Balancing progress with historical preservation at “Miss Margie’s” house
Hallmark Partners’ Bishopgate Lane development under RAP’s scrutiny By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News How do you move forward without demolishing the past? That dilemma often sparks debate in historic districts and may face Hallmark Partners in their development of a notable Riverside street. Bishopgate Lane runs into the St. Johns River off Riverside Avenue […]
Trolley trial considered successful
By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Even as several concept studies are underway to address transportation and parking in the popular and crowded Historic District, some groups have taken the ball and run with it. Riverside Avondale Preservation sponsored a Trolley Night on Sept. 14, floating a trial balloon that would help the Jacksonville […]
Parking study data presented; public comment encouraged
The good news is crime is down By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News With just days to go on the clock, the Parking Study Steering Committee squeezed two town hall meetings in under the wire. The goal to finish the study, as stated in the May 2 committee meeting, was Sept. 30. On Monday, […]
Time for community improvement district in Riverside?
Hallmark Partners’ Alex Coley thinks so By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News When Downtown Vision, Inc. was created in 2000 as Jacksonville’s only business improvement district it stemmed from that old adage, “If you want something done right, do it yourself.” “There was a realization that the city’s finances were limited and that no one […]
Yesterdays closed after three decades in Avondale
Taps Bar & Grill moving into neighborhood landmark By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News When Steve Irvine passed in May his obituary noted, “Steve had a larger than life personality, often turning strangers into friends.” Three campaigns for Jacksonville mayor routinely brought out both characteristics, but never like when he was at Yesterdays, the Avondale […]
Beacon Riverside sales office opens Oct. 7
Rendering briefly unveiled at NEFAR Historic Area Council meeting By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News The Beacon Riverside luxury condominiums’ sales gallery officially opens for business Oct. 7, announced Hallmark Partners’ Bryan Weber at the September meeting of the newly revived Northeast Florida Association of Realtors Historic Area Council. The sales gallery is across from […]
West Dentistry trades movie for your Halloween sweets
West Dentistry will buy back Halloween candy from children on Nov. 4-5 during the 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. office hours. Each child, in exchange for the candy, will receive a child’s movie ticket (valued at $5.00). Last year West Dentistry collected 57 pounds of candy; this is the third year of participation in Operation […]
Library to stay open, but future unwritten
Tax district would help By Lara Patangan Resident Community News Now that the chapter on library closings has been written for fiscal year 2014, advocates of the straw ballot initiative hope that the story for Jacksonville Public Libraries takes a new twist by moving forward to become an independent tax district. Originally six City libraries […]
