Douglas Anderson expansion to open in August
Jacksonville philanthropist enables school to host live opera broadcasts History class will no longer be held in the gym at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts due to the completion of a $13 million 60,000-square-foot addition to the school in time for the first day of school in August. The new wing includes 20 […]
Southside Tennis Complex receives national recognition
Lead pro built program from scratch When Harrell Thomas heard the news that Southside Tennis Complex was named one of the top public tennis facilities in the nation by the United States Tennis Association, he was ecstatic. As lead tennis pro at the San Marco courts for the past 29 years, Thomas built the citywide […]
Group to keep river access open gains momentum
Supporters of all ages join the fight Despite another deferral of the bill that would shut down public access to the St. Johns River at Van Wert Avenue and Richmond Street, the momentum of the nonprofit Friends of Van Wert Park (FVWP) continues to pick up speed – and supporters. While the City Council and […]
Scout’s project is really for the birds
Boy Scout Gray Creed, of Ortega, thought his Eagle Scout project would be a few repair projects for a Northside mission. Little did he know that it would be for the birds. A member of Troop 2 at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Creed started Scouts when he was 11 and is now a Senior Patrol […]
Taking the road past the unthinkable
This is a love story. After a life of being single, Pamela Telis found the love of her life in her mid-50s. It is also a story about living, not dying. Married five years, Telis received news two days before Christmas 2014 no one ever wants to hear: her husband, Harold McKeon, was diagnosed with […]
Book characters come to life for a night at the library
There were characters and costumes galore as patrons made their way to the Betsy Lovett Courtyard at the Jacksonville Main Public Library downtown. The Night at the Library gala was highlighted by a giving group who donned literary character costumes in support of Jacksonville’s reading challenged. With one in six adults struggling with illiteracy, the […]
MOCA donors welcome latest exhibit
The latest installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA) was opened to patrons in mid-July, as special guests were able to embrace and interpret the bright and colorful Project Atrium artwork of Tallahassee-based artist Joelle Dietrick. Her works are focused on the fascination of “big data” and the interpretation of the glitches that […]
Boy Scouts enjoy wilderness adventure
Twelve Boy Scouts from Troop 35 at Southside United Methodist Church in San Marco traveled to Northern Tier, the Boy Scouts of America High Adventure Base near Ely, Minnesota on June 20 for an eight-day long-distance canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness of the Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario. “During the trip, the Scouts carried […]
