The Way We Were: The Larson Sisters
Sue Jordan of Riverside joked that she and the movie, “Gone with The Wind,” came out the same year – 1939. Although she was raised in Riverside, Sue was born in Miami. “My mother was a ‘Conch’ (born in Key West, Florida), and she had gone down to visit her family while Daddy was in […]
New Riverside-based Lung Institute is Florida’s largest in pulmonologists
St. Vincent’s HealthCare, now Ascension St. Vincent’s, took another great step in fighting lung disease by opening the St. Vincent’s Lung Institute. A dedication and an open house were held March 28 in the Betsy Lovett Center in the Dillon Building on Shircliff Way. The Lung, Sleep and Critical Care Center at St. Vincent’s originally […]
After four years, Lee High School ‘youth at-hope’ program still going strong
Four years ago, in school year 2015-2016, a young white female English teacher was tapped to develop a curriculum for a class in leadership, primarily for at-risk sophomore and junior males at Robert E. Lee High School. Together with Pastor Jay Harris of The Ville Church and Pastor Boyd Bettis of The District Church, who […]
Wiffle golf tournament challenges even best golfer
To ensure all residents have access to justice, the law office of Pajcic & Pajcic held its annual fundraiser to support Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA), which offers civil legal support to those who cannot afford an attorney for matters ranging from fair housing to employment and much more. Challenging even the best duffer, the […]
Famed NFL player, coach delivers for audience at Forum
Over 1,200 supporters of the Women’s Board and fans of the Florida Forum attended the 2018-2019 Speaker Series season finale to hear from Pro Football Hall of Fame Member and Coach Tony Dungy. Around 350 attended the cocktail reception following Dungy’s talk about his championship years as a player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and as […]
Hope Haven offers touching reunion between physician and burn victim
More than 50 years ago, Randy Highsmith, then only 16 months old, endured severe burns over 40 percent of his body during an accidental kitchen fire at his family home. Wanting to thank the doctor who literally saved his life at Hope Haven Hospital in 1967, Highsmith recently contacted the staff at the St. Nicholas […]
Baseball comes indoors during first annual Walkers vs. Hoses competition
It was “root, root, root for the home team” March 22 at Riverside Presbyterian Home when a team from Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Engine Company and EMTs from Station 5 joined RPH residents in the First Annual Walkers vs. Hoses cornhole baseball competition. As a crowd of residents, complete with face paint and pompoms, cheered […]
Failing selection by JEA, Balanky considers Plan B for his Kings Avenue property
When the Jacksonville Energy Authority’s Board of Directors unanimously selected Ryan Companies’ plan to build its new headquarters at Block 48, land currently owned by the City of Jacksonville at 325 W. Adams St., Southbank resident and Chase Properties CEO Mike Balanky knew it was time to start thinking about a Plan B for his […]
