Loyal to Local: Rebecca Campbell Art
The Riverside Arts Market (RAM), now in its 14th year, is a weekly makers and farmers market hosted by Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rain or shine. Each week more than 100 small business owners gather under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge to sell their products […]
Icing on the hockey investment cake: Facility enhances City’s sports and entertainment offerings
Members of the media joined the Jacksonville Icemen and its investment group to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Community First Igloo, located at 3605 Philips Highway, June 6. Mayor Lenny Curry, alongside John Hirabayashi, president and CEO of Community First Credit Union, the facility’s lead sponsor, and Andy Kaufmann of SZH […]
Financial literacy now required for high schoolers
FLDOE is finalizing standards and curriculum for a new financial literacy class In March 2022, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to require high school students to take a financial literacy class prior to graduation. Thanks to Senate Bill 1054, titled the Dorothy L. Hukill Financial Literacy Act, students will learn how to make smart […]
The Big Easy raises big money for Florida Theatre
The historic Florida Theatre held its annual fundraiser, The Florida Ball: Big Easy Style, presented by Dex Imaging, on Saturday, May 20, 2023. The signature fundraiser raised $200,000 in support of the arts and culture in downtown Jacksonville. Since its creation, the event has raised $1,684,000 since 2013 for the almost 100-year-old Florida Theatre venue. […]
Residential real estate update
Historic districts remain insular despite market shifts, uptick in rates In this Part 1 of a 3-part real estate series, we look at residential sales throughout the historic districts of Jacksonville as seen through the eyes of local real estate professionals. A panel of six experts weighed in. PANEL EXPERTS LOCAL MARKET Q: Is the […]
Communities in bloom for third annual Garden Tour
Guests walked, biked and drove throughout the Riverside and Avondale communities to explore the gardens participating in the third annual Garden Tour on Saturday, May 13. The event, hosted by Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP), celebrated homeowners’ green thumbs and landscaping designs rather than the homes’ interiors and histories that were the focal point of RAP’s […]
San Marco stakeholders handed awards, praised for progress
It was an evening of camaraderie and congratulations as leaders of San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS) rolled out the annual meeting and beautification awards Tuesday, May 9 at Preservation Hall. Following a light wine and cheese social, Lauren Carlucci, outgoing SMPS president, kicked off the awards and talked through some of the changes and challenges […]
Loyal to Local: KraVegan
The Riverside Arts Market (RAM), now entering its 14th year, is a weekly makers and farmers market hosted by Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rain or shine. Each week more than 100 small business owners gather under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge to sell their products […]
