The Way We Were: Thema Brown
By Victoria Register-Freeman Resident Community News In her almost 50 years working in the Historic District, Thelma Brown drove school carpool even though she didn’t own a car. She used her employers’ cars. When she began working in the District in 1968, she herself took four buses a day to get to and from her […]
Eat. Critique. Repeat.
Get your blue on at The Blue Fish in Avondale Contrary to popular diet beliefs, food and the color blue do mix, especially at The Blue Fish Restaurant and Oyster Bar at 3551 Saint Johns Avenue in Avondale. A quartet of diners put it to the test on a Sunday evening and gave high marks […]
St. Vincent’s expects first transcatheter aortic valve replacement this fall
St. Vincent’s Medical Center Riverside has been selected by Edwards Lifesciences to be the first hospital in the region to offer patients transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) therapy. There are only 13 other hospitals in the state of Florida offering this life-saving technology. The neighborhood hospital anticipates performing its first TAVR procedure in September, according […]
Neighborhood’s musical gem launches 2012-2013 season
Riverside Fine Arts, a neighborhood concert presenter that has attracted some of the world’s top musical performers to Jacksonville in recent years, has released news of its 2012-2013 season. This year’s concert series is an eclectic mix of performers including the New Directions Veterans Choir and Elisabeth Von Trapp — of “Sound of Music fame.” […]
Can two left feet make a right?
Find out when I put my (questionable) dance skills to the test to raise money for Special Olympics By Kerry Speckman I have to admit: When I was asked to participate in Jacksonville’s Dancing With the Stars, hosted by A Social Affair Dance Studio, back in March, I was more than a little confused. For […]
Cultural council, Creative Capital Foundation offer artists workshops
The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville in partnership with the Creative Capital Foundation will present two professional development workshops for artists in late September. Applications to attend, however, are due Sep. 4 — so the groups encourage would-be attendees to consider the free public educational opportunities now. A workshop called “Real Community Engagement” will be […]
Artists ‘all strung out’ for musical fundraiser
Local symphony supporters and artists are gearing up for the Jacksonville Symphony Guild’s annual fundraiser, “All Strung Out.” The Sep. 21 event will be held at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts and will feature the painted violins from the guild’s popular “Music for Your Eyes” project. For the first time ever, a cello […]
St. Vincent’s green team sprouts
Words like reduce, reuse and recycle are some of the new non-medical buzzwords coming out of St. Vincent’s Riverside. The hospital launched a new recycling program in the cafeterias of St. Catherine Laboure Manor, St. Vincent’s Riverside and St. Vincent’s Southside. The program sprouted in partnership with Stericycle, according to hospital officials. Stericycle role […]
