Less about available parking, more about bad behavior
Residents and business owners alike unhappy about situation By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Success has its price. Especially in the Riverside Avondale historic district – and that price is driving residents mad. Members of the Riverside-Avondale Area Parking Steering Committee – both residents and business owners – voiced concerns about the side effects […]
5th Graders dedicate mosaic mural at John Stockton
What should have been a year-long project at the John Stockton Elementary School was fast-tracked, according to art teacher Pam Patterson, and completed in less than five months. “I’d been admiring Kate Garcia’s mosaic at the West Riverside Elementary School for some time,” said Patterson. “And when parent Angie Morales stepped up to assist with […]
Bishop Snyder student is Softball Player of the Year
Sydney Wright of Bishop Snyder High School was chosen as the 2012-13 Gatorade Florida Softball Player of the Year. Wright is the first to be chosen from Bishop Snyder High School in The Gatorade Company’s 28th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes and is a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Softball […]
Westside boys seek national title
The Westside U14 Soccer boys will be representing the club, Florida and the Southeast as one of the final four teams in the country to compete for the 2013 National President’s Cup in Auburndale, FL July 11-14th. The boys pulled off a historic weekend last month by defeating South Texas, North Texas, Oklahoma, and North […]
Lakeshore team at bat in tourney
The Lake Shore Athletic Association baseball team participated in the 12U Invitational Tournament, under the direction of coaches (rear, left to right) Jimmy Davis, Dean Anderson and James Williams, at the Murray Hill Athletic Association ballpark in early June.
Boost Summer Reading – Let Children Choose the Books!
Sylvan Learning centers present five tips for parents to encourage summer reading As summer vacations tempt the nation’s students away from their books, Sylvan Learning centers in the Jacksonville area are bringing parents some hopeful news: With a little nudge, children do not have to fall victim to summer learning loss. Research shows that summer […]
Navy-Ortega League team wins Murray Hill championship
The NAS Blue Angels 8U All Stars won the Murray Hill championship on Father’s Day against the Argyle 8U All Star team. They played tough defense and shut down the Argyle 8U team to win the championship. Jake Barker, Devin Herring, Carlos Vargas, Anthony Scarpino, Ethan Schopp, Pierce Shirk, Cole Durham, Jack Pruden, Thomas Gibbs, […]
Five San Marco girls among top 15 in photo project
Girl power. That’s what it might take to create the 2025 vision of positive social change in Jacksonville. Seventy-two girls in the Girls Inc. After-School program, ages 6 to 13, participated in a PhotoVoice project to create a vision of their communities, careers and the environment 13 years from now. The photos were judged by […]
