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Resolve to spend (more) time with kids outdoors

Resolve to spend (more) time with kids outdoors

As 2013 comes to an end, now is the time that many look back and reflect on what a great year it has been. It is also a time when many make renewed commitments for the upcoming 2014 year. For some, personal fitness may be an area that needs to be focused on. For others, […]

Jacksonville’s Cast and Blast

By Nathan & Ted Miller The Cast Inshore fishing can be fantastic this time of year. Coming off the heels of the Coastal Conservation Association Committee (CCA) and The Creek Wars inshore fishing tournaments last month, many anglers will continue their pursuit of the “inshore slam” – trout, flounder and red fish – as the […]

Suzanne Teate

By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Q.  Your career and volunteer work at the local, state and national levels – beginning in the ‘70s – focused on building liaisons between government, business, education and cultural arts. Bring us up to date? I’ve become the primary fulltime caregiver for my 96-year-old mother Merle Dekle Teate […]

Volunteer chaplain logs cruise ship hours in port

By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Charis Williams boards Carnival’s cruise ship Fascination three days a week, almost every week and has been doing so for six years. She never leaves the port, but has probably logged more than 3,000 hours on board. Williams, who has a Master’s degree in Christian counseling, is an […]

Getting to know Dana Bradford

By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Q.  How long have you volunteered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida? Since 2001 I’ve served on their board of directors concentrating on facilities, programs and fundraising. I am most interested in making sure the Club facilities are sound and equipped with all the resources […]

Getting to know Arnold Tritt, Jr.

By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Q. Your volunteer work for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida is a family tradition? My father, Arnold Tritt, Sr., 79, was a longtime volunteer and board member for the Clubs. The organization was an important part of his life growing up in Brentwood subsidized housing, […]

Inshore Habitat Project

Inshore Habitat Project

By Nathan & Ted Miller Anglers who spend time looking at depth monitors while running around the ocean understand that subtle to drastic changes in depths and structure along the bottom are great places to target. These areas attract and host a large variety of marine life. And in turn provides structure and food for […]

Flood tides bring redfish for stealthy fishing

Flood tides bring redfish for stealthy fishing

By Nathan & Ted Miller With the Jaguar’s regular season and college football kicking off, September marks a great time of the year to be in Northeast Florida. Air temperatures should begin to cool slightly. Football fans make their way to their favorite college town on Saturdays, or tailgating along the north bank of Jacksonville […]