No longer rare, Lyme disease hits home twice

No longer rare, Lyme disease hits home twice

Treatment regimen can make the difference It was bad enough that Mary Appleton Jaycox contracted Lyme disease. Then, her husband William got it too while she was battling a recurrence of the tick-borne disease. Jaycox contracted Lyme disease 17 years ago – along with Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis and Rickettsia, which causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever – […]

Long affiliation with Baptist pays off for San Marco resident

Long affiliation with Baptist pays off for San Marco resident

When Baptist Medical Center first approached Betty Benfield in 2006 about selling her home in San Marco, she would have none of it. She and her husband had bought their two-bedroom, one-bath bungalow at 937 Dante Place for $10,500 in August of 1962. It was the house where their daughter Betsy grew up. It was […]

Love shines through Lane-Towers house restoration

Love shines through Lane-Towers house restoration

A landmark property gains grateful owners The Edward W. Lane House in Avondale, regarded by architectural historian Wayne Wood as “the most spectacular example of Tudor-Revival style architecture in Jacksonville,” is in the process of being refurbished down to its very foundation. In 2012 John and Yvonne Hove paid $2.6 million for the elegant riverfront […]

Spend the day in memory of Clay

Spend the day in memory of Clay

In River Or Ocean holds 8th Annual Clay Roberts Inshore Slam A tradition for the fishing community on Father’s Day weekend and a nice way to spend time with others who remember good times with loved ones, the 8th Annual Clay Roberts Memorial Inshore Slam Fishing Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 20. This will […]

San Marco cleans up after tornado

San Marco cleans up after tornado

Things are a little sunnier in some neighborhoods due to a tornado that swept through San Marco one Saturday evening. According to the National Weather Service, an EF-1 tornado touched down about 5:52 p.m. on April 25, cutting a 3.45-mile alley through San Marco after pushing ashore from the St. Johns River just south of […]

New owners spend millions to give Towers of Jacksonville makeover

New owners spend millions to give Towers of Jacksonville makeover

For the first time since it was built in 1972, the Towers of Jacksonville is getting a makeover. Six years ago, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a million dollars was spent to install new windows to comply with hurricane codes, but that has been the only real improvement to the building in 44 years, […]

Neighborhood group decides on Whatley Park improvements

Neighborhood group decides on Whatley Park improvements

When it comes to improving Brown L. Whatley Park, the neighborhood’s residents have finally come to a consensus: building a concrete path through the park is okay as long as it follows a less intrusive route through the park than the proposal originally presented by the San Marco Preservation Society. During a neighborhood meeting May […]

River taxi seeks partnerships for sustainability

River taxi seeks partnerships for sustainability

Marketing plans proposed for right-size expansion A fully enclosed 98-passenger vessel joined the St. Johns River Taxi fleet late last month. It’s the second of two newly acquired pre-owned boats operated by Lakeshore Marine Services as part of its agreement with the City of Jacksonville to maintain four taxis. It’s also a positive move by […]

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