Scenic Jacksonville welcomes new members to its Board of Directors and Advisory Board
Scenic Jacksonville welcomed four new Board members and two Advisory Board members at the organization’s annual meeting on January 26, 2022. “We are thrilled that such talented community leaders are joining the leadership team at Scenic Jacksonville to help us in our mission of preserving, protecting and enhancing the scenic character of our city,” said […]
Craig Creek gets a cleanup
Elizabeth Beehner and Gabbi Kiernan organized the first ever Craig Creek Clean Up at River Oaks Park on Saturday January 8, 2022. They invited all the kids in the neighborhood to help clean up trash along the creek bank and even some trash in the water. A dozen “trash grabbers” where given to the kids […]
Murray Hill Library hosts annual meeting, nonprofit leaders seek input
Friends of the Bill Brinton Murray Hill Library will hold their 12th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Maple Street Biscuit Company, 1171 Edgewood Ave. Social begins at 6 p.m. The meeting at 7 p.m. There will be door prizes from local merchants and refreshments. The meeting is open to the public. The […]
Nick Howland wins special election runoff for Jacksonville City Council seat
Republican Nick Howland clinched the necessary number of votes to take the City Council At-Large Group 3 seat. The seat was left vacant when Tommy Hazouri, who was a former council president and mayor, died in September. The election went to a runoff in December, when none of the four candidates were able to get […]
Artist Walk inches closer to completion
City Council gavels another 5-million investment The City of Jacksonville is investing $8.8 million in the Artist Walk streetscape project with an adjoining skate park where the preliminary groundwork is underway east of Riverside Park in the Five Points neighborhood. Shannon Blankenship, director of the Riverside Arts Market (RAM), anticipates a significant increase in vendor […]
Industry experts predict housing market maintains strength into 2022
Local real estate professionals are solidly in agreement that the home-buying frenzy in the past two to three years will continue, albeit at a slowing pace, throughout 2022. The pandemic’s obvious side effects coupled with low mortgage rates and office workers moving from in-office to remote work have created a perfect storm for the housing […]
Eastside hosts sixth annual Melanin Market, Black History Parade
It was originally called Florida Avenue. In 1995, the City of Jacksonville renamed the Eastside street A. Philip Randolph Boulevard after the nationally lauded Civil Rights leader — and local hero — Asa Philip Randolph. This Saturday, Feb. 19, participants will honor the trail he blazed as they walk down his boulevard in Melanin Market’s […]
Circumnavigators forming chapter in North Florida
If you’ve been around the world, there’s a place to meet your fellow travelers. A chapter of The Circumnavigators Club is being formed in the Jacksonville area and there’s just one requirement: you have to have been around the world on one trip. The international club traces its origin to 1902 when two men sailed […]
