Assumption celebrates All Saints Day with trunk or treat
COVID-19 changed things up a little bit when Assumption Catholic School celebrated All Saints’ Day Oct. 29. Historically, the school hosts a parade of students in their Saints costumes that ends in Mass. This year the school added a Trunk or Treat with trunks decorated in Saintly themes and prayer in the Sisters’ chapel since […]
Giving the ‘purr-fect’ present
Few sights evoke heart-warming holiday sentiments as perfectly as images of a puppy, kitten, dog, or cat with a festive bow. Perhaps the furry creature is being hugged by a delighted child under a Christmas tree, or peeking out from inside of a beautifully wrapped gift box. The question of whether to give a live […]
Wolfson Boys’ Golf takes second in state championship
The Samuel Wolfson High School boys’ golf team capped off its historic season by tying for second place at the Boys State Class 1A golf tournament at Mission Inn Golf Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills on Nov. 3-4. The team shot a combined 620 over the two days to tie for runner-up laurels with First Academy and […]
Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s ‘bridge of hope’ to the future
Wolfson Children’s Hospital President Michael Aubin called it a “big deal” when medical center employees made their inaugural trek through the new skybridge over Palm Avenue Oct. 30. The glassed-in pedestrian walkway connects the P2 Parking garage with what will soon be the new Wolfson Children’s Hospital entrance and critical care tower. Although the new […]
Khan’s donation to aid museum move to Northbank
With a little help from a $5 million donation courtesy of Jaguars owner Shad Khan and his family, the Museum of Science and History has launched its new fundraising campaign to assist in funding the museum’s move to the Northbank. MOSH Genesis is the new name for the $20 million capital campaign launched last year […]
Questions arise on sustainability, financial feasibility of Lot J project
Mayor Lenny Curry’s generous incentives for Shad Khan’s $450 million multi-use development of Lot J has stirred up city residents like nothing else since the controversy over the sale of JEA. The legislation has had a bumpy ride in the City Council, where it is being challenged and at least two amendments are in the […]
Developer questions city’s speedy push to demolish Berkman II
The cavernous hulk of the abandoned Berkman II project on the Northbank could be imploded soon, but it’s not clear if it will be done by the city or the development company that wants to build a multi-use project on the site. Jacksonville Riverfront Revitalization LLC is in the final stages of purchasing the site […]
Jaguars float possibility of building hotel on Metropolitan Park land
While the City Council is still debating Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s proposed Lot J development deal, Jaguars team President Mark Lamping unveiled a development plan for the downtown riverfront, which would feature a Four Seasons hotel. Lamping made the presentation at Nov. 12 at the Downtown Investment Authority’s Strategic Implementation Committee, which was considering incentives […]
Masks For Aid Contest
Create a mask and have your artistic talents featured in Circles Magazine, Jacksonville’s premier Charity Register and Social Datebook. We will feature the top 15 masks entered in the contest in the magazine, and they will be donated to the Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s Art and Antique event to be sold for charity […]
