Memorial Park Association launched its Centennial Anniversary with a gala on Jan. 20! For those who attended, the evening offered live music, dinner and...
Riverside Resident News February 2024
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Intersection improvements underway near Memorial Park entrance
Visitors to Memorial Park will notice work at the Riverside Avenue/Margaret Street entrance. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) began work the week of October 12, 2020 on an intersection and traffic signal improvement project at Riverside Avenue (State...
Own a Piece of History and Help Support Memorial Park Maintenance
Pieces of Memorial Park's 600-foot-long balustrade were salvaged after Hurricane Irma and are now available. 100% of the proceeds will benefit Memorial Park Association and will be used for park maintenance. There are small pieces (a "bookend" or "paperweight"),...
Memorial Park Association establishes endowment
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida to manage the planned giving fund Following a successful Spirit of Victory capital campaign in 2018 to fund revitalization of Memorial Park and restoration to its original 1924 glory, Memorial Park Association has...
Rick Pariani joins MPA Board of Directors
Memorial Park Association welcomes Frederick “Rick” Pariani, Jr. as a new member of its Board of Directors. Pariani, who will serve a three-year term, fills a vacant board position and will serve as chair of the Landscape and Grounds Committee. “Twenty years after...
City of Jacksonville awards Memorial Park balustrade project to local firm
Intron Technologies selected to replace 600-foot-long balustrade Jacksonville, FL, July 1, 2020 – Memorial Park Association is please to share that Intron Technologies, Inc. was selected by the City of Jacksonville as the contractor for the Memorial Park...
Memorial Park re-opens with social distancing restrictions
April 17, 2020 -- City of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced that city parks and beaches would reopen on Friday, April 17, beginning at 5 p.m. with restrictions. Park restrictions include the following: Gatherings are limited to fewer than 50 people No organized...