Never Too Old: Gift shop sales balloon thanks to 81-year-old manager
Ever since Evelyn Peck took over as manager of the gift shop at River Garden Hebrew Home merchandise has been flying off the shelves. The 81-year-old Beauclerc resident, whose husband, Ira, resides at the Mandarin-based senior community, took over managing the small gift shop in the lobby in February 2016. A 20-year member of the […]
Santa leaves North Pole for steamy Jacksonville to benefit Wolfson Children’s Hospital
Wolfson Children’s Hospital learned Jacksonville is a city full of Santa Clauses when it held its annual “Christmas in July” toy donation event July 25. As of 4 p.m. on drop-off day, the hospital had more than doubled its take in toys and online contributions over last year and was still counting, said Carol Chaffin, […]
Goodwill to open large thrift store in Lakewood
The land has been cleared, construction has commenced, and if everything goes as planned, the largest thrift store in Goodwill of North Florida’s stable of retail outlets will open soon on St. Augustine Road in Lakewood. Goodwill is in the process of building a $4.2 million, 25,000-square-foot building on property located at 5953 St. Augustine […]
St. Nicholas Car Wash sold
The St. Nicholas Car Wash, one of the oldest family-owned car washes in Northeast Florida, has been sold. The car wash, which is located at 3237 Beach Boulevard in St. Nicholas Center, was purchased by Jacksonville-based Interlinx Technologies, LLC, according to a press release from Gateway Business Advisors, which brokered the sale. It had been […]
Drainage improvements come to Landon’s track and field
In late June after school recessed for the summer, workmen were finally seen using heavy equipment to improve the drainage on the playing field and surrounding track at Julia Landon College Preparatory School. It’s been more than a year since Jacksonville City Council President Lori Boyer, who represents District 5, allocated $75,000 from her Loblolly […]
San Marco buildings make way for new cancer center
After the groundbreaking ceremony for its new Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center facility June 23, Baptist Health wasted no time tearing down the remaining few buildings that were scattered on the two blocks surrounded by Gary Street and Children’s Way, San Marco Boulevard and Palm Avenue. Meeting the wrecking ball were the brick building at […]
Southbank’s Strand is sold
The latest evidence that the real estate market in Jacksonville’s Southbank is heating up was the recent sale of The Strand on Riverplace Boulevard. The iconic 28-story apartment tower, which is positioned on the lip of the St. Johns River, was purchased July 13 for $64.6 million, a cost of approximately $219,000 per unit, by […]
Residents welcome new restaurant, divided on parking
A 120-seat restaurant is being proposed for the former Cowford Traders location in the Shoppes of Avondale. The applicant is asking for an exception to provide zero parking spaces. Currently, city ordinances require restaurants with more than 100 seats to provide additional parking for clientele. Do you think there are too many restaurants in Avondale […]
