Roundabouts, safety spur talk of Square redesign
By Susanna P. Barton As the last phases of the San Marco Boulevard road project take shape, District 5 City Councilwoman Lori Boyer, San Marco Preservation Society and the San Marco Merchants Association representatives have been investigating how long term improvements to square traffic can be implemented while streetscape construction is still underway. Doug […]
Restaurant serving up economic development
By Susanna P. Barton One of the neighborhood’s biggest new job-makers is Black Sheep Restaurant, the primary tenant in 5 Points’ nearly complete 1534 Oak Street multi-use building. The business has begun hiring process to bring nearly 65 people onboard, according to spokesman, Allan DeVault. The company is hiring for all positions but does […]
Exceptions to the rules: How PUDs, administrative deviations change landscape
By Steve DiMattia The triangular structure quickly taking shape 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. Without it, San Marco Station may have taken a […]
Talks continue over Mellow Mushroom plans
By Susanna P. Barton There has been no mellowing of discussion between Mellow Mushroom restaurant planners and the newly formed We Love Avondale partnership over the summer. Lunches, meetings and conversations between the opposing groups have been ongoing, according to We Love Avondale founder and Avondale resident Tommy Donahoo. A mid-July meeting, in fact, […]
Retail rumblings
New activity abounds on the local restaurant, bar and retail scene. The Resident has been sniffing out some of these mouthwatering, yet unconfirmed projects. If you know of something that’s in the works or on the drawing board, let us know! Send your whispers to [email protected]. In 5 Points there is talk of turning the […]
A+ retirement celebration for West Riverside teacher
Family, friends and faculty gathered at West Riverside Elementary School last month to celebrate the retirement of Meta Parkinson. Parkinson began as a student at West Riverside and pursued many paths before returning to her alma mater to teach for more than 10 years at the school. The surprise retirement party featured tributes to the […]
City approves field improvements at Ringhaver
By Susanna P. Barton It’s lights, soccer, action at Ringhaver Park’s soccer fields now that the Jacksonville City Council approved more than $188,000 for new lighting and electrical improvements. The council sealed another 10-year license agreement between the city and the Westside Soccer Club for use and management of soccer programming at Ringhaver Park. […]
Ruth Upson Elementary School marks 95-year anniversary
By Amanda Ford At 95 years, Ruth Upson Elementary School is looking toward the future as it reflects on its past. Students, teachers, family and friends of the historic neighborhood school celebrated the milestone with members of the community last month. The 95th anniversary “Lights Camera Action” carnival, helped revelers look ahead […]
