Residents raise a toast at RiverHops
The stunning home of Charlene Johnson at the Marsh Landing Country Club in Ponte Vedra was the venue of the 6th Annual RiverHops charity benefit for North Florida School of Special Education May 2. More than 200 guests attended the pairings dinner, which featured beers from Intuition Ale Works and delicious food prepared by Executive […]
EF Exchange Student Program Seeks Host Families
EF Educational Homestay is looking for loving homes to place teens from various countries for a 3-week summer language program. Students are coming eager to improve their English skills and learn about the American culture and will arrive July 9. Dates: July 10-29 Student nationalities: French, Spanish, Finnish and Chinese Students age: 13 to 18 years […]
Intuition Ale Works Recall 2015 Underdark
The following was sent via email on May 18 to customers of Intuition Ale Works: Intuition Ale Works is announcing a total recall of our 2015 Underdark barrel-aged stout. We have found through testing that the 2015 batch contains lactobacillus that is causing unwanted sour flavors to develop in the beer. Lactobacillus is commonly used […]
Overland Bridge Atlantic Boulevard Detour
Detours will be in place beginning Friday, May 15, and running through Monday, May 18, as part of the I-95 Overland Bridge Project. Motorists traveling eastbound on Atlantic Boulevard will be directed south on US-1 / Philips Highway to St. Augustine Road to St. Augustine Rd. and north on US-1 / Philips Highway to […]
Local creators reflect on One Spark experience
Some of the 537 creators spent months in the planning, others were “sparked” by last-minute inspiration. Many were existing companies, yet struggling to break through while some saw the third annual World’s Largest Crowdfunding event as a chance to jumpstart new businesses. Several local creators won awards, including Jessica Osborn (Pass That H.R.O.!, Social Good, […]
Beautiful results when fire and water mix
Mixing fire and water usually results in the absence of one over the other, but glass sculptor Brian Frus successfully mixed one of those elements with the idea of the other to create a breathtaking piece of art that celebrates the proclaimed Year of the River. Frus is one of 10 diverse, recognized regional […]
Music and dreams born again
Robert Lester Folsom is making a come-back. Folsom, an Ortega Farms resident, is a professional house painter but that wasn’t his first choice for a career nearly 40 years ago. At one time the 60-year-old guitar player dreamed of making it big in the music industry. After impressing a recording studio engineer in Atlanta […]
Same name, new face
Bakery under new ownership, familiar leadership The Edgewood Bakery, which remained closed for six weeks after Tom and Carol Rykalsky dropped their legal challenge over majority ownership in the business, quietly and without fanfare, reopened on April 14. In its first short week back in business, traffic was better than expected. Since reopening, returning customers […]
