Avondale residents challenge others to support Hemming Park
Pajcics make gift to kickstart fundraising A little more than two months after City Hall withheld the $150,000 June payment to the Friends of Hemming Park – which prompted CEO Vince Cavin to loan the nonprofit $7,000 to meet payroll in July – City Council voted 18 to 1 on Aug. 11 to approve a […]
Clean city water now available to Larsen Acres residents
JEA, City offer special payment programs to assist residents with hook-up fees Larsen Acres resident Joann Hogan can recall a time 40 years ago when she was a child and the water at her house was pure. “I’ve lived here all my life,” said Hogan, who lives on Marguerite Street. “My grandmother’s water was so […]
Communication needed in bike-pedestrian study
Deadline for public comment nears There is still time for local pedestrians and bicyclists to share concerns with a consulting firm hired by the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization to study bicycling and walking routes in Riverside and San Marco. The last day public comment will be accepted is Friday, August 7, said Marci Larson, […]
Traffic calming measures on River Road finally addressed
New speed limit signs installed after push from residents After nearly three years of town meetings, discussions between residents and city officials as well as a grassroots effort by neighborhood volunteers, frustrated residents are finally getting satisfaction: The speed limit on River Road is now 20 mph. After petitioning homeowners door-to-door, something tangible has […]
Community reacts to shooting, rallies to support family
[su_carousel source=”media: 32346,32347,32348,32350,32351″ link=”lightbox” title=”no”][su_custom_gallery source=”media: 31978,31977,31976″][/su_carousel] Councilman Love requests more street lights Over 100 people from the Riverside Avondale community turned out for a candlelight vigil July 23 on the Kickbacks Gastropub patio. They gathered despite the downpour to pay their respects to Daniel Rowe, 20, a former Kickbacks employee who worked as […]
Yesterday’s goes down quickly; work begins on South Kitchen & Spirits
[su_carousel source=”media: 32338,32339,32340,32341″ link=”lightbox” title=”no”][su_custom_gallery source=”media: 31978,31977,31976″][/su_carousel] Residents were surprised at how quickly the former Yesterday’s Sports Bar was reduced to a pile of concrete. On June 30, the building was razed in less than a day. “Yesterday’s was standing last night. At around 2 p.m., it was gone! A huge pile of rubble […]
Residents question progress on over-budget, incomplete project
[su_carousel source=”media: 32333,32334,32335,32336,32337″ link=”lightbox” title=”no”][su_custom_gallery source=”media: 31978,31977,31976″][/su_carousel]Residents living near Willow Branch Creek would like to wrap up a nearly three-year-long bridge project before further damage is done. The rainy spring and summer which plagued most of the Riverside Avenue/Willow Branch Creek bridge project during 2013 promises to be a matter of déjà vu this […]
Lexington Hotel & Conference Center finds new home on Riverwalk
Since it was built in 1981, the Southbank hotel at 1515 Prudential Dr. has sported many brands – Sheraton, Radisson, and Wyndham. As of June 1, a new brand was added to that list: Lexington Hotel & Conference Center, Jacksonville Riverwalk. In early June, LexDevCoJax, Inc., an affiliate of Vantage Hospitality Group of Coral Gables, […]
