Discover OLLI: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to host open house Sept. 10
By Susan Brandenburg The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) – a program for “curious knowledge seekers” aged 50 and over – will host a free “Discover OLLI” open house from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the University of North Florida’s Adam W. Herbert University Center. Attendees will have an opportunity to watch […]
MOCA: 100 years of beauty
One of Jacksonville’s premier arts and cultural institutions marks its centennial this year, as the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (MOCA) celebrates a century of showcasing the arts. Founded in 1924 as the Jacksonville Fine Arts Society, it was the first visual arts organization in Jacksonville and one of the first art museums in the […]
Local Folks: Josh Gellers
While Josh Gellers might claim his move to Jacksonville was just luck and timing, it took two years of applying to more than 78 jobs to finally beat out nearly 150 applicants for a job as an assistant professor in the political science department at the University of North Florida (UNF). “I’m very grateful, Gellers […]
Women’s Giving Alliance Hosts Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Women’s Giving Alliance (WGA) was held on Oct. 18, 2023, at the Adam W. Herbert University Center at University of North Florida. Collective Giving was the key focus of the day as WGA President Sheila Collier welcomed 220 women from its membership, which recently saw a 39% growth to 470. […]
UNF Students Receive Timucuan Preserve Grants
Timucuan Parks Foundation and the National Park Service’s Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve have awarded $1,000 and $500 grants, respectively, to two University of North Florida (UNF) students. Victoria Hayes, an undergraduate student of anthropology, and Hunter Mathews, a graduate student and research assistant in the biology department, will be conducting research in the Timucuan […]
CSI Gives Back improves education, community
CSI Gives Back hosted its 4th annual gala, titled “A Night Under the Stars Masquerade Ball,” at the University of North Florida arena on April 29, 2023. Guests enjoyed food from Biscotti’s, dancing and a silent auction. Proceeds from the event went to support children and families in the First Coast community, and this year’s […]
Riverside author brings Jacksonville communities to life in short story collection
Riverside resident and author Sohrab Homi Fracis draws inspiration from many things, including the Jacksonville neighborhood where he lives and its surrounding communities. In “True Fiction,” his second short story collection, Fracis brings to life the Riverside and Five Points neighborhoods, which serve as the settings for several of the stories in the collection. Readers […]
Neighborhood access by waterway coming to fruition
Day Docks give boaters a chance to enjoy area amenities The opening of the Post Street Day Dock brings to fruition many years of efforts by Riverside residents and Five Points merchants and nonprofits and the realization of desires by Jacksonville residents to have greater ability to access the City’s riverfront neighborhoods. With a scheduled […]
