Public Works given green light to move ahead with parking striping
With a single amendment and a unanimous vote, on Oct. 28 City Council put into place a new ordinance that is intended to address parking in two neighborhoods in District 14. While the parking issue is at least two-fold – merchants grappling with a lack of parking for their patrons versus residents fighting to keep […]
Southbank Riverwalk nears completion
Progress in Downtown Jacksonville is perpetuated by the finishing touches to the Southbank Riverwalk renovation project. The Riverwalk extends along the bank of the St. John’s River from the Museum of Science and History to the Duval County Public Schools building. The project began in September 2013 and is projected to complete in February of […]
City gets serious about pedestrian crashes
“Enough is enough,” said Jim Robinson, Public Works Director for the City of Jacksonville. That comment was part of Robinson’s remarks last month to a group of concerned individuals who convened for the kickoff of the Crosswalk Coalition. Robinson was referring to the spate of bicycle and pedestrian accidents that have occurred in recent years […]
30th Annual Haunted House Draws Crowds
When the next generation eagerly anticipates that which scared their own parents half to death, you know you have a great Halloween tradition. A scant three hours before the first tour this year on the 30th anniversary, the Van Cleve and Weldon families were still in the process of creating the haunted maze, but they […]
Brooklyn Riverside targeting young professionals
Brooklyn Riverside, the most recent residential development to come to fruition in the Brooklyn neighborhood, is geared for the lifestyle of young professionals. More than half – 62 percent – of the 310 available units are one bedroom apartments. Conveniently situated within six blocks of nearly 8,000 office workers, the goal of the complex is […]
Willowbranch Library patrons miss their familiar ‘haunt’
Public Works assures progress is being made Library patrons and members of Friends of the Willowbranch Library (FOWL) came out in force on Oct. 16 to hear what a representative from the City of Jacksonville Public Works Department had to say about the repairs to a water intrusion problem. About 100 people listened to a […]
Task Force on Government presents final report
Next step is implementation A little more than a year after Jacksonville City Council passed a resolution creating the Task Force on Consolidated Government, District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer, as chair of the Task Force, presented the 118-page final report to City Council last month. Boyer – and many others – put a lot of […]
More development in store for Southbank
Local team wins initial bid for JEA property If zoning and other allowances from the City of Jacksonville line up favorably, the property could become the home of a mixed-use development constructed by local developers Peter Rummell and Mike Balanky. They teamed up as Elements Development of Jacksonville LLC to submit a proposal, which was […]
