August 31, 2016 -- Following years of litigation over billboards, Scenic Jacksonville and Outfront Media amicably worked out a new agreement with positive outcomes for many Jacksonville neighborhoods. One neighborhood in particular is in close proximity to Douglas Anderson School for the Arts (DA), just east of I-95 and south of downtown Jacksonville. A giant steel I-Beam structure was removed | more...
JACKSONVILLE, FL - April 2, 2016 – The Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Commission (KJB) hosted an educational fundraiser event on Friday, April 1 to honor local attorney Bill Brinton for his advocacy for the city’s sign ordinance. Brinton was presented with the Jake Godbold Award. The event also recognized site captains, sponsors, volunteers, partners and organizations for their efforts to clean | more...
On Wednesday, November 4, Scenic Jacksonville and Greenscape of Jacksonville will cohost an event at The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the Tree Charter Amendment. Fifteen years ago, Scenic Jacksonville (then known as Citizens for Tree Preservation) led a successful citizens' initiative to conserve and protect Jacksonville's tree canopy. The measure amended the | more...
Scenic Jacksonville joined with Jacksonville City Councilman Matt Schellenberg, Greenscape of Jacksonville, Inc., City Beautiful Jax, and the Mandarin Community Club, Inc. at a press conference on Friday, January 30, 2015, to call for action by FDOT to address concern arising from adverse impacts to the Jacksonville landscape and the Mandarin community and its residents. Construction activities recently commenced in | more...