Unity Plaza director shares big ideas, bright future
It’s already been touted as an event space and gathering location, festival hot spot, music amphitheater and, if the newly slated Executive Director of Unity Plaza had her way, it would already be complete and full of activity. “It’s really so much fun when capital, ideas and architects come together. It’s just really cool,” said […]
Public comment – does it work?
Citizens want clarification on right By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Last month The City of Jacksonville Ethics Commission sent a formal request to Attorney General Pam Bondi for a legal opinion to clarify the new “right to public comment” law (Section 286.0114 Florida Statutes, effective date Oct. 1, 2013.) This new law requires […]
Food fight in Hemming Plaza looms
Proposed new code will restrict food truck owners adversely By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Food truck owners in Jacksonville swarmed City Council Chambers last month, fighting what appears to be ill-conceived legislation that would put more restrictions on the popular mobile eateries. Approximately 200 people – mostly opposed to the pending, far-from-final bill […]
Improving the commercial development process
Retailers, developers and city officials work through frustrations to find better solutions By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News Sometimes out of the most seemingly disharmonious moments emerge unity, or, at least, a path to better communication and a deeper understanding between all parties. There is hope that this was the case during an often-contentious February […]
Cathy Watkiss
Longtime Jacksonville area resident Cathy Watkiss fell in love with San Marco long before she actually lived there. Watkiss, who grew up at the beach, came to town frequently as a child and teenager for shopping and family outings. So, many years later when she and husband Dale moved to the area, she knew how […]
Baseball leagues bring out the best in players
Focus is on attitude, not amenities In baseball it may be one, two, three strikes you’re out, but at neighborhood ballparks, kids are all in for the fun and friendship that makes the experience a true winner. Children living in the neighborhoods of San Marco, St. Nicholas and San Jose mark the arrival of spring […]
19th Annual Cowford Ball benefits cancer research
Cowboys and the Salt Life converge at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds on Sat., Apr. 5 with the American Cancer Society’s 19th Annual Cowford Ball. Event chairs Francy and Matt Robertson, along with honorary chairs Alex and Scot Ackerman, and a host of many other Saltwater Cowboys and Cowgirls, are working like – well, cowboys! – to […]
Tritt & Associates holds annual seasonal celebration
Arnie Tritt’s 9th annual Groundhog’s Day party raised $550 for ACE Mentoring of Northeast Florida, thanks in large part to Robert Fernandez of Danis Construction, who donated his winnings from the 50/50 raffle. The Haskell Company’s lobby and riverfront cafeteria provided an appropriate venue for the more than 350 attendees in the architecture, construction and […]
Fire stations receive new designations
Specializations concentrated at three locations – In an effort to extinguish inefficiencies, three Jacksonville fire stations have new designations as Squad Companies concentrating specialized skill sets – responsibilities and equipment – to better aid the community. Last month fire stations in St. Nicholas, Riverside and the Northside began transitioning from Engine Companies to three unique […]
