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For those who live on the Southside of Jacksonville you may have seen the orange man selling his oranges each year. His location has changed a couple of times over the years but with a call list and collecting email addresses of loyal customers we all seem to find him each year. This is a family owned business and their grove is located in Palatka. They sell satsumas, navel oranges and pink grapefruits each year. Depending on the amount of rain we get and when the first cold snap comes you can be assured of some delicious fruit just not how much will be available. According to the son who has taken over most of the business they will be at 5669 St Augustine Road from November to January next year. They only charge $7 a large brown grocery bag or $4 a small one and you mix and match or cram your bag(s) full with each kind. They are there Monday thru Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday 10 to 2. You can call 904-733-6105 For directions.

Oranges grown in Florida sometimes do not look like much but the package does not tell you whats inside. The satsumas are a little small this year but they are still very sweet. The navel oranges are still a little green looking but are still very good and very juicy. The Red Grapefruit should be ready in the next two weeks. My mom always says one of the best things to keep the cold and flu season from getting you is to eat oranges everyday. As with any produce make sure you wash them before you peel or slice them.

Cheers!

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If you live on the Southside or ever have gone down Beach Boulevard you will have seen the big Orange Dinosaur on the Southside of the road between Southside Boulevard and Forest Boulevard. Some years ago there was a Goofy Golf place there but when hard times hit and people stopped going to places like that for family fun the park was torn down and later a shopping center was built. There was a lot of controversy about the Dinosaur as the builders wanted to tear it down as well. The community revolting and gathered enough followers and donations to have the dinosaur restored. It is a silly thing to leave in front of a shopping center but REX has been there for a lot of years and people still use him as a direction finder as well as to preserve something that was in the way of progress.

For all of us who like seeing the big orange guy as we travel up and down Beach Boulevard there is a facebook page for you to check out! If you haven’t joined facebook yet don’t worry it only takes a few minutes and it is FREE! (Well so far anyway). So, sign up and add this page to your profile. You will be joining the over 14,000 fans to chat, post your own Rex story and much more.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacksonville-FL/REXFANS/102287413883#/pages/Jacksonville-FL/REXFANS/102287413883

Welcome to all of our subscribers and future subscribers of those who live or want to live on Jacksonville’s Southside area.   We hope to provide our subscribers with some great information and resources about this area as well as some interviews and reviews of the areas food providers, parks, neighborhoods and schools.  This blog will be filled with fun and well as useful information.  The Southside area of Jacksonville, Florida is typically thought of as the following zip codes 32207, 32216, 32224, 32246 and 32256.

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Southside Area Zip Code Maps part 1

Southside Area Zip Code Map part 2