Third class of emerging leaders begins fellowship program
The 2019 Class for Hightower Emerging Leaders Fellowship kicked off its nine-month program Feb. 26 with a reception at Bistro Aix. The 2019 Hightower Fellows were joined by JAX Chamber Chair Debbie Buckland and program namesake Mike Hightower, who was the Chamber’s board chair when the program was created in 2017. The 3rd annual Hightower […]
Legislation filed for regulation of short-term rentals
On behalf of District 14 Councilman Jim Love, the City of Jacksonville Office of General Counsel has filed Bill 2019-238 concerning legislation for the regulation and operation of short-term vacation rentals in the City of Jacksonville. Until further notice, the schedule for hearing the bill is: Planning Commission Hearing May 9, 1 p.m. City Council […]
Conservation meets preservation at North Florida Land Trust’s new home
The North Florida Land Trust held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony April 4 for its new headquarters in the historic Brewster Hospital building at 843 W. Monroe St. in LaVilla. The nonprofit land conservation organization is leasing the approximately 5,700-square-foot building from the City of Jacksonville. Prior to the move from their Riverside […]
Keep Jacksonville Beautiful cleanup volunteers make city sparkle
If the St. Johns River’s creeks and tributaries and the city’s parks shine a little brighter these days, it is thanks to the more than 420 volunteers who picked up litter as part of the City of Jacksonville and Keep Jacksonville Beautiful’s 24th Annual Cleanup Day March 16. “We are pleased by the turnout of […]
Youth Leadership Jacksonville helps raise up future community leaders
Crossing the bridge from adolescence to adulthood can be a challenging time for many high schoolers. They spend years studying science, math and other academic subjects, but they aren’t always adequately prepared to step outside the confines of their comfort zones and assume leadership roles. The Youth Leadership Jacksonville program helps fill in that gap […]
School campus installs Little Free Libraries for two languages
When the West Riverside Elementary School PTA received a generous, anonymous donation they decided to do something special which would benefit everyone and chose to install a Little Free Library, then got idea to purchase two – one for English books and one for Spanish books – to fit the needs of the school. The […]
Preschoolers share role in local production of Tony-nominated musical
Look out, Hollywood, your next big “little” star may come from Jacksonville. Two young girls, Whitney Shillingford of San Marco and Bailey Dorman of Orange Park, were chosen to share the role of Lulu in the musical “Waitress,” a Tony-nominated show brought to Jacksonville last month by the FSCJ Artist Series. The girls alternated the […]
The Way We Were: Joyce & Malcolm Hanson
Her most treasured wall hangings in the charming 1942 painted brick home on Dunsford Road help weave the story of Joyce and Malcolm Hanson’s lives individually and together in the San Marco and Lakewood areas. For Joyce, the drawing that hangs just to the right when you walk in the front door captures the beginning […]
