Rykalskys concede ownership of bakery to Stache
A legal battle over ownership of the Edgewood Bakery has ended with Tom and Carol Rykalsky conceding that they do not have a majority ownership in the business. The Edgewood Bakery remains temporarily closed while Stache Investments representatives take inventory and prepare it to reopen. Orders made prior to Friday, Feb. 27, are being honored […]
City seeks input about new website
The City of Jacksonville wants your comments about its new website design and the site’s overall functionality. Launched in late February, www.beta.coj.net has a fresh design, streamlined navigation and a variety of new features that make it more user friendly for computers, tablets and mobile devices. “I invite visitors to explore the beta site […]
Bakery dispute leaves Rykalskys exhausted
By Greg Walsh Resident Community News A months-long legal battle over ownership of the Edgewood Bakery is taking its toll on the current operators Tom and Carol Rykalsky, their attorney says. “They are exhausted,” attorney Jack Webb said following a Feb. 20 hearing at the Duval County Courthouse. “They are trying to keep the business […]
For the love of Annie
Enormous persistence for enormous task For the love of historical preservation, a small but dedicated group of people from all over Jacksonville meet nearly every Saturday, rain or shine, to haul trash from an abandoned school in Riverside. Using limited tools and gloved hands, the Annie Lytle Preservation Group (ALPG) are painstakingly removing decades of […]
Hearing for Yesterday’s Demolition Delayed
Contrary to what was published, the Duval County Planning Commission will not hear a proposal at its Feb. 5 meeting for a new restaurant in the former Yesterday’s Bar in Avondale. In our February issue we quoted Riverside architect Jeff Lane as saying the plans for South Kitchen and Spirits at Park and Dancy streets would […]
Brand new Southbank Riverwalk to open
Get out the ticker tape and blow up the balloons, the City of Jacksonville is planning to celebrate the reopening of its iconic Southbank Riverwalk. Although a precise date was not available by press time, city officials anticipate an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on the new concrete walkway would likely be held the second or third […]
Long-sought Millers Creek dredging getting closer
Over the past six decades, residents living along Millers Creek have seen hopeful signs the St. John’s River tributary would be dredged, only to be disappointed when the plans got dropped for one reason or another. A new effort by residents living along the St. Nicholas neighborhood creek seems to have more traction than past […]
Expansion underway for Ronald McDonald House
Families with critically ill children traveling to Jacksonville face a serious financial burden when the child must be hospitalized days or weeks for treatment. If they aren’t fortunate enough to have family or friends in town to stay with, their only options are Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville or paying for a motel room. Unfortunately, […]
