San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas

All the latest news relevant to the San Jose, San Marco and St. Nicholas areas.

Bohemian Benevolence for PlacemakingJax

Bohemian Benevolence for PlacemakingJax

Downtown Vision Inc. brought the opulence of the Belle Époque to Downtown Jacksonville on Friday, Feb. 23 as they hosted their annual #DTJax Gala. Themed “Duval Rouge,” the glittering event blended Duval decadence with 19th century Bohemian Paris to raise funds for PlacemakingJax. PlacemakingJax helps Jaxsons engage underused public spaces by collaboratively creating pop-up and […]

Firehouse Subs Juggernaut Sets Eyes on Cap’s on the Water

Firehouse Subs Juggernaut Sets Eyes on Cap’s on the Water

San Jose resident Stephen Joost is returning to the restaurant industry as he takes over majority ownership of the St. Augustine restaurant Cap’s on the Water. Along with his fellow founding partners, Joost sold their popular sandwich chain Firehouse Subs in 2021. Following that, Joost invested in Yoga Den, a privately-owned yoga brand with 12 […]

South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church Paves Way for New Building

South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church Paves Way for New Building

The first phase of construction is underway at San Marco’s South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church as it prepares to break ground on a new building. Once completed, it will feature approximately 6,700 square feet across one story of event and fellowship space, including youth and children’s areas, administrative offices, a kitchen, meeting areas, fellowship space and […]

Fisher Retires, Sells Agency

Fisher Retires, Sells Agency

After a notable and well-respected 35-year career at the helm of Fisher Agency, Mary Fisher has completed the sale of the firm to Erin Gordon, owner of Savvy Partner. Fisher began merging her branding, website and public relations agency with Gordon’s digital marketing agency in 2020; now that it is complete, Fisher will officially retire […]

Spring Start Date for Park Street Enhancements

Spring Start Date for Park Street Enhancements

The Brooklyn community will soon be seeing progress on the long-awaited road enhancements planned in the Park Street Road Diet. Discussions and plans for this project, part of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), stretch back several years. The development team on this project include Prosser, Inc. and Prime AE. According to a summary of the […]

City Raises Contention Over Ethics Bill

City Raises Contention Over Ethics Bill

The Jacksonville Ethics Commission has issued a statement opposing a state bill containing amendments that it says would result in “reducing anti-corruption efforts of all local ethics commission in the State of Florida.” The bill in question – Senate Bill 7014 – was passed on Feb. 1 with amendments added “last minute,” the statement continued, […]

Choate Raises the Bar(ettes) at Fashion Weeks

Choate Raises the Bar(ettes) at Fashion Weeks

Local hairstylist Melody Choate had a hair-raising triumph last month as she was chosen to join the expert stylists on the Odete DaSilva Hair Team, which works with the Global Fashion Collective. The international team consists of only 18 stylists from around the world that work backstage to prep models for the most iconic Fashion […]

Local Chef’s Cookbook Goes National

Local Chef’s Cookbook Goes National

Florida’s Embassy in D.C. partners with local bookstore In February, the Florida House on Capitol Hill Book Club, along with San Marco Books and More, hosted Chef Kenny Gilbert for a broadcast about his cookbook “Southern Cooking, Global Flavors.” In the book, Gilbert offers up 10 iconic Southern dishes, followed by twists with international variations […]

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