Bold Bean withdraws application to serve food, alcohol outdoors
Despite approval by the City’s Planning Commission, Bold Bean Coffee Roasters in San Marco will not be offering outdoor seating for patrons to consume outside food and beverages they have purchased inside the coffee shop. The City’s Planning and Development Department had approved the application with conditions, including adding two more parking spaces, bicycle parking […]
Renovations planned (again) for Friendship Fountain
District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer is anxiously awaiting the master plan she hopes will take the Riverwalks to the next level, helping to activate the downtown riverfront. The idea for nodes, or thematic pocket parks, along the Southbank and Northbank Riverwalks has been under discussion for several years. The vision was initially developed by the […]
Land Use and Zoning upholds appeal for Certificate of Appropriateness
What some feared may be a precedent-setting move was realized at the Feb. 21 Land Use and Zoning Committee (LUZ) meeting when six councilmembers voted to uphold an appeal by Avondale resident Virginia “Ginger” Harris to add a two-story addition to her landmark 1909 home at the corner of Challen and Riverside Avenues. District 5 […]
One Call consolidation to create one of largest Downtown employers
Three weeks after One Call’s 80-by-16-foot signs were installed at the top of company headquarters, employees and guests celebrated the event with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 12 in the lobby of the 22-story skyscraper at 841 Prudential Dr. The health care management company provides business services in the workers’ compensation industry and is moving 500 […]
New storage facility planned for San Marco
With several sizeable multi-family developments in various stages of planning and construction underway in the San Marco area, the next logical business is soon to follow. A new storage facility called My Neighborhood Storage Center is currently being reviewed by the St. Johns River Water Management District, with a target opening date of early 2019. […]
Students learn kindness is contagious, pass it on
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New preservation board chair loves her historic neighborhood
Who’s your neighbor? Midwest native Nancy Powell grew up in an 1888 Victorian home. Although having lived in one historic home or another for nearly all her life is not a criteria for Riverside Avondale Preservation board membership, it doesn’t hurt that new board chair Nancy Powell developed a deep appreciation for historic structures from any […]
‘Justice for girls’ center celebrates five years making a difference
[su_slider source=”media: 38869,38876,38875,38874,38873,38872,38871,38870″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″][su_slider source=”media: 36751,36754,36755,36753″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] [/su_slider] The Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center celebrated its fifth birthday Jan. 31 with a celebration at the Jessie Ball duPont Center, where the Policy Center has offices, but the story really began nearly 20 years ago. When statewide programming for girls in Florida’s […]
Cummer gardens soil recovers, plants take harder hit
The lower level of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens’ historic gardens remain closed to the public five months after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc Sept. 11, 2017, on yards, homes and business on the riverfront. “But, thanks to an aggressive watering program and some help from Mother Nature in providing a wet winter, I […]
