We’re kicking off 2025 with a powerful lineup of in-person occasions to titillate, thrill and tickle your curiosity in regards to the previous, current and way forward for Jacksonville.
Saturday January eleventh
On Saturday January eleventh from 9am till 11am, The Jaxson’s Mike Area is internet hosting a strolling tour of San Marco, along with the San Marco Preservation Society.
San Marco was previously the unbiased city of South Jacksonville. From its first interval of main progress within the Twenties to the current, the neighborhood encompasses a vast variety of architectural kinds, together with Renaissance revival, Craftsman, Artwork Deco and extra. Immediately, the neighborhood is well-known for its vibrant business district, San Marco Sq., and for being house to lots of Jacksonville’s finest eating places and bars.
Tickets are $25; children 12 and underneath are free. A portion of proceeds profit the San Marco Preservation Society.
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seventy fifth anniversary of San Marco Department Library
Jacksonville Public Library Assortment
That very same day, the Jacksonville Public Library is commemorating the seventy fifth anniversary of San Marco Department Library with a collection of public packages targeted on the previous, current and way forward for the neighborhood. This year-long celebration of the San Marco group, its residents and their library formally kicks off this January.
The Jaxson’s Kelsi Hasden will average a “Ahead Considering” panel dialogue on Saturday, January 11, from 11am to 12pm subsequent door within the Balis Neighborhood Heart. A panel of group members concerned within the San Marco neighborhood will focus on the historical past of the San Marco Library and the neighborhood, how the realm has developed into what it’s right this moment, and the place it’s going sooner or later.
Attendance is free, nonetheless seating capability is restricted
Saturday January 18th
On Saturday January 18th, be a part of The Jaxson’s Mike Area for a guided strolling tour of Murray Hill begniining at 9am.
Murray Hill, certainly one of city Jacksonville’s rising historic neighborhoods, has a protracted and colourful historical past. As soon as a separate metropolis earlier than being annexed by Jacksonville in 1925, it’s the birthplace of Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington, the place the place convicted serial killer Ottis Toole burned down his mom’s home and web site of a cluster of houses designed by Henrietta Dozier, Jacksonville’s first feminine architect.
Lately the Hill has boomed with new residents and companies, turning this Westside neighborhood right into a hub for artists, bohemians and entrepreneurs. The tour will discover the enduring neighborhood’s historical past and the tendencies shaping its future.
Get pleasure from a complimentary beer after the tour at Fishweir Brewing Firm.
A portion of tour proceeds will profit occasions and programming within the Murray Hill neighborhood throughout the 2025 calendar 12 months.
Tickets will be bought right here
Saturday January twenty fifth
On Saturday January twenty fifth, be a part of The Jaxson’s Mike Area for a guided strolling tour of Springfield, certainly one of Jacksonville’s hottest historic neighborhoods.
Established as a mixed-use neighborhood north of Downtown Jacksonville in 1869, Springfield is house to among the metropolis’s finest examples of historic structure in all kinds of kinds.
Lately Springfield’s walkable streets and engaging buildings have made it one of many hottest neighborhoods within the City Core, and in consequence, it has seen appreciable change, together with new improvement and the pressures of gentrification and displacement. The tour will discover the enduring neighborhood’s historical past and the tendencies shaping its future.
A portion of tour gross sales will go to assist SPAR Council. Established in 1974, SPAR is a grassroots non-profit group dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of the Historic Springfield neighborhood.
Tickets will be bought right here