Plans for Downtown include restaurants, hotels and more
Commercial developer shares positive economic impact By Nancy Lee Bethea The Resident Community News Like brittle bones, the Laura Street Trio – the Marble Bank Building, the Florida Life Building and the Bisbee Building – plus the old Barnett Bank Building, now has hope of receiving a marrow transplant. On Thursday, Sept. 26, Stephen Atkins, […]
Lee High School celebrates renovation with ribbon cutting
Called “oldest newest high school in City” One of Duval County’s oldest schools, Robert E. Lee High, 1200 McDuff Ave. S., celebrated the completion of its $35 million renovation project with a ribbon cutting on Sept. 23. Renovation of the 110,000 square-foot, three-story, historic classroom building originally built in 1927 was performed by Ajax Building […]
Five months later, Commander redevelopment on round three of site plan
Mass and scale still a huge issue for nearby homeowners By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Residents on DuPont Circle may – after 50 years – see more of the light of day. The shadow cast from the 170-foot-tall Commander Tower Apartments would be significantly smaller according to the most recent plans offered by […]
Residents turn out to offer ideas for improving 5 Points traffic flow
By Stephen Kindland Resident Community News More than 80 people came up with a litany of suggestions on how to improve traffic flow in the 5 Points area and how to make the busy commercial district safer for pedestrians and bicyclists during a recent public forum. The forum – held Sept. 17 at Sun-Ray Cinema […]
Attention Boaters! FEC Railroad Bridge Repair Schedule
Due to mechanical failure, the FEC Railroad Bridge across the St Johns River in Jacksonville has been placed on a limited opening schedule. This bridge will remain open to navigation from 9 to 10 a.m., 2 to 3 p.m. and from 7 to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday, and on Saturday and Sunday from 9 […]
District 5 Town Hall Meetings Notice
Councilwoman Lori Boyer, City Council District 5, is hosting two neighborhood Town Hall meetings in October. The first will be on Thursday, Oct. 10, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Balis Community Center, 1513 LaSalle Street. Topics will include Balis Community Center programming and an update on East San Marco (Publix). The second meeting will […]
Flood tides bring redfish for stealthy fishing
By Nathan & Ted Miller With the Jaguar’s regular season and college football kicking off, September marks a great time of the year to be in Northeast Florida. Air temperatures should begin to cool slightly. Football fans make their way to their favorite college town on Saturdays, or tailgating along the north bank of Jacksonville […]
C. Bradley Faughn
By Victoria Register-Freeman Resident Community News Historic District resident C.Bradley Faughn knew how to satisfy the Secret Service. As project manager of Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center renovation, he dealt with the President’s protectors on a regular basis. If the President was to attend an event, there was always a preliminary visit from his bodyguards. Moving […]
Going abroad for the first time
Over the summer, my mom’s side of the family took a family vacation. In the past, we have gone to places around the U.S. like the Rocky Mountains, Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, and hiking trips in Virginia. However, this year, we went to London and Brimpton in England. I loved all the other trips […]
