Parking problems persist despite spending, striping
For many of the three dozen or so people who attended a community meeting last month on the issue of parking in Riverside and Avondale, it was a flashback to five years ago. And, as several participants noted, not much has changed since 2013. Some streets in the historic district were striped to demarcate legal […]
City still working to make April deadline for ADA compliance
Five years after the City of Jacksonville reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice over noncompliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the April 2018 deadline to get public buildings, parks and sidewalks into compliance fast approaches. When the agreement was made in April 2013 under Mayor Alvin Brown, the City originally […]
Landscape foundation founder speaks at annual Memorial Park meeting
The Memorial Park Association held its annual meeting Jan. 23 at the Haskell Building where guest speaker Charles A. Birnbaum, President, CEO, and founder of The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), gave a witty yet thought-provoking presentation to over 120 attendees on the goal to change the way the association looks at landscaping and how they […]
Stein family sees loved one’s memory live on at Jewish agency
Capping off its year-long celebration of 100 years “helping people help themselves,” Jewish Family & Community Services (JFCS) held a grand reopening Jan. 21 for its renovated and renamed Allison Stein Robbins Building. Previously known as the Dupont Building, the Allison Stein Robbins Building, at 6261 Dupont Station Court E in San Jose, is named […]
Local Jewish agencies agree to merge
The boards of directors for the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville and the Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida unanimously approved the merger of the two organizations at separate meetings in December 2017. The Federation was established in 1939 as a fundraising organization to support the local and global Jewish community. Alan Margolies has been executive […]
FEMA buy-out a gift for St. Nicholas woman who lost everything
Amended Feb. 12, 2018 Bonnie Arnold said she never expected to get such a wonderful gift in such a disagreeable way. Last September Hurricane Irma destroyed her Reed Avenue home and her business, Bonnie’s Floral Designs. “The water was up to the windowsills,” she said. The river water, infused with sewage from a failed JEA […]
Property owner to take developer to court over proposed Southbank high-rise
The owner of the former Aetna building is continuing to fight the proposed development by Ventures Development on the adjacent vacant property on the Southbank. GV-IP Jacksonville Owner LLC is asking the Circuit Court to review a decision by the Downtown Development Review Board that granted several deviations to the plan to build a 13-story […]
Truck route ordinance would deter neighborhood cut-throughs
Truck drivers could soon be getting designated routes through Jacksonville to help them navigate the city while avoiding unnecessary trips down residential streets. District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer, who represents San Marco, said designated truck routes are common in most large cities, but this will be a first for Jacksonville. Ordinance 2017-807 would establish 52 […]
