Going green and giving back will be the theme this Sunday as Breaking Ground Contracting will donate Eco Eve, its decorated sea turtle from the Turtle Trails project, to the historic Springfield community.

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Jacksonville and one of its historic and urban neighborhoods is back in the national news and you won’t want to miss it. Historic Springfield is featured in the January 2010 issue of Southern Living magazine, which hits newsstands today. The historic, urban…

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We love downtown Jacksonville – and we really love when new events, restaurants and lofts make our downtown core come alive. So, in order to keep you in the loop, here are the most recent updates about downtown, and our…

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WhatsUpJacksonville.com likes to keep you informed of local, neighborhood news and www.MetroJacksonville.com has a great article outlining some plans the City and partnering entities are proposing for a master plan that brings life and activity back to Hogans…

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Ever wonder how our cities and neighborhoods are planned?

Well now you can find out at the 2009 American Planning Association Florida State Conference starting tomorrow through Friday at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront. More than 800 planners, architects, engineers, landscape architects…

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Happy 125th b-day to the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce!  The Chamber has been a leading force in Jacksonville’s growth and business development over the past century. Here’s a brief look at what the Chamber accomplished during its first…

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In a radius of only 5 miles you will find fourof Jacksonville’s oldest neighborhoods:

1. San Marco
2. Riverside
3. Avondale
4. Springfield

These communities are known for their beautiful historic homes with wrap-around porches, great art scenes and quaint sidewalk cafes.

Springfield, the oldest of the neighborhoods, has been…

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