Billboard companies seeking ordinance to go digital
Opponents invoking 1987 referendum to keep City free of ‘blight’ – Sign, sign everywhere a sign … and if efforts by some local advocates are any indication, it’s a sure sign that they don’t want them. Proposed legislation could reverse components of a 1987 charter amendment passed by a voter referendum which stopped the construction […]
Third time’s no charm for Commander development; density still biggest concern
Developer moves forward with final plans – Despite vowing in July that he would “continue to work these plans until we come up with a win-win for everybody,” Chase Properties president and CEO Michael Balanky has filed final plans after a public meeting with residents for the third and final time early last month. “We’re […]
Health official remind residents to avoid “green slime” in rivers
High levels of algal toxins found in St. Johns River On October 7, 2013, St. Johns Riverkeeper took two algae samples from the St. Johns River to GreenWater Laboratories in Palatka for analysis. The test results detected total microcystin toxin levels at 1085 and 2080 micrograms per liter, or more than 50 and 100 times […]
Library to stay open, but future unwritten
Tax district would help By Lara Patangan Resident Community News Now that the chapter on library closings has been written for fiscal year 2014, advocates of the straw ballot initiative hope that the story for Jacksonville Public Libraries takes a new twist by moving forward to become an independent tax district. Originally six City libraries […]
Church art ministry presents juried exhibit
Jacksonville Artist Guild at Hendricks Avenue Baptist By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Continuing the Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church tradition of building community partnerships, its Art Ministry team has joined forces with the Jacksonville Artist Guild to present a juried exhibition in the Transitional Gallery. The public is cordially invited to the opening of […]
Southbank Riverwalk facelift begins
Construction schedule football friendly By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Jacksonville media got an unwelcome drenching early last month when Mayor Alvin Brown kicked off construction for the new Southbank Riverwalk with a press conference. Over the sound of rain drumming on the canopy, Karen Bowling, chief administrative officer, said that at the inception […]
Councilwoman Boyer shares task force update
Leadership Jacksonville gets glimpse into process By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Although District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer was not herself a graduate of the organization, the guest speaker at the annual Jacksonville Leadership reunion luncheon on Sept. 26 began her remarks with an acknowledgement of its success. “I think this organization is a […]
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, […]
