Former department store comes down
For more than a year, tenants in Roosevelt Square Mall, as well as nearby residents, have waited for the next shoe to drop after Belk Department Store closed its doors at 4535 Roosevelt Blvd. The closure came in January 2017 and then the building sat vacant while rumors circulated about future use as residential, retail […]
Riverfront party mansion slapped with injunction
A neighborhood dispute between the owners of a riverfront estate and other residents on a quiet street in Miramar may be drawing to a close with an order by a Circuit Court judge to stop using the property as a destination rental. The Tuscan River Estate, 4424 Kelnepa Drive, has been marketed as “a premier […]
Bacteria found in Millers Creek won’t affect dredging project
City environmentalists have detected human fecal coliform in the St. Johns River near Millers Creek, but it shouldn’t affect efforts to dredge the creek in the Mayfair neighborhood of St. Nicholas. The City of Jacksonville’s Environmental Protection Board routinely monitors the river for fecal coliform, which can be from human or animal waste. Millers Creek […]
Overland Bridge project winds down as I-10, Fuller Warren Bridge project ramps up
The six-year Florida Department of Transportation project known as the Overland Bridge Project is nearly over. Construction began Jan. 14, 2013 to replace the series of overpasses that carry traffic over Hendricks, Kings and Montana Avenues along 2.3 miles of I-95 near downtown Jacksonville. Pending weather or other unforeseen circumstances, the project will be completed […]
Lower speed limit on some San Marco streets confusing to drivers
When driving through San Marco neighborhoods, be aware that the speed limit on a number of residential streets has been lowered to 20 mph. Police are issuing speeding tickets to drivers who exceed the new 20 mph speed limit on London, Gadsden, Morvenwood, Greenridge and Mapleton roads in Miramar. And, farther north, residents in the […]
Bold Bean withdraws application to serve food, alcohol outdoors
Despite approval by the City’s Planning Commission, Bold Bean Coffee Roasters in San Marco will not be offering outdoor seating for patrons to consume outside food and beverages they have purchased inside the coffee shop. The City’s Planning and Development Department had approved the application with conditions, including adding two more parking spaces, bicycle parking […]
Renovations planned (again) for Friendship Fountain
District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer is anxiously awaiting the master plan she hopes will take the Riverwalks to the next level, helping to activate the downtown riverfront. The idea for nodes, or thematic pocket parks, along the Southbank and Northbank Riverwalks has been under discussion for several years. The vision was initially developed by the […]
Land Use and Zoning upholds appeal for Certificate of Appropriateness
What some feared may be a precedent-setting move was realized at the Feb. 21 Land Use and Zoning Committee (LUZ) meeting when six councilmembers voted to uphold an appeal by Avondale resident Virginia “Ginger” Harris to add a two-story addition to her landmark 1909 home at the corner of Challen and Riverside Avenues. District 5 […]
