Local creators reflect on One Spark experience
Some of the 537 creators spent months in the planning, others were “sparked” by last-minute inspiration. Many were existing companies, yet struggling to break through while some saw the third annual World’s Largest Crowdfunding event as a chance to jumpstart new businesses. Several local creators won awards, including Jessica Osborn (Pass That H.R.O.!, Social Good, […]
Music and dreams born again
Robert Lester Folsom is making a come-back. Folsom, an Ortega Farms resident, is a professional house painter but that wasn’t his first choice for a career nearly 40 years ago. At one time the 60-year-old guitar player dreamed of making it big in the music industry. After impressing a recording studio engineer in Atlanta […]
Same name, new face
Bakery under new ownership, familiar leadership The Edgewood Bakery, which remained closed for six weeks after Tom and Carol Rykalsky dropped their legal challenge over majority ownership in the business, quietly and without fanfare, reopened on April 14. In its first short week back in business, traffic was better than expected. Since reopening, returning customers […]
Bulkhead replacements underway
Homes and businesses along the St. Johns and Ortega rivers and some tributaries will witness some bulkhead repair and replacement work during a five-month period. Approximately 4.4 miles of seawall maintained by the City of Jacksonville, including the north and south banks, has deteriorated to the extent that repair work is necessary. According to Aleizha […]
Shircliff Society tackles literacy-building
Adhering to its mission to improve the health of individuals and communities, the Sat. Vincent’s Shircliff Society’s 2015 goal will tackle literacy with a $50,000 construction project at the St. Vincent’s Family Medicine Center. The Shircliff Society Book Nook will be built on the first and second floors of St. Vincent Family Medicine […]
Historic district striping causes gripes and giggles
Standards followed despite alternative Clearly a mistake, this striping pattern for parking on Lydia Street at King Street was corrected on March 19 after the error was brought to the attention of the Public Works Department. (Photo courtesy of Wayne Wood) Unlike the wheels on cars zipping down the narrow streets of Riverside and Avondale, […]
Contractor dispute resolved; good news for fence replacement
The temporary fencing at Willowbranch Creek along Riverside Ave. may yet be replaced with permanent balustrades this year. At least, that’s if all goes according to plan now that the City Construction Dispute Resolution Board (CCDRB) has weighed in on the petition by The Touring Company to recover additional costs incurred during the lengthy project. […]
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 […]
