Tampa’s Bob Buckhorn to speak at Scenic Jacksonville’s 2022 Great Cities Symposium
Scenic Jacksonville is pleased to announce that former Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn will be its guest speaker at the 2022 Great Cities Symposium on Wednesday, October 12th from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue. Tickets are $100 per person and available for purchase at www.scenicjax.org. Buckhorn presided over […]
On the record: Preservation Society launches San Marco Oral History Project
When San Marco resident and oral historian Chris Tasker approached the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS), Robin Robinson said the timing couldn’t have been more perfect. “…The historical society was talking about taking oral histories for the bicentennial,” Robinson, SMPS chairman for historic resources said, “and we’ve got our centennial in three years in 2025 […]
Authentic Jacksonville: The Hardwick at Ford on Bay
The proposed project for the Hardwick at Ford on Bay is moving on to the next stage of its process. In January of this year, the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) voted to award the project to Atlanta-based developer Carter and in May approved the project’s terms and conditions. The Jacksonville Office of General Counsel is […]
In Memoriam: Raymond Lamar Walden
October 30, 1940 to June 11, 2022 Raymond Lamar Walden passed away on June 11, 2022 at the age of 81. He is survived by his wife, Susan Walden, daughter Lori Ann Mortensen (Ken), son Raymond L. Walden, II (Dianah), son Henry K. Brown (Jennifer), son Daniel A. Brown (Jacqueline), ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. […]
Counting down to 324
Jacksonville will soon welcome a new member into its community: area code 324. Last month, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) announced the implementation of this new area code overlay. The National American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), the entity which governs all telephone numbers in the United States, first called for the need for a […]
Station at San Marco construction begins
Construction has begun at 1230 Hendricks Avenue in the San Marco area on the Station at San Marco — a mixed-use development including a residential complex featuring 345 apart-ments and residential amenities, a six-story parking structure and 5,000 square feet of retail space. The development sits on 3.3 acres on the former site of the […]
Townhomes rising in San Marco
Toll Brothers addressed concerns on design, aesthetics Construction on the first of five buildings is currently underway for the Toll Brothers’ Terraces at San Marco. Just a block away from the long-awaited East San Marco shopping center, this residential complex will feature 27 luxury townhomes on 1.03 acres of land bordered by Alford Place, Arcadia […]
Passengers urge JTA to bring back bus route 15
Passengers in the Murray Hill and Riverside neighborhoods are urging the JTA to reinstate bus route 15. Many passengers in the neighborhood say they now have to take multiple buses just to get to work or go grocery shopping. The bus route was cancelled in September. On June 9th, neighbors came together at Edgewood Avenue […]
