ONE by ONE Community Agreement: Top priorities for improving public education
If you had to name the top four priorities for improving public education, what would they be? And would you be willing to work to ensure those priorities become a reality within Duval County’s public schools? More than 170 diverse community members came together on Saturday, Jan. 5 to select those four top priorities. In […]
St. Johns Avenue “S-curve” receives drainage improvements that should fix flooding
$87,000 roadwork project expected to be completed by end of February When it rains it doesn’t just pour, it floods into Vance Shrum’s yard. “They’ve re-paved the road so often that it’s 6 to 8 inches above the original curve line. That has narrowed the entrance to the drain line, so it can’t handle the […]
Race’s founders, early runners carry fond memories of the early days
Mike Wachholz’s starting line for the 1979 Ortega River Run was a little different than the rest of the field. “I was in the restroom when the cannon went off to start the race,” said Wachholz, an elite local runner competing for the first time in the event. “They said I had some time, but […]
SBA Tours Avondale Shops
One Friday in December, Washington came to town. SBA Deputy Administrator Marie Johns toured – and shopped at – three small businesses in historic Avondale to highlight the importance of supporting small businesses during the holiday season. Her visits to Design Additions, the Green Alligator and the Florida Creamery underscored the important role small businesses […]
Good news retrospective
2013 promises to grow upon best laid plans Overall, below the surface, 2012 appeared to be a slow, lackluster economic grind that revealed that we’re still on the brink – but you couldn’t tell by the pace of business growth, zoning challenges, and infrastructure improvements in our neighborhoods. But dig below the surface (in some […]
Riverside, other urban neighborhoods play key roles in Downtown redevelopment
Sustained commercial growth in Riverside and a flurry of legislation passed in December by the Jacksonville City Council are serving as fuel to keep the Downtown revitalization engine running, local business leaders say. Redeveloping Downtown – which has been a priority for Mayor Alvin Brown since he took office 18 months ago – will depend […]
Jaguars owner visits St. Vincent’s Riverside
St. Vincent’s HealthCare welcomed Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan and President Mark Lamping to St. Vincent’s Medical Center Riverside on Dec. 22. Khan and Lamping visited with physicians and staff members and toured the Gary and Nancy Chartrand Heart & Vascular Center, the Winston Family Orthopedic Center of Excellence and a St. Vincent’s HealthCare mobile […]
Legislation will revitalize Brooklyn neighborhood
New jobs, new housing, more retail opportunities Christmas came early for developer Pope & Land Jax Riverside LP. And the signed legislation authorizing the city to move forward with public investment will be a gift that keeps on giving for the temporary and permanent jobs to be created, the aging public infrastructure to be revamped […]
