Clarabel Cline Talmadge
Clarabel “Toni” Cline Talmadge, 88, always wanted to be a nurse, but after moving to Miramar in 1970, found a new calling. Originally from Virginia, Talmadge finished high school in 1944 during World War II and recalled a tremendous need for medical personnel at that time. She entered the Medical College of Virginia, now known […]
Raising puppies that change lives
Imagine adopting an eight-week-old puppy, training it to obey your every command and then, after a year and a half, happily giving it away without looking back. That’s what Kelly and Barrett Gates plan to do. The San Marco husband and wife team are first-time puppy-raisers for Canine Companions for Independence, a nonprofit organization that […]
River Road residents seek enforcement of lower speed limit
New limits spike interest among other neighborhoods Now that 20 mph speed limit signs have been posted on River Road and its adjacent streets, San Marco residents offer mixed reports as to whether the signs have had any impact in calming speeding traffic on the roads near their homes. “Half the people have slowed down […]
Donors play childhood games to fight hunger
More than 150 participants raised more than $5,400 to help feed hungry families in Jacksonville when they competed in the First Annual Hunger Fight Games at The Bolles School’s Skinner-Barco Stadium Aug. 15. Organized by Sherri and Dean Porter of San Marco, the event was a fundraiser for the nonprofit Hunger Fight, Inc. of North […]
Venetia Athletic Club kicks off football season
Beginning its fifth season of play, the Venetia Athletic Club embraces boys – and thus far, one girl – from many Jacksonville communities. The club was formed in 2011 by Brad Walters, Todd Froats, John and Deana Green, and Jason and Sara Brackin to provide a focus on developing the player. “We’re teaching the players […]
Philip Stockton May, Jr. & Gloria May
Phil May, who celebrated his 90th birthday in June, was born in 1925 at the old St. Vincent’s Hospital. He and his wife of 50 years, Gloria (Binzel) Sullivan May still reside in the Avondale-Riverside area where they first met. “We met in 1964 on a blind date to a Riverside Garden Club Christmas party. […]
Fifth most traveled bridge to be replaced
For the more than 14,000 motorists that regularly use the Lakeside Drive Bridge to cross the Ortega River canal, it is no comfort to learn the thoroughfare they use daily was ranked fifth among “most traveled bridges in need of repair” in Northeast Florida, according to a report from the Florida Department of Transportation. The […]
Public river access preserved, park status under determination
Parties to hammer out memo of understanding A proposed bill to permanently close an access to the St. Johns River in Avondale via a city-owned right-of-way has finally been withdrawn. The bill was originally put on the fast track with the Jacksonville City Council and its removal has left the 60- by 435-foot city property […]
Avondale residents challenge others to support Hemming Park
Pajcics make gift to kickstart fundraising A little more than two months after City Hall withheld the $150,000 June payment to the Friends of Hemming Park – which prompted CEO Vince Cavin to loan the nonprofit $7,000 to meet payroll in July – City Council voted 18 to 1 on Aug. 11 to approve a […]
