Public Meeting Regarding John Gorrie Jr. High

The school board is holding a community meeting on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 6 p.m. in the Lee High School auditorium to discuss the sale of John Gorrie. The former junior high school is located at the corner of Stockton and College Streets.

The school was built in 1923 and is now listed as an Historic Landmark by the Jacksonville Historic Landmarks Commission. It is also a contributing structure to the Riverside Historic District, which is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is owned by the Duval County School Board; however, the building no longer serves as a school and is being utilized primarily as a teacher supply depot for the School Board.

Community Builders breaks ground on 100th house

RADO is one of six community development corporations that together form Jacksonville's Community Builders. These organizations work to help homebuyers find and build affordable housing. Supported by LISC Jacksonville (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) , a nonprofit that helps neighbors build communities with training and financial support, they work to build new affordable homes to revitalize struggling neighborhoods, as well as help middle-class people afford homes through subsidies and favorable mortgages. The Local Initiatives Support Corporation, a nonprofit group, also provides financial support.

Read more about RADO and the other community development corporations in this Times-Union article.

Photo courtesy of BOB SELF/The Times-Union.