Alumni forms committee to save name of Robert E. Lee High
What’s in a name? Quite a bit. Just ask the alumni of Robert E. Lee High School. Built in 1927 to meet the needs of a growing city, Lee High School in Riverside joined Andrew Jackson High and Julia E. Landon High as three Jacksonville high schools constructed the same year to replace Duval High […]
RAP, city officials discuss removal of 75 trees from Willowbranch Park
Many Riverside and Avondale residents were shocked to learn recently that the city project to restore the Willowbranch Creek canal could mean the removal of 75 trees from Willowbranch Park, which prompted Riverside Avondale Preservation to seek a meeting with city officials. The plans for the canal restoration along Willowbranch Creek between St. Johns Avenue […]
San Marco Crossing to sport two new identities
San Marco Crossing, the large housing development near the intersection of Kings Avenue and Route 1, has been divided into two separate communities each with a new name and identity. Renamed The Exchange and Barlow, the multi-family apartment complexes will offer luxury apartments in close proximity to San Marco Square but each with its own […]
Residents debate need for name change of Robert E. Lee High school and others: Part 2
My wife Betty and I are writing in opposition to changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School as alumni of the classes of 1966 and 1967 respectively. We met at Lee, married and have been married 51years. As graduates of Lee, we are true Generals as are so many of the young […]
Residents debate need for name change of Robert E. Lee High school and others: Part 1
This is a very difficult decision and should not be made as an immediate, knee-jerk reaction to pressure brought by either those favoring change or those opposing it. We encourage the Duval County School Board to consider it carefully and allow further thoughtful input from both positions. On balance, however, we are convinced that the […]
Coker Law attorneys included among The Best Lawyers in America
Fourteen attorneys fromCoker Law have been included in the 2021 listing of The Best Lawyers in America’s 27th edition. Included within the listings are is attorneys Howard Coker, Dan Iracki, Matthew Posgay, Jake Schickel, Charles Sorenson, Steve Watrel, Rufus Pennington III, Fraz Ahmed, Chelsea Harris, Janeen Kirch, Chase Sorenson, Aaron Sprague, David Thompson, and Lindsay […]
Millers Creek Special Tax District hires new attorney to pursue litigation
In July, the Millers Creek Special Tax District board hired a new attorney to confront litigation in a contract dispute with the company it hired to dredge Millers Creek. In March, DredgIt, a Texas-based dredging company cited the unknown nature of COVID-19 and walked off its job of removing sediment from Millers Creek. Unwilling to […]
Cemetery to expand onto Calico Corners site
Hardage-Giddens Oaklawn Cemetery and its popular event venue, Legacy Lodge, is due to get more exposure to travelers on San Jose Boulevard thanks to the funeral company’s purchase of an iconic fabric store next door. A casualty of business closures due to the Coronavirus, Calico Corners, a fabric store in Lakewood that specialized in decorator […]
