Budding gardeners may be budding birders
Hoping to inspire budding ornithologists, the Garden Club of Jacksonville’s Garden Divas Circle sponsored a Budding Gardeners camp called “Our Fine-Feathered Friends.” The program, held Feb. 6, offered 14 young participants four learning stations. The outdoor station taught campers how to use binoculars and identify birds. One of three stations inside was nest making, placing […]
Women who stepped ‘out of role’ served city and its citizens well
Long lasting benefits from five who didn’t accept ‘no’ These days, it’s not unusual to find women in every profession and civic endeavor. Not so in the last century. However, Jacksonville’s history boasts strong and successful women who significantly contributed to the fabric of our society. In observance of Women’s History Month, this feature spotlights […]
Planning Commission approves waiver for beer, wine at Starbucks
In the future, Starbucks may serve beer and wine alongside coffee and tea at its San Marco Square location. Despite objections from the San Marco Preservation Society, Southside Baptist Church, and the Duval County School District, the Jacksonville Planning Commission voted to grant Starbucks at 1980 San Marco Blvd. a waiver of minimum distance requirements […]
South Shores residents brace for congestion, noise as JEA lays new sewer main
Over the next seven months, South Shores residents may find their neighborhood noisy and congested as JEA installs a new sanitary sewer force main underneath the St. Johns River. The new sewer line will extend from the north bank near EverBank Field to JEA’s sewer pump station on Utah Avenue in the South Shores neighborhood. […]
Baptist secures final parcel necessary for new cancer center
When Baptist Health Properties Inc. purchased the warehouse at 1316 San Marco Boulevard, it acquired the final piece of the real-estate puzzle that will enable it to build a new state-of-the-art facility for its MD Anderson Cancer Center. On Feb. 12, Baptist closed on the property across from Kitchen on San Marco and its own […]
‘Developing’ news for 5 Points
It’s musical storefronts for some businesses in 5 Points. Next month Fans & Stoves Antique Mall plans to open in a new location right around the corner from its current venue on Park Street. The business, owned by Riverside resident Ruben Escajeda, will be moving into 6,500 square feet of space at 800 Lomax St., […]
New playground within reach for Boone Park
Thanks to Delores Barr Weaver, children and adults who currently enjoy Boone Park South will have more fun and interaction when a new playscape is installed later this year. There’s just one small catch. Friends of Jacksonville Parks, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity that is raising community funds for the renovation of Boone Park (south) playground, […]
New statue honors founders of St. Vincent’s Hospital
In celebration of its centennial this year, St. Vincent’s HealthCare commissioned a new statute to honor its founders, the Daughters of Charity. The unveiling of the statue, donated by local philanthropist Helen Murchison Lane, took place on Feb. 17 at the corner of Riverside Avenue and Shircliff Way. The sculpture, by 87-year-old artist Captain Robert […]
Pajcic & Pajcic to present check to Police Unity Tour
Seven JSO officers will be participating in a national 250 mile bike ride called the Police Unity Tour, to raise money and awareness for officers who have died in the line of duty. The Pajcics are donating $7,000 to them and bought them each new helmets. The presentation will be Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1:30 p.m. […]
