Love for animals feted during Humane Society gala
Longtime animal lovers Tom and Betty Petway were honored during the Jacksonville Humane Society’s 21st Annual Toast of the Animals gala at TIAA Stadium Sept. 21. Hundreds of guests roamed the spacious US Assure Club West while enjoying scrumptious fare and drinks from 24 vendors and restaurants. Jacksonville Jaguars General Manager Dave Caldwell and his […]
Equal Justice Award named for 2019
Judge Hugh Carithers, chair of the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Pro Bono Committee, took home the Equal Justice Award hardware during the 20th Annual Robert J. Beckham Equal Justice Award Celebration Sept. 18 at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront. Carithers recently retired after serving as administrative judge of the Family Division of the Fourth Judicial […]
POW/MIA memorial gets new name, bill introduced to Congress
The POW/MIA memorial complex at Cecil Commerce Center is a big step closer to a sought-after national historic designation that could help net funding for further development. It also has a new name: The National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum. Retired Navy Capt. Robert “Bob” Buehn said that U.S. Reps. John Rutherford and Al Lawson introduced […]
Budget approved for 5 Points Concept Plan
The 5 Points Concept Plan, in the pipeline since 2013, is about to become a reality. Bill number 2019-0505, a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) bill that contains provisions for the 5 Points improvements, was unanimously passed by City Council Sept. 24 and work is slated to begin in January. District 14 Councilwoman Randy DeFoor, with […]
St. Vincent’s draws a crowd for Delicious Destinations
The Ascension St. Vincent’s Foundation brought friends together, as top donors and the mission’s biggest fans made way to the beaches to celebrate the 18th Annual Delicious Destinations. The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club played host to the gathering of top chefs from throughout the Southeast who served superb cuisine paired with fine wines and […]
The Way We Were: Margarette Jeanne Hardage Chambliss
A conversation with Jeanne Hardage Chambliss is an amusing, witty journey filled with interesting stories of growing up in Riverside, her extensive world travels, fascinating people she knows and has known, her 40-plus years of teaching experience, and what it takes to live and die. Chambliss’s family helped shape her into the memorable person she […]
The Way We Were: Michael Trower Carlucci
The San Marco area was a completely different world 60 years ago, filled with the imaginings of an atomic age side-by-side with hand-mixed cherry cokes, gender-divided dances, and freedom from parental oversight. The Bolles School was still a military school, Jacksonville International Airport was called Imeson, and kindergarteners still pedaled around on Schwinn bicycles unaccompanied, […]
Theatre Jacksonville celebrates a century
It was January 19th, and the black-tie event was essentially a Who’s Who of Jacksonville, circa 1938. Members and guests mingled on the black marbleized tile floors of the newly-built Art Deco-inspired Little Theatre of Jacksonville in San Marco Square, which had its lobby tastefully decorated in flowers and palms. Theatre members had patiently waited […]
Public given means to participate in City-County Charter revisions
What is the Charter Revision Commission and why should citizens be concerned about it? For those whose memory stretches back 50 years, the consolidation of the City of Jacksonville and Duval County in 1968 meant a centralized government would end duplication of urban services, such as fire and rescue, increase efficiency, provide political access for […]
