School board chair: Changing education landscape requires public schools to adapt, innovate
By Jennifer Logue In an era of school choice and new technologies, public schools are going to have to adapt, innovate and start marketing themselves to keep students enrolled and engaged, the chairman of the Duval County School Board said. At an Aug. 13 meeting of the Jacksonville Business Professionals, School Board Chair Darryl Willie […]
Angelwood celebrates ‘Soaring Possibilities’
“Soaring Possibilities” was the theme of the 2024 Angelwood Annual Celebration, held Aug. 17 at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa. This year’s gala featured a more informal resort/beach theme, with guests clad in colorful sundresses and sport shirts. Attendees perused the hundreds of silent auction items and an island-themed buffet and a presentation […]
Wishmakers Ball celebrates30 years of wishes
Make-A-Wish of Central and North Florida celebrated 30 years of granting wishes last week at the Wishmakers Ball Jacksonville. Held at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa, the annual gala featured a cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by dinner and a live auction. Proceeds from the event support granting wishes to children with […]
Town hall on Ortega Carriage House PUD Sept. 19
A town hall meeting will be held this month to discuss a Planned Unit Development (PUD) rezoning application to demolish an Ortega Boulevard building and construct 18 commercial office units. To be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 in St. Mark’s Church’s Leatherbury Hall at 4129 Oxford Ave., the meeting will feature information on […]
Jacksonville honors Purple Heart recipients
By Michele Leivas Jacksonville honored its Purple Heart recipients and Gold Star families at an Aug. 7 Purple Heart Day ceremony held at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall. “The heroes we are recognizing and remembering this evening are those who put their duty above all else,” Mayor Donna Deegan said during her address. “They sacrificed […]
Marriott gains conceptual approval for Brooklyn AC Hotel
By Michele Leivas The Downtown Development Review Board unanimously granted conceptual approval with conditions for a hotel and associated parking deck in Brooklyn on the site of the current Liddy’s Machine Shop. The project includes a six-story AC Hotel with a two-story parking structure at 800 and 825 Dora St. and would require the demolition […]
Florida Forum to present Boris Johnson, Deepak Chopra, Carl Hiaasen
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, alternative medicine pioneer Deepak Chopra and Florida novelist Carl Hiaasen will headline the 2024-2025 Florida Forum speaker series. Johnson will speak Oct. 29 – two weeks after the release of his memoir, Unleashed. Chopra, a physician and global speaker on transformation, will appear Jan. 15, 2025. His new book, […]
Wanda Willis selected for executive leadership institute
Wanda Willis, vice president of civic leadership for the Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, has been selected to participate in the CFLeads Executive Leadership Institute as part of the 2024-2025 cohort. As a participant, Willis will assess The Community Foundation’s community leadership practice and explore her role as a vice president. CFLeads is a national […]
