Installing Inspiration: The legacy of Charlie
Every Saturday morning in Avondale, young children are released from their strollers and run free at a small playground on Belvedere Avenue. But this tiny oasis hasn’t always been the go-to spot for the toddler set. It was transformed in 2005 when Cliff and Christie Cosby, who upon losing their son, Charlie, just 24 hours […]
Nonprofit seeks funds to rebuild Westside playground
The Avondale-based nonprofit, Friends of Jacksonville Playgrounds, is launching its most aggressive fundraising endeavor to date. The organization seeks to raise more than $195,000 in private funds to supplement the city’s budget to demolish and rebuild the now-closed playground in Ringhaver Park located off 118th Street on the Westside along the Ortega River and near […]
