Winterizing your older home
By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News “There’s no winter in Florida,” people who live here like to boast, unless, of course, they live on the First Coast! Especially if they live in an older home. “There’s no question that the Historic District’s older, often drafty and poorly insulated homes present special challenges during winter,” said […]
Haskell donates computers to Big Brothers Big Sisters
It didn’t take much computing for the employees of The Haskell Co. to help their friends at big Brothers Big Sisters. The Riverside-based firm, which already supports the nonprofit organization through a mentoring program, wanted to do more. So last month, Haskell donated computers to Big Brothers Big Sisters for use by organization employees. “At […]
New Downtown event offers more Saturday entertainment options
Community First Saturdays, a new family-friendly Saturday event organized by the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, made its debut in October on the Northbank Riverwalk. Sponsored by Community First Credit Union, Community First Saturdays are designed to bring more people to the city center and other downtown venues during the weekend. The festivals are from 9 […]
Red Kettle ringing a “joyous job”
It’s not a tough job! It’s a joyous job,” said Betsy Gaines, Riverside resident and member of St. John’s Presbyterian Riverside, as she greeted shoppers at the Roosevelt Square Publix during The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign to help feed the hungry. “It’s a way for us and our church to connect with the community […]
Exceptions to the rules: How PUDs, administrative deviations change landscape
By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News The Black Sheep Restaurant on the corners of Margaret and Oak streets in Five Points made extensive use of one. Goozlepipe & Guttyworks on King Street in Riverside did not. Mellow Mushroom in Avondale was going to, but decided against it. The one from 1661 Riverside has people confused. […]
Waffle House to re-open on Roosevelt
By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News A spokesperson from Waffle House, Inc., the Norcross, GA-based company, confirmed that a new Waffle House restaurant will open at the 4271 Roosevelt Boulevard site early next year. Formerly operated under franchisee Northlake Foods, which went into bankruptcy in 2008, this and other Florida Waffle House restaurants were […]
Neighborhood rallies for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
Churches, schools and individuals across the neighborhoods have been reaching out to those affected by last month’s wrath from Hurricane Sandy and the subsequent Nor’easter. Episcopal churches on both sides of the river and Downtown have been raising funds for Episcopal Relief and Development, which provides assistance and recovery aid to devastated areas. A group […]
Revitalized 5 Points Merchants Association has high aspirations
By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News The 5 Points Merchants Association is alive and well. After a long history of sporadic engagement and a six-year dormant period, the revitalized association held its first meeting May 2011 with David Joudi, whose Riverside Liquors & Village Wine Shop is among the oldest stores in the area, serving […]
