Momentum continues for Laura Street Trio
Latest downtown initiatives deliver announcements Rumors of first commercial tenant for Brooklyn development By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Four prominent buildings in downtown Jacksonville have been recommended for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. The Barnett Building (1926) and the Laura Street Trio, comprised of the Florida National Bank Building (1902), […]
Memorial Park Association and City negotiating win-win to renovate Riverside landmark
Memorandum of Understanding next step By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News When Riverside’s Memorial Park was dedicated Christmas Day 1924 to honor Florida’s fallen World War I veterans it was envisioned to be for the people. This was originally realized through Charles Adrian Pillars’ iconic memorial statue, Life, reinforced most recently with the 2011 installation […]
Rash of home burglaries have residents on alert
JSO provides tips for safe surveillance By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Each year at this time, according to one Ortega Forest resident, there seems to be a spike in home and auto burglaries. Statistics shared by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at last month’s Sheriff’s Advisory Council (ShAdCo) meeting for Zone 4, Sector J […]
Councilman excited about potential to “get on the grid”
Jacksonville could be first in country for transportation idea By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Jacksonville needs a little ego boost from time to time and community leaders are working hard to see that it gets it. District 14 Councilman Jim Love is one such leader who recently spent some time thinking outside the […]
Condos vs apartments
What’s the driver for new development? By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News From all appearances, the development bust in Jacksonville is over. Five skinny years in construction followed the heady housing success of the early 2000s and now developers are again coming out in small force with exciting – and yes, controversial – developments […]
Annual pumpkin-picking outing a local tradition
Like Linus in It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, neighborhood children eagerly flock to Southside United Methodist Church’s Pumpkin Patch in search of their very own Great Pumpkin. For more than 15 years, families have come to the point between Hendricks Avenue and Old San Jose Road to take pictures amid the orange rows of […]
Bishop Kenny “Pink Out” match against Bolles volleyball
Each fall rival schools Bishop Kenny and Bolles join forces for a qood cause. Suzanne Winkler, Head Volleyball Coach at Bishop Kenny recalled, “Bolles Coach Elise Bush contacted me to ask whether or not, in light of the heightened consciousness about breast cancer, we could dedicate one of our two annual games in support of […]
Cub Scouts tour Suns’ home, yearn to play in the Minors
There was no ball game, no peanuts and no Cracker Jacks®, but there was a small crowd of youngsters cheering at the behind-the-scenes tour they took of the Jacksonville Suns’ baseball facility last month. The tour, which included visits to the dugout, batting cages, weight room and press box, was a big hit with Pack […]
