Local Folks: Stacey Steiner
Stacey Steiner is a native of Chicago, Illinois who has been a Jacksonville resident for more than two decades. She said of the area, “It’s a beautiful community.” She especially appreciates the camaraderie among the neighbors. She moved here immediately following her 2001 graduation from Purdue University in Indiana. For the past two years, she […]
Blue Angels’ Rickoff visits Jacksonville Country Day School
On the eve of the 2022 NAS Jax Air Show, birthplace of the Blue Angels, Lieutenant Commander Cary Rickoff, a highly decorated lead solo pilot for the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, paid a visit to Jacksonville Country Day School (JCDS). Commander Rickoff read Tuesday Bluesday by Angel Stull-James to JCDS second-graders, and answered questions […]
Friends of Fishweir
New nonprofit organization launched for Fishweir Elementary School Friends, parents, alumni and community members now have a new way to show their support for Fishweir Elementary School. The Friends of Fishweir organization is a recently-launched nonprofit organization with a mission to support the school, its students and staff by raising funds to fulfill the school’s […]
A spooktacular success
Community Hospice and Palliative Care hosts 18th annual Halloween Doors & More Community Hospice and Palliative Care hosted its 18th annual Halloween Doors & More at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct 15. According to the event’s Facebook page, the annual fundraiser is a “an event bursting with magic, fantasy and so much more for […]
Neighborhood families build global friendships through CISV Jacksonville
About 20 youth from Avondale, Ortega, St. Nicholas and San Marco represented the USA at international and national CISV programs this past summer. CISV, formerly known as Children’s International Summer Villages, is a global, nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring action for a more just and peaceful world. In summer 2022, CISV Jacksonville sent […]




