New residential tower on Southbank one step closer to development
It was two years ago this month the City of Jacksonville’s Downtown Development Review Board first reviewed conceptual plans for a 250-unit apartment tower to be developed on the Southbank by Ventures Development Group. The plans, however, did not sit well with adjacent property owners Baptist Health and GV-IP Jacksonville Owner LLC, which owns the […]
Men wear pink to raise funds, show support in fight against breast cancer
The third annual Real Men Wear Pink campaign enlisted 34 men – from CEOs and business owners, to attorneys, chefs and the leader of a popular swing band – to support the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Jacksonville. The men were challenged to raise $90,000 this year and had already raised […]
Good community turnout for Murray Hill Park clean-up day
Neighborhoods are joining hands to help put Murray Hill Park back in good shape for the next baseball season. A community clean-up day held Sept. 15 at the park and ballfields on Kingsbury Street in Murray Hill saw 32 residents from the neighborhood as well as Riverside and Avondale come out to clean up trash, […]
Developer announced, incentives package proposed to repurpose Berkman Plaza II condominium
When asked why a Ridgeland, Mississippi company would be interested in development in Jacksonville, Cono Caranna, Barrington Development vice president, said, “Jacksonville is perfect from a developer’s perspective…population, geography and infrastructure.” The relatively new company, established in 2012, couldn’t have chosen a more challenging property when it took on development of the Berkman Plaza II […]
Community garden subject of documentary for competition
Four and a half years after the Emerging Design Professionals group – a Young Architects Forum under the American Institute of Architects – approached Riverside Avondale Preservation asking whether there was a project in which the group could be involved, and RAP offered up a community garden, the AIA Jacksonville Chapter is submitting the finished […]
Technology enables blind musician and friend to make sweet music together
Essentially blind since birth, Paul Kurtz of Ortega Forest hasn’t let blindness hinder his careers or his musical ambitions. Born in 1952, Kurtz has retinopathy of prematurity, a condition caused by oxygen damage to the retina of the eye in an incubator. After learning braille in first grade and typing in second, he was able […]
Cooperation during Riverside church project delights leadership
Leaders of most organizations know change is difficult. It may be especially challenging for a religious organization, which can often hold fast to tradition – sometimes to the detriment of the institution. For the Rev. Steve Goyer, senior pastor at Riverside Presbyterian Church, one recent major change was one he wasn’t looking forward to leading […]
Centuries-old art form still alive in Northeast Florida
Until the French Revolution sent lace makers, along with their patrons, to the guillotine in the late 1700s, the art of handmade bobbin lace was in high demand among royalty. Thankfully, for a group of lace makers in Northeast Florida, the art form is no longer a threat to life. Once a symbol of prestige […]
New Garden Club season full of programs, projects
The Women’s Garden Club of Jacksonville kicked off its 2018-2019 season with an open house, hoping to attract new members and sharing their plans for the year. In the newly repainted ballroom, Garden Circles and other related groups – such as the Budding Gardeners Club, Memorial Park Association and the Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens – […]
