Posted on August 7, 2014
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Rebuilding of the bulkhead along the riverfront for Beacon Riverside, a 15-story luxury residential tower on the St. John’s River in the historic Riverside neighborhood, is part of phase one construction while early reservations are being converted into contracts. According to Bryan Weber, Principal, Multifamily, NAI Hallmark Partners, this is preliminary work before tackling the […]
Posted on August 7, 2014
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Riverside Avondale Preservation will share details of the winning community garden design to residents interested in participating in the planned garden at Azalea Terrace and Park Street. The meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. at the site of what is currently the Willowbranch Rose Garden Park. The winning design, Simple […]
Posted on August 7, 2014
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The JEA tested sanitary sewer lines in the San Jose/Lakewood area last month to identify areas within the JEA sanitary sewer system that may be allowing unwanted infiltration of water, usually from rain or irrigation, into the system. By identifying these areas, JEA is able to reduce the amount of water it is required to […]
Posted on August 7, 2014
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Prominent leader steps up – In spite of Harry Frisch’s good intentions, the City of Jacksonville doesn’t seem to be any further along with resolving the issue of water taxi service. When the second pontoon boat, seating 100 passengers, was delivered early in July, Frisch came out to Sadler Point Marina to look at his […]
Posted on July 28, 2014
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Still Climbing Mountains, Still Planting Trees (the second edition of Sid Gefen’s autobiography) is available for residents interested in learning about Jacksonville going back to the World War II era. Author Gefen has made the PDF available as a download, for FREE, on our website. Click below to download this fascinating autobiography from one of […]
Posted on July 28, 2014
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Neighborhood News, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Murray Hill
The Riverside Avondale Night Trolley, which runs the first Friday and Saturday of each month from 6 p.m. to 2 am., will now connect with a new Downtown Night Trolley route in the Historic 5 Points commercial corridor. The new Downtown Night Trolley will add a loop from the Historic Five Points district to downtown restaurants […]
Posted on July 9, 2014
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Senior Residents
Her Grandparents’ Story Adrienne Flynn Hollis is the granddaughter of St. Elmo Acosta, the multi-talented statesman and city advocate who helped bring about the first automobile bridge over t he St. Johns River in 1921. Hollis grew up with Florida history right in her living room. She was born at St. Vincent’s in 1931 […]
Posted on July 9, 2014
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Senior Residents
Back in the late 1950s, when good taste and quality fashion were more important than the newest thing, Dixie Hardman’s stylish Aunt Gilda took her school shopping to stores like Sablow’s and Bolun’s in Jacksonville to find matching cashmere sweaters and skirts. By the time Dixie graduated from Robert E. Lee High School, her passion […]
Posted on July 9, 2014
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Junior Residents
A mother and daughter team co-direct the Dance Ensemble and the Drama Ensemble at Fishweir Elementary School of the Performing Arts and recently led student performances to rave reviews. The Fishweir Elementary Dance Ensemble began in 1998 under the direction of Cecelia Futo, along with 11 dancers (10 girls and one boy) and a $50 […]