Writer celebrates 10 years with Resident News, acceptance to National Pen Women
Peggy Harrell Jennings’ first article, “The Not So Over the Hill Gang” appeared in The Resident Community Newspaper in December 2012. In her 10 years as a contributing writer/photographer, she has covered a wide variety of topics including K-9 dogs, therapy horses, gardens and gardening advice, historical sites and events, art and artists, galleries and […]
Stockton Elementary students give back
Fourth and fifth grade students participating in the Stockton Elementary School’s Anchored4Life leadership program have started a “Kindness Campaign” in which they suggest different ways that students can show kindness in the school and throughout the community, according to Jennifer Norton, a teacher at Stockton Elementary and one of the program’s sponsors. Filled with the […]
Palmer Avenue residents see progress, hopeful for resolution
Residents of Palmer Avenue are one step closer to a resolution for their drainage issues during heavy rains. Local leaders stepped in to help with drainage issues plaguing the neighborhood, took action to team up and deliver solutions. Relief is now in sight and residents couldn’t be more pleased with the sight of construction vehicles […]
THE COOKIES ARE HERE!
The Girl Scouts of Gateway Council have kicked off cookie season. They are selling at traditional booths, drive-throughs, and online via the Digital Cookie platform. Longstanding favorites like Thin Mints®, Samoas®, and Tagalongs® are joined by the new Adventurefuls®, a brownie-inspired cookie with caramel-flavored crème and a hint of sea salt. If you know a […]
JASMYN breaks ground
More than $1.6 million raised for Safe Place Campaign Safe Place Project takes a giant leap forward, as funding will help to increase health services and programs for LGBTQ+ youth, to include outdoor recreation, as well as a an endowment for maintenance of the campus following the expansion. A celebratory groundbreaking to initiate several projects […]
Real Estate Sales Ignite Further Interest in San Marco
The long-anticipated and now eminent opening of the Publix center at the corner of Hendricks Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard has become the catalyst for increased interest in San Marco real estate, as evidenced by the recent sale of two prominent office buildings at 1639 and 1649 Atlantic Boulevard. The building at 1639 Atlantic Boulevard sold […]
Foerster, Isaac & Yerkes, P.A. relocates
After 37 years, Fred C. Isaac has sold his San Marco building. His Foerster, Isaac & Yerkes, P.A. firm has been a fixture in the area for a long time, and it will remain so. He and his partner have moved from the unique pentagonal-shaped building with the unusual roofline on Atlantic Boulevard. They relocated […]
A first for Flight of Fancy, gala celebrates legacy of Allison Haramis
Angels for Allison recently held its inaugural Flight of Fancy event that raised more than $100,000 for their mission in assisting with funeral costs associated with the loss of a child. The Flight of Fancy was held on Friday, November 19 at the Friday Musicale in downtown Jacksonville. More than 200 guests attended the sold-out, […]
