New Traffic Pattern for Philips Highway to Atlantic Boulevard
Florida Department of Transportation advises that a new traffic pattern begins Sunday, November 23, as part of the I-95 Overland Bridge Project at the south end of the Fuller Warren Bridge. Motorists traveling northbound on Philips Highway to access Atlantic Boulevard will see a new road pattern. Signs will be placed on Philips Highway informing […]
Traffic Signal Changes on Roosevelt at Park Street
Motorists on Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. 17) at Park Street should prepare for a change in the traffic signal operation on Monday. The current signal allows continuous travel in the right two southbound lanes. The new signal will require all traffic to stop when the signal changes. Previously, when vehicles entered Roosevelt Boulevard from Park Street […]
A record-breaking season for JDRF
The themed “One Night” masquerade ball drew glances of intrigue at the 14th Annual Miracles Gala at the Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra Beach, held Oct.11. The event drew hundreds of patrons who supported the mission to better treat, prevent, and eventually cure Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). “On behalf of the JDRF North Florida Chapter, […]
Iconic exhibition opens with style in focus
It was an opening night that celebrated fashion’s makers, models and the media’s take on fashion and style throughout the past few decades. Through generous donor support, the exhibition at The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens came to fruition with the assistance of the Museum of Fine Art in Boston and its collection of […]
Go Givers – Leslie Burkhalter
On November 18, 1999 Leslie Burkhalter’s life changed forever. She noticed that her son Tyler, 11, had lost five pounds and was constantly thirsty, symptoms she recognized from his friend Ben who was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes Type 1 (JD1) two years earlier. Burkhalter took Tyler straight to his pediatrician, where an abnormal blood sugar […]
Southbank Riverwalk nears completion
Progress in Downtown Jacksonville is perpetuated by the finishing touches to the Southbank Riverwalk renovation project. The Riverwalk extends along the bank of the St. John’s River from the Museum of Science and History to the Duval County Public Schools building. The project began in September 2013 and is projected to complete in February of […]
Youth a shining point of light
San Marco resident Alex Pogrebniak really helps make the light shine for senior residents living at Taylor Manor. Every Saturday he spends the morning visiting the residents, playing games, chatting and cleaning eyeglasses. It’s those little things that make them look forward to his weekly visits and also prompted Activity Director/Volunteer Coordinator Kathleen Wilkes-Pierce to […]
Sulzbacher Center recognizes Casey Goodwin
Casey Goodwin, an alumna of Riverside Presbyterian Day School, was recognized by the Sulzbacher Center last month for her volunteer efforts and having a heart to serve. Casey has been a volunteer at the Sulzbacher Center since she was six years old. In 2009, when the Goodwin family of Epping Forest heard that the City […]
