I just received word from Rick Sawyer with The City of Jax that the Patriotic Music Program will begin playing at Friendship Fountain on Jul 1, 2013 at 8 AM ET and play through July 7, 2013. If you haven’t … Continue reading
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The 2012 Jacksonville Boat Light Parade will be held on Nov 24, 2012 at 7:00 PM ET. Viewable from both the North and South Riverwalks (including Friendship Fountain) it was also announced that immediately following the Light Parade the Holiday … Continue reading
Received word from Mike Cribbs (writing for Rick Sawyer) that the Fountain lights have been repaired and Friendship Fountain is operating again. This being Breast Cancer Awareness Month Friendship Fountain will be showing support by sporting the color PINK all … Continue reading
Headline from Jacksonville.com City eyes summer 2013 as possible starting date for replacement of aging Southbank riverwalk Read the article here… Plans are to replace the wood planked Riverwalk with concrete. While I have to say I loved the idea … Continue reading
Tweet from @JaxParks this afternoon… Friendship Fountain water drained to allow for light repairs – hope to have operating again soon. Will update when I get additional information. -Bob … Continue reading
I have been remiss in posting updates, my apologies. Obviously I am not a writer in another life 😉 I have been getting inquiries as to the status of the “Blue Box”. The replacement “Blue Box” was put into service … Continue reading
If you are planning on taking a trip to Friendship Fountain in the near future don’t be surprised when you see new Construction Fencing on the East side of the Fountain… As reported by Beth Slater (@newzgrrl on Twitter) fencing … Continue reading
Rick Sawyer, from the City of Jacksonville, sent us an email this morning and it appears that the “blue box”, basically the electronic heart of the Fountain’s Music and Light systems, has gone haywire and a replacement is on it’s … Continue reading
According to an update I received this Morning from Rick Sawyer, Park Maintenance Superintendent, an Issue cropped up Friday or Saturday night with the Fountain’s Lighting which the Contractor is looking into. So if you visit Friendship Fountain in the … Continue reading
For St. Patrick’s Day the City of Jacksonville is planning on turning Friendship Fountain GREEN 🙂 According to an update I received yesterday from Rick Sawyer, Park Maintenance Superintendent, City of Jacksonville, Friendship Fountain will be Green from March 12, … Continue reading