A Glowing Visual of San Marco History
San Marco can add another mural to its growing collection with the new glow-in-the-dark mural at the Locals’ Bar, located at 1216 Kings Avenue. Artist Steve Arflin, Jr. of The Arflin Creative Co. began the mural earlier this summer, and it is now completed in all its glowing glory. This is Arflin’s third glow-in-the-dark mural. […]
Board Clears Pearl Street District Final Design
Pearl Street District, the mixed-use development proposed by Gateway Jax, received final approval from the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) last month for three of the five blocks included in its overall project. DDRB granted final approval of the project as a whole in October. With this phase of city review now completed, the project […]
Dream Finders Homes CEO Finds Dream Home in Avondale
After going up for auction last October, the historic Tudor-Revival mansion at 3730 Richmond St. is now under new ownership. Dream Finders Homes, Inc. Founder, President and CEO Patrick Zalupski found the dream home for his family in the sprawling Avondale estate. The 18,100-square-foot mansion is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It […]
Book Launch a Grand Affair
Local writer and The Resident News columnist Susanna Barton launched her newly released book, “Grand Plans: How to Mitigate Geri-Drama in 20 Easy Steps” and the accompanying “Grand Planner,” in early December at the Literary Lounge in Murray Hill and San Marco Bookstore in San Marco Square. “There was a tremendous turnout for both events, […]
VooDoo to Brew in San Marco
Craft beer aficionados can look forward to a new brewery joining Jacksonville’s craft brewery scene, this time in San Marco, as VooDoo Brewing, Co. gets ready to move into the community. The build-out is currently underway at 1974 San Marco Blvd., in the heart of San Marco Square. The brewery will occupy two stories in […]
Hartley, Hughes Join OneJax
In spite of several changes at OneJax in recent months, the agency added two new staff members: Matt Hartley as the Director of Interfaith Programs and MaShonna Hughes as the new Social Media Specialist, a part-time position. As of July 1, 2023, OneJax and the University of North Florida (UNF) terminated its Memo of Understanding […]
New Historic Campus for Jacksonville University College of Law
Jacksonville University College of Law announced its plans to move into a new permanent space in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville at 121 W. Forsyth St., the historic former Atlantic Bank Building, in summer 2024. The College of Law formally signed a long-term lease of more than 50,000 square feet on four contiguous floors of […]
Mayor’s Task Force Funding Approved
Mayor Donna Deegan held a signing ceremony at City Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 13 to enact the near $26 million legislation package for the Mayor’s Task Force. The evening before, at its regularly scheduled meeting, the Jacksonville City Council passed the funding through a series of votes. “This is a transformational moment for Jacksonville. In […]
