Groundbreaking of roadway to Jacksonville National Cemetery
As families celebrate veterans, they can look forward to improvements to the Jacksonville National Cemetery and the work that’s been done to honor our nation’s fallen right here in North Florida. A small crowd gathered Friday Nov. 8 for the groundbreaking of a new road, the North Jacksonville Parkway, that will make it much easier […]
Fate of former Deluxe Laundry and Cleaners building still uncertain
The long vacant former Deluxe Laundry and Cleaners building has remained greatly unchanged for the past several years, except for the boards put over the windows after the building was condemned in February. But a special magistrate hearing, held Oct. 10 ruled that building owner Anthony Saleeba has 90 days to correct the building’s code […]
Residents share concerns during DeFoor Town Hall
More than 100 residents, city and elected officials, including At-Large City Council Members Matt Carlucci and Tommy Hazouri gathered for Councilwoman Randy DeFoor’s first area town hall since her election in May of this year. The meeting was conducted at Riverside Presbyterian Church Oct. 24. During the meeting, DeFoor, who represents District 14, and others […]
Dredging is in process on Millers Creek
The long-discussed Millers Creek dredging project became a reality in early October, when DredgIt, a fully integrated sediment management company from Houston, Texas, set up shop on land owned by Korean First Baptist Church adjacent to the creek. DredgIt started mobilizing its equipment on Sept. 30, a task that took two weeks, said Michelle Wright, […]
Ventures apartment building close to construction
Developers of a new apartment building on the Southbank are much closer to breaking ground on a project that was once controversial but now has the go-ahead from the City. Ventures Development Group had originally proposed constructing an apartment tower of up to 300 units on nearly three acres, near Baptist Health and Wolfson Children’s […]
Bring on the bulldozers, Publix is coming
Anticipation pervaded the room as more than 200 San Marco residents crowded into the fellowship hall at Southside Baptist Church to view renderings and learn the details about Regency Center’s plans to build a new Publix on its East San Marco property at the corner of Hendricks Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard. The project, which is […]
Best-selling author wows capacity crowd at Southside Baptist Church
Every seat in the sanctuary – including the balcony – of Southside Baptist Church was filled to capacity as more than 650 avid readers came to hear New York Times best-selling author Amor Towles discuss his second book, A Gentleman in Moscow. The evening with Towles, whose debut novel is The Age of Civility, was […]
San Marco East Business Association welcomes visiting first responders
When Hurricane Dorian began its trek north after leveling the Bahamas, the First Coast was spared its wrath, but thanks to members of the San Marco East Business Association (SMEBA), a temporary home was provided for out-of-state visiting First Responders so that Jacksonville could be ready to meet whatever damage the storm incurred. Although many […]
