Attempted child abduction in Ortega
Please be on the lookout for this vehicle! THIS IS FORWARDED FROM THE ORTEGA FOREST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSN. “Please share this with Ortega Forest and Stockton school. It is from a. neighbor and the names have been changed. Yesterday afternoon, while riding his bike, our son, Bill, was followed by a car for 3 blocks on […]
Irma’s impact not over for unforeseeable future
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New multi-family housing gets DIA ‘thumbs up’
City Council approval needed for REV Grant What began as a five-story, 50-unit urban-style apartment building has tripled in size in 18 months. When the plans were submitted to the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) in April 2017, the proposed project had grown. In January 2016, The Resident reported a vacant lot behind Clara’s Tidbits […]
Shindig shines for Sanctuary’s 25th
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Local professionals break out their red shoes
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Lawyers gather to raise funds for legal aid
[su_slider source=”media: 37772,37773,37779,37802,37798″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″][su_slider source=”media: 36751,36754,36755,36753″ link=”lightbox” width=”620″ height=”420″] [/su_slider] Local and state attorneys, firm staffers and JALA supporters gathered Sept. 19 – after rescheduling due to Hurricane Irma – to hear keynote speaker the Honorable Jorge Labarga, Chief Justice of Florida Supreme Court, at the 18th Annual Robert J. Beckham Equal Justice […]
Ministry builds bridges for elderly, fills the gap
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Bishop Kenny student weathers storm as Red Cross volunteer
Bishop Kenny High School Senior Connor Sidman responded to an email call for volunteers from Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry just two days before Hurricane Irma came through northeast Florida. After attending a two-hour training program, Connor, a City of Jacksonville lifeguard, signed up to help at an American Red Cross hurricane shelter in Florahome, located in Putnam […]
Irma delivered a staggering blow, epic wind and flood waters shock residents
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