Neighborhood News

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Biker/pedestrian fatalities help City keep unwanted rating

Biker/pedestrian fatalities help City keep unwanted rating

Overpass near recent fatal accident not ADA-compliant Coming in third place isn’t so bad, unless it is the ranking of third most dangerous in the country for bikers and pedestrians. Tragically, the ranking was highlighted last month in St. Nicholas when a man was killed crossing the street, underscoring the need to make strides in […]

Doll House demolished due to divine intervention…or eminent domain

Doll House demolished due to divine  intervention…or eminent domain

Whether it is a result of divine intervention or the Florida Department of Transportation, the Doll House, a strip club long embroiled in controversy over its proximity to a St. Nicholas church and its neighboring schools, has finally been demolished. Last month, the Doll House was stripped off the property at 2220 Atlantic Boulevard by […]

New Historic markers installed in San Marco

New Historic markers installed in San Marco

Gives residents a sense of community Thanks to the efforts of Jennifer Newman, there are four new historic markers in San Marco. The markers are located at the San Marco Preservation Society building on Hendricks, Oriental Gardens Road at San Jose Boulevard, Davin Park on River Road and the newly renovated Balis Park on the […]

Local muralist transforms popular tagging wall

Local muralist transforms popular tagging wall

A gigantic, exquisitely gnarled fig tree recently took root in Riverside, on College Street near King. The 150 foot-long mural is Jacksonville’s latest art project and graffiti deterrent. “We wanted to do something cool to bring the Riverside and King districts together. Hiring Shaun Thurston to transform a big, gray wall, regularly tagged by graffiti, […]

Alumni hot about name change petition

Alumni hot about name change petition

Who is Brandon Kirsch and why is he stirring things up? Alumni at the first ever 65th anniversary class reunion of Robert E. Lee High School certainly had a lot to talk about last month. The Class of 1948 most likely did much more than simply catch up with their classmates’ lives; they also probably […]

“Moppin’ up McCoy’s” project adds momentum to commitment

“Moppin’ up McCoy’s” project adds momentum to commitment

Several environmental advocacy groups are banding together to hold a clean-up event along McCoy’s Creek as efforts to restore the purity of the once free-flowing waterway continue. Moppin’ Up McCoy’s – an event that welcomes volunteers –  is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 at eight different sites along the 3.5-mile creek, which flows through Murray […]

Jacksonville chosen as partner city for Kennedy Center’s Any Given Child program

Jacksonville chosen as partner city for  Kennedy Center’s Any Given Child program

Representatives from the City of Jacksonville, Duval County Public Schools and the Cathedral Arts Project welcomed Darrell Ayers, vice president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to Central Riverside Elementary School on Aug. 22. Ayers announced that Jacksonville was chosen as the 14th Partner City nationwide for Any Given Child, a […]

Avondale station bites the dust, makes way for the Mellow Mushroom

Avondale station bites the dust, makes way for the Mellow Mushroom

Ironic end to historical icon A small crowd gathered to watch the destruction of the derelict gas station at the corner of St. Johns and Ingleside on the site for the planned Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers in the Shoppes of Avondale. Demolition was virtually complete within 30 minutes on Monday, Aug. 12. A few items […]