Historic Home Tour Celebrates 50 Years
The Riverside Avondale Preservation’s (RAP) annual Home Tour presented by David Gray Home Services celebrates 50 years this April. Held Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 14 from noon to 4 p.m., the 50th Annual Home Tour gives attendees a gilded view of the most beautiful, well-maintained and historically […]
New Home for Mental Health
Baptist Health, Wolfson Children’s Hospital and THE PLAYERS Championship Village celebrated Wolfson Children’s new Behavioral Health and Wellness Unit with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour on Friday, Feb. 9. The 20-bed inpatient unit will double the number of beds available for children and adolescents requiring hospitalization for mental health conditions. “Unfortunately, the 66 beds that […]
From Trauma to Triumph
17th Annual A Night for Heroes Gala supports life-saving efforts of TraumaOne UF Health Jacksonville held its annual black-tie fundraiser, the 17th Annual A Night for Heroes Gala, on Feb. 3 at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront where guests celebrated the true heroics of UF Health Jacksonville staff and first responders, raised funds to provide […]
Play Ball: Life Lessons Learned on the Diamond
The Hendricks Avenue Baseball League (HABL) kicked off its new season on Saturday, Feb. 24. For more than 75 years, the community baseball league has introduced generations of children to the sport and instilled the love of the game. This season will host 351 kids, divided among 32 teams in four different age groups: T-ball […]
Preservationists Honored by RAP
Riverside residents and supporters of Riverside Avondale Preservation gathered for the organization’s Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards Feb. 15 at Riverside Church at Park and King. Celebrating 50 years of community and projects, the awards honored individuals, organizations and businesses within the historic district that exemplify outstanding achievement in historic preservation and the welcoming and […]
Hearts Overflow for Special Education Students
Success of Heart of the Runway results in dual events The sold-out Heart of the Runway, hosted by North Florida School of Special Education (NFSSE), brought extra love to Valentine’s Day with heartwarming, dual fashion show events on its campus at The Delores Barr Weaver Therapeutic Equestrian Center. Due to popular demand of the traditional […]
Loyal to Local: Laurel Dagnillo
The Riverside Arts Market (RAM), now in its 15th year, is a weekly makers and farmers market hosted by Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 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 […]
JSO Increases Presence in Ortega
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church donates space for a new Stop Station St. Mark’s Episcopal Church of Jacksonville has partnered with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) to assist law enforcement in Ortega and surrounding communities of Avondale and Westside. The church donated space in its Grace House resource center for JSO to use as a field […]
