New grove dedicated in old park honors memory of AIDS victims
Two years after the Valentine’s Day vote was passed 12-6 by Jacksonville City Council to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the Human Rights Ordinance prohibiting discrimination for public accommodations, employment and housing, another significant event for the LGBTQ community occurred this Valentine’s Day. Several hundred people took time during the lunch hour to […]
Oldest bicycle shop in Jacksonville celebrates building’s anniversary
While some companies celebrate milestone anniversaries of their founding, the Fetzer brothers, Charlie and Mark, will throw a 50th birthday bash March 22 for the building that has been home to a much older company, LakeShore Bicycles. According to Charlie Fetzer, the company has been around since the 1930s, although under different names, and under […]
Tenants moving in to Avondale apartment complex
A multi-family apartment complex in Avondale will welcome its first tenants beginning in April. RiverVue, located on the site of the former St. Johns Village across from the Fishweir Elementary School, is now in the final inspection phase, according to Crystal Carswell, RiverVue community manager, who said seven units have been rented. The finishing touches […]
Brooklyn turnaround continues with another Hallmark development
Ground is being moved around for Vista Brooklyn, a 308-unit mixed-use development at 200 Riverside Ave., immediately north of 220 Riverside/Unity Plaza and across the street from the Winston Family YMCA, as site work begins. The $55 million joint venture between Jacksonville-based Hallmark Partners and Nashville-based Bristol Development Group includes private equity firm MountainStar Capital, […]
Baptist to reorient campus with new Wolfson critical care tower
Southbank’s concrete jungle of parking lots and high-rise buildings will get a touch of green space this spring when Baptist Health begins construction on a new $187 million Critical Care Tower at Wolfson Children’s Hospital, which will include a spacious park-like entrance to its medical campus. The new seven-story building will include a five-floor critical […]
At-Large candidates vie for San Marco’s Vote
Violent crime is the most pressing issue facing Jacksonville today agreed more than half of the At-Large City Council candidates during a Candidates Forum hosted by the San Marco Preservation Society Feb. 11. Thirteen of the 16 candidates who qualified to run At-Large shared their views before a capacity audience of San Marco voters in […]
Baptist Convention buildings razed, plans in the works
The walls were tumbling down at the old Florida Baptist Convention Center site at 1230 Hendricks Ave. in late February as developers made way to build more residential apartments and retail space in the South Jacksonville area. In June 2017, Florida Baptist Convention Inc. sold the property to Chadbourne II LLC for $6.15 million, according […]
Servicing the ‘last mile’ in San Marco
San Marco’s parking problem may be solved. Thanks to the efforts of Robert Harris, former president of the San Marco Merchants Association, and others, Beachside Buggies, the same free-ride transportation service that successfully serves the Jacksonville Beaches, will be expanding its micro-transit facilities to San Marco. The transportation company is branded at the Beach as […]
