Matt Carlucci files for City Council seat
Long-time businessman and former City Council member Matt Carlucci filed June 22 to run for Jacksonville City Council At-Large, Group 4. Carlucci, a 36-year State Farm insurance agent, previously served three terms on the Jacksonville City Council. During his time on the council, he served as Council President and twice as finance chair. Carlucci also […]
Preservation society celebrates beautification awards, accolades
The San Marco Preservation Society said farewell to one president, hello to a new one, got a sneak peek of its redesigned website and honored three homeowners and five businesses for their renovation projects in the historic district this past year. The highlight of the May 31 meeting at Preservation Hall, the last before its […]
Community garden celebrates first year
One year almost to the day after local gardeners celebrated the April 2016 grand opening of the Riverside Avondale Community Garden, they were busy working to open it for the Riverside Avondale Preservation Home Tour – and to celebrate the garden’s first anniversary. The chores on April 15 were many and varied, including building and […]
In Memoriam: William D. Brinton – September 19, 1952 to June 19, 2017
The country lost a real champion when William “Billboard Buster” Brinton of Avondale passed away at age 64 after a brief but fierce battle with lung cancer. Just a month prior, 300 friends, family, colleagues and clients had gathered to pay tribute to Brinton for his decades-long efforts in helping many cities across the United […]
Lee Class of ’67 celebrates 50th reunion at Yacht Club
You can tell the Robert E. Lee High School Class of 1967 is a tight-knit group when members come from as far away as Alaska, California and Washington to attend their 50th reunion June 8-10. According to Reunion Chair John Ballantine, a mere stone’s throw away in Atlanta, Georgia, he and his classmates were so […]
Gubbin retires from head library post after 12 years
You can call her an “Energizer Bunny,” a go-getter, a mover and a shaker, but whatever moniker you put on Barbara A.B. Gubbin, former director of the Jacksonville Public Library, it’s not big enough to describe the accomplishments of the petite 65-year-old Brit. More than 100 friends, co-workers, Library trustees and Foundation board members, and […]
Women’s Sailing Network celebrates 20 years
It’s been 20 years since a “motley crew” sat down at Neena Guidi’s dining room table in San Marco to devise the purpose statement for the Women’s Sailing Network (WSN) of Northeast Florida. Led by Guidi and fellow sailor Terry Osman of St. Simons Island, the women created the loosely-formed organization that established a racing […]
Jessie Ball Regatta puts women on the water
Six boats competed June 2 in the second of four sailing events sponsored by the Women’s Sailing Series. Hosted by Epping Forest Yacht and Country Club, the Jessie Ball Regatta included three performance boats with all-female crews and three cruisers with mixed crews. In the spinnaker performance category, first place went to Team Quicksand, a […]
