All you need is love
Preschool children at St. John’s Presbyterian Kindergarten and Preschool put their love into action for Valentine’s Day, making four dozen valentines with lollipops attached for children at Trinity Rescue Mission. School administrative assistant Michele Pelham and her daughters delivered the gifts, and spent time reading to the children and sharing a Veggie Tales movie with […]
Riverside resident finalist in two scholarship programs
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has named Episcopal School of Jacksonville senior Sid Yarlagadda a National Merit Finalist. Yarlagadda has been named a finalist for the University of North Carolina’s Morehead-Cain Scholars Program also. Nationwide, only 8,500 high school seniors are selected as Merit Scholarship winners, from 15,000 finalists.Winners of Merit Scholarship® awards are announced […]
Root Ball celebrates trees, a greener Jacksonville
This year’s 7th Annual Root Ball, held at The Museum in Midtown Centre in St. Nicholas followed a morning of successful sales at the 27th Annual Flowering Tree Sale. Late Bloomer Garden Club members Judi Hardwick and Marcia Simmons co-chaired the 2014 ball alongside Greenscape President Bob Chabot. The group took time out to thank […]
Celebrating miracles, honoring the best and brightest
It was a night to celebrate the effort and hard work of our region’s best trauma team, not to mention, the work of the forces outside of our human strength and duty- the divine. The seventh annual black tie gala, A Night for Heroes, honors the hardworking men and women from Jacksonville Fire and Rescue, […]
Red rose ball a night for lovers
The Valentine’s Day celebration of the 33rd Annual St. Vincent’s HealthCare Foundation’s Red Rose Ball was a smash on the day for lovers. Patrons arrived in their very best, as couples celebrated their special day in a special way with St. Vincent’s HealthCare goals and initiatives in mind. With their latest mission titled, HeartSmart, a […]
Unity Plaza director shares big ideas, bright future
It’s already been touted as an event space and gathering location, festival hot spot, music amphitheater and, if the newly slated Executive Director of Unity Plaza had her way, it would already be complete and full of activity. “It’s really so much fun when capital, ideas and architects come together. It’s just really cool,” said […]
Public comment – does it work?
Citizens want clarification on right By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Last month The City of Jacksonville Ethics Commission sent a formal request to Attorney General Pam Bondi for a legal opinion to clarify the new “right to public comment” law (Section 286.0114 Florida Statutes, effective date Oct. 1, 2013.) This new law requires […]
Food fight in Hemming Plaza looms
Proposed new code will restrict food truck owners adversely By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Food truck owners in Jacksonville swarmed City Council Chambers last month, fighting what appears to be ill-conceived legislation that would put more restrictions on the popular mobile eateries. Approximately 200 people – mostly opposed to the pending, far-from-final bill […]
Improving the commercial development process
Retailers, developers and city officials work through frustrations to find better solutions By Steve DiMattia Resident Community News Sometimes out of the most seemingly disharmonious moments emerge unity, or, at least, a path to better communication and a deeper understanding between all parties. There is hope that this was the case during an often-contentious February […]
