Lee High School celebrates renovation with ribbon cutting
Called “oldest newest high school in City” One of Duval County’s oldest schools, Robert E. Lee High, 1200 McDuff Ave. S., celebrated the completion of its $35 million renovation project with a ribbon cutting on Sept. 23. Renovation of the 110,000 square-foot, three-story, historic classroom building originally built in 1927 was performed by Ajax Building […]
Five months later, Commander redevelopment on round three of site plan
Mass and scale still a huge issue for nearby homeowners By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Residents on DuPont Circle may – after 50 years – see more of the light of day. The shadow cast from the 170-foot-tall Commander Tower Apartments would be significantly smaller according to the most recent plans offered by […]
Residents turn out to offer ideas for improving 5 Points traffic flow
By Stephen Kindland Resident Community News More than 80 people came up with a litany of suggestions on how to improve traffic flow in the 5 Points area and how to make the busy commercial district safer for pedestrians and bicyclists during a recent public forum. The forum – held Sept. 17 at Sun-Ray Cinema […]
Attention Boaters! FEC Railroad Bridge Repair Schedule
Due to mechanical failure, the FEC Railroad Bridge across the St Johns River in Jacksonville has been placed on a limited opening schedule. This bridge will remain open to navigation from 9 to 10 a.m., 2 to 3 p.m. and from 7 to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday, and on Saturday and Sunday from 9 […]
District 5 Town Hall Meetings Notice
Councilwoman Lori Boyer, City Council District 5, is hosting two neighborhood Town Hall meetings in October. The first will be on Thursday, Oct. 10, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Balis Community Center, 1513 LaSalle Street. Topics will include Balis Community Center programming and an update on East San Marco (Publix). The second meeting will […]
Local medical centers ranked high by U.S. News and World Report
Baptist Medical Center and UF Health Shands among Best Hospitals Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville and Baptist Medical Center South, which share a license, were again ranked No. 1 among metro Jacksonville hospitals in the U.S. News and World Report annual Best Hospital rankings. The hospitals also ranked fourth in Florida, up from fifth last year. […]
New business update in San Marco
Finance A high profile Chase bank, under construction since mid-June at the corner of San Jose and University boulevards, is tentatively scheduled to be completed in early October, according to a site supervisor for Ecker Construction out of Atlanta. Chase has earlier announced that it was continuing its Florida expansion, with plans for more than […]
Outlook bright for condo ownership in older neighborhoods
By Lorrie DeFrank Resident Community News High demand for and low inventory of condominiums in Jacksonville’s Historic Districts and older neighborhoods seem to be strong indicators of an economic upturn. The current bright status of the condo market contrasts the gloom of just a few years ago when prices plummeted, homeowners associations struggled with deficits, […]
