Animal House: Heartworm Disease Updates
During a conversation with Dr. Howard Acree of Cedar Hills Animal Hospital, the question came up regarding the necessity to continue monthly heartworm treatment for my senior dog Sylvia, 17. Sylvia is in excellent health for her age but only enjoys brief walks outdoors due to anxiety caused by her near-total blindness. Staying indoors limits […]
Scott Named Player of the Year
Taliah Scott, senior at St. Johns Country Day School with a high school career 2,733 points, has been named the 2022-2023 Gatorade Florida Girls Basketball Player of the Year. She is only the third player from the First Coast to achieve this honor. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high […]
The Way We Were: Mary Virginia Skinner Jones
Mary Virginia Skinner Jones came into the world at St. Vincent’s Hospital in May 1928 as the youngest child and only girl of Chester and Virginia Skinner, natives of Georgetown, South Carolina. Four years later, her father founded Meadowbrook Farms Dairy in San Jose Forest. The family home sat adjacent to the dairy, and so […]
George Saoud joins DIA Board of Directors
Lawyer, real estate entrepreneur and small business owner George Saoud is the newest appointment to Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) Board of Directors. Appointed by Mayor Lenny Curry, Saoud is set to replace Todd Froats. Saoud’s first full term will expire June 30, 2026. He has served as the in-house legal counsel for Fidelity National […]
Flipper Friends: Assumption Catholic dives into dolphin experience
Assumption Catholic School students enjoyed their annual third grade field trip to Marineland in St. Augustine on Thursday, March 9. Along with third grade teachers Mrs. Alligood, Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. Plemons, parent chaperones and students got to enjoy an interactive experience with the dolphins and trainers. The three classes mimicked simple commands performed by […]
Runoff elections ahead for Jacksonville mayor, city council seats
Several candidates will move on to runoff elections in their respective races later this spring following the Duval First Unitary Election on March 21. Daniel Davis (REP) and Donna Deegan (DEM) emerged as the two candidates with the most votes, securing 24.72% (41,505 votes) and 39.43% (66,192) respectively. Because no single candidate secured the majority […]
Charity Tastes Good for The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary hosted its 37th Annual Celebrity Chefs Tasting Luncheon and Silent Auction on March 23 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. Local celebrities, media personalities, government officials and business leaders dished up bites of their favorite recipes, while participants bid in an eclectic, silent auction filled with artwork, collectibles, services and […]
Loyal to Local: Down to Earth Farm
The Riverside Arts Market (RAM), now in its 14th year, is a weekly makers and farmers market hosted by Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., rain or shine. Each week more than 100 small business owners gather under the canopy of the Fuller Warren Bridge to sell their products […]
Riverfront activation gets helping hand from Conservancy, nonprofit groups
An update on pocket parks and projects ahead Last August, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund released the Activation Plan for Jacksonville’s Downtown Riverfront — a plan “informed by hundreds of hours of conversation…with stakeholders from across Jacksonville’s neighborhoods” to activate and revitalize the invaluable North- and Southbank real estate — through both public and private […]
