The Way We Were: John Curington
Former San Marco Re-developer Finds New Passions in Croquet, Founding of Ponte Vedra Croquet Club John Curington is a tall, athletic Southern gentleman whose intellect and CEO energy make it easy to imagine the drive he applied to his goals – first in San Marco, then in Ponte Vedra. From 1973 to 1993, his quiet […]
Farewell, 2023
The champagne has been popped and the confetti has fallen to ring in 2024. However, the celebration isn’t only for the new year to come, but also for the year now behind us. Our Resident community and Jacksonville as a whole have seen so much growth and change these last 12 months and we at […]
New Tenants for San Marco Theatre
The show will go on at the San Marco Theatre, albeit in spirit only, as the interior will soon transform into a restaurant and home décor store. In August, a pair of new tenants announced their plans to move into the old San Marco Theatre. Restauranteur Al Mansur, known for several restaurant concepts including Al’s […]
Curtain call: A final farewell to the San Marco Theatre
The San Marco Theatre — a nationally-recognized theater and community icon — permanently closed its doors on Jan. 1. The announcement was made on the theater’s Facebook page on Dec. 28 in a series of posts sharing the reasons behind the difficult decision to close, citing a national decline in theater attendance following COVID-19 as […]
For the Love of a Neighborhood: Zimmermann Boulos
Few people have the moxie to leave a permanent mark on their community, but if you’re Zimmermann Boulos, you manage to do it eight-fold. Nicknamed the “King of San Marco,” Boulos has been wholly- or partially-responsible for the installation of eight pieces of public art throughout the San Marco area, including the iconic Lions’ Fountain […]
Four from San Marco purchase historic movie theatre
The historic San Marco Theatre, which is commonly considered to be among of the 10 best classic theaters in America, has been sold. In what was described by the new owners as a case of “the seller handpicking the buyers,” the torch of ownership of the iconic 81-year-old San Marco landmark passed on Jan. 4 […]
