YMCA Riverside breaks ground for new facility
Nearly all funds have been raised All but $2 million of an estimated $21 million project has been raised after months of fundraising, leading to the groundbreaking of the new YMCA on the riverfront lawn of the current facility at 221 Riverside Avenue. It is expected to open in 12 to 16 months. According to […]
Jacksonville Landing heading for a makeover
Community provides input for a world-class waterfront Members of the Jacksonville community participated in a planning workshop last month with the goal of identifying improvements that would enhance The Jacksonville Landing to make it the centerpiece of the city’s waterfront experience. The workshop, “Making waves: realizing a world-class waterfront,” was held Dec. 9, at the […]
Benefit concert for traffic accident survivor
Ari Howard, a freshman at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, is organizing a Super Benefit Concert on behalf of neighbor Orly Ohayon who, along with her mother Esther, was struck by a car on San Jose Boulevard on their way to Yom Kippur worship on Sept. 13, 2013. While Orly, 17, mourns the loss of her mother, she requires […]
LUZ Hearing for St. John’s Village Rescheduled
District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer, chair of the Land Use and Zoning Committee (LUZ), has set the agenda for the public hearing for the proposed St. John’s Village/Commander Apartments redevelopment project [PUDs 2013-341 and 2013-342]. Due to a lengthy agenda for the regular Tuesday meeting on Jan. 7, the issue will be heard Thursday, Jan. […]
Offering service, leadership when it’s most needed
The following is a reprint from Modern Healthcare, November 16, 2013; written by Rachel Landen. Selfless. Passionate. Insightful. Humble. Thought leader. Statesman. These are just some of the words used to describe Hugh Greene, president and CEO of Baptist Health based in Jacksonville, Fla., and the winner of Modern Healthcare’s 2013 Community Leadership Award. Greene, […]
Florida Yacht Club hosts traditional ball The holiday presentation of the 137th Annual Debutante Coterie took place at the Florida Yacht Club on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 21. The Christmas Ball, traditionally referred to as the Commodore’s Ball, marks the formal bow for the debutantes as they join a long line of Jacksonville’s finest […]
Saws, shapers and sanders get put to good use
Woodworkers Club holds annual toy fair The 24th annual Jacksonville Woodworkers Club Toy Fair on Nov. 16 was the culmination of ten and a half months of cutting, gluing, shaping and sanding and resulted in 4,460 wooden toys. Or, as club president Margaret Miller noted, “over 10,000 wheels.” Chet Davis, project coordinator, said the club […]
Two Jacksonville advocate groups extol its virtues
Bring visitors to Jacksonville, get residents Downtown Last month there was an interesting juxtaposition of annual meetings by two groups that have, ostensibly, the same goal: to promote Jacksonville – either the metropolitan area at large or Downtown – as a desirable destination. First, Downtown Vision, Inc. (DVI) held its annual meeting on Nov. 6 […]
