New Hendricks crosswalk brings safety to coffee café patrons
Pedestrians hoping to patronize Bold Bean Coffee Roasters and other neighboring businesses on Hendricks Avenue north of Atlantic Boulevard will soon be able to cross the busy San Marco thoroughfare more safely. In October, the Florida Department of Transportation installed a mid-block crosswalk near the entrance of the popular coffee house. Wheelchair accessible ramps have […]
SMMA, SMPS members mingle amidst twinkling city lights
The weather could not be more perfect when more than 100 members of the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS) and the San Marco Merchants Association (SMMA) gathered for a social early evening get-together on the rooftop of the Museum of Science and History Jan. 16. Twinkling city lights and soft, unseasonably warm winter breezes surrounded […]
Planning Commission green lights Park Place at San Marco
In January South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church moved one step closer to receiving approval to have its nearly three-acre San Marco Square property rezoned so that a developer can purchase and build a multi-family apartment complex and parking garage on the site. After receiving approval from the Jacksonville Planning Department to transform its zoning into a […]
With new City resiliency committee, Carlucci aims to mitigate flooding
It’s no secret Jacksonville is a city that is dangerously flood prone. In many areas of the historic districts, summer showers cause nuisance flooding. Even a weak hurricane can cause potentially catastrophic damage. In 2013, a Duval County report showed a 20-foot storm surge along the St. Johns River could be caused by a Category […]
Downtown Dwellers announces projects, officers for New Year
Downtown Dwellers Founder and President Sandra Fradd handed over the reins of her organization to incoming President Eric Miller during the Downtown Dwellers Annual Meeting Oct. 11 at MOSH, the Museum of Science and History on the Southbank. During the meeting, the Dwellers announced the year’s incoming board, which included Miller, Dimitri Demopoulous, Jeff Schembra, […]
Developer works on architectural changes amidst opposition to church development
Opposition to the effort by church elders to rezone property owned by South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church into a Planned Unit Development (PUD) is heating up as leaders of the neighborhood group Right Size San Marco aim to work with Doug Skiles, project engineer for the development team, the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS) and independent […]
Local leaders oppose J-1 bill
It’s the time of year for new resolutions, but some City Council members are thinking back to past resolutions and what they might mean for voters and the local school district this coming November. Last year, At-Large, Group 4 Councilman Matt Carlucci of San Marco introduced a resolution to the City Council that opposed a […]
Furyk Foundation volunteers hand out 4,000 holiday food bags
The Jim and Tabitha Furyk Foundation’s Hope for the Holidays campaign saw hundreds of volunteers putting together 4,000 holiday food bags, which were later delivered to 33 local schools and eight organizations. Nearly 400 participants met at the TPC Clubhouse in Sawgrass Dec. 11 and packed the bags for distribution in less than two hours. […]
