Labor of Love
Residents share ideas for September holiday travel – By Beth Mixson – Resident Community News – For many of us, Labor Day offers one more marvelous chance to squeeze in another summer trip filled with fun and adventure. The Mosley / Scherer family enjoys exploring Florida on weekend getaways. This San Marco family […]
Running Uphill – Local Real Estate market exhibits slow but steady improvements
by Laura Jane Pittman – Resident Community News – July statistics released by the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR) showed some encouraging numbers. Pending sales across the First Coast were up more than 32 percent from this time last year, and the inventory of homes for sale has dropped 30 percent in a year-to-year […]
Let’s get it started: 220 Riverside ready to sprout
By Susanna P. Barton – Resident Community News – Local developer Hallmark Partners plans to begin construction on the 294-unit 220 Riverside in early October. The development will be one of the biggest mixed-use projects to be built in the neighborhood in recent years — and one of the first in a post-recession climate. […]
Shoppes of Avondale parking study in neutral
RAP wants scope to include larger area in Historic District – By Steve DiMattia – Resident Community News – The meter is still running on a parking study for the historic districts. As reported last month, a Scope of Services for Parking Analysis for the Shoppes of Avondale was prepared by Ghyabi & Associates on […]
Burning question – will Fire Station 14 house rescue unit or engine crew?
By Susanna P. Barton – Resident Community News – More than 150 concerned residents, business owners and firefighters crowded the auditorium at FSCJ Kent Campus for a town hall meeting last month hosted by District 14 City Councilman Jim Love and Fire Chief Martin Senterfitt. At issue is a potential asset re-allocation at Avondale’s […]
A century of Eagle Scouts: Scouting leaders have trong legacy in Historic District
By Steve DiMattia – Resident Community News – Eagle Scout Riley Sapora was standing on a mountain summit in Costa Rica with a group of fellow students when suddenly one member fell over a ledge, slipping 10 feet into a crevice where his leg got stuck. Everyone froze. Except Sapora. He climbed down and the […]
Roundabouts, safety spur talk of Square redesign
By Susanna P. Barton As the last phases of the San Marco Boulevard road project take shape, District 5 City Councilwoman Lori Boyer, San Marco Preservation Society and the San Marco Merchants Association representatives have been investigating how long term improvements to square traffic can be implemented while streetscape construction is still underway. Doug […]
