Hugh and Susan Greene honored as Guardians of the Arts
Spring for the Arts celebrates 10 years By Kate A. Hallock, Resident Community News Total commitment – also known in this city as being “all in” – makes the community a great place for its residents to live and work. It’s no wonder that San Jose residents Susan and Hugh Greene were chosen as recipients […]
Jewish hospice accreditation renewed
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida was recently re-accredited as a Jewish hospice by the National Institute for Jewish Hospice (NIJH), joining more than 60 hospices nationwide. The accreditation process provides staff training, insights on treating Jewish patients who are seriously ill, and access to resources and education about Jewish customs and practices that may arise […]
Rufus and Mariam McClure
By Laura Jane Pittman Resident Community News Mariam Akra McClure can trace her roots all the way back to when her father and three brothers came to Jacksonville from Lebanon. Orphaned and fleeing the country after WWI in hopes of a better economic situation, the Akra brothers – TK, Meshall, Philip and Louis – went […]
Winter Wahoo
By Nathan & Ted Miller The winter migration of wahoo is in full swing off our First Coast in the month of February. Anglers from around the country come to fish our waters as we have some of the best wahoo action around. Beginning around 120 feet of water out to the ledge, large schools […]
GO GIVER: Getting to know Sarah Sallas-Herring
By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Q. You are a longtime volunteer for Pine Castle. Please introduce us to this organization. A. Pine Castle, an agency established in 1952, serves and enriches the lives of people with developmental or acquired disabilities by providing opportunities to learn, work and live in the community. A comprehensive […]
Communication Breakdown
Critics argue consolidation breeds lack of response By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News Members of the Task Force on Consolidated Government’s Neighborhoods and Planning Subcommittee are grappling with an issue today that seems to have realized some of the worst fears about consolidated government when it was first explored nearly 50 years ago: loss. […]
As economic indicator, housing sales strong in Jacksonville
Closed sales highest since 2006 Riverside/Avondale/Ortega was one of five areas that experienced the greatest upticks in median sales price (by percentage) from 2012 to 2013, according to the 2013 Annual Report from the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors. Those neighborhoods enjoyed a collective 17.5 percent increase in the median price for homes sold last […]
Biscottis suffers early morning fire
Quick work by police, fire departments limits damage By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News An early morning fire, which started in a back kitchen at Biscottis restaurant at 3556 St. Johns Ave., created enough smoke to set off a motion detector, leading to quick work by the Jacksonville police and fire departments. “The amount […]
Schultz Center launches creative catalyst for students
EdSpark joins 2nd annual One Spark festival EdSpark, an initiative of the Schultz Center, will curate a One Spark venue where creators with education-related projects can exhibit at the second annual World’s Crowdfunding Festival, to be held April 9-13 throughout downtown Jacksonville. The Schultz Center’s EdSpark venue on the second floor of the Wells Fargo […]
