Wendy’s 5 Points design in question
Critics feel character too modern for historic district The 5 Points Wendy’s restaurant located at 2006 Park Street is a 42-year-old neighborhood icon, albeit a tired one, and soon that icon will sport a fresh, new look. In keeping with a corporate move, which began in 2012 to overhaul the look of its restaurants, Wendy’s […]
Flying Iguana is a no-go in San Marco Square
It looks like the Flying Iguana is not coming to San Marco Square after all. Unable to work out a financially feasible parking solution to accommodate the 150-seat restaurant he planned to install in the Stellers Gallery building adjacent to the fire station, restaurateur Al Mansur decided to pull out of a deal where he […]
Appeal against new Avondale restaurant settled, with conditions
A settlement has been reached between Avondale resident Alicia Grant and the restaurant group interested in leasing space in the Shoppes of Avondale at the site of the former Cowford Traders shop. Grant had appealed the City of Jacksonville Planning Commission’s Aug. 18 decision to allow New York-based BMR Dining Group to install a new […]
The Loop lands on new location
Fans of The Loop Pizza Grill won’t have far to go to dine at its newest waterfront location. After months of speculation among local residents, it was announced Nov. 18 that The Loop would become the first tenant in The Bridge at Sadler Point, a multi-use 18,000-square-foot building at 4619 Roosevelt Blvd., with entrance to […]
Daily’s opens second station in San Marco area
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, City Council President Lori Boyer and several Jacksonville Jaguars football players were on hand as First Coast Energy President and Chief Executive Officer Aubrey Edge celebrated the opening of a second Daily’s Dash location in the San Marco area in less than a year. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at […]
DDRB expresses concerns about proposed high rise on Southbank
It was back to the drawing board, so to speak, for the Ventures Development Group which had at first requested that the Downtown Development Review Board grant conceptual approval during its meeting Oct. 20 for the developer’s planned 250-unit high-rise apartment building on land adjacent to the Aetna Building and the railroad tracks on the […]
Baptist to build Southbank parking garage
In addition to the towering Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center building, which is currently being constructed on San Marco Boulevard in North San Marco, the folks at Baptist Health may soon be engaged in another sizable building project on the Southbank side of Interstate 95 near Wolfson Children’s Hospital. In a meeting held Oct.20 at […]
City to install Love Locks location on Southbank Riverwalk
Love Locks is coming to Jacksonville. In the future, the Jacksonville Parks and Recreation Department plans to make a special place along the Southbank Riverwalk for strolling couples to leave padlocks to symbolize their affection, said Jill Enz, a landscape architect with the city Parks and Recreation Department during a meeting of the Downtown Dwellers […]
