Pineapple Prince of Ortega
Sunny, warm, humid. No, it’s not a weather forecast for a typical North Florida summer. Instead, it’s the atmospheric recipe for growing pineapples. While people and pets are wilting in the Jacksonville heat and humidity this summer, pineapples are thriving, and one Ortega man has a bumper crop. It all began 17 years ago when […]
Students get feel for ‘corporate vibe’ through Career Launcher
They haven’t settled on a college or a major yet, but two students from The Episcopal School of Jacksonville have had a taste of what it’s like to work at a Fortune 500 company. Ana Timpke, 17, and Bond Magevney, 16, were part of a group of 18 students in Episcopal’s Career Launcher program, created […]
All Saints Episcopal youth give of self in second poorest Florida county
A group of 16 All Saints Episcopal Church youth and five adults spent five days of mission work, faith, and fun in Pahokee, Florida, the second poorest community in the United States. During that time, they lived at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palm Beach Gardens, and served at the Real Life Youth Ranch, a […]
Guatemala trip provides Bolles students opportunity for service, travel
A group of nine Bolles upper school students traveled to Guatemala in June as part of a new school service learning experience led by Bolles faculty, Erin DuChanois of Ortega Farms and Allison Chandler of San Marco. In addition to serving in two Guatemalan schools during their seven-day visit, students toured historical buildings, Mayan ruins, […]
The Way We Were: Paul C. Naugle
There was never any question Paul Cameron Naugle, of San Jose, would make his career in the family business, even after spending time overseas during his six-year stint in the U.S. Naval Reserves. The 1969 Wolfson High School graduate grew up working in his father’s business, Naugle Funeral Home, helping any way he could. From […]
The Way We Were: Gina Martinelli
Gina Martinelli can, quite easily, be called Jacksonville’s version of Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks or any of the other well-known Sixties female singers. Just like many in show business, Martinelli was not born with her current name. Piano bar engagements in the 1970s inspired her stage name and current persona. “After […]
City settlement over tree mitigation resolves issue, promotes beautification
In the welcome shade of the Treaty Oak on the Southbank, representatives of civic groups came together July 27 to celebrate the future of trees in Jacksonville and the July 25 resolution of a lawsuit against the city over the use of tree mitigation funds. The suit filed in 2015 by the Public Trust Environmental […]
Major hurdle cleared, The District moves forward with development
Construction on The District – A Life Well Lived is expected to begin after the first of the year and by then some of the brands planned for the long-awaited 30-acre development on San Marco’s riverfront might be known. The District cleared a major hurdle in June when state regulators issued an environmental “clean bill […]
