Len and Vicki Burroughs
Murray Hill gained two of its strongest supporters when Len Burroughs and his wife, Vicki, moved to Jacksonville in 1972. As busy professionals with no children, most of their spare time was spent renovating the Ingleside home they bought in 1976. Then, in the early 1990s, two changes that would greatly alter the community turned […]
Residents, muralist bring color to city right-of-way
Two vandals are in the process of making amends after leaving their mark on the new mural, which was recently painted on the bulkhead of the city right-of-way at the end of Inwood Terrace. In late April, muralist Nicole Holderbaum was commissioned by the residents of Inwood Terrace to paint several colorful scenes on the […]
Construction to begin soon on Southbank apartments
For months Southbank residents have been hearing about more than one sizeable construction project that will significantly change their skyline. At the end of June, the first of those projects will break ground. Alliance Residential Company, a development firm based in Phoenix, Arizona, plans to close on the old three-acre Crawdaddy site adjacent to the […]
FDOT finds compromise between bike lanes and on-street parking
When it comes to resurfacing State Road 13, known as Hendricks Avenue in San Marco, it’s been hard to please everyone, but the Florida Department of Transportation certainly has tried. After receiving pushback from the business community in a January public meeting when the FDOT proposed replacing on-street parking with a seven-foot dedicated bike lane […]
City Council approves controversial restaurant, 13-5
With just one more hurdle to overcome, The Roost, a restaurant proposed for development in a Riverside neighborhood, may become the next go-to place for dinner. On March 17 the Planned Unit Development (PUD) 2016-55 received unanimous approval by the Planning Commission, which removed certain conditions made by the Planning and Development Department in its […]
Funding in jeopardy for weekend trolley
Residents and visitors to the Riverside/Avondale Historic District need to step up usage of the weekend night trolley if the sponsored service is to continue past August. The Riverside/Avondale Night Trolley currently runs every Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., thanks to sponsorships by 14 local businesses and restaurants. Those sponsorships will […]
Proposed 5 Points Concept Plan still in flux
If there’s one thing nearly everyone in 5 Points agrees about, it’s keeping the iconic beacon in place as the neighborhood landmark. What splits the community is the kind of traffic infrastructure that might be built around it. When concerns arose recently about the possibility of the 5 Points beacon being sacrificed for the intersection […]
Dog survives fall from Mathews Bridge
A dog is now safe in the care of the Jacksonville Humane Society after a near-death experience this weekend. Good Samaritan Michelle Munley rescued the dog after it jumped off the top of the Mathews Bridge this past Saturday. Munley and her family were travelling east on State Road 115 when she spotted a small […]
