Taste of Haiti raises funds to run prosthetic lab
Healthcare in Haiti was the focus on a rainy evening last month, but weather didn’t keep the party-goers and patrons from coming out in force to raise funds for the CRUDEM Foundation’s Prosthetic Lab in Haiti. According to event organizer Carol Fipp, the silent auction, carnival games, and Haitian arts and crafts raised approximately $86,000 […]
Middle school students compete in local Lego tournament
First in Robot Design, Bolles qualifies for regionals The Bolles Middle School Bartram Campus robotics team won the Robot Design Award at the First Lego League tournament, held Jan. 10 at Susie E. Tolbert Elementary School. One of the top-scoring teams of 16 competing schools, Bolles also qualified for the regional tournament. “We are very […]
Sassy Pattillo
Although she’s answered the question countless times during her 80 years, Sarah Allison “Sassy” (McCarthy) Pattillo just laughs at the memory of a school classmate on the West Riverside Elementary playground who loudly declared her to be “Sassy!” The intended insult instead became her lifelong nickname. While this gentle soft-spoken lady seems a far cry […]
Brand new Southbank Riverwalk to open
Get out the ticker tape and blow up the balloons, the City of Jacksonville is planning to celebrate the reopening of its iconic Southbank Riverwalk. Although a precise date was not available by press time, city officials anticipate an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on the new concrete walkway would likely be held the second or third […]
Long-sought Millers Creek dredging getting closer
Over the past six decades, residents living along Millers Creek have seen hopeful signs the St. John’s River tributary would be dredged, only to be disappointed when the plans got dropped for one reason or another. A new effort by residents living along the St. Nicholas neighborhood creek seems to have more traction than past […]
Expansion underway for Ronald McDonald House
Families with critically ill children traveling to Jacksonville face a serious financial burden when the child must be hospitalized days or weeks for treatment. If they aren’t fortunate enough to have family or friends in town to stay with, their only options are Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville or paying for a motel room. Unfortunately, […]
New life for Life model
Winged Victory maquette discovered in pieces Memorial Park’s larger than life statue has several names, among them “Spiritualized Life” and “Winged Victory” but one more that could be added to the list – at least, for a smaller scale model – is Lost and Found. Rev. Barnum McCarty, rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1971-1995, […]
Couple’s love story extends to community
A familiar sight to anyone driving or walking past Stinson Park is Ronald and Carol Easter, walking their rambunctious black Maltipoos Callie and Abbey as they collect trash in the picturesque riverfront park on the Fairfax side of the Ortega Bridge. Married 48 years, the couple care deeply for each other – and for the […]
