Baker Point Park erosion resolved
Nearly four months after reporting an issue with erosion along the bulkhead at Baker Point Park on San Juan Avenue, the City of Jacksonville Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department is closing the books on the repair. Back in June 2015, the City replaced 4.4 miles of seawall, including the portion along the Ortega River […]
Clayman Plastic Surgeons support local team at Keys 100
Helping “Stop the Clot” at ultra-marathon Doctors Loren and Mark Clayman, both former All-American collegiate track athletes and charitable plastic surgeons at St. Vincent’s HealthCare Riverside, sponsored for the third year a relay team at the [Florida] Keys 100, an ultra-marathon race. The six-man team of Bobby Clayman, Mike Carol, George Dover, Gary Laughlin, Brian […]
New York flair brought to Gabriel House of Care gala
[su_slider source=”media: 36618,36625,36624,36623,36622,36621,36620,36619″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] There were countless grateful guests present at the Gabriel House of Care’s annual gala at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse April 8. This year’s theme, Central Park After Dark, was supported by Honorary Chairs Jorge and Leslie Bacardi along with hundreds of event attendees. The Bacardi Corporation stepped up for […]
‘Wall-to-wall’ development planned for Florida Baptist Convention property
Another large residential multi-use development has been approved for San Marco. During a meeting April 25, the Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved rezoning for the former Florida Baptist Convention property at the corner of Hendricks Avenue and Nira Street, opening the way for more residential apartments and retail space in the South Jacksonville area. Prior […]
Riverkeeper files legal challenge of St. Johns dredging project
By filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the St. Johns Riverkeeper, a nonprofit, citizen-supported organization, is determined do all it can to protect the river that flows through the heart of Jacksonville from irrevocable damage due to a proposed dredging project by JAXPORT. On April 7, the Riverkeeper filed a Complaint […]
Home Street apartment complex clears first hurdle
The San Marco Apartments, a residential complex being developed by Catalyst Development Partners on land owned by Dr. Robert Bass, a gastroenterologist from Jacksonville Beach, received its conceptual approval from the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) April 20. The project, located on 1.9 acres at 1444 Home Street on the Southbank, will consist of a […]
Local marine scientist predicts toxic algae bloom in river this summer
Conditions are ripe for a “toxic” algae bloom to crop up in the St. Johns River this summer, warned Dr. Quinton White, executive director of the Marine Science Institute at Jacksonville University during a meeting of the City’s Waterways Commission April 12. “The river is warming up rapidly after what was a very mild winter. […]
