Cowford Chophouse opens downtown, restaurant group bullish on undertaking
Once a building that was home to three banks (First National Bank, Guaranty Trust and Savings Bank, and Brotherhood State Bank), after the start of the Great Depression the Bostwick Building was converted to office space and from mid-1940s to 1960 the home of Henry J. Klutho’s architectural office. It then sat vacant for five […]
Carlucci returns to politics, announces campaign goals
Friends and family gathered on the Southbank Oct. 25 at the home of Michael and Gayle Balanky in support of Matt Carlucci’s campaign for City Council At-Large representative. Carlucci, who has spent nearly four decades in the insurance industry, has followed in the footsteps of his father Joe, who held positions in City Council and […]
Hurricane-damaged medical equipment replaced through local nonprofit
Hurricane evacuations and the subsequent return to normality can be difficult in the best of circumstances, but add a disability into the mix and the challenge becomes even greater. Thanks to the Brooks Temporary Loan Closet (TLC) at the Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC), 2709 Art Museum Dr., people requiring Durable Medical Equipment (DME), such […]
Friday Musicale honors past presidents at 128th season opener
It was fitting, indeed, that the 128th season opening concert at Friday Musicale, starring Elena Doubovitskaya and Svetlana Belsky of the EStralla Piano Duo, was dedicated to the original Ladies of Friday Musicale. Friday Musicale began in 1890 in the living room of Claudia L’Engle. Traditionally the president of the nonprofit has been a woman. […]
Poorest of poor in Haiti get help from local groups
Reaching out to the poor in Haiti has been a special ministry for several local individuals and groups for more than a decade. In December 2005, after researching organizations having measurable results in aiding the “poorest of the poor in Haiti,” Avondale resident Michael Fisher, founding and senior partner with Fisher, Tousey, Leas & Ball […]
St. Vincent’s HealthCare announces next step in national branding
St. Vincent’s HealthCare, which has been part of Ascension when it was formed in 1999 by the Daughters of Charity (who launched St. Vincent’s more than 100 years ago) and the Sisters of St. Joseph, will add Ascension to its name as part of a national effort to make it clearer and easier for patients […]
Military’s ‘lost’ honored with new chapel, plans for memorial museum
The Cecil Field POW/MIA Memorial will begin taking shape in the coming months with the restoration and dedication of the chapel, a static display of aircraft and a museum. That’s just Phase 1 of the project that Executive Director Mike Cassata hopes will become the national memorial and museum that will tell the story of […]
San Marco residents still grappling with hurricane aftermath
In the first 22 days of the recovery effort after Hurricane Irma, the City of Jacksonville collected 900 cubic yards of tree debris. That is more than all of what was collected after Hurricane Matthew came through in October 2016, said District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer. And the collection efforts continue. The city is still […]
