October marks fall flounder fishing
By Nathan & Ted Miller – The month of October is one of my favorite times of the year. Football season (both college and the Jaguars) are in full swing and the weather begins to shift towards cooler temperatures. It also brings a little excitement for kids with the much-anticipated trip to the pumpkin patch […]
Go Givers: Deborah Stapp
By Julie Kerns Garmendia – Resident Community News – Deborah Stapp, 61, who has lived in her Christopher Creek home 22 years, was a passionate college classical archeology major who has had a fulfilling archeology career in North Florida while raising a family. She credits the support of her husband Fred, a local attorney, with […]
Time for tailgating, kickoffs…and tailing redfish
By Nathan & Ted Miller – With the summer months coming to an end, September is the beginning of a much-needed break from the summer heat. Fall is just around the corner and our focus shifts from planning summer vacations to making sure our kids are outfitted with the newest fad in backpack design. […]
Go-Givers: Stephanie Welchans
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Stephanie Welchans cheerfully recalls her mother Susan Sumner “volunteering” she and her two younger brothers from a very early age to help out at the local hospital when the women’s auxiliary would hold raffles or sell baked goods. “The idea my mother tried to instill in us was […]
(Water) Garden of Eden
By Victoria Register-Freeman Resident Community News Maybe I’ve spent too much time in the Cummer gardens, but for over a decade, I have longed for a small pond. I have never translated this longing into action for two reasons. First, pond acquisition felt aquatically greedy. After all, I have the St. Johns River 300 […]
Council honors Garden Club’s 90th with proclamation
The Jacksonville City Council recognized the Garden Club …
The New Green: Sustainable renovations and urban agriculture news — GoLo
By Steve DiMattia Historic neighborhoods can be sustained in many ways, from preservation to legislation. One of the easiest and most accessible is to “GoLO” or Go Local – patronize locally owned, locally operated businesses. “When you shop in historic neighborhoods you not only support the local economy but you also promote sustainability because […]
Go-Givers: Mary Swart
By Julie Kerns Garmendia After retirement from Bellsouth’s Human Resources department in 2003, Mary Swart’s years of volunteering meant that her charities just moved higher on her priority list. She refers to husband Michael, a retired colonel of the U.S. Army Reserves who also worked for the U.S. Department of Labor, as her dependable […]
