Herschel Street creek culvert replacement underway
For residents living on or traveling Herschel Street where it bisects Boone Park, a few months of construction noise and traffic detours will, hopefully, be worth the inconvenience when the creek bridge replacement is complete. Fishweir Creek meanders under the bridge at the intersection with Pine Grove Avenue. The metal pipe-arch culvert built over the […]
Lightning strikes at Taste of Golf event
Although a lightning strike on the clubhouse at TPC Sawgrass darkened the venue for an hour, it did not dampen the spirits of 600 guests who came to enjoy offerings by some of Northeast Florida’s finest chefs June 28 during the 13th Annual Taste of Golf to benefit The First Tee of Northeast Florida. Lack […]
Road resurfacing project delays San Marco area traffic
If you find yourself tapping your brakes as often as you tap your thumbs in impatience, the good news is the State Road 13 (Hendricks Avenue/San Jose Boulevard) road resurfacing and improvements project is about halfway complete. Although the 320-day project has eight phases, many are concurrent. Improvements include driveway improvements at Arcadia Drive […]
Big changes coming to Roosevelt Square Mall
Signs have been posted recently at entrances to the Roosevelt Square Mall that indicate residential may be part of the plan. While sources at Dewberry Capital aren’t forthcoming with details at this time, renderings indicate a pedestrian-friendly open-air mall with sidewalk-style vendors, more landscaping and some new buildings on the property. Stay tuned for details […]
Candidates for Florida governor visit local constituents
Two candidates for the office of governor for the state of Florida dropped in on two occasions to visit supporters and potential constituents. Ron DeSantis, an Iraq war veteran and U.S. Representative for Florida’s Sixth District, was honored at a fundraising reception at the San Jose Country Club June 14, where 80 guests came together […]
The Way We Were: Hannah Himmelfarb Gavronsky
In January Hannah Gavronsky celebrated her 98th birthday surrounded by her children, and several of her 13 grand- and 12 great-grandchildren. Turning 98 may not seem particularly remarkable at a time when the fastest-growing segment of the population are those 80 and older, however, Hannah’s life might well have ended in 1939 when her family […]
SNAP appoints officers, committee chairs
The newly-resurrected St. Nicholas Area Preservation Society (SNAP) got off to a running start June 11 when it appointed new officers and committee chairmen during a meeting at the Mudville Grille. Erik Kaldor agreed to take on the top position of president while Jep and Amy Larkin assented to share the role of vice president. […]
Entrepreneur purchases property to fight blight on Philips Highway
Ever since Bryan Croft moved his business, Holmes Custom, from 1640 San Marco Blvd. to its present location at 2021 St. Augustine Road in 2010, he has dreamed of buying Florida House, an abandoned juvenile residential facility owned by the state, just so he could tear it down and clean up the neighborhood. “From my […]
New neighbors on the Southbank, The District deal almost sealed
The clock is ticking toward closing the deal on what will be the largest development project by acreage and impact to come along for downtown Jacksonville. It is a deal that “is not uncomplicated,” said Michael Munz, a partner in The District—A Life Well Lived, a mixed-use development proposed for the Southbank. Munz and his […]
