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RIVERSIDE | AVONDALE | ORTEGA | MURRAY HILL FIERCELY LOCAL NEWS ... FIERCELY LOYAL READERS | RESIDENTNEWS.NET | FEBRUARY 2025 | VOL. 17, ISSUE 2
Emerging Leaders Graduate Class VIII READ MORE ON PAGE 25
IN THIS ISSUE
Big Changes Ahead
Business Partners by Day, Soulmates by Night
Local Love Stories That Work
Baptist Medical Center Approved for Transformative Renovation
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Charity Chat Kicks Off with Stories of Local Impact READ MORE ON PAGE 26
One Riverside Brings Waterfront Living to Brooklyn With hard hat tours and leasing already underway for prospective residents, the residential component of the Northbank development nears completion as other construction continues. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
Chopra Inspires Guests at Florida Forum Series
Randy DeFoor, Co-Chair, Florida Forum with Shad Khan, Jacksonville Jaguars owner, Maxine McBride, Co-Chair, Florida Forum and Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP, FRCP
A Royal Success
Dreams Come True Gala Breaks $1 Million Fundraising Goal
Deepak Chopra’s recent visit inspired thought-provoking topics that touch every aspect of the human experience – from AI and medical breakthroughs to free speech and the war in Gaza.
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$3 Million Gift Strengthens Symphony
A Final Bow for the Jacksonville Debutante Coterie
With donations totaling $3 million from longtime Jacksonville Symphony supporters Ann Hicks and couple Michael Ward and Jennifer Glock strengthening its endowment, the Jacksonville Symphony can continue its artistic excellence, community engagement and more.
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The 2024 Debutante Coterie made its final, formal bow at the Christmas Ball and Presentation on Dec. 28. Normally held at The Florida Yacht Club, last year’s ball was held at Timuquana Country Club due to renovations at the yacht club. This season’s coterie included (front) Virginia Grace Burhyte, Elizabeth Bowles Ogletree, Catherine Sims Wachholz, Caroline McComb
Hobby, Francesca Caroline Borghese, Madeleine Graham Runnels, Emma Katherine Beard, Mary Emma Cook, Katharine Lovett Fant; (back) Mackenzie Anne Trobaugh, Addison Leigh Anderson, Elizabeth Jane Gray Hager, Lilly Anders Moore, Lucy Avery Williams, Courtney Elizabeth Thompson, Bridget Elizabeth Monahan, Hadley Sims Ropp, Lucy Walton Rachels, Reilly and Elisabeth Shapiro.
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