Local Folks: Rebekah Suwak-Worsham
As the vice president of marketing and communications for Goodwill of North Florida for the past two years, Rebekah Suwak-Worsham spends most of her work time behind the scenes. Other than at grand openings for new locations and at the annual Striving to Succeed event, which she described as “a ton of fun,” Rebekah is […]
A celebration of freedom: Rethreaded hosts 12th annual Mukti Freedom Gala
The evening of Rethreaded’s Mukti Freedom Gala began with a black carpet champagne toast at The Glass Factory on Saturday, Feb. 25. Meaning “freedom” in Bengali, the 12th annual Mukti Gala is the local nonprofit’s largest fundraising event of the year “both in fundraising and attendance.” It was presented by the Jaguars Foundation. This year’s […]
Six scientists place for St. Paul’s
Six St. Paul’s Catholic School-Riverside students earned top awards at the Northeast Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair, held at the Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Feb. 12 to 15. Marco Chua — First place, Junior Earth Science Category — “Wave Force Dissipation: Year 2” Viktoriia Galushchak – President’s Award; Lemelson Early Inventor Award; First place, […]
Clifton Thomas named senior director of development for Catholic Charities Jacksonville
Clifton Thomas has been named the new senior director of development for Catholic Charities Jacksonville. The announcement was shared in a February press release, adding that this new role will allow Thomas to “support major fundraising initiatives for programs, including food assistance, emergency financial assistance, [and] refugee resettlement” among other programming. To this new position, […]
‘Geography of opportunity:’ Jessie Ball duPont Fund and The Reinvestment Fund present 2022 Market Value Analysis
Last month the Jessie Ball duPont Fund hosted a community event to discuss Jacksonville’s “housing ecosystem.” To do that, it welcomed Philadelphia-based The Reinvestment Fund to share its 2022 Market Value Analysis (MVA) for Jacksonville/Duval County. An MVA, the presentation explained, is “a tool to help residents and policymakers identify and understand the elements of […]
In Memoriam: Maxine Meritt Kroll
November 21, 1918 to January 23, 2023 104 Years! What an extraordinary life well and fully lived! Documenting the achievements, interests, philosophical bits of wisdom, humor and joie de vivre of everybody’s favorite luncheon and dinner date, friend and advisor Maxine Kroll would take another 104 years and another 200-plus Facebook messages. At her recent […]
Checkmate for chess champions
The 25th Annual Jacksonville Scholastic Chess Championship was held Feb. 11 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in San Marco. The tournament, sponsored by North Florida Sinus Center, drew 127 scholastic chess players and 23 chess teams to compete. Locally, Hendricks Avenue Elementary won the K-2 division and was runner-up in the K-5 division. Landon College […]
Voter Information: What to know
Election Day for the Duval Unitary First Election is coming up on March 21. By now, voters impacted by the new court-ordered Jacksonville City Council District map — approximately 200,000 voters, according to the Duval County Supervisor of Election’s (SOE) office — should have received their new voter information card displaying their updated district and […]
Gone country for downtown: Downtown Vision Inc. hosts 8th annual Downtown Vision Gala
Guests dusted off their hats and kicked up their cowboy boots at Downtown Vision Inc.’s 8th annual Downtown Vision Gala. Proceeds from the evening, which took place on Friday, Feb. 24, went to funding placemaking in downtown Jacksonville. In accordance with this year’s theme — “Rhinestone Cowford” — guests attempted to capture their “eight seconds […]
