Council honors Garden Club’s 90th with proclamation
The Jacksonville City Council recognized the Garden Club …
The New Green: Sustainable renovations and urban agriculture news — GoLo
By Steve DiMattia Historic neighborhoods can be sustained in many ways, from preservation to legislation. One of the easiest and most accessible is to “GoLO” or Go Local – patronize locally owned, locally operated businesses. “When you shop in historic neighborhoods you not only support the local economy but you also promote sustainability because […]
Messy fun part of Mud Day celebration
Students at St. Johns Presbyterian Preschool got their hands dirty with a distinctive summer celebration. In honor of International Mud Day, the children helped create a slimy mess on the school play yard and even shared commemorative mud pies.
Meet your new principal!
This summer, the principal leadership changed at three of the neighborhood’s largest public middle and elementary schools — including Hendricks Avenue Elementary School, Alfred I. duPont Middle School and Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School. We touched base with the new heads of these fine community schools and learned how excited they are […]
San Marco student wins crown
Jennifer Stehlin, a rising Stanton College Preparatory High School senior who lives in San Marco, was crowned Miss Florida Outstanding Teen 2012 last month in St. Petersburg. During the pageant, Stehlin performed a musical theater jazz routine to The 20th Century Fox Mambo. Her platform was the March of Dimes: Working Together for Stronger, Healthier […]
Local poets honored
Local students were honored at the winner’s ceremony of the 2012 Deputy Superintendent’s Published Poets Contest this summer. Taylor T., a second-grader at Spring Park Elementary School, and Dwight J., an eighth-grader at Alfred I. duPont Middle School, were among 12 students selected as winners. The contest, which encourages students to both read and write […]
Get ready to Eat Up Downtown!
Don’t ruin your appetite — save room to support the many restaurants in Downtown Jacksonville next month during Eat Up Downtown. And why not, since Downtown is a key area to the success of the historic neighborhoods to its south. Organizers announced 23 restaurants in Downtown Jacksonville — and several in the San Marco/Southbank area […]
Rotary Club honors Drewa
The Rotary Club of South Jacksonville awarded its annual Frank Sherman Award to longtime Jacksonville healthcare executive and Rotarian, Marcus Drewa. The award was established to honor Frank Sherman who founded the Southside Rotary Club in 1955. Sherman was a pioneering businessman who started American Bank in his south bank grocery store and who was instrumental […]
