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Giving back when others often just give up

Giving back when others often just give up

Traditionally viewed as that time of life when the rocking chair was pretty much all that a retiree looked forward to, now – thanks to better health and greater opportunities – more and more seniors are out the door and on the go. When they are “seniors on a mission” it’s even better – for […]

Bleeding kindness for kids and community

Bleeding kindness for  kids and community

Kind, committed and hardworking – qualities that describe both a bus driver and a blood donor, who just happens to be one and the same: Harold Green. Green, 74, has driven a school bus from pick up locations in Ponte Vedra Beach to the Bolles School Bartram Campus and back for the past nine years. […]

Public school students to benefit from Any Given Child model

Public school students to benefit from Any Given Child model

Despite admirable efforts by the more than 60 arts organizations in Jacksonville, the sad fact remains that 29 percent of Duval County Public School classrooms at the K-8 level in 60 schools still have no contact at all with any arts organization, according to a report from the Jacksonville chapter of Any Given Child. To […]

Billboard battles over, waiting for ink to dry on settlements

Billboard battles over, waiting for ink to dry on settlements

Four years and millions of dollars later, lawsuits may soon be settled and the Battle of the Billboards may come to closure. If City Council passes two bills and two others are withdrawn, the advocates for a billboard-free Jacksonville will be satisfied, if not totally happy. “It’s a compromise,” said Alicia Grant, Scenic Jacksonville board […]

Raising up urban planners for the future

Raising up urban planners for the future

Even as Jacksonville’s blighted Brooklyn neighborhood is beginning to emerge as the newest reclamation in urban landfill and even as the JEA’s brownfield on the Southbank is piquing interest among local developers, students at The Episcopal School of Jacksonville are learning a little bit of what it takes to create a “built environment” – and […]

New hospital garments safer, more comfortable

New hospital garments safer, more comfortable

While much of the country’s medical centers scramble to put measures in place to grapple with and contain highly infectious diseases – such as the Ebola virus – Baptist Health started taking steps to ensure both patient and staff safety about three years ago when they began exploring the Vestex® technology being developed by Orlando-based […]

Wolfson unveils new media center, technological breakthroughs

Wolfson unveils new media center, technological breakthroughs

Children in isolation have renewed visitation, connectivity Wolfson Children’s Hospital is out in front when it comes to investments in the hospital experience, especially for area children. Not only do they serve the children, but a breakthrough has been funded for parents and other visitors to connect with patients. A partnership between Walmart/Sam’s Club and […]

Public Works given green light to move ahead with parking striping

Public Works given green light to move ahead with parking striping

With a single amendment and a unanimous vote, on Oct. 28 City Council put into place a new ordinance that is intended to address parking in two neighborhoods in District 14. While the parking issue is at least two-fold – merchants grappling with a lack of parking for their patrons versus residents fighting to keep […]