Glamorous evening breaks records for JDRF Foundation
An evening of old-time Hollywood glamour, complete with larger-than-life golden Oscar statues, drew a record-setting crowd of more than 500 for the 18th Annual JDRF Miracles Gala – One Night in Old Hollywood – at Ponte Vedra’s Sawgrass Marriott Nov. 3. The star-studded event generated a whopping $600,000 – the most ever raised at a […]
River Garden’s Greatest Gala on Earth is really big show
River Garden’s Greatest Gala on Earth is really big show “Step right up, don’t be shy. Get ready to experience the time of your life…” is what circus ringmasters often shout. And there is no question the more than 500 guests at the 26th Annual River Garden Foundation Gala – The Greatest Gala on Earth […]
You Asked For It: What’s the status of the St. Nicholas Vision Plan?
From time to time, readers ask for help in getting answers to issues of interest or concern. On Sept. 18, The Resident received a letter from Eric Johnson, a business owner in St. Nicholas, requesting information about the status of the St. Nicholas Vision Plan published in 2004. Johnson also copied other residents and business […]
City Council committee on regulating vacation rentals hears from hosts, opponents and industry lobbyists
At the start of the Nov. 15 special committee meeting on short-term vacation rentals, Committee Chair and District 11 Councilman Danny Becton stated his goal was to leave the meeting with a template to begin crafting legislation that will provide guidelines for the city departments which will oversee the popular trend of renting private homes […]
Council members propose legislation to tighten ‘contract’ zoning
Three term-limited members of the Jacksonville City Council are hoping to draft an ordinance that will tighten up what can and can’t be done through minor modifications when it comes to zoning changes. Before their term ends June 30, 2019, John Crescimbeni (Councilmember At-Large), Lori Boyer (District 5) and Bill Gulliford (District 13) want to […]
The Way We Were: Harry & Phyllis Geiger
A Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics, Dr. Harry Lawrence (“H.L.”) Geiger has earned his wings as one of the nation’s top orthodontists, having served as president of the Northeast District Dental Association and chairman of several Councils for the Florida Dental Association. During his nearly five decades of fashioning straight teeth and bright smiles, Dr. […]
Community celebrates Murray Hill Branch library’s 50th anniversary
City leaders honor late Bill Brinton at library rededication Through a twist of financial circumstance, the Jacksonville Public Library’s Murray Hill Branch was both the last library to be built before and the first to be open after City-County Consolidation in 1968. Nearly 100 gathered Dec. 15 to celebrate […]
Students rewarded for good behavior with annual shopping spree
Youngsters and their chaperones took to the aisles at the Target store on Roosevelt Boulevard during the 11th annual Sanctuary on 8th Street holiday shopping spree Dec 12. Paired with chaperones, the 41 elementary school students in Sanctuary’s after-school program checked out toys, clothing and items for gifts, after making some tough decisions when they […]
The Way We Were: Clayton Ford Riley
“Youth is not a career,” declared 93-year-old Clayton Riley. “I’ve found that out.” But oh, what a career Riley has had! At the 100th World Conference of Kirby Vacuum Cleaners in 2015, where he was honored for his 50-plus years as a distributor, Riley was referred to “as a legend in his own right.” Riley, […]
