Prospects for San Marco’s future remain bright
After taking time off for the recession, San Marco is seeing a steady influx of new projects from parking garages and restaurants to large-scale apartments under development in the area. With Florida’s population expected to nearly double over the next 30 years, the future of Jacksonville is very bright and the prospects for San Marco […]
Centennial celebration for bank building launches new historic recognition program
It was a double celebration Dec. 15 at Regions Bank in historic 5 Points as well-wishers commemorated the centennial birthday of the bank’s building at 1604 Margaret St. and witnessed the unveiling of a new fundraising program for Riverside Avondale Preservation. Not just the Regions Bank building, but many in Riverside and Avondale are also […]
Residents, businesses want design compatibility from Wendy’s
Updated 1/5/2017 After a public meeting was held Nov. 10 to discuss the razing and rebuilding of the Wendy’s restaurant in 5 Points, District 14 Councilman Jim Love held a closed meeting in City Hall Dec. 7 to allow representatives from Riverside Avondale and local business owners to express their concerns with the proposed re-design. […]
Walkable neighborhoods drawing retail, residential development
Development is spurring big changes in Jacksonville as the city’s unique nature and attractive attributes are drawing many new investors to its urban core. For example, a plethora of new projects and businesses have sprouted up across 5 Points, Riverside’s bohemian neighborhood, and begun to spill over into the Brooklyn area, such as Unity Plaza […]
The Way We Were: Laurina “Sister” Holmes McIver Utsey
Even though most of her years have been spent living on Timuquana Road in Venetia, deep family roots cause Laurina “Sister” Holmes McIver Utsey to regard the Palmer Terrace neighborhood in St. Nicholas as home. A direct descendent of Francis Bagley’s widow, Donna Anna Hogan, who inherited his Spanish land grant of riverfront property extending […]
The Way We Were: Accidental Innkeepers
Thanks to the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926, a Riverside establishment, fondly called The Woodshed, was home to a significant number of tenants during a 35-year period. However, as three local descendants of “accidental innkeepers” Guy and Elma Wood recall, the roots of the imposing three-story Colonial Revival mansion at 1035 Riverside Ave. began in […]
Two from San Marco help redesign girls’ locker room at Bolles
Four senior student athletes – two from San Marco – had a hand in redesigning the new girls’ locker room on the Bolles Upper School campus in San Jose. This summer, several cross-country runners met with the Bolles’ maintenance office to discuss opportunities to improve the girls’ locker room. Prior to this school year, the […]
Wolfson High converts media center into relaxed ‘living room’ setting
New signage and an electronic marquee outside, as well as a fresh new look for its media center, show evidence that subtle transformations are occurring at Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced International Studies and Leadership since it became a dedicated magnet last fall. Gone are 50 desktop computers and the old, well-worn furniture that made […]
School club hopes to lure bluebirds with nesting boxes
The bluebird population in San Marco and elsewhere in Jacksonville might be on the rise this spring. In December, students from The Bolles School installed nesting boxes in Alexandria Oaks Park and River Oaks Park in San Marco, and on the school’s Ponte Vedra and Bartram campuses. Bluebirds are easy to spot. The males are […]
