Balis Park seating available for weekend take-out diners
Keeping social distancing in mind, San Marco area residents and their friends now have an opportunity to visit with one another – albeit distantly – over a meal in Balis Park. In the first official in-person social event since the COVID-19 pandemic began in mid-March, the San Marco Merchants Association (SMMA) and the San Marco […]
Mourning a loved one during the Coronavirus pandemic
When it comes to mourning the death of a loved one, “there is no textbook way to grieve,” said Jody Brandenburg, president of Hardage Giddens Funeral Homes and Cemeteries, which owns 10 funeral facilities including Hardage-Giddens Riverside Memorial Park & Funeral Home and Hardage-Giddens Oaklawn Chapel & Cemetery in San Marco. His words perfectly describe […]
Wolfson pet therapy program celebrates 25 years
When experienced pet handler Linda Dunn moved to Jacksonville, she approached numerous hospitals about starting a pet therapy program. When she shared this vision with Wolfson Children’s Hospital leaders, they saw it as an innovative way to improve patients’ experiences. Dunn promptly joined the Wolfson Children’s Auxiliary, established the program, and made the hospital’s first […]
COVID-19 testing on homeless reveals no positive cases
When it comes to Coronavirus, Jacksonville’s homeless population has been told it has a clean bill of health. During the week of May 4, Sulzbacher partnered with UF Health Jacksonville to administer tests at every local homeless service provider including Sulzbacher downtown and Sulzbacher Village, Trinity Rescue Mission, The Salvation Army, Clara White Mission, Hubbard […]
Keeping with tradition at Douglas Anderson
Due to COVID-19, the long-standing tradition of having the senior class parade out of school on its last day, was not possible so the faculty modified the ritual to fit the times. DA hosted a car parade for its seniors, who decorated their cars and turned into the bus loop to start the parade. Each […]
Morning Star celebrates second graduating class
Nine very proud students in bright red caps and gowns received well-earned diplomas during an intimate commencement ceremony celebrating the 2020 class of Morning Star School, a Catholic educational facility that serves children from kindergarten through 12th grade with learning differences including intellectual and developmental challenges. The in-person graduation event was a special time for […]
The Way We Were: Dr. William Cordell Mason III
Reflecting on a 50-year career filled with medicine and ministry Reflecting on his 50 years as a hospital administrator for Baptist hospitals worldwide, Bill Mason realized his career was the perfect mix of medicine and ministry. The San Marco resident has held leadership positions at Baptist Health in Jacksonville for 40+ years, from 1978 until […]
In Memoriam: Frances Bartlett Kinne
May 23, 1917 to May 10, 2020 A trailblazer in education, both in Jacksonville and throughout the world, Dr. Frances Bartlett Kinne, matriarch of Jacksonville University, passed away May 10 at the age of 102. She was only two weeks shy of her 103rd birthday. A small-town Iowa girl, who had a love for music […]
Celebrating bees & beekeepers in June
June is the time to celebrate everything to do with bees, specifically June 22-28, the week designated to celebrate the nectar-seeking wonders, promote beekeeping and publicize the critical food-chain importance of fragile pollinators: birds, hummingbirds, butterflies, moths, bats, beetles and small animals. Apiologists – honeybee experts – want to inform the public about threats to […]
