Residents start grass-roots campaign to honor Maple Leaf
Two Ortega Forest residents have started a grass-roots effort to recover artifacts from a Civil War ship in the St. Johns River. Dr. Keith Holland, who located the Maple Leaf 120 years after it hit an underground mine and sank near Mandarin Point on April 1, 1864, had assembled a team in 1984 to recover […]
Genealogy research still painstaking stroll through paper records
More than 50 years after its founding, the Southern Genealogist’s Exchange Society isn’t as finicky about its membership. In fact, the Westside-based nonprofit opens its arms to anyone who wishes join and to volunteer their organizational and research skills. On Sept. 20, 1964, a typewritten letter was sent by Aurora C. Shaw to a “select […]
Jacksonville ‘newcomer’ plans first Hispanic film festival
Riverside resident Eugenio Maslowski has biked over 20,000 miles in the past two years since moving to Jacksonville. He’s quickly becoming a fixture in the community, frequently seen around town on his motorcycle or bicycle. “Motorcycling and bicycling allows me to touch experiences,” explained Maslowski. His dream is to travel through Europe on motorcycle, writing […]
Murray Hill artist enters Guinness World Records
Ironically, it’s not a site in Murray Hill which contributed to Murray Hill resident and artist Jason Tetlak’s acceptance into the Guinness World Records for the largest hand painted 3D painting. His mural, an homage to the band Beastie Boys was painted on the side of a building in Brooklyn, north of Riverside. “After finding […]
Willowbranch Library offering honor system book sale
The Friends of Willowbranch have recently created an honor system book sale section near the DVD collection at the Willowbranch Library, 2875 Park St., according to Roxanne Henkle, president of the library friends’ group. After a number of successful pop-up book sales, selling children’s books and mystery and thrillers, a great idea came from the […]
JEA makes house call to discuss sediment spill with Millers Creek board
When three Jacksonville Energy Authority representatives met with five members of the Millers Creek Special District Board in St. Nicholas Aug. 10, the verdict was still out as to whether JEA would have to pay a fine for what might have been a third “illegal” sediment spill into Millers Creek. In the early afternoon July […]
Preservation society and merchants join hands to better the community
Perhaps Helen Keller said it best, “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” This has never been more evident than during the past year and a half, since Bryan Mickler and Robert Harris took over as the heads of two of the most visible civic organizations on the Southside. Mickler, […]
Historic tree canopies in danger from over-reactive property owners
There is perhaps nothing that symbolizes the South – and the historic neighborhoods in Jacksonville – more than live oak trees. Many have survived for centuries; consider Treaty Oak in Jessie Ball duPont Park on the Southbank. Unfortunately, some live oaks that have provided significant tree canopy for decades are being removed because property owners […]
