Community Difference-Makers Honored
Laughter and support rang loudly at the City Rescue Mission’s (CRM) 9th Annual Difference Makers Gala. Held Thursday, May 2 at the Southbank Hotel Jacksonville Riverwalk, the gala served as a celebration of CRM’s achievements and milestones, and it recognized difference-makers who have positively impacted the community. The 2024 Difference Makers honorees were VyStar Credit […]
Charity, Pros Uplift Youth Baseball
In partnership with The Players Alliance and Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ), Walk Off Charities hosted a Spring Baseball Celebration Weekend April 27-28 on the FSCJ campus. The event supported its mission to provide underserved youth with opportunities, resources and access to the game of baseball. Its Spring League Opening Day Celebration, the largest […]
Southbank Development Taking Shape
Development along Jacksonville’s Southbank is progressing as two of its projects – RiversEdge: Life on the St. Johns and Artea at Southbank – continue to evolve. The highly anticipated RiversEdge project by Dallas-based developer Preston Hollow Community Capital LLC (PHCC) will finally start to see vertical construction as Toll Brothers, Inc. begins construction on the […]
Greenscape Hosts Sold-Out Root Ball
Greenscape of Jacksonville feted a sold-out crowd of supporters at its Root Ball 2024 gala. Held May 4 at The Garden Club of Jacksonville, against the backdrop of the St. Johns River, the event raised funds for the organization’s programming and celebrated another successful planting season. Attendees sipped mint juleps beneath the live oaks before […]
DCPS Roundup: Public Forums, Board Elections, New Superintendent
Six public forums remain for families to learn more about the Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) Master Facility Plan (MFP) proposal, ask questions and share feedback. In a May 17 interview, DCPS Board Chairman Darryl Willie said the board hopes these forums will see a “critical mass” of attendance. “We hope that we’ll get a […]
Hitting All the Right Notes
One teen’s journey to find his voice and overcome adversity Seventeen-year-old Dakota Linster has worked hard to find his voice – and not just as the frontman for his band, Eudaimonia. The Riverside resident has a passion for music. He also plays the drums, plans to learn the keyboard and one day hopes to learn […]
City Council Considers Incentives for “More Ambitious” Development
A $58.79 million incentives package is going before the Jacksonville City Council for Miami-based Related Group’s proposed Southbank development. The 3.02-acre parcel, located at 835 Museum Cir., was the site of former local landmark River City Brewing Company, which was demolished in July 2022 to clear the way for Related’s intended development. Progress on the […]
The Way We Were: A Tribute to Bill Carter
By George N. Martin, Guest Contributor Our house was within a block of what became known as Ortega Village – a small group of stores that included Banner Grocery, a barber shop, a small mercantile store owned by a neighbor, Mrs. Varnadoe, and the sundries store Doc Ingram’s. Many childhood memories come to mind about […]
Tougher Enforcement Coming for Derelict Vessels
Efforts to strengthen the enforcement of ordinances that limit long-term anchoring and abandoned vessels in Jacksonville waterways are progressing with the help of the city’s Office of General Counsel, according to Jacksonville Waterways Commission member Mike Barker. The city’s legal minds are currently working to combine two ordinances that govern these issues in order to […]
