Bishop Snyder Hosts Catholic Heart Work Camp

Student and adult volunteers at Community Health Outreach

Bishop John Snyder High School hosted nearly 160 students from across the country for Catholic Heart Work Camp. Jacksonville was one of 20 cities nationwide, with one international location in […]

Local Folks: Andrew ‘Andy’ Zarka

Zarka is a big fan of Jacksonville’s big-city energy with a small-town vibe. | Photo: Debra Heuskin

Andrew ‘Andy’ Zarka wasn’t always a Jacksonville resident, but after 40-plus years living in various boroughs throughout the city, he couldn’t imagine being anywhere else. Zarka’s family moved to the […]

Local Folks: Stephen and Nicole Grant

The couple enjoy exploring the great outdoors via their camper

Certain people and places take root in us if they’re part of the path we’re meant to be on. We may not realize it, but these roots will eventually lead […]

Education Meets Exploration

Bolles students explore the Icelandic outdoors during a one-week trip during their summer vacation.

Bolles Upper School students kicked off their summer vacation with a week in Iceland through the Bolles Iceland Travel Program. From June 1 to the 8th, Lian Dyer, Asher Gottlieb, […]

The Way We Were: Margaret Vason Foerster

Margaret and Dink in Antarctica

For a woman who’s traveled to Antarctica and shaken hands with First Lady Nancy Reagan at the White House, Margaret Vason Foerster is awfully humble about her life story. “I’m […]

The Way We Were: David Engdahl

David Engdahl

It was chance that brought David Engdahl and his wife, Hope, to San Marco. Engdahl grew up in Pennsylvania, completing a degree in architecture at Penn State before working at […]