17 Reasons to LOVE Our Historic Neighborhoods
As everyone begins to embrace the spirit of love this month, let’s celebrate by turning our affections toward the heart of our community. It is a great time to reflect on the many reasons we’re lucky to live here – not just in Jacksonville, but in one of her historic neighborhoods. These communities have deep […]
Suspect Charged in River Road Shooting
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has a suspect in custody following a fatal shooting on San Marco’s River Road on Sunday, Jan. 21. According to the police report, officers were dispatched to a River Road residence at 1:32 a.m. in response to a shooting. When they arrived, they found 30-year-old Austin Fitzgerald suffering from a […]
A New Castle for Assumption Knights
Students at Assumption Catholic School celebrated the installation of brand-new playground equipment in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 23. This new playground equipment cost nearly $250,000 and Principal Maryann Jimenez said it took two cycles of the school’s annual fundraisers to fully fund. The school selected New York-based Play By Design – the same […]
Andersen Tapped as OneJax CEO
Elizabeth Andersen has been named the new CEO of OneJax, Inc., effective Feb. 5, 2024. The announcement was made by Dr. Mobeen Rathore, OneJax board chair. “After an extensive national search for the right person to lead OneJax into the future, we found her in our own backyard,” said Rathore. “Actually, we found her in […]
Memorial Park Gala — Celebrating 100 Years of Olmstead Brothers in Jacksonville
Memorial Park Association celebrated the kickoff of Memorial Park’s Centennial Anniversary with a gala at Timuquana Country Club on Saturday, Jan. 20. The evening of celebration, live music, dinner and drinks reflected on the history of Memorial Park and raised money to preserve and protect the park for generations. The Olmstead Brothers-designed Memorial Park was […]
MLK Day of Service Benefits Blue Cypress Park
The Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF), along with more than 40 volunteers, came together on Jan. 15 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Event at Blue Cypress Park in Arlington. The group, who ranged in age from 8 to 80, spent the morning cleaning up litter from under the boardwalk and along the […]
The Way We Were: Agnes Anderson Ellis Danciger
Agnes Ellis (Danciger) was the first female to walk across the Mathews Bridge. Living just one door south of the bridge that was being built to connect downtown with Arlington, Agnes remembers the noise of construction and the excitement of making the bridge a one-of-a-kind playground. “My sister, Sarah, and I would roller skate, ride […]
Sutter Exemplifies Excellence
Bishop Kenny senior Bridget Sutter was honored with the Gator Bowl Charities Award of Excellence Scholarship. She was selected based on her scholastic record, community service, sports participation, leadership, extracurricular activities and written essay. Sutter is a BK Student Ambassador, a member of multiple school organizations, runs cross country and track and maintains a 4.48 […]
Animal House: FEATHER: A Second-Chance Champion
Feather is a regal, brindle-colored racing greyhound. Alone in the shelter at approximately one year old, she no history except a tattooed ear. She was assumed to have likely failed on the racetrack like countless other greyhounds and given away, but unlike the other dogs who often met worse fates, this “failed” dog became an […]
