Town Hall meeting with Mayor Curry July 28
San Marco area residents will have an opportunity to hear Mayor Lenny Curry discuss his proposal to extend a half-cent sales tax to pay down the City’s unfunded pension liabilities at a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 28 at Southside Baptist Church in San Marco. The gathering will be hosted jointly by […]
Construction begins on new Humane Society facility
Staff and supporters of the Jacksonville Humane Society’s placed their shovels in the ground May 24 to kick off construction on the adoption and education facility on Beach Boulevard. The new facility will give hope to more than 5,000 abandoned animals, said Linda Stein, chairman of the capital campaign, during the groundbreaking ceremony. The state-of-the-art […]
Healthcare systems join forces to open new MOSH exhibit
In a rare collaboration, five of Jacksonville’s leading healthcare systems joined the Museum of Science & History (MOSH) to present a new interactive exhibit that explores personal and community health. The exhibit, Health in Motion: Discover what MOVES You opened with CEOs and board members of the five healthcare systems on hand to “throw the […]
Riverside resident heads Formosan Termite Task Force
Robin Lumb, of Riverside, a former City Councilman who is currently serving as Director of Policy in the Office of the Mayor, was appointed to head a task force grappling with the prevention and eradication of a particularly aggressive termite. The Resident interviewed Lumb for an in-depth look at what the task force is up […]
Residents offer suggestions to up trolley ridership
It’s been three months since the Jacksonville Transportation Authority decided to extend the hours of the Riverside/Avondale Night Trolley from once a month to every weekend, thanks to financial support of 14 area businesses. But with ridership lagging well below the required trips per weekend necessary to make it a viable long-term public transportation option, […]
Times-Union Building for Sale
Last month Morris Communications announced they are putting the Times-Union’s 1 Riverside Ave., 18.84-acre property up for sale. While no concrete plans have been announced as to whether the staff and the printing staff will stay on the property, Times-Union Media President Mark Nusbaum says he’s excited about what the future holds for the land. […]
Admin error delays filing of appeal against The Roost
An administrative error effectively re-set the timeclock for the filing deadline of the appeal against an ordinance which would allow developers Ted Stein and J.C. Demetree to put a 150-seat restaurant into the former Deluxe Dry Cleaner and Launderette on Oak Street. Riverside residents Nancy Murrey-Settle, Kevin Pettway, Fred Pope, Jennifer Wolfe, and Roxanne Henkle […]
Riverside institution closes its doors
The breakfast bunch. The round table. The tuna girls. Lawyers, doctors, politicians, retired folks, Riverside Presbyterian Day School parents and faculty, YMCA regulars, relatives, police officers. All who frequented Richard’s Sandwich Shoppe in 5 Points celebrated owner Richard Abboud’s retirement while lamenting the passing of an institution customers likened to “Cheers” – a place where […]
Jaguars trade footballs for aprons at inaugural benefit
Jacksonville Jaguars Wide Receiver Allen Robinson hosted his first Celebrity Surf & Turf event June 13 at Epping Forest Yacht and Country Club to benefit his foundation, Within Reach. The foundation seeks to provide Jacksonville’s low-income and inner-city youth with educational opportunities and resources. Planning to make it an annual event, Robinson was joined by […]
