Throwing out first pitch, Bolles legends retire jerseys

Throwing out first pitch,  Bolles legends retire jerseys

The Bolles School officially retired the numbers of alumnus Chipper Jones ’90 and past head coach Don Suriano on Apr. 11, preceding the Bolles vs. Bishop Kenny baseball game on Hugh Donovan Field on the San Jose Campus. Jones’ No. 10 was retired in honor of his outstanding baseball career including First Team All-State in […]

Boaters at Landing not sympathetic to Foxy Lady’s needs

Boaters at Landing not sympathetic to Foxy Lady’s needs

Dinner cruise captain hopes docking compromise works – Just a little over a year ago, the Jacksonville Lady came to town, looking for a home. The 96-foot Skipperliner, owned and operated by Captain John Michkowski of Foxy Lady Cruises, eventually found a permanent berth at River City Brewing Company. From there, Capt. Michkowski conducts public […]

Growler Bill has craft brewers snarling

Growler Bill has craft brewers snarling

Senate bill unacceptable to industry – The Florida Senate appears to be letting “big business” have its foot-stomping way, as senators voted 30 to 10 to support Senate Bill 1714, which will severely restrict how craft breweries conduct business – and make money. It all began last year, when craft brewers asked for a change […]

5 Points design guidelines possible stepping stone for City

5 Points design guidelines possible stepping stone for City

  The new concept plan for 5 Points has been pretty much vetted by everyone. It’s been shared with area merchants and residents, the Riverside Avondale Preservation members and the Board, the Context Sensitive Standards Committee of the City of Jacksonville, and finally last month, the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission. Since the historic ordinance covers […]

Cold case solved five years later

Cold case solved five years later

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office recently announced a break-through in a rape case that is nearly five years old. Thanks to DNA profiling, three suspects were arrested for kidnapping and sexual battery. On Oct. 9, 2009, suspects Stanley Armitage (then 15), Martin King (also 15) and Rakeem Mitchner (19 at the time of the incident) kidnapped […]

Local actor in Broadway musical national tour

Avondale resident Mark Poppleton has a role in the national tour of the Broadway musical, The Addams Family! Poppleton plays Mal Beineke, the father of Wednesday Addam’s normal boyfriend, in the one-night show presented by the FSCJ Artist Series on Friday, May 2 at the Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater. “If your kids don’t know the […]

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