Groundbreaking celebrated at Hope Lodge, Mayo Clinic Campus
With the ceremonial lift of the shovel, the American Cancer Society broke ground Oct. 23 for the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Hope Lodge, a $19.6 million facility which will offer free lodging for patients seeking cancer treatment in the Jacksonville medical community. The groundbreaking ceremony took place at the construction site, located at Mayo […]
Brooklyn Road Diet recommendations include roundabout
Consultants working on a plan to make Riverside Avenue through the Brooklyn area more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly gave their final recommendations to the Downtown Investment Authority Board of Directors Sept. 21. With the goal of reducing accidents, increasing walking and bicycling, and enhancing economic development in that neighborhood, the consultants tweaked their initial recommendations after […]
Irma’s impact not over for unforeseeable future
[su_slider source=”media: 37569,37578,37579,37581,37580,37574,37582,37583,37584,37577,37573,37572,37571,37570,37575,37576″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″][su_slider source=”media: 36751,36754,36755,36753″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] [/su_slider] Boyer calls immediate response good. The numbers are still being tallied but one thing is certain: Hurricane Irma has given San Marco a lot to think about. The historic storm that sent the St. Johns River over its banks Sept. 11, 2017 hit […]
New multi-family housing gets DIA ‘thumbs up’
City Council approval needed for REV Grant What began as a five-story, 50-unit urban-style apartment building has tripled in size in 18 months. When the plans were submitted to the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) in April 2017, the proposed project had grown. In January 2016, The Resident reported a vacant lot behind Clara’s Tidbits […]
Irma delivered a staggering blow, epic wind and flood waters shock residents
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San Marco community comes together in wake of hurricane disaster
San Marco merchants are beginning to see the silver lining, even the hint of a rainbow, as the Hurricane Irma recovery effort turns into an experience in community building. It was evident as people gathered Sept. 23 for San Marco Strong, a fundraiser in a parking lot behind Beer:30, along with other businesses that were […]
Proposed landmark home addition requires approval
Neighbors worry about setting precedents The owner of a landmark home on Challen Avenue is seeking a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission, but some nearby residents aren’t very happy about the proposed modifications. Virginia “Ginger” Harris requested a COA for a two-story rear addition which will attach to a newly-reconstructed garage. […]
Community rallies for landmark, plans underway for Memorial Park
Six months after Memorial Park re-opened following drainage and irrigation upgrades and installation of a new center lawn, Hurricane Irma swept through on Sept. 11, leaving downed branches all over the expansive greenspace and along the walkways. The park only lost one or two large trees, according to Michele Luthin, Memorial Park Association communications director. […]
