Boone Park

Finley’s Fast Feet: Local Family Honors Son Through Advocacy

Finley’s Fast Feet: Local Family Honors Son Through Advocacy

Almost everyone remembers March 2020 as a difficult month, but one Jacksonville family was dealt an unimaginable tragedy just as the world seemed like it was falling apart. Emily and Charles Webb lost their middle child, Finley, and they are still looking for answers.  “March 15, 2020, was a Sunday,” said Finley’s mom, Emily Webb. […]

Boone Park continues to flourish, friends group leads the way

Boone Park continues to flourish, friends group leads the way

One of the most iconic parks in Riverside and Avondale is Boone Park, otherwise known to locals at Boone’s Park, for its sprawling oaks, pine stands and magnolias, not to mention, its Kompan playgrounds and ample parking. On Feb. 12, a day dubbed, Love Boone Park South Day, included a cleanup, adopt-a-tree planting and other […]

Families turn out to adopt Boone Park trees

Families turn out to  adopt Boone Park trees

The Friends of Boone Park South, JEA, Greenscape and a large group of area residents gathered forces at the park Feb. 8 to clean up the park and help it become more densely forested. Boone Park South is the 10-acre portion of the 28-acre park between St. Johns Avenue and Herschel Street. Families signed up […]

Annual tree planting in Boone Park provides shade for future generations

Annual tree planting in Boone Park provides shade for future generations

Planting a tree should be on everyone’s bucket list, according to Joe Anderson, forester for the Jacksonville Energy Authority, and 21 families apparently agreed when they signed up to plant 23 trees in Boone Park South (the 10-acre portion of the 28-acre park between St. Johns Avenue and Herschel Street) on Feb. 9. Although this […]