San Marco Preservation Society

06/12/2026

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06/08/2026

A huge THANK YOU to for joining our Storytime fun in Balis Park. This monthly FREE event for kids includes reading some of the best books on the market for early readers, provided by San Marco Bookstore & More, and is made possible through your donations. Our next Storytime in the Square is August 1st.🏖️

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06/05/2026

STORYTIME IS TOMORROW 📚! Join the fun in the Balis Park Gazebo at 10 a.m. for a reading adventure with . This monthly FREE event for kids includes reading some of the best books on the market for early readers, provided by San Marco Bookstore & More.

⏰ 10 AM
🗓️ JUNE 6
🌳 BALIS PARK
🌞 NO RSVP
🎒BLANKETS, CHAIRS, SNACKS, PETS & STROLLERS WELCOME!

06/03/2026

CONGRATS to San Marco Beautification Award winner: for its gracious reinvention of Historic San Marco's bus shelter, part of the San Marco Boulevard transit spine that has connected the Square to Downtown Jacksonville for decades. 🚌

In honor of San Marco’s Centennial, JTA gifted the community with a complete rebuild of the shelter, echoing the historically sensitive design implemented during an earlier redesign of Balis Park and surrounding traffic patterns. Special thanks to Council District 5, Erica "Sunni" Pollard Jones, Gary Ayer, JTA’s Transit Stops & Amenities Division, and the entire JTA team!

06/03/2026

CONGRATS to San Marco Beautification Award winner: The Gym playground at , with special thanks to Eric Schleif and Hayden Murphy of Preston Hollow Community Capital. We applaud your imaginative enhancements to the Southbank, and helping to make the greater San Marco community an amazing place to live, work, and play!

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06/02/2026

STORYTIME IS SATURDAY 📚!! Please join us in the Balis Park Gazebo on Saturday, June 6th, for a reading adventure with . This monthly FREE event for kids includes reading some of the best books on the market for early readers, provided by San Marco Bookstore. 🌳✨ No RSVP necessary. 😄

Learn more about our special guests from P.A.C.K. Fitness here: https://www.packfitnessclub.com/
📍10 a.m.
📍45 MINUTES
📍JUNE 6
📍BALIS PARK GAZEBO
📍BLANKETS, CHAIRS, SNACKS, PETS & STROLLERS WELCOME!

06/02/2026

CONGRATS to San Marco Beautification Award winner: the LaSalle Pump Station, along with John Hendrix with , the City's Public Works Department, and Joe Carlucci - City Council - District 5. We applaud this massive joint effort to protect and preserve Historic San Marco.

The San Marco Drainage & Flood Mitigation Project is a significant investment by the City of Jacksonville to alleviate chronic flooding in the San Marco neighborhood. This partnership with Haskell as the project’s design-builder is a $42.5 million undertaking. The Station will have a capacity to mitigate nearly 70,000 gallons per minute. We're so thankful to Haskell and the City of Jacksonville, for keeping the project on track.

06/02/2026

CONGRATS to Residential Beautification Award winners: Jackie Sanicola, Natasha Husein, Kitty Gundlefinger, and Lauren Elise Claxton. All lovely ladies making their historic neighborhood lovely, too!

We're so excited about your recent improvement and restoration efforts and applaud your part in keeping San Marco a beautiful place to live and play!

06/01/2026

CONGRATS to , a Commercial Beautification Award winner, and a round of applause to Scott and Gabrielle Alters! We love how you've enhanced Historic San Marco's south entry point. 🏅

05/31/2026

CONGRATS to Craig Kobrin and family, a Residential Beautification Award winner, and a round of applause for , , and Nate Labagh of ! Thank you for your thoughtful and elegant approach to home improvement and restoration in Historic San Marco. 🏅🏠