Gladys Cariani O’Heir
Gladys Cariani was in her earlys 20s when met her future husband, Walter O’Heir, but they didn’t hit it off at first. Even though a friend introduced them, she was reluctant to agree to a date with him. Fate intervened and one morning Gladys needed a ride to work. Walter picked her up in his […]
Lillian Margulies Meizlik
Lillian Magulies Meizlik, “Aunt Lil” to her friends, is truly a “golden girl.” At 99, she radiates the same poise and elegance that can be seen in the photographs of her when she was a striking tall young woman, one who always wore a red rose in her hair. “She’s the type of person you […]
Preschoolers don red noses to help children in need
On May 21, four-year-old Leah Postal of San Jose wore a red plastic nose at school for a very special reason. “To raise money for poor kids so they can go to the doctor and stay healthy,” she said. Joining Postal in wearing red noses were 11 of her schoolmates in Nicole Alexander’s VPK class […]
Crenshaw visits Episcopal economics class
Twelfth grade students in Ortega resident’s Perry Walthour’s economics at The Episcopal School of Jacksonville received a visit from U.S. Congressman Ander Crenshaw (R-Florida, 4th District) on May 5 as part of their participation in the SIFMA Foundation’s 12th Annual Stock Market Game Capitol Hill Challenge. Congressman Crenshaw, currently Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee […]
Bishop Kenny students assist human trafficking victims
Representatives from World Relief and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were on hand when Bishop Kenny High School’s Interact Club donated 25 backpacks for victims of human trafficking on the First Coast during a ceremony at the school. Ally Schneider and Lily El Hassan, both sophomores at the school, led the presentation. Schneider awarded thank-you trophies […]
Mosaic mural project draws observers, helpers
Art in Public Places truly a public work of art Had the “call for artists” for the Southbank Riverwalk Main Street Bridge mural project gone another way, the process may have been a whole lot different and the outcome, perhaps, viewed in another light. Fortuitously, the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville’s project description to create […]