The Museum of Science & History (MOSH) hosts an interactive exhibition, Expedition: Dinosaur, throughout three floors of the Museum that celebrates and explores the fascinating world of dinosaurs. [Read more →]

From left, Dennis Luettich, Eric Spottswood, Christy Budnick, Sheri Criswell, Billie Woods, Liz Bobeck and Linda Sherrer

Billie Woods is making dreams come true. The Jacksonville resident has donated a beautiful homesite, located in Jacksonville Ranch Club and appraised at $28,000, to Dreams Come True of Jacksonville.

“I like helping others and I am happy to donate my homesite to Dreams Come True,” said Woods. “I am impressed with the work they do and I believe this is the beginning of a wonderful relationship. I hope others will join me in supporting Dreams Come True.”

The homesite donated by Woods is for sale and proceeds will provide funds for Dreams Come True to present dreams to children with life-threatening illnesses. To maximize the power of the donation, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty and its partners, Gibraltar Title Services, LLC, and Prosperity Home Mortgage, waived the real estate fees associated with the transfer including appraisal and title transfer. Realtor and listing agent Liz Bobeck also generously waived her commission. [Read more →]

The nature-first community of TrailMark in northern St. Johns County shifted into overdrive when it welcomed more than 2,000 visitors to its free Touch-A-Truck event. [Read more →]

April 2019 housing market reports for Northeast Florida are now available from the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors on NEFAR.com. Except where otherwise indicated, statistics reflect combined results for single-family residential and condominium properties.

April was a busy month for real estate activity in Northeast Florida, with 2,889 homes being sold. This figure is a 6.5 percent uptick from a year ago, and the largest number of monthly sales since August 2018. There were also 3,171 pending sales; those on which a contract has been written but did not close. The pending sales activity was a 5.8 percent increase from a year ago. [Read more →]

The City of Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business program (JSEB) was named the 2019 Community Partner of the Year by the North Florida District of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). [Read more →]

The nature-first community of TrailMark in St. Johns County has two new beautifully decorated model homes by Lennar showcasing the latest in home trends and interior design. The new homes offer more choices for homebuyers at the community. [Read more →]

Girl Scouts of Gateway Council (GSGC) successfully completed the 2019 Girl Scout Cookie program season, setting a new record for Girl Scout cookie sales in the Northeast and North Central Florida region.

In 2019, Gateway Council Girl Scouts sold 1,290,964 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. The result is nearly a $1 Million economic impact in North and Central Florida communities with 100 hundred percent of the proceeds girls raise through cookie sales funding programs for girls, community service projects and the local Girl Scout council. [Read more →]

The Small Business Administration (SBA) and Jacksonville Women’s Business Center recently hosted a Small Business Summit in celebration of National Small Business Week. [Read more →]

Pre-sales have started at Harborside at Beacon Lake, a new townhome neighborhood by Dream Finders Homes.

Beacon Lake is a popular lakefront lifestyle master-planned community in northern St. Johns County. In addition to a luxurious townhome, Harborside residents will enjoy all Beacon Lake community amenities including the Lake House Amenity and Fitness Center. [Read more →]

Jacksonville’s office market is as healthy as it has been since the late 1990s according to a new report from Colliers International. Availability and vacancy rates are near all-time lows, downtime is back to pre-recession levels, and rental rates continue to increase at a 3.5 to 4 percent annual rate. [Read more →]