Area road closures Sept 27 – Oct 3
I-95 Overland Bridge between Fuller Warren Bridge and Emerson Street Nighttime lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Park Street to Atlantic Boulevard for roadway/bridge construction. Nighttime lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the I-95 access roads from the Main Street/Acosta Expressway to Atlantic Boulevard for bridge construction. Nighttime closure […]
Public Hearing for Main Street Bridge Closure
1st Place Sports has alerted walkers and runners to a public hearing tomorrow afternoon. The City of Jacksonville is considering closing the ramp from Independent Drive to the Main Street Bridge. This will affect the Main Street and Acosta Bridge loop. A public meeting has been scheduled for this Thursday, September 25th to consider a proposal by […]
Students return to school with smiles, less stress
While most children are running to department stores with their parents to pick out a few stylish pairs of shoes, backpacks and other necessities for the beginning of school, some children in the region are not so fortunate. Leadership and strong advocacy at one local area nonprofit helped area children get back to the classroom […]
5 Points concept plan shared with community
Residents, business owners offer suggestions Yet another 5 Points concept plan meeting, 11th in a series of meetings that began with a walking tour of 5 Points in July 2013, was held last month in City Council offices for the benefit of a dozen and a half residents and business owners who raised concerns about […]
Southbank Riverwalk [still] under construction
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New water taxi service still hampered The Southbank Riverwalk’s strong sense of place attracts spectators awaiting fireworks on the Fourth of July, runners training for races and couples strolling after dinner dates. Since its construction in the mid-1980s, the Riverwalk has served Jacksonville as a peaceful spot to pause and enjoy the St. John’s River. […]
New life for local park
Community garden the right opportunity for young architects The mountainous, stony city of Gjirokastër, in southern Albania, has an indirect influence on the winning design for the Riverside Avondale Community Garden. But you won’t see a proliferation of stone; instead, the warmth of wood is the focus for the design. Architect Dorina Bakiri, recently a […]
Stockton School improvement project stirs unease
Neighbors concerned about property values Jim Love thought he was being humorous in his opening remarks at a community meeting to review the plans for the proposed John N.C. Stockton Elementary School track and field when he stated “No good deed goes unpunished.” While the comment got more than a few laughs, the District 14 […]
Land Swap between JEA, DCPS may benefit residents
Better traffic patterns in the works Whether swapping clothes, baseball cards or war stories, humans are inclined to exchange goods and information with each other. On Jacksonville’s Southbank, two well-known local entities are swapping land. The land involved is a 40-acre area east of the offices of Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) and south of […]
Much change in store for JTA, riders
Change is rough any time, but even more so when one is used to 30 years of the same routine. Or, in this case, the same route. That’s what riders of the Jacksonville Transit Authority (JTA) are facing as the agency moves closer and closer to its Dec. 1 launch of Route Optimization. Several public […]
