One Brooklyn project indefinitely stalled, another underway
First approved by the Downtown Develop-ment Review Board (DDRB) in early 2016, momentum for the GATE gas station and convenience store project on Park Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood briefly stalled when an appeal, via opposition letter, sought to place development on hold due to potentially problematic deviations, according to a public report. The appeal […]
Flood recovery help for historic structures
Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) encourages property owners in the Riverside Avondale area to reach out to RAP with any questions on flood recovery for historic structures, or options to protect historic structures in the future. Many historic properties were built in ways that often protect from the worst flooding impacts, with walls made of plaster […]
The Way We Were: Rogers Baldwin “Tiger” Holmes
When your list of accomplishments include World War II fighter pilot, big game hunter, helicopter pilot, successful entrepreneur, world champion athlete, friend to United States presidents, husband, father of five, grandfather of eight and great-grandfather of seven plus two more on the way, there doesn’t seem to be much else left to do. Except […]
Residents protest City’s plan to use park for debris site
In the wake of Hurricane Irma, another crisis was averted in the early days of clean up when District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer thwarted a plan to turn Alexandria Oaks Park into a dump site for storm debris. The park along the FEC railroad tracks between Marco Place and River Oaks Road is popular […]
Regular mammograms caught breast cancer early
Mammograms were part of Michele Steinfeld’s routine. She started having them annually when she turned 40 and now at age 65, she didn’t think too much about it. So, the phone call from the doctor’s office caught her off guard. There was a little spot. It looked suspicious. She needed a diagnostic mammogram. Then a […]
Local florist determined to start over despite loss of home, business
Long before Irma, Bonnie Arnold worked for about 25 years as a director of nonprofit organizations, with a focus on fundraising. She helped to open three charter schools in Duval County that help students who have dropped out to re-engage their academics. She was one of the founders of PawPrints, the annual painting of the […]
San Marco flooding illustrates best in people during toughest of times
Calmly watching the news about flooding in San Marco around 4 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 11, River Road resident Sharon Reichert said she wasn’t alarmed until she got up and discovered the St. Johns River flowing into her dining room. “I was watching the flood on TV while it was coming into the house,” she […]
Wolfson Children’s Hospital nurses rally around one of own
Shortly before Hurricane Irma was scheduled to come through Northeastern Florida, area hospitals and medical centers required critical care and emergency room staff to report for “lock down” to ensure the safety and well-being of their patients. Anjelique Martinez, a certified nursing assistant in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Wolfson Children’s Hospital, arrived home […]
Church, community groups come together for hurricane refuge
For several weeks, the congregation of Southside Baptist had been hearing sermons by Pastor Gary Webber on “Love Well,” how Jesus’ followers should love everyone, always. And then Hurricane Irma arrived with the homework — 70 evacuees. For two weeks, the white colonial church at Hendricks Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard did double duty as an […]
