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Art and Antiques Show Gala glows with glamour, glitz

Art and Antiques Show Gala glows with glamour, glitz

[su_slider source=”media: 35886,35894,35893,35892,35891,35895,35890,35888,35887,35885,35884,35883,35889″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] This year’s Seventies-inspired theme delivered disco balls and dance moves at the Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s annual opening night gala. This year was special, as the 40th anniversary marked the first Wolfson Boehm Exhibit back in 1976. Boehm was the first Women’s Board event to raise funds […]

Nemours gathers top donors, friends

Nemours gathers  top donors, friends

[su_slider source=”media: 35877,35882,35881,35880,35879,35878″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] Nemours Children’s Specialty Care held a donor reception Dec. 8 at Epping Forest Yacht Club for about 80 guests to recognize and thank top contributors for their support throughout the year. The group celebrated recent achievements and rallied around the Rodriquez family, who shared their story about four-year-old Vini’s […]

District developers discuss risks involved with developing in Jacksonville

District developers discuss risks involved with developing in Jacksonville

Future development in Jacksonville’s downtown urban core hinges on the successful development of The District – Life Well Lived – Jacksonville, according to co-developers of the 30-acre riverfront property on the Southbank. “The best thing that could happen to Jacksonville is if Michael and I make an obscene amount of money because that means we’ve […]

Closing of University Club leaves holes in hearts, lives

Closing of University Club leaves holes in hearts, lives

The closing of the University Club in December left a big vacancy at the top of Riverplace Tower in San Marco but an even bigger hole in the lives of its members. Back in 1976 when Jim Citrano joined, having a membership in the University Club was a status symbol. Its Old World décor, skyline […]

Prospects for San Marco’s future remain bright

Prospects for San Marco’s future remain bright

After taking time off for the recession, San Marco is seeing a steady influx of new projects from parking garages and restaurants to large-scale apartments under development in the area. With Florida’s population expected to nearly double over the next 30 years, the future of Jacksonville is very bright and the prospects for San Marco […]

Centennial celebration for bank building launches new historic recognition program

Centennial celebration for bank building launches new historic recognition program

It was a double celebration Dec. 15 at Regions Bank in historic 5 Points as well-wishers commemorated the centennial birthday of the bank’s building at 1604 Margaret St. and witnessed the unveiling of a new fundraising program for Riverside Avondale Preservation. Not just the Regions Bank building, but many in Riverside and Avondale are also […]

Residents, businesses want design compatibility from Wendy’s

Residents, businesses want design compatibility from Wendy’s

Updated 1/5/2017 After a public meeting was held Nov. 10 to discuss the razing and rebuilding of the Wendy’s restaurant in 5 Points, District 14 Councilman Jim Love held a closed meeting in City Hall Dec. 7 to allow representatives from Riverside Avondale and local business owners to express their concerns with the proposed re-design. […]

Walkable neighborhoods drawing retail, residential development

Walkable neighborhoods drawing retail, residential development

Development is spurring big changes in Jacksonville as the city’s unique nature and attractive attributes are drawing many new investors to its urban core. For example, a plethora of new projects and businesses have sprouted up across 5 Points, Riverside’s bohemian neighborhood, and begun to spill over into the Brooklyn area, such as Unity Plaza […]