New life for Life model
Winged Victory maquette discovered in pieces Memorial Park’s larger than life statue has several names, among them “Spiritualized Life” and “Winged Victory” but one more that could be added to the list – at least, for a smaller scale model – is Lost and Found. Rev. Barnum McCarty, rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1971-1995, […]
JSO Seeking Suspect in Armed Robbery of TD Bank
On Saturday, January 31, 2015 at approximately 11:45 a.m. a robbery was reported to the TD Bank at 6060 St. Augustine Road. Investigation revealed the suspect entered the bank and went directly to an open teller. As he approached, the suspect gave the teller a note that demanded money and indicated he was armed. The […]
Urgent Need at Sulzbacher Center
Sulzbacher Center has urgent need for mattresses, dishes and other home furnishings Here’s the good news: The Sulzbacher Center has many families and residents moving into permanent housing. Here’s the problem: Because so many are moving out of the Center at once, its supplies of donated furniture, beds/mattresses, dishes, pots and pans and other furnishing that make […]
JFCS Food Pantry Staples Needed
Meeting the needs of those who are hungry in our community is an on-going challenge and there are times of year when demand is high — holidays, cold weather, and summertime. The Food Pantry is open on Tuesdays and Thursday at JFCS from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. As a result of the holidays, food staples are low today. […]
San Marco Bookstore hosts “Frozen” food donation
Disney’s Frozen Queen Elsa and Princess Anna (real sisters Anna Faith and Lexie Grace Carlson of New Smyrna Beach) made an appearance at San Marco Bookstore on Dec. 6. More than 600 attended the meet and greet that doubled as a benefit for Second Harvest Food Bank. “In all, our staff and customers donated […]
City Council approves Boyer’s legislation for speed reduction process
San Marco neighborhoods where residents are concerned about speeding commuter traffic will now find it easier to appeal for slower speed limits after the Jacksonville City Council approved legislation sponsored by District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer. After hosting community meetings in September regarding excessive speed on residential streets, Boyer introduced a bill creating a petition […]
Sentimentalism not enough to stop progress Live Oaks bite the dust for Overland Bridge project
When progress hits sentimental history head on, even though there may be a strong and vocal group of advocates for preserving that history, progress seems to win nearly every time. This too is the case with an aspect of the Overland Bridge Project. About 25 years ago, residents of the South Shores neighborhood and of […]
Senior swimmers defy old age
Campaign for aquatic center Four Jacksonville men are convinced they’ve found the fountain of youth, but there’s no fountain and it’s no secret. Their life-giving water is the indoor pool at Naval Air Station Jacksonville where Roger “Tiger” Holmes, 93, and Ed Graves, 91, both of Ortega, John Corse, 91, of Avondale and Bill Adams, […]
