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Local celebs raise nearly $70,000 for Jacksonville Children’s Chorus

Event grosses over $120,000 in total The Jacksonville Children’s Chorus was the real winner at the Jacksonville’s Dancing With the Stars fundraiser on May 3. The event, which grossed over $122,000, featured performances by local celebrities partnered with professional dancers from A Social Affair Dance Studio and the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus choirs. Florida Blue Foundation […]

City Council lobbied to act on zoning code

Backyard hen houses on the docket By Lara Patangan Resident Community News Hen advocates are working with City Council members Doyle Carter (District 12) and Don Redman (District 4) to hatch legislation that would legalize backyard hens in most Duval County residential areas. Draft legislation was presented at a May 14 meeting to amend section […]

Community papers – good for community soul!

Community papers – good for community soul!

By Lorrie DeFrank Resident Community News A recent national survey validating that community newspapers effectively engage residents and enhance neighborhoods supports the consensus of Resident Community News readers. Standing features such as Movers and Shakers, Business Profile, Social Register, Go Givers, Jr. Residents and The Way We Were confirm that the monthly publication provides a […]

Marilyn Kerr

By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Marilyn Kerr, 76, of San Marco has been a Salvation Army volunteer for approximately 15 years and believes that if she can volunteer, then anyone can! She first became a volunteer through her membership in the organization’s women’s auxiliary after her retirement from teaching. “I was always a […]

Gymnast takes 2nd place overall in her first state competition

Gymnast takes 2nd place overall in her first state competition

Eight-year-old Saylor Clough is tearing up the mat…and the horse…and the bars…and the beam. The Ortega Forest resident and student at St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School began gymnastics when she was six years old, progressing to competition after just one year of training. Although “floor” is her favorite category, Saylor’s scores are highest in vault, […]

12th annual Prelude Chamber Music Camp slated for June

12th annual Prelude Chamber Music Camp slated for June

Musicians of all ages benefit from chamber music experience By Nancy Lee Bethea Resident Community News Rosin, valve oil and wooden reeds may not pop into most kids’ minds when they think of summer camp. For Jacksonville-area music students attending the 12th annual Prelude Chamber Music Camp, however, summertime and music go together like melody […]

Ortega girl to join Dazzlers

Bolles Dance Team member and senior Ellie Boline an Ortega resident, was selected to join the Dazzlers, the official dance team of the University of Florida Athletic Association. Boline earned the opportunity after a rigorous three-day audition among nearly 100 participants. “Ellie has been a member of the Bolles Dance Team since eighth grade,” said […]

St. Mark’s Class of 2007 graduate as Class of 2013 from Bolles and Episcopal

Seventeen of 29 members of the Class of 2007 of St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School were treated to a fun Alumni Party on May 9. Now high school graduates of the Class of 2013, many of the alumni have held leadership positions, volunteered, and won academic and sports awards at both Bolles School and Episcopal […]

Children’s author visits Ortega Methodist Playschool

“Chimpanzees are my favorite wild thing,” said Doreen Ingram, children’s author and foster parent for the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida. “I wanted to make a difference and thought ‘If I wrote a children’s book, could it change their hearts and teach them about wild things?’” The Jane Goodall Institute-endorsed author visited the Ortega United […]