Edgecombe Hired to Oversee Riverfront, Parks
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund has hired Laura Phillips Edgecombe as Principal, Downtown Public Spaces. Edgecombe will be an Executive on Loan to the City of Jacksonville, working with the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, with responsibility for facilitating the equitable activation of Downtown public spaces for the benefit of all Jaxsons. Edgecombe […]
Installing Inspiration: The legacy of Charlie
Every Saturday morning in Avondale, young children are released from their strollers and run free at a small playground on Belvedere Avenue. But this tiny oasis hasn’t always been the go-to spot for the toddler set. It was transformed in 2005 when Cliff and Christie Cosby, who upon losing their son, Charlie, just 24 hours […]
Artist honors Jacksonville history, completes Cowford murals
The Cowford murals may have had their origin as a solution for covering graffiti, but with the creative genius of local artist David Nackashi, they have become a visual history lesson. This fall Nackashi completed the last of the murals beneath the Acosta Bridge that he started in 2021. The large murals, 40 feet wide […]
City Council Approves Jaguars Performance Center
The Jacksonville City Council has unanimously given its approval to the Jacksonville Jaguars’ plan to build a new $120 million football performance center. The city will pay $60 million of the cost. The Jaguars will cover the rest, including any cost overruns. The 127,087 square foot facility will include one indoor and two outdoor practice […]
New law spells out maintenance duties in San Marco Square and public right-of-ways
For more than a decade, there has been a sort of informal “gentleman’s agreement” between the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS), the San Marco Merchants Association (SMMA) and the City of Jacksonville’s Parks and Recreation Department when it came to shared responsibilities concerning the maintenance of Balis Park and the city right of ways surrounding […]
