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Families benefit from Salvation Army care packages

The Salvation Army of Northeast Florida assembled and delivered care packages to 50 families, providing food and supplies to 184 children and adults. The Army learned of the need through a concerned citizen, who had partnered with a local school to identify the community where

New law spells out maintenance duties in San Marco Square and public right-of-ways

For more than a decade, there has been a sort of informal “gentleman’s agreement” between the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS), the San Marco Merchants Association (SMMA) and the City of Jacksonville’s Parks and Recreation Department when it came to shared responsibilities concerning the maintenance…

Nonprofits adapt quickly to cope with health shifts, more need

While business as usual has come to a halt all over Northeast Florida as residents heed government orders to shelter in place, several nonprofits continue to serve the needs of Jacksonville’s most vulnerable citizens. Feeding Northeast Florida, Sulzbacher, City Rescue Mission, Clara White Mission, Aging…

Hospital CEOs in Northeast Florida create Virtual Community Command Center

The health and safety of our patients and our community remains our top priority. We understand there may be concerns related to future demand for acute care, and our region’s ability to meet these needs. While we have hospital bed capacity today, we are looking…

Residents find creative ways to connect after closures

There’s the old cliché: “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb,” but in 2020, the reverse was true. Thanks to the spread of COVID-19, an unknown form of a known family of viruses that has sickened people throughout the world,…

Community group makes progress in restricting 5G equipment

Jacksonville City Council members and members of the Stop 5G Jax group are working together to keep large telecommunication equipment out of residential neighborhoods and other areas where they could become an eyesore. Duval County has an ordinance in place that echoes state and federal…

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San Marco sisters to attend International Science Fair in California

LifeSouth seeks recovered COVID-19 patients to help by donating plasma
April 6, 2020
LifeSouth is partnering with medical centers in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama to collect plasma from COVID-19 patients who have recovered from the virus, to transfuse …Read More »
American Heart virtual challenges help families curb cabin fever
April 6, 2020
The American Heart Association is helping families stay active and healthy through its Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge. The virtual experience includes a …Read More »
Families benefit from Salvation Army care packages
April 6, 2020
The Salvation Army of Northeast Florida assembled and delivered care packages to 50 families, providing food and supplies to 184 children and adults. The Army …Read More »
New law spells out maintenance duties in San Marco Square and public right-of-ways
April 2, 2020
For more than a decade, there has been a sort of informal “gentleman’s agreement” between the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS), the San Marco Merchants …Read More »
Right Size San Marco files appeal against city ruling on Park Place development
April 2, 2020
Although it received the city’s blessing, it won’t be clear sailing for the folks at South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church as they endeavor to sell nearly …Read More »