Financial Fitness 5K ignites local running community
Local runners took their mark and got set for the fall fitness season at the Financial Fitness 5K in San Marco. The race, which began at Fletcher Park at 8 a.m., benefitted the United Way initiative Real$ense and Family Foundations. The race also included two 30-minute yoga sessions from MBody Yoga in San Marco. A […]
Discovery Circle toasts to Ronald McDonald
The city’s aspiring young professionals came out to taste wine and pair with an unlikely combo- fast food favorites. The clever combinations of merlot and a double cheeseburger, pinot grigio and chicken nuggets, who knew? The night, titled ‘Fries With that Wine’ took place Sept. 13 at the Garden Club in Riverside, with support from […]
Merrymakers make SHINDIG place to be
The Garden Club of Jacksonville was the place to be last month when local guests celebrated 20 years of The Sanctuary on 8th Street. The nonprofit organization’s annual fundraiser, SHINDIG, gathered hundreds of local guests. Biscottis, b the bakery and Bono’s catered the gathering, and Grandpa’s Cough Medicine supplied the music. Honorary chairs were Dr. […]
San Jose Lady Golfers Celebrate 50 Years
Lady golfers from all over the Southeast were invited to join in the celebration of a milestone, as the San Jose Country Club Ladies Golf Association Invitational tournament hit it’s 50th year. The group invited past winners and hailed to history with the Zambetti trophy presented to this year’s winner.
Guests, Stories ‘TRANSFORM’ Downtown Event into Sulzbacher Awareness
Many area business leaders and local residents were on-hand for the annual Transformations event, celebrating the Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless. Guests heard stories from local homeless families and individuals and were inspired to help the center lift up the local homeless. Held at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville riverfront, the event included a reception, an […]
Safe crossing: JSO cites jaywalkers in San Marco Square
By Susanna P. Barton Resident Community News Why did the residents cross San Marco Square? To get to the other side, of course. But how they do it has become the recent focus of local Jacksonville Sheriffs Office leaders seeking to enforce safer pedestrian practices citywide. Last month a reader wrote in notifying The Resident […]
You Asked For It: Is there a state law protecting pedestrians in marked crosswalks?
From time to time, readers ask us to help get important questions answered. Last month, a reader posed an important question regarding pedestrians — and what the state laws are mandating their protection in marked crosswalks. The reader’s question and an answer from the state Department of Transportation are below. Do you have a question […]
Has the Mobility Plan fee moratorium spurred development?
With the fee moratorium deadline looming, it depends who you ask By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News With the Mobility Plan fee moratorium scheduled to end Oct. 19, there are two pressing questions: First, did the moratorium spur development? Second, will the moratorium be extended? But beyond those are more philosophical inquiries about the design […]
Boyer heads committee researching ‘context sensitive’ streets
Guidelines support goals of 2030 Mobility Plan By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News Imagine Jacksonville as a city where traffic is managed through extensive use of affordable, reliable mass transit and smart, eco-friendly street design that encourages walking and biking with safe, continuous sidewalks and bike paths. That was the vision put forth a year […]
