Prospects for San Marco’s future remain bright
After taking time off for the recession, San Marco is seeing a steady influx of new projects from parking garages and restaurants to large-scale apartments under development in the area. With Florida’s population expected to nearly double over the next 30 years, the future of Jacksonville is very bright and the prospects for San Marco […]
Centennial celebration for bank building launches new historic recognition program
It was a double celebration Dec. 15 at Regions Bank in historic 5 Points as well-wishers commemorated the centennial birthday of the bank’s building at 1604 Margaret St. and witnessed the unveiling of a new fundraising program for Riverside Avondale Preservation. Not just the Regions Bank building, but many in Riverside and Avondale are also […]
Residents, businesses want design compatibility from Wendy’s
Updated 1/5/2017 After a public meeting was held Nov. 10 to discuss the razing and rebuilding of the Wendy’s restaurant in 5 Points, District 14 Councilman Jim Love held a closed meeting in City Hall Dec. 7 to allow representatives from Riverside Avondale and local business owners to express their concerns with the proposed re-design. […]
Walkable neighborhoods drawing retail, residential development
Development is spurring big changes in Jacksonville as the city’s unique nature and attractive attributes are drawing many new investors to its urban core. For example, a plethora of new projects and businesses have sprouted up across 5 Points, Riverside’s bohemian neighborhood, and begun to spill over into the Brooklyn area, such as Unity Plaza […]
Local University Women celebrate 90 years
San Jose author Dorothy Fletcher was the keynote speaker during the 90th Anniversary Celebration of the Jacksonville Branch of the American Association of University (AAUW) Women Dec. 10 at Bistro Aix in San Marco. Fletcher, who has published seven books and has had poetry appear in more than 80 literary magazines, spoke about the history […]
For 85 years, Garden Circle seeks to beautify San Marco
For the past 85 years, the San Marco Garden Circle, a small group of women, bonded by a mutual love of gardening, has taken it upon themselves to beautify their neighborhood. Balis Park’s sparkling Christmas tree, Kings Road Park’s festive holiday decorations, Landon Park’s rose garden, and the routine mulching and maintenance of landscaping in […]
Looking back at Jessie Ball duPont Center’s first year
The transformation of the former Haydon Burns Library into the Jessie Ball duPont Center did much more than preserve an architectural treasure. It designated Northeast Florida as a respected model of collaboration among nonprofit organizations. The building’s airy design fosters communication among its nonprofit tenants and the group concept provides innovative opportunities to bring the […]
Cookie mommas bring touch of home to men in prison
Making cookies for Julie Seals’ prison ministry is like sending a “big hug of home,” said Lori Ibach. Ibach, who lives in San Marco, is one of 12 “Cookie Makin’ Mommas” who gather in Suzanne Honeycutt’s San Marco kitchen each month to make more than 16 dozen cookies for Julie Seals’ prison ministry that serves […]
