Modern art aficionado donates sculpture to Hemming Park
Coming on the heels of the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville’s awards gala celebrating 40 icons of arts and culture, one of those 40 honorees has donated a sculpture from his private art collection to Hemming Park. Preston Haskell, of Ortega, and founder of Haskell Company, has permanently relocated a 15-foot-tall painted steel sculpture, called […]
San Marco by Design advances to City Council
As his final act as president of the San Marco Preservation Society during its annual meeting May 16, Andrew Dickson forwarded San Marco by Design, the neighborhood action plan SMPS has labored over for many years, to District 5 City Councilwoman Lori Boyer so she can begin the process of seeing it becomes Jacksonville law. […]
New dermatology center to come to Brooklyn neighborhood
The Brooklyn neighborhood got another boost thanks to a dermatologist’s intention to build a new medical center in a revitalization zone near the corner of Rosselle and Park Street. Dr. Scott Warren of First Coast Mohs Skin Center purchased the properties at 600 and 616 Park Street for $1.3 million through 600 Park Street LLC […]
The District partners going separate, yet amicable ways
Developer Peter Rummell of San Marco has parted ways with his partner and fellow developer, Michael Balanky, of the Southbank. The duo, who had jointly founded the company Elements Development of Jacksonville LLC, had planned together to develop The District – Life Well Lived, until Rummell decided to go it alone. The Southbank healthy living […]
Local entrepreneur putting handprint on 5 Points
Although still working through his due diligence on the property at 1030 Oak Street in 5 Points, entrepreneur Steve Williams has a dream for the spot where Richard’s Sandwich Shoppe served breakfast and lunch since 1980. Richard Abboud, owner of the popular lunch spot, entered into a tentative agreement with Williams in April to sell […]
Residents, muralist bring color to city right-of-way
Two vandals are in the process of making amends after leaving their mark on the new mural, which was recently painted on the bulkhead of the city right-of-way at the end of Inwood Terrace. In late April, muralist Nicole Holderbaum was commissioned by the residents of Inwood Terrace to paint several colorful scenes on the […]
Construction to begin soon on Southbank apartments
For months Southbank residents have been hearing about more than one sizeable construction project that will significantly change their skyline. At the end of June, the first of those projects will break ground. Alliance Residential Company, a development firm based in Phoenix, Arizona, plans to close on the old three-acre Crawdaddy site adjacent to the […]
FDOT finds compromise between bike lanes and on-street parking
When it comes to resurfacing State Road 13, known as Hendricks Avenue in San Marco, it’s been hard to please everyone, but the Florida Department of Transportation certainly has tried. After receiving pushback from the business community in a January public meeting when the FDOT proposed replacing on-street parking with a seven-foot dedicated bike lane […]
