Artist Walk inches closer to completion
City Council gavels another 5-million investment The City of Jacksonville is investing $8.8 million in the Artist Walk streetscape project with an adjoining skate park where the preliminary groundwork is underway east of Riverside Park in the Five Points neighborhood. Shannon Blankenship, director of the Riverside Arts Market (RAM), anticipates a significant increase in vendor […]
Industry experts predict housing market maintains strength into 2022
Local real estate professionals are solidly in agreement that the home-buying frenzy in the past two to three years will continue, albeit at a slowing pace, throughout 2022. The pandemic’s obvious side effects coupled with low mortgage rates and office workers moving from in-office to remote work have created a perfect storm for the housing […]
Eastside hosts sixth annual Melanin Market, Black History Parade
It was originally called Florida Avenue. In 1995, the City of Jacksonville renamed the Eastside street A. Philip Randolph Boulevard after the nationally lauded Civil Rights leader — and local hero — Asa Philip Randolph. This Saturday, Feb. 19, participants will honor the trail he blazed as they walk down his boulevard in Melanin Market’s […]
Love isn’t just for lovers
How to share the spirit of Valentine’s Day with anyone Valentine’s Day is a lovely idea and all, but you don’t need a holiday—or even a reason—to show someone love. Nor do you need to be “in love” with them to express your appreciation for who they are, what they do or how they affect […]
Residents, businesses jazzed for Edgewood Avenue improvements
Construction is scheduled to begin next fall on $2.6 million in pedestrian safety, beautification and parking improvements on Edgewood Avenue between US 17 and Lenox Avenue. Businesses along the main street through the neighborhood are excited for the added crosswalks with flashing caution lights and more parking spaces that are features of the Florida Department […]
Miracle Babies Now Thriving Twins
Parents praise Wolfson NICU intervention Across town, two sets of twins—teens and toddlers—are thriving today thanks to Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s exceptional NICU. The premature high-risk infants spent the first weeks of their lives in the neonatal intensive care unit where, by all accounts, “miracle workers” kept them alive and nurtured their tiny bodies through critical […]
Vista Brooklyn apartments sell for record-setting price
An affiliate of Bristol Development Group and Hallmark Partners has announced the sale of Vista Brooklyn, 200 Riverside Avenue. A partner of Capital Square, listed as CS 1031 Vista Brooklyn Apartments DST, purchased the apartments for $126,300,000, the highest price ever paid for an apartment building in Jacksonville. Vista Brooklyn opened in 2021 and is […]
JASMYN breaks ground
More than $1.6 million raised for Safe Place Campaign Safe Place Project takes a giant leap forward, as funding will help to increase health services and programs for LGBTQ+ youth, to include outdoor recreation, as well as a an endowment for maintenance of the campus following the expansion. A celebratory groundbreaking to initiate several projects […]
