Mellow Mushroom agrees to new site plan
We Love Avondale group says plans still ‘too big’ By Susanna P. Barton Resident Community News Continued summer talks between Mellow Mushroom owners and ruffled neighborhood partnership, We Love Avondale LLC, have yielded a compromise for the Shoppes of Avondale restaurant. But not everyone is satisfied. Mellow Mushroom’s new plans include a monumental concession […]
Shoppes of Avondale parking study in neutral
RAP wants scope to include larger area in Historic District – By Steve DiMattia – Resident Community News – The meter is still running on a parking study for the historic districts. As reported last month, a Scope of Services for Parking Analysis for the Shoppes of Avondale was prepared by Ghyabi & Associates on […]
Burning question – will Fire Station 14 house rescue unit or engine crew?
By Susanna P. Barton – Resident Community News – More than 150 concerned residents, business owners and firefighters crowded the auditorium at FSCJ Kent Campus for a town hall meeting last month hosted by District 14 City Councilman Jim Love and Fire Chief Martin Senterfitt. At issue is a potential asset re-allocation at Avondale’s […]
A century of Eagle Scouts: Scouting leaders have trong legacy in Historic District
By Steve DiMattia – Resident Community News – Eagle Scout Riley Sapora was standing on a mountain summit in Costa Rica with a group of fellow students when suddenly one member fell over a ledge, slipping 10 feet into a crevice where his leg got stuck. Everyone froze. Except Sapora. He climbed down and the […]
Council honors Garden Club’s 90th with proclamation
The Jacksonville City Council recognized the Garden Club …
The New Green: Sustainable renovations and urban agriculture news — GoLo
By Steve DiMattia Historic neighborhoods can be sustained in many ways, from preservation to legislation. One of the easiest and most accessible is to “GoLO” or Go Local – patronize locally owned, locally operated businesses. “When you shop in historic neighborhoods you not only support the local economy but you also promote sustainability because […]
Messy fun part of Mud Day celebration
Students at St. Johns Presbyterian Preschool got their hands dirty with a distinctive summer celebration. In honor of International Mud Day, the children helped create a slimy mess on the school play yard and even shared commemorative mud pies.
Meet your new principal!
This summer, the principal leadership changed at three of the neighborhood’s largest public middle and elementary schools — including Hendricks Avenue Elementary School, Alfred I. duPont Middle School and Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School. We touched base with the new heads of these fine community schools and learned how excited they are […]
