Great Cities Symposium 2023 Welcomed AG Lafley
Scenic Jacksonville hosted its Great Cities Symposium 2023 at the Garden Club Jacksonville on Wednesday, Oct. 4, with guest speaker AG Lafley. The former CEO of Proctor & Gamble, Lafley shared his insight and experience as a civic and nonprofit leader with more than 350 engaged Jacksonville community members and city leaders in attendance, including […]
Peace Park Labyrinth Project on Track for 2024 Installation
A project to build an 11-circuit stone labyrinth in Riverside’s Peace Memorial Rose Garden Park is on track for construction to begin in 2024. Friends of the Labyrinth committee members say they are halfway to reaching their goal thanks to support from several sustaining sponsors and three successful fundraising events this fall. Riverside residents Hazel […]
Historical Society Breaks Ground on Jacksonville History Center
The Jacksonville Historical Society (JHS) held a groundbreaking ceremony last month to celebrate the first phase of work on The Jacksonville History Center – the city’s first museum dedicated to showcasing Jacksonville’s rich history. JHS board members and city officials participated in the event, held in front of the historic Florida Casket Company building on […]
Socially Sulzbacher
Transformations, Sulzbacher’s largest annual fundraising event, was held Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Donna Deegan addressed the crowd, which also heard success stories from Sulzbacher clients. Funds raised contribute crucial operating dollars that support the agency’s comprehensive programs and services for homeless men, women and […]
Digging Up Dirt: An update on San Marco Refresh 2.0
San Marco residents and visitors will see changes coming to San Marco Square as crews will begin re-landscaping work in Balis Park in the early days of November as part of San Marco Refresh 2.0. The Resident News reported last month on this collaborative initiative between the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS), San Marco Merchants […]
Improvements Ahead for Edgewood Avenue South
Phase one construction has begun for the Edgewood Avenue South from Roosevelt Boulevard to Cassat Avenue Roadway Improvements project. The project began earlier this summer and is expected to wrap summer 2024 at an estimated cost of $7.66 million with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The contractor for this project is Superior Construction. Currently […]
McClary Magic
Two Avondale residents, Glen and Marisol McClary, have turned their Pine Street home into what they dubbed the “Encanto Magical Casita of Avondale,” complete with bright colors, lighted flowers, and scenes from the Disney animated movie, “Encanto,” which, according to the movie’s website, features the Madrigal family, “who live hidden in the mountains of Columbia, […]
Shindig
Sanctuary on 8th Street threw its annual fundraising event, Shindig, on Oct. 5 from 6-9 p.m. at the Brick and Beam in historic Springfield. The event supports the maintenance and growth of Sanctuary’s youth programs and feautured. Made possible by the Delores Barr Weaver Forever Event Fund, Shindig featured food and drink, a silent auction […]
