Red, White and Blues delivers on the River

Red, White and Blues delivers on the River

Supporters of the North Florida School of Special Education enjoyed some of the best wine and food Jacksonville has to offer during the Red, White and Blues fundraiser Nov. 20 at the San Jose home of Gary McCalla. Mr. and Mrs. John MacDonald were entertainment sponsors for the event, which included live music, original children’s […]

 Jaguars lose championship 
to Cardinals

 Jaguars lose championship 
to Cardinals

The Jaguars tackle football team, coached by Lenny Curry and Todd Osburn, won its playoff game against the Broncos, but lost the championship to the Cardinals. The teams of 9- and 10-year-old boys are part of the Venetia Athletic Club’s 2015 football league, which plays at Venetia Elementary School. The Jaguars, a Southside-based team, were […]

Students use real-life criteria in urban planning competition

Students use real-life criteria in urban planning competition

Megan Altman of Avondale was on the winning team when economics students from Episcopal School of Jacksonville presented complicated plans for rejuvenating a fictional city as part of their UrbanPlan unit to a panel of judges from the Urban Land Institute of North Florida Oct. 29. UrbanPlan, a 15-hour class-based curriculum, is offered in economics […]

Bill and Eleanor Coalson

Bill and Eleanor Coalson

Only once in 41 years of living on Greenridge Road did Eleanor Coalson’s husband suggest living elsewhere. He even went so far as to select a lot in Deercreek. “Our home is perfect for us, and I love our street and neighborhood, so I told him he would have to move without me!” said Eleanor. […]

Donna Koren

Donna Koren

Ortega resident Donna Koren’s energy and vivaciousness belies her age, making it hard to believe the petite dynamo is a 1963 Lee High School graduate who’s been creating art in Jacksonville for 52 years. A Jacksonville native, Koren is an award-winning commercial illustrator, artist and designer whose list of employers and clients includes May-Cohens, Furchgott’s, […]

 Residents discuss options for future of Riverfront Park

 Residents discuss options for future of Riverfront Park

Many residents living adjacent to Riverfront Park in San Marco say public fishing in the park has ruined their quality of life. Responding to a litany of emails from residents, many of which requested fishing be banned from the park, District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer held a public meeting Nov. 5 to hear complaints and […]

Two-hour parking ordinance continues to draw controversy

Two-hour parking ordinance continues to draw controversy

Two-hour parking is coming to St. Nicholas Town Center. In early November, the Jacksonville City Council passed an ordinance supporting the installation of two-hour parking signs by the Florida Department of Transportation in front of the businesses on the southwest side of Beach Boulevard between Walton Street and Palmer Terrace. The resolution, entitled Ordinance 2015-0705, […]

‘Our library is whole again’

‘Our library is whole again’

Willow Branch Library re-opens More than 18 months after water intrusion repair work began, and more than a year after it was temporarily closed, the Willow Branch Public Library at 2875 Park St. was re-opened – in better condition than ever. A crowd of more than 200 neighbors and library supporters attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony […]

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