Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church: 75 years young and still growing
From its very beginning Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church (HAB) members have focused on how their church is being called to serve its members and the local community. The original members split from two other congregations – Faith Temple and Southside Baptist Church – and agreed to form a single church in 1945 in space they […]
Confederate Monument Staying For Now
The Jacksonville City Council voted to withdraw Mayor Lenny Curry’s bill asking for $1.3 million to remove the Women of the Southern Confederacy Monument from Springfield Park. The monument will, for now, remain in the park covered with a tarp. The 12-6 vote came after a long debate that included Council President Sam Newby clearing […]
Bolles freshman wins America’s Top Young Scientist Award
Bolles freshman Sarah Park has won the $25,000 grand prize in 3M’s Discovery Education Young Scientist Challenge for her Spark Care+ music therapy treatment project. Spark Care+ is a personalized music therapy treatment for mental health disorders that uses artificial intelligence, galvanic skin response and photoplethysmography. Park is an accomplished violinist who has performed in […]
19th Annual Gingerbread Extravaganza showcases edible structures from local talent
Jacksonville’s most beloved holiday tradition, the 19th Annual Gingerbread Extravaganza, will open on Saturday, Dec. 4 and close on Wednesday, Dec. 22 with dozens of stunning displays from local gingerbread builders. The 21-day event will again feature a scavenger hunt, holiday gift and bake shop, a virtual silent auction, and an online $1-a-vote competition for […]
David and Linda Stein give naming gift for River Garden Campus
David and Linda Stein made a significant gift to the River Garden Foundation earlier this year that both names the campus and endows its medical program. Their generous commitment continues their family’s legacy at River Garden. David’s grandmother, Rose Stein, was a member of the Ladies Hebrew Sheltering Aid Society currently known as the River […]
One family’s Christmas endures as a promise of remembrance
Joshua Frase was 15 years old when he passed away on Christmas Eve in 2010. On that Christmas Eve eleven years ago, as families the world over celebrated the birth of the Christ child, Joshua’s 9-year-old sister, Isabella, told her mother Alison as she wiped the tears from her eyes with her pajama sleeve, “This […]
SJEDS Student help outreach ministry
San Jose Episcopal Day School’s 2nd Annual Friendly Food Competition Collection amassed an amazing 3,110 food and necessity items to benefit the Food Pantry, an outreach ministry of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. Sixth-grade managed the project under the direction of their teachers, Katie Foster and Natalie Inclan. During the week-long event, all homeroom classes vied […]
In Memoriam: Elizabeth “Betsy” Ross Lovett
March 19, 1930 – October 26, 2021 A legendary Jacksonville hostess and entertainer, avid donor and fund raiser, donner of exquisite and show-stopping costumes, and passionate world traveler, Betsy Ross Lovett was a shining star and one in a million. Betsy passed away on October 26, 2021, but her bright light continues to shine through […]
Stockton Cottage gets an overhaul
The San Marco Preservation Society has wrapped up its renovations of Stockton Cottage in Fletcher Park. The renovations were completed in September. The Cottage, which was relocated to the park in 2003, was built in 1938 as a temporary sales office for brokerage company Telfair, Stockton, and Company. Since its move, the cottage has often […]
