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LaVilla

JAX NEIGHBORHOODS – Murray Hill

November 5, 2014

Community·Feature·History·Metro Jacksonville's What's New·Murray Hill·Neighborhoods·Networking·Perennial·Shopping·Urban Planning

Jax Neighborhoods From to , to , the to the Southside, each one of Jacksonville’s over 500 neighborhoods has its own distinct character, history, and amenities. In the upcoming issues of , our team of writers and photographers will take you along on a journey of discovery, introducing you to stories, residents, and merchants in our myriad community pockets, as

Downtown·Feature·History·LaVilla·Neighborhoods·Perennial·Photos + Video·Videos

BEFORE THE MUSIC DIED: LaVilla – ”The Great Black Way”

“West Ashley Street,” sang the in 1927, was the only place you could “ever lose these awful Jacksonville Blues.” That same year, recorded a mysterious ragtime blues guitarist named playing “Ashley Street Blues,” with singing, “I’m a heartbroken woman with the Ashley Street Blues.” recorded another version of “Jacksonville Blues”

Scholastics Award entry, Skeletons in the Closet

Scholastics Awards Awake Joy in Student Creative Imagination

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we

Mothering Eartha: The Gift of Loving from the Clara White Mission’s 111 Years

In 1993, the City of Jacksonville had the Clara White Mission in

Viva LaVilla: It’s Ours for the Taking

May 7, 2015

Business·Downtown·Feature·LaVilla·Neighborhoods

LaVilla has an incredibly rich and interesting history, and there are many who are passionate about sharing that and making the neighborhood everything it could once again be. One of those individuals is , the CEO of , a custom sign fabrication company with a prominent list of national clients.

A Place of Creative Marvels – The Whetstonian

May 7, 2015

Downtown·Feature·LaVilla·Local Galleries·Neighborhoods·Public Art

The first time I met Walter Whetstone, he invited me into his home and told me to look around, while he sat in a chair on the sidewalk and watched traffic. Though it was the middle of summer and unbearably hot, Walter wore a suit and tie. I’d wondered countless times

The Glitz of the Ritz Theatre and Museum in LaVilla

May 7, 2015

Downtown·Feature·History·LaVilla·Neighborhoods·Perennial

The Ritz Theatre and Museum has a rich history full of amazing stories, but it wasn’t always the Ritz we know today. Back in 1929, The Ritz was exclusively a movie theatre where people came to watch their favorite movies and Saturday cartoons. I was able to sit down and

NEIGHBORHOOD: Hemming Park

December 2, 2014

Community·Downtown·Feature·Hemming Park

[box type=”shadow” align=”aligncenter” ]From Avondale to Arlington, LaVilla to Lake Shore, the Southbank to the Southside, each one of Jacksonville’s over 500 neighborhoods has its own distinct character, history, and amenities. In the upcoming issues of EU Jacksonville, our team of writers and photographers will take you along on a