2013 Preservation Awards
And the award goes to … Several residents and groups in Riverside/Avondale were honored last month at the annual Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission’s 2013 Preservation Awards. Those honored include Jeanmarie Grimsley, Wayne Wood and Riverside Preservation for their role in the heritage education exhibit “Historic Riverside Avondale: Jacksonville’s Hidden Gem” at Jacksonville International Airport, Mike […]
JTA modifies Riverside Trolley service
Starting Monday, June 3, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority will no longer offer trolley services in the downtown segment of Jacksonville. The Authority is discontinuing all operations north of the Jacksonville Landing to the St. James Building, and east to the City Hall Annex Building. The Riverside Trolley will run every ten minutes, Monday through Friday […]
Eagle Scout project honors Fallen Heroes
Attending the dedication ceremony of the Fallen Heroes Memorial at Nathan Bedford Forrest High School back in February, Harrison Conyers IV thought the area around it looked rather shabby. “It was full of weeds and didn’t look so good,” he said. Conyers decided to make the memorial his Eagle Scout project, planning a perennial garden […]
South Jacksonville Historic Buildings – A Center of Activity
Editor’s Note: A story in the March issue of The Resident News incorrectly identified property under redevelopment as the San Marco Train Station. Astute readers brought the error to our attention so The Resident reached out to a local historian to set the record straight. South Jacksonville is taking on a new life. Two of […]
Metro Park noise survey doesn’t measure lower frequencies
Residents complain about rumble, vibration of bass sounds – Last month a noise survey was conducted to determine how nearby neighborhoods are affected by concert events at Metropolitan Park, and the outcome is a medley of voices seeking the harmony of compromise. Results from a City of Jacksonville study of noise levels at Welcome to […]
San Marco Square opens
While earlier last month it appeared that progress on the San Marco Streetscape would be hampered by rainy weather, by the middle of the month San Marco Boulevard was finally opened at the Naldo Avenue roundabout. Although some clean-up work remains, traffic can finally flow southbound on San Marco Blvd. all the way to Hendricks […]
New Cummer exhibit worth racing to see
Great Age of the American Automobile fun for all ages – Though art, generally, is the great imitator of life, the newest “raciest” exhibit at The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens shows how art has influenced the life of the American automobile. Planning ahead very early – having booked two years ago the Museum […]
Larkin Smith’s passion for art lives on at MOCA
First tribute brings tears to family’s eyes – A trustee’s legacy comes to life at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville in a tender photographic portrait of a boy on a fog shrouded lake. Boys Tethered, which depicts a boy halfway between childhood and manhood untying a canoe hitched to a wooden dock, is the […]
