Residents offer suggestions to up trolley ridership
It’s been three months since the Jacksonville Transportation Authority decided to extend the hours of the Riverside/Avondale Night Trolley from once a month to every weekend, thanks to financial support of 14 area businesses. But with ridership lagging well below the required trips per weekend necessary to make it a viable long-term public transportation option, […]
Times-Union Building for Sale
Last month Morris Communications announced they are putting the Times-Union’s 1 Riverside Ave., 18.84-acre property up for sale. While no concrete plans have been announced as to whether the staff and the printing staff will stay on the property, Times-Union Media President Mark Nusbaum says he’s excited about what the future holds for the land. […]
Admin error delays filing of appeal against The Roost
An administrative error effectively re-set the timeclock for the filing deadline of the appeal against an ordinance which would allow developers Ted Stein and J.C. Demetree to put a 150-seat restaurant into the former Deluxe Dry Cleaner and Launderette on Oak Street. Riverside residents Nancy Murrey-Settle, Kevin Pettway, Fred Pope, Jennifer Wolfe, and Roxanne Henkle […]
Riverside institution closes its doors
The breakfast bunch. The round table. The tuna girls. Lawyers, doctors, politicians, retired folks, Riverside Presbyterian Day School parents and faculty, YMCA regulars, relatives, police officers. All who frequented Richard’s Sandwich Shoppe in 5 Points celebrated owner Richard Abboud’s retirement while lamenting the passing of an institution customers likened to “Cheers” – a place where […]
Jaguars trade footballs for aprons at inaugural benefit
[su_slider source=”media: 34603,34609,34608,34607,34606,34605,34604″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] Jacksonville Jaguars Wide Receiver Allen Robinson hosted his first Celebrity Surf & Turf event June 13 at Epping Forest Yacht and Country Club to benefit his foundation, Within Reach. The foundation seeks to provide Jacksonville’s low-income and inner-city youth with educational opportunities and resources. Planning to make it an […]
Restoring vision and hope for over 20 years
[su_slider source=”media: 34593,34594,34595,34596,34597,34599,34600″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] “Cheers to 20 Years” was the theme of the annual meeting and awards presentation for Vision Is Priceless. The nonprofit, based at St. Vincent’s HealthCare, Riverside, shared its major accomplishments for the past year with board members, volunteers and donors June 9 at the Haskell Building. The Children’s Program […]
Teen creates photo book to overcome phobia
Ever since she was chased by a Dalmatian named Smiley at the tender age of five, Carly Gare has been afraid of dogs. A year ago, the 16-year-old used her iPhone to help conquer her fear, and the small picture book, “San Marco Dogs,” was born. Gare, a Mandarin resident who spends many hours visiting […]
Graduation ceremonies never get old
You might say Shirley Barton, of Ortega Forest, is devoted to St. Matthew’s Catholic Church and School, and to her nine chil-dren, 23 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. On June 1, Barton attended her 18th eighth-grade graduation ceremony at the school, this time for granddaughter Ashlyn Barton. The ritual began in 1970, when Barton watched her […]
