Cummer’s new leader shares simple principles for relevance
Members of the Ponce de León Society, an elite group of donors to the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, gathered Feb. 6 at the St. Johns Quarter home of John Hurtubise and Ric Goodman for a meet-and-greet with Adam Levine, the George W. and Kathleen I. Gibbs Director and Chief Executive Officer of the […]
Couple to bequeath money for maintenance of Historic St. Nicholas cemetery
Considered to be an “abandoned” cemetery, with no families or funds to pay for its “perpetual” care, the Historic Cemetery in St. Nicholas, a final resting place for some of Jacksonville’s most prominent and founding families, including Katy Clinch and famed architect George Olaf Holmes, has long relied on the goodwill and sweat equity of […]
JEA shortlists San Marco plan for new headquarters
If Michael Balanky has his way, he will build the new headquarters of the Jacksonville Energy Authority in San Marco. Balanky, a Jacksonville native and Southbank resident, is CEO and president of Chase Properties and one of three developers on the short list to win the contract to build a new corporate headquarters for the […]
Park enhancements limit fishing, grant boaters access to San Marco
Feedback from San Marco residents was largely favorable as City of Jacksonville officials rolled out a preliminary design of a fishing platform and floating boat dock with water-taxi stand planned for San Marco’s Riverfront Park. The design was shared during a public meeting hosted by District 5 City Councilwoman Lori Boyer Jan. 24 at Balis […]
Annual preservation awards included surprises
More than 150 attended the 45th Annual Riverside Avondale Preservation meeting, held Feb. 21 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, and heard the story of the historic district’s beginnings as well as RAP’s own founding by its founder, Wayne Wood. Riverside, founded in 1869, will be celebrating its 150 anniversary this year and […]
City Council approve s new truck route system to reduce traffic in residential neighborhoods
Three years after the City of Jacksonville’s Context Sensitive Street Standards Committee drafted a bill to regulate where commercial trucks could be driven on local roads, City Council passed an ordinance Jan. 22, 2019 restricting routes in residential neighborhoods. The new ordinance reduces the use of regulated trucks traveling on restricted roads except for delivery […]
VyStar creating major presence downtown
With its roots firmly grounded in the Jacksonville military community, VyStar Credit Union couldn’t be a better partner for the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. The announcement about the arena comes six months after VyStar purchased the SunTrust Tower in August 2018 to renovate and serve as its headquarters. The financial institution expects to move from […]
Mother honors memory of son with fundraiser for Gateway
As a child, Max McCauley was sweet-spirited, fun-loving and full of life. He always wanted to be surrounded by his posse of friends, and he was the kind of kid who couldn’t sleep at night if he thought his mom was mad at him or upset with him. Max’s boundless energy and his craving to […]
