Posted on December 3, 2014
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Articles, Neighborhood News, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Murray Hill
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 […]
Posted on December 3, 2014
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Articles, Neighborhood News, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas
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. […]
Posted on December 2, 2014
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Articles, Neighborhood News, Top Stories
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 […]
Posted on December 2, 2014
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Articles, Neighborhood News, Top Stories
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 If City Council passes two bills and two others are withdrawn, the advocates for a billboard-free Jacksonville will be satisfied, if not totally happy.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 […]
Posted on December 1, 2014
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Articles, Neighborhood News, Top Stories
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 […]
Posted on December 1, 2014
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Articles, Neighborhood News, Top Stories
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 […]
Posted on December 1, 2014
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Articles, Neighborhood News, Top Stories
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 […]
Posted on December 1, 2014
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Articles, Neighborhood News, Top Stories
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 […]