Downtown Night Trolley Trial Run Connects with Riverside Avondale
The Riverside Avondale Night Trolley, which runs the first Friday and Saturday of each month from 6 p.m. to 2 am., will now connect with a new Downtown Night Trolley route in the Historic 5 Points commercial corridor. The new Downtown Night Trolley will add a loop from the Historic Five Points district to downtown restaurants […]
Adrienne Flynn Hollis
Her Grandparents’ Story Adrienne Flynn Hollis is the granddaughter of St. Elmo Acosta, the multi-talented statesman and city advocate who helped bring about the first automobile bridge over t he St. Johns River in 1921. Hollis grew up with Florida history right in her living room. She was born at St. Vincent’s in 1931 […]
Dixie Hardman
Back in the late 1950s, when good taste and quality fashion were more important than the newest thing, Dixie Hardman’s stylish Aunt Gilda took her school shopping to stores like Sablow’s and Bolun’s in Jacksonville to find matching cashmere sweaters and skirts. By the time Dixie graduated from Robert E. Lee High School, her passion […]
Mother-daughter dance-drama team receive rave reviews
A mother and daughter team co-direct the Dance Ensemble and the Drama Ensemble at Fishweir Elementary School of the Performing Arts and recently led student performances to rave reviews. The Fishweir Elementary Dance Ensemble began in 1998 under the direction of Cecelia Futo, along with 11 dancers (10 girls and one boy) and a $50 […]
Ruth N. Upson school year ends on playful note
Ruth N. Upson Elementary ended the 2013-14 school year with a play day and awards for outstanding achievement by the students in a number of categories. The PTA sponsored a fun play day coordinated by first grade teacher Gail Kane and Coach Curtis Curry. Activities included balloon races, an obstacle course, water ball race, tug […]
Space Probe teaches Good News message
More than 40 children cruised the cosmos last month with Genesis 1: Space Probe, the action-packed VBS odyssey at Ortega Presbyterian Church. Trained, caring “Capsule Commanders” transported young “Astronauts” to the dawn of time to “witness” the creation and unfolding events of the world in search of the Lord of the Universe. Rev. David Burke’s […]
Talented young archer takes home silver
Sophia Tempio demonstrated her talent at archery at “Camp Hiawatha’s Got Talent Day,” held at Ortega Arts Camp last month. A recent graduate of John Stockton Elementary School, Sophia has only recently discovered her talent with the compound bow. She participated in the Bow Hunter Free Style state level competition in Sarasota, Fla. in June […]