William and Olga Joos
William “Bill” Joos, 75, grew up the adopted son of Louis “Lee” and Genevieve (Raynor) Joos of Murray Hill. His parents, devout Catholics, adopted Bill from the Sisters of St. Joseph in St. Augustine shortly after his birth in 1940. He laughs about his childhood nickname, “Carrot-top,” which perfectly described the curly red hair he […]
Distance runner races to support sister with cancer
Connor Vaughan, a Wolfson High School distance runner who won the 1- and 2-mile state championship races, is now a distance cross-country and track runner for the University of Florida. Vaughan returned to Jacksonville on Jan. 30 to run in the Wolfson Children’s Challenge in support of his 15-year-old sister, Gillian, who was diagnosed with […]
Bulldogs get their wings
Bolles students earn Eagle Scout rank Boy Scout Troop 2, which meets at St. Johns Presbyterian Church in Avondale and is one of the first chartered troops in Florida, has promoted eight young men, many of whom are Bolles Bulldogs, to the highest rank of Eagle Scout. This year, eight Bolles students have met, or […]
Budding gardeners may be budding birders
Hoping to inspire budding ornithologists, the Garden Club of Jacksonville’s Garden Divas Circle sponsored a Budding Gardeners camp called “Our Fine-Feathered Friends.” The program, held Feb. 6, offered 14 young participants four learning stations. The outdoor station taught campers how to use binoculars and identify birds. One of three stations inside was nest making, placing […]
Women who stepped ‘out of role’ served city and its citizens well
Long lasting benefits from five who didn’t accept ‘no’ These days, it’s not unusual to find women in every profession and civic endeavor. Not so in the last century. However, Jacksonville’s history boasts strong and successful women who significantly contributed to the fabric of our society. In observance of Women’s History Month, this feature spotlights […]
Planning Commission approves waiver for beer, wine at Starbucks
In the future, Starbucks may serve beer and wine alongside coffee and tea at its San Marco Square location. Despite objections from the San Marco Preservation Society, Southside Baptist Church, and the Duval County School District, the Jacksonville Planning Commission voted to grant Starbucks at 1980 San Marco Blvd. a waiver of minimum distance requirements […]
South Shores residents brace for congestion, noise as JEA lays new sewer main
Over the next seven months, South Shores residents may find their neighborhood noisy and congested as JEA installs a new sanitary sewer force main underneath the St. Johns River. The new sewer line will extend from the north bank near EverBank Field to JEA’s sewer pump station on Utah Avenue in the South Shores neighborhood. […]
Baptist secures final parcel necessary for new cancer center
When Baptist Health Properties Inc. purchased the warehouse at 1316 San Marco Boulevard, it acquired the final piece of the real-estate puzzle that will enable it to build a new state-of-the-art facility for its MD Anderson Cancer Center. On Feb. 12, Baptist closed on the property across from Kitchen on San Marco and its own […]
