August 23, 2024
Despite concerns about a parking “nightmare,” the city’s Planning Commission backed the project.…
August 15, 2024
Flamingo Coffee Roasters may expand to Southbank
The Murray Hill bar and cafe has applied for a grant to open in the Hanania Place building on Riverside…
August 8, 2024
Ollies and kick-flips abound as Artist Walk Skatepark opens
The skatepark that anchors the new Artists Walk between Riverside Arts Market and Park Street officially opened Thursday.…
July 30, 2024
New skate park is ready to roll under Fuller Warren Bridge
The $8.8 million skate park will open in early August between Riverside Avenue and Park Street, but skateboarders are already…
July 29, 2024
Bartaco gets permit to replace Black Sheep in Riverside
The taco and margarita restaurant will occupy the ground floor and rooftop of the four story building in Five Points.…
July 3, 2024
Screaming Cat Ice Cream and Coffee to open in Riverside this summer
A new ice cream and coffee venture is coming to a Riverside shopping and dining district.…
May 28, 2024
$5 million permit issued for Sheriff’s Office in Brooklyn
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is leasing almost 60,000 square feet of space for its Homeland Security Division in the Riverside…
May 8, 2024
THE JAXSON | The year of the Downtown public space
At long last, several high-profile parks in Downtown Jacksonville have opened this year, with more on the way in the…
April 29, 2024
Tunis appears set to replace Panda House in Riverside
Panda House has been in business 20 years but will close April 30 at Post and King streets.…
April 2, 2024
After 28 years, the murder of a Jacksonville mom is solved
A man in North Carolina has been arrested in the slaying of 31-year-old Valerie Ames in 1996.…
December 5, 2023
THE JAXSON | 5 stories from Riverside’s industrial history
Here are five stories connected to Riverside’s industrial sites and history.…
October 17, 2023
Edge City, a landmark in Five Points, is sold to customer
Gunnel Humphreys has sold the speciality boutique after owning it for almost a half-century.…
August 3, 2023
The Local restaurant and bar faces opposition in Riverside
The restaurant operators are making a second attempt to transform the former Deluxe Laundry and Dry Cleaners De Luxe Launderette…
July 31, 2023
Jacksonville’s newest park under construction in Riverside
Artist Walk — including a skate park and artistic displays — will lie between Riverside Avenue and Park Street under…
September 8, 2022
What’s next for the vacant MedMen in Five Points?
The vacant MedMen building in Five Points could be on the verge of sparking back to life, ending years of…