Couple’s love story extends to community
A familiar sight to anyone driving or walking past Stinson Park is Ronald and Carol Easter, walking their rambunctious black Maltipoos Callie and Abbey as they collect trash in the picturesque riverfront park on the Fairfax side of the Ortega Bridge. Married 48 years, the couple care deeply for each other – and for the […]
Richard LaMee
Richard LaMee, 74, sitting and reminiscing in his elegant Lakewood home is generations removed from his French great-grandfather Captain William LaMee, but he too has added a rich chapter to the family’s history. LaMee is the last family member to carry on the LaMee Florist business started by his grandfather Frank during the 1930s. He […]
JSO Seeking Suspect in Armed Robbery of TD Bank
On Saturday, January 31, 2015 at approximately 11:45 a.m. a robbery was reported to the TD Bank at 6060 St. Augustine Road. Investigation revealed the suspect entered the bank and went directly to an open teller. As he approached, the suspect gave the teller a note that demanded money and indicated he was armed. The […]
Urgent Need at Sulzbacher Center
Sulzbacher Center has urgent need for mattresses, dishes and other home furnishings Here’s the good news: The Sulzbacher Center has many families and residents moving into permanent housing. Here’s the problem: Because so many are moving out of the Center at once, its supplies of donated furniture, beds/mattresses, dishes, pots and pans and other furnishing that make […]
JFCS Food Pantry Staples Needed
Meeting the needs of those who are hungry in our community is an on-going challenge and there are times of year when demand is high — holidays, cold weather, and summertime. The Food Pantry is open on Tuesdays and Thursday at JFCS from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. As a result of the holidays, food staples are low today. […]
San Marco Bookstore hosts “Frozen” food donation
Disney’s Frozen Queen Elsa and Princess Anna (real sisters Anna Faith and Lexie Grace Carlson of New Smyrna Beach) made an appearance at San Marco Bookstore on Dec. 6. More than 600 attended the meet and greet that doubled as a benefit for Second Harvest Food Bank. “In all, our staff and customers donated […]
Stephanie Guerin Schoof
Stephanie “Stevie” Schoof, 69, has been a nurse for 48 years, a profession she was practically born into (surgeon father, nurse mother). Yet she keenly recalls there seemed few other professional options for women when she finished high school. Schoof said there were three choices: nurse, secretary or teacher. “When I was growing up those […]
Noah and Sarah Marks
The Marks, both architects, met at the University of Florida, married and moved to their San Marco home in 2012. Noah works for Kasper Architecture and Sarah is with Gresham, Smith & Partners. Through participation in company volunteer community service projects, they quickly felt part of Jacksonville. “Two months before the first One Spark Festival, […]
Make a muscle, make a difference
Raising one’s glass in toast after toast is sure to build a little more muscle, but it’s certain too to raise needed funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The annual MDA Toast to a Cure Gala held Nov. 22 at the Hyatt Riverfront raised more than $40,000 to foster help and hope for those who […]
