High school dedicated for students with special needs
Nine days after students returned to Morning Star School Aug. 9 to a brand new building, the Archbishop Joseph P. Hurley Building was blessed and dedicated in a morning ceremony Aug. 18. Thanks to the parents, organizations, corporations and Morning Star’s “Circle of Friends” who supported the “Building a Brighter Future” capital campaign, the Class […]
Halloween block party, parade casting wide net
Perhaps riding on the coattails of its very successful centennial celebration a year ago, the Murray Hill Preservation Association is rolling out another event MHPA President Jason Tetlak calls “Jacksonville’s largest Halloween party.” Murray Hill-O-Ween was announced Aug. 5 but interest was sparked much earlier. “Some groups have already signed up to participate in the […]
Jacksonville media institution sold
The Florida Times-Union, a daily newspaper serving Northeast Florida for 134 years, was sold by Morris Com-munications Co. Aug. 9 to GateHouse Media, a division of New York-based New Media Investment Group. The Times-Union, with a daily circulation of nearly 45,000 and a Sunday circulation of more than 68,000, was one of 11 dailies Morris […]
Waterfront project provides retail and restaurant growth along the Marina Mile
San Marco’s Hightide Burrito Co. has announced plans to open a second location and serve up its infamous “Beach Mex” cuisine to the riverfront along Lakeside Drive, just south of the Roosevelt Mall. Hightide Burrito owner Alejandro (Alex) Juarez is planning to open next spring 2018 at the Sadler Point Retail Building on Lakeside Drive. […]
Differing outcomes for historic homes
A 90-year-old Frame Vernacular style home on Algonquin Avenue in the Ortega Historic District was not able to meet at least four of seven criteria necessary for local landmark designation and thus save it from demolition. Although the City of Jacksonville Planning and Development Department found the two-story house at 2939 Algonquin Ave. met the […]
The Way We Were: Betty Swenson Bergmark
She gazed from her 8th floor balcony at the clear blue sky and the calm St. Johns River, remembering a turbulent time long ago when she danced as bombs dropped from the dark London skies. “I was still a teenager when I began dancing professionally for the Royal Carl Rosa Ballet in London,” recalled Betty […]
Miramar residents unhappy with local estate used for short-term rentals
The riverfront Mediterranean estate on the St. Johns River gets raves reviews from visitors. The four-bedroom gated estate has a dock, swimming pool and summer kitchen. It sounds like a great, though pricey ($650 a night), getaway. Sunsets are spectacular and privacy is guaranteed in the quiet Jacksonville neighborhood. The quiet neighborhood is Miramar and […]
Jacksonville University partners in research with The District
The District—Life Well Lived Jacksonville will begin closing procedures on 30 acres of Southbank riverfront property with the Jacksonville Energy Authority in late 2017 and break ground in early 2018, according to a release announcing a partnership with Jacksonville University. The university was selected to be the Official Academic Partner of The District and will […]
