The Local

Farewell, 2023

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 […]

Oak Street PUD Returning to Land, Use and Zoning Committee

Oak Street PUD Returning to Land, Use and Zoning Committee

It’s been seven years since city council approved the Planned Unit Development (PUD) in a 13-to-5 vote – despite significant community opposition – but movement on the planned restaurant at the former site of the Deluxe Laundry and Dry Cleaners and Deluxe Launderette on Oak Street in Riverside is stirring. In July, Ted Stein and […]

“Let’s talk about Oak Street”

“Let’s talk about Oak Street”

Community meeting held to discuss plans for The Local restaurant The buildings that once housed Deluxe Laundry and Dry Cleaners and Deluxe Launderette remain an eyesore on Oak Street, but developers and restauranteurs Ted Stein and J.C. Demetree hope to begin making progress on transforming them into a third restaurant location for The Local. In […]