Local Folks: Noah Ray
Noah Ray, MPA, FAEM serves as the Emergency Preparedness Supervisor at Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. He has been with them since 2016. To unwind, the self-taught Ray plays bass guitar. During his high school days at Stanton College Prep, he played in the jazz band. These days, he jams with friends. “It’s how I […]
Animal House: Something to Bark About
It was raining cats and dogs inside the Avenues Mall lower level at the 2023 Petco Love Mega Pet Adoption Event on June 23-25. The event finally returned to Northeast Florida, having been on hold since October 2019 due to COVID-19 and economic factors. Petco stores at Marsh Landing Parkway and Kernan Village participated, while […]
The Way We Were: Dick Barker
Publisher’s Note As of the publishing date of this article, Mr. Dick Barker had passed away and is now in the loving arms of his late wife, Claudette. The family wishes to honor his memory with this article and remembrances of the life and times they enjoyed with their patriarch. “He was the consummate, genuine […]
“Let’s talk about Oak Street”
Community meeting held to discuss plans for The Local restaurant The buildings that once housed Deluxe Laundry and Dry Cleaners and Deluxe Launderette remain an eyesore on Oak Street, but developers and restauranteurs Ted Stein and J.C. Demetree hope to begin making progress on transforming them into a third restaurant location for The Local. In […]
Collier Named New Nemours Division Chief
Anderson Collier, III, MD, will lead a team of eight as the new Division Chief of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics for Nemours Children’s Health. Dr. Collier is a national expert in the treatment of sarcomas in children, experienced in leading pediatric cancer teams, and has served as a pediatrics professor at the University of Mississippi […]
Wolfson Freshman Gear Up For FALL
For incoming members of Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies’ class of 2027, summer has been a chance to make friends and prepare for classes while getting to know their way around campus. As part of Wolfson’s annual summer mixer series, the incoming ninth grade students got challenged both athletically and academically through a series […]
Realtors Spiff Up the St. Johns
More than 300 Realtors, friends, family and members of the public gathered at eight different clean-up sites along the St. Johns River to take part in Northeast Florida Association of Realtors’ (NEFAR) Third Annual Clean-up Northeast Florida Waterways event on July 8. More than 3,300 pounds of trash and debris were collected and disposed of […]
Site Cleared for New Family Life Center at Riverside Presbyterian Day School
Demolition crews have cleared the way for Riverside Presbyterian Day School’s (RPDS) new Family Life Center at Oak and Post streets. The former church youth program facility that once stood on the site will be relocated to its own renovated space in the church education building for youth, explained RPDS Director of Advancement Doug Walker. […]
