Seeking DESC Defenders, a call to action
Downtown Ecumenical Services Council is having a party, a party with a purpose on Aug. 23 at WJCT Studios. The organization has been helping on the front lines during the most severe impacts of COVID-19 on the job market and the ravaging impacts on public health. They need more superheroes, more locals to step up […]
Local lawyer secures appellate court reversal for Joe Exotic
On July 14, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit released an opinion that vacated Joe Maldonado-Passage’s sentence and remanded his case for resentencing for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws. Maldonado-Passage is better known as Joe Exotic, the zookeeper who was featured in the popular Netflix […]
Holy Trinity Anglican Church celebrates 10-year anniversary
A lot can happen in a decade, especially when a group of dedicated people feel led by a mission. In the summer of 2009, a few couples and individuals met to pursue a common vision of forming an Anglican Church in the Venetia, Ortega, Avondale area. Under the leadership of Father Dave Austell, the small […]
Local couple shares a passion for the arts, marriage
Exhibit on display through mid-September Now through September 19, see displayed the artwork of Alice and Dan Hadwin in Taliaferro Hall at St. John’s Cathedral on East Church Street. The exhibition is entitled ALICE AND DAN: A Marriage of True Minds, harkening back to Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116. It features the talents of the late Alice […]
Jacksonville mourns passing of a leader, pillar of medical community
Dr. Leon Haley Jr., CEO of UF Health was a fierce leader, a scholar, and a gentleman. Haley passed away suddenly in a personal watercraft accident Saturday, July 24, in South Florida. Haley was wearing a lifejacket, but according to eyewitness accounts, he lost control of the Yamaha WaveRunner he was riding and it somehow […]
A new tomorrow for students of Riverside High
The Generals are still the Generals, just not General Robert E. Lee. A new sign went up on the gymnasium of the former Robert E. Lee High School the morning of July 22 as pickup basketball games began inside. The Cherry Street campus’ new name, Riverside High School, became official by a vote of the […]
A new anchor for San Marco to the South, creative ideas emerge
South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church has a plan to renovate its location and turn it into a meeting place for the residents of San Marco. When the church sold off part of its land for the upcoming four-story, 49.5 foot tall Park Place San Marco apartment complex, officials determined changes needed to be made to their […]
