Residents offer suggestions to up trolley ridership
It’s been three months since the Jacksonville Transportation Authority decided to extend the hours of the Riverside/Avondale Night Trolley from once a month to every weekend, thanks to financial support of 14 area businesses. But with ridership lagging well below the required trips per weekend necessary to make it a viable long-term public transportation option, […]
Times-Union Building for Sale
Last month Morris Communications announced they are putting the Times-Union’s 1 Riverside Ave., 18.84-acre property up for sale. While no concrete plans have been announced as to whether the staff and the printing staff will stay on the property, Times-Union Media President Mark Nusbaum says he’s excited about what the future holds for the land. […]
Admin error delays filing of appeal against The Roost
An administrative error effectively re-set the timeclock for the filing deadline of the appeal against an ordinance which would allow developers Ted Stein and J.C. Demetree to put a 150-seat restaurant into the former Deluxe Dry Cleaner and Launderette on Oak Street. Riverside residents Nancy Murrey-Settle, Kevin Pettway, Fred Pope, Jennifer Wolfe, and Roxanne Henkle […]
Modern art aficionado donates sculpture to Hemming Park
Coming on the heels of the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville’s awards gala celebrating 40 icons of arts and culture, one of those 40 honorees has donated a sculpture from his private art collection to Hemming Park. Preston Haskell, of Ortega, and founder of Haskell Company, has permanently relocated a 15-foot-tall painted steel sculpture, called […]
New dermatology center to come to Brooklyn neighborhood
The Brooklyn neighborhood got another boost thanks to a dermatologist’s intention to build a new medical center in a revitalization zone near the corner of Rosselle and Park Street. Dr. Scott Warren of First Coast Mohs Skin Center purchased the properties at 600 and 616 Park Street for $1.3 million through 600 Park Street LLC […]
Local entrepreneur putting handprint on 5 Points
Although still working through his due diligence on the property at 1030 Oak Street in 5 Points, entrepreneur Steve Williams has a dream for the spot where Richard’s Sandwich Shoppe served breakfast and lunch since 1980. Richard Abboud, owner of the popular lunch spot, entered into a tentative agreement with Williams in April to sell […]
Willowbranch Creek remediation settlement withdrawn
After more than a year in negotiation with the City of Jacksonville’s Regulatory Compliance Department (RCD), the Public Works Department – another City entity – chose to pay a $36,160 penalty and withdraw from a signed settlement. This agreement would have entered Public Works into a compliance plan with the Jacksonville Energy Authority (JEA) to […]
Artists chosen for Murray Hill murals
The Murray Hill Preservation Association (MHPA) announced the artists selected for two of four sites for public murals. The first location is a 32- by 16-foot space on the side of Blue Moon Printing and will be painted with a sunflower design by Brenda Kato. The second mural, on the northern wall of the Murray […]
