Townhall meeting raises dredging, high water concerns
When Hurricane Irma flooded Janice Young’s 99-year-old St. Johns Quarter home last fall, causing her to retreat to the second floor, it was a scary experience she never wants to occur again. “It stopped my business, it stopped my life,” she said. “Is it going happen again? I want the city to do its part […]
City combines bids on Lakeside Drive bridge, sidewalk projects
Motorists concerned about the condition of the bridge on Lakeside Drive at Wabash Street near VyStar Credit Union have longer to wait until it’s replaced. Two Public Works projects on Lakeside Drive behind the Roosevelt Square Mall have been combined to be re-bid in the same bid package. The Lakeside Drive Bridge plans and specifications […]
Post-war Ortega Forest community fighting drainage issues
Ortega Forest resident Carolyn Snowden has a quarrel with the City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Energy Authority (JEA) over a swampy right-of-way in front of her home on Homestead Road. Snowden and her family have lived in the home for 10 years, and she says, “Enough is enough.” Many of the houses on Homestead […]
Preservation society celebrates beautification awards
The San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS) bestowed Beautification Awards to the owners of five area single-family homes and two businesses during its annual meeting June 14 at Preservation Hall. Also, during the meeting, SMPS unveiled a new logo based on the three lions in San Marco Square and asked that a vote be taken to […]
New blood center at Baptist Health provides convenient location to donate
Representatives from LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville and JAX Chamber celebrated World Blood Donor Day June 14 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for LifeSouth’s new donor center at Baptist Health’s Southbank campus. Following the ceremony, one of Baptist’s own medical faculty gave the gift of life. San Marco resident Dr. Mark Hanly began […]
Women’s Center of Jacksonville opens new assault exam center
The J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver S.A.F.E. Center, 5300 Emerson St., was officially opened April 24 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which included special remarks from Sheriff Mike Williams; Adair Newman, Special Assault Division Director from the State Attorney’s Office; Trisha Meili, a member of the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center’s Leadership Council, and Lisé […]
Nonprofit dance company celebrates 40 years, takes performances to seniors
When Debra Rankin’s grandfather was a resident at St. Catherine’s Labouré Place in 1978, he was unable to get out and attend the Jacksonville Concert Ballet Company’s end-of-year recital. Rankin, as company director, decided to take her troupe on the road to perform for him and other residents. Now, 40 years later, the “road show” […]
Sock hop evokes fun memories
Recalling their own days of “rockin’ around the clock,” nearly 150 residents at The Windsor Ortega and visitors turned out for a summer sock hop and barbecue under the front portico of the assisted living and memory care residence at 5939 Roosevelt Blvd. Vintage cars courtesy of The Clay County Cruisers and plenty of polka […]
