Drainage fix at Landon track means public usage in future
Landon Middle School in San Marco will receive city money to pay for improvements on its playing field and surrounding track. In early June, after a joint-use agreement was signed between the Duval County School Board and the city parks department, District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer executed a transfer form to allocate $75,000 from her […]
Locals learn of option for traffic calming
San Marco residents who live along River Road and its adjacent streets are a step closer to having something done to calm speeding traffic in front of their homes. During a June 15 town meeting called by District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer, most residents agreed the proposed ordinance to lower the speed limit from 30 […]
The sky has quite the limit
As it rested on the ground, its 4k video camera whirred back and forth in a self-check sequence while red, amber, and green lights alternately flashed under the vehicle’s four arms, thus completing its pre-flight electronics check. Four electric motor-driven carbon fiber blades sprang to life, lifting the buzzing little device into a hover inches […]
Residents spearheaded fight for hen bill
The new legislation recently passed by the Jacksonville City Council to expand what has become known as the “chicken ordinance” has deep roots in the Riverside and San Marco neighborhoods. Several residents of the area were not only some of the first permit holders to have backyard chickens, but were also catalysts behind the […]
River access hangs in the balance
After much deliberation and public discourse, both sides of a contentious debate over public access to the St. Johns River versus closure of a right-of-way will have to sit idle for the time being. The land in debate has provided river access for generations, stirring strong opinions in both public forums and subsequent private meetings. […]
San Marco cleans up after tornado
Things are a little sunnier in some neighborhoods due to a tornado that swept through San Marco one Saturday evening. According to the National Weather Service, an EF-1 tornado touched down about 5:52 p.m. on April 25, cutting a 3.45-mile alley through San Marco after pushing ashore from the St. Johns River just south of […]
New owners spend millions to give Towers of Jacksonville makeover
For the first time since it was built in 1972, the Towers of Jacksonville is getting a makeover. Six years ago, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a million dollars was spent to install new windows to comply with hurricane codes, but that has been the only real improvement to the building in 44 years, […]
Neighborhood group decides on Whatley Park improvements
When it comes to improving Brown L. Whatley Park, the neighborhood’s residents have finally come to a consensus: building a concrete path through the park is okay as long as it follows a less intrusive route through the park than the proposal originally presented by the San Marco Preservation Society. During a neighborhood meeting May […]
