Taking the road past the unthinkable
This is a love story. After a life of being single, Pamela Telis found the love of her life in her mid-50s. It is also a story about living, not dying. Married five years, Telis received news two days before Christmas 2014 no one ever wants to hear: her husband, Harold McKeon, was diagnosed with […]
Book characters come to life for a night at the library
There were characters and costumes galore as patrons made their way to the Betsy Lovett Courtyard at the Jacksonville Main Public Library downtown. The Night at the Library gala was highlighted by a giving group who donned literary character costumes in support of Jacksonville’s reading challenged. With one in six adults struggling with illiteracy, the […]
MOCA donors welcome latest exhibit
The latest installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA) was opened to patrons in mid-July, as special guests were able to embrace and interpret the bright and colorful Project Atrium artwork of Tallahassee-based artist Joelle Dietrick. Her works are focused on the fascination of “big data” and the interpretation of the glitches that […]
Boy Scouts enjoy wilderness adventure
Twelve Boy Scouts from Troop 35 at Southside United Methodist Church in San Marco traveled to Northern Tier, the Boy Scouts of America High Adventure Base near Ely, Minnesota on June 20 for an eight-day long-distance canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness of the Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario. “During the trip, the Scouts carried […]
Jean Furman Dart
People moved often during the Great Depression to find work and it was no different for Jean Furman Dart’s family. One of her earliest memories is of moving from Texas to Jacksonville so that her father could work in sales for Sherwin-Williams. Doctors also said that Florida’s weather could help Frank Furman’s chronic asthma, […]
Clean city water now available to Larsen Acres residents
JEA, City offer special payment programs to assist residents with hook-up fees Larsen Acres resident Joann Hogan can recall a time 40 years ago when she was a child and the water at her house was pure. “I’ve lived here all my life,” said Hogan, who lives on Marguerite Street. “My grandmother’s water was so […]
Communication needed in bike-pedestrian study
Deadline for public comment nears There is still time for local pedestrians and bicyclists to share concerns with a consulting firm hired by the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization to study bicycling and walking routes in Riverside and San Marco. The last day public comment will be accepted is Friday, August 7, said Marci Larson, […]
Traffic calming measures on River Road finally addressed
New speed limit signs installed after push from residents After nearly three years of town meetings, discussions between residents and city officials as well as a grassroots effort by neighborhood volunteers, frustrated residents are finally getting satisfaction: The speed limit on River Road is now 20 mph. After petitioning homeowners door-to-door, something tangible has […]
