Residents push for Willow Branch Creek clean up
Unlike Willow Branch Creek, the push to get it cleaned up is not at a standstill. Riverside resident Cathleen Murphy, whose home sits adjacent to the tidal creek, had started a petition last fall to address the cleanup remaining from a bridge project on Riverside Avenue. After receiving 524 signatures, Murphy contacted City Council in […]
Taking up music later in life good for mind and body
“Mature” violin student Laverne Stearns of Fairfax Manor is hoping meet an equally mature drummer. “We could get together, find a couple of other musicians and form a group – play for the veterans or for people older than us,” Stearns said with a laugh, but with some seriousness. Lisa Kirkwood of Clark’s Music Center […]
Antiques, Art and Spanish influence at 2015 Gala
The Art & Antiques Show gala, presented by the Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital, rolled out the red carpet and invited guests to ¡Viva España!, Dec. 4. The intriguing evening, a high point for the social season, is highlighted by antique furnishings, decorative accessories, fine art, collectibles, rugs and jewelry from top antiques dealers […]
Local designer hosts trunk show at Underwood’s
Underwood’s Jewelers hosted a private party for a group of special guests, Jacksonville Jaguar notables and friends of jewelry designer Priyanka Murthy at their Avondale location. Murthy, an Ortega resident, now adorns celebrities and other sports figures with her Arya Esha line of jewelry. The trunk show, held on Dec. 15, arrived just in time […]
Ninth grade student releases Star Wars-themed Minecraft mod
Just in time for the premiere of “The Force Awakens,” a ninth grade Bolles School student is releasing an update to a Star Wars-themed add-on for the popular building game Minecraft. Colby Newman, who was introduced to coding when he was 10 years old, began this coding project in June. “Coding isn’t entirely a day-to-day […]
Digital Cookie 2.0 helps Girl Scouts earn badges
More than 1,500 local Girl Scouts, volunteers and their families were introduced to Digital Cookie enhancements at a training rally Dec. 13 at EverBank Field. In addition to Digital Cookie, Girl Scouts learned about safety, marketing, goal setting, booth and face-to-face sales, financial literacy, and rewards. Using Digital Cookie helps the girls earn any of […]
Richard and Sandi Thalleen
Whether a mutual love of music or having grown up as near neighbors, to hear them talk, it is clear something special brought Richard Thalleen and Sandi Huber of Lakewood together 60 years ago. After six decades, four children, 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, the couple is as close as they ever were and enjoy […]
Delcia Francke
Delcia Francke of Ortega matter-of-factly declares that “being nearly 91 means I get to talk back” – something she does frequently and with endless humor. A 15-year breast cancer survivor, Francke celebrates her 91st birthday on Jan. 5 in good health. Her goal is to reach her 100th birthday as did her mother, Beulah “Bobo” […]
