19th Annual Cowford Ball benefits cancer research
Cowboys and the Salt Life converge at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds on Sat., Apr. 5 with the American Cancer Society’s 19th Annual Cowford Ball. Event chairs Francy and Matt Robertson, along with honorary chairs Alex and Scot Ackerman, and a host of many other Saltwater Cowboys and Cowgirls, are working like – well, cowboys! – to […]
Tritt & Associates holds annual seasonal celebration
Arnie Tritt’s 9th annual Groundhog’s Day party raised $550 for ACE Mentoring of Northeast Florida, thanks in large part to Robert Fernandez of Danis Construction, who donated his winnings from the 50/50 raffle. The Haskell Company’s lobby and riverfront cafeteria provided an appropriate venue for the more than 350 attendees in the architecture, construction and […]
Fire stations receive new designations
Specializations concentrated at three locations – In an effort to extinguish inefficiencies, three Jacksonville fire stations have new designations as Squad Companies concentrating specialized skill sets – responsibilities and equipment – to better aid the community. Last month fire stations in St. Nicholas, Riverside and the Northside began transitioning from Engine Companies to three unique […]
Extraordinary tale of personal quest
Mandarin Museum to celebrate 150th anniversary of shipwreck – Next month residents of Jacksonville will have an opportunity to see an important part of its history up close. The Mandarin Museum will host a nine-month long exhibit of Civil War artifacts brought up from the depths of the St. Johns River – by a local […]
East San Marco arrival brings mixed emotions, thoughtful debate
Traffic was the main topic of the Town Hall meeting, sponsored by the San Marco Preservation Society last month, as the developers of East San Marco presented changes to the project that confirms a Publix-anchored supermarket as the primary retail tenant and the highest priced rents in the city for the apartments to be built […]
More than just a ‘statement’ – fashion changes lives
Designer Ashley DeRamus and her mother Connie were tired, tired of clothing not fitting her frame and their shared desire to find clothes turned the frustrated fashionistas into fashion moguls. When fashion didn’t quite fit and options didn’t flatter, the mother and daughter team went to work and broke the mold. “We would end up […]
5 Points Concept Plan study nears completion
A plan for major changes in the 5 Points area was officially presented for the first time at the Riverside Avondale Preservation annual meeting on Feb. 27. The plan for functional and aesthetic improvements in the 5 Points area is intended to advance the goal of RAP to make that area the safest, most walkable […]
2014 the year for raising awareness about Memorial Park’s restoration
Events planned in the park, for the park – It’s approaching two years now since the Memorial Park Association took its first steps toward a major effort to restore and rehabilitate Riverside’s 90-year-old Memorial Park to its original grandeur. The first step was engaging with landscape architect David Sacks to develop a Master Plan. The […]
