Animal House: The serenity of the fishbowl: A deep dive on tropical fish-keeping
An aquarium of shimmering tropical fish could be one of the only tabletop item to instantly calm life’s chaos and provide escape from a difficult day, stressful thoughts and feelings just from looking at it. Aquariums induce relaxation and sensory enjoyment by gliding through lush, swaying emerald aquatic plants to the sounds of soothing water […]
The Way We Were: Martha “Molly” Holmes King
Martha “Molly” Holmes King arrived in Jacksonville at nine years of age in February 1941 from her birthplace in Birmingham, Alabama. “Now, I’m 91 and three fourths,” she said, and she lives in the same house that she had grown up in on Harvard Avenue in Ortega. Molly was raised an only child; two siblings […]
A star-filled evening
Hendricks Avenue Elementary’s annual Reading with the Stars Local stars and celebrities visited Hendricks Avenue Elementary on Tuesday, Jan. 24 to read to students and their parents for HAE’s Reading with the Stars, an annual event hosted by the HAE Parent Teacher Association as part of the school’s Literacy Week. Stars included former Jaguars player […]
Assumption Catholic School celebrates 100 years
Assumption Catholic School celebrated its 100th year in January, making it one of the oldest parochial schools in Jacksonville. Alumni members and students’ parents along with former and current staff members gathered on the Atlantic Boulevard campus for food, drinks and fellowship to celebrate the milestone. The more than 200 attendees included 150 alumni. Among […]
Local Folks: Chris & Ashley Woolston
Chris and Ashley Woolston are a dynamic couple. They are fun, active and community minded. They are San Marco residents who have a passion for children, pets and the outdoors. Chris is originally from England. Ashley is a native of Gainesville. They are both employed at schools in St. Johns County. Chris works at Rawlings […]
Carlucci, Roberts participate in District 5 candidate forum
The two candidates for District 5 — Republicans Morgan Roberts and Joe Carlucci — joined News4Jax anchor Kent Justice last month in a candidate forum to discuss various issue facing both the San Marco community and the city of Jacksonville. The forum took place on Thursday. Feb. 9 at the San Marco Community Center. Justice […]
A prime cut above: Southern Steer Butcher opens in Ortega
Southern Steer Butcher has opened a new franchise in the Ortega community of Jacksonville. Franchise owners Chris and Simone Croft held a ribbon cutting ceremony with JAX Chamber members on Friday, Feb. 3 to celebrate the shop’s grand opening, which happened two days prior. “First off, a huge, huge congratulations on getting opened and we […]
Students dazzle at 36th annual Extravaganza
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (DA) hosted its 36th annual “Extravaganza” at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Feb. 10. DA students performed 22 acts in the Moran Theatre for the evening’s student showcase in a variety of different artistic categories, including theatre, cinematic arts, chamber orchestra, musical theatre, creative writing, […]
Sulzbacher cuts the ribbon on final piece of its urban rest stop program
On February 14th, 2023, Mayor Lenny Curry and Sulzbacher CEO Cindy Funkhouser cut the ribbon on Sulzbacher’s new Urban Rest Stop Social Services Bus, a joint venture of the City of Jacksonville and Sulzbacher. The final piece of the Urban Rest Stop Program, the mobile unit is designed to bring ‘Housing and Hope on Wheels’ […]
