Youth flag football a breath of fresh air
By Lara Patangan Resident Community News Are you ready for some football? Local children are getting in on the game by participating in the Catholic Flag Football League (CFFL) held September through November on the campus of Assumption Catholic School. CFFL is now in its 14th year and hosts175 kids ranging in age from six […]
Library to stay open, but future unwritten
Tax district would help By Lara Patangan Resident Community News Now that the chapter on library closings has been written for fiscal year 2014, advocates of the straw ballot initiative hope that the story for Jacksonville Public Libraries takes a new twist by moving forward to become an independent tax district. Originally six City libraries […]
Church art ministry presents juried exhibit
Jacksonville Artist Guild at Hendricks Avenue Baptist By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Continuing the Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church tradition of building community partnerships, its Art Ministry team has joined forces with the Jacksonville Artist Guild to present a juried exhibition in the Transitional Gallery. The public is cordially invited to the opening of […]
Southbank Riverwalk facelift begins
Construction schedule football friendly By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Jacksonville media got an unwelcome drenching early last month when Mayor Alvin Brown kicked off construction for the new Southbank Riverwalk with a press conference. Over the sound of rain drumming on the canopy, Karen Bowling, chief administrative officer, said that at the inception […]
Councilwoman Boyer shares task force update
Leadership Jacksonville gets glimpse into process By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Although District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer was not herself a graduate of the organization, the guest speaker at the annual Jacksonville Leadership reunion luncheon on Sept. 26 began her remarks with an acknowledgement of its success. “I think this organization is a […]
Plans for Downtown include restaurants, hotels and more
Commercial developer shares positive economic impact By Nancy Lee Bethea The Resident Community News Like brittle bones, the Laura Street Trio – the Marble Bank Building, the Florida Life Building and the Bisbee Building – plus the old Barnett Bank Building, now has hope of receiving a marrow transplant. On Thursday, Sept. 26, Stephen Atkins, […]
Lee High School celebrates renovation with ribbon cutting
Called “oldest newest high school in City” One of Duval County’s oldest schools, Robert E. Lee High, 1200 McDuff Ave. S., celebrated the completion of its $35 million renovation project with a ribbon cutting on Sept. 23. Renovation of the 110,000 square-foot, three-story, historic classroom building originally built in 1927 was performed by Ajax Building […]
Five months later, Commander redevelopment on round three of site plan
Mass and scale still a huge issue for nearby homeowners By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Residents on DuPont Circle may – after 50 years – see more of the light of day. The shadow cast from the 170-foot-tall Commander Tower Apartments would be significantly smaller according to the most recent plans offered by […]
Residents turn out to offer ideas for improving 5 Points traffic flow
By Stephen Kindland Resident Community News More than 80 people came up with a litany of suggestions on how to improve traffic flow in the 5 Points area and how to make the busy commercial district safer for pedestrians and bicyclists during a recent public forum. The forum – held Sept. 17 at Sun-Ray Cinema […]
