Brooklyn turnaround continues with another Hallmark development
Ground is being moved around for Vista Brooklyn, a 308-unit mixed-use development at 200 Riverside Ave., immediately north of 220 Riverside/Unity Plaza and across the street from the Winston Family YMCA, as site work begins. The $55 million joint venture between Jacksonville-based Hallmark Partners and Nashville-based Bristol Development Group includes private equity firm MountainStar Capital, […]
The Way We Were: William H. Rose
William Rose has a lifetime of memories and a postcard art collection that allows him to see Jacksonville through the eyes of his father, Max Rose, as well as recall his younger years growing up in Jacksonville. Rose, 92, has collected postcards produced in the early 1900s of Springfield and downtown Jacksonville that he has […]
The Way We Were: William J. Harp, Jr. & Barbara Parks Harp
According to William J. Harp of Avondale, he was handed “a life that is unbelievable.” Growing up in South Georgia in the 1930s, Harp’s family had a limited income. He worked as a soda jerk at the Rexall Drug Store in Brunswick owned by James Andrews, town mayor and the wealthiest man around. When his […]
Annual tree planting in Boone Park provides shade for future generations
Planting a tree should be on everyone’s bucket list, according to Joe Anderson, forester for the Jacksonville Energy Authority, and 21 families apparently agreed when they signed up to plant 23 trees in Boone Park South (the 10-acre portion of the 28-acre park between St. Johns Avenue and Herschel Street) on Feb. 9. Although this […]
Boy Scout builds outdoor classroom to earn Eagle rank
Hendricks Avenue Elementary School has a beautiful and useful outdoor classroom thanks to Boy Scout Christian Floyd, who designed, planned, and led the project to create the space as part of earning the rank of Eagle Scout. Floyd, a resident of St. Nicholas Park, is a member of Troop 35 at Southside United Methodist Church, […]
New female Boy Scout troop inaugurated in Ortega
Scouts BSA Troop 465, a new girls-only Boy Scout troop, enjoyed a welcome aboard ceremony Feb. 11 when Boy Scout Troop 522 presented the girls with their own troop flag and a U.S. flag. The troop’s charter organization will be Ortega United Methodist Church, 4807 Roosevelt Blvd. Scoutmaster is Sean Deese and assistant scoutmaster is […]
New Little League season evokes nostalgic thoughts from former players
At the inaugural game of the Navy Ortega Lakeshore (NOL) Little League, a field full of boys looked upward in wide-eyed wonder as the season opener started with the Blue Angels roaring overhead, leaving trails of blue and gold smoke across the sky. The year was 1960, and the game took place at Blue Angel […]
Red Rose Ball celebrates 38 years in fine floral fashion
The St. Vincent’s HealthCare Foundation rolled out a beautiful evening at the Jacksonville Marriott at Southpoint, as sweethearts spent time Feb. 15 enjoying good company. The mission and ministry of outreach is supported by all attendees, including Co-Chairs Stephanie and Christian Harden, Susan and David Heekin, Colleen and Andrew Sutter as well as Jennifer and […]
JASMYN celebrates 25 years of service to community
Riverside-based nonprofit, JASMYN, otherwise known as Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, rolled out an elegant evening for its big 25th anniversary. Visionary leaders from the business community were also on hand, including mentors, board members and other supporters. Founding Board Member and CEO Cindy Watson, as well as honorees Hugh and Susan Greene were […]
