Affordable prices, new businesses spur Murray Hill revitalization
Residents and business owners in Murray Hill have more than a centennial to celebrate this month. While recognizing the 100th anniversary of incorporation in 1916 as a good reason to throw a party, the real news is what could be Murray Hill’s comeback. First platted in 1906, Murray Hill’s residential growth was steady for four […]
New YMCA opens in Brooklyn to serve diverse community
The Winston Family YMCA opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 26 to much applause from nearly 500 well-wishers, supporters and members, many of whom sported “I survived Yates” T-shirts, poking fun at maintenance issues at the aging Yates Family YMCA. The new $21 million flagship branch replaces the Yates Y, which served the […]
Many development projects proposed for Historic District
Plans are in the works for a vacant lot at the corner of Stockton and College Streets to be developed into two multi-story live/work units. At its Aug. 18 meeting, the Planning Commission approved two applications submitted by Hunter Hayden, of Hayden Hawk Investment Group, who wants to subdivide a 72×117-foot lot into two 36×117-foot […]
New liquor store to open near Naval Air Station Jacksonville
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits is planning to open a new two-story store later this year at 6313 Roosevelt Blvd., in the Target Plaza next to Naval Air Station Jacksonville. It will replace the current building a mile north in the Venetia Village retail center. More than 8,000 square feet of retail space is under […]
If these Walls Could Talk : Four sisters re-live childhood, youth in Avondale home
If the 80-year-old Ward family home at 4236 St. Johns Avenue could talk, it might have a lot to say about the six sisters who grew up within its walls. Built in 1937 for William “Buck” Ward and Ruth Burt Ward – classmates at Robert E. Lee High School, the two-story brick house was home […]
Revolutionary War coin found in Old Ortega yard
Chip Kirkpatrick is still digging up history in Old Ortega. His latest find includes a gold-plated, silver-colored Victorian-era coin purse, or flapper’s purse, popular from the late 1800s to the 1920s. Using his metal detecting skills, a curiosity for finding lost objects and a passion for uncovering the past, Kirkpatrick unearthed the purse from four […]
Local Republican women honor federation’s oldest member
Arlington resident Dr. Marian Hall, 103, was doubly honored by a Who’s Who list of local Republican leaders who gathered at the Lexington Hotel Aug. 11 to wish her a happy birthday and to acknowledge her as the oldest living member of the National Republican Women’s Federation. Hall received a certificate from the National Federation […]
Avondale woman goes to the dogs
Soft-hearted doesn’t begin to describe Avondale resident Rebekah Harp. A Special Education teacher at W.E. Cherry Elementary in Clay County, Harp has an affinity for special-needs dogs and kids. Harp did not go out of her way to get these dogs. Someone would tell her about an abused or abandoned dog and she would spring […]
