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 […]
Jean Furman Dart
People moved often during the Great Depression to find work and it was no different for Jean Furman Dart’s family. One of her earliest memories is of moving from Texas to Jacksonville so that her father could work in sales for Sherwin-Williams. Doctors also said that Florida’s weather could help Frank Furman’s chronic asthma, […]
Clean city water now available to Larsen Acres residents
JEA, City offer special payment programs to assist residents with hook-up fees Larsen Acres resident Joann Hogan can recall a time 40 years ago when she was a child and the water at her house was pure. “I’ve lived here all my life,” said Hogan, who lives on Marguerite Street. “My grandmother’s water was so […]
Communication needed in bike-pedestrian study
Deadline for public comment nears There is still time for local pedestrians and bicyclists to share concerns with a consulting firm hired by the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization to study bicycling and walking routes in Riverside and San Marco. The last day public comment will be accepted is Friday, August 7, said Marci Larson, […]
Traffic calming measures on River Road finally addressed
New speed limit signs installed after push from residents After nearly three years of town meetings, discussions between residents and city officials as well as a grassroots effort by neighborhood volunteers, frustrated residents are finally getting satisfaction: The speed limit on River Road is now 20 mph. After petitioning homeowners door-to-door, something tangible has […]
International exchange promotes communication, cooperation
Families in Avondale, San Marco host students from Norway The Taylor family of Riverside can greet you in five languages: Hallo, Hej, Olá, Ciao and, of course, Hello. While knowing a little bit of Norwegian, Danish, Portuguese and Italian might serve Will, 18, Caroline, 15, and Kristin, 13, well as game show contestants, the […]
Barbara Gann Spurlin
The day after her seventh birthday in 1940, Barbara Gann – along with her mother, grandmother and sister – left Atlanta in a Model T Ford for a 12-hour trip to Jacksonville, where her father had secured a new home on St. Johns Avenue. Recalling that time of transition as easy, Barbara Gann Spurlin said, […]
Community reacts to shooting, rallies to support family
Councilman Love requests more street lights Over 100 people from the Riverside Avondale community turned out for a candlelight vigil July 23 on the Kickbacks Gastropub patio. They gathered despite the downpour to pay their respects to Daniel Rowe, 20, a former Kickbacks employee who worked as a bus boy across the street at […]
