Chance Partners redevelops Southgate Plaza as The Jack on Beach Apartments
Southgate Shopping Center, one of Jacksonville’s first suburban shopping centers in the St. Nicholas neighborhood, is being reincarnated as The Jack on Beach — a 295-unit multifamily housing community consisted of three four-story buildings. Located just east of St. Nicholas Town Center, South Gate Plaza — as it was originally known — was completed in […]
DCPS approves sex ed supplemental curriculum
The Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) Board recently approved “supplemental health education materials for reproductive health and disease prevention” for the 2022-23 school year. At a Dec. 6 meeting, board members voted five-to-two in favor of these supplemental materials for the district’s elementary, middle and high schools to complement the state-approved textbook adopted in 2007. […]
Downtown Vision announces 2022 #DTJax Awards winners
Downtown Vision, Inc. (DVI), Downtown Jacksonville’s nonprofit business improvement district (BID), has announced the eighth annual #DTJax Award Winners. The #DTJax Awards recognize community leaders, organizations, businesses and entrepreneurs that worked to create a vibrant and dynamic 24-hour, pedestrian friendly downtown in 2022. Award winners are not only excellent advocates for downtown but have also […]
Groundwork Jacksonville awarded major grant for waterways restoration
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issues huge sum for local projects Groundwork Jacksonville has been awarded $5,848,900 through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) National Coastal Resilience Fund. The grant will complete the design and permitting for the ecological restoration of Hogans Creek. The project’s goal is to reduce flooding, improve water quality, create […]
Artist honors Jacksonville history, completes Cowford murals
The Cowford murals may have had their origin as a solution for covering graffiti, but with the creative genius of local artist David Nackashi, they have become a visual history lesson. This fall Nackashi completed the last of the murals beneath the Acosta Bridge that he started in 2021. The large murals, 40 feet wide […]
Jacksonville Humane Society hosts 24th annual “Toast to the Animals”
The Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS) celebrated its 24th annual “Toast to the Animals” — touted as Jacksonville’s “premier charitable tasting event” — on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Originally scheduled for September this year, the event was postponed because of Hurricane Ian and moved to last month. This year, the event recognized and celebrated “Jacksonville Philanthropist and […]
St. Johns Riverkeeper hosts 21st annual Oyster Roast
St. Johns Riverkeeper hosted its 21st annual Oyster Roast on Friday, Nov. 18. Guests enjoyed good food and tunes while taking in the curated grounds of the Garden Club of Jacksonville, which hosted the event at its riverfront location in Riverside. Dubbed the organization’s “most impactful fundraiser of the year,” the event featured live music […]
Pine Castle celebrates 70 years — and capital campaign milestone
Pine Castle had more than one reason to celebrate at its 70th Anniversary Celebration BBQ on Saturday, Nov. 5. Held at its campus on Spring Park Road, the BBQ was attended by more than 750 guests. During the festivities, Pine Castle announced it had not only met but exceeded its $2.25 million capital campaign, Pathway […]
