Memorial Park Gala — Celebrating 100 Years of Olmstead Brothers in Jacksonville
Memorial Park Association celebrated the kickoff of Memorial Park’s Centennial Anniversary with a gala at Timuquana Country Club on Saturday, Jan. 20. The evening of celebration, live music, dinner and drinks reflected on the history of Memorial Park and raised money to preserve and protect the park for generations. The Olmstead Brothers-designed Memorial Park was […]
MLK Day of Service Benefits Blue Cypress Park
The Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF), along with more than 40 volunteers, came together on Jan. 15 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Event at Blue Cypress Park in Arlington. The group, who ranged in age from 8 to 80, spent the morning cleaning up litter from under the boardwalk and along the […]
The Way We Were: Agnes Anderson Ellis Danciger
Agnes Ellis (Danciger) was the first female to walk across the Mathews Bridge. Living just one door south of the bridge that was being built to connect downtown with Arlington, Agnes remembers the noise of construction and the excitement of making the bridge a one-of-a-kind playground. “My sister, Sarah, and I would roller skate, ride […]
Sutter Exemplifies Excellence
Bishop Kenny senior Bridget Sutter was honored with the Gator Bowl Charities Award of Excellence Scholarship. She was selected based on her scholastic record, community service, sports participation, leadership, extracurricular activities and written essay. Sutter is a BK Student Ambassador, a member of multiple school organizations, runs cross country and track and maintains a 4.48 […]
Animal House: FEATHER: A Second-Chance Champion
Feather is a regal, brindle-colored racing greyhound. Alone in the shelter at approximately one year old, she no history except a tattooed ear. She was assumed to have likely failed on the racetrack like countless other greyhounds and given away, but unlike the other dogs who often met worse fates, this “failed” dog became an […]
Local Folks: Bryan Arnold
Bryan Arnold’s family tree has wide roots in Jacksonville, specifically the Ortega area. He is a Jacksonville native, and his father practiced law in the city for 54 years. “All my dad’s family grew up here,” he said. “If you run across any Arnold, I’m probably related to them.” A self-proclaimed “simple guy,” Arnold has […]
Dove Named MOSH CEO
The Museum of Science & History (MOSH)’s board of trustees announced the unanimous selection of Alistair D.M. Dove as the Museum’s new CEO, effective Feb. 5. He was selected from more than 50 highly qualified applicants from around the world to replace the previous CEO, Bruce Fafard. “Al is a renowned scientist, an experienced educator, […]
Bay Street Staging Area Tees Up Park Street Road Diet
The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) Board gave its unanimous approval at a Jan. 17 board meeting to temporarily lease an estimated two-acre parcel of land on Bay Street for JEA to use as a construction easement for one year. The parcel would be used as a staging area for the installation of chilled water lines […]
