Prospects for San Marco’s future remain bright
After taking time off for the recession, San Marco is seeing a steady influx of new projects from parking garages and restaurants to large-scale apartments under development in the area. With Florida’s population expected to nearly double over the next 30 years, the future of Jacksonville is very bright and the prospects for San Marco […]
Centennial celebration for bank building launches new historic recognition program
It was a double celebration Dec. 15 at Regions Bank in historic 5 Points as well-wishers commemorated the centennial birthday of the bank’s building at 1604 Margaret St. and witnessed the unveiling of a new fundraising program for Riverside Avondale Preservation. Not just the Regions Bank building, but many in Riverside and Avondale are also […]
Residents, businesses want design compatibility from Wendy’s
Updated 1/5/2017 After a public meeting was held Nov. 10 to discuss the razing and rebuilding of the Wendy’s restaurant in 5 Points, District 14 Councilman Jim Love held a closed meeting in City Hall Dec. 7 to allow representatives from Riverside Avondale and local business owners to express their concerns with the proposed re-design. […]
Walkable neighborhoods drawing retail, residential development
Development is spurring big changes in Jacksonville as the city’s unique nature and attractive attributes are drawing many new investors to its urban core. For example, a plethora of new projects and businesses have sprouted up across 5 Points, Riverside’s bohemian neighborhood, and begun to spill over into the Brooklyn area, such as Unity Plaza […]
36th Annual Red Rose Ball chairs announced
Save the date for Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. St. Vincent’s HealthCare’s 36th Annual Red Rose Ball will be in good hands under the chairmanship of Betsy and Steven Siegel, M.D., Nanette and David McInnes, M.D., and Paula and Michael Phelan, M.D. Dr. Siegel has been a practicing hematologist and oncologist with Cancer Specialists of North Florida […]
Wendy’s 5 Points design in question
Critics feel character too modern for historic district The 5 Points Wendy’s restaurant located at 2006 Park Street is a 42-year-old neighborhood icon, albeit a tired one, and soon that icon will sport a fresh, new look. In keeping with a corporate move, which began in 2012 to overhaul the look of its restaurants, Wendy’s […]
Flying Iguana is a no-go in San Marco Square
It looks like the Flying Iguana is not coming to San Marco Square after all. Unable to work out a financially feasible parking solution to accommodate the 150-seat restaurant he planned to install in the Stellers Gallery building adjacent to the fire station, restaurateur Al Mansur decided to pull out of a deal where he […]
Appeal against new Avondale restaurant settled, with conditions
A settlement has been reached between Avondale resident Alicia Grant and the restaurant group interested in leasing space in the Shoppes of Avondale at the site of the former Cowford Traders shop. Grant had appealed the City of Jacksonville Planning Commission’s Aug. 18 decision to allow New York-based BMR Dining Group to install a new […]
