City promises to assist with Palmer Avenue residents’ water woes
Christmas came early when Jacksonville Public Works Director John Pappas promised to assist Palmer Avenue residents in engineering an answer that would help dry up the severe sunny day flooding that they have been experiencing in their backyards from the drainage pipe and trench that runs along the rear of their properties. Pappas agreed have […]
The gift that will keep on giving
The Daily’s Foundation celebrated its partnership with Nemours Children’s Specialty Care Jacksonville by bestowing a $5 million gift to the San Marco children’s clinic Dec. 9. The transformational gift came in the form of The Daily’s Foundation Pavilion and is the largest ever received by Nemours Children’s Health System in Jacksonville. It will provide funding […]
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Park Place developer plans to transform San Marco bathhouse
A men’s bathhouse that for decades rested in the shadow of Southside Baptist Church is about to undergo a dramatic transformation. Bill Ware, vice president of development for Harbert Realty of Birmingham, Ala., is in the process of personally purchasing 1939 Hendricks Avenue, where the former Club Jacksonville, an adult entertainment men’s club, used to […]
SMMA announces new officers, awards
President Joe Carlucci announced new officers for the San Marco Merchants Association (SMMA), who will take charge in January 2021 and bestowed two awards from the merchant’s association to members of the community, during a hybrid-in-person SMMA meeting Nov. 11 at Southside Baptist Church. Scott Wohlers, vice president of Riverplace Capital Management, will take over […]
Murray Hill volunteers put sparkle in park
If the play area and ballfields at Murray Hill Playground shine a little more brightly, it is thanks to a cadre of masked volunteers that turned out Nov. 15 to hold neighborhood cleanup sponsored by the Murray Hill Athletic Association. Led by Joey Umstead, president of MHAA, and Jose Lazcano, who is actively involved with […]
DeFoor to call in EPA as Murray Hill smell continues
As Murray Hill residents continue to smell a toxic odor that wafts through their neighborhood at night and in the early mornings, the City of Jacksonville Environmental Quality Division has managed to put together an “enforcement package,” against a local company that may be the culprit causing the offensive smell. However, unsure whether the City’s […]
City’s first Eco-Counter dedicated on Northbank Riverwalk
More than 30 guests gathered at Corkscrew Park on the Northbank Nov. 17, to dedicate Jacksonville’s first Eco-Counter, a permanent bicycle and pedestrian tracker. Included among the crowd were representatives from Downtown Vision, the City of Jacksonville (COJ) Parks Recreation and Community Services, Downtown Investment Authority (DIA), JTC Running, Black Girls Do Bike, Major Taylor […]
