The Way We Were: Diane and Bill McFadden
Diane and Bill McFadden married 66 years ago on a late December day in Illinois while they were college students. The theme of their life has been the joy of being able to travel to many different places and to learn from the people there. Since they married, Bill and Diane have moved 20 times. […]
Assumption shines at track championships
The girls’ track and field team from Assumption Catholic placed fourth overall at the Florida Youth Running Association’s Middle School State Track and Field Championship, held May 12-13. More than 1,500 athletes from 69 teams across Florida descended on IMG Stadium in Bradenton, Florida to compete. On the track, Assumption’s Maria Patelli took eighth place […]
FLORIDA GEORGIA rivalry game to stay in Jacksonville
The Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs announced that the schools have exercised the option to play their annual rivalry game in Jacksonville during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The most recent game agreement, which secured the matchup in Jacksonville through the 2023 season, outlined an option to extend the rivalry game in the neutral site […]
Donna Deegan elected next mayor of Jacksonville, announces transition team co-chairs
Democrat Donna Deegan has been elected the next mayor of Jacksonville and the first woman to hold the title in city history. Deegan emerged the victor in a runoff election against Republican Daniel Davis on May 16 with 52.08% of the 217,392 votes cast. Deegan took to Twitter the evening of the election to celebrate […]
San Marco stakeholders handed awards, praised for progress
It was an evening of camaraderie and congratulations as leaders of San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS) rolled out the annual meeting and beautification awards Tuesday, May 9 at Preservation Hall. Following a light wine and cheese social, Lauren Carlucci, outgoing SMPS president, kicked off the awards and talked through some of the changes and challenges […]
Loyal to Local: KraVegan
The Riverside Arts Market (RAM), now entering its 14th year, is a weekly makers and farmers market hosted by Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rain or shine. Each week more than 100 small business owners gather under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge to sell their products […]
New Light Signal Proposed at Riverside and Margaret
In February, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) held a public meeting to discuss its SR 211 (from San Juan Avenue to I-95) Resurfacing Project and collect community feedback on the proposed components of the project. As it stands currently, the project plans include milling and resurfacing of SR 211 (Riverside Avenue) as well as […]
How is Jacksonville Thriving?
Blue Zones Project Jacksonville releases data on well-being Blue Zones Project (BZP), a research initiative devoted to studying and improving well-being in cities across North America, has launched the Blue Zones Project Jacksonville and released Gallup data on how Jacksonville residents are thriving. This project, led by BZP in conjunction with a coalition of community […]
