Go Givers – Leslie Burkhalter
On November 18, 1999 Leslie Burkhalter’s life changed forever. She noticed that her son Tyler, 11, had lost five pounds and was constantly thirsty, symptoms she recognized from his friend Ben who was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes Type 1 (JD1) two years earlier. Burkhalter took Tyler straight to his pediatrician, where an abnormal blood sugar […]
Southbank Riverwalk nears completion
Progress in Downtown Jacksonville is perpetuated by the finishing touches to the Southbank Riverwalk renovation project. The Riverwalk extends along the bank of the St. John’s River from the Museum of Science and History to the Duval County Public Schools building. The project began in September 2013 and is projected to complete in February of […]
Youth a shining point of light
San Marco resident Alex Pogrebniak really helps make the light shine for senior residents living at Taylor Manor. Every Saturday he spends the morning visiting the residents, playing games, chatting and cleaning eyeglasses. It’s those little things that make them look forward to his weekly visits and also prompted Activity Director/Volunteer Coordinator Kathleen Wilkes-Pierce to […]
Sulzbacher Center recognizes Casey Goodwin
Casey Goodwin, an alumna of Riverside Presbyterian Day School, was recognized by the Sulzbacher Center last month for her volunteer efforts and having a heart to serve. Casey has been a volunteer at the Sulzbacher Center since she was six years old. In 2009, when the Goodwin family of Epping Forest heard that the City […]
City gets serious about pedestrian crashes
“Enough is enough,” said Jim Robinson, Public Works Director for the City of Jacksonville. That comment was part of Robinson’s remarks last month to a group of concerned individuals who convened for the kickoff of the Crosswalk Coalition. Robinson was referring to the spate of bicycle and pedestrian accidents that have occurred in recent years […]
30th Annual Haunted House Draws Crowds
When the next generation eagerly anticipates that which scared their own parents half to death, you know you have a great Halloween tradition. A scant three hours before the first tour this year on the 30th anniversary, the Van Cleve and Weldon families were still in the process of creating the haunted maze, but they […]
Harry H. Roddenberry
Harry Roddenberry, 91, says with a baffled smile that most of his life happened by accident, but things always turned out fine. The odd twists started at his birth. His mother named him after his father, Harry Hill Roddenberry only to have her husband admit how much he disliked his middle name. “So I have […]
Local WWII veteran guest of France at D-Day 70th anniversary
Shirley Hall was certain when she answered the phone on May 29 that it was a prank call, so she did what anyone would. She hung up. When it rang again, Shirley listened but did not believe what she heard. “I said ‘…are you kidding me? Is this a hoax?’ But it wasn’t a prank […]
Brooklyn Riverside targeting young professionals
Brooklyn Riverside, the most recent residential development to come to fruition in the Brooklyn neighborhood, is geared for the lifestyle of young professionals. More than half – 62 percent – of the 310 available units are one bedroom apartments. Conveniently situated within six blocks of nearly 8,000 office workers, the goal of the complex is […]
