Beautiful results when fire and water mix
Mixing fire and water usually results in the absence of one over the other, but glass sculptor Brian Frus successfully mixed one of those elements with the idea of the other to create a breathtaking piece of art that celebrates the proclaimed Year of the River. Frus is one of 10 diverse, recognized regional […]
Music and dreams born again
Robert Lester Folsom is making a come-back. Folsom, an Ortega Farms resident, is a professional house painter but that wasn’t his first choice for a career nearly 40 years ago. At one time the 60-year-old guitar player dreamed of making it big in the music industry. After impressing a recording studio engineer in Atlanta […]
Same name, new face
Bakery under new ownership, familiar leadership The Edgewood Bakery, which remained closed for six weeks after Tom and Carol Rykalsky dropped their legal challenge over majority ownership in the business, quietly and without fanfare, reopened on April 14. In its first short week back in business, traffic was better than expected. Since reopening, returning customers […]
Bulkhead replacements underway
Homes and businesses along the St. Johns and Ortega rivers and some tributaries will witness some bulkhead repair and replacement work during a five-month period. Approximately 4.4 miles of seawall maintained by the City of Jacksonville, including the north and south banks, has deteriorated to the extent that repair work is necessary. According to Aleizha […]
Shircliff Society tackles literacy-building
Adhering to its mission to improve the health of individuals and communities, the Sat. Vincent’s Shircliff Society’s 2015 goal will tackle literacy with a $50,000 construction project at the St. Vincent’s Family Medicine Center. The Shircliff Society Book Nook will be built on the first and second floors of St. Vincent Family Medicine […]
JaxSports brings kids triathlon to EverBank Field
Incredible vibe creating momentum If Peter Pan had spent more time swinging a bat, shooting a hoop or passing the pigskin, he may have finally grown up. Perhaps what the boy with the never-ending childhood needed was a kick start such as the First Coast Kids Triathlon. The triathlon, now in its seventh year, gets […]
Jazz Festival tunes up for 36th year
If your ears long for live Jazz, the 2015 Jacksonville Jazz Festival is soon here with swingin’ groups, traditional trios, and Klezmer bands who will grace several stages downtown during Memorial Day weekend. National acts Spyro Gyra, Tito Puentes Jr. Orchestra, and Michael Franks appear along with Jacksonville’s own Mama Blue, The Kelly/Scott Quintet, and […]
Riverside office building to see own ‘renaissance’
Six years ago the Jelks Building, a 1939 historic contributing structure that once served as the Riverside Clinic, came close to the threat of the wrecking ball when Carlton Jones of the Renaissance Group eyed the site for a potential new pharmacy with a drive-through lane. Whether it was the economic downturn or opposition from […]
