Five Points

First Coast

Why did Black Sheep Restaurant decide to close?

Dan Macdonald - Jacksonville Daily Record

Black Sheep owner Jonathan Insetta said the restaurant could never recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Black Sheep offers a rooftop lounge in the Five Points neighborhood.

First Coast

Open more than a decade, Black Sheep is closing in Five Points

Gary T. Mills - Florida Times-Union

Black Sheep Restaurant represented the start of a new era of dining in the historic neighborhood. The restaurant will close May 27.

The 803 Lomax St. building, a former Wells Fargo bank branch, is in review for renovation and expansion into a restaurant and lounge in the Five Points area.

First Coast

Restaurant and lounge proposed for Five Points

Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record

The founders of Roost Restaurants LLC, which opened The Local in Miramar and Neptune Beach, are proposing what is called for now The Lomax Restaurant.

An illustration shows a planned skatepark as part of the Artist Walk beneath the Fuller Warren Bridge.

First Coast

Artist Walk will expand Riverside Arts Market and add skate park

Teresa Stepzinski - Florida Times-Union

The new city park will become part of the multiuse Emerald Trail. Work will begin when the Fuller Warren Bridge improvements are finished.

First Coast

'Gunnel Is Five Points'; At 77, Edge City Owner Has No Plans To Stop

For more than 50 years, the Edge City retail store has been a landmark in the Five Points shopping and entertainment district at 1017 Park St. between…

First Coast

Booze-Free Bar Opens This Week Near Jacksonville’s 5 Points Neighborhood

Bill Bortzfield

What’s being billed as Jacksonville’s first booze-free bar is opening Wednesday near Five Points.Wildcrafters Tea & Kava Bar will feature a wide variety…

First Coast

Sun-Ray Cinema Plans 2nd Theater At Former Mandarin Kmart

Sun-Ray Cinema, the independent Five Points movie theater, announced plans to expand into the former Kmart space at 9600 San Jose Blvd. in…

First Coast

Samantha Kindler

Many stores and bars in Jacksonville sell products containing Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-euphoric substance derived from cannabis plants.But state…

First Coast

The Jaxson: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Could Open In Five Points This Year

A medical marijuana dispensary is opening in Five Points on a very busy corner.Kelsi Hasden talks about the details with WJCT News Director Jessica…

First Coast

Derby On Park In Five Points Is Shutting Down

Bill Bortzfield

The Derby On Park in Five Points is closing Sunday, December 30.The owners said the current restaurant is being closed to make way for a new concept that…