Wendy’s 5 Points design in question
Critics feel character too modern for historic district The 5 Points Wendy’s restaurant located at 2006 Park Street is a 42-year-old neighborhood icon, albeit a tired one, and soon that icon will sport a fresh, new look. In keeping with a corporate move, which began in 2012 to overhaul the look of its restaurants, Wendy’s […]
Flying Iguana is a no-go in San Marco Square
It looks like the Flying Iguana is not coming to San Marco Square after all. Unable to work out a financially feasible parking solution to accommodate the 150-seat restaurant he planned to install in the Stellers Gallery building adjacent to the fire station, restaurateur Al Mansur decided to pull out of a deal where he […]
Appeal against new Avondale restaurant settled, with conditions
A settlement has been reached between Avondale resident Alicia Grant and the restaurant group interested in leasing space in the Shoppes of Avondale at the site of the former Cowford Traders shop. Grant had appealed the City of Jacksonville Planning Commission’s Aug. 18 decision to allow New York-based BMR Dining Group to install a new […]
Baptist Health to partner with Walgreens
Baptist Health made another contribution to its “mission to change healthcare for good” for the residents in the northeast Florida region when it announced a new special partnership with pharmaceutical giant Walgreens during a press conference at its hospital on the Southbank Nov. 16. As part of the agreement, Baptist’s retail pharmacy operations will open […]
JTA board to hear Skyway recommendations
Expanding the Skyway to San Marco and Riverside could be among the recommendations submitted to the Jacksonville Transportation at its Dec. 8 board meeting. For the past year, a subcommittee has been studying how to modernize the 27-year-old people mover system. Public sentiment is strong for extending the system to Jacksonville’s sports complexes, San Marco […]
Boyer seeks coordination in city waterways projects
Perhaps it could be considered a call to action. Although finding better ways to coordinate a citywide effort to enhance Jacksonville’s waterways in an inexpensive way was “not on her radar six months ago,” City Council President Lori Boyer is now rallying the troops to make it a priority. Realizing “our natural assets are our […]
Contractor gives profit back to Memorial Park Association
After the completion of the restoration of Memorial Park’s center oval green, members of the Memorial Park Association and officials from the City of Jacksonville met in the park Nov. 22 with representatives of J. B. Coxwell Contracting, Inc., who presented the association with a check for $30,000. J.B. Coxwell had been awarded the $283,000 […]
Future of Lakeside corner finally revealed
For months, passersby have been teased by a series of signs advertising some pretty outlandish businesses coming to the corner of San Juan Avenue and Herschel Street, the former site of a gas station and tire company owned by the Thebaut family. John Williams, who purchased the 0.34-acre property at 4323 Herschel St. in May, […]
Bishopgate Lane right-of-way to remain open to river
After publishing in November that Atlanta-based TriBridge Residential, LLC had applied to have 10 feet on either side of Bishopgate Lane deeded to the development, The Resident was notified the deed application was withdrawn. An earlier design indicating multifamily apartment buildings on both sides of Bishopgate Lane with a connecting arch over the right-of-way would […]
