Armada FC Scores a New Home, Complex
Jacksonville now has its first glimpse of what its new soccer stadium will look like through renderings shared by the Jacksonville Armada Football Club. The designs were posted on the club’s Instagram page on Nov. 15, the day after the Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved the rezoning for a mixed-use Planned Unit Development (PUD) for […]
Investigation Underway Following Avondale Shooting
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) Homicide and Crime Scene Unit detectives were on scene in Avondale following a Saturday night shooting last month that left one man dead. At roughly 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, officers responded to the 3800 block of St. Johns Avenue, near Montgomery place after a 911 call was received reporting […]
In Memoriam: Nancy Reilly Schultz
July 20, 1930 – November 9, 2023 Nancy Jane Reilly Schultz died November 9th, surrounded by her family. The only daughter of Eunice Crowley and John F. Reilly, Nancy was raised in Garden City, Long Island, until the age of ten, when the family moved to New Orleans. There Nancy attended Sacred Heart Convent School […]
Livin’ La Pura Vida
The 31st River Garden Foundation Gala was held on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Sawgrass Mariott Golf Resort and Spa. Themed “Pura Vida,” the elegant, tropical-themed event embraced the phrase’s positive, grateful and worry-free outlook on life, raising funds to benefit the residents of River Garden Senior Services. Baptist Health was recognized as the night’s […]
Edgecombe Hired to Oversee Riverfront, Parks
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund has hired Laura Phillips Edgecombe as Principal, Downtown Public Spaces. Edgecombe will be an Executive on Loan to the City of Jacksonville, working with the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, with responsibility for facilitating the equitable activation of Downtown public spaces for the benefit of all Jaxsons. Edgecombe […]
Celebrating All Saints
Assumption Catholic School held its annual All Saints’ Day parade on Nov. 1. Students and staff dressed up as their favorite saint and marched in a parade toward the celebratory mass. Families and friends come to campus to join in and watch the highly anticipated procession and festive attire. The original All Saints Day originated […]
The Way We Were: Sylvie Smith
After 37 years with Duval County Public Schools (DCPS), Sylvie Smith is retiring. She signed her retirement paperwork in mid-October and will work her last day Dec. 21. “Your career in the school system is something to remember,” Smith said. And this career all started because of a question and a phone call. In 1986, […]
Animal House: Asha, a Manatee Against the Odds
In March 2021, a lone West Indian Manatee calf was found swimming along in Volusia County’s Halifax River amid waters far too cold for even healthy, mature manatees. Rescuers dubbed the year-old calf Asha and pulled her from the frigid waters on March 5. With open wounds, underweight and cold-stressed, Asha was in critical condition. […]
Local Folks: Laura Phillips Edgecombe
October 13 is a special day for Laura Phillips Edgecombe. It’s the day that, 14 years ago, she and her husband went on their first date. It’s also the day that, 11 years ago, they wed in Fletcher Park. Edgecombe is a third-generation Jaxson who grew up in Mandarin, husband Adam, a first-generation from the […]
