Beacon Riverside suspends sales efforts, seeks financing
Despite the rosy projections noted in The Resident’s November issue in a story titled “Low inventory in Historic District means seller’s market,” there is one sector in the housing market that is still struggling. New condominium developments, including Beacon Riverside, by HP 500 LLC, are finding it difficult to sell the concept. Construction plans for […]
Elevate, eliminate, extend – or keep as is
JTA ponders what to do about Skyway It’s been over 18 years since the Jacksonville Transit Authority took over management of the downtown monorail transit system known as the Skyway and now the independent agency responsible for the city’s public transit finds itself at a crossroads. Faced with an obsolete operation system, spare parts which […]
Neighbors rally against restaurant planned for old laundry center
Residents believe Roost is fox in henhouse In what may be an ironic choice for a name, The Roost is being viewed by residents as the fox in the henhouse, believing that approval of the plan bodes ill for the neighborhood. What was initially pitched as a small, 60-seat breakfast and lunch café expanded into a […]
Emergency Sewer Work on Park Street
JEA will be replacing a failing 8-inch sanitary sewer line on Park Street from Post Street to the I-95 overpass (across from Riverside Park). Construction will occur along the City of Jacksonville’s streets & rights-of-way. Work will be completed in the evenings from 7 PM to 6 AM to avoid heavy traffic periods. The project […]
Historic Districts to get EV Charging Stations
In order to attract visitors who drive electric cars to San Marco, the San Marco Merchants Association was awarded a grant by JEA and the North Florida Transportation Organization (TPO) to have an electric vehicle (EV) charging station installed near San Marco Square. Across the river, residents in the new 220 Riverside and Brooklyn Station […]
Family Promise milestone more than a number
During its nine-year charter Family Promise of Jacksonville – one of more than 185 affiliates nationwide – has served almost 100,000 meals and provided more than 40,000 nights of shelter through 16 host congregations. Those numbers are meaningful only when you talk to some of the 122 families (144 adults and 235 children) who today […]
All Saints celebrates 50 years in “ageless” traditional edifice
It’s been 50 years since the All Saints Episcopal Parish moved south from its former location on Hendricks Avenue near I-95 to the beautiful brick edifice it inhabits at 4171 Hendricks Avenue and to celebrate that anniversary members will do so in retro style. On All Saints Day, Sunday, Nov. 1, the All Saints […]
Forgotten treasures fund healthier lives
Who would have thought after paying decades worth of storage fees, so many treasures from one of Florida’s wealthiest families would surface and eventually benefit the foundations they created to help those in need? The Jacksonville-based Alfred I. duPont Foundation had been paying storage bills for a unit in Tallahassee, but it wasn’t until […]
