Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and Indigo Girls – really?
Conductor search, interactive concerts and new programming this fall – Music is a powerful force. It can soothe the soul, rouse the masses or distill emotions. For the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, 2013 is proving to be transitional as the organization opens a search for new leadership, targets fresh audiences, and refining its role for the […]
Downtown’s Laura Street Trio, Barnett Bank Building face uncertain future
City’s dry bones need modern-day Ezekiel The Old Testament tells of a prophet named Ezekiel who saw dry, lifeless bones in a valley. God gave him a vision and told him to prophesy to the bones. When Ezekiel did, the bones connected to each other, stood on their feet and became a great army. The […]
If we build it…will it come?
Next phase of JAX2025 calling for “builders” To borrow upon and paraphrase a saying from a popular late 1980s movie, if Jacksonville builds it, will a brighter future really come? Participants at the May 18 JAX2025 release and launch event at EverBank Field heard the promises of leaders for the 10 visions identified back at […]
Second meeting with property developer no less contentious
Traffic, safety and quality of life major concerns Area residents and concerned local groups had another opportunity to voice their concerns with the proposed plans that Chase Properties has to re-develop the old Commander Apartments tower at 3946 St. Johns Avenue and the adjoining retail center. At the town hall meeting on May 13, developer […]
Steering committee to address parking issues in Riverside/Avondale
Moratorium on new business approvals suggested until study complete The challenge of finding parking in one of the historic districts can seem, at times, to be nothing short of herculean. The analogy is appropriate because what the Jacksonville Community Planning Division may have originally thought to be a simple study could turn out to be […]
I-95 Traffic Pattern Shift May Cause Delays
Traffic shifted on I-95 northbound south of the Fuller Warren Bridge According to Florida DOT representative Michael Goldman, as of May 28, 2013, a traffic shift on I-95 northbound, south of the Fuller Warren Bridge, may cause temporary delays for motorists. The new northbound traffic pattern on the interstate is from Atlantic Boulevard to the […]
Reta Russell Houghton
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Reta, 56, and her husband Frank, 66, are steeped in family traditions that began in the Avondale/Murray Hill area. They live in Avondale on Ingleside Avenue in his grandparents’ home (Louie and Francis Rocher), just three blocks from Edgewood Avenue Christian. The two Houghton children were the third […]
Robert C. Broward
By Victoria Register-Freeman Author and award winning architect Robert C. “Bob” Broward stood recently in his former San Marco office and greeted family, friends, former colleagues and admirers. The office, repurposed by his daughter Kristanna Broward Barnes and architect Catherine Duncan, is now available for rent as creative space to architects, engineers, contractors, graphic designers, […]
