Growler Bill has craft brewers snarling
Senate bill unacceptable to industry – The Florida Senate appears to be letting “big business” have its foot-stomping way, as senators voted 30 to 10 to support Senate Bill 1714, which will severely restrict how craft breweries conduct business – and make money. It all began last year, when craft brewers asked for a change […]
5 Points design guidelines possible stepping stone for City
The new concept plan for 5 Points has been pretty much vetted by everyone. It’s been shared with area merchants and residents, the Riverside Avondale Preservation members and the Board, the Context Sensitive Standards Committee of the City of Jacksonville, and finally last month, the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission. Since the historic ordinance covers […]
Cold case solved five years later
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office recently announced a break-through in a rape case that is nearly five years old. Thanks to DNA profiling, three suspects were arrested for kidnapping and sexual battery. On Oct. 9, 2009, suspects Stanley Armitage (then 15), Martin King (also 15) and Rakeem Mitchner (19 at the time of the incident) kidnapped […]
Local actor in Broadway musical national tour
Avondale resident Mark Poppleton has a role in the national tour of the Broadway musical, The Addams Family! Poppleton plays Mal Beineke, the father of Wednesday Addam’s normal boyfriend, in the one-night show presented by the FSCJ Artist Series on Friday, May 2 at the Times-Union Center’s Moran Theater. “If your kids don’t know the […]
Student surprise caught on film
St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School second grade student Paige Fullerton got the shock of her life on Mar. 19 – just two days before her birthday – when her Navy dad, Captain Brett Fullerton, strolled into her classroom. Fullerton has been deployed in Bahrain since May 2013 and while the two Skype frequently, Paige has […]
Aviation company promotes STEM education at Stockton Elementary
Aviation System Engineering Company (ASEC) employees recently visited John N.C. Stockton Elementary School to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) related education. The 30-minute program on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), often called drones, discussed how they fly and some of their uses such as helping farmers and supporting public safety. ASEC UAS pilot Jared […]
Preschool alumni share reading skills at Book Fair
Riverside Presbyterian Day School first grade students Sebastian Raker (left) and Hallie Nelson (right) graduated from the Avondale United Methodist Child’s Day Out (CDO) program and returned to CDO to read to the young children. Emma Ruth Ferguson (center), also an RPDS first grade student, was a special guest at the book fair on Mar. […]
GO GIVER: Getting to know Alison Miller
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Alison Miller of Avondale has her hands full with her dual roles as Mayor Alvin Brown’s Special Assistant and special projects director for Ronnie Belton, CFO of Jacksonville. She previously served as director of government affairs for the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. When her beloved beagle Lucy died […]
