Seniors Commit to Play at Collegiate Level
10 members of the Episcopal School of Jacksonville Class of 2022 have committed to play a sport in college next year. Special signing ceremonies were held for them by the Athletic Department as they made their commitment. Rowing: Allie Alton – University of Texas Girls Lacrosse: Sofia Chepenik – Clemson University Keely Cleland – Arizona […]
NFL Foundation, Jaguars invest in Boys & Girls Clubs’ Cal Ripken Sr. Youth Sports Complex
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida will celebrate the grand opening of its newest Club location with a generous donation of $200,000 secured by the Jacksonville Jaguars from the NFL Foundation as part of their NFL Club Matching Youth Football Field Program. This lead gift for Phase II of the Clanzel T. Brown Boys […]
Merchant Association raises funds, lights the Square year-round
The San Marco Merchants Association is taking on a holiday frame of mind in 2022. And what says holiday spirit better than twinkling lights, as the second verse of the holiday classic, Silver Bells, says, “Strings of streetlights, even stop lights blink a bright red and green, As the shoppers rush home with their treasures.” […]
Herschel Street/St. Johns Avenue Improvement Project begins in early January
The Florida Department of Transportation begins construction on intersection improvements along St. Johns Avenue (State Road 211) from Herschel Street to Canterbury Street in early January of 2022, weather and schedule permitting, according to a recent press inquiry about the timeline. The FDOT hosted its final public open house to discuss proposed changes to the […]
Egg-Streme Parachuting Teaches Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Episcopal seventh grade STEAM students taught by Brian Francois recently conducted a design challenge on Egg-Streme Parachuting on the Munnerlyn Campus. Students were required to design and construct a parachute that could carry an egg safely to the ground from a height of five meters (16 feet). Each collaborative group examined the influence of a […]
In Memoriam: David Foerster
July 22, 1923 – November 10, 2021 David Wendel Foerster, known by a third-generation family nickname “Dink,” passed away on November 20, 2021 at the age of 98. Foerster was a Jacksonville native, whose family originally came to Florida in 1870. He was son to the late Robert O. and Ewing Wendel Foerster. He was […]
UNF receives Skinner Land donation, largest gift in University’s history
Eleven parcels of land – 190 acres valued at $21.5 million – donated to the city decades ago by the family of A.C. Skinner was donated in December to the University of North Florida. The donation of vacant woodland adjacent to the institution from the Duval County Research and Development Authority is the largest gift […]
Runoff coming for City Council At-Large Seat
A runoff election will decide the next steps in the special election for the At- Large Group 3 seat for Jacksonville City Council. The seat that was vacated by the passing of former Mayor and City Councilman Tommy Hazouri in September of 2021. Nick Howland and Trayce Polson are headed for a run-off election on […]
Fishing pier construction underway in Riverfront Park
The fishing pier under construction at San Marco’s scenic Riverfront Park should discourage casting from the post-Hurricane Irma improved bulkhead in favor of a new 480-square-foot wooden pier at the end of a 40-foot boardwalk. But residents remain concerned that the new pier will only increase traffic to an area that lacks adequate parking today. […]
