Buying or selling, the real estate market is back on track
Low interest rates for buyers, low inventory for sellers make for a balanced market By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News After years of languishing in the basement, San Marco’s real estate market has moved back upstairs and flung open the doors and windows to welcome in the sunshine of recovery. The best news is that, […]
Courthouse doors challenging for disabled
By Caren Burmeister Resident Community News The Duval County Courthouse’s tall, heavy doors can be challenging to open, even for an abled-bodied person. But for someone who uses a wheelchair or walker, it can seem insurmountable. “Due to their [the doors] size and weight, they’re very difficult to open,” said Sharon Hoffmeyer, a member of […]
Setting up the Kids Spring Garden
Vermi-composting By Victoria Register-Freeman Resident Community News My three-year-old grandson is already a gardener. He knows that plants need water when their leaves curl and that carrots should not be pulled up hourly to monitor their growth. He knows the tiny red tomatoes he loves to pop into his mouth come from Publishers Clearing House. […]
March officially proclaimed St. Johns River Month by Mayor Brown
Protecting the river begins at home It’s officially St. Johns River Month, as proclaimed by Mayor Alvin Brown and the 18th annual St. Johns River Cleanup & Celebration on Saturday, Mar. 16, is Jacksonville’s kick-off event for the Florida Great American Cleanup. Even if you’re not a swimmer, boater or otherwise lover of our waterways, […]
Buying or selling, the real estate market is back on track
Low interest rates for buyers, low inventory for sellers make for a balanced market By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News After years of languishing in the basement, the Historic District’s real estate market has moved back upstairs and flung open the doors and windows to welcome in the sunshine of recovery. The best news is […]
JAX2025 “Transportation Vision” key to achieving others?
Is “smart parking app” first step? By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News One thing that many who attended the second of five JAX2025 participatory events agreed upon was that “fixing” transportation was key to achieving the vision for the other nine categories. As the U.S. city with the largest landmass, Jacksonville is a lot […]
Libraries may need tax district to survive
By Abigail Wright Resident Community News Nearly 26,000 signatures are needed on a petition by Fall 2013 to put a straw ballot for an independent library district on the polls in 2014. According to Dr. Laura Lane of the Jacksonville Community Council, Inc. (JCCI), the purpose of the poll is to allow residents the opportunity […]
Citizen tip on attempted home burglary
Editor’s Note: When Avondale resident Warren Trojanosky alerted The Resident News late last month about an attempted home invasion on Lechlade Street, our February issue had already gone to press. Since receiving that tip, we’ve taken a look at burglaries reported on the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office website of crime listings during the last week of […]
