DA honors Helen Lane for three decades of giving
With hoopla and much fanfare, the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Foundation honored Helen Lane’s three decades of giving to the school when it held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the Helen Murchison Lane Art Gallery at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts May 22. Duval County Public School board members and city officials […]
Morning Star School welcomes two major donors for new high school campaign
Two new major donors have joined the Morning Star Circle of Friends with $100,000 donations. Mary Pat and David Kulik, of Marsh Landing, will name the new high school wing while Patty and Rick Jones, of Mandarin, have naming rights for the new middle school wing. Morning Star School, a Catholic special education school, is […]
Millers Creek dredging project clears first hurdle
The Millers Creek Special Tax District came one step closer, during its meeting May 15 at the Havana Jax Café in St. Nicholas, to hiring an engineering firm to do the work of its dredging project. With only one firm responding to its Request for Proposal by the April 21 deadline, the board voted unanimously […]
Residents discuss Mitchell Avenue traffic calming proposal at Town Meeting
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction,” is the way Matthew Carlucci of San Marco summed up the dilemma facing San Marco residents, who were presented a proposal to change the traffic pattern at the intersection of Hendricks and Mitchell Avenues. At a town meeting hosted by City Council President Lori Boyer […]
Billboard buster Brinton honored, recognized by hundreds
A champion for libraries and a warrior against billboards for more than 30 years, Avondale resident and Rogers Towers shareholder and attorney William Brinton was honored by more than 300 friends, family and colleagues at a luncheon May 17 at the Main Library downtown. During the event, Sam Mousa, City of Jacksonville Chief Administrative Officer, […]
Restaurateurs use rooftop, increase options in Riverside
Whether it’s a sidewalk café or a rooftop bar, Jacksonville restaurant patrons love open-air dining. In 5 Points, residents have long enjoyed sipping and supping outdoors at Mossfire Grill’s intimate four-table rooftop dining or the sunset-laden rooftop bar at the Black Sheep. Just in the past year and a half, diners have added to their […]
Local museum hosts CMT film crew
A local, somewhat unknown museum was the setting for portions of a CMT (Country Music Television) documentary on the Lynyrd Skynyrd Band, which has its roots in Riverside. The G. Howard Bryan Museum of Southern History, located at 4304 Herschel St., was host to a crew March 17, who were on site to film a […]
