Episcopal’s Jacob F. Bryan III Library rededicated after renovations
As part of Episcopal School of Jacksonville’s 50th anniversary Lead the Way capital campaign, the reimagined Jacob F. Bryan III Library was rededicated Sept. 20 while its namesake’s family looked on. “We are pleased to support Episcopal, which the Bryan family has done for 50 years. My father was one of the School’s founders,” said […]
Alumni, students gather to celebrate Bishop Kenny’s 65th anniversary
Alumni from the 1950s were among the special guests when The Most Reverend Felipe Estevez, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine, led a special celebration to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the founding of Bishop Kenny High School Sept. 8 in Baldwin Athletic Center on the school’s campus. The 1,210-member student body, as […]
City, school officials christen Landon track and field
No longer will Julia Landon College Preparatory School students have to play soccer somewhere else due to a soggy field. In celebration of the completion of gutter repairs and drainage structures at Landon’s athletic facility on Minerva Avenue, school and city officials held a christening event Sept. 15 to celebrate having the track and field […]
Touch rugby, the popular coed sport just about anyone can play
When Andy Yi and his wife Debby moved back to Jacksonville from Taiwan in 2014 one of the main things they missed most was the “welcoming” atmosphere of the Touch Rugby Association they had Taipei. “Actually it was my wife who got me into it,” said Yi, adding that he started playing when he and […]
Former Miss America, Greek clergy lead St. John the Divine centennial celebration
Members of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church in St. Nicholas celebrated their church’s 100th anniversary in great style with a grand banquet at the Prime Osborn Center Sept. 24. The only Greek Orthodox Church in Jacksonville and the third oldest of its denomination in Florida, St. John the Divine marked its centennial with […]
Former grammar school celebrates 100 years
Live music filled the air while residents, business owners and guests enjoyed wine, cheese and tasty hors d’oeuvres served during a courtyard celebration of the 100th anniversary of South Jacksonville Grammar School Sept. 24. The historic San Marco school, which was listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 2004, […]
Baptist MD Anderson celebrates first year
Good Morning America Host and cancer survivor Amy Robach was the guest of honor when the folks at Baptist MD Anderson celebrated the cancer center’s first anniversary Sept. 16 on the fourth floor of the Hill Breast Center in San Marco. Part of a family with no history of cancer, Robach, had been shocked to […]
City Council approves division of historic McIver property
The homeowner of one of the oldest homesteads in St. Nicholas has been granted his wish to subdivide his property by the City of Jacksonville Land Use and Zoning Committee. During its meeting Sept. 8, members of LUZ voted unanimously to grant two zoning waivers to Mitchell W. Legler of 1108 Palmer Terrace, allowing him […]
