Shannon Blankinship

‘What’s Up on The SUP?’

‘What’s Up on The SUP?’

San Marco and Riverside communities celebrate the new Fuller Warren Shared-Use Path After a decade of anticipation, the Riverside, Avondale and San Marco communities celebrated the opening of the Fuller Warren Shared-Use Path, affectionately dubbed “The SUP” by neighborhood and community leaders. The Florida Department of Transportation held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, April […]

RAP Home Tour continues comeback, approaches 50 years

RAP Home Tour continues comeback, approaches 50 years

Tour includes a retail shop, churches and unique homes The 49th Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) Home Tour, held this year on April 15 and 16, promises to once again showcase the creativity and reverence for history that reflects the character of the Riverside and Avondale neighborhoods. This year, the usual lineup of private homes is […]

Residents, merchants honored with 2023 RAP awards

Residents, merchants honored with 2023 RAP awards

Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) hosted its 2023 annual meeting and awards ceremony at Riverside Church at the corner of Park and King streets on Thursday, Feb. 16. The meeting included a presentation by RAP Executive Director Shannon Blankinship recapping 2022 and outlining plans for the coming year and Jacksonville historian and RAP Founder Dr. Wayne […]

Excitement builds across the river as Fuller Warren Shared-Use Path nears completion

Excitement builds across the river as Fuller Warren Shared-Use Path nears completion

Construction on the Fuller Warren Bridge expansion and its shared-use path — as part of the improvements to the I-10/I-95 interchange —  began in 2017. Six years later, work on the bridge’s pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly path is near completion and it is expected to open this fall amid much fanfare on both sides of the […]

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