Businessman shares autobiography – for FREE!
Still Climbing Mountains, Still Planting Trees (the second edition of Sid Gefen’s autobiography) is available for residents interested in learning about Jacksonville going back to the World War II era. Author Gefen has made the PDF available as a download, for FREE, on our website. Click below to download this fascinating autobiography from one of […]
Two key city offices work to bring business to Jacksonville
Powerboat races draw visitors to City, crowds to river banks – Coming on the heels of sporting successes with the recent Powerboat P1 races on the St. John’s River and the U.S. vs Nigeria Soccer match at EverBank Field, followed by the popular Florida Country Superfest, you may well wonder “what’s next for Jacksonville?” The […]
JU’s floating classroom enables further study of marine biology
Starting this fall, Jacksonville University’s floating classroom will plow full speed ahead loaded with young scientists studying the St. John’s River and the life it supports. Although dedication of the 48- by 12-foot pontoon laboratory and its new dock made a big splash at JU last January, the boat has been undergoing Coast Guard certifications […]
A tale of two oaks
Hurricane season brings more than the threat of wind and water damage to area homes and businesses. Jacksonville’s “rainy season” has been known to bring once majestic oaks to their knees and the past several weeks has proven that to be the case locally. The grand old live oak that sits inside the courtyard at […]
A ‘home’ for The Community Foundation
Two decades after J. Wayne Weaver and Delores Barr Weaver made Jacksonville their home as owners of the then-new NFL franchise, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the couple continues their philanthropy for a community they have embraced. Last month Delores Barr Weaver announced that they have given their $4.7-million home in Lakewood to The Community Foundation for […]
A legendary team, fit for a tribute
It was a heartwarming event filled with laughter, memories and tears of joy as the Lee High School Class of 1968 gathered to recognize their classmates. The special team of eight, consisting of four seniors, two juniors and two sophomores were the last state title winning team that Lee High School has produced. The story […]
Water taxi future uncertain
Over in Ortega, along Roosevelt Boulevard, the Sea Charm I sits on blocks while her sister ship is supposedly on the way to Jacksonville, both in wait for ownership and eventual operation. When Brooks Busey, owner/operator of Sadler Point Marina, took delivery of the first water taxi last month, he probably did not anticipate that […]
Remembering the Philips Highway corridor
Regular contributor David Gum once again provides interesting and detailed memories of a particular part of town – in this case, the Philips Highway corridor between Atlantic and University boulevards. Who remembers back in the late 1990s/early 2000s when the city finally changed all the Philips Highway street signs to be consistent? Before then, half […]
