Real Estate Sales Ignite Further Interest in San Marco
The long-anticipated and now eminent opening of the Publix center at the corner of Hendricks Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard has become the catalyst for increased interest in San Marco real estate, as evidenced by the recent sale of two prominent office buildings at 1639 and 1649 Atlantic Boulevard. The building at 1639 Atlantic Boulevard sold […]
Memorial Park Association launches Life Scrolls exhibit at MOSH
More than 70 guests attended the Nov. 12 opening night reception hosted by the Memorial Park Association for its exhibit of The Life Scrolls at the Museum of Science & History. The exhibit provides an intimate look at some of the 1,771 men and women from Florida who gave their lives serving the United States […]
JEA completes ‘poles to holes’ utility lines conversion in Ortega Point North community
JEA, AT&T and Comcast announced on Nov. 30 their completion of work to convert the existing overhead utility lines to underground in the Ortega Point North Overhead to Underground Utility Conversion Project. They requested that any outstanding issues be reported to JEA’s Project Outreach team by Dec. 15, 2021. Upon completion of any outstanding work, […]
Herschel Street/St. Johns Avenue Improvement Project begins in early January
The Florida Department of Transportation begins construction on intersection improvements along St. Johns Avenue (State Road 211) from Herschel Street to Canterbury Street in early January of 2022, weather and schedule permitting, according to a recent press inquiry about the timeline. The FDOT hosted its final public open house to discuss proposed changes to the […]
Fishing pier construction underway in Riverfront Park
The fishing pier under construction at San Marco’s scenic Riverfront Park should discourage casting from the post-Hurricane Irma improved bulkhead in favor of a new 480-square-foot wooden pier at the end of a 40-foot boardwalk. But residents remain concerned that the new pier will only increase traffic to an area that lacks adequate parking today. […]
Theatre Jacksonville Executive Director Sarah Boone Creates Stage Production About Her Mother, Longtime Jacksonville Resident
Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Doris Ruth Lamb, born in 1925. She had hopes and dreams, crushes and relationships, heartbreaks and disappointments … about which her daughter Sarah Boone knew few details until discovering a journal and letters following her death in 2019. Boone, executive director of Theatre Jacksonville, was […]
Walk to End Alzheimer’s Jacksonville raises $275,000
More than 800 people gathered on Dec. 4 at the University of North Florida for Walk to End Alzheimer’s Jacksonville, presented by Baptist Health. They raised $275,000 to fund care and support programs from the Alzheimer’s Association and research for treatment, prevention and, ultimately, a cure. “My mother largely cared for my father who had […]
SouthEast Development Group Proposes New Plan For Riverfront
SouthEast Development Group has plans for a $2 billion project to revitalize Jacksonville’s downtown riverfront. The proposal called “Riverfront Jacksonville” was recently delivered to the Downtown Investment Authority, the City Council, and the mayor’s office. The plans include fifteen acres of riverfront public park space, over 1,000 multi-family apartments and condominiums, a 208-room hotel, a […]
