Throwback to Sixties raises funds for land trust
There was music in the air and flowers everywhere at Wayne Wood and Lana Shuttleworth’s historic Riverside home for the epic gathering of Wayne Woodstock 2.0. There were good vibrations all around at the private party with over 500 people. The festival was a great way to counter the negativity of world events and political […]
Cold weather underscores all-too-real homeless experience for youth
Vowing “no matter the temperature or weather,” Family Promise’s major fundraiser, Cardboard City was held Nov. 16 at Southside United Methodist Church as temperatures plunged into the 40s, giving participants a true taste of what the homeless in Jacksonville encounter each winter. Individuals, families or groups spent the chilly night in cardboard boxes, tents and […]
Eagle Scout strives to tidy up historic cemetery
Under the leadership of prospective Eagle Scout Will Weinbecker of St. Nicholas, the Historic St. Nicholas Cemetery got a much-needed spruce up Nov. 4 thanks to the efforts of Boy Scout Troop 106 from Assumption Catholic Church and more than 20 neighborhood residents. A sophomore at Bishop Kenny, Weinbecker lives within shouting distance of the […]
Florida Ballet dancers raise awareness for shelter pets
Taking advantage of a social media trend, dancers of the Florida Ballet Conservatory took time from their rigorous schedule to visit the City of Jacksonville’s Animal Care and Protective Service facility on Forest Avenue to pose with shelter dogs and kittens. Many dancers post photos of themselves in pose with their own pets, but Riverside […]
No room at the Inn
For fifty Beaches residents who recently became homeless as the result of a devastating fire at the Seawalk Hotel (which also houses the Beaches Rescue Recovery Mission), a Christmas miracle is definitely in order. Now these former residents of the Seawalk Hotel face the same dilemma faced by the family of the Christ child on […]
San Marco children enjoy new playground in Landon Park
Dozens of neighborhood children flocked to San Marco’s Landon Park Nov. 16 to enjoy the new state-of-the-art Kompan equipment recently installed by the City of Jacksonville. “It’s been fantastic to have this here, and I like that it only took them two weeks to put it up,” said Darrell Crethers, a San Marco resident who […]
Riverkeeper urges community to make sea-level rise a priority
Unless City elected officials move quickly to take precautions against sea-level rise and do comprehensive mitigation to counter the Jaxport dredging project, flooding of the kind experienced in downtown Jacksonville and its historic districts during Hurricane Irma – or worse – is likely to happen again a panel of experts agreed during a River Rising […]
Baptist Health friends and family gather for time capsule opening
On Nov. 5, 2018, when top brass at Baptist Health and Wolfson Children’s Hospital opened a time capsule that had been buried during the dedication of the pediatric hospital’s patient care tower a quarter of a century ago, it was as much as celebration of Wolfson’s progress as it was a family reunion. “This has […]
Murray Hill Library to celebrate 50 years of community service
On the heels of celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jacksonville’s city-county government consolidation Oct. 1, 1968, the Murray Hill Library will celebrate its own 50th anniversary Dec. 15. The Murray Hill Library was the last branch library approved to be built in Jacksonville before consolidation. The first mention of a possible library in Murray Hill […]
