Bobby Arnold
Back in 1930, women of refinement, like Eleanor Maltby Horne, gave birth to their babies in the little “laying-in” hospital on Riverside Avenue. It was there that Barbara Lawrence Horne (better known as Mrs. William E. “Bobby” Arnold) was born. One of four daughters born to Chalmers Duke Horne and his wife Eleanor, Bobby jokes […]
Go Giver: Karen DeAngelo
Karen DeAngelo, 63, learned to sew as a child, taught by her thrifty mother, who sewed all of her four daughters’ dresses and clothes. She also studied sewing in her high school home economics class and believes those skills are important and should still be offered in school. DeAngelo likes making quilts using the easier […]
Go Giver: Jackie Simoneaux
Ask Jackie Simoneaux, 76, about her favorite things and topping the list is quilting and her St. Nicholas home, where she sees the river and EverBank Field from her front porch. A quilting enthusiast who discusses colors, fabrics and patterns as if they were delicious ingredients for a decadent dessert, Simoneaux and her friends will […]
Bolles young women serve in the D.R.
Avondale residents Tory Buchanon and Anna Demont, and San Jose resident Natalie Spadaro all students at the Bolles School, spent 10 days this summer in the Dominican Republic volunteering in rural and urban communities working on sustainable projects. Two of the projects were reforestation and construction of new school buildings. Most days were spent building the […]
Bishop Kenny students start school with new resources, renovations
Twelve hundred Bishop Kenny High School students returned to school last month to the $1.6 million building and renovation project which had impacted much of the school’s 55-acre campus over the summer vacation. Father Michael Houle, president of the school shared, “We are so pleased with this summer’s projects – most especially because of […]
Preparing for global community at early age
Students at West Riverside Elementary, from the littlest in voluntary pre-kindergarten to second grade, have the opportunity to earn a leg up on their peers when it comes to global communications. The magnet school on Park Street offers dual language classrooms, teaching subjects in both Spanish and English to children who may be proficient in […]
Jacksonville Area Road / Lane Closures — Sept. 6-12, 2014
I-95 (Fuller Warren Bridge) Two southbound lanes closed Sunday from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. for routine bridge maintenance on the Fuller Warren Bridge at the San Marco and Palm Avenue overpasses. Nighttime lane closure for northbound traffic Monday from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. for routine bridge maintenance at the Riverside Avenue overpass. I-95 […]
