Sock hop evokes fun memories
Recalling their own days of “rockin’ around the clock,” nearly 150 residents at The Windsor Ortega and visitors turned out for a summer sock hop and barbecue under the front portico of the assisted living and memory care residence at 5939 Roosevelt Blvd. Vintage cars courtesy of The Clay County Cruisers and plenty of polka […]
HAE student gains national recognition in PTA Reflections contest
Grabbing one of the top prizes in her division in the 2018 National PTA Reflections Competition was “within reach” for 9-year-old Ava MacDowell of San Marco. MacDowell’s photo, “Dream Big by Reaching High in the Sky,” earned the rising fourth-grader at Hendricks Avenue Elementary Awards of Excellence in both the PTA’s Duval County and State […]
Resident honors wife’s memory with project to fill food banks
Nearly four dozen volunteers representing nine groups gathered early on June 2 at Trinity Lutheran Church, at the corner of Park Street and McDuff Avenue, to bag 12,500 pounds of potatoes for 13 area food banks and agencies. The event, the 1st Annual Neena Eisenberg Potato Drop, was organized by Sam Eisenberg, whose wife of […]
Miramar teens raise money to kick Batten disease
Even before his death from Batten disease in April 2014, Jake Medley’s sisters, Caroline and Anna, raised money to make sure their once feisty little brother would not be forgotten and the disease from which he died would be better understood. Organized with help of their parents, Dean and Jennifer Medley, and a committee of […]
Sanctuary on 8th gets fresh look, funds from local marina
When IGY Marinas – the management company for the Lakeside-based Marina at Ortega Landing – sought a local nonprofit for its worldwide service day project, one of its boating clients recommended The Sanctuary on 8th Street. Leslie Jones, a longtime San Marco resident and realtor, was on the founding board of the Springfield-based nonprofit, which […]
Way We Were: Marvin Glenn Hollis
Marvin Hollis, 93, has been coming and going almost from the time he was born. Fifteen months after he was born Nov. 4, 1924, his mother passed away. His siblings – two brothers and a sister – were 10, 13 and 15 when he was born. He was raised by his grandmother until his father […]
Civil War submarine highlights historic battles
Drawing interest from many local residents, a quarter-scale replica of the CSS H.L. Hunley submarine was on display June 16 at the Museum of Southern History, 4304 Herschel St. Among the visitors were Florida Congress-man Jay Fant and his son, Jack, who dropped by to check out the exhibit, tour the museum and enjoy barbecue. […]
Dredging plans for Lakewood area creek lack cohesive desire by residents
The lack of flow in once-navigable Christopher Creek begs for dredging, but while there are several options available which could make that happen, there is no cohesive wish among property owners on the Lakewood area creek’s banks. Some residents enjoy the wildlife which has settled in the area and are afraid dredging will destroy their […]
