Temple, Center partner for Holiday Mitzvah program
By Sam Griswold Congregation Ahavath Chesed and the Jacksonville Jewish Center have joined forces to make sure the Holiday Mitzvah program continues. The 24-year volunteer effort makes sure 400 individuals who receive home-delivered meals will have a hot meal on Christmas Day. “After meeting with folks from Aging True, Rabbi Jesse Olitzky and I agreed […]
Arts festival draws visitors rain and shine
San Marco area residents turned out for the annual Arts Festival on the Square, despite Saturday’s brisk weather and thanks to Sunday’s very sunny contrast. The Square was lively with early holiday shoppers, baby strollers and dog walkers, and folks just enjoying the warm day. And, it was an opportunity for San Marco Preservation Society […]
Cohen to be installed as Temple’s assistant Rabbi
By Sam Griswold “It is funny how life’s tangents can become our paths,” said Rabbi Matthew Cohen, the new Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Ahavath Chesed. “I always saw myself as married. I always hoped to raise a family. The rabbinate, on the other hand; this I never expected.” Rabbi Cohen became the Temple’s new Assistant Rabbi in […]
Street re-openings a holiday gift to San Marco Square merchants
By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News San Marco Square is a must-do for great shopping, amazing dining and some of the best backdrops for the family photo album during the holidays. While these amenities are always abundant, the best part for this year is the timing of new business openings and the completion of […]
Bridging holiday traffic
While San Marco Boulevard traffic is much smoother now during the holidays with construction crews opening both lanes in and out of the square, potential neighborhood traffic concerns are ahead as the Overland Bridge construction is expected to begin in early 2013. The state Department of Transportation released details of the various phases of the project last month […]
O’Steen dealerships host food drive
O’Steen Volvo and Volkswagen are hosting a food drive to help stock the shelves of the Second Harvest North Florida food bank and feed families in need this holiday season. This year is the third annual food drive hosted by the O’Steen dealerships, and organizers hope donations surpass last year’s amount. Customers donating at least […]
Philanthropic giving reaches new heights in Jacksonville
By Susanna P. Barton Resident Community News J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver, former Jaguars owners and philanthropists who have homes in the Riverside and San Jose areas of the city, have been on a philanthropic binge during the past several months that is changing our community for the better. This summer, the Weavers presented […]
Community Nutcracker: The not-so-over-the-hill gang
By Peggy Harrell Jennings Neither heart surgeries, cancer, torn ligaments, ruptured tendons, arthritis, aching rotator cuffs, tendonitis, degenerating discs, back surgery, broken toes or dare I mention it — age — will keep some of the more senior dancers from performing in one of the most beloved holiday traditions of all time, The Community Nutcracker […]
