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San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas

All the latest news relevant to the San Jose, San Marco and St. Nicholas areas.

No parking news yet for Flying Iguana

Although Flying Iguana’s Attorney Paul Harden has indicated to San Marco Preservation Society officials that he has come up with a parking plan for Al Mansur’s newest restaurant, he has not yet shared anything concrete with the city, said City Council President Lori Boyer during a meeting with the San Marco Merchants Association Sept. 21 […]

The House That Love Built celebrates $12.5 million addition

The House That Love Built celebrates  $12.5 million addition

The man himself – Ronald McDonald – was on hand when distinguished visitors, families and staff of San Marco’s Ronald McDonald House celebrated the opening of its new $12.5 million addition Sept. 21 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and much fanfare. Assisting the happy clown in cutting the ribbon was Mary Virginia Terry, one of several […]

Episcopal’s Jacob F. Bryan III Library rededicated after renovations

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, 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 […]

Touch rugby, the popular coed sport just about anyone can play

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

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

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

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 […]