Planning Department approves proposed Roost restaurant with conditions
The City of Jacksonville Planning and Development Department issued a report Feb. 26 approving the Planned Unit Development (PUD 2016-55), with conditions, for the restaurant known as The Roost, slated for occupancy in the former Deluxe Dry Cleaner and Launderette on Oak Street. Planning and Development Department staff recommended several conditions throughout the report as […]
New group crosses beautiful barrier to unite riverfront residents
Though the river is considered by some to be Jacksonville’s “great divide,” for Sandra Fradd and Dorothy Merrick, the St. Johns is a means to bring together residents living in downtown condominiums and apartment buildings. It began 10 years ago when Merrick moved to Jacksonville and, in her words, “became completely engaged with living in […]
Honoring the past at the Red Rose Ball
The 35th Annual Red Rose Ball’s theme, Remembering our History, Embracing our Future, drew patrons to the sold-out event of the social season. Each year, the ball raises money for various projects administered by St. Vincent’s HealthCare, a member of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit healthcare system. Last year, the event raised almost […]
Late Bloomers get groovy for Greenscape
Get Groovy, Get Dirty was the 1960s theme of the 9th Annual Root Ball, presented by The Late Bloomers Garden Club, and sponsored by Greenscape of Jacksonville. Held Feb. 19 at WJCT Studios, over 250 guests arrived garbed in their hippy best to support peace, love and trees, dancing the night away with the Twist, […]
William and Olga Joos
William “Bill” Joos, 75, grew up the adopted son of Louis “Lee” and Genevieve (Raynor) Joos of Murray Hill. His parents, devout Catholics, adopted Bill from the Sisters of St. Joseph in St. Augustine shortly after his birth in 1940. He laughs about his childhood nickname, “Carrot-top,” which perfectly described the curly red hair he […]
Distance runner races to support sister with cancer
Connor Vaughan, a Wolfson High School distance runner who won the 1- and 2-mile state championship races, is now a distance cross-country and track runner for the University of Florida. Vaughan returned to Jacksonville on Jan. 30 to run in the Wolfson Children’s Challenge in support of his 15-year-old sister, Gillian, who was diagnosed with […]
Bulldogs get their wings
Bolles students earn Eagle Scout rank Boy Scout Troop 2, which meets at St. Johns Presbyterian Church in Avondale and is one of the first chartered troops in Florida, has promoted eight young men, many of whom are Bolles Bulldogs, to the highest rank of Eagle Scout. This year, eight Bolles students have met, or […]
Budding gardeners may be budding birders
Hoping to inspire budding ornithologists, the Garden Club of Jacksonville’s Garden Divas Circle sponsored a Budding Gardeners camp called “Our Fine-Feathered Friends.” The program, held Feb. 6, offered 14 young participants four learning stations. The outdoor station taught campers how to use binoculars and identify birds. One of three stations inside was nest making, placing […]
