New life comes to St. Nicholas Area Preservation

New life comes to St. Nicholas Area Preservation

After 10 years of being nearly comatose, St. Nicholas Area Preservation (SNAP) is coming back to life. Thanks to the efforts of Alex Varkonda, a St. Nicholas resident who moved to the neighborhood four years ago with his wife, Jennifer, SNAP, a neighborhood organization that serves approximately 300 households, is on the verge of a […]

Southern History Museum welcomes community, diversifies collection

Southern History Museum welcomes community, diversifies collection

History has no end. For Evelyn Wright, a volunteer at the Museum of Southern History, that truth was her motivation to expand the focus and the displays to attract a new generation of interest. “There’s more to Southern history than a four-year period in the 1800s,” said Wright, who is working on a master’s degree […]

Generous donors keep wheels turning on Family Promise bus

Generous donors keep wheels turning on Family Promise bus

Almost every evening for the past 12 years, a small bus transports families from downtown Jacksonville to a local church and back again the next morning. These families, who are experiencing temporary homelessness, are guests of Family Promise and its 17 member churches, a network which stretches from Mayport to Mandarin, from Ponte Vedra to […]

Pajcic’s hole-in-one adds dollars to JALA coffers

Pajcic’s hole-in-one adds dollars to JALA coffers

To ensure all residents have access to justice, the law office of Pajcic & Pajcic holds a fundraiser every year supporting Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA), which offers civil legal support to those who cannot afford an attorney for matters ranging from fair housing issues to employment and much more. The 6th Annual Yard Course […]

Equestrian Center breaks ground for new arena

Equestrian Center breaks ground for new arena

The Jacksonville Equestrian Center (JEC) held an official groundbreaking ceremony on May 3 for its new covered arena, part of its long-term plan for progress and expansion. “The new arena will be the largest clear-span covered arena in the southeast providing the necessary space to support a wider variety of activities and multiple events at […]

Local Rotarians honored for part in worldwide polio eradication

Local Rotarians honored for part in worldwide polio eradication

Rotary International President Ian Riseley, from Victoria, Australia, recently visited Rotarians in District 6970 to thank them for their generosity and commitment to eradicating polio. District 6970 led the world in District Designated Funds for PolioPlus and had total contributions of $416,359 in 2016-17. Riseley spoke at a brunch May 6 at River City Brewing […]

Ortega marina getting back to normal post-Irma

Ortega marina getting back to normal post-Irma

While it may seem like eight months is a long time to wait for hurricane-related repairs, Paul Howe, Ortega River Marina harbormaster, said he was lucky to be first in line. Bellingham Marine, a Jacksonville-based dock design, manufacturer and construction company had been at the Lakeside marina making repairs related to the 2016 Hurricane Matthew […]

Ohio restoration company returns to care for statue after Irma leaves her mark

Two years after an Ohio company took on and completed the restoration of the statue in the fountain at Memorial Park on Riverside Avenue, Hurricane Irma swept through the park in September 2017 and left behind evidence of its destructive force. When Irma’s flood waters inundated the park, they filled the hollow sculpture with brackish […]

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