Local Folks: Tyler Hodges
Many know Tyler Hodges as President and Head of The Bolles School. Many don’t know him as a family man—a husband and a father. Hodges lives in a household among five females: his wife, Tristan; his daughters, Madalene (15) and Hannah (12); and his dogs, a 5-year-old goldendoodle named Murphie and an under-a-year-old Maltese shih […]
The Way We Were: Larry and Mary Jane McKnight
The story of Larry and Mary Jane McKnight began in the first grade at Hendricks Avenue Elementary School, and it continues today, seven decades later. Both of them were born and raised in the San Marco area of Jacksonville—Larry on River Oaks Road with one younger sister and Mary Jane on a street just off […]
Jacksonville mourns passing of a leader, pillar of medical community
Dr. Leon Haley Jr., CEO of UF Health was a fierce leader, a scholar, and a gentleman. Haley passed away suddenly in a personal watercraft accident Saturday, July 24, in South Florida. Haley was wearing a lifejacket, but according to eyewitness accounts, he lost control of the Yamaha WaveRunner he was riding and it somehow […]
In Memoriam: Joe Smith
March 31, 1948 – February 15, 2020 Retired firefighter Lt. Joe Smith answered his “Last Alarm” and took his last ride to Union Hall on Engine 18 as he was remembered by his fellow firefighters on his birthday March 31. In keeping with the motto “remembering our brothers who have answered their last alarm,” Joe […]
ANIMAL TEACHERS
When schools open in August, students will be welcomed back by more than just teachers, administrators and staff. In some school classrooms, a variety of friendly classroom pets and animal reading companions will enrich and expand traditional learning, according to longtime educators Ana Andenmatten and Laurie Wilbur. Both women are teachers and mothers with decades […]
READ USA delivers programs for literacy, jobs
An electric atmosphere of excitement and energy abounded at the Jessie Ball duPont Center in mid-June as 60 teens received training for a unique and meaningful summer job. For the READ USA Summer Reading Program 2021, teens received a week of intensive professional development training, using high-quality literacy curriculum, on how to teach and assess […]
A new tomorrow for students of Riverside High
The Generals are still the Generals, just not General Robert E. Lee. A new sign went up on the gymnasium of the former Robert E. Lee High School the morning of July 22 as pickup basketball games began inside. The Cherry Street campus’ new name, Riverside High School, became official by a vote of the […]
A new anchor for San Marco to the South, creative ideas emerge
South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church has a plan to renovate its location and turn it into a meeting place for the residents of San Marco. When the church sold off part of its land for the upcoming four-story, 49.5 foot tall Park Place San Marco apartment complex, officials determined changes needed to be made to their […]
Preserving ‘Authentic’ Downtown Jacksonville
Downtown Jacksonville is looking to the past to help shape and revitalize its future via the Downtown Preservation and Revitalization Program (DPRP). Due to some ambitious plans for growth and revitalization, those programs are being put to the test and should spell progress for Downtown in the months ahead. Launched by the Downtown Investment Authority […]
