100 Years Young
Geary Irwin was born on Oct. 12, 1923, in San Francisco, where there is a street named after her great-grandfather John W. Geary, who was the first mayor of San Francisco, a governor of the Kansas Territory and the 16th governor of Pennsylvania. Irwin attended Berkeley where she met her soon-to-be husband, William. She took […]
Historical Society Breaks Ground on Jacksonville History Center
The Jacksonville Historical Society (JHS) held a groundbreaking ceremony last month to celebrate the first phase of work on The Jacksonville History Center – the city’s first museum dedicated to showcasing Jacksonville’s rich history. JHS board members and city officials participated in the event, held in front of the historic Florida Casket Company building on […]
Carlucci Sees Local Progress in City Budget
After hours of debate and discussion at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26, the Jacksonville City Council approved the $1.75 billion budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 – a 14% increase from last year’s. This new budget went into effect on Oct. 1. Along with the new budget came a new Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) […]
Socially Sulzbacher
Transformations, Sulzbacher’s largest annual fundraising event, was held Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Donna Deegan addressed the crowd, which also heard success stories from Sulzbacher clients. Funds raised contribute crucial operating dollars that support the agency’s comprehensive programs and services for homeless men, women and […]
Riverside Presbyterian Breaks Ground
Riverside Presbyterian Church and Day School held its official groundbreaking ceremony for the Riverside Cornerstone Campaign on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Leaders of the Riverside Cornerstone Campaign used golden shovels to break ground together amid a crowd of supporters that included its Day School students wearing special, commemorative construction hats. The groundbreaking marks the start of […]
Digging Up Dirt: An update on San Marco Refresh 2.0
San Marco residents and visitors will see changes coming to San Marco Square as crews will begin re-landscaping work in Balis Park in the early days of November as part of San Marco Refresh 2.0. The Resident News reported last month on this collaborative initiative between the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS), San Marco Merchants […]
Refreshed and Reopened: The Florida Theatre’s renovations uncover new links to its past
After being closed since mid-July 2023, the newly renovated Florida Theatre in downtown Jacksonville is ready for the show to go on. The 96-year-old facility officially reopened on Friday, Oct. 27 in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Donna Deegan and other dignitaries, just in time for its Rocky Horror Picture Show the following day. Renovations […]
Improvements Ahead for Edgewood Avenue South
Phase one construction has begun for the Edgewood Avenue South from Roosevelt Boulevard to Cassat Avenue Roadway Improvements project. The project began earlier this summer and is expected to wrap summer 2024 at an estimated cost of $7.66 million with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The contractor for this project is Superior Construction. Currently […]
