Loyal to Local: KraVegan
The Riverside Arts Market (RAM), now entering its 14th year, is a weekly makers and farmers market hosted by Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rain or shine. Each week more than 100 small business owners gather under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge to sell their products […]
Home Tour Offers Inspiration, Treasures to be Discovered in the Historic District
Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) hosted its 49th annual Home Tour on April 15 and 16, allowing residents and visitors to enjoy beautiful homes and other points of interest in the Riverside and Avondale communities. Ten homes, a church and a local business participated in this year’s tour. The featured home was the nearly-100-year-old mediterranean revival […]
‘What’s Up on The SUP?’
San Marco and Riverside communities celebrate the new Fuller Warren Shared-Use Path After a decade of anticipation, the Riverside, Avondale and San Marco communities celebrated the opening of the Fuller Warren Shared-Use Path, affectionately dubbed “The SUP” by neighborhood and community leaders. The Florida Department of Transportation held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, April […]
RAP Home Tour continues comeback, approaches 50 years
Tour includes a retail shop, churches and unique homes The 49th Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) Home Tour, held this year on April 15 and 16, promises to once again showcase the creativity and reverence for history that reflects the character of the Riverside and Avondale neighborhoods. This year, the usual lineup of private homes is […]
Loyal to Local: Down to Earth Farm
The Riverside Arts Market (RAM), now in its 14th year, is a weekly makers and farmers market hosted by Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rain or shine. Each week more than 100 small business owners gather under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge to sell their products […]
Residents, merchants honored with 2023 RAP awards
Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) hosted its 2023 annual meeting and awards ceremony at Riverside Church at the corner of Park and King streets on Thursday, Feb. 16. The meeting included a presentation by RAP Executive Director Shannon Blankinship recapping 2022 and outlining plans for the coming year and Jacksonville historian and RAP Founder Dr. Wayne […]
Loyal to Local: Sparkle Sundream
The Riverside Arts Market (RAM), soon to enter its 14th year, is a weekly makers and farmers market hosted by Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rain or shine. Each week more than 100 small business owners gather under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge to sell their […]
Historic preservation on full display during book signing
Highly anticipated Bicentennial Edition released for sale It was an evening of historic proportions, as author Dr. Wayne W. Wood unveiled and signed the second, updated printing of Jacksonville’s Architectural Heritage – Landmarks for the Future, Bicentennial Edition. The latest volume of the book, originally printed in January of 1989, made its debut at a […]
