Despite accident, no flashing signal planned for Herschel and Pinegrove
If the sound of a Ford F159 truck t-boning a Jeep Cherokee Laredo early on a Saturday morning on Herschel Street wasn’t enough to bring residents running from nearby homes, the additional sound of the Jeep careening off a parked car and flipping upside down was a guaranteed wake-up call. Accidents and near misses are […]
Quarter-century wait for culvert replacement
Although the wheels turn slowly in city government, eventually they do make forward progress. When the year ends, it will also close on the 24th year residents have been waiting for replacement of an arched culvert on Herschel Street that crosses Azalea Creek, also known as Little Fishweir Creek. A CARE [Citizen Active Response […]
Petition drive underway to spur action on Willow Branch Creek
Tired of the lack of progress to complete the clean-up phase from a nearly three-year-old bridge project, residents living near Willow Branch Creek have started a petition, which has garnered responses from concerned citizens outside of Riverside/Avondale. Judging from the 150 responses on Change.org as of press time, people from Atlantic Beach, Jacksonville Beach, […]
DIA stamps approval on major Southbank development
Healthy Town opens naming opportunity following announcement The vision of a San Marco-based development team to “create a place where you can live healthily,” is a large step closer to becoming a reality. On August 26, the Downtown Investment Authority approved a resolution that clears the way for Elements Development of Jacksonville LLC, a partnership […]
Raising puppies that change lives
Imagine adopting an eight-week-old puppy, training it to obey your every command and then, after a year and a half, happily giving it away without looking back. That’s what Kelly and Barrett Gates plan to do. The San Marco husband and wife team are first-time puppy-raisers for Canine Companions for Independence, a nonprofit organization that […]
River Road residents seek enforcement of lower speed limit
New limits spike interest among other neighborhoods Now that 20 mph speed limit signs have been posted on River Road and its adjacent streets, San Marco residents offer mixed reports as to whether the signs have had any impact in calming speeding traffic on the roads near their homes. “Half the people have slowed down […]
Fifth most traveled bridge to be replaced
For the more than 14,000 motorists that regularly use the Lakeside Drive Bridge to cross the Ortega River canal, it is no comfort to learn the thoroughfare they use daily was ranked fifth among “most traveled bridges in need of repair” in Northeast Florida, according to a report from the Florida Department of Transportation. The […]
Public river access preserved, park status under determination
Parties to hammer out memo of understanding A proposed bill to permanently close an access to the St. Johns River in Avondale via a city-owned right-of-way has finally been withdrawn. The bill was originally put on the fast track with the Jacksonville City Council and its removal has left the 60- by 435-foot city property […]
