30th Annual Haunted House Draws Crowds
When the next generation eagerly anticipates that which scared their own parents half to death, you know you have a great Halloween tradition. A scant three hours before the first tour this year on the 30th anniversary, the Van Cleve and Weldon families were still in the process of creating the haunted maze, but they […]
Brooklyn Riverside targeting young professionals
Brooklyn Riverside, the most recent residential development to come to fruition in the Brooklyn neighborhood, is geared for the lifestyle of young professionals. More than half – 62 percent – of the 310 available units are one bedroom apartments. Conveniently situated within six blocks of nearly 8,000 office workers, the goal of the complex is […]
Willowbranch Library patrons miss their familiar ‘haunt’
Public Works assures progress is being made Library patrons and members of Friends of the Willowbranch Library (FOWL) came out in force on Oct. 16 to hear what a representative from the City of Jacksonville Public Works Department had to say about the repairs to a water intrusion problem. About 100 people listened to a […]
Task Force on Government presents final report
Next step is implementation A little more than a year after Jacksonville City Council passed a resolution creating the Task Force on Consolidated Government, District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer, as chair of the Task Force, presented the 118-page final report to City Council last month. Boyer – and many others – put a lot of […]
More development in store for Southbank
Local team wins initial bid for JEA property If zoning and other allowances from the City of Jacksonville line up favorably, the property could become the home of a mixed-use development constructed by local developers Peter Rummell and Mike Balanky. They teamed up as Elements Development of Jacksonville LLC to submit a proposal, which was […]
Swimming, breathing with cystic fibrosis easier at gym
Mother and daughter cope daily with disease Kathy Land, a cystic fibrosis patient, describes her disease as like “trying to breathe underwater.” But thanks to a grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Lifestyle Foundation, which will fund a 14-month membership to a Lakewood fitness center, breathing just got a little easier. Land and her 10-year-old daughter, […]
Pressure on City Council to vote ‘no’ to billboards
History is often said to repeat itself, and although Jacksonville citizens voted almost 30 years ago to prohibit billboards through the addition of a Charter Amendment, the 19 members of City Council will soon be voting to determine if it will remain in effect or become part of history. Ordinance 2013-493, written by Karl Sanders, […]
Dock owners, marinas best beware of rescue efforts
Abandoned Vessels, Part II As ugly as is the issue of abandoned boats, understanding process and protocol while trying to adhere to sometimes gray-area statutes and laws can really muddy the waters. Nothing about unclaimed boats is easy. Nothing is cut and dried. For instance, there appears to be no real line of delineation as […]
