{"id":432392,"date":"2026-10-19T22:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/432392\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T22:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:04:11","slug":"northwest-jacksonville-residents-say-paxon-lounge-move-brought-noise-parking-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/432392\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwest Jacksonville residents say Paxon Lounge move brought noise, parking problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Residents along Lowell Avenue say late-night noise and people parking in their yards have become a growing nuisance since Paxon Liquor and Lounge moved across Edgewood Avenue North, less than 200 feet from their homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/19\/we-have-no-control-owner-of-liquor-store-in-westside-parking-lot-says-shes-been-unfairly-blamed-for-noise-complaints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/19\/we-have-no-control-owner-of-liquor-store-in-westside-parking-lot-says-shes-been-unfairly-blamed-for-noise-complaints\/\">\u2018We have no control\u2019: Liquor store manager in Westside parking lot says she\u2019s been unfairly blamed for noise complaints<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cThe noise continues in the early, early in the morning, you know, 2, 3 o\u2019clock in the morning,\u201d resident Sinatra said. \u201cThis is a continuous thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Sinatra said one neighbor who works as an airport security guard came home one night and couldn\u2019t get into her yard because a vehicle was blocking it. She had to drive around the block, Sinatra said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s a major nuisance,\u201d Sinatra said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The business previously drew complaints at its former location in the Paxon Shopping Center, including reports of loud music, racing and shootings, one of them deadly. Residents say the problems followed the business when it moved across the street over the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/09\/surveillance-video-shows-a-portion-of-the-chaos-following-the-shooting-of-four-people-in-a-westside-parking-lot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/09\/surveillance-video-shows-a-portion-of-the-chaos-following-the-shooting-of-four-people-in-a-westside-parking-lot\/\">Surveillance video shows a portion of the chaos following the shooting of four people in a Westside parking lot<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cJust about everybody that\u2019s been here for quite some time has an issue with it,\u201d Sinatra said. \u201cI\u2019ve been here for 33 years, as a matter of fact, and never experienced anything like this before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Residents said they regularly call the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office and have contacted city officials. They also put up no-parking signs in an effort to keep customers from parking in their yards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cWe call JSO constantly,\u201d one resident said. Another said the music is turned down when officers arrive but turned back up after they leave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Residents also raised concerns about safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cIf something were, say, gunfire, you know, were to happen here, I\u2019m right here next door. My bedroom is just right there,\u201d Sinatra said. \u201cWhat if a stray bullet were to come? \u2026 My heart is to protect our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/10\/neighbors-turn-frustration-toward-city-councilwoman-after-recent-shooting-at-westside-parking-lot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/10\/neighbors-turn-frustration-toward-city-councilwoman-after-recent-shooting-at-westside-parking-lot\/\">Neighbors turn frustration toward city councilwoman after recent shooting at Westside parking lot<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">District 9 City Council member Tyrona Clark-Murray said the business is on the sheriff\u2019s office\u2019s Public Nuisance and Abatement Board radar. She said she is aware of calls to JSO about the crowd at the new location, which is closer to homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf dnEXRF\">The Paxon liquor store is on JSO\u2018s public nuisance, and abatement board (PNAB) radar.You may or may not be aware of the one fatality and several criminal events that have occurred in connection to theand liquor store when it was located in the Paxon shopping center, I am aware of calls that have been made to JSO in regards to their inability to control the crowd at their new location, which is closer to residences just like Tipsy\u2019s, JSO is continuing to monitor the activity at the Paxon liquor store. I encourage residents in that area to take photographs and continue to call JSO. In addition to notify my office of the activities. The more documentation we have the sooner we can file to have the business under a public nuisance and abatement order.<\/p>\n<p>District 9 City Council member Tyrona Clark-Murray<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cThe more documentation we have, the sooner we can file to have the business under a public nuisance and abatement order,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Sinatra said the business owner and a nearby gas station could take steps to address neighbors\u2019 concerns, but residents don\u2019t believe they have done so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cI want peace, and I want sleep,\u201d Sinatra said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The owner of Paxon Liquor asked News4JAX to call back later. The sheriff\u2019s office acknowledged News4JAX\u2019s questions about its responses to the area, including how often officers have been called and whether enforcement is ongoing, and said it is working on a response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Residents said they plan to keep documenting the problems and pushing for answers.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Residents along Lowell Avenue say late-night noise and people parking in their yards have become&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1039,3882,116,118,117,169456],"class_list":["post-432392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-duval-county","tag-edgewood","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-paxon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}