Residents welcome new restaurant, divided on parking
A 120-seat restaurant is being proposed for the former Cowford Traders location in the Shoppes of Avondale. The applicant is asking for an exception to provide zero parking spaces. Currently, city ordinances require restaurants with more than 100 seats to provide additional parking for clientele. Do you think there are too many restaurants in Avondale […]
Stanton’s ‘bridge class’ helps freshman prepare for high school
School was out for the summer, but for incoming freshman at Stanton College Preparatory School, classes were back in session – for a few days, at least. Stanton’s Bridge Program, which took place during mid-June, was a free three-day event that introduced incoming ninth graders to the campus, future classmates, and the rigorous academic curriculum […]
For the love of music, local woman shares her passion with youth
Music is Jeanne Jones Majors’ life. It’s her vocation, her pass-ion and, not having had children of her own, the Prelude Chamber Music Camp is her baby. The Ortega resident “gave birth” to the local camp in 2002; this year the 15-year-old camp and festival provided a week-long opportunity for 68 children from Jacksonville and […]
Local teen’s mission work in Haiti is life-changing
When Grayson Kennon left Jacksonville on a church mission trip, she didn’t expect it to be a life-changing event. But for the Avondale teen, a church trip to Haiti provided the opportunity to help Haitian citizens improve their health. “My trip to Haiti was a medical mission with Deermeadows Baptist Church. I spent a whole […]
Residents make beautiful music together
When seeking volunteer musicians to fill the chairs of their newly formed civic orchestra, Avondale neighbors Jennie Rambo and Nadine Terk “sounded the trumpets” on social media and the response was overwhelming. “Thirty people responded the very first day and everyone was so enthusiastic,” Terk said. “Many are current or retired music teachers, professionals or […]
Jacksonville hosts first International People’s Project
CISV Jacksonville, the local nonprofit chapter of CISV, Inc. (formerly Children’s International Summer Village) hosted 19 International People’s Project volunteers from Europe, Egypt, Ecuador and the United States, who worked July 15 to August 2 with various organizations that offer sustainable solutions in North Florida. Founded in 1950, CISV offers seven programs for youth […]
Dog café brings homeless dogs, potential families together
Five homeless dogs may have found their forever homes, thanks to the two-day Jax Dog Café event, held July 23-24 at Jeannette Brunick’s Grooming Salon on St. Johns Avenue. Organized by Carolyn Snowden, of Ortega Forest, the intimate adoption event allowed prospective pet owners the opportunity to interact one-on-one in a quiet, stress-free environment with […]
Rubber ducks and food trucks come together for autism
Families with children diagnosed on the autism spectrum are looking at Northeast Florida for quality care, therapy and health restoration. Many took the first step on July 23 when they attended the Rubber Ducks and Food Trucks fundraiser for a Healthy Living campus envisioned for nearly 20 acres near County Road 13, southwest of World […]
