Posted on December 9, 2022
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Top Stories
Increased scrutiny and accountability have forced the hand of the Jacksonville City Council to change the way in which it funds local nonprofits. In the process of implementing change, however, the Public Service Grants (PSG) process that provides funds to help Jacksonville’s most vulnerable adults and families has been upended. On Sept. 28, 2021, when […]
Posted on April 30, 2022
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Junior Residents
After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19, Jacksonville Country Day School’s Greek Olympics have returned. The school’s students spent the past few months exploring ancient Greek cultures, traditions and mythology in their global studies class, which culminated in a day of ancient Greek fun including the Greek Olympics, Greek skit performances and a Greek food […]
Posted on February 9, 2022
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Neighborhood News, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Murray Hill, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas
The COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting variants have changed our behavior about … well, almost everything, it seems. It also seems at times like we really never get back to “normal,” even as our concept of normal continues to change. No sector in our society has been untouched by the pandemic’s effects, and that most […]
Posted on November 9, 2021
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Movers & Shakers, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas
For the past 16 years, Chase Lawless has donned costumes for charities with several different groups. Recently, he started The Iron Legion, an initiative to provide entertainment and funding for children in need. The Iron Legion is built around Iron Man, a Marvel Comics superhero. Lawless chose this character because he is completely covered, which […]
Posted on November 2, 2021
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Neighborhood News, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas
It’s been a few years since the pandemic and COVID-19 sidelined gatherings and threw a monkey wrench into good times and community events. Thanks to the bold leadership of San Marco Preservation Society’s board and some formidable sponsors, a return to the good times was had on a beautiful Friday night, Oct. 22. Let’s Ride […]
Posted on October 2, 2021
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Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Murray Hill, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas, Top Stories
Senior Circuit Court Judge Robert M. Foster has dismissed with prejudice a suit filed by Episcopal School of Jacksonville parents against the school’s mask mandate policy. By dismissing with prejudice the plaintiffs are not allowed to refile or appeal. The case stemmed from Episcopal’s mask mandate for all students and staff implemented at the beginning […]
Posted on October 1, 2021
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Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Murray Hill, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas, Top Stories
No timeline set for return to recycling program Due to staffing shortages with the city’s private refuge haulers, curbside recycling is going to be temporarily suspended beginning October 4th. Mayor Lenny Curry said the city is being forced to do so due to the nationwide labor shortage caused by the COVID pandemic. It’s hoped the […]
Posted on September 1, 2021
By Editor
Brooklyn, Downtown, Springfield, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Murray Hill, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas, Top Stories
As the mask mandate debate continues, a recent ruling was passed down Aug. 27 by 2nd Judicial Court Judge John C. Cooper which ruled the state ban on mask mandates invalid and the Governor overreached in his authority. Cooper said the argument against masks “reflects a minority, perhaps even a small minority of medical and […]