Proposed restaurant faces strong opposition

If the proverbial kitchen heat wasn’t something that local developers J.C. Demetree and Ted Stein weren’t willing to withstand, they wouldn’t be moving forward with plans to develop a restaurant on Oak Street in the Riverside area of the historic districts. Less than 12 weeks following submission of the application for The Roost – one […]

Residents paint trees blue for art and awareness

Residents paint trees blue for art and awareness

Blue is the new green – at least temporarily. Thanks to grants from The Late Bloomers Garden Club, the 2016 SPARK Grant Program and Wells Fargo, with additional support from Deutsche Bank, more than 100 trees in several locations in Jacksonville are sporting a coat of a blue pigment. The Blue Trees, a project conceived […]

Hope Lodge

Hope Lodge

Evening of Awareness puts spotlight on future Hope Lodge The American Cancer Society held an Evening of Awareness for the Richard M. Schulz Family Foundation Hope Lodge capital campaign at the Ortega home of George and Dr. Annie Egan on Jan. 19. The Society is seeking to raise $19.2 million to construct and operate Hope […]

San Marco Scout finishes Eagle project

San Marco Scout finishes Eagle project

Trey Calhoun, a junior at Stanton College Preparatory School, finished up his Eagle Scout project in January. Calhoun, who is a member of Boy Scout Troop 136 at All Saints Episcopal Church, built a concrete sidewalk and slab to fix up a backyard storage area at the Children’s Home Society of Florida on San Diego […]

Ben Franklin presents at 10th annual historical reenactment

Ben Franklin presents at 10th annual historical reenactment

It’s fitting that for the 10th anniversary of The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Florida’s historical reenactment, Benjamin Franklin was the honored guest. After all, Mr. Franklin kicked off the first reenactment in 2007. In the years that followed, the Dames sponsored George Washington (twice) and Thomas Jefferson – one time […]

Bottle-washing Avondale mom helps turn trash into art

Bottle-washing Avondale mom helps turn trash into art

Cathleen Murphy, whose son, Tom, is a sophomore, and daughter, Catie, a freshman at The Bolles School, took part in the preparation of a massive environmental sculpture at the San Jose campus last month by washing bottles. “As a parent, I am very proud of Bolles commitment to the environment and this bottle installation project […]

George & Eleanor Carswell

George & Eleanor Carswell

There are many benefits to a long married life and, for George and Eleanor Carswell, one benefit is being compatibly in tune with each other after 63 years of marriage. The deep affection and respect between the two, married in 1952 at Riverside Baptist Church, is evident. Their memories are of a beautiful day, a […]

Bert & Jean Oatman

Bert & Jean Oatman

Married 65 years, Bert Oatman has been wed so long he has a hard time recalling a time when he wasn’t in love with his wife, Jean. “I have loved that woman so long, and I still love her!” he said. “I was four years ahead of Jean in school. When I was a senior, […]

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