Baseball executive draws large crowd at Florida Forum
[su_slider source=”media: 38665,38663,38675,38674,38673,38672,38671,38670,38669,38668,38667,38666,38664″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″][su_slider source=”media: 36751,36754,36755,36753″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] [/su_slider] Baseball executive Theo Epstein, president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, was the Florida Forum’s second keynote speaker in its 2017-2018 series, held Jan. 16 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts. Epstein, who led the Cubs in 2016 to their […]
Delicious Destinations delivers funds for community outreach
[su_slider source=”media: 38659,38660,38658,38657,38656,38655,38654,38653,38652,38651″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″][su_slider source=”media: 36751,36754,36755,36753″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] [/su_slider] After a four-month postponement, the 16th Annual Delicious Destinations was held Jan. 6, at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, a founding partner, along with Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits in partnership with Miller Electric, W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Wells Fargo, Bank of […]
‘Continental’ dinner series benefits Cummer Gardens reconstruction
[su_slider source=”media: 38640,38648,38647,38646,38645,38644,38643,38642,38641,38639″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″][su_slider source=”media: 36751,36754,36755,36753″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] [/su_slider] The first of three unique dinner parties to benefit reconstruction of the Cummer Gardens, heavily damaged in September 2017 by Hurricane Irma, was held Jan. 11 to a sold-out crowd of 180 diners. La Dolce Vita – The Sweet Life – began with […]
Stein family sees loved one’s memory live on at Jewish agency
Capping off its year-long celebration of 100 years “helping people help themselves,” Jewish Family & Community Services (JFCS) held a grand reopening Jan. 21 for its renovated and renamed Allison Stein Robbins Building. Previously known as the Dupont Building, the Allison Stein Robbins Building, at 6261 Dupont Station Court E in San Jose, is named […]
Local Jewish agencies agree to merge
The boards of directors for the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville and the Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida unanimously approved the merger of the two organizations at separate meetings in December 2017. The Federation was established in 1939 as a fundraising organization to support the local and global Jewish community. Alan Margolies has been executive […]
FEMA buy-out a gift for St. Nicholas woman who lost everything
Amended Feb. 12, 2018 Bonnie Arnold said she never expected to get such a wonderful gift in such a disagreeable way. Last September Hurricane Irma destroyed her Reed Avenue home and her business, Bonnie’s Floral Designs. “The water was up to the windowsills,” she said. The river water, infused with sewage from a failed JEA […]
Property owner to take developer to court over proposed Southbank high-rise
The owner of the former Aetna building is continuing to fight the proposed development by Ventures Development on the adjacent vacant property on the Southbank. GV-IP Jacksonville Owner LLC is asking the Circuit Court to review a decision by the Downtown Development Review Board that granted several deviations to the plan to build a 13-story […]
Truck route ordinance would deter neighborhood cut-throughs
Truck drivers could soon be getting designated routes through Jacksonville to help them navigate the city while avoiding unnecessary trips down residential streets. District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer, who represents San Marco, said designated truck routes are common in most large cities, but this will be a first for Jacksonville. Ordinance 2017-807 would establish 52 […]
