Ahead of the Curve: What’s in Store for 2024
The new year offers a fresh start for people to recenter, reassess and regroup for the coming 12 months. Some prepare with resolutions; others use vision boards. Others still like to select a word that will embody the attitude and outlook with which they will step into the new year. The word we at The […]
Board Clears Pearl Street District Final Design
Pearl Street District, the mixed-use development proposed by Gateway Jax, received final approval from the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) last month for three of the five blocks included in its overall project. DDRB granted final approval of the project as a whole in October. With this phase of city review now completed, the project […]
Eagle Scout Project Houses Tortoises
Boy Scout Troop 2 member Lucas Soulby recently completed his Eagle Scout project to the benefit of his alma mater, Assumption Catholic School. The school has two tortoises, Shelly and Sheldon, who reside in its garden and were in need of a permanent shelter. Soulby met with science teacher Bill Hawthorn to design a plan […]
In Memoriam: Mary Appleton Jaycox
Oct. 23, 1964 – Dec. 14, 2023 On Dec. 14, 2023, our family and community lost a cherished soul when Mary Louise Appleton Jaycox passed away at the age of 59. She was a bright light in the lives of so many and a pillar of strength as she fought a courageous battle against pancreatic […]
Dream Finders Homes CEO Finds Dream Home in Avondale
After going up for auction last October, the historic Tudor-Revival mansion at 3730 Richmond St. is now under new ownership. Dream Finders Homes, Inc. Founder, President and CEO Patrick Zalupski found the dream home for his family in the sprawling Avondale estate. The 18,100-square-foot mansion is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It […]
Exchange Club of Jacksonville Celebrates 100 Years of Service
The Exchange Club of Jacksonville celebrated 100 years of service to the Jacksonville community with a Gatsby-inspired gala that harkened back to the times of its founding in 1923. The event was held at the San Jose Country Club on Tuesday, Dec. 12 with national Exchange Club representatives, as well as current and past local […]
The Way We Were: Margaret Day Julian & Hazel Harby Donahoo
Margaret Day Julian has pleasant memories of running down McGirts Boulevard to play with her cousins – eleven of them living on the same block! She and her brothers, along with cousin Hazel Harby Donahoo and her siblings, were fortunate to have 21 first cousins and 55 relatives within a five-mile radius in old Ortega. […]
Book Launch a Grand Affair
Local writer and The Resident News columnist Susanna Barton launched her newly released book, “Grand Plans: How to Mitigate Geri-Drama in 20 Easy Steps” and the accompanying “Grand Planner,” in early December at the Literary Lounge in Murray Hill and San Marco Bookstore in San Marco Square. “There was a tremendous turnout for both events, […]
