Rash of home burglaries have residents on alert
JSO provides tips for safe surveillance By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Each year at this time, according to one Ortega Forest resident, there seems to be a spike in home and auto burglaries. Statistics shared by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at last month’s Sheriff’s Advisory Council (ShAdCo) meeting for Zone 4, Sector J […]
Councilman excited about potential to “get on the grid”
Jacksonville could be first in country for transportation idea By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Jacksonville needs a little ego boost from time to time and community leaders are working hard to see that it gets it. District 14 Councilman Jim Love is one such leader who recently spent some time thinking outside the […]
Condos vs apartments
What’s the driver for new development? By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News From all appearances, the development bust in Jacksonville is over. Five skinny years in construction followed the heady housing success of the early 2000s and now developers are again coming out in small force with exciting – and yes, controversial – developments […]
New bill to remove barriers to events in public places
Nonprofit event organizers look forward to streamlined application process – There were a lot of questions last month at the second of three Nonprofit Forums when the City’s Risk Management Division met with community stakeholders, nonprofit organizations, businesses, local officials and City Council members. In recent months, Risk Management has heard concerns from numerous event […]
“Crowdfunding” for teachers prevents dipping into own pockets
PowerUP Jax fuels classroom innovation – Many teachers – perhaps the vast majority – have been known to dip into their own wallets a time or two or more to purchase supplies for creative classroom projects. Now a new initiative launched by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund will make it easier for teachers to raise […]
Absence speaks louder than their words
Where were Lakewood residents? – Based on reports of Lakewood residents unhappy about the ad valorem tax increase, District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer was armed and ready to discuss the events leading up to City Council’s vote to increase property tax by 14 percent. The meeting could have been lively, at best, and contentious, at […]
Excellence in healthcare unsustainable without philanthropic giving
Jacksonville is home to the area’s only locally owned and governed healthcare system. That system receives more than 242,000 visits to its emergency centers annually and it includes five MagnetTM- designated hospitals, with 1,101 beds. (A Magnet designation is the gold standard for excellence in patient care and fewer than seven percent of hospitals in […]
Miss Margie’s house demolished for Hallmark Partners project
RAP concerned about demolition of 90-year-old building – Miss Margie’s house stood at the end of Bishopgate Lane for nearly 90 years, now it is gone. Gone without conversation, debate or compromise. Gone without consideration for its historic significance. Demolished into unsalvageable rubble to make way for a Hallmark Partners residential project, the process leading […]
