Annual preservation awards included surprises
More than 150 attended the 45th Annual Riverside Avondale Preservation meeting, held Feb. 21 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, and heard the story of the historic district’s beginnings as well as RAP’s own founding by its founder, Wayne Wood. Riverside, founded in 1869, will be celebrating its 150 anniversary this year and […]
City Council approve s new truck route system to reduce traffic in residential neighborhoods
Three years after the City of Jacksonville’s Context Sensitive Street Standards Committee drafted a bill to regulate where commercial trucks could be driven on local roads, City Council passed an ordinance Jan. 22, 2019 restricting routes in residential neighborhoods. The new ordinance reduces the use of regulated trucks traveling on restricted roads except for delivery […]
VyStar creating major presence downtown
With its roots firmly grounded in the Jacksonville military community, VyStar Credit Union couldn’t be a better partner for the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. The announcement about the arena comes six months after VyStar purchased the SunTrust Tower in August 2018 to renovate and serve as its headquarters. The financial institution expects to move from […]
Mother honors memory of son with fundraiser for Gateway
As a child, Max McCauley was sweet-spirited, fun-loving and full of life. He always wanted to be surrounded by his posse of friends, and he was the kind of kid who couldn’t sleep at night if he thought his mom was mad at him or upset with him. Max’s boundless energy and his craving to […]
New Holocaust exhibit honors those who protected Jews
“Far less than half of the people in the United States know that six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust,” said Gay Block during her compelling presentation at the Feb. 19 VIP Preview for her exhibition, “RESCUERS: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust.” The exhibition is the second held in the Jewish Family […]
Annual road race supports life-saving equipment for Wolfson Children’s Hospital
More than 2,000 runners took part in the 10th Annual Wolfson Children’s Challenge, a road race event Jan. 26 that raised money for the only children’s hospital in Jacksonville. Funds collected from the event support an endowment established in 2013 to provide the hospital with life-saving trauma equipment and technology. The event, which took place […]
‘Building the Dream’ expansion program underway at North Florida School of Special Education
Touching and heartwarming or, as Mayor Lenny Curry said, “This is a first, this is really cool. To me, I get to see what this represents. We’ve had academics, art, music, sports…a horse that just walked down the middle of the event.” Jacksonville’s mayor was speaking about the ceremonial groundbreaking for the North Florida School […]
Zarkis named as new city bike/ped coordinator
Stephanie Zarkis, Jacksonville’s new Bicycle and Pedestrian coordinator, is serious about doing everything she can to make the city safer for those traveling on two wheels or two legs. “I am excited for this new opportunity,” said Zarkis who worked in the City’s Transportation and Planning Division for the past two and a half years. […]
