Backyard beekeeper keeps neighborhood healthy
In the backyard of Ruth Murrey Thompson’s house on Osceola Street, a six-foot privacy fence separates six colorful bee hives from her Riverside neighbors. They often spy her dressed in a white long-sleeved jacket, gloves and a veiled hat over her head, as Thompson, an advocate of urban beekeeping, cares for her honey bees or […]
Supporting thousands with hearing and speech disorders
Beach casual/Hawaiian was the attire of choice as patrons supported the Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Center during its FinFest 2015: Return to the River May 30 at Timuquana Country Club. Last year, the nonprofit agency helped almost 5,300 people with speech and hearing disorders in Northeast Florida through professional speech and audiology therapies. More than […]
McGala raises $300,000 for Ronald McDonald House
The future rooftop garden at the Ronald McDonald House in San Marco was the inspiration for the 21st Annual McGala: An Evening in the Garden on May 30 at the Sawgrass Marriott. More than $300,000 was raised at the event, which benefitted the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville. Partygoers from all over the city […]
Special needs adults join fun at All Saints Episcopal VBS
It was the first year that All Saint’s Episcopal Church has included both children and special needs adults in its Vacation Bible School program and things worked out “as smooth as butter,” said Hillary Citrano of San Jose, director of Christian Formation and Children in Need at the church. During the third week of June, […]
Track athlete sets, achieves lofty goals
Attending six schools in 12 years might be enough to throw any teen off his game. For Connor Vaughan, it just made him more determined. By the end of his sophomore year at Paxon School for Advanced Studies where he played soccer, it became obvious that Vaughan was more interested in focusing his self-discipline and […]