Decorating the Square
While the three kings brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, a group of neighborhood volunteers bring the gift of adornment to the trio of bronze lions that sit regally in the center of San Marco Square. The beloved lions that gaze at passersby and attract children and their pennies to its fountain, puts on […]
Weekend night trolley coming to Riverside, Avondale and 5 Points
Pilot program begins first weekend in January Carmen Godwin and Allan DeVault have chased the Riverside/Avondale weekend night trolley for at least three years. Thanks to new leadership at Jacksonville Transit Authority and a culmination of timely events, they finally caught it. Beginning January 3, a JTA sponsored trolley will run the first weekend (Friday […]
Rotary Clubs, community partner to make children healthy
Long neglected park and track to get makeover You’ve often heard the old adage ‘Tis better to give than to receive’ but it’s so much easier to open the wallet when it’s a win-win proposition. The students who attend John Stockton Elementary School in Ortega Forest and families in the surrounding neighborhood will win big […]
City closer to adding a unique tourist attraction
Financing the remaining hurdle to bring the USS Charles Adams home Another hurdle has been leaped. Earlier this year The Resident reported that the success of bringing the guided missile destroyer USS Charles F. Adams to Jacksonville was dependent on jumping several hurdles, including financing, an exit strategy and the approval of City Council to […]
Riverside road opening in sight at Willowbranch
Last month marked one year that the bridge repair project was to have started on Riverside Avenue over Willowbranch Creek. What should have been a four-month project has taken, for a variety of reasons, 13 months – and that’s only if the project is completed this year. William Flick, Construction and Engineering Services Consultants, provided […]
City Council passes pilot program for backyard hens
Some neighborhoods opt out of ordinance By Lara Patangan Resident Community News The issue of backyard hens has finally been sent home to roost, as Jacksonville City Council narrowly passed an ordinance last month that will allow a two-year pilot program for 300 homeowners to own up to five hens. Ordinance 2013-415 passed, but not […]
Merchants form association, plan community events
Merchants located on Herschel Street, between San Juan and St. John’s Avenue, joined forces to strengthen their local community by creating the merchants association called Between Ortega & Avondale (BOA). With more than 60 locally owned and operated businesses in what’s also referred to as Fairfax, the shops between Avondale and Ortega offer that community […]
Schultz Center announces new initiative with One Spark
Education component to inspire educators, students At a news conference held last month, the Schultz Center announced the launch of EdSpark, an umbrella under which Creators with education-related projects will participate in 2014 One Spark, The World’s Crowdfunding Festival, scheduled for Apr. 9-13, 2014. The Schultz Center is dedicated to raising student achievement through professional […]
