A Different Perspective
Jacksonville museum launches American folk art exhibit “American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection” opened on Friday, Feb. 11 at Jacksonville’s Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens. The exhibit celebrates American folk art and artists. Showcasing more than 80 works of art dating from the 18th century to modern day, by artists […]
Boone Park continues to flourish, friends group leads the way
One of the most iconic parks in Riverside and Avondale is Boone Park, otherwise known to locals at Boone’s Park, for its sprawling oaks, pine stands and magnolias, not to mention, its Kompan playgrounds and ample parking. On Feb. 12, a day dubbed, Love Boone Park South Day, included a cleanup, adopt-a-tree planting and other […]
River Road Goes Underground
JEA recently completed the River Road Utility Conversion Project, undergrounding the utilities for six residential parcels along the southern end of River Road in San Marco. The project took more than a year to complete. Resident Missie LePrell was involved in organizing the project for the homeowners, and said the six parcels were the last […]
Property deal closes, demolition ahead for former Times-Union HQ
The demolition, expected to start this month, at 1Riverside Ave., will start a new chapter at the riverfront property that was home to The Florida Times-Union for 50 years. The newspaper, which was sold in 2017, now has offices in the Wells Fargo Center. The Morris family of Augusta, Ga., retained ownership of the property, […]
UNTOUCHABLE
On February 23, at Deland’s Spec Martin Stadium, the St. Johns Country Day School Girls Soccer team garnered their 11th straight State Championship and 14th overall State Championship title. Under the direction of Coach Mike Pickett ’83, the team overcame a tight first half in which the Shorecrest Prep Chargers met and turned back every […]
Wolfson NICU – 50 Years
New tower features world-class technology In the five decades since Wolfson Children’s Hospital opened its first dedicated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, technology and medical interventions have advanced so remarkably that premature infants are surviving at much lower birth weights than would have been possible in its early years. With the opening this year of the […]
Bishop Kenny students take home 11 awards from Northeast Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair
26 Bishop Kenny participants of this year’s Regional Science and Engineering Fair held at Episcopal School of Jacksonville on February 7, 2022. NEFRSEF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and conducting an annual science and engineering fair to promote the lifelong skills of critical thinking, problem-solving, data analysis, and communication and public speaking. BK […]
Return of Curbside Recycling
Mayor Curry announced curbside recycling collection will resume throughout the City of Jacksonville on Monday, April 4, 2022. Since October 4, when curbside recycling was temporarily halted, there’s been progress in all remaining forms of collections. The goal of the temporary suspension of curbside recycling was to provide three to six months for waste contractors […]
New chapter for Berkman II
Settlement allows contractors to proceed The Berkman II on the Northbank riverfront has turned into Jacksonville’s biggest tease. The naked, partially built high rise has resisted all comers, who have promised to turn the site into hotel, retail, residential, even a family entertainment center. And it has resisted the wrecking ball. Demolition has been scheduled […]
