In Memorium: Michael Cascone Sr.
July 29, 1920 – Dec. 22, 2019 Michael Cascone Sr., 99, died at his home Dec. 22 after having lived a long life dedicated to serving others. His many accomplishments included founding what would later become VyStar Credit Union. He and his wife, Dorothy, who died in 2018, spent many decades volunteering for organizations in […]
In Memoriam: Mary Elizabeth (Bibbie) Riley
May 14, 1936 – January 28, 2020 Anyone who met Mary “Bibbie” Riley, who passed away Jan. 28 at the age of 83, most likely knew about her sweet spirit but perhaps not her competitive nature. A native of Coral Gables, Fla., Riley graduated from St, Theresa Catholic School, where she excelled in many sports. […]
The Way We Were: Wayne W. Wood
Many years before Wayne W. Wood, 74, became a noted historian, author, and the founder of Riverside Avondale Preservation, he was just a kid from Belle Glade in South Florida visiting grandparents Guy D. and Elma T. Wood during the summers in Riverside. That was decades before he would run a successful optometry business in […]
The Way We Were: Michele Zavon Steinfeld
Michele Zavon Steinfeld’s life is steeped in San Marco history. She was a member of Wolfson High School’s first graduating class in 1966 and assisted her mother in opening the first Shoe Rack on Hendricks Avenue in 1975. She was also a charter member and ambassador for the JCA (Jewish Community Alliance), an organization that […]
Camera trapping the coolest animal you’ve never heard of
Lakewood resident seeks to save endangered okapi in Africa Okapi. That’s “the coolest animal you never heard of,” according to Lucas Meers, a Lakewood man who hunts the mammal in the Congo. He longs to trap and shoot them—with a camera, that is. The okapi is the cultural symbol of the Democratic Republic of the […]
duPont eighth grader wins Duval County spelling bee
Julius Graham overcomes adversity to become top speller in the county As far as Julius Graham is concerned, his victory in the Duval County Spelling Bee came as the result of prayer. An eighth grader at Alfred I. duPont Middle School, Graham realized he had studied a different list of words from the other contestants […]
St. Johns art students win awards in scholastic competition
Five students from Jacksonville’s historic neighborhoods were among 36 student artists from St. Johns Country Day School, to be recognized in the 2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Collectively, the St. John’s students took home 89 awards. Haley Juskowski of Ortega Farms took home a Gold Key and an Honorable Mention. Abbey Lantinberg of San […]
Six Boy Scouts from Troop 2 fly up to Eagle
Six Boy Scouts from Troop 2, which meets at St. Johns Presbyterian Church received their Eagle award during a special ceremony Jan. 26. Those who were honored were Mason Doherty, Reid Hampton, Arturo Hernandez, Reedy Monahan, James Monteleone and John Wright Stanly. A senior at Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Doherty has loved the experiences and […]
Trike riders tug heart strings at HEAL gala
In 10 minutes, HEAL pulled in $122,000 as a result of its “Bid from the Heart” live auction segment during the nonprofit’s annual Valley of Dreams gala Feb. 20 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club. Triggering the emotional impact were six to eight nonverbal autistic children, who rode among the crowd on trikes that […]
