Goozlepipe & Guttyworks construction under way
By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News The large crane towering over 914 King St. in Riverside signaled the start of construction for Goozlepipe & Guttyworks restaurant. “Depending on weather delays, particularly rain during basement construction, we hope to be substantially complete in nine months. Sometime in October would be my guess [for opening],” said Ed […]
Historic District parking study stalled in planning department
RAP’s transportation committee awaiting response since September By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News In response to the growing concerns over parking in the Historic District, Riverside Avondale Preservation’s Transportation Committee submitted a recommended scope of services for a parking study to the Planning and Development Department. The anticipation was that it would be a relatively […]
Race’s founders, early runners carry fond memories of the early days
Mike Wachholz’s starting line for the 1979 Ortega River Run was a little different than the rest of the field. “I was in the restroom when the cannon went off to start the race,” said Wachholz, an elite local runner competing for the first time in the event. “They said I had some time, but […]
Councilman Clark to sponsor new Mobility Plan fee moratorium legislation
Bill to be introduced Feb. 12 will place three-year moratorium on mobility fees By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News Just four months after a yearlong Mobility Plan fee moratorium ended, a bill for a new waiver is on its way to city council. District 3 Councilman Richard Clark is sponsoring the new legislation, which General […]
SBA Tours Avondale Shops
One Friday in December, Washington came to town. SBA Deputy Administrator Marie Johns toured – and shopped at – three small businesses in historic Avondale to highlight the importance of supporting small businesses during the holiday season. Her visits to Design Additions, the Green Alligator and the Florida Creamery underscored the important role small businesses […]
Good news retrospective
2013 promises to grow upon best laid plans Overall, below the surface, 2012 appeared to be a slow, lackluster economic grind that revealed that we’re still on the brink – but you couldn’t tell by the pace of business growth, zoning challenges, and infrastructure improvements in our neighborhoods. But dig below the surface (in some […]
Riverside, other urban neighborhoods play key roles in Downtown redevelopment
Sustained commercial growth in Riverside and a flurry of legislation passed in December by the Jacksonville City Council are serving as fuel to keep the Downtown revitalization engine running, local business leaders say. Redeveloping Downtown – which has been a priority for Mayor Alvin Brown since he took office 18 months ago – will depend […]
Do public schools make the grade?
New website provides School Facts JAX The Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF) recently released school statistics on their website which indicates that there is both good news and not-so-good news about the public schools in the area. The JPEF is an independent nonprofit organization that believes informed and active citizens together with attentive and […]
