Southside Business Men’s Club luncheon meetings
Young achievers and veterans are on the schedule for upcoming Southside Business Men’s Club luncheon meetings, held at noon each Wednesday at the San Jose Country Club at 7529 San Jose Blvd. This...
View ArticleDig it - Archaeology Day comes to MOSH Nov. 5
Archaeology Day comes to Jacksonville’s Museum of Science and History from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, in partnership with the Florida Public Archaeology Network and the Southeast...
View ArticleTed Hires Legacy Award winners announced
A former state trooper, a local attorney and a lawmaker are the recipients of the 2011 Ted Hires Legacy Awards, to be presented at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Morocco Shrine Center at 3800 St....
View ArticleInterior design employee accused of stealing auction items from Ortega business
An employee of an interior decorator is accused of taking about $27,000 in goods that were auctioned and supposed to be delivered to customers. read more
View ArticleSouth Jacksonville woman learned to control fears after 4 fights against...
Nancy W. Murasso/Southside Breast cancer, four times, has taught me that the more I feared and worried, the more I felt like being in a rocking chair; it did not get me anywhere. After the second...
View ArticlePod Rods: Nissans makes the 370Z a race car; fun stuff at SEMA; and a look at...
Welcome to Pod Rods, the weekly look at automotive stuff happening in Northeast Florida and elsewhere. Pod Rods, with Times-Union reporter Dan Scanlan. is now a regular bi-monthly feature on 89.9,...
View ArticleClarification on employee theft from interior design company in Ortega
The owners of an interior design company acknowledge they've been the victims of employee theft, but they are clarifying how it happened. James M. Howard, Inc., of Herschel Street in the Ortega area...
View ArticleSales are up, losses still linger for Winn-Dixie in latest quarterly report
It was good news mixed with lingering bad news for Winn-Dixie after the first quarter fiscal report was issued Monday for the company that recently emerged from bankruptcy. Sales are up in the first...
View ArticleJacksonville police: Bomb squad callout to Southside Bank of America...
Boxes found inside a parked car early Tuesday on the Bank of America complex at 9000 Southside Blvd. were "rendered safe" by the Jacksonville Sheriff's office's bomb squad after bank security guards...
View ArticleMan arrested hours after elderly Jacksonville woman beaten unconscious
A 22-year-old man was arrested Monday in an attack that left an 80-year-old Southside Jacksonville woman unconscious that morning in her home on Bedford Road and her car stolen. Gregory Leonard Butler...
View ArticleGive blood and help Second Harvest in November at The Blood Alliance
The Blood Alliance is donating $1 to Second Harvest North Florida for each blood donation made at its donor centers throughout November. read more
View ArticleOutdoor enthusiast pushes for more St. Johns access, waterways panel agrees...
Jacksonville has miles and miles of shoreline along the banks of the St. Johns River but few places to actually publicly access the water with small watercraft. read more
View ArticleSunday's return of Eastern Standard Time means once-a-week lawn irrigation as...
As winter approaches, it’s time to water the lawn no more than once a week in the 18 counties of the St. Johns River Water Management District. Starting Sunday, landscape irrigation will return to a...
View ArticleJewish Community Alliance activities for November
If you're into books, sports, paintings and investing, the Jewish Community Alliance at 8505 San Jose Blvd. is the place to go in November. The alliance is presenting its 15th annual Jewish Book...
View ArticleMobile hazardous waste disposal sites set for Duval and St. Johns
Duval and St. Johns counties host mobile hazardous waste disposal sites soon for people who want to safely get rid of items ranging from household waste like paint, aerosol cans and batteries to...
View ArticleFinal Duval County magnet program community meeting set for Thursday
The community review process of the Duval County School District’s magnet program’s Priority One designation continues at 6 p.m. Thursday at Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School, 1701 North Davis St....
View ArticleFarmhouse Feast orders at Bob Evans restaurants in November benefit charity
The Bob Evans restaurant chain is offering a complete holiday meal package this month that will not only fill you up but help charities. For every Farmhouse Feast sold through Nov. 27, Bob Evans will...
View ArticleBe a Santa to a Senior program set for Jacksonville, Palm Coast and St....
Be a Santa to a Senior, a popular campaign that has delivered 1.5 million gifts to needy seniors throughout North America during the past seven years, is back this year. The area Home Instead Senior...
View ArticlePod rods - Concept MX-5 at SEMA, new 2-seat Mini Convertible, and some...
Happy weekend..here's another edition of jacksonville.com's Pod Rods, where we talk more about some of the SEMA stuff, alert you to some local car events, and link you to an amazing car chase scene...
View ArticleMilitary families benefit from TPC charity tournament Monday
PGA Tour players and sports personalities will participate in a special charity golf tournament Monday at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach to benefit military homefront programs. The event begins with...
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