Posted on August 1, 2023
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With a simple hashtag on social media, small businesses along San Marco’s Hendricks Avenue are working together to help raise the visibility of the destination that street is becoming for shopping, dining and living your best life in San Marco. Kurt Rogers, co-founder of Bar Molino and The Swinerie, coined #HendricksCorridor in a June social […]
Posted on September 1, 2022
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Neighborhood News, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas
Construction is nearing completion for the new headquarters of architecture and interiors firm Group 4 Design, Inc. at 1939 Hendricks Avenue. Urban Partners Construction is the general contractor for the project. The building has been shuttered since 2019, with a rear addition to the building condemned. “I’m sure everybody probably thought at some point while […]
Posted on September 1, 2022
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Plaza renovations underway along Hendricks Avenue Facade renovations are underway for Miramar Plaza on Hendricks Avenue in San Jose. Longtime residents might recognize it as the once-home of Piner’s Lock and Safe, the former anchor store of the shopping center. Lead architect on the project, Thomas Duke of Thomas Duke Architect, said he recalls shopping […]
Posted on October 1, 2021
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Neighborhood News, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas
San Marco Blvd. – Hendricks Ave. interchange improvements presented A small group of local residents business owners gathered at Southside Baptist Church to hear about proposed changes to the San Marco Blvd. — Hendricks Ave. interchange. The intersection has long been a problem with vehicles speeding through, making difficult u-turns, and a dangerous crosswalk for […]
Posted on March 4, 2021
By Marcia Hodgson
Neighborhood News, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas, Top Stories
Pigs don’t usually fly, mow lawns, play foosball, or greet passersby unless they are at Tony Vecchio’s house. The San Marco resident, who is also executive director of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, has a special place in his heart for pigs, and to commemorate his love for them, he has adorned his yard and […]
Posted on February 2, 2020
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Neighborhood News, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas
Pedestrians hoping to patronize Bold Bean Coffee Roasters and other neighboring businesses on Hendricks Avenue north of Atlantic Boulevard will soon be able to cross the busy San Marco thoroughfare more safely. In October, the Florida Department of Transportation installed a mid-block crosswalk near the entrance of the popular coffee house. Wheelchair accessible ramps have […]
Posted on August 1, 2019
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There is happy news for patrons of Bold Bean Coffee Roasters and other neighboring businesses on Hendricks Avenue north of Atlantic Boulevard. The Florida Department of Transportation is planning to install a mid-block crosswalk near the entrance of the popular coffeehouse in mid-August. The project will include a striped crosswalk and push-button walk signal with […]
Posted on February 6, 2019
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Articles, Neighborhood News
Although the official opening was Dec. 3, 2018, VyStar Credit Union held the ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 9 in San Marco for its newest branch. Located at 1600 Hendricks Ave., across from the San Marco Branch Library, Balis Community Center and Southside Tennis Courts, the new office is the 49th branch in the VyStar family. More […]