YMCA announces plans for $21 million facility
Project one of several simmering in Brooklyn area – Exercising on the Northbank Riverwalk took on new meaning last month. Officials with YMCA of Florida’s First Coast announced plans for a new glass-fronted, 80,000-square-foot Yates Family YMCA building on the St. Johns riverfront during a private mid-October luncheon. The building, expected to cost nearly $21 […]
Revelers celebrate Clean Water Act’s 40th
St. Johns River supporters gathered at Sadler Point Marina last month for a fete honoring the 40th birthday of the Clean Water Act. The event, which attracted guests of all ages, included trivia, kids’ activities, music and local brew from SweetWater Brewing and food from Super Food Truck. The St. Johns Riverkeeper played host for […]
5 Points Village rezoning application draws ire
Developer’s opponents seek community support for Nov. meetings – A bid to rezone the 5 Points Village shopping center in Riverside has gotten intense push back from local residents and neighborhood enthusiasts who want to see the building’s developer be a better neighbor. November will be a pivotal month for the rezoning debate, as […]
Mellow Mushroom restaurant developers can move forward with plans
Mellow Mushroom restaurant developers can move forward with plans for an Avondale restaurant following key approvals last month from two city agencies. The Jacksonville Historic Commission approved plans for the restaurant at a mid-September meeting. On Sep. 27, the Jacksonville Planning Commission reviewed the designs and approved a rezoning exception that would allow for alcohol […]
New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup
Local fans, preparation move FYC sailing team from dark horse to prominence – At a Florida Yacht Club reception given for the team that competed in the U.S. Qualifying Series (USQS) for the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) Invitational Cup last month, team skipper Greg Griffin said it was the strength of the local supporters […]
Festival promotes neighborhood cycling
District 14 City Councilman Jim Love is looking to the local cycling community to help him promote neighborhood bicycle use as one solution to the Historic District’s multifaceted and growing parking dilemma. This summer, he tapped several local business people — including real estate executive Bob Gittings and local attorneys Steve and Michael Pajcic — […]
Renovations planned to historic Olmstead landmark
Through an Adopt-a-Park agreement with the City of Jacksonville, the Memorial Park Association plans to give Riverside’s historic Memorial Park the “spit-shine it rightfully deserves.” The nonprofit group that has been preserving and protecting the Olmstead Brothers-designed park for the past 30 years aims to mobilize and engage the community during its planning process. The […]
Pink Ribbon Symposium meeting local needs
Before physicians Linda Sylvester and Cynthia Anderson met at Orange Park Cancer Center in 2006, both had admired and worked with a Philadelphia charity called Living Beyond Breast Cancer. Founded in 1991 by radiation oncologist Marisa C. Weiss, M.D., that program was created in response to the public need for information, education, connection, support and […]
