, representing Jacksonville, Florida and the United States to play teams from 30 countries […]
