Carlucci legislation spurs closer look at zoning overlays
The city’s planning and development department is taking a closer look at how zoning overlays are created following a public meeting held by At Large Group 4 City Councilmember Matt Carlucci last month. Held July 18 at City Hall, the meeting was spurred by legislation Carlucci introduced in May following the approval of the controversial […]
Baptist Health welcomes new board chairs and members
Baptist Health recently appointed new officers and members to three-year terms on the boards of directors for the Baptist Health system, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Wolfson Children’s Hospital and Baptist Health Foundation. Potentiae Founder and Principal Deborah Pass Durham was appointed chair of the board of directors for Baptist Health, while Kristi Garside, head of […]
Proposed sale of church land to developer divides neighbors
When Rachel Brown and James Bodden purchased their home in the Ridgewood neighborhood two years ago, the couple thought they had found a little piece of heaven in Jacksonville. “It was just this idyllic neighborhood,” Brown said. “People were out walking their dogs, kids were playing in the street. We just loved it.” But that […]
Animal House: Five Star Veterans Center goes to the dogs…
…and cats…and ponies… The first clue that the Five Star Veterans Center is not a typical therapeutic counseling center is that CEO Col. Len Loving, USMC (Ret.), is shadowed everywhere he goes on the 3 ½ acre campus by a super-sized red German shepherd. Athena, the colonel’s silent best friend, was saved from a puppy […]
DCPS policy change leaves some students ineligible for bus transportation
Duval County middle and high school students living less than two miles from their assigned neighborhood school are no longer eligible for bus transportation, according to an updated Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) board policy. The permissible distance from a school bus stop to a student’s primary residence has also been extended by a half […]
School Board District 5 candidates sit down for parent-led interview
Potential school closings, student safety and school vouchers were among the issues candidates discussed at a recent School Board District 5 candidate meet and greet held at a July 20 candidate event at Myrle Ave. Brewing. Organized by the Save Historic Schools Coalition, the event gave families the opportunity to meet and mingle with the […]
The Way We Were: Robert E. Lee Class of 1954 to host 70th reunion
Marlene Goodwin recalls getting ready to go to the 1953 Thanksgiving Day football game between Robert E. Lee High School and its gridiron rival, Andrew Jackson High. Goodwin – then a senior and known as Marlene Nall – laughs when she looks at photographs taken at that popular annual tradition. “We went to those games […]
Musser joins Greenscape
Kyle Musser has been named director of development at Greenscape of Jacksonville, where he will lead fundraising efforts to plant, promote and protect trees in Northeast Florida. Musser’s career is rooted in building relationships, connecting donors with opportunities to make a difference at organizations including the University of North Florida and the Jacksonville Symphony. “We […]
